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obsolum
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Quote from J03130 :If you got a nvidia card its in the nvidia control panel in your taskbar on the bottom right.

I can't seem to find it anywhere in there. 9800GTX+ here
obsolum
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Quote from Forbin :Yeah, a lot of his beliefs are... odd, just from looking at the wiki page on him.

I loved Ender's Game, though, regardless.

Sci-fi may surprise you, btw. It's not all Star Wars and Star Trek. Just like not all fantasy is Lord of the Rings.

Agreed. Ender's Game is a great book and not your typical sci-fi story at all. I don't know anything about Card and honestly I don't care, either. He can be the world's most annoying dick for all I care; I don't know the guy in person, don't have to live with him, work with him or whatever. I just read his books Or... book, rather, as I've only read Ender's Game by him.
obsolum
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Can't be that bad then, surely?
obsolum
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Quote from JasonJ :Sorry, but you can only add one start point.

If you want multiple start points then you can only use the default ones on the start line. However, you can still use route markers and checkpoints.

I don't think that's what he meant. He means that the startpoint only applies to one person and he wants it to apply to everyone like a normal start/finish line would.
obsolum
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Quote from The Moose :Try this http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Terrific, thanks a lot Stu! This should illustrate my point nicely

Quote from jibber :Maybe i'm misunderstanding you, but... Loudness doesn't mean it's a "loud" recording.

Yeah I know, bad choice of words
obsolum
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Does anyone know of an application that can analyze mp3 files (or .wav, .wmv) and display a graph like the one Crommi posted on the previous page? I'm asking because there's this album by a band I like, and from the very first time I listened to it I felt like it was mixed/mastered way too loud. It really bugs me everytime I listen to it.

The thing is, I've pointed this out on other forums to other people and none of them seem to notice it. So now I'm wondering if it's just me My guess is those other people's hearing is probably messed up from going to too many concerts without wearing earplugs. So I'd like to analyze a few songs from that particular album and then compare it to some other songs from previous albums and compare the results to get my point across.
obsolum
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Quote from legoflamb :Turn off the wheel center spring in the logitech profiler. There is no need to unplug anything

obsolum
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I'm afraid I don't understand your question either. Assists have little or nothing to do with how your wheel functions. The only "assist" in LFS is auto-clutch, if I'm not mistaken?

Do you mean that you want your steering wheel to stay in place after you've turned it, instead of centering itself again? If so, that's the FFB. Setting the FFB force in the game to 0% should fix this, I think. Also make sure you have the centering spring disabled in the Logitech Profiler.
obsolum
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Quote from dorikick :Nailed it. I agree completely.

You've only been here a year
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Quote from Ger Roady :I am working on it ,started with a mounted Fan on steering wheel, controlled by insim . ( just kidding)

Lol, that'd be a nice add on! Maybe not to simulate the A/C but for example the wind when you're driving an open UF1 or LX
obsolum
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Quote from ferrarifan777 :how would you get teh sensor pluged in to your computer its not usb

Are you talking about the Wiimote? I have no idea as I haven't got one myself. There's a manual for it on the FreeTrack website, I'm sure.
obsolum
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Quote from HeerBommel :problems !!!!

I have to unlock my LFS for the third time on the same computer this week.
How is this possible ??????

How do you shut down your computer? It's a known problem that when you hibernate your computer rather than shut it down normally, you'll have to unlock LFS again next time you run it.

Although now that I think on it... I don't think I have that problem myself I've seen plenty of people complaining about it on this forum, though.
obsolum
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Ah, when I first opened this thread I thought you had won that Force Dynamics! Too bad, football sucks indeed But at least you got to try out that setup.
obsolum
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Quote from DavidTiger :My dads 1000 does 170mph+, Ive had a shot and never went over 75 (...)

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying all 1 litre bikes are "useless" on the road. Not in the slightest. Just the hypersports like the R1, gixxxer 1000, Fireblade etc... And even then they're not useless, but I just think it's a waste of power and technology on normal roads. I do think they're awesome bikes, though, and I'd love to ride one one day

Quote from DavidTiger :Yea, I know, as I said I enjoy the power, acceleration more than speed itself...

Exactly, the feeling of being thrust forward with a great amount of torque between your legs is fantastic. In that regard big engines are great, but not the high revving kind you find in hypersports. You want to be looking at big V-twins. The torque they have at low rpm's makes for very very enjoyable and thrilling riding in everyday circumstances, and they'll leave hypersports in the dust coming out of corners on trackdays every time. Sure they'll come flying past you on the straights but like Forbin said there's not much fun in going fast in a straight line At least not for very long anyway, it can be fun to do a short high speed sprint starting from stand still like, say, from one traffic light to the next

Quote from sinbad :Some smaller capacity bikes have great engines, I rode a firecracker of a CBR400 not so long ago, and it's a lot of fun to be able to try and use everything a bike has on the road without being in insta-ban territory all the time, and let's face it, if you're geared to near 100mph in 1st gear then to use your engine to the fullest you're going to be speeding big time.

Yeah, I find myself riding a lot sportier on my girlfriend's 650cc than I do on my 1000. It's fun going hard through the gears without immediately going way too fast (obviously you're still going at illegal speeds once you're into 3rd gear on pretty much any bike from 400cc upwards). And the fact that my girlfriend's bike is a naked one also gives me a greater sensation of speed whilst actually not going that fast.
obsolum
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Quote from DavidTiger :Its 1997, still runs great It will do me until I can get something bigger...
ZX-14R would be nice Although some thing more realistic maybe an R1, not that 1400cc is unrealistic I just dont see the need for it.. still be nice though

I don't really see the need for an R1 either In everyday use you'll probably only ever use about 25% of its potential. If you're planning on going to trackdays on a regular basis, then it's a different story
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Quote from Tomba(FIN) :Is it possible to use my dslr 450D as a webcam? It has liveview, works like a webcam, only better. I can view it like one but dunno what program to use to record the view..

If it can be setup as a webcam I think it should be possible. Remember that it can't have any IR filters if you want high performance, though.
obsolum
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That GPX looks mint. What year is it from?
obsolum
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Quote from lizardfolk :I have a quick question about free track. TrackIR is very very expensive and I'm on a tight budget. I've recently found out about FreeTrack. I've watched videos of both TrackIR and FreeTrack and they dont seem to have an difference.

Is FreeTrack good? Is it worth it over the TrackIR?

Well, considering you are on a tight budget and FreeTrack is free I'd say FreeTrack is definitely worth a try because you have nothing to lose, except maybe a webcam It works very well once you have it set up properly. The most annoying part about FreeTrack is probably that you need to "ruin" a perfectly good webcam by removing the IR filter.

Quote from lizardfolk :
Also, regarding FreeTrack, if I want to be able to install it, what exactly would I need besides a webcam?

Nope, just a webcam, but you'll need to remove the IR filter from it in order to get the best results.

EDIT: oh, forgot the most important part! Which is probably also the hardest (at least I thought it was). You'll need to get some kind of device to put on your head with IR leds, which FreeTrack uses to track your head movements. There are plenty of DIY tutorials out there, but also some finished products that work right out of the box. You'll need to order those somewhere on the internet. I got a nice fitting cap myself which works perfectly and doesn't look ridiculous. In fact, I can just wear it outside and no one would notice that it has 3 IR leds in it.

EDIT 2: or you can use a WiiMote if you have one. It supposedly offers better performance than a webcam, but it costs more as well so it may not be an option for you if you haven't already got one.
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obsolum
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Ah, I was wondering when the new DLC was gonna come out. Didn't realize it was out already. I'll probably download it tomorrow. I didn't really like TLAD too much but this one definitely looks and sounds very good!
obsolum
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Quote from dawesdust_12 :Except I've heard that FM2's 'Ring wasn't even close to the Real thing by a friend who has GT4, FM2, and driven around the real track himself.

It is indeed not very accurate. As was said on the previous page of this thread as well
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Quote from OmniMoAK :Really.... that sucks...
Button for ABS on/off
[Improvement Suggestion +1]

A big -1 from me. You don't find these buttons in real cars, do you?

Quote from OmniMoAK :Pardon my ignorance for this question then, with ABS ON (assuming that with the ABS light OFF it means ABS is ON) does the ABS blink on and off when it is active?

If it does blink, does the blinking correlate to when the brakes are being applied?
If not, can it

Yes, if it is enabled a light will blink in the dash whenever it engages, and yes, it blinks at the moments the brakes are being applied. It will also show in the F9 menu; the "wheels" will light up orange whenever the ABS is applied on them.

Quote from OmniMoAK :
Ignorant Question #2 If 1,2,3 or 4 wheels are up in the air and you have reached lock does ABS start to kick in? and to which wheel?

Good question

Maybe instead of asking these questions you should simply download the patch and try it out for yourself?
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obsolum
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Quote from jibber :Same as in FM2. If you need money, either be creative and sell your artwork on the storefront... or simply hire a driver and let him drive an endurance race for you.

Or you could, you know... play the friggin' game and earn money the way you're supposed to!
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Quote from Michael Denham :As has been said many times before, the devs do not owe us anything, they do not owe us a patch at any particular time. We have paid for the content we have now, and if we happen to get extra content (for free, by the way) then that's great. What a waste of time waiting for something. Just use what you have now and enjoy it, and if/when something new comes along, then enjoy that. The devs work on their own agenda and it's up to them how they work and release patches. If you don't like it, go and play something else that doesn't give you any updates whatsoever.

Déjà vu... I'm sure I have read that before...

Quote from detail :Answering my own question: yes, it does, significantly. 5 or 7 screens reduce FPS by the factor of about 3.

There was no need to answer your own question as the answer was right in the post your question referred to.

Quote from yaper :And of course stronger videocard is required, because it eats a lot of FPS.

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Quote from DragonCommando :I think the plates in the video are from the first version of the shifter, when they where still making the wheels. I won't say for certain, but thats what I think.

Ah, you're right. I didn't notice it before but that's indeed the older version in the video. I was thinking maybe he had those plates custom made.
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