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Seahorse
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Fair enough, but I haven't managed to find anything that tells me that. Just read some individual reviews, but can't find any head-to-head comparisons.

Assuming that it is the best and I AM GOING SHOPPING TONIGHT, I can find the Logitech Driving Force Pro on Amazon for £84 and free P&P, can anyone offer a better price?

Actually I found it at Savastore - but they have a horrendous Rep, this seems a better option £62 at Dabs, fiver delivery.
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Seahorse
S3 licensed
OMG, it looks awesome, anyone have firsthand experience? If I'm blowing £80 it might as well be teh Daddy...
Logitech Forumla Force Wheel Dead - Replacement recommendations
Seahorse
S3 licensed
My trusty and overworked Logitech Formula Force has died. As an emergency measure I want to order one from the internet tonight.

Currently I think I will get a Logitech MOMO Racing Force Feedback, but I wanted some opinions and suggested decent price as I notice they are the same in Dollars as Pounds. In UK based, so a UK source makes most sense...
Seahorse
S3 licensed
OK, except when I tried to duplicate S1s to S2s they were hopeless. Let's hope you are right...
Setup Converter
Seahorse
S3 licensed
You just know the next version will break all your setups, anyone working on a converter or is it all back to the drawing board...
Seahorse
S3 licensed
Quote from deggis :A bit off topic but I can't understand why so many asks after they join a server "someone have a good setup?". It can't be too hard to alt+tab or Shift+F4, go to the Setupfield website, download a setup and get back to the game.

Go find me a UF1 for SO Classic them. I have a 6 mph disadvantage with the only setup I have that holds the chicane on this track and it's blank where you suggest...
Seahorse
S3 licensed
I have the Logitech Formula Force. Yes, the old one. The Wingman software is a complete waste of time and always has been. Ditch it and let WinXP do the job. I speak from bitter experience...
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Seahorse
S3 licensed
Quote from Hyperactive :This will be so expensive. I need to buy a bigger desk, 2 19" lcd monitors and that matrox device. And the cables...

I guess it won't work prefectly in LFS because you can't atm select what you want to see in other monitors = you can't select the look left/right views to the left and right monitor using the monitor in the center as the driving view. Or...?

Most cards already support dual monitor gaming - no point though, car is impossible to drive with the two bevels in the middle of your view. The whole point is 3 with one in the middle the others on L & R.

Unless you mean you already ahve one and want 2 more...
Seahorse
S3 licensed
Checked that, nope. Is there a maximum number of setups you can have?
New Setups not listed in game.
Seahorse
S3 licensed
I have happily imported and used setups for a long time. This is a new problem.

If I download a setup it does not appear in the list in the garage.

Exiting garage or swapping to another car and back doesn't make any difference. Neither does restarting the game.

Suggestions please...
Seahorse
S3 licensed
I want one...
Seahorse
S3 licensed
It's your ISP. I'm with Tiscali and from Aug-Dec 05 online gaming was almost impossible. They went through the usual" your hardware is wrong/software settings are at faults" BS.

I build my own system, know it inside out and I hadn't moved a wire/changed software setting of anything. Full reinstalls of OS etc made no difference.

Doing tracerts during difficult periods showed the same timeouts as you. Playing CS:S I used to freeze then carry on (assuming I hadn't been wasted in the intevenining time) I'd just totally lose connection to LFS - so Valve has better netcode I guess.

It took a never ending series of phone calls/emails and time testing their latest wheeze to get me going. All of it made no difference.

I gave them rock all about contention ratios given the fact that worst service was a peak UK times when I finally noticed WHEN it happened - the evening and weekends. It worked fine in the small hours for instance.

Once I ripped them to pieces about the timings of the poor service they went away and had another look at their end - exchange or whatever an a miracle occured - the performance came back.

Bear in mind I have been with the same ISP for almost 2 years, so I got to measure the problem. If you are in the UK you should note that regardless of supplier, your ADSL goes through BTs exchanges in your local area. So not much point changing ISP...
Funny how the forum is so busy...
Seahorse
S3 licensed
...seeing as it's school half term.

Might explain the poor driving though...
Seahorse
S3 licensed
That's what I normally do, but of late it doesn't help at all...
New Car Setups Not Displaying
Seahorse
S3 licensed
Why, oh why does a new setup added to the game not show up. You're on a track you haven't raced and you add a setup they refuses to appear...
Seahorse
S3 licensed
Quote from Funnybear :Mate, you will never in LFS get close to the fast guys using an Auto Box. The control just isn't there. Try getting used to the mouse/KB method and using a manual box. It might take some getting used to but if you want to be fast, you will need too.

Wheel damn you, wheel...illepall
Seahorse
S3 licensed
Quote from MadCatX :Don't be offended, but R9000 is quite crappy. I bet it's VS unit isn't "power-packed". I have GF6600GT and I never got problem cleary connected with low overall performance. My S2 licence is on the way:boing:, so I will se how critical it is...

Way too polite. Totally crap might be more accurate. You should have asked Santa for somehting nice for your AGP slot...

I have a 6600GT and it runs at 1600x1200 full grids etc no problem. They are less than £100 these days, spend some of your Xmas money - you won't regret it...
Seahorse
S3 licensed
Presume thiss appears at random rather than you crashing through fences!

Check you are running current Foreceware drivers, motherboard drivers etc...
Seahorse
S3 licensed
The documents said that it works in multiplayer...
Seahorse
S3 licensed
Perhaps sucks was the wrong word.

I never got on with Netscape and I have tried Firefox a bunch of times to - good press. It's too similar to its parent perhaps?

I use a hardware firewall, NAT, software firewall, anti-virus 24/7 and scan for spyware at least once a week. I currently use Slim Browser as it does pretty much what I want, how I want. I have changed browser before and no doubt I will do again.

Back to the racing...
Seahorse
S3 licensed
Fanboys...

I am not pushing Internet Explorer and if you bothered to read this thread you would see that. A fully patched PC with a decent up-to-date virus checker/firewall/spyware scanner is far more important than the browser.

What I'm advocating is a modern browser that uses the IE render engine with all the bells and whistles people expect today; Compatibility & some modicum of security.

Whinging about badly written sites doesn't alter the fact that 99.9% of them with work with the IE engine.

There are plenty of unpatched bugs in Firefox - read their own list, but that's not the point either.

Here's an article written in plain English with sources which debunks Firefox Myths - Especially for you.

Enjoy...:yikes:
Seahorse
S3 licensed
No I don't and yes I am...
Seahorse
S3 licensed
Quote :Get Netcaptor/Maxethon/Slim Browser etc. IE render engine plus all the tabs popup stopping etc. Best of both worlds...

I fail to see which bit of this sentence people don't understand...
Seahorse
S3 licensed
1. My bank and hers don't work with Firefox. Find me a site that's NOT compatible with IE engine.

2. People who don't patch PCs/run up to date virus checkers/scan for spyware/use a Firewall get all they deserve.

3. Nothing to do with IE though you muppet...:zombie:
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Seahorse
S3 licensed
Online banking doesn't work in the UK using Firefox for starters...

"My Lord, IE still holds Market Dominance!" cries the Fanboy.

The Emperor responds, "Yes young Foxer, on my word unleash more Spam!".

"Yes my lord, we will commence Spamming.....I mean "Spreading" Firefox."
Firefox Fanboys Regroup to Spam More
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