The less time the clutch is engaged the more speed the car will maintain. As far as sloppy shifts go, well if you reef the clutch in and out really violently, the car is going to lunge forward from the sudden drive returning to the wheels. Best shift (besides a well setup auto) is a straight cut gearbox which requires little (usually only 1st to 2nd) or no clutch at all, and you just slam it into the gear you want

Oh, it makes a difference does it? Bugger, he doesn't have a 1024 version

BTW, the stock "XFG_Default" jpegs are 512x512. How do they end up being 1024x768? Do you have to recreate them from scratch? Or are they just usually resized and cleaned up a bit (should blur/pixelate a bit when doubled in size, right?)

How bout our forum skin then?

And if everyone conformed to "what's cool" then the world would be a very boring place, indeed!

The thing i love about turbos is the surge of power that builds up. While i do like the snappiness of a torque filled V8, i just can't get enough of that boost, the spool, the sound, the power, the feeling... it's just a mass rush The first turbo car i ever drove was a Ford Laser TX3 (you guys may not know what they are, but they are a small AWD Turbo 1.8L) My mate had one that was worked and he let me give it a gutfull one night, was scary to say the least... i actually couldn't put the pedal on the floor because i was just so overwhelmed. Since then i've driven more powerful cars that make me laugh at the old TX3, but i still remember the feeling like it was yesterday.

I've also been for a ride in a friends dads Holden HQ Ute (old school) which has a 525rwhp small block V8 in it. Most powerful car i've ever been in, absolutely undescribable. He'd put his foot into it, and just felt like time stood still (maybe it was the massive torque converter? lol)

Well built cars are very cool, regardless of how they get their power, as long as they get it

Thanks G (o) A

Shift + U opens up that camera angle thing to take photos with?

And that link needs a user name and password.

Double-Doh!

Hey lads n lassies,

Well, i'm looking for some inspiration. I've tried rendering with 3DS but failed miserably, got stuck when it came time to putting skins on (which is like, step 1 lol) This doesn't mean i'm giving up and asking you guys to do it from now on, i just wanna see what i could be capable of doing myself once i know how

So, a friend of mine sent me this cool Victor Bray Castrol skin that looks nuts in game.

Anyone wanna do a render of it?

Thanks!

I like it

Those opposite direction twins are awesome

btw, how do you put a ramp in the middle of the track?

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exept the tweaky one. whats that music in the first movie? this is good

"Blur - Song 2"

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Actual downloads?

Never thought about that. I thought people would've preferred not having to download them, but i guess you're right!

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It was good for the first 10 seconds. Made me laugh a bit, but then it was everything the same.

More variety eh? Ok cool I guess i don't play it enough to got some different content. I'm not really good enough to record 1:24 lap times on Blackwood, so i'll have to think about what people wanna see!

Doesn't have to be cold. It could just be a worn out turbo seeping oil into the exhaust creating the smoke Or an excessively rich tune.

*drools at the thought of a wet track*

Rock on man.

Trust me, i debated with myself whether or not it was worth it. But you get so much more then i thought you'd get.

LFSworld is nuts, it's like your own remote computer with just LFS stuff stored on it

Was in a race yesterday with about 20 other people, F1 cars buzzing past at 300 clicks, people spinning out, packs of cars lined up one after another mounting the ripple strips at high speeds. Awesome is one word i can think of

Hope to see you in there soon!

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Maybe they have CO driver.

Or a co-typer!

It would be rather funny to watch someone steer the wheel with their teeth and type at the same time!

Damage depends on how you flat shift.

For example; If you take the engine almost to redline and then decide to flat shift, whilst holding the clutch in for what some people would consider "too long" or long enough to bounce off the limiter a few times and then reef the clutch back off the floor, then yes, you are going to be causing damage to the engine, clutch, gearbox and possibly your diff if it's weak enough.

But if you flat shift before getting too high in the rev range, using just enough clutch to mix in the new gear and being smooth with the whole operation then the only thing you're going to be doing is wearing out the clutch slightly faster.

That's my opinion anyway. I certainly don't go round flat shifting everywhere. It's not necessary when you have enough power and just cruising the streets.

One thing i'd really like to see in the game is the shifting made more realistic, here's how:

Non GT class vehicles - Slower shift speeds. You tap the 'S' button and it actually takes a pre-determined length of time for the shift to complete. Flat shift only available with manual clutch, causes damage to engine.

GT class vehicles - Faster shift speeds. Tap the shift button and it shifts a fair bit quicker then non-gt class shifts. Flat shift only available with manual clutch, minimal damage to engine.

F1 cars with paddle shift - Same as they are now, almost instant shift. No engine damage caused.

Manual/Auto clutch - I play with manual clutch, keyboard and mouse. I think the operation of the 'auto' clutch in LFS makes it a sequential automatic. Therefore, holding down the shift key shouldn't be activating the clutch, thus elminating flat shifting whilst 'auto' clutch. Flat shifting should only be available with the 'manual' clutch IMO.

Thoughts, comments?

Last edited by Shinanigans, Tue 6 Jun 2006, 23:08.

No comments? They're boring?

I know they're not the bees knees of 'fancy', with zoomy graphics, blurry transitions and all sorts of funky stuff that WMM cannot possibly fathom...

So, what are they lacking?

Very good idea You can bet i'll be back here soon! Got stuck last night and got fed up with it going nowhere, but i'll grab a bottle of Red Bull tonight and have another crack

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So is it Die For Speed, or End Life For Live For Speed That Kills Life... For Speed?

LOL!

Greboth, haha i like your theory too!

We need more Australian S2 people...

There basically 2 servers for me to choose from last night. Each with about 5 people in them. Kinda disappointing

Yeah it fixed itself

Does it happen often?

Errm..

Why did i just get kicked from the server and then when i went to rejoin it says "user name already online" ?

It does it for all the servers i try and join......

Well the way i see it:

Live For Speed > Life

Therefore;

Life ends -> Live For Speed Begins -> Life Becomes Extinct -> Live For Speed Becomes Life ->

So infact;

Life = Live For Speed

THEREFORE;

Life > Live For Speed.

And thus the viscious cycle begins.............. or does it end?

Take the blue pill neo.

Consider me encouraged!

w00t!!!

Now to actually go and try out the full game. Just bought my licence

Shinanigans
S2 licensed

Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 45



The developers declined any discounts, but that's fair enough.

Look forward to racing you guys soon!

Thanks very much for those links.

I tried the "easy" one first... but didn't quite get that one happening. So i tried the tutorial, was going great guns until i got stuck here:

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/5702/stuck8ty.jpg

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-Now, select the object 008 (only this object must be on screen)
-Go to the selection mode (see previous screenshot)
-Check the box « Ignore Backfacing »
-Choose the circular selection tool :
-With this tool, select only the rim’s vertices. Note that only visible vertices will be selected. So, you must swivel the view in order to see the back of the rim. Redo the rim’s selection holding down the CTRL key in order to add the selection to the previous one.
You can now assign the material’s ID n°4 to the 1st part of the rim (instead of n°9)
-Repeat those steps to the 3 others rims.

Q: What's a verticie?
Q: How do i swivel the view? Naturally when i tried rotating the tyre itself, it opened up a black hole!

Thanks again!

Wehey, look out! I am now full equiped with Autodesk 3DSMax 8.0

Ok, so i've been playing with a few tutorials for about half hour now, played with the red apple (and teh hidden green one!1!). A little overwhelming! I'm glad i've played with a tiny bit of Q3 map making and have very basic knowledge of view panes and "XYZ" otherwise i would've screamed!

So, like any excited kid, how do i get into the good stuff? How do i render my awesome XRT?

I guess i should start with the noob question and get it over and done with.... When you guys are posting up your rendered images of XRT's and XFG's and what not, what are you actually doing to the file (*what file are you using!?) i tried opening a .cmx file but it didn't recognise the filetype so i'm assuming you either have a converter, or open a different file? Or go to crazy lengths of actually making a complete 3D model of the car and slapping the texture/skin on? (surely not?!)

Any basic rundowns on how to render an LFS car would be mostly appreciated.

Disclaimer: i have no idea how much i am asking of you, so sorry if it's a huge ask and my ignorance offends you.

http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/1420/lolsidedrivin0oa.jpg

TWENT FOUR PLAYERS!?!?!!

*rifles through wallet for credit card*

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There are already COUNTLESS movies folks have done in S2. They are posted in the movie section here on the OFFICIAL LFS forum and at the Movies Pit, which is stickied in the movie section here on the forum. If you can't get an idea of what S2 is like from the movies listed below, you'll never get it.

As i posted that i had only just discovered the was an LFS movies thread (i actually edited that post because i asked if there was a section for LFS movies lol) and have only watched one of the battle between two cars. Now that i know which ones are the good ones, i'll give em a whirl.

Cheers