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Slopi
S2 licensed
Quote from throwduncan :guess its either impossible or no one gives a damn about demo racers trying to better the game

Or it just plain doesn't exist....

But I like your suggestion better, especially with that attitude. If you want to 'better the game', buy S2 and let the DEVs put your funds to good use. Who knows, maybe you'll get your "SKREEEEE" noise later down the road.
Slopi
S2 licensed
Quote from Roadie :[03:19] <Roadhog> my abs acts like a tc system

I had to
Slopi
S2 licensed
Quote from Roadie :If I went full throttle from a stop light there would be a huge smoke screen, and then i would probably get a ticket. :P

Yeah, FWD cars are easy as hell to roast tires on
Slopi
S2 licensed
Quote from wheel4hummer :I still want a Camaro as a first car...

And that's where I stopped reading. Good luck with that chunk of American CRAP as your first car
Slopi
S2 licensed
Sounds like connection lag maybe?

What type of connection are you on?
Slopi
S2 licensed
What a shock, hardly anyone bothered to slow down for the pile of cars scattered infront of them...
Slopi
S2 licensed
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I like it the way it is. Having a time limit on qualify means you have to plan your qualify run, not just jump into it knowing exactly how many laps you get a shot at.
I also prefer having cars on the track during qualify. Usually that's how it is in real life, so why change it?
Slopi
S2 licensed
BTW, welcome to S2 Bullhorn! Glad we could all talk you into it
Slopi
S2 licensed
Quote from Jakg :I was wrong, he prefers to use the demmo accounts :X

I knew it! OFF WITH HIS HEAD!!
Slopi
S2 licensed
Quote from Jakg :He has an S2 account, and afaik this IS his S2 account, but for some reason it doesn't show up on the forum, he doesn't mind being listed as demo and it seems everyone knows he's S2. Would of thought it was common knowledge

My bad. I coulda sworn I had seen someone say he prefers his demo account name more haha

Either way gratz on getting your avitar back, JB
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Slopi
S2 licensed
Yes, he has a license, but he also posts under a DEMO account. Explain to me why that should afford him extra privlages?

Demo account = no frills.

If he wants his avatar, he can chat on the forums like a normal person, under his S2 account.
Slopi
S2 licensed
I had a seizure reading your post. I'll come back and try again later
Slopi
S2 licensed
The resource usage of a FFB wheel is just about neglegable. If you can already run LFS with 'ok' framerates, a wheel shouldn't hurt that performance.
Slopi
S2 licensed
When you visit a server you have to be willing to follow the rules of that server, no matter what they are, or there's a chance you will get banned. So, if they say no contact and you continue to bump and rub other cars, even if you don't wreck those cars, you've broken the rules of the server. Same goes for blocking. If the admins don't want you to block more than once, then it's best you follow those rules or find another server. Those are really you're only two options in this case.
Slopi
S2 licensed
Quote :<@vicc> lfs.net down for everyone?
<ZT|Chaos> yup
<the_angry_angel> yes
<@vicc> bt probs

That answers that. The provider had some issues. So is TEH INTERNETZ!
Slopi
S2 licensed
I don't know where to begin...

We see how many "I want this track!" posts a week now on these forums?

PLEASE USE THE SEARCH FUNCTION. You'll find out why you will most likely never see this track in LFS. Thanks
Slopi
S2 licensed
Quote from ATHome :Maybe it is just a baised opinion, but I have the strange feeling that many american don't really understand sarcasm or irony.

Many younger Americans don't, you're right. They were too busy playing footsie under the desks during english and composition classes
Slopi
S2 licensed
Face it. We need a heavily armed Hummer in the game and maybe a couple tanks. Imagine how much fun the cruise servers would be
Slopi
S2 licensed
Quote from marzman :Then we should have "No Fear" stickers for the backwindow to show we are not afraid for the laserbeams. And blue painted fire extinguishers with NOS written on top in the back seat for more speed.

GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!! :banghead:
Slopi
S2 licensed
Quote :I've noticed the ammount of tuning you can do, but is there any way to edit the engine horsepower, torque, etc? Also the game feels very real, but how does the physics in this game compare to some of the more mainstream games out now? Examples being TOCA Race Driver 3, Dirt, Forza 2(xbox i know).

Currently, there is no way to increase baseline HP or torque. From what I've read, there are no plans to add such features.

Quote :The only thing that kind of turns me off is the lack of true to life cars in the game. I love racing in cars as close to the real thing as possible and it ruins the effect a little when I sit in a madeup car. Are there mods or anything that will let you change the looks of the car to something more real?

Nope. The cars are the way they are because it would be to restricting to the development of the game to use mostly real-world counterparts in the sim. What I mean by that is, for example, if the game had a Mustang, Ford Motor Company might not want any damage modled onto their car, which in turn would make it silly to have damage on other cars in the game. This has happened in many games before, and it stinks. There are also no mods to change the cars appearance, but you can use 'skins' to give the car a new paint job. Search the forum on how to skin if you're interested.

As far as tweaks and other mods of that nature, those are pretty much all gone as well in this current version. LFStweak will let you change your HP and other aspects of the power of a car, but only in an older version (can't recall which one). That also means it can't be used online.

So, I hope that helps a bit

EDIT: LFS does have three real world cars by the way. The MRT, the BF1 Sauber and the Raceabout (RAC). You need to have a S2 license to access those cars though
Slopi
S2 licensed
To be constantly on the movie, you'd need a PCMCIA card that can connect to a wide-area WiFi network. There are a few in the states, not sure about where you are, but they have similar covereage to cellphone networks. These usually require you to signup with a data plan though, and normally they give you their own card to use as a reciever for their network.

So, yes, it is possible, but it might be pricey.
Slopi
S2 licensed
Quote from dj-fluxsa :na m8 im fine for the mo anyways i get 91fps almost constant and hav no settings changed at
all does anyone know if my moniter is hd or just flat screen (im a moniter noob)
EDIT:it was nout me oh and my PC is two years old

Best way to know this is to know the "Native Resolution" of the monitor. If it can natively display in a HighDef resolution, then it is capable of HD content. Many CRTs are even capable in this regard. The difference is, since it's a monitor, it wont have a HighDef reciever. What that means is, you can watch some HD content (assuming your resolution and CPU supports it), as long as it's on your local drives.

HD Content is very CPU intensive, especially at the higher end of HD.
Slopi
S2 licensed
If it's a WiFi reciever, you should be able to pickup 'hotspots' for service while on the road. Those spots will determine the speed of access more so than your hardware (based on network load). So, yes, you can access the net while in the car, as long as you have an open/unrestricted Wifi access point within distance of your reciever.

In home use is where you will see a speed difference between wired and wireless the most. Wired doesn't have much restraints on distance and interferance, but even then, unless you're working with HUGE files to transfer over wireless to your local LAN, you shouldn't be overly impaired by a 54mbps speed
Slopi
S2 licensed
Most laptops have a method to opening them, much like tower PCs do. Except a lot of the time it involves removing the keyboard. Your manual would be the best place to check this. If anything, google the make of the laptop with "upgrades" appended and see what results you come up with.
Slopi
S2 licensed
If I'm not entirely off, hard drives can be upgraded in a laptop. Just check NewEgg for example, should find plenty of laptop drives. You MIGHT have some sort of propriatary enclosure around the drive, best to check that first. It really shouldn't be an issue.

The network speed is 'ok'. The average LAN speed is what, 100mbps? So, unless you are really pushing the network, 54 shouldn't be too much of an aggrivation, but you will certainly notice a speed difference between that and a full 100mbps network connection.
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