you can also SHIFT+F8 to get network debug info.

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Whats your approx budget for the purchase of the car Sam?

1974 Austin Mini clubman 998
1978 Austin Mini 1275GT
1979 Toyota Corolla 1.8
1976 Fiat 126
1972 Trimph Spitfire 1500
1985 Daihatsu Hijet Van 850
1988 Ford Fiesta popular Van 1100
1979 Vauxhall Chevette 1600
1980 Austin Maestro GTI 2000
1982 Datsun 180 1600
1979 Volvo 340 1800
1986 Mitsubitshi Sigma 2000
1984 Holden Kingswood V8 3000?
1973 VW Camper
1987 Vauxhall Astra GTE 1800
1996 Renault Megane 1600
2002 Vauxhall AstraVan 1800
1996 Renault Megane Scenic 1600
2007 Ford Transit Van 2200
2002 Renault Vel Satis 2000

I think thats all the cars Ive owned so far but I may have forgot a few or got the years a little wrong

I owned a 1984 Renault 5 Gordini Turbo also, but only drove it once
and also a Mazda 323, a boxy Lada estate, Ford Mondeo estate, a Triamph Herald or 2, VW polo, infact everytime I think about it I remember more


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Last edited by SparkyDave, Sat 23 May 2009, 12:32. Reason : Memory loss

I think it could be a great thing, especially if everybody used it

Race2Play is not free, and I think that puts many off.

CTRA/UKCT had a nice thing going, maybe it will do a "phoenix" in the future

The problem is these things take up alot of man hours and fewer people are willing to continue to put the time and effort into this type of thing.

One general (and highly detailed) set of "rules" would be a great idea, many leagues could link to it instead of everyone having to make up new rules for each new competition/League.

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Quote from Shadowww :

He has 1 post, you really think he visits forum more than 1 time per year?

FYI you don't need to visit this forum in order to recieve a PM, an alert is sent to your e-mail you registered with.

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open LFS, options/controllers, click axis/ff, you should see slider in the center of the screen.

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Quote from mtucker :

oops sorry, South City, and yes I know it isn't a drift game, but doesn't mean it wouldn't add to the feel of racing in a City.

Also a considerable proportion of players enjoy drifting, why can't the game be for both, it's a vehicle simulation game and if it accurately simiulates drifts (it's actually one of the best games for it) what's so wrong with that?

Absolutly nothing wrong with your suggestion, there have been previous suggestions to allow LFS to operate in a "freeplay" mode that would remove all the road blocks and open up the complete city map for cruising/drifting.

even tho LFS is described as a "racing simulator" I feel things like this as long as they are enabled serverside+clientside, they cannot detract from the hardcore racers experiance at all, and if easy to program "freeplay mode" could be a big licence seller and should be allowed.

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Quote from JasonJ :

Just a comment, Virtual Guages won't fit when all that info is taking up the lower screen.

Currently Virtual Guages appear in the middle (or the sides, I forget now) when you display tyres or suspension.

Just a comment, not saying bad idea/good idea - I don't even use virtual guages.

Virtual gauges have no background, so I don't think it would be a problem
I think having all the info on screen at the same time could be useful, there is the question of it looking cluttered, but I think even if F9 and F10 info were drawn on top of each other it would still be readable.

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Can you not place LFS inside a passworded folder on your work PC, or make a new user account (passworded) just for when you want to "bunk off" and play LFS then you could leave LFS unlocked, just in a safe place

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I was testing some last night and noticed that different cars and car setups, produce different amounts of "slack" in the center position, also this thread might help, it seems if you change the wheel rotation in the setup, this too can reduce the center slackness feeling, at least for me and some of my setups.

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Welcome to LFS John, see you on the tracks

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Quote from MarkyBra :

hi guys

Welcome to LFS and the forums Marky, be sure to check out the beginners section of the forum, loads of good info there.

LFS has loads of advanced options that may or may not be useful to you, try pressing F9 - F12 whilst driving or Shift L

Enjoy your driving experience.

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Latest runaround...

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Quote from dendc :

my brother has LFS on his pc and he doesn't has the same problem.

i scanned my PC for spyware ten times now and he doesn't find anything.

so it's not a connection problem but it's a bug.

greetz TimDC

Is your brothers PC on the same network as yours? so you both use the same internet connection? any other people in your house on same connection?

maybe your brother is on the same network and playing WoW or something all the time?

please if you want help with your problem, try to give us more information about your connection type (wireless or wired) and hardware (router or modem types) and also your PC specs inc OS and other programs running.

I know english may not be your 1st language but the more you can tell us the more likely someone here could try to help you

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I would telephone your ISP and ask if they apply any "bandwidth throttling" or "port limiting" to their customers connection, some ISPs use packet inspection to control traffic and reduce bandwidth to P2P users.

Do you turn off all other applications that use the internet when you play LFS?
like P2P clients, automatic updates, instant message software, itunes etc.

To the OP... are you using wireless to connect to the internet by any chance?

Its easy to throw disconnection problems at LFS, however many of us LFS users do not get disconnected, therefore it will be most likely something else.

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Of course the Devs read this forum, I have seen many of the improvements suggested, implemented over the years.

Why on earth would anyone expect an official reply to every suggestion? it would be a waste of time for the developers, and I really don't think they need to "duh, show any respect" if it gets implemented into the game then great if not then not.

I cannot give any proof, however its my opinion that at least 1 developer reads every single thread in this section.

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Ahh, a new page how refreshing.

Don't let em bring you down Dan, its people like you, offering your time and money, that give hope against the general downward spiral this forum/community seems to be going through.

Good luck mate.

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EDIT: I think the bickering that we always tend to see here, just highlights some peoples immaturity, and unfortunately this normally transfers from the forum posts to the track.

Last edited by SparkyDave, Tue 19 May 2009, 07:54.

Quote from LightningBladeR32 :

Everytime I try to connect to a server it says "Cars Don't Match Host's Cars"

In another of your posts you mention you haven't played since 0.5X,
When you start LFS the version number is shown at the bottom of the first screen, what version are you running now?

Have you added, replaced or edited any file within the LFS folder? like a texture pack or something?

Depending on how and when you paid for your S2 license, sometimes it takes a few days to show.

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Yes look at the pic it might help you to see what I mean

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Quote from logitekg25 :

what are the stock directional buttons for the game? how do you get it to g25??

7, 8, 9, and 0 for off

Quote from chanoman315 :

well in the Control section -> your wheel -> CTRL + or ALT + and there should be the /press 7 , 8, and 9 that Dustin told you

bind (/press 7 and /press8 etc) to the buttons you want to use, by clicking the "wheel button" next to it then press the button you want on your wheel.

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Quote from jonny__27 :

Btw, which are the LRF cars? I know the TBO class has XRT, FXO and RB4, but I know nothing about the LRF

Quote from geeman1 :

LX6, RAC and FZ5

Quote from jonny__27 :

Thanks

Quote from Shadowww :

LX6 RAC FZ5. aaaaa

Come on Shadowww, at lease read the thread before upping your post-count with yet more useless posts.

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EDIT: I take it all back see posts below......

Last edited by SparkyDave, Sun 17 May 2009, 17:00.

Its a feature not a bug

We in Team T7R use this to send smoke signals to each other when TS isn't working

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Jason

Thank you, Ill try to check it out on server soon.



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Both SilverArrows and Unrivaled have made very good points

In this competition Dan could very well give the prize to the player with the silliest haircut, or to the the most ugly

my point is its completely up to Dan

It is very possible that T7R could hold a similar competition in the future (no promises at this stage) and I believe a "my best race" mpr showing racecraft would be a nice idea for preselection into a prize draw.

Of course there has to be at least 50 people to make a top 50, how many drivers have submitted laps Dan?
I would have thought there would have been many more

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I have just randomly picked those 2 pics just to illustrate where the worst cutting occurs, I have seen far worse at FE1/FE1R as flame says above the tyre stacks soon disappear, and the problem becomes worse.

I only asked here because its not in the OP's rules, and after asking a couple of times myself in the server chat at FE1, for people to stop, they just carried on doing it, and fine I suppose as no rules are broken by it. I personally don't like or do it, and only because your are running a weekly/monthly points system do I mention it here, at FE1 if you cut you can gain nearly 1/2 second per lap, so if the leader does it and no one else does, he gets max points, and fastest lap/sector points.
It seems there is no incentive for anyone not to cut under the current rules, only sportsmanship prevents the "better" drivers from doing the same thing.

Jason, it is happening and is an issue, what's your position on the 2 pics above?

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