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SparkyDave
S2 licensed
Somewhere on your HDD/LFS Folder/Data/Spr

You should find the replays (with time in the name)

SD.

EDIT: Your Welcome BTW, your english is very good
SparkyDave
S2 licensed
Ive seen it at FE1/FE1R and at KY3/KY3R, does the course checker spectate drivers (like a marshall)? the trouble is nobody minds if its an accident on the odd lap, but lap after lap IMO is cutting for time advantage.
I remember another popular public race system that used layouts for some tracks, not really sure what or if theres an answer, just sounding out about your position ruleswise in the interest of fair competition.

I know how much time it takes up to admin/police these type of servers...To put it in the hands of the racers, maybe reports with replays proving repeated cutting (all wheels off track/kerb/whiteline) could be considered for points deduction or temp ban, however that might be considered harsh

Continuing to enjoy the SR experiance

SD.

EDIT: couple of pic to explain where/what I mean, skins/names removed to protect the guilty
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SparkyDave
S2 licensed
Maybe a simple star rating per post based on "I agree" or " I don't agree" button would provide a quick unobtrusive solution, and might slow the torrent of "yep" and "+1" posts.

SD.
SparkyDave
S2 licensed
Just recently, (maybe a few months) its been very hard to find any well populated servers that have anything other than FOX or STD cars, speaking from just my own perspective I don't have hours and hours to race online, and often its late at night after the "rush hour" so maybe that has alot to do with it.

There are plenty of capable racers online, someone just needs to start the trend find a good combo and try it for an evening.

I will be looking out for LRF servers in the coming weeks, maybe running our T7R TeamServer as LRF and sitting on it until people come, so if you see me, please join (as Ill probably need to borrow a set ).

Whats a great track for these cars?

SD.

+1 for filtering out demo hosts. I dont disklike demo servers or demo users, but i would like to filter them out sometimes
SparkyDave
S2 licensed
Some great reading in this thread
Not all "fast drivers" are bad drivers, some will be and others arn't however everyone makes mistakes too.

IMO when making a pass or being passed its BOTH drivers responsibility to not contact the other, most of the time the position
should be yeilded before the apex anyway as the driver being passed
should know it by then.

In a way we have to drive together and against one another to have a good clean race
Some faster and slower drivers fail to respect that they are in a group sport, and don't
need to be right at the edge of the envelope all the time.

SD.
SparkyDave
S2 licensed
What is the opinion of the admins of this server, regarding course cutting?
I don't see any reference to it in the rules.

SD.
SparkyDave
S2 licensed
Quote from bully2100 :does lfs benifit for more than one core? does vista handle dx9 and below better than xp?

No LFS only uses 1 core IIRC, and no I think XP and vista are about the same when it comes to that.

Quote from thebullet :Still only getting 20 frames with it all on Low graphics and Laptop dust free.

While your in task manager have a look at the processes tab, how many?

Does it take ages to startup/shutdown? are there lots of little icons on your taksbar next to the clock?

Do you have plenty of free HDD space ?

SD.
SparkyDave
S2 licensed
Quote from Easyofff :Can someone tell me the way to set up a G25 wheel in LFS? spend 2 hours without success.

What exactly are the problems you have?
What OS are you running?


Check windows control panel/gamecontrollers/ to see if your wheel is detected ok in windows.

in LFS goto Options/Controllers, then click "axis/FF" then when you press the pedals and move the wheel you should see the axis moving, here you can check its all working correctly (somtimes you need to invert the pedals axis, little button next to axis slider)

some good info >> http://en.lfsmanual.net/wiki/Image:HowToAssignAxis_Ani.gif

The more info about your problem you can give the more people will be able to reply and help you.

Good luck

SD.
SparkyDave
S2 licensed
In the garage "setup screen" click on "Final Drive" then you can see and change all the individual gear ratios.

SD.
SparkyDave
S2 licensed
I think MadCat's post above should help you, IIRC I have a speedlink FF wheel in my workshop, if your still having troubles, I could set it, up and post some settings pics for you.

Good luck.

SD.
SparkyDave
S2 licensed
Quote from Not Sure :
I have the same wheel and I'm going to sell it, what do you think would be a resonable price?

Looking at e-bays completed listings, I would say 30-50 Euros is a reasonable price.

SD.
SparkyDave
S2 licensed
Very generous Dan, I salute you!

I too am shocked BL1R is not available in demo, its a cracking good track that way round

SD.
SparkyDave
S2 licensed
Quote from S14 DRIFT :I don't have it wrong.. frankly it's just rude asking people you don't even know to help you out..

What is frankly rude! is the way you swear and abuse in almost all of your posts, surely it wouldn't take too much intellect to get your point across without resorting to **** profanity?

SD.
SparkyDave
S2 licensed
May I ask how old you are drpepper?

The economy is almost irrelevent in terms of making a few dollars, larger firms might not be hiring, but people still pay to have their grass cut and their cars detailed.

You might be lucky and someone here may "voucher you up" however I would require my van washed and waxed, and my wife,s car done also before parting with £12

I wish you every success in your quest to become fully licenced

SD.
SparkyDave
S2 licensed
Not sure if its just for S2 licenced users only, @LFSWorld you can look at all your races history, see all the others you raced against, and just click their name and add to buddy list, then when they are online it will show in your live-alert window.

I use live-alert at LFS world all the time to keep track of both good racers and very bad ones

SD.
SparkyDave
S2 licensed
Quote from Shadowww :Just try it.

Worst advice ever!
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Straypan, your brothers Radeon 256 is an older card and won't perform as well as your Radeon 9200 system.

My guess is its your celeron CPU that is limiting your PC's performance in regard to LFS.

open task manager (ctrl-alt-delete) and have a look at all the processes, you should be able to close things like MSN messenger etc, the fewer programs you have running in the background, when you play LFS will help, also try lowering the resolution of LFS.

go to your display settings (right click desktop select properties then display then advanced) and set to max performance mode.

up to date drivers?
Goodluck

SD.
SparkyDave
S2 licensed
as others have hinted above, you need to seperate the throttle/brake axis,
you need to do this in LFS/Options/Controllers/axis/FF.
Aslo you need to do this in windows/Control Panel/Controllers/Properties/Settings.

Then make sure the yellow axis indicator bars in LFS axis/FF all move independantly of each other.

Goodluck

SD.
SparkyDave
S2 licensed
Quote from Shadowww :Unlock calibration, then reset calibration using tool like DXTweak and recalibrate them.

As Shadow has said above, but it should work fine without DXTweak. start LFS goto Options/controllers, then click on axis/FF button then unlock etc.

Remember before you lock the calibration ingame press all your pedals to full extent, and steering full-lock to full-lock, then lock calibration.

If this dosn't fix your throttle pedal, repeat but only press the throttle pedal to around 3/4 (75%) full travel then lock and try.

Good luck.

SD.
SparkyDave
S2 licensed
Quote from Shadowww :Do you have Tweak, BeSpoke or vob mods?

Quote from bundyroy :no

Have you added any files at all or edited any inside your LFS folder?
What version of LFS are you running? (shown at bottom on LFS startup)

SD.
SparkyDave
S2 licensed
Quote from S14 DRIFT : they shouldn't expect any sort of income from that, apart from perhaps increased revenue.

I think thats an oxymoron isn't it?

When I upgraded to S2, I paid my money for the game as it was and I wouldn't have cared if it stayed as it was back then, but Scawen & co kept giving me more then more without asking me for any more money.

maybe I just don't see it your way.

SD.
SparkyDave
S2 licensed
I forgot one small point, that only really applies to the tintop cars, but is easily overlooked...

when your less than 1m from the car infront its quite easy to look through the car, well the glass, and see the apex of the next turn and beyond, its most usefull in the slower cars (like xfg/xrg) on the faster tracks (like we1) where you can take some turns flat-out but need to stay in the draft to attempt a pass.

Great point from Leprekaun about setups and driving styles and the different lines with each, same applies to class racing in the TBO cars all handle differently in acceleration and braking before you even start to think about setups or drivers

Ive been hanging out at the SR GTI server and at LR racings TBO server just recently and theres been a great bunch of guys driving there with some very close racing and exciting battles, alot of what I read in the posts in this thread have been echoed in the close races.

Close, hard clean races are always enjoyable, win or lose! (of course its best to win )

SD.
SparkyDave
S2 licensed
I dont think Mathews ban is harsh at all, break the rules and pay the price I say.
This forum needs a kick up the backside, Iv'e noticed it going downhill for a couple of years.

The devs and moderators dont make up this forum we do, and if we or they keep tolerating the childish behaviour exibited by the usual suspects, in a way we are all to blame.

Good job Victor!.

Props to the mods too! their (unpaid) job is getting harder and harder.

SD.
SparkyDave
S2 licensed
Good thread this one
I'm not sure about the cardboard car idea

The best races (most enjoyable) for me are when you feel a mutual respect for and from the other drivers around you, as others have said it nice to leave room and be left room when cornering.

Practise braking and cornering off the "racing line" because this is where you have to drive to overtake safely/cleanly, and as others have said you need to drive slower on these lines.

Someone said to me a long time ago you never want to just follow the car infront, try to anticipate where you could line up a pass even if if takes several corners or laps a clean pass against a worthy opponant is a great feeling when you get it right.

If you do accidentially contact the car infront, be it a tap to the rear under braking or knocking into the side of them close to the apex, always lift to allow them to stay ahead, "dirty passers will dive into the apex and use any car thats on their outside to deflect them around the turn, If you need to contact the other car when passing just to stop from flying off the outside at exit, your not doing it properly

Know your cars capabilitys on a given track, if your not in total control of the car don't try a risky pass, however we've all tried that last lap last corner suicide dive up the inside and got it wrong

League racing always looks more aggressive than some pickup racing IMO because league racers practise together and form a "trust" with each other, making for better races and drivers with similar mindsets to one another all knowing where each others car is at any time during the close battles, giving room when needed and fighting hard.

Never ever allow your frustrations to show in your driving, even if your wrecked for races in a row never do it back, its a sign of weakness and imaturity, far better to grin and bare it and theres always the next race.

be very aware when in close traffic of other drivers/cars both infornt and behind, and all around you, sometimes when braking, you can spot someone in your mirror who has completely missed there brake point and "side-step" the rear impact, a proactive approach to racing is nessecery to driver self development, and keeps you in the race.

SD.
SparkyDave
S2 licensed
Quote from jug :i call 24.05.2009 for release

But thats not even a Friday

SD.
SparkyDave
S2 licensed
Wow a pic from the old days nice Bernd.

And Tristan looks so young!!

Awsome that you have stepped up Mizer, good luck.

SD.
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