I think Jak has hit the nail on the head I suppose it all comes down to supply and demand or maybe just demand as long as people are willing to shell out £24 or £36 to be able to use this alpha-beta-delta software then it will always be worth it to them/us.


most of us realise the potential this game/sim has and can see the work Scawen/the devs put into it and for whatever reason keep playing it over and over

for me its so worth it its untrue even if its just for some real life escapism.

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Congtats Michael

Now you can start to feel that Titanium effect

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I hope you dont think Im trying to add to your workload Sam, I just like to help report the probs when i see any.

Keep up the stella work UKTC

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I knew it would be you Kev #

I know this is not the right thread, but its close enough

browsing the total record charts using the by name filter brings up the list and somthing struck me as a little odd, see pics below.


pic1 Fabio has 17 records but only 13 displayed?

pic 2 Teemu has 2 or 3 records?

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I would like to see more windy racing, really spices it up for me

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I find on track change theres sometimes a situation where 1 person will join and click ready before anyone else can join this causes the race to start and everybody else cannot join in the 1st laps or so.

a potential problem, Ive only seen it happen a few times tbh.

even if its random, could it be coded to choose randomly the next track also and display this somewhere?

I have really missed the TBOs since the almagamation of 2 and 3 Ive not managed to find a time when there running better luck soon maybe

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Good luck with AR Dan, I wish you the best of luck.

Hope to be bumping into you ontrack soon

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http://www.raceauthority.com/allrecords.asp?offset=75

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Quote from Nathan_French_14 :

Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP 24-inch.

I picked up one of these cheap the A04 revision , no lag or tears using the DVI cable, @1920x1200 full aa+af makes LFS look superb and its easy to hook up other inputs and use PIP

my best buy of this year

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are there replays there Jak?

they (the records) are not actually correct on that page yet
click sort by track to see what I mean.
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Hi Sam, a frustrating problem I bet, where do you plug in your modem, I mean where is the phone socket, is it the master point (the BT one where it enters the property) or a secondary (slave) socket, the reason I ask is BT only garantee a good signal to noise ratio at the master. Internal telephone cabling in some houses is poorly installed low quality and old. if you can test it at the master point you might be able to pinpoint a potential problem,

does that 330 modem get hot? has it enough room to cool?

have you installed anything new just before this started? USB? or new telephone?

If you have a friend with a spare all in one router you could always try that, Im not a fan of the speedtouch modems.

are you running any P2P clients in the background? ISP might be knocking you off for that.

run a full virus scan and spyware one too then try a hard reboot, might help

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are you using a broadband modem (usb?), or a router with modem built in ?

sometimes if its the USB modem type it draws power form your PC's power supply (which could be stressed when you play games) and could cause this kind of issue.

Also after talking with my ISP about shaping and port blocking, some ISP's are using a packet inspection system and only blocking by content.

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When the race2 server dissapeared in my list last week I joined using the join specific server option (maybe join race 1 first then just change the 1 for a 2 in the box as it remembers the last server your in)
worked like a charm

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in spectate mode if you want to use wheels view and see the virtual gauges try options dispaly virtual steering gauge "no" should solve the prob

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I have a feeling this is all resolution dependant you could always get a usb gear indicator

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I dont see a problem with the lighting, its great to see more diverse lighting being used, sunny midday all the time is unrealistic, and these low sun settings give a little extra spice IMO

If theres too much glare in your screen thats your problem find a solution yourself rather than ask that the settings be changed.

I think its the same for everyone, just comes as more of a shock for some

If you cant see the wall or dont know where it is then slow down!

reminds me a little of all the fuss about the fog at Le Mans

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EDIT: As for making a special texture pack with bright coloured walls ect, could be construde as a cheat, but who would ever know?

Hi Niko I personally dont agree with any name calling and or swearing on any server by anybody, thats just me tho

I am sorry you have encountered this at one of our team servers but like people have already posted, dont let the immature minority bother you.

I am guessing there was no admin on when this occured?

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Yes but does it alternate between those 2 at track change or is it random?
Meaning is there a possibility it could stay GT2+GTR for 2 or 3 track changes in a row?

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Last edited by SparkyDave, Sat 11 Aug 2007, 23:20.

I had a bash on the all new Race 2 server tonight and had a blast

is the statement in the pic below true? or does the manager randomly choose the cars similar to B&J ?

I do miss the TBO's

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I think its a great idea merging the 2 servers, however I think some of the higher licencesd drivers are going on race 1 because either Race2 &3 are not populated enough (I would rather race in a full server for no points than race with a handfull of players for a few points), or because they cannot see the server.
I found last night that CTRA 2 had dissapeared from my ingame list, (hidden in config?) after reseting all filters It was still not visible, only 1 & 3 +bj +ss ( I dont think it was trackchange) after using join specific server option, I joined it np, and there were 10 people there finishing a 14 lap race!

I had read about people who couldn't see the server and thought it must be them using filters or somthing.... until it happened to me might be worth taking a look at the server config file.

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Quote from Jakg :

..2 cars side by side will NOT make it through either way,

Rubbish!

of course it depends who is driving the 2 cars

I actually liked it the way it was a little supprise for the cutters and tyre junkies

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IIRC the AI coding hasnt been significantly changed since the release of S1 and the tyre physics has changed alot with heat, wear, flatspots and deformation ect the AI has no concept of this and drive like it

I think the AI code is being worked on, and Im sure will be improved in a future patch

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Quote from Motordirex :

1st rule of passing is its the passers responsibility to pass safely, not the passee.

The passee does not have to give way unless he/she feels the passer is a reet and is going to put the passee in danger; thus being aware of their surroundings.

Hopefully some of the drivers last night will see this and take notes.

Whats "a reet" ? (EDIT: ohh a threat)

The passee does have to give way if the passer can obtain significant overlap before the normal turn in point (usually during the braking zone) however the responsibility IMO shifts from the passer to both cars at some point during the pass, you cannot just turn into a car that is beside you for example, just because you are/were the passee.


Defending (not blocking) and passing is the hardest and best part of racing, but in order to make a sucessfull pass people have to remember that the passer will not be on the normal "racing line" and some trust has to be placed into the passee that he will see the passer, this is often not the case hence the "senna argument" that in order to make a good pass you must present yourself beside the car you are passing, and not just edge your bumper inside.

I still get some "you can't just push me off the racing line, I was in front" comments, because I have put my car fully alongside them and they have tried to turn into the apex as usual, only to bounce of my car. I guess some people are more aware of there surroundings than others?

The passee should never be put in danger or give way because they feel any danger, sounds like bullying, "let me pass or feel my danger"

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Chunky, the points do exactly the opposite of what you write (its actually the more points you have, means the less you can earn per race)

I drove on an almost full race1 server a couple of days ago and starting from the back (fe2R) won the race with fastest lap, I scored just 1pt the players finishing below me all scored more up to around 8th place

as I join higher servers race 2 or 3 ect I can earn more points for a win with fastest lap and/or record, IIRC its 6 pts on race 2 (Rb4) and 2pts (Fxo), I will have to check to see if more pts rewards are available in race3 server ,

but I am sure if you play in servers well below your licence level you will score less than in the servers provided for your level.

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