why dont any of these insim apps work for me? :mad:

bump, would really make the game more enjoyable for those of us that run dual monitors

Quote from alco64 :

Hey steve, great video. i also run dual monitors (2x17" CRTs) and really want to try this. But i sadly cannot as i have an ATI (x800XT-PE) card.
ATI don't actually share the monitors. the primary monitor takes all the usage and if i was to put anything 3d (in this case stretch LFS over) it gets REALLY chuggy (about 1.8 FPS)

I assume you're running an Nvidia card because they are light years ahead ATI with their dual monitor support.

ati 850xt pe

Quote from Becky Rose :

As much as i'd love to do a two or three head display, i'd need to find some cheaper screens for the ancillery display.

I wonder, would it be easier to drive with the view horizontally offset so that one monitor becomes the primary display and the other monitor is more for looking right?

I just couldn't cope with the black bar tbh, maybe that would meen i'd need 3 screens, but if the horizontal shift could work, that'd do me.

I tried, does not work needs to be another view option I think, I requested it in the improvements forums and that black bar is horrible lol.

Quote from Cue-Ball :

Excellent video! Would you mind giving some details about the size of monitors you were using and your wheel setup (I'm assuming it's a DFP with a hacked wheel)?

I myself use a projector and would never want to go back to a regular computer screen. Having a huge screen is just SO more immersive. Though, I must admit that I really do miss having the 120* view that I had when running a Parhelia.

Using my old 21"CRT and my 19"Samsung 940BW, colors dont really match the greatest, but I just wanted to try it out i think i got mine set on around 108*

Last edited by steve, Sat 19 Aug 2006, 05:11.

I cant seem to find a good program or encoder that will let me keep the fast action on the monitors like the original unedited file they all come out slow looking.

Quote from Xaid0n :

physical or mental?

physical, im most likey dying.

Hi-res you say? I could do that.. but itll be like 100+mb and got nowhere to host it thats been majorly cropped too, it was 720x400 widescreen originally.

hey now! its like +30C here not including the humidex which makes it almost 40C

off to the doctors i go for more testing :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

haha cmon now we both know I wasnt in the right state of mind

Ever tried the game with a 13" wheel and 900 degree rotation and actually using full lock to lock?

some track lighting and shading would be awesome and cubemaps

Quote from Hankstar :

Nice rig :up: Wish I had your problems

thanks, its not really a problem, just a question to see if this is possible, id love to race with the dual monitors but without the black line

got bored and thought id try out something different.. black bar in the way is pretty gay though. Click here to see Video

Last edited by steve, Wed 16 Aug 2006, 04:28.

I think I worded that wrong, I ment something like a drivers view either on monitor 1 or either monitor 2

Last edited by steve, Fri 18 Aug 2006, 20:29.

Is it possible to have a free moving in and direction camera for the custom view? I have 2 monitors and would love to play LFS with both of them, but the way the custom cameras are now I cannot get a good driving view, id like to be able to have the left side on my left monitor but have the steering wheel wight in the middle of the monitor where it should be, but yet have the other side of the car on the right monitor. The way it is now, the steering wheel is centered between the 2 monitors and Ive got a nasty black bar in the way. If I move the the camera to the steering wheel is on the left monitor the way it is now, it doesnt look right and is all crooked.

heres a video of what im talking about, and a photo of the crooked view from what I was trying to explain.. thanks

Click here to see Video

Last edited by steve, Wed 16 Aug 2006, 04:30.

Quote from ste_ :

He's deaf not blind, no need for all bold

haha I only bolded it because I knew someone would make that comment :P

Nothing appears just msn was showing up.

I dont use a software firewall

hmm well ive changed the port about 15 times now, in the app and in the game and allowed those ports on my router, and everytime I get the same Bind Failed

Hi, everytime I try to run this, I get a Bind Failed insim message, am I doing something wrong?

how about some surround sound too

I have trouble explaining stuff in general, and now that Ive read my posts over there not making sense to me, lol just forget about them, I suck at explaining.

Quote from tristancliffe :

If you drive race cars and get front wheel hopping (which is when you turn about 300% too much) then you need driving lessons mate. I can feel understeer in real life (in road and race cars also), and I can feel it in LFS - I know the EXACT moment understeer begins and ends, and I know the magnitude and variation throughout. I can feel the sidewall flex.

Whether that is through the steering wheel or not is a different matter, in both real life and LFS - I have a feeling the the g-forces, sound, body roll, steering feel and visual perception all play a very large part in both real life and LFS.

umm I do it in different vechicles in a controlled environment for testing on how different each vechicle feels through the steering wheel. Ever try going really fast around a corner when understeering then start to brake, while trying to keep the wheel in the same spot the whole time, the wheels will starting to hop and shake the crap out of the front end, you can feel it on the steering wheel.

As you are deaf, might I suggest a couple of BASS Shakers? perhaps you could set them up under your chair and have it so you can actually 'feel' the sound through vibrations.

lol I drive different cars and race cars all the time, and when I push them to the limits when steering, and the car starts to understeer, I can feel it, especially when the front wheels start hopping, and when recovering from severe understeer the wheel snaps back into place really hard, unlike LFS.

optional of course

would love to be able to feel the front wheels losing grip from understeer, more feeling of the road surface and its changes, and perhaps a better center pull feeling in the feedback, there seems to be a sloppy point as it is right now, I dont notice this in other sims. Also it would be nice if we could edit the force feedback, Id like to setup my feedback to have a tighter feel for centering forces, but loose when bringing the wheel around from oversteer or a drift, right now when the feedback is turned up high, the centering force is tight, but really stiff when turning the wheel back from oversteer/counter steer, it should be way looser feeling like it is in a real vechicle.

any opinions?