Haven't seen any of it yet, only the results, but...
Yay! Williams are better again! One of the few remaining "proper" (independent) teams in F1, it's great to see them setting at the front of the midfield.
Yay! Williams are better again! One of the few remaining "proper" (independent) teams in F1, it's great to see them setting at the front of the midfield.
Sorry, yes, I forgot to mention that I'd moved all the mip bias sliders to 0.
Something strange going on with my nVidia drivers/control panel (who ya gonna call?).
It's an 8800GT with Forceware 169.21. Individual game profiles have never worked for me - if I choose "use the advanced 3D image settings" and create/modify profiles for games, it gets completely ignored. The same happened with my old GeForce 5900 and a much older Forceware.
So anyway, I set it back to "let the 3D application decide" which works fine for games that have their own AA/AF settings (which is to say, most of them except LFS).
I've just tried the test patch and found that AA and AF were still most definitely on! I had a profile set for LFS forcing AA and AF, which was obviously still being used even though I'd told it to globally allow the application to take control.
So now with AA and AF definitely application-controlled at a driver level, LFS' AF control doesn't seem to be doing anything for me. There's a subtle change in the foliage when switching AF between "off" and 16× (no AF seems to draw more/denser foliage) but absolutely no discernable difference in tarmac textures, white lines or barriers receding into the distance, etc.
It's an 8800GT with Forceware 169.21. Individual game profiles have never worked for me - if I choose "use the advanced 3D image settings" and create/modify profiles for games, it gets completely ignored. The same happened with my old GeForce 5900 and a much older Forceware.
So anyway, I set it back to "let the 3D application decide" which works fine for games that have their own AA/AF settings (which is to say, most of them except LFS).
I've just tried the test patch and found that AA and AF were still most definitely on! I had a profile set for LFS forcing AA and AF, which was obviously still being used even though I'd told it to globally allow the application to take control.
So now with AA and AF definitely application-controlled at a driver level, LFS' AF control doesn't seem to be doing anything for me. There's a subtle change in the foliage when switching AF between "off" and 16× (no AF seems to draw more/denser foliage) but absolutely no discernable difference in tarmac textures, white lines or barriers receding into the distance, etc.
Here I tend to find that those without English as their primary language often make a better effort at it than those who do.
I'm referring mainly to the younger British and American contributers who "typ lik dis 2 u", as if there was a tax on keystrokes, especially vowels.
I agree.
However, he also has an obvious contempt and dislike for Max Mosley, and the more of those men in F1, the better.
Not a compilation, but for me Sasha - Xpander always does the trick. Find something with that on it.
Shhhh! We're supposed to be working. :hide:
I know exactly how you feel though. I wish I felt more attraction to LFS right now. It's easy to hop on the forums during work time, but in my own time I never get round to playing it. There's always something more tempting/important to do, like another game or going to the gym or doing chores or going out or doing photography.
*subscribes to thread to get motivation suggestions too*
God I wish Jordan could come back. Not only does it sound so much better than "Force India" (wtf? What next? GP Team America?), but the first years of the 7-Up green cars and the early years in B&H colours were cool.
Very good point, I usually carry a black bin bag and swiss army knife in my camera bag. Time to add a roll of electrician's/insulating tape which is usually sticky enough for such things. Fortunately my tele-zoom lens has a massive hood - keeps the front element clear and provides plenty space to tape bin bags to.
You can get proper raincovers for DSLRs with long lenses (they seem to be designed for photographing birds, although I don't see how they would help me outside a sixth form college) but the tank of fuel and gate fees will be quite enough to spend for a day out.
You can get proper raincovers for DSLRs with long lenses (they seem to be designed for photographing birds, although I don't see how they would help me outside a sixth form college) but the tank of fuel and gate fees will be quite enough to spend for a day out.
Cheers guys. Sounds promising that I'll be able to pick some spots as I choose. Croft isn't exactly a massively developed circuit - see FlashEarth for the circuit. It's cool that google's satellite image was taken on race day - there's cars going round the track!
I always carry a high-vis jacket in the boot of my car so maybe if I put that on and put the longest lens on my camera, there's a chance I'll get better access to somewhere a bit closer than spectator areas! Maybe it's worth giving them a ring beforehand to enquire about media-level access for non-commercial photography, just for that added bit of flexibility.
This is all assuming it's not pissing it down in April of course, as my camera gear isn't weather sealed.
I always carry a high-vis jacket in the boot of my car so maybe if I put that on and put the longest lens on my camera, there's a chance I'll get better access to somewhere a bit closer than spectator areas! Maybe it's worth giving them a ring beforehand to enquire about media-level access for non-commercial photography, just for that added bit of flexibility.
This is all assuming it's not pissing it down in April of course, as my camera gear isn't weather sealed.
What happens at a race track?
Yes, I know the obvious answer to the topic title. Racing! Duh!
What I mean is, what happens when a spectator goes to a circuit?
Reason I ask is that I'm determined to get to Croft this year (it's only 40 mins drive away) with my camera to do some motorsport photography. But once you've paid your gate fee, are you just free to wander around behind the armco on the banks and hillsides? Obviously the press and agency photographers have press passes and the best locations (along with pit and paddock access, lucky buggers), but what about the amateur? How much freedom is there to move around the trackside and get where you want to be - or are you typically limited to the stands and pathways between them?
Only time I've been to a circuit is Silverstone for the GP when I was a wee lad, and I can't remember any such details. So I'm trying to get an idea of how things are around the track.
F3 is at Croft in April and it's only £12 on Saturday and £15 on Sunday. A booklet I had also said the British GT was on the same weekend, which I'd be far more interested in, but Croft appears to have since been dropped from the GT schedule altogether.
What I mean is, what happens when a spectator goes to a circuit?
Reason I ask is that I'm determined to get to Croft this year (it's only 40 mins drive away) with my camera to do some motorsport photography. But once you've paid your gate fee, are you just free to wander around behind the armco on the banks and hillsides? Obviously the press and agency photographers have press passes and the best locations (along with pit and paddock access, lucky buggers), but what about the amateur? How much freedom is there to move around the trackside and get where you want to be - or are you typically limited to the stands and pathways between them?
Only time I've been to a circuit is Silverstone for the GP when I was a wee lad, and I can't remember any such details. So I'm trying to get an idea of how things are around the track.
F3 is at Croft in April and it's only £12 on Saturday and £15 on Sunday. A booklet I had also said the British GT was on the same weekend, which I'd be far more interested in, but Croft appears to have since been dropped from the GT schedule altogether.
Is that just a polite, reptilian way of saying, "stop being a provocative twat"?
Maybe they're all just really, really keen students?
He must really hate America to embarrass himself and his country like this. 
Yup, seems like it. I think he just lost whatever little credibility he had.
Not a tremor in Newcastle for me either.
Wierd, it's felt in York but not in Newcastle so it seems to have stopped at Middlesborough. Maybe it took one look at the place and thought it wasn't worth going any further.
Semi committed? Lol. I think they're very committed. It's just that there's only three of them, and there's only so much work three people can do.
I guess you haven't learnt to drive the FBM then. There's nothing wrong with the clutch on it. I've only managed to cook the clutch with deliberate effort to do so.
And would they expect to get paid for it as well, since their work would be included in a commercial product? It's not as simple as just saying "you, let's use your work in our product" when Scavier are selling that product.
I think it's quite clearly a full-time job - at the very least for Scawen. Victor appears to have taken a little step back and worked on another project or two, and none of us know about Eric. Either way, it's not for us to make demands or accusations about their working arrangements as it's none of our business. Yes we can voice concerns and opinions about the product, but it's up to the devs to allocate manpower/resources as required to keep the playerbase stable/content/not going anywhere/growing, and being sniped at won't change their minds in the slightest. I think the devs have more confidence in themselves and their product to pay any attention to your kind of comments.
this is where I stopped reading.
LFS is slow in development and increasing numbers appear to be dissatisfied with the current amount of content (tracks) and pace of progress, but it's by no means "the rest of the community" nor does it warrant troll comments followed by "i don't mean it in a bad way..."
Why would we? It's obvious that anyone who disagrees with him simply doesn't understand American politics.
He's got this debating lark truly nailed.
Sorry, I haven't anything constructive to add to this topic. I just wanted to gather all these quotes together to highlight a) the hilarity and b) the inconsistency.
Lizardfolk, if only the world was as black and white as you seem to enjoy labelling it.
I included the last quote just to demonstrate your naivety.
I'd like to announce that I'm also doing my bit for cancer. Don't bother with click revenues, just paypal me some money and I'll forward it to a cancer charity. I won't provide any specifics or assurances, I just expect you all to believe me and trust that I will.
Alternatively, maybe we should just fold proteins instead.
Alternatively, maybe we should just fold proteins instead.
Umm, no - I don't think that's what he meant at all. I think he meant that the community decides what needs fixing/improving, and Scavier implement it. It'll never happen this way though, and for good reason.
The invasion of Iraq is petty?
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