yeah, the standard sets are just frightening

I don't wanna sound like a whinger but, the UF1000 is just too damn slow to be a true simulation of what people race. as good as it is, the Uf1000 and UFR do leave a BIG gap in the middle for the UF1275, it'd be potentially competitive with the GTi and XRG AND be much better suited to all the tracks.

it's just that nobody drives 1000s competitively anymore (IRL) and it'd be more in line with reality.

I'm not talking about a MASSIVE hike in power, about 75-80 BHP would be spot on. and maybe slightly wider wheels to match (keep the 10"s tho') and you've got THE mini racer.

Whenever i go online, there's one thing that still amazes me, nobody EVER joins empty servers, but as soon as I enter one, it often starts to fill.

please don't be put off by there not being anybody there, i know you might even feel a bit stupid driving round on you're own but PEOPLE WILL JOIN!

if you take a look on the host-list you'll usually see loads of 0s and almost full servers, but rarely find any others, instead of simply piling in to the already overcrowded servers, join the one you wanna race in and after 10 min's i guarentee you'll have at least a few joiners

i think the biggest problem with the demo is the attitude of a lot of racers out there. i remember (long long ago) my shock at how clean and adult the licenced servers were. that was simply due to the completely different atmosphere of demo servers, i really can't race on demo servers anymore, the behavior is shocking sometimes. (ok ok i'm ranting)

i would suggest removing the XRT from the lineup altogether as if you've got the skills to drive it fast, you'll probably be playing for at least a few months anyhow.

it's the best demo i've ever played (of any game anywhere) and it certainly is the thing that sells most licences. BUT as most of you know, a LOT of people are taking the piss. people do need to know how much better off they'll be if they'd bought a licence, there's quite a bit of misunderstanding about what you actually get for you're money, (and i don't mean cars and tracks, i mean PROPER RACING)

yeah, a 24hour LAN makes much more sense. might be worth organizing a lan party next summer. the weekend after le mans or sumtin'. we've got plenty of time to organise that, but what about international entries?

could tag-on to one of multiplay's big'uns. means a LOT less hassle with actually organising the venue etc,
+plenty of room for ACTUAL driver changes (although there's always gonna be at least one, 1 stint hero)

either way, bring it on!

72 hours of newbury here we come!illepall

nah don't close it, we were just getting the flamethrowers warmed up

the only PB's that can be regarded as 'pure' are hotlaps, no other cars to draft, or walls to bounce or cutting etc. online there a far too many possibilities, bet he won't delete it in a hurry tho'

you're funnyillepall

there's no need to be a drama queen, if somebody shunts after the race, it's not exactly the end of the world and not as if it was intended to ruin you're race or damage you're wheel.

this 'worrying trend' as you put it, has been going on since LFS has existed, i've NEVER seen a problem with it. as long as it's with peeps you know wont throw a wobbler over it

If you're afraid of breaking you're wheel turn the FF down to sensible levels, or get off the road entierly

I M H O

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it's gotta be more enjoyable being anonymous, you get to see what people's 'uncensored' behavior is like. and how much we enjoy the game.

yeah a friend of mine done their 'contagious diseased' DB had some fun making up one or two to test it (you really don't wan't a case of septiflangeitis, or nuboinfectomundoitis) i'm starting to wonder if i wanna go to hospital if i'm ill.

They're probably the same tyres that keep jumping out in front of me when i least expect it.

it would be cool to race the dev's but i wanna know, how fast are they?

in theory they should know the game, cars and tracks better than anybody.

we could challenge them to a race to find out!

prolly just turn out to be damn wreckers after all!

depends how hard you lift

XRR @ AS historic
LX4 @ fern bay gold
UF1000 @ AS cadet
XFG @ blackwood

the RB4 is pretty fun at historic too, treads or slicks it's a killer track for balancing on the limit, with enough technicalities to make it a challenge, and THAT chicane, Eric should be proud!

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i can tell, you pissed yourself.

Last edited by Theafro, Mon 14 Nov 2005, 21:19.

yeah, more variables than you'd ever think possible

the tyre model is (many will disagree) pretty damn solid, and each of the tyres have they're own merits, you just gotta pick the right one for the job.

It's just the wingman software i think you need, adjustable even on 270 wheels.

sorry no DFP for you

we can't take the p1ss out of americans who don't write proper sentances (spelling) at least he can write!

but seriously, the formula force GP is a very light wheel so it suffers from wobbling unless you set the force quite low and keep the spring and damper settings enabled but set at 0%

you're gonna have issues with spinning the wheels if you jump straight in a GTR tho', no disrespect intended - learn to drive the road cars first, slick tyres may be stickier overall but racers are NOT for learning to drive with! stick with it and you'll be ready for racing GTRs etc online after a couple of months

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Hmmm i'm guessing at 12 years, might even be more of a kiddie than that.

you really don't want to steep in dangarus territy bi theifin a trademarck, do you now?


don't even bother to post again, unless you wanna make a fool of yourself

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from what i've dug up about many of the idoits that haunt LFS, most of them are between 11-15 and always have a history of cracking games, and playing the 1337 h4x0r.illepall
ALL of them seem to be incapable of actually racing anybody.

luckily most are too young to realize that (nearly)everything online can be traced back till you get to the point of finding they're more 'public' usernames, then they're screwed

I've chased a few up, back to their RL names, but they've given up on LFS now anyway, (gone to play NFSU i expect)

hmmmmm

The LFS end is quite possible, and the wingman settings are stored in a file. so it is doable but weather it could work as instantly (and unbuggily) as you'd like.

I've had to stick with 540 as a compromise

the stock dfp (rev.b) are probably the best standard (with wheel) pedals you can get ATM. but they're still only cheap plastic pedals with no real spring in them.

BTW thought bob was supposed to be a gentleman?

where can i get some?

wet's are used in hillclimbing over slicks, due to one fact, you get no real time to warm you're tyres up. maybe a quick burnout (and i mean quick, no drag style burns) and you're off, 'cause of the treads on wet tyres, they heat up very quickly in the dry an the soft compound will start to work almost immediately.

Hybrid tyres are for me, just a plain ol' cut-slick (as used in rallycross for decades) of a faily soft compound and arn't something to be afraid of. hybrid rears can last for 20-25 laps dependind on brake bias. that seems about right to me.

colway make some similar tyres on remoulds, and from personal experience i can say WOW, they don't half stick, BUT they only lasted 600 miles of abuse on the front and about 2000miles on the rear (pug205) try 'em for yourself (there still just about legal in the uk.)