Did you start the Linux version since your last post referring to it ?

Quote from DeKo :

Sorry for going off-topic but the sound of that car is ****ing amazing. And it actually looks real, one of the only times i see potential in an rfactor mod (1994 F1 mod looks amazing although ive yet to try it, and FBMW is pretty spot on, most others are fairly poor and use just ridiculous tyre curves).

amazing ? It sounded like a tractor. I don't remember a C6 sounding like this...

nice try. I hate the music though but it is totally subjective.

I would say that some cameras choices are not the best. I'm a bit bored of vids with too many cams following the cars. The laggy moves also spoil the fun. Maybe you should record those footage with a reduced speed. The transitions are also a bit all the same and the music choice limit the interactivity with the video because it's a bit "full throttle all the time".

Still, it is quite good if it is your first movie

Quote from DTrott :

Also because Raceabout is so bloody hard to drive.

To me the main problem with the Raceabout is the existence of the LXes. Whenever I want to drive a roadster, I always end up using the LX4 or LX6. I just love the Caterham look&feel.

My only chance to race with the RAC is to join a server allowing only the RAC or Fz5. But if the LX6 is also accepted. No way !

IMHO : This choice should be handled by the operating system (via directx in this case), not LFS

can I get a refund for the 5 minutes of my life I just lost ?

Quote from theirishnoob :

ofcourse it can be done , the xfg has the looks of many old lil bangers , if you have a decent skill at photoshop it can be done

being skilled in photoshop doesn't change the 3D shape, nor making fake headlights will make the car look more like a Vauxhall Nova/Opel Corsa.

It will only end up like all those fake XRT/AE86 ---> ugly.

no this can't be done.

Any attempt to make an LFS car looks like another car always end up with an ugly result. You can't alter the 3D model with a skin, nor the headlights. Stupid request.

Asking for a skin inspired on a vauxhall btcc livery would be a better idea.

Last edited by Tomi, Thu 17 May 2007, 09:27.

I think Eric is right about being very quiet in the forum. He would probably be flooded by stupid requests about real cars or track.

I don't use for several reasons :

1. I didn't follow the S2 dev closely these last few months, I didn't even know about it.

2. I only have a 15" LCD at 1024x1024 at the moment, so I wouldn't see the difference.

If I had a bigger screen and a more powerfull computer, I would consider paying for this though.

Quote from TFalke55 :

well... i don't like to see an illegal drug too, but in the EU you can buy Cannabis products like cannabis spaghettis totally legal, and every product, uses cannabis in the recipe uses that cannabis plant as logo. There are bags made out of the cannabis plant, too... so... even if it seems to be offensive, it is not illegal.

sry to say

you can also buy ropes, clothing and many other things made with it. But that's not really a point in this case as the skin is referring to a bong (a water pipe or gloups if you prefer).

The LFS websites are hosted in the UK as far as I know, so only the UK laws are applicable in this case. I don't really know the uk laws but in most countries in europe, selling drugs is prohibited while taking drugs is still legal. Putting a drawing of a cannabis plant or talking about it is not illegal but covered by free speech so I think it's fine here. Maybe a UK citizen can confirm or correct me if needed...

I know I'm slow. I don't have the time to train that often at the moment

I just wanted to point out that your rules were unclear.

you say :

Quote :

Blue Flag
One or more competitors are about to lap you. You must hold your course and allow them to pass UNIMPEDED. You must make sure you change speed and leave room to be passed. DO NOT RACE A CAR THAT IS A LAP AHEAD.

I did all of this :
I was on the extreme outside of the track, I lifted the gaz early and smoothly and braked earlier so that DIMO could pass while letting him get the apex correctly. It's not like I was trying to block him or not obeying blue flags.

For the record, I may have a little number of race distance in LFS and be slow on most tracks/cars, but I'm quite a veteran in online sim racing. I race online since 1999-2000 (GPL) and I have organised several national championships (NR2003 and rfactor).

To me there is just a misunderstanding between what your rules says :
you must hold your course and allow them to pass unimpeded

and what your members says (Lotesdelère for example) :
but yes, we ask them when they are under blue flag to give the racing line to the faster drivers.

The racing line is always crossing the width of the track, and a lapped driver can't just disappear from the track to let a leader pass. So while still obeying a blue flag, you basically ask lapped drivers to lose 5 seconds in the straights to let the leader pass without losing a tenth of a second.

That's fine to me it as long as it is clear. Just note that it's completely different from regular FIA rules, so you should expect people to not always be aware of your rules (afterall, I joined a random public server from the lobby, I wasn't directed from a webpage showing your specific rules), so don't be too angry if someone explain his view. In real life, lapped drivers never loose several seconds in the straights to let a leader pass if he is not in the slipstream. They just open the door like I did in the braking zone.

So discussion closed to me. I will act like you ask in your servers and not try to do as in real life or in other servers.

Quote from RobbyMac :

Nice work Knight!

Here are a couple (not so accurate, but close 'nuff) Tecate and Visteon schemes for the VO8

Great ones thanks RobbyMac

I have made a Leyton House skin for the FOX, FO8 and FXR a long time ago. i think it was more based on the 1991 car but it wasn't much different. I also started a 1991 7up FO8 but never finished it.

I could finish the Leyton House set for all cars if anyone is interested, it shouldn't take too much time...

Quote from MaximUK :

Try these Tomi

Maxim

Thanks for the try Maxim.

Unfortunately, Tweaker was right and there is a strange coloration on it if you compare the actual dds file and the result on screen. They look too greenish in LFS. :\

oh too bad...

thanks for the information though

is there an aluminium or brushed metal texture available for these mudguards ?

I love the LX4/6 but I would prefer a more vintage touch to them . An aluminium texture would suit all skins.

Being shown the blue flag in a public race (GTR@AS3) on your servers, I let D.I.M.O. pass me by lifting and braking smoothly and earlier while opening the door completely (I was on the extreme outside in the braking zone) but D.I.M.O. still found a way to bump me while passing me.

I was then bored by 2 Conedodgers members who shouted at me to respect the blue flags because I supposedly didn't got out of the racing line.

So, just for the record, because I said I used to obey to the FIA rules and some people told me I didn't read them, here is what the FIA rules says :

Quote :

d) Light Blue flag:
This should normally be waved, as an indication to a driver that
he is about to be overtaken. It has different meanings during
practice and the race.
At all times :
- A stationary fl ag should be displayed to a driver leaving the pits
if traffi c is approaching on the track.
During practice :
- Give way to a faster car which is about to overtake you.
During the race :
- The flag should normally be shown to a car about to be
lapped and, when shown, the driver concerned must allow the
following car to pass at the earliest opportunity.

source :
ANNEXE H AU CODE SPORTIF INTER ... TERNATIONAL SPORTING CODE

Nothing says the lapped driver should get out of the racing line. It just says it has to allow the leading driver to pass. This is just what I did, in the same way as the real drivers do in the real races, by keeping the outside and breaking earlier and lighter to allow the leader to pass on the inside.

So next time one of you just do a stupid thing then shout at the other to respect the rules, just make sure you have a full knowledge of them.

I may not be a fast racer compared to you guys, but I always try to be clean and respectful.

Thanks for the races though, that was fun

for free : Gimp

Photoshop is probably overkill if you are not a professionnal, Paint Shop Pro is great if you can't deal with Gimp's UI.

Quote from Vain :

Please consider that I don't want to show off with this video (I was actually rather slow...). I want to inspire people (like you!) to do the same so I get to see your onboard-shots. It was really simple to do this and basically everyone can do it.

Vain

Great vid Vain.

Actually, I did some onboard videos of some my best slalom (autocross) runs. I did them to advertise our slalom championship.

http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=ffsca+slalom

I have higher quality versions of them if anyone is interested.

As long as it can be disabled from the client, I don't see any problem with that. A sort of automatic grid presentation with these informations added just before the replay would be great too

Photoshop is overkill if you don't use it at work. It's great for a professionnal but it cost way too much for amateur skins/screenshots/photos edition. May I suggest Gimp, which is free and fine enough for most use or Paint Shop Pro if you are willing to spend a few bucks for a user interface slightly more appealing to people struck in the MS Windows world.

I have used all three in the past and they are all great pieces of software.

Last edited by Tomi, Thu 4 Jan 2007, 09:57.

How are you supposed to know how satan looks ?

It is as funny as those stupid freaks who think they see Jesus or god everywhere. Some of them seem to have a really clear representation of how they should look.

nice cockpit !

http://www.liveforspeed.net/s_photo/baby_50_s.jpg

Quote from Jamexing :

It's not the OEM state that counts. It's the cars POTENTIAL that holds currency with genuine tuners (race and sports performance tuners, not ricers ).

You can do what tuners do to almost every cars as long as you have money. Look what Lotus did to an old lada.

It doesn't make them legendary nor desirable cars.