Out of curiosity, how did the MRT5 and Raceabout end up in LFS? Did the devs approach them or vice versa?
Might also be worth noting who Castrol sponsor these days, if they've taken an interest in Live For Speed you never know...
Might also be worth noting who Castrol sponsor these days, if they've taken an interest in Live For Speed you never know...
It was a joke, which is why I put the little *cough* at the end.
What with the big deal made of the tobacco ban in motorsport I thought it was kinda funny, ah well, nevermind.
It has nothing to do with what Live For Speed is or isn't, but what the 'rival' sims are.
Let's take Grand Prix Legends for example, the vast majority of people who play it are those who grew up a lot closer to the 60's and have a stronger bond with the cars and tracks than is probably healthy.
The same can be said of GTR, endurance racing for the most part doesn't appeal to the younger audience. Setting aside 3 hours (at least) to watch a motor race doesn't fit in with their plans like the way touring cars and Formula One do.
Excepting the LX cars, the other deciding factor is that Live For Speed doesn't really model old cars. It's all relatively modern which probably alienates some of the GPL purists who might otherwise enjoy the physics and online racing that LFS has to offer.
Above all though, Live For Speed manages to offer everything from Mini sprint racing to full grands prix, which is remarkable, really. So I guess the younger audience is downto maybe being more open to what's on offer and not being turned off by the fact it doesn't actually simulate a real series or track.
This long ramble was brought to you by the letter C.
Let's take Grand Prix Legends for example, the vast majority of people who play it are those who grew up a lot closer to the 60's and have a stronger bond with the cars and tracks than is probably healthy.
The same can be said of GTR, endurance racing for the most part doesn't appeal to the younger audience. Setting aside 3 hours (at least) to watch a motor race doesn't fit in with their plans like the way touring cars and Formula One do.
Excepting the LX cars, the other deciding factor is that Live For Speed doesn't really model old cars. It's all relatively modern which probably alienates some of the GPL purists who might otherwise enjoy the physics and online racing that LFS has to offer.
Above all though, Live For Speed manages to offer everything from Mini sprint racing to full grands prix, which is remarkable, really. So I guess the younger audience is downto maybe being more open to what's on offer and not being turned off by the fact it doesn't actually simulate a real series or track.
This long ramble was brought to you by the letter C.
Sounds like it isn't worth the trouble, spend your time racing on servers where you're welcome and those which aren't as ban happy.
Assign each track a real world location, Aston in the same area as Donnington for example, and then have LFS World pick the weather data for Donnington off any number of forecasting sites on the web and in turn relay that to any LFS game with the option enabled.
Day/night cycles should always be in the hands of the host in my view.
Granted, I know there must be far simpler ways to do it but that's how I'd like to see it done personally.
Day/night cycles should always be in the hands of the host in my view.
Granted, I know there must be far simpler ways to do it but that's how I'd like to see it done personally.
Rev limiters are known to malfunction from time to time but it's extremely rare these days and normally down to the guy holding the laptop between sessions.
Assigned pit boxes would be a welcome addition but are some of the pitlanes long enough to accomodate the unlikely event of 20 cars pitting at the same time?
I agree some form of 'instant' skinning would be a welcome addition in LFS, maybe something on the colour picker to place door numbers and a few token decals? Nothing to elaborate, just something to give folks a quick way to look different.
That said, LFS has to be the easiest game (racing or otherwise) to skin that I've ever come across. Load up the relatively easy to decipher JPG and away you go. Brilliant.
That said, LFS has to be the easiest game (racing or otherwise) to skin that I've ever come across. Load up the relatively easy to decipher JPG and away you go. Brilliant.
Pretty much spot on, compare the racing in F1 and GP2 and they're a world apart.
The tow from the FO8 probably seems extreme because the car infront doesn't get any benefits at the moment, once that's corrected slipstreaming won't have eyes out on stalks closing speeds.
Whenever I'm asked what I've been doing, I never once tell a prospective Mrs. Famous I spent all day playing Live For Speed. Instead what I do is slowly sip a Martini, punch out the nearest Russian super villian and retire to my hotel room with a girl who just left the swimming pool.
True story.
True story.
Strong wind and negative wing angle on the FO8 would be.. umm... interesting.
This is the James Hunt helmet I made a while ago and have been using ever since. Note: It contains tobacco sponsorship so may be illegal on European race servers. *cough*
Now that the LFS crew have gone back to the outside world does this mean Live For Speed will slowly evolve into a sink maintenance sim? It's only a matter of time before we're all exchanging torque wrench setups.
I'd give pretty much anything to have a prototype sportscar in LFS, preferably an LMP1 in both GTP and spyder form.
Considering how effortless it is to setup a multiclass race it's a shame we can't currently recreate the full atmosphere of a real sportscar event. The FO8 is nearly as powerful but not designed to take the knocks and scrapes that the protos do when lapping traffic.
Considering how effortless it is to setup a multiclass race it's a shame we can't currently recreate the full atmosphere of a real sportscar event. The FO8 is nearly as powerful but not designed to take the knocks and scrapes that the protos do when lapping traffic.
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