WARNING : THIS IS A TEST

NOTE : THIS DOES NOT CONTAIN NEW PHYSICS / VW SCIROCCO / ROCKINGHAM

Hello Racers, here is a new Test Patch : Z25.

It is online compatible with version Z.
You can view hotlap replays made in version Z.

Please keep a backup of your LFS.exe from version Z so you can go back to Z if there are any problems.

Changes in TEST PATCH Z25 :

Updated pictures on car selection screen
Now three sets of screen settings instead of two

Changes in TEST PATCH Z24 :

List of Hosts : Improved layout and cars / options filters
List of Hosts : Page up / page down / home / end keys work
Host options are displayed on Join Specific Host screen
Added option to set colour of road car gear LED display

Changes in TEST PATCH Z22 :

Included Korean translation of training lessons
Much faster List of Hosts (by using UDP instead of TCP)
Z22 hosts display number of and maximum cars in List of Hosts
Included updated liveforspeed.se skins and liveforspeed.ru skins
XRG / XRT / XRR wheels updated using the new wheel drawing system
FIX : It was possible to start a replay while a vote was active

Changes from Z to Z20 :

Improved multiple monitor and curved screen support :

Improved multiple monitor and curved screen support :

The number of left and right screens can be manually entered in the
View Options screen and you can set the angle between monitors.

If you specify more than one screen, multiple views are rendered in
different directions. This allows much wider fields of view.

2 screens - maximum FOV 180 degrees
3 screens - maximum FOV 270 degrees
4 or more screens - maximum FOV 360 degrees

The FOV slider does not set the total field of view. Instead, you
set the FOV of the main screen. LFS then calculates each screen's
field of view and offset according to your settings.

Use "Screen angle" setting to specify the angle between monitors.

Use "View offset" to move the steering wheel off centre.

As before, there are two separate sets of settings. Wide mode
becomes active when the screen width is 3 or more times the height.
Normal mode and wide mode have all the same settings, but normal
mode defaults to 1 screen, while wide mode defaults to 3 screens.

To reproduce the old single projection 3 three screen mode, either
- set the number of left and right screens to zero, or
- set left and right screens to 1 and set "Screen angle" to zero.

A curved screen can be supported by setting the number of left and
right screens to the maximum of 5 each. This 11 screen setup is
an approximate cylindrical projection, ideal for curved screens.

Various other setups can now be properly supported, for example :

- A 2 screen setup with side screen at 30 degrees and offset wheel
- A 5 screen setup with each screen at 45 degrees - total FOV 225
- A 3 projector setup with each screen at 90 degrees - total FOV 270

Note :

External views (TV, helicopter and SHIFT+U mode) are always drawn as
a single render and usually confined to the 2D interface area.

Related settings :

Option to force external views to use full width
Bezel compensation - to allow for the gap between monitors
Screen widths - for centre and side screens with a different width

Other changes to view system :

Two button look (left + right) is now double the one button look and
this allows up to 180 degrees look (like old versions of LFS).

Rear look (instant 180 degree view from centre of car) is now the
same on all cars (no longer shows a virtual mirror) but is disallowed
if the host activates forced cockpit view.

Driving view Z-buffering improved so you should not usually see
missing parts of your seat or the car body when looking around.

Mouse steer/look/axes now relative to interface (not entire screen)
New command : /view save - save any changes made to a custom view
New command : /view reload - reload a custom view without saving

Graphics :

Road cars and virtual dashboard use dashboard light symbols
Shift lights removed from all road cars other than RaceAbout
Improved wheel drawing system including rotating brake discs
Formula BMW wheels updated to use the new wheel drawing system
Headlights and tail lights can now be switched on by pressing '3'
Improved shadows - sharper and ambient shadow effect now included
Slight increase in wheels LOD reduction distance (increases detail)
Increased maximum value of Mirror LOD user setting (default now 0.3)
FIX : Physics objects & smoke can now be seen through your windscreen
FIX : Turn signals were switched off if car received any damage
FIX : Lightmap (lighting on cars) was positioned inaccurately

Interface :

Click car arrow on small map to view that car
Blue and yellow flags removed from cruise mode
Connections list is now shown in alphabetical order
Click name in race position list to view that player
New key : SHIFT+Z to show the mouse cursor when it would be hidden
V / TAB / P / HOME / F1 / F2 / F3 / F / SHIFT+M / N work in options
Window size and position now restored after full screen or exit LFS
Direction to turn and speed limit is shown when leaving pit garage
Unlock screen : new "clear" button to remove name and password
New text command /showmouse [yes/no] does the same as SHIFT+Z
Improved order of "sort by version number" in List of Hosts
New message from host replaces "Did not receive guest info"
Progress indicator for skin downloads while joining a host
FIX : F12 tyre display for remote car could go off screen
FIX : Central message sub-text disappeared in escape menu

Autocross :

New key : SHIFT+O to enter options from SHIFT+U mode
FIX : Autocross editor buttons were wrongly scaled with the interface
FIX : Selected object in editor vanished behind anything transparent
FIX : Could cross finish line without passing all route checkers
FIX : Autocross route checkers only worked for one lap

Translations :

Included new Latin American Spanish translation
Spanish and Slovenian translations of training lessons

Misc :

Implemented ABS brakes in XRG / RB4 / FXO / XRT / FZ5
Misc option "Shadow generation" to select optimal shadow draw
OutGauge : Dashboard lights reported in new OutGaugePack fields
InSim : Traction Control and ABS are now reported in IS_NPL packet
InSim : New packets to start / search replays and take screenshots

Fixes :

FIX : Crash in game setup screen after removing a player
FIX : MRT5 gear indicator and fuel gauge are now visible
FIX : Closing X connects (message in List of Hosts screen)
FIX : Skin names containing a '.' could not be loaded in LFS
FIX : Follower view angle setting changed when LFS restarted
FIX : No response in List of Hosts after failing to join a host
FIX : Short cuts were possible in slalom course training lesson
FIX : Vista 64 power save switched off monitor in full screen mode
FIX : LFS could crash when many cars were in view (e.g. during MPR)
FIX : Mouse steering was stuck on full lock after minimising window
FIX : MPR buffer overflow vulnerability (reported by muhaa - thanks)
FIX : Player name was wrong in entry screen on entry or after replay
FIX : Added checks to prevent guests joining with no user name or ID
FIX : OOS starting race after joining autocross host in entry screen
FIX : Car shake when using left mouse in SHIFT+U to adjust position
FIX : Dedicated host did not save skins used in MPR (for downloads)

DOWNLOADS :

NOTE : If you have ANY test patch after Z, you can use the auto update system.
Just click on List of Hosts in Live for Speed - you don't need to download these.

PATCH Z22 to Z25 (If you already have Z22) :
www.liveforspeed.net/file_lfs. ... =LFS_PATCH_Z22_TO_Z25.exe (1.4 MB)

PATCH Z to Z25 (If you have a Z version earlier than Z22) :
www.liveforspeed.net/file_lfs. ... me=LFS_PATCH_Z_TO_Z25.exe (4.6 MB)

DEDICATED HOST Z25 (non-graphical version for hosting only) :
www.liveforspeed.net/file_lfs.php?name=LFS_S2_DEDI_Z25.zip (1.6 MB)

Nice work. Thank you

One thing not mentioned; numberplates now have the GB logo on the left hand side. I assume this was intentional!

Yes there were some minor updates to the XR cars that also came along with the new wheels.

The rear lights were updated as well.

i dont know but i had prety anyoing but in Z20 and cant see in fixes list:

In menius when I want to select anything i have to push way lower, that was like mouse is on button but when you push i select thing upper, i hope you understand if no i can give you a screnshot

WOW very nice XRR new lights

When I updated host list for the first time, it was quick and it worked. Now none of the 148 UDP servers are responding

Never mind, looks like the master server went down and now it's all fine again. All 148 servers responded!

Great

Quote from oldnavy :

i dont know but i had prety anyoing but in Z20 and cant see in fixes list:

In menius when I want to select anything i have to push way lower, that was like mouse is on button but when you push i select thing upper, i hope you understand if no i can give you a screnshot

For this, we are going to need a very detailed description.

Is this in full screen or windowed?
Did LFS start full screen or windowed?
Is it fixed by returning to a window then back to full screen?
Which operating system are you using?

Anything else you can think of... it really works for most people now, we need all the information to try and understand those few cases where it does not work. Many people discovered problems that in Z19 but it was fixed for nearly everyone in Z20.

UDP list is very fast

Quote from NotAnIllusion :

UDP list is very fast

Yes,very,thanks Scawen.
Nice looking wheels too

Great update tnx

Scawen, what you think about adding all EU member counties to the plate, then it would be fair.

Scawen
S2 licensed

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I like the new lights btw! and the XRT rims, omg love them...

Quote from Dmt :

Scawen, what you think about adding all EU member counties to the plate, then it would be fair.

it would be fair to have interiors/exteriors updated for other cars

edit: nice work on host list!

Good thing the new server list loading option. But didn't like the GB part on the numbers, I think it should be changeable by user in-game like dmt said. And it probably won't be nice for all those patriotic americans driving with a GB number.

Quote from Danas :

Good thing the new server list loading option. But didn't like the GB part on the numbers, I think it should be changeable by user in-game like dmt said. And it probably won't be nice for all those patriotic americans playing with a GB number.

Yes do like dmt said

Well, that would be nice at some point.

But that is a very low priority compared with finishing the physics updates.

i know its not Testpatch related but

i cant go to pit/leave pit/spec/join while someone is connection to the server
its kidda annoying

that fast loading host list it is great improve, if there would be possibility for users to have simple favorites hosts list it would be quite cool, I hope that in undefined future lfs will have such feature

btw i'm sure there is good reason for it but is there any way of starting to record replay right after one was saved?

OMG, nice work, LFS developers. The rims are cool, and the number plates are also awesome. Finally, LFS is getting closer to reality.

Amazing, list of hosts is 100 times faster, rims are looking nice, numberplates also great, Korean language.. can't quite tell.. but overall very good improvement to have in next patch.

Amazingly fast host check! I assume the [TCP] filter is only temporary to allow better testing?

Numberplates are cool, could do with having the choice of country though...

Like the new wheels too, and the server list, what an improvment!