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Things I think would Improve LFS and really take it to the next level !

I understand that some of my suggestions below may not work because you would need a complete new game Engine ! so please dont look at the idea then leave post saying there stupid there just ideas !

1st - New Pit Stop interaction

ok so ill explain what i would like to be implemented. When your in a race and you pull into the pits you get a pop up box that gives you options to change what tyre your using if you want less fuel then you preset or you dont want the Damage fixed !

When racing in LFS if you get spun out the last thing you want when changing tyres or re-fueling is waiting 30-50secs waiting for damage to repair time can cost you many places in a race ! and also if your in a 20 lap race your tyres maybe wearing out to fast and it would be nice to change the type on a pit stop with out leaving the race !

Also i found a issue with the pits witch kinda bugs me ! if your racing and you have a 30sec time pen when you pull into the pits and stop it wont re-fuel you or change your tyres even if there red ! kinda pointless

2-Car mods

Ok on this i mean give people a selection of alloys, spliters, Spoilers, turbos, and upgrade parts ! I know there is a few tweaks out there and a few servers that support the tweaks !

But i think it would give the game a whole new level allowing people to really adjust there car to how they want some may use a SC and others may use a Turbo ! you know uprate your clutch or breaks. Alow people to use light weight alloys or spliters and spoilers to adjust down force on standard cars ! let people build there car to how they want ! This would work well on multi class servers and cruise server and drift !

I understand that if this was in place everyone would just use all the best parts so it would not make any dif ! this is why there would have to a points system inplace in lfs game and there would need to be dedicated LFS servers when people race to earn points/money to buy there upgrades/mods ! also some people may say well it wont be fair if people have 500bhp vs 200bhp but its not hard to have a multi class server but a 300bhp limit for e.g but people will use dif setups like now but with mods ! I think this would make the game alot more entertaining been able to change your engine to a V,Flat,inlive 4,6,8 and bore them out from 1.2-1.8 and so on ! or convert from FWD-AWD This will challenge not only people skills and driving but there ability to understand cars with there own setups !


3- Cruise servers !

Cruise servers are great fun if you just want to relax and chat with your mates and drive around but after a while there just boring because your going around and around the same track !

Its great you can put items on the tracks but i dont think thats enough !

I have said it because i would like to open tracks ! For e.g some tracks in LFS have 4 or 5 layouts ! so what im asking it a Open layout that puts all 4 or 5 into one that lets people go left or right or straight on makes it more fun !

Plus in cruise servers if your been chased by police you can only go round and round the track ! With a open server it always you to go diff directions to evade them and avode road blocks !

4-The banning system !

Ok this is a strange area !

Now some admins can be a little OTT and have there head up there own **** you know what i mean.

now i understand this is all down to the admins and servers owners to decide on who there put into place to keep the order but this does not always work !

Ok i know because i use to drive on the same server all the time for about a year untill one day a new admin decided he did not like me and banned me with no proof so after been unbanned by the owner he banned me again so i had to be unbanned again ! but he was never taken off admin this happen about 15 times to point i would only have to connect to the server to see him say what the hell who un-banned you. followed by you have just been kicked out ! and as you can see this was realy annoying and i actually got a e-mail from LFS saying i had been banned to many time and i would be banned from all servers for 30 days ! all because some guy kept banning me for no reason !

I sent a very very lengthy e-mail to LFS venting my frustrations with replays and pictures of proof that i only got banned when he joined the servers and so on !!! witch they told me they would look into it ! so i think this needs to be looked at ! maybe a 30 day ban if you banned from 20 dif servers not from the same server

You willbe glad to know the admin banned me for 9999999 and ban me and blocked my e-mails from there forum so i cant get a unban again !! how pathetic !

anyway lol

Point 5- Tracks and cars !

Yes i think everyone wants new cars and tracks ! But waittt ! If you go up to my other point allowing people to mod there cars and so on ! then i think i would be happy with out any new cars because there would be 100 diff ways you could mod your car ! But seeing as they would never ever do that and if they did decide to it would take years to come out just like the new VW car that is still not here ! I know going back to the MODS they said on the VW you wont be able to adjust as much with the current in game setup system because they want to make it more real! Well im sorry but they makes it less real ! What they says is if you own a VW in real life you cant buy air filters or fuel pumps or alloys or anything!!! so to make it more real !!! add upgrades and mod system

So i would like to see at least another 2 cars in each class !

As for tracks ! i would like to see some new tracks and open track optionson all for cruise servers!

So yes thats just a few of my options so feel free to comment on them if you like them and soo on ! I understand like i said some of them would not work in the current LFS engine so there is no need to point it out !

hope you enjoyed reading Leave your views ! I do have alot more to add
1. Billicp meet the F12 menu, F12 menu meet Billicp. And it's only if you have a DT/SG it won't do any work to the car.
2. If you want 490 vs 350 bhp then add 0 and 20% restriction to the FZR. Good to see you at least acknowledge how shit your idea is though.
3. Moral of the story: learn to drive and stay off cruise servers.
4. You obviously didn't get the hint when you were continuously banned, you sadist you.
5. Wouldn't we all.
Some general notes to start off. We have an Improvement suggestions log which is a place you should check out before posting any suggestions. I guess that everything you suggested has been already suggested before... anyway:

Point 1) Current pit system is kinda weird, but if you think about it, it is not possible to repair anything but a minor damage during the race. The way LFS allows for complete repairs of pretty much trashed cars mid-race is stupid in the first place. The penalty system is fine IMHO, no existing racing series I'm aware of allows mechanics to work on a car during stop-and-go penalty.

Point 2) This has been discussed to death many times and the result was always the same: GOD NO!

Point 3) Cruise servers are 100% community-based projects with no real support from the devs. Current status of LFS engine doesn't support open layouts, devs know about it and we might get them at some point in the future.

Point 4) You get +1 from me here. With the current system it's easy to become a victim of one idiot with the admin rights.

Point 5) If you buy a WVS in real life, you can't adjust a thing on in except stuff like tyre pressure and camber. Yes, if you buy a different suspension, sway bars and brakes, you car becomes more customizable, but that's not the point here. If you want to know why car modding is NOT a good thing to have in a racing sim, search the Improvement suggestions section, there are lots of threads regarding this topic.
Quote from boothy :1. Billicp meet the F12 menu, F12 menu meet Billicp. And it's only if you have a DT/SG it won't do any work to the car.
2. If you want 490 vs 350 bhp then add 0 and 20% restriction to the FZR. Good to see you at least acknowledge how shit your idea is though.
3. Moral of the story: learn to drive and stay off cruise servers.
4. You obviously didn't get the hint when you were continuously banned, you sadist you.
5. Wouldn't we all.

Clearly you did not understand the MOD idea then ! and Clearly you did not see what i said about the Bans And LFS looking into it and other server Admins taking the ban off ! And i do go on Race Servers !and 4 you clearly did not see what i said about stupid replies ! but im sure you cant help that it must be your mental state in just trying to slate peoples ideas !!! whats the point in having a Idea section to put your views across if people will just look at them not even read them correctly LIKE the mod section IT says !!! let people Upgrade with turbos, SC clutch FLywheel Cams Light weight wheels spliters wings give people a more in depth choice to tune there car !!!! so your reply in Add air restriction well its just miles off what i said !!! you clearly did not understand at all !!!!

And whats wrong with cruise servers ! Some people dont want to race all the time ! they just want to drive around or drift and talk !!!!

There is no need to be a such a self centered condescending ass !!

Its a ideas section ! ITS NO CALLED . Gives us your IDEAS so we can ABUSE THEM and not ACCEPT them !!!! So maybe you should show a little bit more Respect for people before you start been rude and a general ass overall !!!!

And now you will prob reply with some stupid comment trying to stand up for your self !!!! when it clearly says !!!!!!

If you dont agree DONT reply Really whats the point in replying to summit you have no interest in !
Quote from MadCatX :Some general notes to start off. We have an Improvement suggestions log which is a place you should check out before posting any suggestions. I guess that everything you suggested has been already suggested before... anyway:

Point 1) Current pit system is kinda weird, but if you think about it, it is not possible to repair anything but a minor damage during the race. The way LFS allows for complete repairs of pretty much trashed cars mid-race is stupid in the first place. The penalty system is fine IMHO, no existing racing series I'm aware of allows mechanics to work on a car during stop-and-go penalty.

Point 2) This has been discussed to death many times and the result was always the same: GOD NO!

Point 3) Cruise servers are 100% community-based projects with no real support from the devs. Current status of LFS engine doesn't support open layouts, devs know about it and we might get them at some point in the future.

Point 4) You get +1 from me here. With the current system it's easy to become a victim of one idiot with the admin rights.

Point 5) If you buy a WVS in real life, you can't adjust a thing on in except stuff like tyre pressure and camber. Yes, if you buy a different suspension, sway bars and brakes, you car becomes more customizable, but that's not the point here. If you want to know why car modding is NOT a good thing to have in a racing sim, search the Improvement suggestions section, there are lots of threads regarding this topic.

thanks for the reply :-)


Yeh i understand the issue with the Mod system to be built into LFS but i just thought some more indepth setting systems would be fun from the one that is in place now !

But thank you for the reply :-) unlike the sarcastic reply given above lol
It's not what's wrong with Cruise and Drift, but that they're not priorities for LFS development right now. The official stance (I'm only guessing, don't take my word for it) is that they're welcome and Scavier are glad to entertain and accommodate them to some degree, but they're not top priorities.

The #2 mod idea needs to come with some systematic regulating solution to keep competition fair, or it just won't fit into LFS.
as for number 2, my answer is this:

UF 1000 ---> UF-BR ---> UF GTR
XF GTi ---> XF GTR
XR GT ---> XR GT Turbo ---> XR GT3 ---> XR GT2 ---> XR GTR
LX4 ---> LX6
FXO Turbo ---> FXO GT3 ---> FXO GT2 ---> FXO GTR
FZ50 ---> FZ50 GT3 ---> FZ50 GT2 ---> FZ50 GTR
Quote from Breizh :It's not what's wrong with Cruise and Drift, but that they're not priorities for LFS development right now. The official stance (I'm only guessing, don't take my word for it) is that they're welcome and Scavier are glad to entertain and accommodate them to some degree, but they're not top priorities.

The #2 mod idea needs to come with some systematic regulating solution to keep competition fair, or it just won't fit into LFS.

Yeh i Understand that fully ! but it would be nice to have the option to upgrade parts like Lighter Flywheel for fast reving and so on ! or a new LSD to prevent as much wheel spin ! But like you said this would have to be watched or like i said have a form or point's/money system in LFS Kinda like GT1-5 Or even just simple things like been able to change turbo BAR or better CAI or SRI just little things that could involve more fine tuning. But my idea was say for e.g you like to say in a XFG ! but you want to improve downforce with a spliter or spoiler or lighter or heavier wheels. remove seats for light weight ! just there options to an realistic Point. I know there is Tweak were you can do light weight and convert to 4wd or add turbo or change Bar ! summit like that but in the game ! but to a limit ! so say for e.g XFG limit would be a 1.6 Inline turbo 0.4 Bar With stage 2 light weight ! summit in the limits of been real ! Because there is no reason why A car with 50 or 60bhp would not win it happens alot !

But it just gives that option for racers to dev there cars that stage further like in most racing games!

When you go to a track day not everyone has the same car with the same power or setups . on the Standards cars that is ! i just think the option would be nice .

But like you said tbf i dont see it happening even tough it would be pretty easy to put in place seeing as the tools are already out there !

But Then again I dont see enough races that are long enough ever !

I would like to see more 20-40 lap races with pit stops and only 20% fuel at start and so on !!! this would involve more skill for pitting and how to put in on pit ! but this is down to the servers ! i have set my own up but when people see 30 laps there like NOOO ! even tough they will sit there and do 20+ races of 2-3 laps each lol = to 40-60 laps so i dont know !!! sorry that was a bit off subject but im trying to find people that would like to do bigger endurance races !
TBF saying that i was looking at starting up a Division ! of like 2 Races a week 1hour each 16 Races so it would run over 8 weeks! Maybe 20+ and you could do a cash prize at the end every drive put £2 in winner gets £20 2nd £10 3rd £5 4th £3 and 5th £2 summit like that would be given at the end of 8 weeks ! i just think it would make it more fun make it more of a competition ! just another idea

But ovs there would need to be a improved flag system or Insim For crashing and Black flags then again thats easy done by a few spectaters and replays saved added to a forum then re-viewed by admin then if guilty so many points de-ducted :-)

As for the Money i dont know how you would go about that maybe it would have to sit in a PP account and the race would be private new password sent out to racers before each race !!! dont know just another idea chucked out there with basics for somone to improve on

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