FLP, or Fred Loves Pie, would like to announce a new LFS modification!
FLP Soccer ([url="lfs://%7CFLP+Soccer+%28Beta%29%7C0%7CS2%7C/"]FLP Soccer (Beta)[/url]
Need a break from racing? Want to try something different? Here's an alternative! On our server you can participate in a primitive form of three-a-side soccer. And I guess all of you already are familiar with the gameplay of the game. We've spent a few nights developing this, and although it isn't perfect (and never will be) we think it's time to officially announce what it is all about and how it works!
What exactly makes this any different from any other lfs soccer, is that this thing tries to achieve an unadmined game, the ball should in theory be able to be completely afk, with game after game being played without any problems.
- Gameplay[url="lfs://%7CFLP+Racing%7C0%7CS2%7C/"]
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One player selects the UF1 and takes on the role as 'The Ball'. This client will obviously not take part in the game per say, but plays an important role in this game. The other clients decide which team they'd like to be in (either A or B by default) simply by lining up of either side of the pitch. Usually, Team A is Red and Team B, Blue. The maximum number of players per team are 3, but games of 2on2, and even 1on1 are possible.
The game is on when the ball is spawned mid-field. The game ends when either team scores 3 goals. There are no throw-ins nor corner kicks, if the ball gets out of bounds it will respawn mid-field.
When the ball is about to spawn, you are not allowed to be in the mid-circle, and you are not allowed to move. The most important rule is not to pit MANUALLY. Pitting manually will eventually end in total chaos. Please, use these commands:
- Rules
!pit - Use this to repair your car, this command will check if the mid-circle is blocked, preventing players to spawn inside of each other.
- Commands
!ball - Respawns the ball mid-field. Used when the ball is hit out of bounds.
!score - Displays the current score.
!teams - Displays the current team names.
!team [a|b] [name] - Use this command to rename your team.
If you'd like to switch teams/car/setup, first spectate, then enter the garage. Leave the garage and re-join the game when the mid-circle is not blocked by another client.As mentioned earlier, the game needs a ball. Anyone can take on the role as ball, but the player HAS to be named The Ball. We suggest that The Ball selects keyboard steer, this will keep the front wheels straight and it wont damage your steering wheel. We've created a skin and a setup for the ball to use, which are attached in this post.
- The Ball
The biggest problems with this mod are results of LFS built-in prediction of player movement and packet rates. Thus, the system might register misses as goals, and miss goals which were actually valid. Especially when the ball moves too fast. Another issue is blocking of the mid-circle (spawn-point). If the client acting as The Ball is the only one online, and he or she is spawned mid-field no other players will be able to join the game because of the spawn-point being blocked. Clients can sort this out by issuing the !ball command and leave the pits/join the game the second the ball respawns. We are aware of these flaws but there is nothing we can do.
- Known bugs
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