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The reason for that is, I believe 4xAA is the best result for the least minimal extra GPU usage. That's why mirrors and VR render target use 4xAA and that's why the postprocessing one does as well (as it was a quick add-on using some existing code). My understanding is the render target uses 4x the size of Z buffer when you use 4xAA. Higher AA settings use bigger and bigger Z buffer and it starts to become a memory access and processing issue. And regarding anisotropic filtering, higher AF settings cause the card to produce its own special anisotropic versions of textures in memory and the amount used is unpredictable (at least to me it is).

Thanks for the explanations

This makes the topic a bit more understandable for me.

Since we're still before the public update, would it hurt to raise the object-count limit a bit ? Even 4k shouldn't be a problem for today's PCs.

R21 contains fixes, updates and rewritten instructions docs\Autocross.txt

Layout editor:

New layout editor instructions: docs\Autocross.txt
Improved UNDO and REDO - the selection is now correctly restored
Start position / checkpoints / finish line now in control section
FIX: Heading slider bar was not restored after a failed rotation
FIX: Zero diameter marshalls could be placed in the same position
FIX: Diameter stuck after adding a circle when diameter was zero

InSim:

New value PMO_AVOID_CHECK for PMO_ADD_OBJECTS avoids validity check

https://www.lfs.net/forum/thread/92067

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Start position / checkpoints / finish line now in control section

I always assumed the fact you can only add one of each was the reason they were excluded from the editor. Having all objects listed in the editor + removal of these dedicated keys ('S', 'F', '1', '2', '3') is a nice improvement.

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New value PMO_AVOID_CHECK for PMO_ADD_OBJECTS avoids validity check

Thanks!

The following report is probably not related to the test patch. Nor is it a bug but it might be worth mentioning. When you add (by pressing 'O' or 'M') a selection (row as shown in the screenshots attached) of intersecting movable objects with PMO_AVOID_CHECK flag set the validity check is performed. A PMO_ADD_OBJECTS is sent followed by a PMO_DEL_OBJECTS. Interestingly it does not remove all objects. It typically leaves 1 or 2 objects. The same happens when you place on ground.

This is probably much ado about nothing although, as a result the UNDO/REDO is blocked. You can't undo from that point on anymore.

The screenshots illustrate a row of intersecting movable objects (with ground level check) which were copy-pasted.

EDIT:
Interestingly, depending on which the last selected object is 1 object or 2 objects are left undeleted. Could the validity check become patchy when movable objects (especially railing, I can't reproduce this with other movable objects) are close to one another?

I've been stuck into the editor properly this week, and it really is nice to use with these new features. There's one thing that does slow me down though: The outlines can get in the way when you're trying to lay a line of objects neatly, for example a long wall made of many concrete wall objects. I end up repositioning my view and zooming in and out with every object in the line, or having to go back and smooth it out via the coord buttons with lots of swapping which object is highlighted.

Would it be possible to have a key that would turn them off temporarily? I imagine that just while the key is pressed would be better than an on/off toggle, so it would be like when we use ctrl+alt to momentarily turn playernames into usernames. That'd be just enough for a quick visual check before we place, without hobbling the usefulness of the outlines.

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I've been stuck into the editor properly this week, and it really is nice to use with these new features. There's one thing that does slow me down though: The outlines can get in the way when you're trying to lay a line of objects neatly, for example a long wall made of many concrete wall objects. I end up repositioning my view and zooming in and out with every object in the line, or having to go back and smooth it out via the coord buttons with lots of swapping which object is highlighted.

Would it be possible to have a key that would turn them off temporarily? I imagine that just while the key is pressed would be better than an on/off toggle, so it would be like when we use ctrl+alt to momentarily turn playernames into usernames. That'd be just enough for a quick visual check before we place, without hobbling the usefulness of the outlines.

I strongly believe that would be handy! After all, it is WYSIWYG, thus requires to see things as "naked eye".

+1

I see there's a new line in translations - "matching object". Not sure where and when the message comes,so before trying all variations,could someone explain how it's meant and when it's displayed?

Also Scawen - would be nice,if there are new lines to translate in new test patch,you could just notify in test patch post about it. I know you send e-mail when there is more stuff to translate,but in my case it would be enough something like "Translators - new line(s) to translate" in post. To be honest - I check this forum much more often than my mail...

Quote from sicotange :

removal of these dedicated keys ('S', 'F', '1', '2', '3') is a nice improvement.

+1 to this, I can't count the number of times I've messed up the server by accidentally pressing one...

Quote from Racon :

Would it be possible to have a key that would turn them off temporarily? I imagine that just while the key is pressed would be better than an on/off toggle, so it would be like when we use ctrl+alt to momentarily turn playernames into usernames. That'd be just enough for a quick visual check before we place, without hobbling the usefulness of the outlines.

I haven't thought much about this or tested it, but would CTRL+SHIFT be a good key for this?

As it is used in a few places to provide a temporarily different display.

Quote from Eclipsed :

I see there's a new line in translations - "matching object". Not sure where and when the message comes,so before trying all variations,could someone explain how it's meant and when it's displayed?

The new "matching object" is similar to "intersecting object".

They are used with the strings "Can't add :" and "Can't move :".

It means the object is exactly the same as another object, so can't be placed.

In that case you would see "Can't add : matching object".

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I haven't thought much about this or tested it, but would CTRL+SHIFT be a good key for this?

As it is used in a few places to provide a temporarily different display.

I can't see any reason why not, plus it's already in muscle memory

Window while connecting - no idea why this option is needed , just use Win+T or Alt+Tab. And why is this option everytime after a update installed enabled? If it only need 5min to remove this, please do it. Suggestion for the new LFS: User-Settings are needed, optional in the windows default settings folders C:\Users\<yourusername>\AppData\Roaming\

Quote from matze54564 :

Window while connecting - no idea why this option is needed , just use Win+T or Alt+Tab. And why is this option everytime after a update installed enabled? If it only need 5min to remove this, please do it. Suggestion for the new LFS: User-Settings are needed, optional in the windows default settings folders C:\Users\<yourusername>\AppData\Roaming\

offtopic:

That (annoying) window thing comes from a time when people were using 3rd-party firewall software that would ask you to allow network access for lfs.exe. It could happen that that request didn't actually pop up correctly and thus block LFS from connecting to the master which resulted in people asking why the game was broken.

User-Settings are also a think that weren't really around when LFS was initially released in 2002. It's basicly how games worked back then and has the distinct advantage that you can just copy your LFS folder and save all data at once without having to dive deep into the user folder (and AppData isn't even visible per default) and back a 2nd (3rd, 4th ...) folder as well.
Both concepts have advantages and disadvantages.

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Would it be possible to have a key that would turn them off temporarily? I imagine that just while the key is pressed would be better than an on/off toggle, so it would be like when we use ctrl+alt to momentarily turn playernames into usernames. That'd be just enough for a quick visual check before we place, without hobbling the usefulness of the outlines.

It is indeed useful to be able to hide the outlines in some cases.

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I haven't thought much about this or tested it, but would CTRL+SHIFT be a good key for this?

As it is used in a few places to provide a temporarily different display.

CTRL+SHIFT seems pertinent although SHIFT is already used to keep the selection when you are no longer in FVM_EDIT mode. What about the ALT key?

R21 not yet official ? shall we begin to speculate on more things coming with T release (or S ... ) than what is in R21 ?

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R21 not yet official ? shall we begin to speculate on more things coming with T release (or S ... ) than what is in R21 ?

I allready started to hope for more As I thought at first this was just a tiny update for connection updates. But now it takes so long that I have feeling Scawen waiting for Eric

Yeah my hopes have been steadily going up for a while now, everyday checking the forums to see what's going on. Interested!

Lfs is old tech. Doesn't mean its bad.

Hello @Scawen,

New gear feature Can you add?

Sport Mode
Eco Mode
Comfort Mode
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InSim With suspension, differential, pressure, camber, torque, power adjustable forces can be increased?

Because LFS is intended for racing use, not cruising use, right?

I mean, you can control fuel mixture I'm fairly sure!

Also, the insim control you mentioned probably wont be implemented (if all) until the new tyre physics update, as anything above 400hp goes all crazy currently, or at least it does in Tweak.

Now that's a long list for a compatible (so far ) test patch

Quote from Pasci :

Used graphic card: GTX980

I am late about this but still would like to comment about it. Lots of people with powercards forget to realize that LFS is pretty GPU friendly, in a way that the GPU goes into sleeping mode by clocking itself and its memory down if it detects it has not have to do much. Without monitoring GPU-Z (which has a clock history graph) its impossible to say what is going on. When in fullscreen or windowed/borderless screen and post processing on/off the drivers can decide to be in a different power state and therefore cause the 10x framedrop. Its then your card which is "sleeping" but to be sure about this; monitor GPU-Z.

Especially when you you use the frame limiter or V-sync function in LFS this happens.

hello
I have a problem in getting to the server someone can help me?
when I get into the server in part of (waiting for ok) I'll this error
(did not receive ok)
but when it comes to the server that nobody is inside it does not gave it!!!
someone can help me for this error
thanks u...

Quote from KamranM3 :

hello
I have a problem in getting to the server someone can help me?
when I get into the server in part of (waiting for ok) I'll this error
(did not receive ok)
but when it comes to the server that nobody is inside it does not gave it!!!
someone can help me for this error
thanks u...

Better ask this in Technical Assistance, becourse it's probally is a ISP problem.

The last patch.
After I have selected objects, there is no virtual displacement of the selected objects. Only after that, when they were installed in a random place. This is not convenient.

If you just select them there are no preview objects, but you can still paste a copy with the O key. If you select them and then press ctrl-c to copy the selection, you will have preview objects (which you can still place with O, but also ctrl-v).