ok i am used to reading things in MPH yet everything LFS is in KMPH

Can a mod be made to add possible a 2nd guage or mod originals to show KM and MPH?

Quote from hsshoura :

ok i am used to reading things in MPH yet everything LFS is in KMPH

Can a mod be made to add possible a 2nd guage or mod originals to show KM and MPH?

You can change to MPH in the options.

Player > Select your player, and select "Speed display".

Quote from the_angry_angel :

You can change to MPH in the options.

Player > Select your player, and select "Speed display".

yyeahhhh but thats not what im talking about!!

I HAVE MPH displayed but everything else [like speed limits, the 0-97kmph. whatevers] is all in KMPH!!!


i was thinkin bout a way to get both in there

the speed limit is 80 KM/h and 48 MPH

If you want you can use a custom texture on the speed limit sign to say 48 MPH

Firstly, you ask for a speedometer mod, so maybe you should search in a dictionary what that is.
Secondly, maybe the tracks are situated in countries where they use kmph? I know, a pretty outrageous idea

It is an old texture mod from before we had the official LFS forum. It is on RSC.....

http://forum.rscnet.org/showth ... amp;highlight=speed+limit

Quote from Jakg :

the speed limit is 80 KM/h and 48 MPH

Well, kinda.

In LFS the pit lane speed limit is enforced as 80 km/h. That is the final thing - thankfully. Should one be of the imperial pursuasion, one can modify the textures to MPH.

In most part of the world is used KMPH so I dont see a problem with that.
Its same like english got after the second world war the most used language and I dont see a problem with that as well.

I understand the confusion with KMPH thougt.Would feel the same when I would be driving in country using MPH.

You don't really need to know how fast you are going while racing anyway. Pits are the only place you do have to know how fast you can go and it's that hard to memorize that the speed limit is 80 or 49.

If you don't need to know how fast you are going when racing, then speedometers should be removed completely. They are indeed there in LFS cars, so for me to have a sense of real speed, I need the speedometer to read in mph as that is what I know IRL. If it was in KPH, then I would loose the sense of actual speed because I would have nothing to base my speed on. (did that make sense?)

Thus, I need pit speed limit signs for the immersion because I use mph, thus I want to see the signs in MPH. Though it doesn't much matter because I know the conversion of 80 km / 48.x mile.

Quote from mrodgers :

If you don't need to know how fast you are going when racing, then speedometers should be removed completely.

A lot of race cars don't have speedos for that exact reason, the info isn't really that usefull. You are either going too slow, too fast or the right speed. The absolute speed is irrelevant.
The road cars in LFS should of course have their speedos, because they are road cars and that is what road cars have.

What I am saying is that having the speedo or pit limit signs in non-familiar units shouldn't cause problems to anyone.

Yes, the pit signs are not a big deal. Once you learn that 80 km is ~48 km (in LFS, my conversion program is calling 80 kph = 49.7 mph) it is no big deal. But as I've said, having the correct units on the speedometer that you are use to is beneficial. If I was reading kph, I would be like "wow, I'm doing 150 and others are flying by me like I'm standing still!" It's the comparison to real life that allows me to say I've got a good speed at 150 mph rather than trying to think what the heck 150 kph is. 150 kph to me without calculating or having a conversion program seems like it is quite a fast speed when it's only 93 mph.

Sure, reading kph or mph does nothing as far as racing, but it is nice to compare what LFS feels like compared to what you would know in real life with the units you would know in real life.

So you dont need to gauge your speed is at corner entry, and other relative areas then? Wow, you must be a racing GOD! *sarcasm*

in racing they usually talk about which gear to take the corners, not the speed

i dont watch my speed before taking any corner, i just know i have to downshift to 3rd,4th, etc.. gear.
as simple as that

Quote from Archange :

i dont watch my speed before taking any corner, i just know i have to downshift to 3rd,4th, etc.. gear.
as simple as that

Same here.

Quote from Archange :

in racing they usually talk about which gear to take the corners, not the speed

i dont watch my speed before taking any corner, i just know i have to downshift to 3rd,4th, etc.. gear.
as simple as that

That makes no sense whatsoever.
Most of us use completely different gear ratios and as such, what gear you take a corner has nothing to do with what my set takes the corner in.
I'm not for converting the maps to dual units but it's very important to know your relative speed regardless of what unit it's shown in (fast turns after straights, chicanes, etc) as it really helps in terms of consistency.

Quote from gohfeld23 :

That makes no sense whatsoever.
Most of us use completely different gear ratios and as such, what gear you take a corner has nothing to do with what my set takes the corner in.
I'm not for converting the maps to dual units but it's very important to know your relative speed regardless of what unit it's shown in (fast turns after straights, chicanes, etc) as it really helps in terms of consistency.

what he means is that he kows that with his set and with him driving he knows what gear to be in for each bend, not that he knows he has to be in a certain gear because someone else uses that gear. by the same logic its no good saying you must go round a bend at X mph just because some one else does. judgement of speed comes from how fast things feel, including noise, feel of steering etc, if we get varying weather/ grip in s3 then relying on a speed figure to judge your corners could lead to mistakes

I never knew there are guys who need the speedometer that much. What I often look at is the gear change indicator light. After a corner it's nice to see if it blinks a bit earlier than on the previous laps, so I know my new line through that corner worked better. (or sucked ) But that's after. The gear and RPM you hear are enough for measuring the speed. I really have to concentrate on watching the track when entering a corner, otherwise I'd probably find myself in the nearest wall everytime

I've started relying on the speedometer more frequently now then before, especially when tackling WR's. People don't seem to think its needed to glance at your speed, but I assure you it is. When you're fighting for tenths of a second 1MPH or 2KMH really does make a difference so finding the optimal line and getting that 1MPH more out of the car is vital. If you don't look you'll never know, so you will never really progress faster.

i would have to dissagree im allways looking at my speeds at the entry apex and exit of corners to see what i can do with differnt lines.

i do this in LFS and on the Real track

but i only use this for a genral rule to get good times once i know what rev's im listing for i wont look at it again

I use the speedo on straights to see whether I've taken a good line through the previous corner, but when braking for corners, it changes so fast it becomes irrelevant. I just use the feel of the car and the engine note to judge entry speed.

I find myself too often looking at the tachometer, I don't feel I'm able to hear when i'm supposed to change gear. Is there something you have to listen for, or is it just that probaly need more time at the track?