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silver bullet
S2 licensed
Quote from AndroidXP :Please, could you either drop it, or continue with PMs? I was hoping that the politics thing was finally left alone, but I guess I was wrong. Neither this thread, nor the LFS forum is a place to discuss such stuff, and no matter who started it, there's no reason to continue shitting up this thread.

I am not entirely sure why you are accusing me of "shitting up" this thread, please quote Tristan or Fordman. All I did was voice my opinion that maybe it is not a good idea to insult people based on where they are from, especcially in this thread.
silver bullet
S2 licensed
I don't go around discussing your country's politics and bashing your leaders for no apparent reason.

Tristan and deggis I would appreciate if you explained your points of view instead of mouthing off like a couple of sods.

"OMG Bush suxxor LOLz kekeke"
silver bullet
S2 licensed
I'd like to join too. I have to admit beforehand that I'm pretty new so I suck a fat one on the track
silver bullet
S2 licensed
Quote from tristancliffe :It's mainly your president that gives us the right to do all that

I am not sure what you mean by this
silver bullet
S2 licensed
Quote from Fordman :Tweak, as per usual, the American community just doesn't understand the question, and in turn, just releases the Panic button and answers the obvious illepall Are you Bush in Disguise?

What do you think gives you the right to insult my people, my country, and my President all in the same sentence? This is an international forum so please have the common courtesy to restrain from such baseless attacks on somebody just because of where they are from.
silver bullet
S2 licensed
Thanks for your responses

Im assuming that slicks would be useless on gravel etc. for the same reasons they are worthless in the rain? Would they sort of "glide" on sand/gravel, is that it?
Question about tires
silver bullet
S2 licensed
This is going to be an easy question to all of you racing gurus. I was always wondering why tires on regular road cars are not slick. My background in physics suggests that greater the surface area, the better the grip of the tire to the road. I know that F1 cars use slick tires for better grip. How come regular road cars dont use slicks??

I came up with two possible explanations:

1. When driving in the rain the slicks would "glide" upon the water and provide little friction, whereas the grooves in regular tires would allow the water to be pushed from under the wheel, and still maintain the grip

2. Tire companies want to save money, so they market the grooves on tires as if they actually provide better grip, and that way save on the amount of resin they have to use

Am I even close?
silver bullet
S2 licensed
Quote from CSU1 :Pfff! so what, well MY name was inspied by Electrik Six's-"Dance Commander" I've been using it for a few other games too, and for some reason nobody ever takes it. Every game i played, "CSU1" was always available, I guess it's sort of an original nick??

I am saying for a name that is not a random combination of letters and numbers (*cough* CSU1 *cough*) my nick seems to be pretty original.

By "original" i mean nobody ever takes it. Since nobody ever takes it, then it must not be very popular.

I guess my nick just sucks.....
silver bullet
S2 licensed
My nickname was inspired by Leonard Cohen's song "Field Commander Cohen". I've been using it for a few other games too, and for some reason nobody ever takes it. Every game i played, "silver bullet" was always available, I guess it's sort of an original nick??


no regrets either, its a cool nick
silver bullet
S2 licensed
Get ECCI pedals for your MOMO instead. Same price as the G25.

MOMO wheels are actually pretty decent, it's the pedals that suck. Do you really need a whole new set of mass-produced junk (G25) when you can buy a set of top of the line pedals for the same price?

http://ecci6000.com/6000_momo_01.htm
silver bullet
S2 licensed
LFS comes as close to providing a sense of driving a race car as any other sim out there. In the future when the computers become more and more powerful, people will build simulators that mimic reality even better. Right now driving in LFS and driving in real life require in some ways similar but in other ways fundamentally different skill sets. Fortunately, LFS is right there on the "frontier" of commercially available simulators.

As to people who cry about "unrealistic" features? I say use common sense. Not everybody has a clutch pedal in their posession, so things like "auto-clutch" are essential for the game to become popular among casual gamers. On the other hand every "driver's aid" should have an option to be turned off. That's one reason I don't like the current race start system, there is no way to turn it off.

And I do side with people who want a "hardcore" mode, because it would be a very easy solution to appease everybody as long as you keep separate records for "hardcore" and "casual" players on LSFW. That way casual gamers can stick to the regular servers, and die-hard racers can compete in the hardcore mode.
silver bullet
S2 licensed
I discovered yesterday that I have a problem with my MOMO black pedals (surprise!).

I that the red brake bar on the bottom right corner does not go down all the way, and I can see a little red "stub" which means that the brakes are applied all the time altho very lightly. I examined the outside of the unit, and it seems that I've been kicking the pedal a little bit too hard. The junky plastic pedal does not go back all the way after being depressed. When I look at the Controllers menu in the Windows Control Panel, my brake axis never goes to zero, there is always some brake being applied.

What can i do about it??? I dont want to race with the brake "on" all the time.
silver bullet
S2 licensed
Sticky!
silver bullet
S2 licensed
Buy a license
silver bullet
S2 licensed
1. Buy S2

2. Stay in school
silver bullet
S2 licensed
As I understand these were very first impressions. I am sure that once you get used to the shifter, it will feel more natural.

Also you have to understand that you are buying a "cheapo" product. Decent three pedal set + good wheel + H-shifter will cost you well over a thousand dollars. Logitech put everything together in a nice little package that sells for $300, obviously something is going to be shit, in this case pedals and shifter.

If you want first class equipment you have to pay accordingly. If you want to save money, know what to expect.
silver bullet
S2 licensed
I'd love to drive a 1990 Dodge Shadow STD from my house to the mall and back!
silver bullet
S2 licensed
Maybe write a petition-type letter to Microsoft and request a car simulator?
silver bullet
S2 licensed
Wtf? Not a single explosion! Boring!!!


On a serious note those are really really nasty. Karting is one sport I wish I did as a kid. Now im too old
silver bullet
S2 licensed
Quote from Slidaaaa :This seems to be really cool, i cant believe i did not know this game yet,loved the screens so far, im big fan of these 'classics' games.

(like fallout, big red racing,carmageddon,interstate 76, and some olders, when i was kid, i had the Demo of all of the cool games of the low 90's-486,golden times)

Quarantine is way older than Fallout, Carma, or I76, maybe thats why
silver bullet
S2 licensed
Quote from jaws99 :i use Mozilla after having trouble with explorer. Is it possible to get viruses & spyware while playing LFS online?

Not unless you are downloading pornography in the background (using internet explorer).
silver bullet
S2 licensed
Quote from AndroidXP :Yeah, but where you live is not where LFSn00b lives, so your location related disadvantage is of no relevance in here

Hey I'm just sharing my experiences. Spreading the joy so to speak.
silver bullet
S2 licensed
First and foremost, do not use Internet Explorer. Download Mozilla Firefox and that will solve 99.9% of your spyware troubles.

My fave antivirus is the "ewido security suite", google it. Its ~$30 but they give you a 2-3 week trial with all the options. It's really good.

If you REALLY need to get rid of something, d/l "hijack this" and search google on how to use it, because it's more of an advanced prog

Junk like lavasoft and Spybot is OK but its going to rid your comp of maybe 99% of the spyware, and that last 1% is going to drive you insane.

Oh and before I forget, DONT USE EXPLORER
silver bullet
S2 licensed
Quote from xWolFx :FEWER SERVERS? Boy, did you just fall on your head? Demo has about 130 Servers each day, S2 peaks at 450 servers. Check your settings when seraching for servers.

Not around where I live
silver bullet
S2 licensed
There are fewer servers on S2 than in demo, but people are much better. I haven't seen a crasher in the two weeks that I have owned S2. The class of drivers is definately better, altho there are many beginners so you won't feel completely outclassed.

Definately worth the $$$
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