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is it possible that one of your wins came with a starting grid fewer than 4 cars? If so, those stats are not tracked (except the yellows, of course).
i'll admit it... i am a fiero fan. Those things were so lightweight and capable... too much so, in some cases. they're a great base for kit cars and with engine swaps they're track monsters too...
too bad they ever did away with the in-seat headrest speakers...
/me exudes unhealthy levels of graphics tablet lust...it would take an inappropriate amount of handicapping on the F08 i believe... perhaps its just a matter of time for people to develop good setups, but the new beemer just feels so sluggish when going back and forth with the FOX.
i enjoy the short races for now because it helps with finding new setup adjustments, but you sure can't afford to make a mistake (or get taken out at T1) because there's no time to get positions back.
not that i think i will ever have a hard time topping my own PBs but in the interest of the community, i definitely think they should be cleared...
with new physics and new required driving styles/setups, everything old is invalid, regardless of how impressive it may have been.
are you able to archive PBs and/or hotlaps for those who will lose WR times?
with new physics and new required driving styles/setups, everything old is invalid, regardless of how impressive it may have been.
are you able to archive PBs and/or hotlaps for those who will lose WR times?
thank you Scavier! Have a merry christmas and enjoy your well-deserved break!
did i really just read this thread? yeah, the kid was being immature, but how old are you that you can't just overlook idiots like this?
Same here... i race almost exclusively on the CTRA SS1 server, but i've never had anyone harrass me for being American. My experience has been quite the contrary... LFS has been a pretty welcoming community. I've never come across anyone unwilling to share fast setups or have light conversation...
started for me when my roommate and i were playing trackmania nations, and we heard folks talking about LFS on there. i'm somewhat of a racing sim connoisseur, so i had to check it out, and within 2 weeks of d/l the demo, i was hooked and S2 licensed.
niels, i can't speak for germans, but its certainly nothing i've ever heard of here... after a wiki search, i can only find that it's the dutch term for "consumption/tuberculosis", but sounds like its also used as an exclamation like "damn!"
odd that they would choose such a word, but it hardly seems like something that should be considered profain... there are plenty of things that i would consider offensive if used with that intent. for example, if you tell someone to go die in a fire, that's pretty harsh, but that doesn't mean "die" and "fire" should be filtered words.
odd that they would choose such a word, but it hardly seems like something that should be considered profain... there are plenty of things that i would consider offensive if used with that intent. for example, if you tell someone to go die in a fire, that's pretty harsh, but that doesn't mean "die" and "fire" should be filtered words.
all of my auto-update related problems were solved by running LFS.exe as an administrator every time.
(does not seem to work for me to simply be logged in as an admin and have UAC off)
(does not seem to work for me to simply be logged in as an admin and have UAC off)
not that i have any place in this thread, but i've been a long-time sim racer, and am a huge LFS fan... i just wanted to let you guys know that i appreciate the history lesson and have thoroughly enjoyed this thread 
sounds great to me... anything that brings us closer to realistic setups and driving styles is more than welcome IMO...
besides, there's a far cry between my PB's and the WR's, so any records that get wiped will only make me feel that much better
besides, there's a far cry between my PB's and the WR's, so any records that get wiped will only make me feel that much better
how much different is the new patch in terms of physics and feel? i'm pretty pumped for it, but i didn't feel like doing the test patching - just patiently and trustingly waiting for Y.
these suggestions are all pretty good ideas for "minimum requirements", but i prefer the way it was first explained to me:
LFS basically runs on the smell of gasoline and an oily rag.
LFS basically runs on the smell of gasoline and an oily rag.
mine varies from car to car to get the best realistic perspective i can... i imagine it as sliding my seat back and forth to get comfortable with the car's dash and mirrors.
most cars fall between 88 and 95 for me with 2-6° of tilt towards the center, so i can get both side and rear view mirrors in view (does not apply to SS, obviously).
this is all on a 22" widescreen LCD.
most cars fall between 88 and 95 for me with 2-6° of tilt towards the center, so i can get both side and rear view mirrors in view (does not apply to SS, obviously).
this is all on a 22" widescreen LCD.
i'm still working on my consistency as well, but here's my method/tip:
work on 1 corner at a time. i set a target lap time to try to keep my times under (something reasonable, but challenging). then, pick only one corner on the circuit at a time and try that corner different ways. different braking points, turn-in points, gears, speeds, etc. See how that plays into your lap times.
tough to be consistent when you don't know what's best...
once i'm satisfied with my "ideal lap" on a certain circuit, i take at least 10-15 laps on it with my goal being consistency rather than speed. for example, if my average time is ~1:07 on a given track, i will try to stay within 1:06.5 to 1:07.5. What i find is that after several laps, i actually have to slow myself down in certain areas to hit that 1:07 mark, and that's how consistency yields speed.
work on 1 corner at a time. i set a target lap time to try to keep my times under (something reasonable, but challenging). then, pick only one corner on the circuit at a time and try that corner different ways. different braking points, turn-in points, gears, speeds, etc. See how that plays into your lap times.
tough to be consistent when you don't know what's best...
once i'm satisfied with my "ideal lap" on a certain circuit, i take at least 10-15 laps on it with my goal being consistency rather than speed. for example, if my average time is ~1:07 on a given track, i will try to stay within 1:06.5 to 1:07.5. What i find is that after several laps, i actually have to slow myself down in certain areas to hit that 1:07 mark, and that's how consistency yields speed.
gotcha! thanks for the info 
all other racers drop/spectate - stats still tracked?
So yesterday (~6-7PM US Eastern Time) I entered a race with 3 or 4 other people. It was the first race on the track, as the server had just switched over. Track was FB Green.
It seemed like everyone was just trying to work their setups or something and they were dropping in and out and pitting. I, however, ran a full race and (obviously) won as well as having the fastest lap.
The $results display showed i would be awarded points, so i know that it wasn't a "mid-race join" scenario, but my stats don't include that win or the fastest lap...
Does at least one other person have to finish the race for my stats to count?
BTW, i know it's a petty thing to ask, but i'm a n00b, so those numbers would actually be nice to see (it would be my 2nd win, and 1st fastest lap).
It seemed like everyone was just trying to work their setups or something and they were dropping in and out and pitting. I, however, ran a full race and (obviously) won as well as having the fastest lap.
The $results display showed i would be awarded points, so i know that it wasn't a "mid-race join" scenario, but my stats don't include that win or the fastest lap...
Does at least one other person have to finish the race for my stats to count?
BTW, i know it's a petty thing to ask, but i'm a n00b, so those numbers would actually be nice to see (it would be my 2nd win, and 1st fastest lap).
well the site has been updated to say they're working on something for the new patch... perhaps they put this on hold until they find out what's compatible with X30+ or Y...
Intel E6550, 3GB RAM, GeForce 8600 GT, 1680x1050x32
I have everything on full blast, dither disabled, and set up a manual profile for LFS to have 4X AA, texture filtering, etc. etc. (basically followed the 'how to make LFS look really good' guide). Also, i have the high res pack from lfs-database.
With 31 other cars on the track in the most taxing graphical environments (cars running off track, etc.) i've seen it dip into the 50FPS range, but most of the time it will run in the 70s... i cap it at 60 because i'd prefer it to be consistent.
edit: should also note that turning off texture filtering in the nvidia profiler lets the game run over 100FPS, and i've never removed the cap to see how high it would really go.
I have everything on full blast, dither disabled, and set up a manual profile for LFS to have 4X AA, texture filtering, etc. etc. (basically followed the 'how to make LFS look really good' guide). Also, i have the high res pack from lfs-database.
With 31 other cars on the track in the most taxing graphical environments (cars running off track, etc.) i've seen it dip into the 50FPS range, but most of the time it will run in the 70s... i cap it at 60 because i'd prefer it to be consistent.
edit: should also note that turning off texture filtering in the nvidia profiler lets the game run over 100FPS, and i've never removed the cap to see how high it would really go.
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i'm excited that as a sequential shifter that also used the throttle cut (for realism), i no longer have to lose tenths on shifts to the guy racing along side me that's audibly flatshifting.
i'm excited that as a sequential shifter that also used the throttle cut (for realism), i no longer have to lose tenths on shifts to the guy racing along side me that's audibly flatshifting.
demo racers can just drift the FBM 
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have you ever even played on XBL? 1) some games do have dedicated servers, run by the devs of the games - other games, such as Halo, are setup beautifully to run from a floating host. 2) they DO provide voice comms... its built into every single game, and the console even comes with a mic. 3) it's $50 per year... that's a hair over $4 per month. not $10... $4.
as far as i'm concerned, XBL is the only online service worth a damn, and i'll happily pay my $4/mo. for the quality of connections and depth of integration of the "friends" feature that they have...
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