Naturally, since every other application I have runs perfectly fine under Vista, except for LFS regarding power management, it is obviously a Vista issue and cannot possibly be the way LFS is coded.

Thanks for clearing that up.

Now if there are any coders for LFS who are reading this and have some REAL input, please feel free to add and let me know if there is anything regarding this that can be done. If not, it's understood.

For Hankstar, I expected responses from people who had an actual input on the game development vis-a-vis discussions related to improvements.

I did not expect to be bashed for using power settings on my system nor for my choice of operating system. I guess the fact that I PAID for this sim means jack squat in the grand scheme of things.

Relatively simple.

24" primary, 20" secondary.

Quote from Roadie :

you should do some wire organization.

Geez Road, you started playing this 2 years ago?

Dang.

With all due respect, this is an IMPROVEMENT SUGGESTIONS section and I am suggesting an improvement. If you physically turn off your display, congratulations, I am glad that works for you, but that is not the point.

Whether I choose to have my power profile, which works flawlessly in every other application, setup a certain way or not has nothing to do with the discussion.

I am simply asking if the application (in this case, LFS) can be improved by allowing appropriate feedback (i.e. something from the wheel or whatever else that is needed) to be read by the system, thereby preventing the monitor powering off.

I have a Dell 2407 widescreen display.

The last thing someone who is driving in the middle of a race should have to do is reach over and move a mouse or press a button on the keyboard.

I can't imagine anyone who uses a wheel/pedals actively thinking about doing this while they are concentrating on proper line and modulating acceleration/braking in this sim.

Like I said, games and sims from several years ago work fine and don't show any inkling of an issue here. Therefore it is likely a relatively minor item.

Using Vista Ultimate. My system is on 24/7, my display is not.

Quote from KMSpeed :

Goto Windows Control Panel>Power Options and set them like this

Why do I have to do that?

I can just change my display options setting for when I power it off but I have a nice, expensive display and I am not inclined to change the power settings there and forget about it, or have to change it all the time that I play this sim.

No other game I have allows the display to turn off because of improper profiles, even the really old stuff from several years ago.


There has to be a simple setting change somewhere in the manner which windows reads the game.

When I am playing, the power-off mode comes on, which is quite annoying given that it has a tendency to do so while I am cornering.

Can the profile be modified to accommodate the power settings in Windows and prevent powering off of displays and the like?

This is the ONLY game I have which causes a powering off of my display while playing, at the scheduled time.

Cheers.