Quote from HSVLVR :

No offence guys, but why am I seeing it as you're sorta pushing me to buy S2. I don't even have a bank acc, and you expect me to buy it?

Buying S2 or not is your own choise. I just think not too much should be given away in a demo.

100 euro sounds affordable!

So there are mainbords wich can take both agp and pci-e videocards?

S2 is more than worth it, don't hestitate.

I don't care about AI at all, because i only play online.

Quote from wheel4hummer :

But cars don't really make a "shifting sound", do they? I don't hear it in any videos on the internet of race and road cars.

In the cockpit you definitly hear sound from changing gears. (from the gearbox etc) i just thought it sounded lovely in gtr2.. but i also loved the sampled engine sound.

Last edited by auto emocion, Tue 31 Jul 2007, 19:15.

Thanks alot for the help all!

But i really was looking for a cheap upgrade. Because im just starting to live on myself, i don't have enough money to spend for a new pc.

I guess if a processor upgrade won't help much.. and is way too expensive for what it does, ill just stay with this for some more time.

I still can play lfs on 1280x1024 with about everything on high detail and 2xAA and 8xAF.. so i can't complain. But i have the dynamic lod reduction at maximum because when i start behind alot of cars the fps will get kinda low.

Last week i started at the back of a full grid and i saw the wheels of a car weren't even round thanks to the detail reduction to maintain some fps, that made me post this topic. So i switched from 16xAF to 8xAF and now it seems to be fine so far.

+1 for rain

that's also an option

Ill add my opinion on sound and graphics, ill start with the sound.

Personally, i prefer sampled sounds.. even when it doesn't give as much info to the driver as synthesized sound would do. I played gtr2 for a (very short) while.. (then i found out about LFS) but i was blown away by the sound of gtr2.. especially the shifting sounds. In my opinion this realistic sound adds alot to the driving experience. So after playing gtr2, i found out about LFS and i was kinda dissapointed with the sound.. but hey everything else is better so the choise was easy.

Now for the graphics:

I think LFS actually looks really good. So im happy.. but of course, if i had an expensive superfast pc i probably would be begging for more.

I want to give my car setups names for each specific track.. sometimes i have different setups that helpfull people gave to me and i want to give them a name and try them out.

I can't name the setups what i want, (track/name/etc) because u can't give a long name. (sorry for my bad english)

So this is just a suggestion, i'd like to be able to have longer setup names.

welcome all!

i have my s2 license for about a month now and it's getting better and better!

this game definitly needs full focus, i love that.

Also, this is the first game ever that can get my body temperature up. (also thanks to the g25, of course) It saves money because i don't have to turn on the heater when it's cold in the room.

I think the downside is you can't be competitive when your tired.. i get home tired from work alot, but that's actually realistic. You can't be racing tired in real life either.

i have the profiler set at 105.. because the picture in the lfs manual showed it that way.. does it make a big difference between 101 and 105? My guess is no

i agree, i have mine for a few weeks and love it.. (except for the shifter, wich could be better for multiple reasons)

I started with setting the force feedback strenght at 25 to learn.. currently it's set at 100 and it love it. What strenght to u guys use?

Quote from Pig :

faster? nope

More difficult? Yes

Does it multiply the immersion factor by 100%? yeap...

clear answer, thanks.

I think ill just keep using auto clutch untill there is some force manual clutch option.

Quote from Jakg :

your "hint" was to use the brake pedal as a.... wait for it.... brake pedal! I NEVER would of worked that out on my own

hehe.. you got a point, but i read more people were also using the clutch pedal as a brake pedal so i thought i'd bring it up. That's why i called it a "hint" and not a hint.

Last edited by auto emocion, Wed 25 Jul 2007, 16:14.

I don't look at the speedometer at all, except for when im entering the pits.

I think it's best to learn yourself take corners with feeling from the start, in stead of looking at the speedometer.

the manual says braking help is a very simple form of ABS, it helps keeping the car under control while braking.. but can increase braking distance

i don't know yet if i should use it or not.. im going to try without it for a while now.

Quote from Jakg :

Another tip

Dont use the wheel as accelerator/brake and the pedals for steering.

im guessing your think my "hint" is kinda silly

Thanks micha! (why the braking help?)

And CSU you are right... but, i think some settings must be something just like auto/manual shifting. I mean, automatic shifting is easy and faster for a beginner.. but manual is faster when u get good at it, i want to know if it's just like that with the rest of the settings.. because i want to be really FAST

Hi, i have been playing lfs for a few weeks now, and am already getting alot better pretty fast. (right now im usually about 2 seconds slower compared to the fastest people in the servers i race in) Now im wondering what settings all the fast people use.

Right now, i use this: (with a g25)

- Shifting: manual
- Brake help: no (i forgot about this option, and just turned it off because i just read it can increase braking distance)
- Auto clutch: yes
- Throttle blip on downshift: yes
- Throttle cut on upshift: yes

What settings should i change to be faster? For example, is using the manual clutch faster when u get used to it?

Last edited by auto emocion, Tue 24 Jul 2007, 21:31.

Yes, i use auto clutch.

Is using manual clutch faster?

Yes, and im still doing that.. this way i lose no time moving my foot left and right.. the only difference is i now use the brake pedal in stead of the clutch pedal.

Hey, i just wanted to say something about the g25 pedals. I bought my g25 about 3 weeks ago, and started using my clutch pedal for braking, as i don't use it (yet) anyway.. i figured it would be more comfortable to have more space between my left and right foot.. I played a few weeks like this and thought it was fine.

Now i just tried using the real brake pedal and it's alot better! I have way more feeling with it.. and my lap times were getting better after about 5 laps of getting used to it!

Of course the braking pedal is stiffer.. but i also have the feeling that it has a progressive spring, and the clutch pedal does not. I don't know that for sure.. but one thing i do know: no more clutchpedal braking for me!

I thought maybe this can help some people

my neck starts to hurt after a while of racing.. because my chair doesn't have enough support for my upper body i think.

i need to fix this problem because it makes me lose my focus and stop racing after a while..