I agree while it's probably not easy at all.
Each of the parts would now have to have its own separate model and there would have to be a fair amount of code (I imagine) governing the situations in which the part is to get broken off.
Also, after some parts break off (like wings or splitters), the car would have to behave somewhat differently.
Still, it would be awesome, and would add a lot to the realism.
Each of the parts would now have to have its own separate model and there would have to be a fair amount of code (I imagine) governing the situations in which the part is to get broken off.
Also, after some parts break off (like wings or splitters), the car would have to behave somewhat differently.
Still, it would be awesome, and would add a lot to the realism.
Computer-related Lag Spikes
I've had this problem ever since I started playing LFS. The sim runs smoothly between 175-300 fps depending on how much stuff is around me. But, even in the least hardware-demanding places, without any other cars, both in single and multiplayer, I get those weird lag spikes which cause the game to freeze for about half a second (duration varies each time) accompanied by a clipping sound. Those occur randomly every 5-30 minutes.
It happens even if I don't have anything else running in the background, with all the unessential services and features disabled.
However, just to check, when I was listening to music off Spotify in the background while playing LFS, the game would freeze like I described, but the music playback would be completely unaffected, so whatever is causing it seems to be affecting LFS specifically, rather than the whole system.
To solve the problem I have already tried:
- Re-installing the system and only installing the essential drivers and LFS to make sure no other application is interfering.
- Cleaning the CPU radiator and putting on fresh thermal paste.
- Putting on fresh thermal paste on the GPU.
- re-flashing the bios and resetting all settings.
- Testing RAM with MemTest86. No errors.
- Overclocking the CPU. This gave two different results as I first used a stock Windows 7 x64 SP1, without any additional updates and it didn't make a difference on it. Then, I installed the same Windows but with all updates. Now, with the overclock, the game stutters so much, it's unplayable. Without the overclock, it's exactly as it used to be before.
- Setting the process priority to high.
My hardware specs are:
Motherboard: Asus M3N-78VM
GFX: Asus GeForce 9800GT (driver version 341.95 - latest recommended)
CPU: AMD Athlon x2 7850 Black Edition (2x 2.8GHz stock)
RAM: 2x 2GB GoodRAM DDR2 CL5
PSU: OCZ 600W
Audio: Asus Xonar DX 7.1
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64
I'm at the end of my wit in trying to solve this problem so I could really appreciate some suggestions
It happens even if I don't have anything else running in the background, with all the unessential services and features disabled.
However, just to check, when I was listening to music off Spotify in the background while playing LFS, the game would freeze like I described, but the music playback would be completely unaffected, so whatever is causing it seems to be affecting LFS specifically, rather than the whole system.
To solve the problem I have already tried:
- Re-installing the system and only installing the essential drivers and LFS to make sure no other application is interfering.
- Cleaning the CPU radiator and putting on fresh thermal paste.
- Putting on fresh thermal paste on the GPU.
- re-flashing the bios and resetting all settings.
- Testing RAM with MemTest86. No errors.
- Overclocking the CPU. This gave two different results as I first used a stock Windows 7 x64 SP1, without any additional updates and it didn't make a difference on it. Then, I installed the same Windows but with all updates. Now, with the overclock, the game stutters so much, it's unplayable. Without the overclock, it's exactly as it used to be before.
- Setting the process priority to high.
My hardware specs are:
Motherboard: Asus M3N-78VM
GFX: Asus GeForce 9800GT (driver version 341.95 - latest recommended)
CPU: AMD Athlon x2 7850 Black Edition (2x 2.8GHz stock)
RAM: 2x 2GB GoodRAM DDR2 CL5
PSU: OCZ 600W
Audio: Asus Xonar DX 7.1
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64
I'm at the end of my wit in trying to solve this problem so I could really appreciate some suggestions
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That clears it up, then. Thank you for the explanation and best of luck in your future endeavors!
Well, to be honest I expected to be told that a deal with VW went sour or something.
I find the responses rather shocking. I mean I get it that there can be development issues that can delay a new car but... 2008? That's just plain weird. It's ONE car we're talking about here.
I refuse to believe that it's the devs' fault. They have shown that they are capable of writing damn good software. And it's not like they've been lazy with development. Just recently, we got performance and stability improvements as well as VR support even before there's a decent amount of people who actually have VR headsets.
Here's my theory: VW wanted the Scirocco in LFS to advertise it but they couldn't swallow the hard fact that perhaps it's not all that brilliant of a car compared to the other cars in LFS so they've been delaying it until the public's opinion on the Scirocco is no longer relevant. Either that or VW's been pushing the devs to give the car unrealistically good performance so that it looks impressive in the eyes of the public and the devs have been shutting them down consistently.
...or maybe I should lay off Sherlock for a while. Still, I find the whole situation weird.
I find the responses rather shocking. I mean I get it that there can be development issues that can delay a new car but... 2008? That's just plain weird. It's ONE car we're talking about here.
I refuse to believe that it's the devs' fault. They have shown that they are capable of writing damn good software. And it's not like they've been lazy with development. Just recently, we got performance and stability improvements as well as VR support even before there's a decent amount of people who actually have VR headsets.
Here's my theory: VW wanted the Scirocco in LFS to advertise it but they couldn't swallow the hard fact that perhaps it's not all that brilliant of a car compared to the other cars in LFS so they've been delaying it until the public's opinion on the Scirocco is no longer relevant. Either that or VW's been pushing the devs to give the car unrealistically good performance so that it looks impressive in the eyes of the public and the devs have been shutting them down consistently.
...or maybe I should lay off Sherlock for a while. Still, I find the whole situation weird.
What's the deal with VW Scirocco?
I've noticed a lot of screenshots, news and other stuff, such as this:
that suggest that there's supposed to be a VW Scirocco in the game. But there isn't. Umm... why?
that suggest that there's supposed to be a VW Scirocco in the game. But there isn't. Umm... why?
An XRT skin to reflect my childish personality
I'm new here. This is the main reason why I wasn't sure whether I deserved to request a skin but the good people of RC convinced me to so here I am. An XRT skin is what I'm after.
Like the thread title says, I want something to reflect my personality. On the outside I'm a serious person. I'm an English teacher. I always wear black as it's my favorite color. On the inside, though, I'm soft, childish even. I like colorful things, as long as the color arrangement is stylish and not random or messy.
So I guess the best way to describe what I'm after is to say that I want something that connects mature elegance with childlike enthusiasm. I definitely want the color black to have a big presence in the skin but I don't want it to be limited to black only.
Here's another few requirements I have:
- I want you to put in your artistic signature/name/username somewhere (unless you don't want to.) You can also put in additional information like your e-mail or website address. I don't mind if you advertise a bit
- No fake stuff. That means no fake lights, air intakes and such.
- Make it high-res. The biggest allowed is 2048x2048 so I'd like that, please.
- No rice. Don't take what people make in recent installments of Need for Speed as an inspiration.
- No sponsor logos and names. I want the skin to have a very clean feel to it. You might put in the LFS and XRT logos as long as you believe it would fit nicely. Not too big, though.
- I'd like you to put in a small Polish flag and my username next to each other in a convenient spot. Again, not too big.
I'm afraid I have nothing to offer you for your effort other than my eternal gratitude. However, should you ever decide to play on the RC Kyoto cruise server, I will give you all my in-game money. If you have a youtube channel I could subscribe to and like all of the videos on, please do give me the link. If you have a website that uses ads that could use a few clicks, please feel free to share that too. You get the idea.
Like the thread title says, I want something to reflect my personality. On the outside I'm a serious person. I'm an English teacher. I always wear black as it's my favorite color. On the inside, though, I'm soft, childish even. I like colorful things, as long as the color arrangement is stylish and not random or messy.
So I guess the best way to describe what I'm after is to say that I want something that connects mature elegance with childlike enthusiasm. I definitely want the color black to have a big presence in the skin but I don't want it to be limited to black only.
Here's another few requirements I have:
- I want you to put in your artistic signature/name/username somewhere (unless you don't want to.) You can also put in additional information like your e-mail or website address. I don't mind if you advertise a bit
- No fake stuff. That means no fake lights, air intakes and such.
- Make it high-res. The biggest allowed is 2048x2048 so I'd like that, please.
- No rice. Don't take what people make in recent installments of Need for Speed as an inspiration.
- No sponsor logos and names. I want the skin to have a very clean feel to it. You might put in the LFS and XRT logos as long as you believe it would fit nicely. Not too big, though.
- I'd like you to put in a small Polish flag and my username next to each other in a convenient spot. Again, not too big.
I'm afraid I have nothing to offer you for your effort other than my eternal gratitude. However, should you ever decide to play on the RC Kyoto cruise server, I will give you all my in-game money. If you have a youtube channel I could subscribe to and like all of the videos on, please do give me the link. If you have a website that uses ads that could use a few clicks, please feel free to share that too. You get the idea.
Yasashii says hi!
Hi!
I've been aware of LFS for years but only now decided to buy it because I wasn't so much into simulators. My favorite game before now has been Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed (for the physics). I have come to realize that even if that is so, there's something to enjoy about LFS for everyone. I'm not a competitive guy and I'm more into the "get together and have some fun" kind of thing, which is exactly what I can get on Cruise servers.
There's a couple of praising words I have got to say to the developers:
- The game averages about 200-300 fps during normal gameplay even on my POS computer, which is nothing less than a glorious level of optimization. Look and learn, EA!
- The graphics look very good. There are no silly filters. The visibility is fantastic. This is also one of the few games that actually support aspect ratios other than 16:9 and 4:3, which means I can enjoy using the entirety of my 5:4 screen without stretching the image. Huge thank you for that.
- LFS also supports my Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Italia VG steering wheel, which is also great because A LOT of other stuff does not. Test Drive Unlimited being a notable example.
- The physics are the closest I've come to the actual feeling of driving on the PC.
- Damage model. Yeah!
So, in essence, what I could tell a potential buyer of LFS reading this: Yes, it's worth every penny.
Thank you very much for making such a wonderful piece of software. If everyone put in so much effort into their coding, the world would be a much better and more efficient place.
I've been aware of LFS for years but only now decided to buy it because I wasn't so much into simulators. My favorite game before now has been Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed (for the physics). I have come to realize that even if that is so, there's something to enjoy about LFS for everyone. I'm not a competitive guy and I'm more into the "get together and have some fun" kind of thing, which is exactly what I can get on Cruise servers.
There's a couple of praising words I have got to say to the developers:
- The game averages about 200-300 fps during normal gameplay even on my POS computer, which is nothing less than a glorious level of optimization. Look and learn, EA!
- The graphics look very good. There are no silly filters. The visibility is fantastic. This is also one of the few games that actually support aspect ratios other than 16:9 and 4:3, which means I can enjoy using the entirety of my 5:4 screen without stretching the image. Huge thank you for that.
- LFS also supports my Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Italia VG steering wheel, which is also great because A LOT of other stuff does not. Test Drive Unlimited being a notable example.
- The physics are the closest I've come to the actual feeling of driving on the PC.
- Damage model. Yeah!
So, in essence, what I could tell a potential buyer of LFS reading this: Yes, it's worth every penny.
Thank you very much for making such a wonderful piece of software. If everyone put in so much effort into their coding, the world would be a much better and more efficient place.
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