Way too much clipping. Ideally you shouldn't have any at all.

I was going to make a new thread but figured this would be better in here. I was thinking it would be great to have a car with Four Wheel Steering. I have a Ford Telstar (rebadged Mazda 626) with four wheel steer and it is quite different to drive, especially when you aren't used to it. That is an electric system though, and I was thinking more of the mechanical systems of the old Honda Preludes. Even having both would be good as they do differ slightly.

I've thought about whether this would be a good implementation before. Quite frankly I think there is enough mic spamming in games that don't require as much concentration as a racing sim.

If they had any hill climb, let alone Pikes Peak I'd never race anything else (after finally buying S2 of course).

I can get it for $285 locally with Umart. But even then my budget doesn't really stretch beyond $200. I'm thinking of getting the Driving Force GT then getting a cheap set of pedals and using one as a clutch. I still don't have the H-Shifter but can always get a FFB joystick later on for that.

I'm in Queensland. Wow, $600? I thought Dick Smith was overpriced at $400. And what's really scary, is they probably have sold a couple.

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There's a difference between an actual blow out and just a punctured tyre, though. Chances are your tyre got punctured and gradually deflated. I reckon you would hear a proper blow out

Ah righto. Yeah that must have been what it was.

I don't what it's like for racing cars but I had a tire blow once. I didn't even know until the back end started to go in the corners.

Okay yeah, just a matter of preference I guess. I'm thinking I may just buy S2 though and stick with the joystick for now until I get the G25.

So how do I use multiple viewports on one monitor? I went through the options and couldn't find what I was looking for (or just did but didn't realise it).

I'm thinking I might just get the Driving Force GT and then add to it later on. What is the FF like on it in LFS considering it is designed for PS3? Also at the moment I am only using a joystick, even with no H-Shifter and clutch for driving a manual is the wheel going to make a huge difference?

Oh ok good. That is what I thought too, but he was quite a bit faster than me so figured he was more experienced and knew something I didn't.

I just have a question. I am not new in that my lap-times aren't totally awful, but when racing I am still a beginner. What do you do when being overtaken when there is no blue flag? I'm curious because I had someone overtake me once, but before he did that he was honking his horn at me trying to get me to let him pass. He was clearly a better driver than me but am I supposed to just let him pass? I was actually defending a position.

Okay I shall look into that. What is the force feedback like on that wheel? Also with using a force feedback joystick, is there any mechanical modifications needed to use it as a gear shifter?

I considered it, but how hard is it to do? Im not that technically minded.

It is starting to look like the Driving Force GT is unfortunately my only option. Considering it was designed for PS3 how good is the force feedback in LFS compared to other wheels?

Well I have always wanted a wheel with clutch and h-shifter. The G25 is way out of my budget so to me the Fanatec porsche carrera is the way to go. Australia however sucks and never gets anything cheap. And in the case of the Fanatec, not at all it seems. What is the cheapest way to go? I have considered a driving force GT with a second pedal set for a clutch, but then I still miss out on h-pattern. Any other aussies found a cheap wheel with clutch and h-shifter?

Quote from el pibe :

who cares about aerodynamics when lfs doesnt rly simulate aerodynamics... just slip streaming as fas as i know...

How does the down force work then? Not trying to say you're wrong. I'm actually curious as to how well aerodynamics are implemented in LFS.

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That is what it seems like. But my computer is far from crap. It plays more graphics intensive games like bioshock at full settings without an issue. And I still can't work out why it happened in hotlap. I havn't had a chance to play it in a couple of days though, so I shall see if it was a freak thing or not later tonight.

Yeah I understand that. It just seemed odd that the slowdown seemed to coincide with that message every time. And it wasn't just pits, it would happen randomly where the slowdown would occur then the message would come up.

Alright, well I'll keep all that in mind. Thanks for all the advice.

Oh yeah, well I think I had a couple of them up last night so I'll look into that. Very odd that I got the message that my skin couldn't be found every time though.

I have been playing LFS without any problems most of the time. But occasionally when I am racing online the frame rate drops significantly. I havn't seen actual numbers but it feels like 1 or 2 fps. Everything still keeps happening except for the sound and video. So quite often when it corrects itself I find myself in a wall. Every time this has happened moments after it has given me the message that my skin could not be found online. Which is obvious as I am only a demo driver. So I thought this was an internet lag thing, but then it happened once while I was doing a hotlap as well. Does anyone know what could cause this?

Specs are:

3.1ghz Core 2 Duo E8500
XFX 9800GTX+
2GB RAM
1500/256 Internet connection

Thanks for the tips. I have a feeling I did use the Pro-Kits last time. But it was a while ago so might be wrong.

Also I have been using an older version of Photoshop, so I may try GIMP as well and see how I like it. Thanks for the advice, but even as just a basic first attempt how does that skin rate? Is there anything you would improve on it?

This is a really basic skin I made ages ago. I have gotten back into LFS lately (will be getting S2 license and a wheel soon, probably after tyre physics and Scirocco update) and I've decided to get into skinning as well. This has so far been my only attempt at something serious. I realise its quite basic, but some feedback on where to go from here would be great. Skills to learn etc. Also on average how long does it take to make a decent skin with at least a bit of complexity?

http://i143.photobucket.com/al ... hieiommi/lfs_00000010.jpg

Also if you're curious about the companies. They all make guitar stuff, amps, effects, strings etc.

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