Just got this. Maybe I'll disable replay autosave BUT when I lose connection from the server I'm not able to save the replay anymore, and sometimes is useful in disputes against stupid jerks and wreckers.

So... please fix this

Quote from C22_H20_O13 :

the gap (in seconds) fields seems to get stuck after some time without overtaking. Then, during a pit stop works, but right after it gets stuck again.

can't reproduce

Quote from C22_H20_O13 :

after joining a server, sometimes values in the "previous" and "following" panels seems to be inverted (the previous is actually the following)

can't reproduce

Quote from C22_H20_O13 :

sometimes if I'm viewing the first player in the race, the "following" panel shows the last racer or a racer in pit lane.

This actually still happens with the latest 0.5.x (can't remember the exact number, sorry). But it's always a spectator.

Quote from Ripley :

Does it change if I insert the /insim command in the autoexec.lfs file instead of typing it?

no

Good work!
I love this thing, especially the star spotter!

I have some bug reports, anyway:

1. the gap (in seconds) fields seems to get stuck after some time without overtaking. Then, during a pit stop works, but right after it gets stuck again.
   
2. after joining a server, sometimes values in the "previous" and "following" panels seems to be inverted (the previous is actually the following)
   
3. sometimes if I'm viewing the first player in the race, the "following" panel shows the last racer or a racer in pit lane.
   

note the sometimes. In the coming days I will test it again and attach full repro cases.

Ah, Windows 7 Pro 32-bit, .NET 2.0 SP2, 3.5 and 4 Beta 1 installed here
PS: are you going to open source it?

Last edited by C22_H20_O13, Wed, 2 Dec 2009 23:09.

Quote from george_tsiros :

someone who gets it O_O

a miracle?

Actually it's not a miracle, I'm a bachelor in Computer Science

Quote from Shadowww :

Every file is not fragmented. At least not for me.

This is not a fragmentation issue.

Even if a file is not fragmented, a program access it "randomly" to read only the information it needs (seeks to the point the information resides, and then reads just what's important). This scenario is the most common (let's safely say 95% of common home/workstation computer work...)*. So latency is far more important than throughput!

Today's hard disks hits the physical limits and are just like those from 5 years ago (except for price ). In fact lowering the latency of hard disks was one of the main challenges in electrical engineering of our times, and SSDs are a breath of fresh air.

*The only time a file is read sequentially is when you play a movie file or listen to an mp3, without seeking!

Quote from koolby :

Hi,
My CRT 21" monitor died on me yesterday so I'm looking to replace it by a nice flatscreen to save some energy. (that beast was getting 150Watts when it was on)

What do you expect from a monitor? I mean, what kind of things you have to do with it? And what monitor you used to have? Cheap ones, or some expensive-pro-ultra-enthusiast model?

Quote from koolby :

Problem is, I can't find any flatscreen that isn't widescreen and I'm scared that games will look awefull on them.

So my question is: will LFS and other games be stretched out on widescreens? Or does LFS just cuts off the top and the bottom of the screen? Or how is a normal resolution fit into a widescreen resolution?

Don't worry about widescreenness
Proportion of images displayed doesn't change, you will only have a slightly larger field of view.
And I like it much more than 4:3, because you can see more windows at the same time, and in LFS you have more side view. Definitely better.

Quote from Forbin :

Color accuracy at a single given point may vary between monitors, I'll give you that. However, the important thing to note is this: colorimeters measure color at a single point directly over the monitor surface.

In the scientific sense, this is good because it eliminates variables. In the practical sense, it doesn't tell you anything more than the accuracy of the color at a small point straight ahead with your eyes held perfectly perpendicular to that point. It doesn't tell you anything about any of the other visual qualities (or lack thereof) of the monitor. Therefore it is an insufficient tool for naming a specific monitor or monitor type "better" than another.

Viewing angle measurements are meant for that
Btw I don't mind about view angle because I'm always facing the monitor

Last edited by C22_H20_O13, Sun, 5 Jul 2009 13:03.

Quote from Forbin :

Worse how?

Dell 2209WA, 22" IPS, 334,80 € directly from Dell, good monitor all around, but has a deltaE of 3.6 with a good calibration!
Not bad, but I expect an IPS panel do better..
In fact the Philips 220CW9, 22" TN, 180 €, has a deltaE of 3.3 with factory calibration but after tuning the gamma peaks at 2.6!

source

If you read the 2209WA's review you can find what I wanted to say in my earlier post: "TN panels are often criticized for their lack of homogeneity and for very tight vision angles. On these two points, IPS panels are better than the TN ones, but not because of this are perfect."

Obviously this is only true for cheap IPS, I don't want to even compare good IPS (>= 500€) with TNs = no way

EDIT: I found a good site for LCD monitor reviews http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/

Last edited by C22_H20_O13, Sun, 5 Jul 2009 08:55.

Quote from Forbin :

I hope I merely didn't catch some sarcasm here.

Why you extrapolated just a proposition?

Quote from C22_H20_O13 :

There is no science about TN or VA or IPS monitors doing better than the other panel type. In the market you can find some very good TNs and some very bad IPS..

That was an observation of the fact that some IPS panels do worse that TNs in the "not so cheap but cheap" price tag (< 350 euro for 22").

Not mentioning the bang/bucks ratio. No sarcasm intended.

EDIT: serious rubbish

Last edited by C22_H20_O13, Thu, 6 Aug 2009 13:02.

Quote from petrewitz :

That was true for old CRT monitors. Unfortunately for modern one it's not true unless you buy a pro monitor. Even big very expensive consumer class panels are sold being not correctly calibrated but with a single purpose to show most saturated and bright colors they capable.
Just go to a TV shop and ask to put a football or any sport show on the screens. Notice a grass color. 90% of them will show absolutely unrealistic acidly over-saturated green. The same story with a sky color. Take such a monitor at home and you will see those insane colors on your own photos.
Some people like it but it have nothing to do with what colors your camera actually captured and makes senseless any attempt to edit them in photoshop.

Absolutely right, but reading Tom's Hardware Italy I found the Philips 190CW8FB to be perfectly calibrated by default (see graphs), even if my father recently bought it for 99 euro . Bold text says "Factory setting, 5000K, reported exactly 5000K, 6500K mode is at 6400K and 7500K is at 7500K! Perfect results!" and "It's not worth venturing into a manual calibration, because default settings are very good."

That's probably the exception..(?)

There is no science about TN or VA or IPS monitors doing better than the other panel type. In the market you can find some very good TNs and some very bad IPS..

You can't be sure only looking at specs, because often (say always :tilt they don't follow specifications released by the manufacturer, so the best advice I can give you is to read press reviews to find the real world values (measured by instruments, not by marketing chiefs) of delay, colour fidelity, view angle etc.

For color calibration again there isn't a "one size fits all" rule... Some monitors are very well calibrated at factory values and the rest don't.

EDIT: sorry, this post is rubbish. I'm leaving it intact only because of transparency

Last edited by C22_H20_O13, Thu, 6 Aug 2009 13:01.

Quote from kristis917 :

o this is like in the middle ages huh?
class pyramide:
:crown: :trophy:S2 Racers
:trophy_si S2 Drifters
:trophy_brS2/S1 Cruisers
:twocents: Demos

Rite?

I think it's not racism or something.. But in S2 servers (don't know about the forum yet) racers are far more pleasant to drive with: they are nice and very good, they respect the rules, and last but not least they don't complain to (or ban) you if they make mistakes near you.

Few demo racers are wreckers and boasters, but that's sufficient to get wrecked all the time, unless you are always +.100 from WR . I can't remember more than 5 good races in demo servers overall, always wrecked...

IMHO that's because S2 licensed drivers are more addicted to racing than general arcade gaming.

Quote from Napalm Candy :

I want the fastest street car.

Ferrari FXX

See in TOP GEAR

http://videos.streetfire.net/v ... UBTITULADO-del_690900.htm

Quote, and driving this monster cannot be easy at all
But that's the way we like it, no?

Any other not-so-easy-but-fun-to-drive car is welcome

EDIT: I actually can't think of a car not fun to drive, so..

Last edited by C22_H20_O13, Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:39. Reason : thoughts :)

Quote from Shadowww :

1. I fail to see FFB on that video

Quote from theanimaster :

Here's a video of a nicely executed roll that I did in stage S1 of Sweden (Ostby). Pity I didn't tape the G25 steering wheel as I went through that roll -- otherwise you could have seen how much the thing shakes from the force feedback!

from this video

Quote from Shadowww :

2. I fail to see working buttons and shifter on that video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGEBeY1AcAk

Quote from dawesdust_12 :

It simply supports all buttons and axis through IOKit, which says "**** it" and allows the program to see every axis and button that the device reports, so it would support all the features.

Yeah, and the same applies to any other Unix system that support USB HID devices, because that's the way USB HID works

Quote from Shadowww :

It doesn't works on MacOS X, tho.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt63yMm9xRU
:slap:

Moral:

Proof or GTFO

Quote from KevinJD :

Well, as the title says im just wondering if LFS and the Driving Force GT works with Windows 7 without any problems? cos im thinking of upgrading

Thanks!

KJD.

DFGT + Windows 7 without problems here

Hello racers! This is the first post of a noob called C22_H20_O13 with shiny new DFGT and LFS S2 licence :eclipseeh

Hope to see you on the track!