I don't think there would have been near the problems if people had acted like they were at least 12 years old, and read the thread ahead of time, and let the admins do their work and sort things out.

Thanks Matt for setting up the race. I got taken out in the second race on the first lap (you know who you are), but I didn't have a competitive setup anyway, and was just marking time at the back until I rolled myself!

Don't let the kids piss you off too much. The way you set this up was fine, I think.

LFS Account name:Griphos
Ingame name: Griphos
Team:?
Country:USA

LFSworld name: Griphos
Driver's Name: Griphos
Nationality: USA
Number (00-99, 0-9): I'm usually 25, but I see that's taken, so I guess I'll be 24.

Okay, I just drove in my first two online races!! BL1 in the XFG. I was pretty consistent 1:39 or 1:40, which was good enough to earn me a 4th and 5th out of field of 11. But I'm not that impressed with myself, since there were some nutjobs on that track! Demo drivers, I guess. Or just kids. Certainly people who didn't much care about the "Rules for Clean Racing" in the manual. But I found that if I stayed out of their way, it wasn't too hard to pass them when they spun out or when they took a bad or slow line through a curve.

So, I'm definitely not a kid anymore!! I'd like to join a team that is both serious but in it to have fun, but emphasizes driving clean, where I could learn, and get better, and eventually contribute to the team.

I can tell I'm going to really enjoy this. Sad it took me so long to discover this incredible sim.

Last edited by Griphos, Sat 18 Dec 2010, 15:10.

Quote from Mille Sabords :

Hi there!

XFG on Blackwood: 1:35-1:37 consistently should be enough for you to find competition & close racing. Above 1:40 you would be at the back, and since it is a demo combo you may face unexpected & unpredictable fellows on track.
Low 1:35 and racecraft (or better laptimes with no racecraft ) for the win.

LX6 on blackwood: You will have trouble finding races online, but if you do consistent 1:25-1:28 you will find good fights. Try South City in the LX4/6, always a blast even offline.

Thanks for the response. Yeah, I listed a pretty big range, didn't I? I'm pretty consistent 1:35-1:37 in the XFG at BL, so I'll go ahead and join in some BL XFG races, even though those often have demo racers in them. I'll try the LX6 at SO too. I drove that track (SO6) in the MRT yesterday and loved it! And I just figured out how to use the hotlap analyzer on LFSWorld (big help!), so can check to see what competitive lap times are now for each car and track.

But I very much like the LX6 and the MRT and the FMB, so which tracks should I practice with each of these so that when I have competitive hotlop times I can join races where people drive cleanly?

EDIT: Okay, I lied. Just ran BL1 again in the XFG and I can do 1:39 laps, and pretty much stay at 1:39-1:40, but that's the best I'm doing. Got to practice holding the grooves better and getting out of the corners better. But I'll go ahead and join some races. I'll probably learn more that way.

Last edited by Griphos, Tue 14 Dec 2010, 17:54. Reason : Correction

So, I'm new to online racing, and was hoping to get recommendations for which tracks (S1) and which cars (S1 again) to practice on for joining good races online. I'll go ahead and join in some BL XFG races, even though those often have demo racers in them. But I very much like the LX6 and the MRT and the FMB, so which tracks should I practice with these so that when I have competitive hotlop times I can join races where people drive cleanly?

Thanks for any help.

Okay, so I've posted already, and thought I ought to say hi. I've been away from sim racing for more than a decade. Actually, away from simming as a whole for that time. But last year I started sim flying again when I saw the Orbx scenery for FSX. Amazing stuff. (I'm a RL pilot, so I enjoy practicing on the pc.) That started my MP experience (all new to me....didn't have that fancy ability to connect to others when I was last simming). Next came Rise Of Flight. Okay, this MP stuff is addicting.

So, recalling with fondness my old Papyrus IndyCar and Nascar days, I looked around on the internet for the best racing sim and found LFS. Tried the demo, and I'm hooked. Licensed S1 to start, but I like it so much I'll go up to S2 right away. I'm using my CH Eclipse yoke and CH rudder pedals. They're okay, but a dedicated wheel might be in my near future.

So, I've tried several of the cars. Love the LX6 and the cart! The FMB is sweet as well! The tracks are incredible.

I'm looking forward to driving online, but don't want to be a pain noob when I do. I'm practicing with AI at OK setting, but I'm still finding it hard to be competitive with them.

A question: will consistent lap times at Blackwood in the 1:35-1:45 area in the XFG or high 1:20s to low 1:30s in the LX6 be fast enough to stay out of people's way online? Should I keep practicing offline or should I just join and try to make it around the circuits without hitting anyone or driving off road and not worry about being competitive at first?

Looking forward to racing with everyone.

Yeah, it's stable at 3.8 at stock voltages. And I've put in at least 10 hours in the game in single player without any issue.

But I'll try hosting on a dedi server. Good idea. And I'll try hosting with the other computer. Another good idea.

EDIT: Figured it out! Could host fine on the other computer, so tried to figure out what was different between the two. We were using Teamspeak, so I closed TS and hosted again on mine. Worked fine. Then I realized that I have a TS overlay plugin on mine that's not on the other pc. Apparently, LFS doesn't mind that overlay in SP, but hates it in MP! Go figure! Anyway, took the plugin out and we ran a race together just fine with Teamspeak going as well.

First time I drove a new track as well -- South City. This sim is fantastic. What a great track!

Last edited by Griphos, Sun 12 Dec 2010, 22:24.

No I don't think it's a problem with my computer. It doesn't ctd with any other programs/sims. It's a i7 920 at 3.8GHz with 6gb DDR3 1600 and a GTX 275 nVidia card. I've hosted mp a number of times in FSX without issues (except for my crappy dsl speed). But this is LAN through my home router, so that's not an issue. We connect just fine. But less than a lap through, the host machine crashes. I haven't had LFS installed for more than a couple of days and haven't modified anything, so I'm not sure why a reinstall would help.

No malware. I use Sophos and it does a good job. I'm not having any other problems. Drivers are all up to date.

I may try joining some public servers later today to see how that works, but again, it seems to be something about hosting that is the problem.

Thanks.

Last edited by Griphos, Sun 12 Dec 2010, 18:49.

Hello all,

I've just recently gotten LFS (S1) and am very pleased with the sim. Just been practicing offline. Looking forward to racing online when I get a bit more practiced. But I tried to set up a Local (LAN) session with my son today. We connected fine (after opening the firewall), but after less than a lap, LFS crashes to the desktop. We tried it four times with the same result. It's always the host machine that crashes with a LFS.exe has stopped working message.

I searched the forum for info on this. I looked in the manual, but I'm wondering if there's some settings that are perhaps causing this problem. Both my computers are very strong computers so both have pretty high settings. Is that possibly an issue?

Anyone know where to start to troubleshoot this?