I miss LFS and being part of a great community. I got LFS when I was 13, and now I'm 26. Time flies.

:hidesbehi still waiting.....

meh, I've accepted the fact that LFS will NOT progress anymore.

Quote from Mr_Lonely :

eazy for u to say who only been here since feb 2011..

we oldtimers have, as u say, "been there, done that".. hehe..

You calling yourself an old timer?

meh, not really..

Quote from dynofiend :

I could be a d*ck and point out that its none of the above, and is actually a dds file...

i actually lol'ed, you dick

Quote from JasonJ :

Period? /0\

As your post describes, seems that you've mistakenly used ',' hold down Period '.' in game and all the feeling comes back!

Sorry - had to- I think I invented a new smiley.

:insane:


..I'm surprised I might be with the earliest join date here

I miss everything that made LFS, LFS. Period.

Nowadays and the last 2 years, it seems like that feeling is gone.

well i've been here 7 years + demo years.. and i must say the game didn't really evolve much after S1. I still check the site almost everyday to see if there is a "breakthrough" update... but to no avail.

Quote from dutchshogun :

The RB also has new wheels, like the UF and the RAC, they look almost completely the same, but they look a bit nicer though
Edit: And the LX

Btw: It's weird, the new Led Gear Indicators.. It takes some getting used to. Also, the RPM's go up way quicker now, because of the extra space.
And in the car selection menu, you can already see the dashboard with gauges, and the mirrors work in it too!

Placebo effect? I don't see any diference at all with the wheels for the RB, UF and RAC. Please prove me blind

And I don't know what you're trying to say by RPMs going up quicker?

Also, I don't see the gauges and working mirrors in the car selection menu.

Works great, no crashes or weird anomalies here.

I did notice that the oil gauge in the RAC goes up and down like crazy. Was it like this before? I did like the trip meter on the dash though.

Quote from Rauen :

Here the same. I suppose it is Realtek HD driver related issue, it isn't?
as I run LFS on my Sony Vaio Laptop.

I thought it only happened to me. It doesn't even have to be when it's stalled. Sometimes it happens when I'm on the straight and the sound keeps getting louder, then sometimes it gets softer. It might be just my speakers I guess but I do have a realtek soundcard as well.

I think it sounds better in-game. I think this is probably the best BF1 sound there is, considering LFS' limited sound engine. Good job aroX!

Quote from S14 DRIFT :

You do realise that Global Warming, as we have been told in the media, on the news, etc, is probably the biggest Scam ever? Not realising that the earth has hot and cold periods, and the history shows us that we are in a time where it's supposed to be getting hotter? Not saying that Global Warming itself doesn't exist, because it most likely does. Just not on the scale they're telling us about.

Yes, that's why I said that we don't know if it really exists.

Quote from S14 DRIFT :

Fossil fuel combustion of course includes factories. I'd LOVE to see a breakdown of exactly where the fossil fuel emissions come from.

I don't have a chart but, according to this website, 66% of fossil fuel emissions comes from factories, power stations, and 'home heating systems'. And like 22% was on cars, vans and lorries, and like the remaining 14% was from "heavy transport" so I'm guessing ships and planes.

Yea ~70 percent is from fossil fuel consumption and around 30-50 percent for transportation and it depends where you live. If you live in California, that is the main source of smog, and if you live in China, factories are the main cause of smog. So the global average is a little bit misleading, but mostly accurate.

I too would also love to see a breakdown but it's probably near impossible. For all we know, carbon might not be the real cause of global warming, or if it even really exists. But the limited abundance of oil is real, and that has to be an issue that needs to be addressed.

Quote from mookie427 :

but still, the emissions the transport networks produce is less than that produced annually by cows

Sorry I forgot to find some links for ya.

Here is a sector of the US:
http://www.sightline.org/maps/charts/Climate-EmBySector


Another Chart:

Quote from S14 DRIFT :

As said, you get what you drive.



You try stop start or attacking your favourite canyon road and you'll find it greatly reduced.

You can say that for any car I guess on the uphill. But really, you'll waste a lot of gas too if you kept flooring a V8. If you drive it normally, you'll get sufficient mileage out of the car (more than anyone will drive on a daily basis).
I don't consider the tesla roadster a supercar (even though they kinda advertise it that way, that's just how advertising works), I consider it as a car that would help consumers believe that there is technology out there that allows you to go fast and have fun with an electric car, without sacrificing too much distance and it doesn't have to be a crappy car like the G-wizz or the chevy volt.

Quote from mookie427 :

but still, the emissions the transport networks produce is less than that produced annually by cows

Maybe over there but let's say in the US the root of all pollution is fossil fuel combustion. That's why there's so much smog in California. And since it goes all around the world, it can affect you too.

Quote from S14 DRIFT :

Didn't they say that about the roadster, how it would do like 200 miles and actually did 40?



Most cars have services every 12,000 or every year. Some high performance ones may have them every 6,000 or 6 months, or perhaps every 4,000, as in the case of the 400bhp Evo 8 FQ400 thing. Then again it's pushing 200bhp per litre so what do you expect.

FWIW this GWiz wants servicing every 6 months or 4000 miles, about that, I can't remember.

So on that basis it's a fairly high performance vehicle!

It only did 40 because the fuse blew. It might be the only thing crappy about the car. And it doesn't take 16 hours to charge (maybe with the mobile one), it takes 3.5 hours from 0-100%.

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2 ... /10/tesla_wins_at_monaco/
Went 241 miles in Monaco.

Quote from STROBE :

Maybe you need to buy a better car. I put fuel in mine, apart from that it needs no attention between each yearly service. So far in five years it has had four oil changes, a new set of spark plugs, and two new tyres. I suggest that this is by no means a "lot" of maintenance. Not in anyone's book.

If you can quote some sources for the various random facts and assertions you're throwing around, then I'll believe it. As it stands, cars do not come anywhere close to producing 70-80% of our greenhouse emissions. I don't know the true percentage, but it's tiny compared to industry, homes, and even cows.

Sorry i meant that 70 percent is fossil fuel consumption and a big portion of that is transportation. Remember, industry uses a lot of transportation too to transport goods (this includes via ferry, truck, plane, etc.)

Quote from Furiously-Fast :

Electric cars aren't the way forward either. Electricity is also powered by fossil fuels too.

Now we are back to square 1.

Electricity can be powered by many alternatives (everything here is hydropowered) and EFFECIENCY is key here. It takes 1/10th of the energy required of a petrol car to power an electric car. Plus, you can always sell energy back to the grid with a solar panel. Also, if you use petrol you would be contributing more to our greenhouse gases (70-80 percent of it comes from transportation)

Edit: ninja edit?

Quote from G!NhO :

And what did we learn in this thread? Yes........................electric cars are shit BAM!!! close.

Think about your fossil fuel driven cars when we run out of fossil fuels... they will be more useless than shit. BAM!! close.

I do not consider the G-wizz a well built electric car. I am putting my trust on tesla motors to do well in this industry (they are releasing an affordable car that does 320 miles and is still fairly quick).

You're right about the charging part, I forgot that not everyone has a garage because I'm so used to everyone in my neighbourhood having one. However, tesla said that their chargers are all-weather. Remember, internal combustion cars weren't well built either back then and were not very effecient either, so it's fair to give electric cars time to develop.

And sure the electric car requires some maintenance, but oil-driven cars requires a lot of maintenance too (oil changes, filters, spark plugs, etc.) and for hydrogen cars? who knows what kind of things you have to do to keep it well maintained.

And who doesn't like the roar of a V8? I'm an environmentalist, i guess i care more about the environment and the earth than an awesome sound.

Quote from S14 DRIFT :

Of course, that's why I mentioned James May and Honda.. seriously, some people. :doh:

What's more, it's MARKETED as a high performance sports car. If my Ferrari blue a fuse because I was doing a track day I'd bloody well want my money back!!! May did do some 'spirited' driving and found it fine, but being a Honda I'm sure it would be fine regardless.



And the point is? I'm sure many many many years ago you would have said the same thing about petrol and diesel. Again, electric cars are a means to an end. Alternatively, you can fill your car with petrol or diesel, as there's more than enough of those!!!

When will people see that electric cars are NOT the future.. no-one wants to leave their car plugged in overnight.. fire risk, vandalism, not to mention it takes about 10 hours and you can travel for about 40-100 miles? I'd rather ****ing walk.

A well-built electric car only takes about 3.5 hours to charge with a charging station at home and barely anyone drives more than 40 miles a day on a daily basis. Fire risk... you can say the same thing about your fridge being plugged in 24/7. Vandalism? every car has a risk of vandalism, regardless of the fuel source. As i said before, the reliability of these cars are going to get better, as this technology gets better.

You think a super expensive, complicated, and resource heavy alternative fuel source, such as hydrogen, is the future?

And btw, I was only confirming if you were referring to that, you don't have to be a jerk about it.

Quote from S14 DRIFT :

Which is likely charged from the running of the hydrogen fuel cell, so I don't see a problem.

Which, the electric socket? But see we're going to have to waste a ton of resources just building more hydrogen fueling stations. It's not too hard building an electric charging station because electricity runs all over the place.