Hello there.

If lfs does get different weather types etc, i was thinking, maybe it would be a good idea to be able to cut your own tyre treads? and be able to preset the tread and save it etc, it would take ages to gather data to make the car react differently to every single little cut in the tyre, but if lfs does simulate different weather and slippyer tracks etc, it might be a good idea to have a few presets as standard (intermediet/full wet) and then be able to cut a few more treads out of the tyre to how you pfer the car to react etc.

And what im picturing in my mind, is a rectangle shape flat tyre layed out like a peice of paper (see the image at the bottom) then you draw on it with line/circular or brush tools etc and where you draw the lines is where the cuts will be, and you can choose the depth etc

It would be fairly advanced, and would take alot of testing to simulate every different cut etc you make to the tyres i know, but i just thaught its a good idea


btw excuse my quick picture of a example, but im not a expert at tyre treads, but would be interesting to learn about what differences some extra cuts etc could make

Few different tyres for different kinds of weathers should be enough.

i dont think this is even remotely doable with current pcs
the only way would probably be hacking together something heuristic and open the tyres up for abuse by figuring out where the system spikes and gives you unrealistic values

-1 not really worth it in my opinion.

Quote from LFSn00b :

You can also edit the .dds file

lol yeh the texture :P but i mean so it effects the grip in general.

would be usefull for rallyx too, could cut in grooves on a tyre to how you like it

-1, interesting idea, but abit pointless imo. In series that use road/sports tyres, some of them have to use to use the same tyre cutting, only the compound is allowed to be changed.

Sounds like a fairly pointless exercise that modern PCs (let alone mine) couldn't handle. More to the point it isn't really that realistic seeing as it's really only rally teams that do it.

Quote from Jimmy_Lemon :

lol yeh the texture :P but i mean so it effects the grip in general.

But there is no rain, so putting more cuts in the tire just makes less tire contact the ground, which just gives you less grip.

Quote from wheel4hummer :

But there is no rain, so putting more cuts in the tire just makes less tire contact the ground, which just gives you less grip.

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Quote from Jimmy_Lemon :

If lfs does get different weather types etc, i was thinking, maybe it would be a good idea to be able to cut your own tyre treads?

Not really a good or useful idea in any case. (IMO)

I'd rather see LFS moving to one control tyre for certain cars than in this direction. Even in F1 the tyre company will decide the tread pattern, not the team, and I'd be surprised if the team in 2007 is allowed to cut an intermediate further themselves. Though I stand to be corrected.

nah, lfs should provide all the players with the same options, in the same way people mentioned engine/cams/whatever tuning.