LFS Forum - Graphics Progress Report: Aston

#1 - Scawen

Graphics Progress Report: Aston

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 13:22

Hello Racers,

In the August and September progress reports we talked about the new shadows and lighting system and showed pictures of the updates on the Blackwood and Rockingham tracks. All our tracks must be updated to use the new lighting system and some older tracks need more changes to bring them up to date. Aston is one of them and is the subject of this month's report. Eric has made various adjustments to the track and tightened some of the bends while keeping the original flow. We hope you enjoy the pictures!

Aston screenshots: https://www.lfs.net/report-oct2018-as

NOTE: For comparison shots, Aston has been raised by 2 metres so 131072 must be subtracted from the Z coordinate.

#2 - Flotch

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 13:24

WOW !!!

It is ... a complete new track, isn't it ? LFS

Awsome guys !!

#3 - neonmateo

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 13:35

Awesome

#4 - MandulAA

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 13:39

Wow, incredible details! Thank you so much for the teasers and reports you've been posting! Smile

#5 - mbutcher

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 13:52

This is nuts. Sensational.

#6 - joaopaulopt

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 14:00

if I was already very passionate about Live For Speed so now I'm going to get more !!

Thank you so much for this, I'm speechless <3

#7 - Eclipsed

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 14:10

Looks good overall,but seems like one turn I really liked is now changed heavily - instead of flowing almost 180° curve there are 2 rather flat turns now...
https://www.lfs.net/static/screenshots/ast201810/60192071%20-74001108%20716465%2029954%201045%200.0%2040.0.jpg
Well,you can't get everything I guess. Shrug

Still curious about the new roads around track,will be interesting exploration and new course creation I hope.

#8 - UnknownMaster21

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 14:10

It's cool.

#9 - lucaf

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 14:31

This looks like a dream coming true. I'm having fun guessing what will be the version number of the release. At least 0.7, or even greater?

#10 - Scawen

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 14:32

Quote from Eclipsed :Still curious about the new roads around track,will be interesting exploration and new course creation I hope.

Aston hasn't gained a Westhill style open config, so there aren't roads to explore around the track. The only new road to drive on is the connecting track section in the screenshots. This is mainly an extensive graphical update with track width and corner tightness adjustments.

#11 - Eclipsed

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 14:42

I just saw this one: https://www.lfs.net/static/screenshots/ast201810/-12424841%207433073%201889323%20-945%201578%200.0%2047.4.jpg and hoped for few more roads around.

#12 - Scawen

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 14:58

Yeah I know what you mean, I see those roads too and wish I could drive on them. Smile

There are similar things at Blackwood. I don't know what the future holds for the external roads. I know Eric enjoyed doing that massive update at Westhill but it takes so long to do the main racing areas, there isn't really time at this point.

The trouble is all the tracks must be updated for us to be able to release the new graphical system at all. To do all the external roads can add months per track.

I hope some tracks might get a sort of Westhill treatment one day but I'm guessing it might be more important to do some car models first and then it might be time to add a new track. I'm just making this up though and this sort of prediction is usually wrong!

#13 - Eclipsed

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 15:01

Most of community would scream for a new track for sure... Big grin

#14 - GT4_PL

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 15:16

Such details! Make release it!

#15 - driftbrk

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 15:30

Quote from Scawen :it's more important to do some car models first and then it might be time to add a new track.

just fixing it Wink

btw, i just love the update as much as the others but, the old layouts are going to work on this track?

#16 - Degats

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 15:43

#17 - racer autov8

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 15:51

nice
rip old layouts tho (again)

#18 - Rascar13

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 15:52

Looks awesome.

#19 - mbutcher

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 15:52

It isn't until you see the comparisons that you appreciate the amount of work that's gone in...

#20 - Scawen

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 15:59

Thanks for the comparisons!

I'm planning to make a converter for old layouts, that simply adds two metres height when loading. Clearly that won't work everywhere but it should mean that old layouts can be repaired relatively easily.

#21 - mbutcher

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 16:13

Quote from Scawen :Thanks for the comparisons!

I'm planning to make a converter for old layouts, that simply adds two metres height when loading. Clearly that won't work everywhere but it should mean that old layouts can be repaired relatively easily.

That'll be handy and will save many of us a heap of time!

#22 - Degats

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 16:16

Scawen, are the /CP values correct for the second image?
The camera seems to be in the right place, but pointing in the wrong direction. The other ones of that area seem to line up properly, but that one looks way off.

#23 - RC-Maus

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 16:27