LFSPOINTS V2.4.0.8

LFSPoints is a program designed to aid league managers in calculating the championship point 
results for races in the racing simulator Live for Speed. It works by parsing the multiplayer 
replay files created by the game and comparing the results against a user-defined points table. It 
then gives a display of the results which can either be copied and pasted, or exported in several 
various file formats, such as XML and HTML. It has a lot of other coolish features as well and can 
even be used just to browse your replay collection!

LFS SUPPORT:

LFSPoints supports replays from LFS S2 Patch U onwards, as well as replays created in demo mode. 
Please note however that replays from before patch X do not include the drivers starting position, 
so points for highest climber and pole position are not awarded. For best results it's recommended
that you use LFSPoints with replays from the most up-to-date version of Live for Speed, which at 
the time of writing is LFS S2 patch Y.

REQUIREMENTS:

You must have at least the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 or better to use this program, which can 
be downloaded from the link below. You must also have either Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=333325FD-AE52-4E35-B531-508D977D32A6&displaylang=en

CHANGES SINCE V2.4.0.7:

- Better replay parsing code
- Better support for LFS character encodings
- Better column sorting on views
- Added pretty icons
- Numerious small improvements, like alternating row colours, etc..

KNOWN ISSUES (BETA):

- If you combine a replay more than once the results produced can be wrong.
- Combining replays with different tracks and laps etc.. can produce unpredictable results.
- There have been some huge changes to the underlying code, so there may be quite a few bugs that 
  need squashed, some of them might be quite subtle.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

Q. A driver in my championship has changed their player nickname between races and now shows as two 
   separate entries, how do I fix this?
A. Select the Championship tab, right-click on the driver in the championship table and 
   then select Rename Driver from the context menu. If you rename a driver to have exactly the same 
   name as an existing driver, you will be prompted to combine their championship results.
   
Q. Why does it sometimes display a drivers start position as '(Unknown)' or as '(None)'?
A. The drivers starting position was only introduced to the LFS replay format quite recently, so 
   any replays created with an old version of LFS will not contain this information. Also if a 
   driver joins a race already in progress, their grid position will show as unknown as they were 
   not given a grid slot at the start of the race. This also affects the highest climber results, 
   as it is not possible to determine how many places a driver has risen without knowing where they 
   started.

Q. How do I get rid of any duplicate driver results after combining replays?
A. Simply right-click on any driver results you want to remove, and then select 'Exclude Result' 
   from the menu that appears. You can also remove the result completely, by selecting 'Remove 
   Result'.

Q. Can you please add X/Y/Z feature for my league? 
A. Please let me know of any features you would like to see added, but please remember that I am 
   limited in what I can do, both by time and by the technical limitations of the replay format. 
   Also I generally will not add a feature that is only useful to a specific league, preferring to
   add features which are more general purpose and useful to all. 

AUTHOR:

Copyright (C) Alex McBride 2007-2008.
Email: alexmcbride@gamegeezers.net