I don't know, LFS is supposed to be a simulator of real life, right? So why would you race with chase view anyway? The closer LFS gets to being like real life, the more things will be added that people won't agree with because it makes it harder for them to race.

I don't have 3 monitors and I see everything just fine, I'm also able to judge where cars are around me from the sound, which I gather isn't the same for chase view.

So I say keep it and I doubt the devs will remove it either. Anyway, as many have said, if the server is forcing the cockpit view just don't race there.

Had a run on it just now, it's not too bad. Needs to be longer though and that tight section is very tight. Also, that hairpin with the bails would disappear if there was a few people racing there.

There's one problem though, after the second last corner "Wrong route" keeps coming up on the screen.

I've attached a screenshot and indicated the corner where "Wrong route" starts to appear.

Oh, and add some checkpoints.

So if he wants to progress in drifting he should "STOP DRIFTING"? How would that work then?

Obviously those who can't drift shouldn't be answering this guys questions...

I would say, get a good setup and practice more, just like you would to get better at racing, that's what it's all about. I don't use a keyboard to race/drift so I can't really give you tips on that. I don't know how lads who use keyboards can control a slide but they do it, so it is possible.

Keep trying, it took me a long time and I'm not even that good but you'll get there.

Quote from AndroidXP :

Much better already

Video editing was very nice, if a bit too much fake shaking during the freehand/tv camera views. The player switches at the very end were also rather abrupt and a bit confusing - a small effect to indicate the change would've been good here. It's still the same replay with rather poor racecraft, but the editing hides it much better and if you didn't know the first video you probably wouldn't notice it anymore, with the exception of the race start and second lap crash which still stick out.

-1.5 for racecraft/skill
-1 for minor editing issues I mentioned

7.5/10

7.5! big improvement, thanks.

Yeah the shaking wasn't intentional, I'm just not used to it. I'll get there though.

Thanks for watching.



@Mr.Muh - Thanks, I liked the second one better too. I am going to do another vid but one with more racers. More racers = more action = better video.

Again, thanks for watching and your comments.

Ok, so from the tips and comments here, thanks all, I started from scratch and made a new vid. Nothing special but this one had some effort put into it.

Btw, this is my first attempt at making an LFS vid so expect better next time, I am.

Comments on the video are welcome and we already know the driving isn't the best so no slaggin'...

Anyway, here it is...(double click video for full screen)

:noob:

Honda NSX?

Not sure where to post this, thought this would be the best place.

This is the first crash I've had using LFS.

Anyway, I was on the autocross with a layout and pressed F10 to see if I had damage and LFS crashed. There was no big impacts before it, I only tapped the barrier and was slowing down, pressed F10 and black screen with the sound looping. I use F10 alot so not too sure why it happened.

Here's the crash thing...

Using patch X btw and on a server not single player.

Quote from theirishnoob :

couldnt be bothered it loos more eh " unique " that way

If you make a skin quickly and couldn't be bothered fixing it to make it look right, what makes you think others will want to use it?

Quote from theirishnoob :

nicely done there , i liek that s15 skin but i hate the real life car :S


this is another quicky i made

You might want to fix your lights and front grill. They are under the color so they'll be green on the car. Just move those layers above the color layers in the Layers window.

Quote from dadge :

zoom functions are as follows
zoom out fast is 7 out slow is 6
zoom in fast is 4 and slow is 5
change height is ctrl+ up and don arrows
rotate is ctrl + left or right arrows
higher camers is V

Thanks for that, much appreciated. I did a quick search before but couldn't see anything about it.

Quote from dadge :

you're using vegas 6, so am i. you can cut your clips by clicking on the clip where you want to cut and press s. i record using fraps @ 1/4 speed too. shift u is not time consuming. it just lets you get the pictures you want.

yay, 500th post

Nice, I never thought that was possible. Never tried to find out either though, cheers for that.

I'm still finding out how to do everything in shift+U mode, that's probably why it takes me time to get a good shot. One thing I'd like to know, since your here, is it possible to change the field of view without the slider actually on the screen? I was trying to start with a long shot and zoom out as they cars get closer but I couldn't get it. I know you can changed the height and roll, Ctrl+arrow keys.


EDIT: 150th post wohoo!!

Last edited by U4IK ST8, Sat 23 Jun 2007, 18:51.

Quote from Zachary Zoomy :

say, what did u use to capture and edit this movie?

Captured with FRAPS and edited with Sony Vegas 6, not that there was much editing in that video.

Quote from dadge :

sorry dude, i only got half way through and i was bored. it was like watching a replay. try using shift+u a bit too. and if the race was exciting to you, use a more exciting song and shorten the vid to fit only one song instead of playing two songs back to back.
A for effort tho

Yeah, it wasn't action packed racing but we enjoyed it.

That was just an try out for me, I've tried using shift+U on some shorter clips I've tested. It takes time when doing that and this video was made in a couple of hours, including capture time which was at 1/4 speed. My PC isn't the best so I wanted to get the best quality I could.

About the music, I had already captured the whole race in one so I didn't really have bits to take out and didn't have any good songs that were over 6mins so I went with 2 I liked.

Cheers for the comments though.

Quote from AndroidXP :

-2 for racecraft/skill. I mean, come on. Even though you're on a keyboard you could've done much better. It might felt like an intense race back then, but this is really nothing video-worthy.

Just to say, it might not be video worthy to you, but this chap had been spinning out before this race and didn't feel too good about it. So I think this was a good achievement for him. Well done mate.

Quote from AndroidXP :

-2 for having a G25 but driving equally bad as a keyboard player. I couldn't believe my eyes when the credits scrolled by. I first thought you both were on keyboard. :doh:

4/10. Don't take it personally, but to be honest, I think it sucked.

I am well aware I was driving equally as bad as he was but their was a method to my madness.

Definatley don't take it personally, it was put out there, so all comments are welcome.

EDIT: @HEAVYSET - Haha I didn't realise you were talking about DieKolkrabe. So you're saying I'm a dirty racer, hmm. I'll be waiting to see you online.

Last edited by U4IK ST8, Sat 23 Jun 2007, 17:27. Reason : HEAVYSET :P

Ok, I'll be the first to say what I think about the video.

-1 for music, it could have been better.

-1 for quality.

-1 for default camera views.

So, that would be a 7/10.

Good enough for me.

Quote from thestig99 :

I love you lol. Looks fantastic thanks so much

PS - Even my cat agrees, when I opened the pic he jumped up on my desk and ubbed his head on the screen. Not even kidding

Hehe, thanks man, you're welcome.

Ok, took a while to find lights, you were right.

This is what I got, hope you like it.

I'm doing nothing so I'll give it a go.

I'll look for some better images of the lights and we'll see what happens.

Quote from joelness :

ok then well i was watching movie on youtube and it was teaching you how to drift in lfs and the car had different blow of valve i now because i heard it and inside his car it had red interior and new sterio and new steering wheel and stuff like that so how does that work ?

Yeah, I think I know the video. This one?

The sound is from the original Drift Bible and the interior is all edited textures.

You can download textures and other "stuff" here.

Quote from thestig99 :

Excellent! I love it, thanks a ton!

No problem.

Glad you liked it.

Quote from thestig99 :

Can someone gmake me a skin for my XRT beast?

I'd like to get something like this: http://i59.photobucket.com/alb ... y/Album%20II/SLRAnger.jpg

Don't worry about the roof stuff, just the black-silver gradient and the graphics on the sides. If you could incorperate "RPM Racing" somewhere in the design that'd be awsome.

Also, would it be possible for a Silvia S15 nose to work its way on?

Probably a big request, but my attempt failed miserably so I'm hoping someone with more experience can help

Thanks,
Stig

I thought I'd give it a go since the lads left you waiting.

I don't have the Silvia S15 nose and not sure where to put RPM Racing or even what RPM Racing looks like but this is what I've done. Hope you like it.

There's a couple of small gradient differences but nothing too bad.

Skin is 2048x2048.

BTW, if someone has got the Silvia S15 nose feel free to add it for him.

Quote from Jakg :

Am i the only one finding LFSW going wierd today?

Nope, I'm getting nothing from it.

10/10 from me. Song is excellent, imo. Great action, camera angles and effects. Nice one!

I like my username, I use it when registering/signing up to almost everything online. I like the fact that no matter what I register/sign up for I will not get the "this user name is already taken" sh!t.

Most people can never understand what it means.

Quote from Gaz00m :

i think that the devs do not require any further assistance. I think that it is important to keep the game a closed system also, to discourage hacks, and stupid things like driving busses on BL rallycross and putting the video on youtube.

there are already plenty of suggestions for the improvement of the game, including car/track/feature requests, as well as bug reporting. Be patient, the devs will get to them and implement it the only way they know how - the best way.

having too many user submitted things for the game will make things too hard to keep track of, for the devs and the gamers and the add on programmers.

LFS is a fantastic PC game, and i like the way how the devs are doing their job.

the game is progressing well, and in a way that it will always have people comming back and wanting more with excitement, as shown with the release of the X patch.

Great points, agree with everything you said, nothing to add.