Wow! I really, really like the look of this

Right got myself a server so I'm of to read up on how to emm well do anything and everything I need to get it up and running.

Thanks for your kind offer mcgas, much appreciated I'll give you a shout if I need any help mate

My you really are angry the_angry_angel. I have to say I do like your style, best post I've read in ages. You sound just like our IT manager

Anyway on topic, I've been thinking about getting my own server for a while, so I can have a play around with Insim etc.

My question is how complicated is it for a complete beginner (not going to call myself a noob) to a) run a server? and b) programme the server to do what I want it to do?

I have done some coding many moons ago in my student days, pascal and C++, jees even some hexidecimal stuff if I remember rightly.

Thanks for any input, tbh I don't care what the reply is I'm of to get a server from Storm right now, if its good enough for Kev not to moan about then is must be ****ing great

Just think, if you'd charged a fiver a time ......, or even a quid!

Quote from sharukh :

can someone make a sound just like the bmw m3 its for my cousin

vroom vroom

LOL again, you could go and discuss the finer points of heat transfer through tyre rubber with Tristian

Quote from nihil :

Forgive me for being a dolt, but... if surface temperature is so meaningless, that means the only real data that is available is taken by a probe in the pitlane (inherently inaccurate too). And by extension, that means LFS' tyre model is a "best guestimate". So why not just use the "feel method" as there doesn't seem to be a more accurate method available.

Although I have to agree with you, how could those with doctorates in material science justify themselves and charge Bridgestone mega bucks

As far as I am aware all materials have thermal conductivity properties that can be determined and calculated.

Please don't make me get my books out I've got the day off work and I'm buggered if I'm doing any bleedin engineering on my day off. Well unless you want to pay me my going rate lol. I'm sure there will be some engineering graduates that would like to answer you in no more than 3000 words??

Anyway i'm going back to the post that talks about how many 5 year old kids you could take out at once

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7 And i answered all the questions honestly.

Shit, i'm such a loser think i'll go spam the Final Gear forums instead, this is too embarrassing.

LOL, surely we must have better things to do with our lives than this

I've had not a lot infact nothing to do with racing, but I used to work in a Production Plant (many moons ago) that manufactured large cables. We used to use thermal imaging cameras (Infra red) for measuring the temperature of the extruded polyethylene, high and low density. I would imagine sticking a few of these little devils on the wheel arch, or even on the wheel itself would do the trick, well thats what I would do if I was given the task of monitoring tyre temperatures anyway

Edit, should read the whole thread before posting, also if you know the heat transfer characteristics of the rubber, you could calculate the inner temperatures from the surface temperature at any given moment.

Last edited by AlienT., Thu 7 Feb 2008, 11:41. Reason : I am a baffoon

My liitle boy is five and he beats the crap out of me, so it's a zero for me

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Hello, im Mathijs and im an alcoholic...
Nah, bought S2 couple days ago , and im enjoying it alot so far, only having problems finding servers without peaple that ban you if you touch them with a bit of your car ^^

Thats unfortunate mate, just let people know when you join the server that you are new up front, from my experience most people are forgiving.

Anyway welcome to S2

Nice one mate, full respect from me for this software

Congratulations on setting up your new team guys, all the best from HR

Rumour control has it that Gentlefoot has signed a pre-contract agreement with THeJOKeRz and is changing his name to G3ntl3f00t, surely this cannot be true, the poor chap has lost his mind, he's started a new challenge the GFDC, please tell us this isn't true mate

I take it the license system has been reset, again? went to have a race and I'm no longer licensed. meh I've only done over 2500 laps on CD1, never mind I'll go on the practise server yet again.

Quote from Bob Smith :

It's OK, you don't have to fabricate a story about being old and useless, I appreciate Scots are tight as ducks arses and you really just want the cheapest option.

How do you know how tight Fusion Ducks arse is....you dodgy character (yes I know he's joined Mercury now).

Anway I thought as you were such a wonderful chap you were inviting everyone to this meet and paying all expenses as well? What d'ya mean we have to pay ourselves?

I've had second thoughts on this Bob, I realise that I am an old git and remember almost having to call an ambulance after my last 30 min Karting session (OK slight exaggeration :tilt. If you wouldn't mind mate could you please change my vote to the shortest practise and race session.

My LFS team needs me and I would not like to have to make them all buy black ties for my funeral and leave them short of racers

Last edited by AlienT., Mon 28 Jan 2008, 10:48. Reason : can't bloody spell

I wonder why they don't yet have a forum on their site?

Paying a subscription in my opinion will get them nowhere when their competition lets you race for, well lets face it, basically nothing after you've bought the Sim.

Good luck to them and no doubt I will give it a try, but it will need to be the complete dogs bollocks for me to pay a subscription for it

I've voted for the longest stint. I just know I'm not going to be able to move my arms after this, so someone will have to lift my pint to my mouth for me if you don't mind

Holy smoke Gentlefoot, I would love it if you joined us, we have some really good laughs on vent, most of us spend far too much time on LFS, infact I would put the red carpet out for you and hire you ten hookers for the evening as a welcome gift

Damn there's me thinking your selling some smoke

No, Sam Sam orange peel, both default and Race s suck, the people that tell you that sets only give you a couple of tenths advantage are talking rubbish.

My advice is to get a fast set for the respective track you are on from someone using the same controller as you then adjust it to suit.

This will take seconds of your lap times not tenths. Well this is just my opinion anyway Good luck

I hereby announce that we are quiting lfs and transferring our team resources to Need for Speed

OVAL....oh my goodness, thats it I quit I'm off to join Promotech