Now that we know PJ is going to be OK, we can resume talk about how OLD the dudes (and one elf) at LOTF are...... :haha:

Quote from GruntOfAction :

Please stop mocking the team.

It's actually a pretty good name.

I know a few racing teams in RL with Dick in them and no1 makes fun of them.

Honestly, what did you expect?

Quote from Scawen :

The delay between the last red and the green is randomised, it is not the same each time (as stated in the change log).

Hmm...I guess I didn't see that in the change log. Sorry. Can you comment on what the variation of start times is? I ask because we had several race last night and it seemed as if the time between the last red and green was very similar. Perhaps a system that would give you a random 1,2,3,4, or 5 seconds between red and green lights instead of what is maybe tenths different?

EDIT: I see the change log line now...I guess I associated that with the difference in time between appearing on the grid and the start of the light sequence that was done a while back for lag reasons. Sorry for that!

Quote from ebola :

Nice start 0.01 secs

No person can react that fast in reality so there definitely needs to be some limit set on that.

Keep up the good work

Since we are at the point where human reaction and prediction is involved in the starts, would it be more realistic to make the lights more random? In drag racing here in the US, when the starting lights go on (from a human starter), the time from yellow to green in constant, but the time from both cars ready to the start sequence is random.

In LFS, we have the three light countdown that is at constant time intervals (red to red to red to green), giving people the opportunity to predict when the green light comes on, giving some people (that time it correctly) an advantage and others a larger disadvantage from lag.

Would it be difficult to change it so that the red light still come on at the same intervals, but they all stay on for some random amount of time (or at least one of a few different set intervals, chosen randomly)?


I have another question regarding patch versions: When this new incompatible patch comes out, can older patches (W) still communicate and log actions/laps/PB's with LFS World?

Ummm....is there a point to this thread?

Cheers! Look forward to racing with you Jim, and congrats on LOTF.

Quote from niall09 :

i am sorry to say that me and shaggy have left 3d.we have dicided after ages of thinking about it that we will start our own team, DSR

Ages? You have got to be kidding me. Don't you mean hours? The first post about 3rd Division recruiting is only 4 hours prior to the second post about you leaving. This recent trend of people starting teams, leaving teams after a few days/weeks to start another, etc. etc. is REALLY getting old. The amount of effort (or lack thereof) that you guys put into making a team work is exactly why this new team will likely fail too. Sad, really.

I really had to laugh when I first saw this thread. Hmmm...maybe it was because I was doing a race preview for our next FO8 league race.....

Quote from deggis :

Scawen just needs to code some genious "shorcut" button, that automatically reconfigures pedals, brake -> clutch (do you need to brake in the start? I doubt it), and when releasing that button it swaps it back to brake. Sounds stupid? Anyway it's not a joke. Of course you would still need to use auto clutch while driving... but at least the starts would be even no matter do you have 2 or 3 pedals.

You can already do this...albeit with a custom written script, just like the F9-F10-F11-F12 script that Vain wrote.

I have a copy, and it is in mint condition (no scratches).

CRAP! If I had only seen this earlier! Oh well, couldn't make it anyway, as I was out of town for Easter weekend. Did this race happen? Any plans for a repeat?

You organized a league without having server resources? Not good form, my man.

I may have one you can try. Let me know what you need.

I used to love racing in the MRT. Like a few others, it was the car I ran the most in S1. Since S2 came, I haven't had the opportunity to race it much, because, like most others, not a lot of people want to race it in favor of the newer cars.

Regarding a league, we (the League Of The Americas) are currently looking into doing an MRT league on custom tracks at the autocross area. Each event is random start on the first 20-minute heat, with reverse starting on the second and third 20-minute heats, with each heat awarding points. This league will probably run on Tuedays. We are planning a test event soon (probably on Friday evening). Each track is custom designed for racing/passing room and to allow for space to get out of shape.

Jim,

Your team affiliation status, or lack thereof, doesn't mean you can't, or aren't welcome to for that matter, join team or league servers when they are open to the public. You'll find that is one of the easiest ways to get to know a team, and for them to get to know you, in an effort to join said team. Teams like LOTF, I'm certain, would welcome and expect that you race with them for a while before any mention of joining a team comes up.

Well said, Scot. In this day of "I wanna start a team - here's my new team - my team is no more because no one joined", you dudes did it the right way. You had a group of guys that knew each other well first, then decided to start a team based on similar interests and personalities.

Personally, I scan this section these days just to look out for notices about the better LFS teams (not the "fastest" neccessarily, but teams on more solid footing) that have done something to really improve themselves, whether it is LOTF celebrating an anniversary, or Mercury adding another alien, Fusion announcing new drivers, or OCRANA joining SK. Those are developments that are great to hear about, because it is news that people are doing things to add to the quality of the LFS community, not just another fly-by-night team starting up haphazardly.

See ya on track LOTF!

Common man....you oughtta know by now....especially since you did this: "Join Date: Feb 2005"

There are numerous team recruiting....look around!

Sir, this is NOT a "join my clan/team/club/etc." thread. This is an informational guide for teams on how to start a team with a plan, desire, and dedication to make it last more than a day or two.

DAVO: Very good advice there. To share my experience with teams, CoRe was started by two friends who enjoyed racing against each other. They got together and decided to form the team, but didn't go blasting all over the forums "JOIN MY TEAM". They waited until they found people that they felt were good fits for CoRe and then asked them to join, individually. We've done it that way for almost 2 years now (April 9th ), and it is the only way, IMHO, to make sure the team-dynamic thing is something that won't make your team go bust after a week. Get to know the people before you add them to your team, especially if your team is very young.

Also, you have to make sure that the people you are racing with can race at relatively the same time. I was on Global Racing and 4Sight Racing before CoRe, and neither worked out because both of those team were primarily EU, which put us online at different times 90% of the time.

Last edited by banshee56, Tue 3 Apr 2007, 19:43.

Hmmm....I thought Ben was part of Chops Racing Canada......

Deepcscuba, Welcome to LFS!

Since you are from the US, I'm sure you are wondering about finding populated servers in the evenings in our part of the world.

CoRe Racing, LOTA League servers, Chops, LOTF, Eagles, BlackSheep, DSR, and as always the STCC & Redline servers are generally occupied in the evenings. Come join us for some racing in the evenings. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!

Results:

Round 1 - XFG/XRG @ Aston



Round 2 - MRT @ Autocross



Round 3 - LX4 @ Fern Bay




Final Results:

The race is in 4 hours! Still a couple spots left!!

Please note that we have decided to include the XFG with the XRG in Round 1.

Currently, there are 8 spots still open to the public.

The League Of The Americas presents a special autocross event during the schedule break for its two main racing series. An opportunity to do something different, yet challenging and fun at the same time. Autocross is the ultimate test of driving skill and optimal car placement. This event is open to everyone!

Cars: XRG, MRT, LX4

Tracks: Custom tracks, not released until pre-race runs, to give everyone an equal shot to learn and master the layouts.

Event Format: 2 Pre-Race runs to familiarize with the car/track, 4 official runs to set and improve your times.

Racing Format: One car at starting gate at any time, new cars enter the course every 20 seconds. You must spectate as soon as you finish to allow another car on the track. This is very important to keep the event running smooth. Drivers that wait longer than 20 seconds to go to the starting gate will be skipped and you will forfeit that round.

Scoring: Cumulative best times from each car/track combo. Lowest overall time wins the event. Official results will be posted in this thread at event conclusion.

Name Format: To keep organized, your name will need to be modified a bit. For example, my in-game name is CoRe.Banshee56 (with colors). To make things easier, we'll ask people to insert a number before their name like this: 1 - Banshee56 This will help the event organizers to stay....organized.

Communication: During the racing action, text messages are not allowed. This is to allow the event organizers to call the next drivers to the starting gate if necessary. We will also have a Ventrilo server running for people to communicate. This information will be available in-game.

Server Info: We'll be using the "LOTA Special Event" server.

For official discussion about this event, please visit the LOTA Forum Thread.

Last edited by banshee56, Wed 28 Mar 2007, 19:25.

I believe "/ban username" will still ban them, but for either 12 hours or 24 hours, I don't remember which. 12 would be my guess.

Post deleted. I received word that our problem was a hardware issue.

Last edited by banshee56, Tue 27 Mar 2007, 18:26.