Thanks for posting that Scottie. What seems odd about this is that I checked things server side to restart the server, I had trouble keeping the server running. I checked and rechecked the setup file, and even reinstalled the server files with no change in stability. It may have been a server hardware issue, but still strange that we could all still race, see and send messages, and register finishing positions. Scottie won the race, and when he finished, it was just behind me. When I entered turn 1, I was removed from the race with the message "banshee56 did not finish".
Now that I think about it, I wonder if it was my ADSL connection that was a bit of the cause, I kept disconnecting and reconnecting to Ventrilo. When I finally quit racing LFS for the evening, I opened the Vent server interface to find 5 connections to the Vent server.
Really strange.
BTW, the server is running V5, and is located in Texas, so it was fairly close to almost all that were participating in the event.
Now that I think about it, I wonder if it was my ADSL connection that was a bit of the cause, I kept disconnecting and reconnecting to Ventrilo. When I finally quit racing LFS for the evening, I opened the Vent server interface to find 5 connections to the Vent server.
Really strange.
BTW, the server is running V5, and is located in Texas, so it was fairly close to almost all that were participating in the event.
Oh the drama....I can't stand it!!! 
Wow...I guess 1 month old is an accomplishment these days.
Congrats guys....I hope to see you celebrate an "anniversary" many more times.
Congrats guys....I hope to see you celebrate an "anniversary" many more times.
Don't you mean: Found On Road Dead
Or for those Ford lovers: First On Race Day
Hmmm...I was wondering about the rationale that led me to spend my and my teammates' hard earned money on 2 (yes 2, not 1) LFS Servers, two separate websites, a Ventrilo server, and over 3 years on this worthless wreckfest.....
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Honestly, you seriously have to finish more than 15 races to get the full effect of how good this sim, and the community, really is.
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Honestly, you seriously have to finish more than 15 races to get the full effect of how good this sim, and the community, really is.
Gentlefoot, if Preston takes advantage of this opportunity, please let us know how he does. I'm not saying I will un-ban him, simply because of the language he used on my server, but I would like to see him put forth an effort at making amends.
Yep....nice going. You can join Preston.
/ban Bontemps 999
I'll have no more comments on this, as it is now a waste of my time.
/ban Bontemps 999
I'll have no more comments on this, as it is now a waste of my time.
Mods, please lock this thread.....it's going no where fast.
OMG....you don't even know what happened on my server, and you are calling me a fool? For your information, I have 10x more laps in LFS than you, plus 13 years of real life racing experience, so yeah, I know how racing can be in regards to incidents. Preston was banned on my server for a combination of things: a single incident that he was clearly at fault, for which I warned him, to which he argued with extremely vulgar language, for which I kicked him, only to come back on and continue the vulgar personal attacks, for which he was perma-banned. No room for that on any server. Get your facts straight before you defend someone that has admitted to intentional wrecking.
EDIT: You know what, I don't even know why I'm defending my actions. I run a fair server for which I help pay. I'll do what's in the best interest of the community, regardless of what you think.
/me writes down Bontemps for future reference.
For your information, I banned Preston because he came on a server that I help pay for and displayed actions and tendencies that I don't care to have on my server. I expect people that race on the CoRe and LOTA servers to be respectful and clean, and I won't tolerate actions like his. If I ban a guy for this and people like you complain about it with comments like those, then I've done my job as a fair server admin. Honestly, actions like mine in those cases only make this game better, because we are protecting the integrity of the better servers and the community.
I've been playing 3+ years, and if it not for running a league, I probably would have slowed a lot. Now, when new patches and content come out, I find my interest level re-ignited, so yeah, I think I will be playing for a while. I would expect my interest level in LFS would remain high enough to at least see the sim develop through S3.
Yes, this is correct, which makes me a bit better, for I've been married 13 years.
You're welcome, trust me.
Scawen,
I generally don't post directly to you or the other devs regarding the sim, but I would like to make an observation. Over the past year or so, I've noticed that you have started to defend yourself against posts like and1's, and I sense some growing frustration in your posts. I think his relative lack of experience with this sim (he's finished all of 13 races with an S2 license) has led him to be a little more impatient when it comes to waiting for updates.
I just wanted to publicly voice my support for your, and Eric and Victor's, efforts on the development of LFS. Sure, I've had times where I've wanted this or that, or was getting anxious for another update, but there is a reason why I've been playing this sim for 3+ years now: I enjoy watching the sim develop as much as I enjoy racing.
Keep up the good work and enjoy the ride as much as we do!
I generally don't post directly to you or the other devs regarding the sim, but I would like to make an observation. Over the past year or so, I've noticed that you have started to defend yourself against posts like and1's, and I sense some growing frustration in your posts. I think his relative lack of experience with this sim (he's finished all of 13 races with an S2 license) has led him to be a little more impatient when it comes to waiting for updates.
I just wanted to publicly voice my support for your, and Eric and Victor's, efforts on the development of LFS. Sure, I've had times where I've wanted this or that, or was getting anxious for another update, but there is a reason why I've been playing this sim for 3+ years now: I enjoy watching the sim develop as much as I enjoy racing.
Keep up the good work and enjoy the ride as much as we do!
If they are waiting in the racing line for a pack to come around to wreck them, "/ban USERNAME 999" is the ONLY choice. Simply put, those idiots don't warrant your time if you are putting an effort forth to provide a good place for LFS racers to compete, whether it is demo or S2.
If a guy is simply only wrecking one person in the heat of competition, warn them first. If they continue, kick them. If they come back and do it again, or argue, ban them. It's your server. Be fair, but be more fair to the people that don't cause trouble. They will thank you for it.
If a guy is simply only wrecking one person in the heat of competition, warn them first. If they continue, kick them. If they come back and do it again, or argue, ban them. It's your server. Be fair, but be more fair to the people that don't cause trouble. They will thank you for it.
What gives? Aren't you already part of LOTF, TypeRCivic?
http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?p=275847#post275847
http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?p=275847#post275847
Danny,
Let me clear the air about a couple of things.
1) I am glad to see that you speak with your potential team members on MSN prior to letting them join. I would challenge you to be even more selective, though. Most of the guys, if not all, that have joined CoRe Racing have been friends of the team for a period of time that let us be comfortable with them before we asked them to join. Notice that? "Before WE ASKED THEM to join." That means that after we were comfortable with these drivers and had raced with them for a while, did we decide to ask them to join. In some cases, even after they were asked, we still took a vote about whether to add them. Anyway, just remember it only takes one bad apple to ruin the bushel. CoRe Racing is also not concerned about being the "best" team, but we are extremely selective of who we add. And because of that, we do have a very strong team. More importantly, they are a very good group of guys to be around.
2) Preston was not kicked and subsequently banned from LOTA servers for wrecking in the sense that you may think. He caused accidents after joining mid-race, while being lapped, and then proceeded to use vulgar language to argue and lay blame on the other driver, who was clearly not at fault. After we warned him to settle down, he was kicked for continuing his assault. He came back to argue once more, again with a fair bit more vulgar language, which I won't tolerate. He was then perma-banned. A couple of days later, I got word from the Wrecker's Barricade that he had been reported. I reviewed the replay, and proceeded to perma-ban him from the CoRe servers as well. And YES, he was wearing a Moo tag when he was banned, but no, I don't remember the exact date.
Let me clear the air about a couple of things.
1) I am glad to see that you speak with your potential team members on MSN prior to letting them join. I would challenge you to be even more selective, though. Most of the guys, if not all, that have joined CoRe Racing have been friends of the team for a period of time that let us be comfortable with them before we asked them to join. Notice that? "Before WE ASKED THEM to join." That means that after we were comfortable with these drivers and had raced with them for a while, did we decide to ask them to join. In some cases, even after they were asked, we still took a vote about whether to add them. Anyway, just remember it only takes one bad apple to ruin the bushel. CoRe Racing is also not concerned about being the "best" team, but we are extremely selective of who we add. And because of that, we do have a very strong team. More importantly, they are a very good group of guys to be around.
2) Preston was not kicked and subsequently banned from LOTA servers for wrecking in the sense that you may think. He caused accidents after joining mid-race, while being lapped, and then proceeded to use vulgar language to argue and lay blame on the other driver, who was clearly not at fault. After we warned him to settle down, he was kicked for continuing his assault. He came back to argue once more, again with a fair bit more vulgar language, which I won't tolerate. He was then perma-banned. A couple of days later, I got word from the Wrecker's Barricade that he had been reported. I reviewed the replay, and proceeded to perma-ban him from the CoRe servers as well. And YES, he was wearing a Moo tag when he was banned, but no, I don't remember the exact date.
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