Quote from Pasci :

I was starting a AI race with 32 cars. Looks like the AIs ignore "Blue Flags"? :-) The last car "blocks" the first one. I don't know if that now happen because of AI behavior changes in the last patch (U) or if that happen already in previous versions?

Hardware question:
Can you already say if hardware requirements (GPU) after the graphics update will change? As far as I understand, the shader version will not change. But are 512 MB of VRAM still sufficient (current specification on the website)? I doubt that currently because that amazing track pictures from the progress report can't be done with only 512 MB VRAM, not?

Assuming the tracks are in the same level of detail as rockingham, with 10 AI cars and full graphics settings it used 247 megabytes, so most likely it will be enough the tracks being updated, if the day/night transition gets added i doubt it would take up the remaining 265mb

I personally feel like you do not need to explain anything, I have had more than my moneys worth and can even go as far as saying that with the people i have met through LFS, it would make LFS priceless

And very wise words, my children are now grown up, it happens so quickly that you must grab memories and special moments while you can


Thank you

Last edited by bishtop, Mon, 20 May 2019 19:06.

Quote from cargame.nl :

0.6R was released two full years ago, major updates are rare which makes piracy flourish. Releases for this five VR enthusiasts are not counted, it's indeed not interesting for the bunch.

If the main build is being kept flexibele for online play a lot of bad stuff can be kept out. (including cheats).

In order to that the update system needs refinement, should be on the priority list (if it not already secretly is).

A lot more people are using VR in lfs than you may believe, every day i find more and more that use it. The work on anti-piracy is something that will always need working on, the only game which seems to have done well on that matter is I-Racing even then you can get a version which allows you to drive offline but is a old version

I guess the next full patch will be upcoming soon

Last edited by bishtop, Mon, 20 May 2019 15:51.

Quote from ACCAkut :

Oh I have nothing but respect for Scawen and his coding, my post there was rather aimed at the (silent) content creator of LFS. I've been am avid defender of LFS' development speed for many years, but now that I do this stuff myself (also some experimental tracks next to my cars), I can't defend the speed cars and tracks are made for it anymore, it just makes me sad.

But all this is OT, its still generally nice to see Scawen perfecting VR usage and an overall really efficient sim. Some aspects like behaviour over jumps or netcode are still top notch.

I understand where your coming from, what has to be asked is how much and how likely would the additional content be used, look at rockingham, it improves on the previous lfs content but is hardly used, i agree that a lot could of been created and added over the years but had not, things have started to look better with the dev's becoming more active so fingers crossed

(btw been doing a few laps on the thompson road gran prix track from your link, a great track)

respect

bish

Quote from ACCAkut :

For comparison's sake, here's the released, scratch made sim racing tracks from two other guys, doing this for free as a hobby:

https://www.racedepartment.com/members/lilski.218202/#resources

https://www.racedepartment.com/members/fat-alfie.138572/#resources

Roughly a track each per year, excluding the extra time it took both for the first one (both started modding/modelling with these tracks only)

Guess that could mean LFS has like a dozen tracks hidden somewhere? Been so many years..

I usually am negative about most custom made tracks as even the good ones are not perfect but these look amazing, will have to give them a try so something good has come from it
In defense of the LFS, the creators of the tracks have not had to do coding for the game itself takes time. Preference should be quality of service over quantity of content which is what scawen and others have given us

Not that rare considering the updates done regarding VR, which may not be something that benefits some directly but still updates that are beneficial to others

I thought it has been shown that you can easily do that in a.c. It is not as bad while they currently have the 50% of deal which takes it to $99.50 for 2 years

Quote from k_badam :

iRacing FFB is miles ahead of everything else I've tried, shame about the price.

And thats what I-Racing so bad, i would not say it was much better than in project cars 2 when set correctly but saying that i tried I-Racing once and never liked it before i had even had the chance to race

Its certainly not worth a subscription too play as graphically its no better than a.c, and p.cars 1 is better never mind p.cars 2 but realism for the driving i would not be able to judge due to not having drove i-racing that much compared to the others

The FFB is good in project cars when using jack spade ffb settings. I am constantly altering in LFS to find a sweet spot for myself

@racon The ferrari 458 italia wheel, if so i think the tension they put using the bungee cord was perfect, my 70 year old dad went back to using one from a g27.

there are plenty online its just finding one with someone online,if you join an empty one people will soon follow from what i have experienced

i managed to revive my g27 which at first started to wobble which was an easy fix and a pin falling out and losing my ffb.

I must say my g27 has took some punishment to get to where it was which has persuaded me to go for another as the latter ones released do not look as strong

i see what i had not set to see the rest of the servers. i only have a few of the DLC and had it set to only show servers that i had the cars to drive.

Still LFSWORLD shows me as having met over 1000 different racers each month that i have had multiple races with, and with the majority driving over a 1.20 pb on bl2 (easy to do) which is not too bad, i am online often though, sometimes a full day

Totally agree with lfsrm about visibility, with LFS having a demo mode that alone would attract people if only they knew

The a.c statistics page is total nonsense, it said earlier today that 2000+ racers were online, but you check with no set filters theres is at most 200, i know that some could be on a server that for whatever reason we cannot reach but still doubt it would be 2000 racers on there


According to LFSW my average encounters that i race with multiple times is 1228 per month

Last edited by bishtop, Tue, 14 May 2019 23:32.

Quote from ymeshulin :

If I may chime in with a recommendation, that would be driving faster cars for a change. That way you will train yourself to be faster and more precise with everything you do in a car.

I have tried this approach, and drove nothing but an FXR for a month. I was shocked how much more comfortable I was back in an XFG, and how much more small movements I was now able to do through the corner.

I do so othen and it certainly helps with getting your reaction time a little better in a slower car. Put me in the bf1 or fo8 or fzr and I am more stable than if i was in the uf1. Never give up on any certain car and if you want to be near a wr it will take dedication and determination once we are at a stage where it seems we cannot improve.

Finally if its online racing then the cars you use depends on what servers are active


@driver8 anytime you fancy practicing any cars on any track give me a shout and il join you.anytime anyday

Last edited by bishtop, Sun, 12 May 2019 18:40.

You could buy a DK2 rift and use the debug tool to improve the image by setting the pixel per display pixel to 2 which makes a good difference and works very well with LFS. For around $100

Quote from Driver 8 :

Interesting thread, I've recently come back and also struggling for form on blackwood.
Had no idea that blackwood had changed, means my pb on lfsworld set in 2011 is going to be even more unobtainable than it currently appears...(high 1:34)
Can those stats be reset? Doesn't seem like I'm comparing oranges with oranges based on what I've read above.

You can reset it via lfsworld by clicking on the current pb time, we also now have Blackwood Historic which does not have the chicane. I am far from fast on either with GTI but have many setups that may be of help if needed.

bish

I live very close to Oulton Park and spent a lot of my childhood there, Great track. While certain parts seem narrow, you can go 3 wide and at least 2 wide near close to major corners

stunning thank you

Great job well done. thanks

both reaction times are slow but it is difficult to get a 10.06 first split

If you look at my replay my start is right on the green as it changes and no where near 10.06


Out of the racers that have done the same car/track not one got as low as 10.06, the fastest being 10.16 with a 15.71 time

Last edited by bishtop, Sat, 27 Apr 2019 23:08.

Quote from lucaf :

that's what I am afraid of. In other hand, IF we will have physics update, it means every car will feel bit new after that. Plus that german car... xD

Great philosophy and very true

Errm its quite obvious that if you do not use something then you have not had your moneys worth from it. Not t0o hard to understand

And my statement stands valid. Why show interest for something that you ain't going to use

I do not mean to sound like i am being disrespectful to the O.P, i am just giving my view

Quote from 5tag :

This community is so lame...

You're just trying to denounce his request. Maybe he's an offline player, LFSW only shows online stats. Not that there was a lot of content to choose from when joining multiplayer servers. And even when LFS was busier, people on public servers always voted for the same couple of tracks.

Besides, what do his stats matter? If you don't get bored driving a million laps of FBM on Blackwood, good for you. But don't expect every other person to be that easily entertained. And you don't need to have tried every possible combo in order to get bored of the same content for a decade. Plus OP doesn't seem to be interested in open-wheelers - nothing wrong with that or asking for more touring cars for example.

I'm only stating a genuine fact.Yes people offline race/hotlaps but does not have any hotlaps uploaded and if you check every account that makes such post they generally have the same thing in common(check it out)

Also you confirm what i say and that is the majority of people have not driven most combo's so still plenty of fun to be had

Its better having done"millions of laps" than very few laps overall, it shows i play lfs,and as i am enjoying what i am doing i have had my moneys worth

Quote from 5tag :

. And you don't need to have tried every possible combo in order to get bored of the same content for a decade. Plus OP doesn't seem to be interested in open-wheelers - nothing wrong with that or asking for more touring cars for example.

Obviously it shows that no matter what is released they wont be happy if they have not given the current content a chance once they are bored of one combo

Last edited by bishtop, Fri, 26 Apr 2019 13:39.

Quote from Pasci :

You have not even tried the existing car / track / layout combinations and you already want more content? Just use what's there.

I drove over 100'000 km and did not even try all current variants.

BTW: I play LFS over 14 years.

A big +1.


@DReyes03 you have driven very few laps with the existing cars so tell us what would be different for you with a new car

Along with the things already pointed out, i think chat system is a great feature, easy to do and enabled from the start