Quote from DEVIL 007 :

Look at his first post.He bought for £40 9700pro or 9800pro.

My question was to S14 Drift.

Am I missing something? If I wish to change the gear config from the paddles to the stick on my DFP, I just change the assignment in the controls option screen.

Is this new batch/txt thing adding some extra functionality? Or is it just to make the swapping take less than the 10 seconds it currently might?

Quote from S14 DRIFT :

As for any graphics card upgrade, just buy a x800XL - cheap (£102.97 mine cost) and plays any game I ask it to at respectable gfx and lfs as good as I can possibly get it with AA and AF

Where from?

Quote from DethMag :

Power 60%
Coast 65%

I'm not hugely mechanically minded so I find setup work very tough...I even ask one of my mates to help me with suspension setup! I tell him what the car's doing, he tells me what things to adjust, pretty often it works very well!

Just noticed you are using a game pad. Lower that power diff. Try 35 or something.

Quote from al heeley :

What was it you did to your setup to enable you to go thru the fast chicane without having to lift? I am so nearly there, best yet is 1:02.22

My first set up was self built and wouldn't let me take the chicane flat out. I then tried the set up that everyone seems to be using (base sus settings are the same - get it from inferno, darkone or something.)

I then just fiddled and tried other folks sets. For that chicane, one thing that helped me was to go slightly wider before the entry than you think you should, and to turn in earlier also.

I also tried a set (same sus settings) which had parallel steer at 0 instead of 100. And that made a difference. BUT, that set had different camber and tyre pressures so that may have been a factor.

I also reduced my DFP from 450 to 360, as I was occasionally underturning the wheel, and not getting quick enough steering.

I think it's also a matter of getting the line absolutely spot on (obvious I know, sorry to seem condescending) but there seems to be very little margin for error in getting through that chicane flat out. I mess it up 1 in 3 times.

Last edited by dontsimon, Thu, 29 Jun 2006 22:45.

Quote from DethMag :

It does seem like a great circuit, but I can't seem to get rid of a horrid amount of power-oversteer out of both hairpins
Keeps me in the low 1:02's with occasional high 01's...although I do think part of it is the lack of finesse when putting the power down using my gamepad

What is your power diff setting at?

I too have done about 700 laps there this week Had some fun and some great races with some fast clean racers.

The setup is crucial, for getting through that fast chicane at full speed. Once I nailed that I went from 1.02's to low 1.01's in a day.

Would you like a hug

You can now change seat position in custom view, and remove driver / wheel. FOV can be set as seperate to viewing (seating) position.

I find it odd people use different FOV settings for different cars. I find I like to keep the sense of proportion consistent, as the sensation of speed and distance is changed so much as FOV is altered.

I understood the need when position inside the car was less configurable, but now that driver and wheel can be removed in the custom view (At last! Been waiting for MONTHS for this, tx Scawen) you can get whatever position inside the car you want in order to see mirrors etc, and keep FOV consistent.

Felt for the Aussies, I was cheering for them.

1) Unistall the whole package (profiler and everything) and reboot your machine.
(2) delete everithing in C:/ProgramFiles/CommonFiles/Logitech
(3) Clean out your Temp folder and go into C:/Windows/System32/Drivers folder and delete anything in there that has anything to do with Logitech (logitech drivers usually begin with Wm.-just hover with your mouse and it will say Logitech or not.)
(4) In the same folder, delete the five or six Windows drivers that begin with "hid." You should watch after you delete them, though, to make sure that they re-appear. Be SURE they re-appear!!!!!!!! If they do not, go into the recycle bin and restore them. Reboot your machine.
(5) Now, re-install whatever driver package it is you decide you want to.

Try this. Might help.

Once you reinstall new drivers, make a brand new profile for LFS and point it to your LFS exe.

EDIT - Just read that you have Logi keyboard too, so yeah, this could interfere with that

I disagree. Writing it in the third person gives the impression that your 'corner' includes more than just you, that maybe you have a team helping to promote you. Writing it in a manner of "I have done this . . . I have achieved that . . . " reads as amateurish in my opinion, almost like a student trying to get their first job.

Look at most professional racing driver's sites and you'll see that the site is written about them, not by them. Just as a matter of reference, this is one I was looking at this week.

http://www.edoardomortara.com/

You may not be at that status yet, but that is just the point, it's vitally important to present yourself as professional right from the start. Create a serious, proffesional image and you will be accepted as such.

Last edited by dontsimon, Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:46.

On one hand I think it is excellent that you mention and promote virtual racing alonside real racing, as this hobby of ours also needs promoting, so that one day it may become a sport in it's own right, and shake off it's 'video game' image.

On the other hand, the video game stigma is still there to the uninitiated, and I worry that having your sim racing credentials and the virtual racing info sitting so closely alongside the real racing achievements could trivialise what you hope to achieve, and may turn some sponsers off. This is just a guess though, I know nothing about sponsership. I don't mean to be pessimistic, and I certainly do not wish to dampen your spirits.

I hope you get what you are looking for. Good luck Becky

I notice on the Formula XR car (maybe other open wheels too?) certain graphics go missing when seen through the visor. Rubber / skidmarks for one example.

Sorry if this has been noted already. I did a search but found nothing.

I too don't really get all that fret wanking stuff. It's barely even music as I understand the definition.

I admire the technical prowess and all that, but if you listen to the music that's going on underneath it, it sounds like supermarket music speeded up. I just can't get emotional over it.

It you want rock music, listen to Jimi or Led Zep. And bands like Spacemen 3 and My Bloody Valentine can blow your mind with only one chord.

And if you want a giggle, try this one . . .

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4670730062708691587

There are some similarities with sim racing in the sense that a lot of it is about muscle memory. If I learn an unfamiliar chord, or if I'm trying to learn a tricky phrase or passage, then I need to basically 'program in' what my fingers are supposed to be doing. Even if you've been playing for years this process still needs to be seen through. You keep on doing it and doing it, not until you get it right, but until you never get it wrong.

I suppose the difficulty when first learning is that none of the moves your fingers need to make are 'programmed' in'. I see it if I'm teaching a complete beginner the most basic techniques - even the most fundamental fingering positions are like a contortion for them, often leading to pain and severe discomfort and the feeling that 'I'll never be able to do this'. The muscle memory and the conditioning isn't there. It just takes time, and PRACTICE

Last edited by dontsimon, Wed, 14 Jun 2006 23:43.

I've been playing for 20 years.

I think it's important to start young, as you don't really notice that you're learning. If I tried to learn now I doubt I'd be able to stick with it. But when I was 14 loads of people around me were playing and it was such a common and natural thing to do. Before I knew it I'd been playing for a year and was quite good.

I played in bands for about 12 years and have continued to write songs and contribute music to various projects. Did hundreds of gigs, all over the UK and had some amazing times. I plan to join another giging band this year, although sadly my dreams of being a rock star are passed.

I recall one of the Logi engineers recently saying that if you were able to spin the DFP VERY fast, you could potentially burn out part of the electronics. For this reason the resistance that is felt in this wheel is was put in. Presumably this means you can't actually spin the wheel fast enough to cause damage, as there is a fail safe in place.

Our virtual ozone layer must be shagged.

Quote from tristancliffe :

The campsite was all about disgusting, loud music, even at midnight.

People were still awake? At midnight?? :Eyecrazy:

Quote from P5YcHoM4N :

Indeed, it's going for around $150 on ebay :/ Yet I can still grab a copy in the stores here for £20 at most.

Which store? I never see it in the stores near me.

Britain is a small country (8.5 sq miles), and will fit comfortably inside Los Angeles. Therefore, you don't have to travel very far from one tourist attraction to the next. Most people travel by railways or by bus, because we can't afford much petrol.


This part is obviously exaggerated. But many Americans should know that if you get up early enough, you can walk from one coast of Engand to the other, in under one day.