Quote from Victor :

from what i can see here, the connection attempt to your host times out (ie. it waits a bit and then fails).

Either your firewall is not setup properly, or you haven't entered the correct insim port (either in lfs or the relay).
Or (to cover myself) it's some obscure thing i can't think of right now But my best guess would be the firewall.

OK thanks, I'll check it out.

Quote from Victor :

If you repeat the same procedure for all your hosts, you should be able to add them all.

1) activate insim on the lfs host (with a unique port - you got that i know, but just speaking generally)
2) make sure the firewall accepts new connections on that port (you can IP filter it to 213.40.20.2 if you'd like)
3) then on lfsworld, enter the ip in the IP field, the port in the Port field and enter adminpass.

That should work. If it only works for one host, please double check the above steps. If it still doesn't work, i'm not really sure why not.

I've done all that for Dead Men Racing and yet relay still just shows 'connecting' then eventually 'dead'. The name of the server isn't show either, only 'Server name will show automatically'
What the heck am I doing wrong?

Quote from ninjapirate :

Hi all,

Apologies for my first post being a support one. I'm having trouble running a dedicated server where I can't seem to change the layout for AU1.

I'm using the command /autox X - where X is the name of the layout but it returns the message 'Unknown Command'. I have tried researching the problem on this forum and google but can't seem to find anything.

I have tried both including the command in the setup.cfg file and typing it into the command prompt in the server window. The former returns a message box saying "Parameter 7 is incorrect".

Could anyone shed any light on what I'm doing wrong?

Many Thanks


edit:
I'd like to note that /axlist works fine and displays the name of the layout I am trying to load

/axload

Quote from The Moose :

I simply don't believe that In the 6 months since i had the original 1.03 beta patch on my computer Kunos hasn't had any time to get it finished.

In your opinion, is/was the patch good enough to release as a way of keeping the baying masses at er...bay? The tried and trusted LFS way of doing things.
Does it solve some of the problems? A thought.

Sounds like Ventrilo on dead Men Racing. Now I know why you won't join us.

Quote from The Moose :

Oh, how i laughed at that. Your really quite funny for an old fart

Whippersnapper! There's just no respect these days.

Do you have trouble connecting to a server that has FCV (forced cockpit view) enabled? Well here's a couple of clues to help you overcome this hurdle.


Checking out clue one is the best option, both for you and us. For you it saves you having to suffer the trauma of seeing the inside of a car For us it saves having to A: Give a cheery greeting, B: Having to download a hi-res skin of someone we'll never see again and lastly, C: Having to see messages like 'WTF? Forced cockpit?' and 'WTF? I can't drive in this view dude' etc.
Hope this helps. Happy racing.

My first racer was Geoff Crammond GP2. My instincts told me that the cockpit view was the correct way to go but for the life of me I couldn't get round the track. I had to resort to the 'top of the drivers head' view just so I could see what's coming! Only then could I drive laps with any confidence. I tried the chase cam and immediately that didn't feel right. Mind you, F1 isn't the best game to cut your teeth on.

Quote from thisnameistaken :

If my wheel broke, I wouldn't bother starting LFS until I'd replaced it with a new one. I can't imagine how frustrating it would be to use a mouse and keyboard.

I'm wichoo.

Quote from eRaptor :

My "you gotta be kidding" was directed to the post topic, not to Doorman's post...

I wondered what I said to get such a reaction.

Quote from Gil07 :

The "Why? " was directed at eRaptor

Maybe use that flipcams addon that allows you to have 5 custom views? Make one to be the look-over-shoulder view and you're done!

Edit: Use quotes, damn it

I'm not really that fussed, but it was a quite natural way to spectate. I could sit back in my seat and follow the action without farting about with buttons
EDIT: Ah, see what you mean about 'why'

Quote from XCNuse :

Every single forced cockpit server I find I'm going to leave.

You shouldn't have to go on one at all. There's an 'F' on the server list info that tells you it's a FCV server. Don't join it!

Quote from dadge :

read what the guy said. he has a dissabillity in his vision and custom view helps him guage the distances in the game. i know that i can't argue against that because i do not have this dissabillity. but you seem the think you know better so you tell him how to get round his dissabillity using only cockpit view. custom view is different from chase view.

I did read what he said bud, all I'm saying is that if he can see his monitor the view he uses is irrelevant.

Quote from Gil07 :

Ehm... Why? In spectator mode, why would that be so weird? Can't you get the same effect with Shift-U, Doorman?

Because it is(was)so goddam simple!

Quote from dadge :

sorry bud, you're so wrong. if this were tru, why does lfs (and most other racing games/sims) have marker boards leading up to corners? is it so that the driver can guage the distance to the corner? or is it because there on the RL track so the game must have it too?

What? So how does floating 6' behind your car help you gauge distance? Your eyes are focusing 2-3 feet in front of you and it doesn't matter which part of the screen or which view you're looking at.

Quote from Blackout :

..And where the hell is the hardcore people when you need some support? Come on..the volvo man already turned his coat..bloody swedes.

We're here, holding your coat.
What I find amazing about this perennial argument is that out of 3-400ish servers, only a dozen, tops, have enabled FCV.
So chase view jockeys are being denied the use of 12 servers! If anything we are the put upon minority.

The ONLY thing I miss is not being able to look over my 'shoulder' in spectator mode. I watched some damned good battles like that.

Quote from Glenn67 :

If you are using a clutch and H gated shifter then there is no advantage as you have to do heel toe to get equivelant lap times that opens you up to making alot more mistakes in the course of a race and imo requires a lot more skill compared to sequential shifting

That makes me feel soooo much better about being average.

Quote from Trekkerfahrer :

i am eye handicapped.... i need a custom view.... othoerwise i cannot see distances correctly

There aren't any 'distances' in LFS, you simply look as far as your monitor.

Quote from JTbo :

Luckily there is option to use on server, set force cockpit mode on and there won't be problem, others can leave it off and enjoy what view they prefer, not a big problem.

Exactly!

Thanks for the hosting Bean0, you're a gent.

Quote from Blackout :

It's absolute bullshit it doesn't make it any more realistic, it may not be 1:1 which is never going to be possible anyway, but it's closer than having your eyes 6 meters behind the car isn't it?

And reduce the amount of capitals and exclamation marks please. You can so easily come across as a real wanker that way.

/me puts arm around Blackout's shoulder and leads him away from this pointless argument. They won't EVER see it our way but it's down to them. You're banging your head against a brick wall. Just look out for FCV servers. *cough* dMr

Quote from Blackout :

....."realism nazi club"...

Where do I sign up?

On the back of this improvement, which has happily been implemented, can we now have either: 1. The ability to have buttons assigned to 'Repair damage Yes/No' to save having to mess with F12, arrow down, arrow left etc. whilst driving into the pits. Or: 2. Allow selection of the repair(or not) whilst stationary. Either one, I'm not fussed, but having to mess with keyboard at speed has never been a strong point.

Using this thread to save space, before I'm jumped on for resurrecting an old thread.

You DO have the same views as everyone else, you just don't have to press buttons to get them.