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evans
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Quote from southamptonfc :There has definitely been a drop in gfx performance on my system with the latest patch.

With previous versions I never saw fps drop below 50-60 but now occasionaly I get 30-40 jitters with this new patch.

Anyone else seen this?

There has been occasions where I've had 25-30 fps where I used to have 50-60 as well. It's odd though, because if I restart LFS it's usually back to normal performance.
evans
S2 licensed
Quote from keithano :However, what I know is that, you should be keeping your rev around the largest torque rev area to launch, so it is various for every car.

Not quite. You want to rev around the maximum amount of torque your wheels can cope with, because you want to be just on the edge of spinning the wheels without doing so. On loose surfaces like gravel though, you want to rev just slightly above that point and spin the wheel just a little bit when accelerating off the line.
Of course, when the lights go green and you dump the clutch, you want to get up to full throttle as soon as possible without any wheelspin.
It's hard to get this right in LFS though, because of the many different setup, car and tyre combinations - you'd have to make the calculations before going out on the track.
evans
S2 licensed
Quote from nutty boy :Is it allowed to be based on a real city?

I guess yes, unless someone actually owns the city.
evans
S2 licensed
Whenever I watch a wet weather race in real life, I come to the conclusion that the thing I miss the most in Live for Speed - more than anything else - is rain. It gives you a completely new sense of car control, and having driven a Formula BMW car in wet weather in Spain, I know that there is just nothing more fun or more exciting in this world, than racing in the wet.
I know it's on the list for S3, but S3 is still very far away from any kind of release right now, and I really don't want to have to wait till then to drive the FO8 in monsoon-like conditions.

I know that rain and wet tarmac requires quite a lot of programming on the physics side and it does have some eye-candy that needs to be made as well, but if it's possible, I would love to have the devs focus on just this for a couple of months and release a patch that includes wet weather conditions.
evans
S2 licensed
+1 just for the idea!
evans
S2 licensed
I am a driving god!

According to Dalek0220 at least, since I am actually able to control the FO8 rather well.
evans
S2 licensed
Free roaming mode would be useless in a racing simulator because:

It's a racing simulator.

Hey - what does that actually mean? It means it's not a drifting simulator, it's not a driving simulator. Sure, you are free to use it as a drifting or driving simulator, but don't expect the game to be developed in that direction.
With this in mind, ask yourself, how would free roaming mode contribute to the racing experience in LFS?
And no, illegal streetracing is not an option.

One thing I would agree on introducing is a free track practice mode, where you could essentially open up the complete Aston track, South City or whatever. I doubt it would require much coding, since the complete track is already loaded whether you pick South City Long or South City Sprint 1.

Still, it's not necessary in any way.
evans
S2 licensed
Quote from mixer13134 :Yea they are nice, tho a little bit of AA would've been good.:P

I've always wanted to know, what font is that?

Thank you very much everyone

I agree, some AA would be nice, but I'm not quite comfortable with creating fake AA in Photoshop just yet, and my GPU can't handle more AA, so it's kind of

The font is a free one called Lane, and when you download it you get 4 versions. The one used in the wallpapers is "Lane - Upper"

Edit: I uploaded the originals, if anyone should be interested (though they are watermarked): Originals at Flickr
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evans
S2 licensed
Introducing the "Fighting for time" FXR-edition wallpaper series.
All wallpapers are in 1280x1024.

1: "From up high" - available in one version only.
"From up high" - V1

2: "Turning point" - available in two versions.

"Turning point" - V1
"Turning point" - V2

3: "Waiting for time" - available in two versions.

"Waiting for time" - V1
"Waiting for time" - V2

4: "Escape" - available in two versions.

"Escape" - V1
"Escape" - V2

Update: I uploaded the originals to my Flickr account: Fighting for time - the originals
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evans
S2 licensed
It definitely depends on who you are, how you understanding of racing is etc.
Of course, LFS will make almost anybody better at driving an everyday car, but when it comes to pushing the limits and driving the car on the absolute edge, it's a different story.

I have always been quite fast at adapting to cars and tracks in LFS, and I especially have a flair for the formula cars. So after two years of sim-racing, I decided to give it a go in the real world last summer. I signed up for a Formula BMW license course in Valencia, and even though I didn't get through to the next round, I could definitely feel the influence from simracing.
I had no previous experience, but I could maneuver the car around easily, keep up with the other drivers and even catch up with them.
I still believe that the reason I didn't go through to the next round was because I was not mastering heel-and-toe, which was essential to be the fastest. Cornering, lines and stuff like that was good, and I can only thank simracing for that.

And learning heel-and-toe is just a matter of getting a clutch pedal, which is what I am currently aiming for.
evans
S2 licensed
Quote from Bosse :Umm, £36 is lower than most other games (atleast here in Sweden)?

Depends on the platform and the actual content and hype of the game.

Anyhoo, S3 is not going to be released tomorrow, so you'll have plenty of time to save your money.

I think most people here, like me, has been with LFS from either S1 or the beginning of S2, which means that we'll be happy to throw in £12 for more content and even better physics. I don't see LFS as one whole game, because I have paid twice for new content, and both times the amount was quite small, but the update itself was huge.

On the other hand though, £36 might be a lot if you're completely new to the game.
evans
S2 licensed
"Shift+R for restart"

or the more popular one:

"Shift+R for boobies"
evans
S2 licensed
That was a really good movie!
I especially like the HDR effects you used in the first couple of shots.

evans
S2 licensed
Quote from XCNuse :looks like the cameraman was falling off a ladder

I think we all can do without all that tilt

tilt isn't always a good thing, sometimes it can be usefull, but still only a little amount of tilt is needed, not 45 degrees

Thing is I wanted to get this sort of angle on the twisty bit of road. It's sort of like the Senna "S".
evans
S2 licensed
Fresh outta' the shop.
No real purpose with the whole showcase-thing, just liked the concept. If responses are good, I'll do some of the other tracks and configurations
evans
S2 licensed
Quote from farcar :No idea what you're talking about. illepall
Great edit though!

Thank you
evans
S2 licensed
mebeh bebeh, meh beh? meh!
evans
S2 licensed
I'm +1 on that. Always wanted the splits to appear whenever I check the WR for a new track, so I know what is actually fast
evans
S2 licensed
Quote from LFSn00b :Just nobody can't make silvia soundset to XRT?

This isn't the proper thread for those requests mate
evans
S2 licensed
Quote from Eldanor :Here goes an idea for anyone with the time to do it:
If track width is know, the we can compare it to the external dimension using a 3D program. I hope you get the idea, I would do it, but I don't have 3DStudio right now

Can be done just with LFS and an imaging program even, and some simple math.
evans
S2 licensed
Haha, I've had this idea for some time but never really went on to production. Very well done
evans
S2 licensed
Quote from BigDave2967 :Pits Required: Yes. One. Pit between lap 5 and 45.

I take it you mean lap 35, not 45?
evans
S2 licensed
The poor guy doesn't even get a chance, does he?
evans
S2 licensed
Quote from sharkboots :They'll be used in racing in a flash if the performance is there. I can definitely see some potential - compared to using regular tyres the wheel/tyre assembly might be lighter, sidewall flex might be reduced, and brake cooling potential might be improved.

Yeah, but imagine those wheels on an F1 car. The g-forces they would have to deal with. What if part of the wheel starts bending into it's own centre on the racetrack?
Also, with the downforce levels so high in F1, those spokes have to be so hard, I doubt it'd be any advantage. The tyres would also produce a lot of drag.
evans
S2 licensed
Paavon, put me down as well
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