I'm not, that's why I said 'I'm guessing'.
Read the whole post.
Edit - Scawen has said that the the Scirocco has delayed other developments. I was just guessing by how much.
That's a little harsh, but I know what you're getting at. I hope the devs will now prioritise improvements on the games weaknesses like collisions, damage, tracks, game structure etc. The range of cars was good prior to the FBM and VWS (and even BF1), and the development of these cars has delayed development of needed improvements significantly. By more than a year I'm guessing.
It's kinda like constantly being given new socks when what you need is shoes.
Each to their own I guess in terms of buying shiny expensive hardware, and I'm not going to try to change your opinion. Anyone who uses a condom analogy is probably not going to listen anyway.
Anyway, I'll make the point that these days software is either available on both operating systems (Adobe stuff, i-tunes etc) or there's a perfectly good alternative. Don't forget Linux either, if Windows is too tricky.
Believe me I'm not going to champion Microsoft's cause either. I just think that Apple are in some ways worse in terms of what they're trying to do to the market. Microsoft tried to make everyone need their OS but if Apple have their way, not only would everyone need to buys their OS, they would need buy their exclusive hardware to run it. A far from ideal situation IMO which is why they will never see the inside of my wallet.
Bye!
Which makes me wonder why people don't just save a bundle of money and by non-Apple hardware.
Surely people don't fall for the shiny white facade and silly marketing?
You think that the future of the top echelons of motor sport are waning?
Simple answer, get back in to the grassroots amateur stuff.
In Australia there is the Shannon's Nationals series which is ten odd different categories ranging from sports sedans to production based cars and open wheelers. More interesting than most professional categories.
Simple answer, get back in to the grassroots amateur stuff.
In Australia there is the Shannon's Nationals series which is ten odd different categories ranging from sports sedans to production based cars and open wheelers. More interesting than most professional categories.
At the end of the day, you're still running an OS on top of another OS albeit in a more efficient way than old methods.
It's still an inefficient way to run an app, and I still don't know what the point is.
I know!
It's not really important IMO (absolutely nothing personal towards the OP). I really don't know why people go bananas about running Windows apps on a Mac OS? It's still just emulation, and what's the point?
Your Mac's OS isn't actually running LFS at all.
It's running an emulator which is running Windows which is running LFS.
It's running an emulator which is running Windows which is running LFS.
So, your Mac has an emulator...
It's a very inefficient way to run LFS but good luck to you.
It's a very inefficient way to run LFS but good luck to you.
Yep, and really looking forward to to this:
Agree with your post. X-Plane' major lackings are:
1/Air traffic - It is featured, but it's clunky as hell and a framerate killer due to the way it's been implemented. Online is the way to go, but I don't know enough about procedures et al to do that yet.
2/ Lack of airport buildings - Most airports have runways and taxiways, but nothing else. Watch this space though because there is a very strong community of scenery developers working away at things, and apparently an update to the scenery builder is imminent.
Anyway, I generally just play around with light aircraft, so the flight model's where it's at for me and it's the beez neez.
btw - got a link to that Piper? I might get myself an early Xmas present.
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I have a couple of months of flying under my belt now.
Great sim.
I made a quick movie of a circuit around Chicago's CBD. The plane and the scenery are both freeware.
Youtube:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YR4K-86S_NM
High Def:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=I5P1X6AA
Size - 211 MB
Resolution - 840*524 @ 9712 KBPS
Compression - XVID
I have a couple of months of flying under my belt now.
Great sim.
I made a quick movie of a circuit around Chicago's CBD. The plane and the scenery are both freeware.
Youtube:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YR4K-86S_NM
High Def:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=I5P1X6AA
Size - 211 MB
Resolution - 840*524 @ 9712 KBPS
Compression - XVID
That was the problem really. Many dr1fT0r5 had absolutely no intention of buying the game, so they have now gone or are stuck using an old version offline.
So, now the main focus in the demo is racing!
As I said, a very smart move by the devs.
Replacing the XRT with an open wheeler and removing Blackwood reverse from the demo I believe were both ploys to discourage dr1ft0rs and promote the game for what it is: a racing simulator.
A great move by the devs!
A great move by the devs!
There are a few things that you could say to suggest LFS is incomplete, but 'a lot of bugs'? It's one of the most stable and bug free pieces of software I've seen.
Re sky: Download the highres skies.
Re moving hands while shifting: The difficulty as I understand is that the software would need to anticipate a shift. In real life, the driver's arm moves before the shift. This, being impossible, has contributed to this feature being absent. It would be a nice touch during replays though.
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Absolutely! I just wish it would lean faster.
And I'm curious to know where I complained that I know nothing about the development cycle?
I've also never suggested that my thoughts on the state of development are the cold, hard truth. They are observations, opinions and speculation as are yours (unless the your harboring secret information :really
. This, being the game's forum I figure is an appropriate place to vent such things. In regards to the rest of your post, there's not much point in continuing to debate the differences between 'stagnation' from a developer's point of view versus an end-user's point of view, but I've not been over-reactive or dramatic in my posts. I guess emotion and tone can be difficult to pick up in forums. For example your phrase "..dramatic words and statements won't change the truth, though they may contribute greatly to poor morale and propagate nay saying..." might well sound over-reactive or dramatic depending on how you read it. Read it aloud in a Winston Churchill voice and you'll know what I mean.
Cute analogy, but nowhere near correct.
To respond with another analogy, if you were trying to hit the nail on the head all you've done is smack yourself in the eye with the back swing.
LFS as game and as a project I have never become bored of. Bored of the current state? Yes. Concerned about the future? Yes. Bored of LFS as a game/project? No.
Anyway, you seem to struggle to comprehend these things. Not sure why.
You must have missed the first bit of my post where I said I was speaking from an end user's point of view. Scavier might have a shedload of stuff ready to roll. Your speculation might be right or it might be wrong.
I'll reiterate by saying that not much has happened in the last year for the users.
Yes, that is a problem. I bet the bit where I said 'I'm a fan concerned at stagnant development' helped you come to this conclusion.
I'm always willing to look like a fool for more LFS content. In fact, it a patch is released before Christmas, I'll get the words "Thanks very, very very much to Scawen, Eric and Victor for the new patch. " tatooed on my schlong, and I'll post pics in this very thread!
It has from this end user's point of view.
In the last year, the only changes I've noticed are:
- Minor physics updates to a few cars
- New interiors for a few cars
- Replay controls
I'm sure there is more somewhere in the future (and I really look forward to it), but it is stagnant at the moment.
Let me also answer the predictable responses.
- Yes, I know the next patch will be released when it's ready.
- I know the devs don't like to rush things.
- I agree that I have already got my moneys worth, that I knew what to expect when I bought S2 and the developers owe me nothing.
I'm just a fan who's concerned at the slowing (currently stagnant) development cycle.
By content, I meant everything associated with a patch. Not just new cars + tracks.
(I probably could have been clearer :nod
A dubious statement at best. Where can I see this?
Aye, but the last few have been more than a little lean on content. Particularly Z. It had some nice touches, but didn't seem like 6 months worth development. To me, it feels like a year since anything happened.
I totally agree, but I remain a concerned fan in regards to ongoing development.
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