Quote from Gentlefoot :

If you miss this event tomorrow then I am running an event on 16th December. The event is called Double Vision.

See this page for details:

http://gentlefoot.com/otherevents.html

When I submited my entry, my e-mail client popped up trying to send it so I'm not sure if thats a glitch or the way you set it up.
Either way, you have an e-mail from me

Been using SkullCandy for quite some time and they have great sounding headphones for an amazing price.
The full metal jacket's have an option for 11mm drivers.

Specs:
FMJ 11 mm
Speaker diameter: 11 mm
Frequency response: 16 Nz-20z Hz
Impedance: 16 ohms
Max input power: 5 mW
Cable type: TPE
Cable length: 1.4 m
Plug type: 3.5 mm gold plated
Weight: 13 g

Currently I'm using Smokin Buds with my iPhone and they work just great.

Quote from Patussay :

there is not a single scrap of evidence that he is not using a cracked version either. that's the problem. Looks more like a ramp rather than crashing, thats is.
We aren't having the photos showing there is no ramp in that jump to prove it's not a cracked game =/

Guilty until proven innocent all over again, it seems.

I've slammed into that barrier with absolutely no visible damage plenty of times before so it's not only possible but quite likely.

There's a reason why we complain about the red barriers, ya know!

I found it that the lighter I touch that wall, the worse I end up.
I try to avoid it all together but if I cant, I slam into it with minimal consequences.
Buggy wall indeed.

Why make it a cruise section if it can be used for some good old racing?

More racing less cruising FFS. It's a beautiful SIM with phenomenal physics.....yet none of it matters when you cruise.

Anyone with the OP's mindset needs to be perma banned for the master server just to learn a bloody lesson.
Also @ Duck....I like racing against you but are beyond kart dirty. I truly hope that's not the general behaviour of Fusion guys.

IMO, racing to win regardless of cost is the lowest low a LFS racer can fall to.
Majority of time you end up ruining your race, and whats worse, someone elses.
As someone said earlier, if you are fast enough to catch up with me with ease, you better be able to pass clean. Otherwise your "skill" ain't worth poop, IMO.

Bumps happen and sometimes can not be avoided, however any type of intentional rubbing and side swiping needs to be dealt with much harsher then it is now.

Can anyone explain this phenomenon to me though.
From my experience, the harder the car is to drive (LX, RAC for example) the cleaner and better the races are. Are people too confident in the GTR's and TBO's that they take bumping lightly?

I guess theres more then one reason why I love racing LX.

Last edited by gohfeld23, Sat 13 Oct 2007, 06:17.

Thanks GF

Quote from CarlLefrancois :

I have set up some fun-ish AI races.

Use a smaller layout like Aston club or fern bay club, then put in many different cars, eg

3 UF1
2 XRT
2 FXO
2 FZ5
1 FXR
1 XRR
1 FZR

and then use a GTR class car yourself. If you are much too fast for them, use intake restriction up to 40%.

The reason for this is that after a few laps, the field gets very spread out and you begin to encounter cars to pass at almost every corner. It makes great practice because you get to use a lot of unusual lines as you drive around slower cars who are passing even slower cars.

The bad part is that a fast AI car will sometimes get 'stuck' behind a slower car and just ride the brake instead of trying to pass.

That sounds like a good idea IMO. More people need to learn to pass correctly...this might help.

As my Gmail is my only means of receiving personal e-mail, I'm unable to register currently.
Strange to ban Gmail but you must have a legit reason behind it.
I'll look into signing up with yahoo or something as I'd like to have my vote count towards LX's.

Please let me know if any other web mail is banned as well so I know where to look for an account.

Thanks, much better then the original.

Quote from Gentlefoot :

No plans to run LXs at present but I will consider it depending on how many entries I get into this competition.

Great, thanks for clearing that up.
I was just thinking that such a well organised league/series would benefit from running LX in terms of race quality and skill. (Majority of LX lovers are very good and clean racers that appreciate fighting for control of the vehicle [not to be mistaken with fast ;P )
It would also provide the LX community with a safe and competitive place to race and maybe even spark more interest in the LX class to other racers.

I'm looking forward to the day you include it

So you have no interest in adding the LX class (LX6 at least)?
I was very serious about my previous post so I'm just making sure it's taken as serious.

Thanks.

Add LX6 and I'm in.

How soon can we expect to see something released Mr. Smith?
I'd be very curious to see what you have been working on.

I was a mouse racer for a long time and I do have some tips that will make it much more controllable.

First off, map your keyboard to brake and throttle for your left hand. Now map your mouse buttons to shift up/down.
This has a dual purpose.
First it gives you more control and less chances to fumble buttons trying to brake, accelerate and steer.
Second has to do with computer drivers and potential hardware restrictions.
Trying to steer brake and stabilise the car with the mouse at the same time can have response issues between the mouse, drivers and your PC.
By separating the important commands to 2 devices (Kb and Mouse), 2 different sets of drivers take care of only one input at a time...I hope this makes sense.

Another extremely important setting for RWD is Button Control Rate.
In LFS, its set to 4 by default. This is too responsive for powerful RWD cars as the power is either full on or full off.
Lower this to mid to low 2's and hitting the button will smoothly apply throttle in LFS.
This helps greatly in corner outs and braking without locking. Just make sure to brake a tad earlier this way, or you will overshoot the corner.

Good luck. I hope this helps a bit.

Gotta love the bloody fact that every moron got ready to flame without any reason to do so.
Seems to be a new sport here.

Lin, welcome.
If you can, give us more details about what exactly you want and chances are you might get it.

I was under the impression that what Mr. Smith was refering to was indeed not an offline mod. Maybe it was just my imagination.

Quote from Gimpster :

A race version of the LX4 would fit well with the UFR/XFR, I verified this the slick mod.

A race version of the LX6 would fit well with a race version of the RAC. Allow only ground-effects for down force and it would be a great middle ground between the UFR/XFR and the GTR class.

I agree with this, however I don't believe LX with slicks needs aero as those 2 cars are so well balanced, it's just a beauty.
Slickmod nade me love the LX more then ever before.

I think I'd prefer them without areo, as it still takes skill to drive (something aero can "break" [see gtr on pub]).

LX track (LX6+softer tyres and rollcage+maybe SOME downforce) would do great with the "RAR" as long as both stay out of the GTR class...small or big.

They both would be great track cars that require constant driver attention. This doesn't mean they should be as hard to drive as the current RAC...they just shouldnt be as point and shoot as the big GTR's.
DP1 needs neither class nor competition.....just like the FOX.
Let it be standalone and compete in races with driver skill rather then the "correct" car for a particular track.

BTW, great job OP and traxxion...both look extremly nice.
Sadly none of this will ever make it into LFS unless the Devs turn into completly different people over night.
We've seen some great suggestions and effort over the last few years (car and track that is) and I've yet to see even a response from the devs about them.

We ARE getting a new AI though......

Quote from Bob Smith :

Mods including new track or car models are not allowed for now so there's not really much to discuss. What Scawen doesn't seem to mind is editing the attributes of the existing cars to, essentially, create new cars (ala LFS Tweak). Of course such programs need constant updating to work with current patches but that effort is know up front before work begins on a program.

So a question, if a mod came out that edited the attributes of the three demo cars (not allowing users to edit the attributes) to re-create three other cars, how would that likely be received? Assuming all testing was complete before release and thus there would never be any version mismatches.

As that would essentially create 3 new cars, I think it would be great.
Having the same models as the 3 demo's would be a bit strange but otherwise I like the idea...at least until there is an official addition.

I have a feeling you are planing something along these lines.

As far as I know, it's a ban on the forum and the master server, but I'm not 100% sure about that.

For demo players it usually means they were caught cracking the game. For licenced, it's something bad and/or illegal they have done which resulted in a ban.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong please.

*EDIT*
nvm, I'm way too slow.

+1 for more track and enviromental sounds including rummble strips.
It certainly would add to the experience.

While racing HAS changed from back in the day, this was to be expected with the popularity of LFS lately.
There are so many non sim people trying and buying LFS expecting GT4 or the like while not knowing the first thing about vehicle physics and dynamics.

However, every time I'm about to give up on LFS, something like this happens.
The mpr is one of the best races I had in a while...and it was a 1v1 at that.
While it may not look exciting, it was a rush to drive it and kept me on the edge of my seat most of the race. That's the whole beauty of LFS.
(Please don't judge the lap times as I'm quite rusty with the FOX)

P.S. CTRA has only done good things to LFS. IF it wasn't for it, we'd all still be doing GTR on AS...something I wont miss for a very long time.

Ive tried and wasn't able to make it work. It does work in profiler for my DFP so it's all good.
I do believe that there is software that will let you simulate keystrokes though so you might want to look into that.

+1 as this would help new people get to know all the tracks while giving us oldtimers a reason to run a certain combo and maybe even like it.
It could also be turned into an online thing as well without making it a league.