I got mine from here http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.asp?sku=324740 quick delivery ,good price and they still have stock showing.

I've bought 2 racing games/simulations in the last 9 years the first was GPL , the pleasure and sheer addiction from GPL lasted 5 years and I will never forget those days.

Then I downloaded the LFS demo and it started all over again,and its still going strong, My biggest wish is for the sounds in LFS to reflect the Buzz I still get from driving the cars .

I vote long life.

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Huh? I remember seeing you pwning everyone on demo-servers on a daily basis back in 2004. Maybe that was some other John Penn ...

Back then XFG was my car of choice there, still isI remember trying the XRT and at that time it was MUCH harder to control than it is now, that first chicane at BL in the XRT.. ohhh man I still have fond memories of going into Basil Fawlty mode after once again spinning out on the exit

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I used to pwn him on AS nat

yes you do...please stop it

The only reason I drive the XRT is I like the way it handles and feels on track ,never really tried it much before STCC, its great fun trying to up to speed with it and still keep everything feeling smooth and easy ( that slow is fast feeling) still nowhere near that point yet but it's a pleasure to drive.

Even if it got half the points of the FXO I would still be driving it.

Lateralus very funny

Admin: please move the thread before someone has a heart attack
Didn't realise there was an off topic forum here.

This drivers deliberalty wrecks in the pits, sending to the wreckers barricade
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w41v4vShaX8

Hopefully if radiator or other damage related to hitting another car from behind can be implemented It would make a big difference at t1 and in other situations.

We can only change things in a very crude way, changing various volume levels will do nothing but make the sounds different, not more realistic or better, just different.

The real changes I hope are coming later, and all the tinkering will not make any difference, but If you get enjoyment from it go for it .

Yes I get it, got it in GPL as well, 90% of this feeling came from not wanting to make ass of myself by ramming the driver in front of me.

Talking about the true great drivers of LFS( aliens) you have nothing to worry about they will give you room in a race then pass you without you knowing

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And the replay facility.... Its an instant palliative to most situations if you review the incident from the other drivers point of view (or from above). On more than one occasion I've played back an incident that I was certain was the result of poor judgement from another driver, only to witness my own limitations written just as large

Same here . plus it can be educational watching replays and when there was good racing they're a geniune pleasure to watch at the end of the day with my mug of Horlicks with added prozac

A small minority of fast" drivers" believe its win at ANY cost, taking out a slower driver.. NP.

I respect many racers as well, driving fast laps is a small part of it, its the way they treat others on the track, they pass when its safe, they back off even though they are far faster than there oppenent

They do it the hard way.

I really hate taking people out of races. I'll usually pull over, or if I'm really mortified I'll spectate. The LFS equivalent of the ground opening up and swallowing you.


Shocking feeling Isn't it, makes me feel like a green felt frog every time

No not wrong.

Clean first.. there is nothing worse than gaining a position at the expense of a bad move on another driver, what makes racing online good for me is seeing a drivers you Know and respect on your tail and KNOW your going to get a fair race, and that happens a lot therein lies the pleasure of LFS for me.

We all make mistakes I know I do ,but when the flag drops my main concern is avoiding taking other drivers out in the first few turns. now that is probably not a good mindset for winning races, but I cant drive any other way.

Flat shifting in the XRR does give you engine damage after a few laps.

Watching races on BL rally recently and the cars need clearance to land from Air traffic control at one corner,the Impact with the ground sound's and looks brutal, but no damage is done


John

Been racing the Silver/Gold server for the last week or so and I tell you one thing i've been impressed with how clean the racing is,, hard racing yes but clean.

Moved onto the XRT a few days ago and I'm finding it a handfull to get up to speed ( great fun), plus I'm seeing "this is your first lap" message a LOT, never raced so many new combo's its like LFS used to feel like for me when I first bought it.

Well done to all at STCC

John

Writing code that supports Dual core CPU is VERY hard so I believe based on my other pastime of MS flight sim, from what I've read its keeping both cores working together that's the problem, one core waiting for another to finish processing mean BIG lags and drops in FPS.

But yes if it can be done It could make a Huge difference to LFS

Have a Happy New year

john

Race starts are FAR from easy, infact I think they are getting harder.
Not a fan of restarts, Groundhog Day anyone?

Great Film

John

I think the tyre grip as you burn fuel has 99.9% to do with the perceived difference.

But saying that a car with 100% gogo juice Is slower than a car with 5%
But with the normal 5/10 lap races that are the norm ,20% or 15 fuel you can't tell the difference

John

First off thanks to Yama-T and all concerned for this new sound Mod.
I like it a lot LFS for me Is much better with it.

John

Great isn't it physics at work, stunning video .

I have a video of a 747 descending into clouds and encountering turbulance, suddenly the wings and engines act like they are held together by Jelly , gets me everytime I watch it.


John

The horning season ended on the 30th September, come back next spring.

John

Posting table out again

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...and then I go online to race at some public servers....

It occurs to me that everyone here in this discussion is exactly the driver I want to be on track with. Someone with a clear cut philosophy on how to handle themselves in traffic.

Not like the clowns I was racing last night, who's sole technique for passing was to drive right through the middle of my car

Yes and if even a couple of them read this they may see the light.
I think we should have some form of racing etiquette posted in a sticky thread ...maybe something like this?.
It concerns GPL but I think it still give's good advice.


http://www.saf3r.com/Downloads ... nded_Driver_Behaviour.pdf

What do you think?

John

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But if you are side by side into the corner, and the inside car gets mostly ahead (i.e. his rear wheels now inline with your fronts) then I believe he has the right to take roughtly what line he likes.

Agree 100% if the car is ahead its your line my friend enjoy ,I back off and get back on your tail Its not about who's inside or outside inside but who's IN FRONT.

An important issue though, I will now put my pasting table away

John

The difference between demo and licened s2

In most server on demo( apart from a few good drivers) if you treat other drivers with respect you get crap in return
In the licenced version you will get setup's offers of help to improve you racing, some great new cars and tracks.

It really is night and day

John