Sim Broadcasts are once again partnering with MRc to bring you live coverage of the 2023 season of the Formula E inspired E-Challenge series in Live for Speed. Coverage will begin with qualifying, followed by the super-pole shootout and double-header races from 17:55 UTC on the Sim Broadcasts Twitch and YouTube channels.


LOGO PACK

If you would like to use the Sim Broadcasts logo on your skin or promotional material, you can download them from our media pack. Please follow the usage guide when placing logos.


DRIVER INTERVIEWS - NDR SPECIFIC REGULATIONS

If you are competing in the E-Challenge, you are welcome to participate in mid or post-race interviews.

In the NDR Teamspeak server, please join the waiting room channel where voice is disabled. This ensures that you are not disturbed by others during your race. You may wish to disable other Teamspeak notifications by deactivating the default Teamspeak sound pack (Settings > Options > Notifications > Sound Pack > Sounds Deactivated) or by setting up a hotkey to mute/unmute your Teamspeak audio.

Please note: Being in the waiting room channel means that you are prepared to be interviewed at any time. You will only be moved into the commentary booth if your speakers and microphone are unmuted.

Once you have Teamspeak installed, you can connect to the server at: teamspeak.newdimensionracing.com. Please note that all drivers are expected to be connected to the NDR Teamspeak server anyway during NDR events.


DISCLAIMERS

Use of the NDR and SBTV Teamspeak servers come with a couple of disclaimers. Please make sure you are aware of them.

• Members of the Sim Broadcasts team should not be disturbed at any time on our Teamspeak server so please refrain from messaging or poking them. Doing so will result in your immediate removal from the server.
  
• We will try to interview as many drivers as possible post-race and will prioritise those with the best results in each session. We will only interview drivers mid-race if it fits with the race narrative.
  
• Please try to act professionally during your interview and avoid any profanities. We reserve the right to deny you future interviews if you violate these terms.
  

This information is also available on our website: https://ts.simbroadcasts.tv

Have a great race!

The Sim Broadcasts Team

Quote from jmeade :

#59, 64, 98

Those numbers are quite low contrast, Jared. Do you think you could make the numbers higher contrast?

Quote from thegamer23 :

#18 RG^Lorenzo

Why are the NDR and E-Challenge logos upside down on the left? Looks weird in my opinion (see attached).

For the 2023 tournament, you and your team have the option to fully customise your team identity. If you choose not to create your own team identity, the tournament organisers will assign one to you.

Teams customising their own identities will choose one colour for their “home” kit, and one colour for their “away” kit. They will use these colours in the qualifying tournament and during the main tournament if they qualify. These colours must be the base-colours of the liveries the team will use for the tournament. Different shades are permitted as long as it remains obvious which colour the team is representing. Available colours are:

• Red: R (Hex: #FF0000)
  
• Lime Green: G (Hex: #00FF00)
  
• Yellow: Y (Hex: #FFFF00)
  
• Blue: B (Hex: #0000FF)
  
• Magenta: M (Hex: #FF00FF)
  
• Cyan: C (Hex: #00FFFF)
  
• White: W (Hex: #FFFFFF)
  
• Black: K (Hex: #000000)
  

If you submit custom kits, you must use the templates attached (sbtvsc23-templates.zip). Kits should be submitted in this thread at least 24 hours before the start of the tournament.

Teams who choose not to customise their team kits can use skins from the skinpack that will be provided ahead of qualifying.

Please attach your team kits to this thread once you have registered.

Use this thread to discuss the upcoming Soccar Cup.

The time has come for the long anticipated 2023 edition of the Sim Broadcasts Soccar Cup!

The tournament will take place over two days: Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th January 2023. Day one will consist of a qualifying tournament to determine the best 8 teams, who will progress to day two to compete for Soccar Cup glory! Sunday’s tournament will be streamed live by Sim Broadcasts:

Twitch: https://twitch.tv/simbroadcasts
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbftflojRcw


News and Updates

Event news and updates will be posted in this LFS forum area, as well as on our official tournament Discord server.


Tournament Format

Saturday 28th January - Qualifying Tournament: 12:00 UTC
Sunday 29th January - Main Tournament: 12:00 UTC

The event will take place at the Sim Broadcasts Stadium and will use the [TC] Gaming Football InSim. We will be using the Football and XF GT Electric mods.

• An LFS S3 license is required to enter the tournament.
  
• Day one of the event will consist of a qualifying tournament (with exact format to be determined once the number of registered teams is determined), from which the best 8 teams will be determined (7 if the reigning champions register).
  
• Day two of the event will consist of a knockout tournament with quarter-finals, semi-finals, a third-place playoff and the final.
  
• Players will use the XF GT Electric.
  
• Teams consist of 4 drivers each.
  
• The number of teams that can enter the tournament is not limited.
  
• Listen to referee instructions carefully.
  
• Referee decisions are final.
  
• No deliberate ramming.
  
• Do not cross the yellow line in your half before the kickoff countdown has ended.
  
• First offense, yellow card (warning), second offense red card (removal from match).
  
• Car reset will be allowed.
  

The exact format of the qualification tournament is yet to be determined and will be based on the number of the teams that register.

The reigning champions of the Soccar Cup have an automatic qualification to Sunday’s tournament, should they wish to enter. If not, there will be one extra qualifying slot available.

The possible qualifying methods are:

• Swiss system tournament (with Buchholz system used for tiebreaker), to determine the top 7 (or 8) teams qualifying for the main tournament.
  
• A group stage with 4 groups, from which 7 (or 8) teams qualify for the main tournament.
  
• Double knockout qualification, with the upper bracket and losers bracket qualifying for the main tournament, from which 7 (or 8) teams qualify for the main tournament.
  

The chosen system will ensure each team plays at least two games. When the signups are closed, the official qualification method will be announced and drawn. The qualification method will be the one that provides the least total games played with the total number of teams signed up. The exact procedure of the chosen qualifying method will be announced at the same time.

Qualifying games will consist of two halves, each of them 3 minutes long.

The main tournament on Sunday will be played out as a knockout tournament, consisting of quarter-finals, semi-finals, a third-place playoff (consisting of the two losing teams from the semi-finals), and the grand final match. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and third-place playoff will consist of two halves, each 5 minutes long. The final will consist of 6 minute halves. If a winner is not decided after full time in each game, an overtime match, with 3 minute halves is played to determine the winner of the game. If there is no winner after the 6 minute overtime, we will play for a golden goal.




Entering the tournament

There is no limit to the number of teams entering the tournament. Each team consists of 4 players. It is possible to sign up as an individual, a pair, a team of 3 or a full team of 4. If you sign up as an individual, you will be assigned to a team that has a vacancy.

For the 2023 tournament, you and your team have the option to fully customise your team identity. If you choose not to create your own team identity, the tournament organisers will assign one to you.

Teams customising their own identities will choose one colour for their “home” kit, and one colour for their “away” kit. They will use these colours in the qualifying tournament and during the main tournament if they qualify. These colours must be the base-colours of the liveries the team will use for the tournament. Different shades are permitted as long as it remains obvious which colour the team is representing. Available colours are:

• Red: R (Hex: #FF0000)
  
• Lime Green: G (Hex: #00FF00)
  
• Yellow: Y (Hex: #FFFF00)
  
• Blue: B (Hex: #0000FF)
  
• Magenta: M (Hex: #FF00FF)
  
• Cyan: C (Hex: #00FFFF)
  
• White: W (Hex: #FFFFFF)
  
• Black: K (Hex: #000000)
  

If you submit custom kits, you must use the templates attached (sbtvsc23-templates.zip). Kits should be submitted in the custom kit submission thread at least 24 hours before the start of the tournament.

Teams who choose not to customise their team kits can use skins from the skinpack that will be provided ahead of qualifying.

Teams can provide a logo in PNG format that must be at least 512px*512px in diameter. The logo can be placed on team kits and will be displayed on the broadcast graphics.

The name format for the event is as follows:

"[X] Name" where X is the colour of your team from the above list. For example, for the red team: [R] Name (^1[R] ^7Name). You will be instructed whether to play in your home or away colours before your match begins.


Registration

If you are registering an entire team or a partial team that is accepting entries on a first-come, first-serve basis, please use the following template:


If you are registering on your own, please use the following template:


Awaiting Allocation

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Registered Teams

#1 - Yes Motor Futbol Club (Yes MFC) - Automatic Qualification as 2022 Champions
#2 - Macro FC
#3 - Bola Presa
#4 - hzteam
#5 - Quicksilver Westhill Club
#6 - Master Soccer car
#7 - Race Green Ballsports
#8 - LSN crew
#9 - Bulgaria FC
#10 - Oh My Goodness Me!
#11 - Born 2 Race Football Team


Disclaimer

This event is organized by Sim Broadcasts. By registering a team or signing up as an individual, you are responsible for your own participation and the participation of those in your team. Failure to attend after registering could result in your team being disallowed entry into future tournaments. Ensure that your entry is kept up to date and all changes to your team line-up are noted in a new post as well as your original post.


Trailer



Event Livestream

Last edited by mbutcher, Thu 26 Jan 2023, 14:46. Reason : Adding skin decal layer zip

Rewatch the event here!

Tonight it's our 2023 preview show where we will be announcing new regular LFS championship coverage and more.

Tune in on Twitch (https://twitch.tv/simbroadcasts) or YouTube (https://youtu.be/YnCUj0fxH8g) from 20:00 UTC tonight!

Last edited by mbutcher, Thu 5 Jan 2023, 15:07.

The broadcast is happening!

Quote from rich uk :

So live for speed has been around for a grand old 20 years! I was intrigued and decided to see if my old website was up.....from 2003 or 2004 I think.......you know what? It is still up!! Madness and I hadn't checked it for the last 15 years or so haha. Some photos of early patches in the photos section (and some slightly nsfw phoros of my room back then. Don't worry it's posters not me with my willy out)

http://trinitysuo.freeservers.com/index.html

So enjoy a bit of nostalgia on me.
I forgot I used to go into the textures and make everything dark to simulate night and it took forever to do haha.


Again happy birthday live for speed and thank you to the Devs and everyone who has helped along the way!

I remember flying round rallycross with you way back when, back when my moniker was Lampshade if that helps ring any bells!

Speaking of sites that have stood the test of time, Stuart's skin website is still up, with some old classics still available: https://www.bean0.com/

That's brilliant. I want to play it now

We are pleased to announce that Sim Broadcasts will be sponsoring the upcoming 6 Hours of Aston by Argentina Turismo.

The livestream will be available from 11:40 UTC on November 13th

Last edited by mbutcher, Mon 24 Apr 2023, 13:03.

Quote from Eclipsed :

That's a hint for sb.tv how to fill air time between sessions - interview and then TG style lap with chart.

Only if you promise to be guest #1.

Congrats on the milestone!

Quote from Scawen :

I've been working on a 1000Hz update rate for the physics that allows better time steps between graphical frames so that should help with VR if I can manage to sort out the remaining issues.

That's definitely a higher priority than targeting any more XR standards at this point, great to hear you're working on it. The skipped frames in VR is the only thing that stops it from being a perfect implementation in my opinion.

So good...

Quote from gu3st :

Wish I just had more free time to actually play games with it rather than somewhat proof of concept all my usecases for it.

This is the main reason I never bought a Switch. Thanks for the summary though, it is tempting.

Impressive. Every time I see posts about the Steam Deck, I want one more and more... This might just do it if the experience is good enough?

Congrats. It was a closely fought season. Can't wait for season 2 in a few weeks!

Preparations are well underway for the next LFS endurance race, a partnership between Argentina Turismo, New Dimension Racing and Sim Broadcasts. Get ready for the Argentina Turismo 6 Hours of Kyoto on May 22nd!

The livestream will be available via Twitch at our usual link: https://twitch.tv/simbroadcasts and via YouTube: https://youtu.be/QSoXWsrtLt8

Make sure you press the "Set Reminder" button to be notified when the event is due to go live!

Sign ups are still open here.

Quote from Victor :

Question for the streamers:

I'd like to add options to store stream URLs to seasons / rounds. But I was wondering if the stream URL is always the same, in which case I can add it to a season. But if it changes per round (event) it should be stored with each round individually.

I think the Twitch streams are usually the same URL, but I'm not sure how it works with YouTube and others? Are those different urls for each stream?

Just saw this.

For Twitch it's always the same, but for YouTube it generates a new URL every time, with the next scheduled live stream available via the vanity URL: youtube.com/channel_name/live

For Sim Broadcasts, I'll now be scheduling every round before a season begins, so the list of URLs and VODs will be known ahead of time if that helps?

Fantastic racing yesterday, thoroughly enjoyed watching and commentating that one.

This is great. Hope it helps attendance!

Quote from MrWave :

So option one it is. I updated race distance in the first post

Or accept that managing tyre heat will be part of the challenge, unless an update to the mod can be made to improve it before then.

Quote from MrWave :

Or we can try and do some inSim trickery, something along the lines of

if (tyre_temp>threshold) {tyre_temp = acceptable_value;}

That said, I'm not familiar enough with inSim to tell if it's actually possible. Also a sudden jump in tyre temp is, probably, very disturbing, so it would have to be cleverly masked somehow

What do you think is better?

You cannot do that with InSim.