I agree there are people like what you've described, perhaps there should be a statement in the ToS that states something like: "Purchasing an license only authorises the content provided by the developer and public mods implemented into the game. Regardless of your account status, you may be kicked/banned by multiplayer server moderation, as multiplayer play is not linked to the developers in any way or form except the use of the game software which enables multiplayer to exist. These kicks/bans cannot be protestable unless the server owner/moderation team says so"
That's about it, maybe someone can "legalise" this text a bit more, and maybe make it be more clear, just a random thing I just thought about.
Another thing that could be done is to improve the LFS Manual, or maybe sticky a thread on the forum here. To make it clear what LFS "error messages" mean. I've had many, many people ask me what does JOOS, OOS, Host Refused Connection etc. mean. A thread that has these definitions would be rather helpful.
As for your server specifically, perhaps you could use InSim or something of the likes to inform the people about how long their bans will last/if they're permament, and also why they're banned. I see many people asking "How long am I banned for", "Why am I banned" etc. A simple message that says "You're banned for x days for y reason" shouldn't be that hard to program, no?
That's a bit dumb imo. This forum should, as the name says, be used for general LFS discussion, not to beg for an unban on some server. Why not just have a dedicated part of a discord server to be used for unbans, like other servers do? LCS, TC and many others have their unban sections on their discord servers.
Making a discord account is free and takes like 5 minutes, not to mention 99% of people already most probably have it.
Exactly my point, Live for Speed has potential to evolve, to become something different. LFS is made as a racing simulator, but at one point, it might transcend into an absolute driving simulator, where all things vehicle related could be possible. All that is in a distant future, one has to dream..
S2 to S3 gap was 10 years, so, by my immense brainpower and calculations, I predict S4(with new graphic and physics) comes in 2025, 10 years after S3. Big Brein
I've contacted the server owner, no response yet, but other more regular players are saying that the server restarts daily, so it might not be the 49.7 day bug, unsure yet. I'll update when owner replies
I know, it's an old meme, just messing around with that one..
LCS Cruise Server, but players are being affected, since even though they left LCS, they're still "online" on LCS, and can't join other servers, which is an issue
Servers just froze, most players left, those who left cannot rejoin. Whole game froze, InSim is still engageable, along with chat, but most other stuff is broken. I giv more info later
I don't think this'd be needed, since there is an official graphics update coming(one day). Other than that, why'd you even want to change the current game's textures, I think they look fairly okay and their performance is exceptional.
To add onto this, I don't understand why people want high fidelity graphics in a racing simulator, where the driving should be the absolute upmost focus, not visual fidelity. Forza Motorsport is one example of what not to do with a "racing" game.
I've always wondered why not expand the development team, even by just 1 person, it'd surely make the workflow more efficient.
I understand that funding might be an issue, but I think it'd be worth the investment. You yourself mentioned that you haven't yet touched the tyre physics because of the mod-related issues. Why not hire a person, even temporarily, to work on issues like the mod system, while you focus your work on the tyre physics or something more major like that?
This would be amazing! I also wanted to suggest this a few weeks ago but totally forgot. It's been really difficult finding a good BCR setting for nice throttle input for acceleration and braking for preventing lockups, my sweet spot for now is 3.99.
That'd be a cool idea, 99.9% chance it won't ever happen but still, a dream is a dream. Reminds me of Need For Speed World with the multiple connected cities from previous NFS games