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Yisc[NL]
S3 licensed
Quote from rockclan :Thanks for already nearly 12 years of commitment to this simulator and us. I'm sure many of us have found not only many new friends over here, but also found a home.

Second this.
Great work Scavier.
Yisc[NL]
S3 licensed
Quote from Rank Outsider :One thing that is annoying though is that I would like a button to turn off all the demo racers in the multiplayer lobby. Cheap so and so's. Buy the game ffs. I bought mine in 2003 and boy have I got my monies worth.

You can easily set filters to make sure you don't see demo-servers.
My only wish on that subject is to have an option to add certain servers to your personal favorites, so you can easily find them.
Yisc[NL]
S3 licensed
Quote from lgrhacking :Thanks - problem now is that the welcome message is no longer appearing. Is this being stored hence not showing to users that have already accepted?

Feel free to connect to - LED Racing - and give a chat or something? see what our new problem is -.-

No, nothing is stored, unless you wrote code to store something.
If the welcome message is no longer appearing, there must be something wrong in the code, which made lapper put the instance on hold.
Have a look in the logfile (there are 2 logfiles, a server logfile and an instance logfile, you need to have a look at the last one mentioned), to see what has gone wrong.
Yisc[NL]
S3 licensed
Quote from Meanie :Just as a heads up, I'm STILL having the exact same problem.
Fresh Windows 7 64 bits copy, everything unlocked/allowed/forwarded and I still can't connect even to my OWN server on my LOCAL machine.

This is maddening.

I can join fine other servers.
I even tried changing some UDP settings on the network card but to no avail.

I had the same problem and asked my brother to look into it (he is the admin of the linux server we have at home).
After some research, he noticed that traffic goes out from your client to the internet, goes through the master server and then back into your home to try and reach the dedicated server.
In the end he made a special route to get it to work (which wasn't straight forward), but I can't tell you the details, because I don't know them.
If you want to host and play at the same time, it's easier to host a server from within the normal client, instead of a dedicated host.
Yisc[NL]
S3 licensed
Quote from Meanie :This is getting maddening...
I can't even connect to my own local server.

Formatted windows (Win 7 64bits), fresh copy...
All ports forwared on the router and I jus't cant connect to my own server, hosted on my own machine...

All set on Windows Firewall as well.
Still, I get the timed out message.

What now?

I had the same problem and asked my brother to look into it (he is the admin of the linux server we have at home).
After some research, he noticed that traffic goes out from your client to the internet, goes through the master server and then back into your home to try and reach the dedicated server.
In the end he made a special route to get it to work (which wasn't straight forward), but I can't tell you the details, because I don't know them.
If you want to host and play at the same time, it's easier to host a server from within the normal client, instead of a dedicated host.
Yisc[NL]
S3 licensed
Quote from MandulAA :One more: "i_Love_Kittens". His reg. date: 08-07-2014 ... See the pic. Both players are from the USA.

Could it be that there's an issue with registering total distance traveled?
I might be naive, but unless proven otherwise (as said before, they don't drive cars they shouldn't be driving and the laptimes aren't shocking either) it could be a problem related to demo-players.
Yisc[NL]
S3 licensed
Quote from MandulAA :Look at Today's and Total stats.

Well spotted
Those are unbelievable values indeed.
Yisc[NL]
S3 licensed
I might not be awake enough yet, but why is he using a hack?
XFG, XRG and FBM are demo-cars and can be driven on BL1.
The times aren't shocking either.
Yisc[NL]
S3 licensed
Quote from sinbad :So tempting to order the DK2. It would be like a completely new game for me, I think. If I ordered now is there anywhere that can tell me when the people at the bottom of the list will receive their unit?

In an article I read yesterday, it said everyone will get their unit, but the people will order it now, may receive it in September or October.
Yisc[NL]
S3 licensed
Quote from bogdani.cojocaru :Scawen is there going to be multi-core support in the next update you're planning to release?

Certainly not.
Westhill will get an update and maybe something todo with 3D view using a red/green glasses.
Then the next big update, will be about tyre physics.
Yisc[NL]
S3 licensed
Quote from Ikskast :I opened all of the ports: 29339 ( or something ) 63392, 63390, and it still doesn't let me or anyone else connect.

Have you seen this: http://www.lfs.net/?page=faq&id=13
You need to open both UDP and TCP ports.
Yisc[NL]
S3 licensed
Quote from JackSun :I can't see any servers listed. It counts up the number of servers available ok but none are shown. I have made sure the filters are set to show all, public, private and empty but nothing showing, any ideas?

If servers are counted and you are able to join a server when you connect to it directly, then it must be a filter issue.
Yisc[NL]
S3 licensed
I like to help you, what do you want to know?
Yisc[NL]
S3 licensed
Quote from Flotch :perfect

my 2c anyway : I am not a big fan of limited setup options as this allow to hide flaw in the physics in general (I have some serious doubt on AC on this point, 458 for example), while the total freedom earlier versions were allowing was so much interesting, even if not so realistic (I remember spending laps and laps on the FXO playing with scrub radius, caster, etc ... and this was actually fun and was proposing high technicity in the building of the final setup) ... but it is a game in the end, no ?

Limited setup options, will be optional, so don't worry.
Yisc[NL]
S3 licensed
Quote from Danoon24 :Did the update for my amd driver, lfs still doesnt work.. i think im going to reset my entire laptop and install it all again.. with win8 not 8.1.
I dont think i can do anything else.

Get rid of Windows 8 entirely and stick with Windows 7.
W8 is a piece of crap and W9 will be out next year already and will be what W8 should have been.
Yisc[NL]
S3 licensed
Quote from Scawen :It's a matter of time. I could spend 100% of my days working on a shape-shifting LFS to try to stay ahead of 100 hackers. And any moment I stopped they would have the answer and spread it to their mates, so they can bask in the glory of their successful decryption and whatever thrill it gives them.

But you see, there would be NO time for development of anything interesting, and my working life would descend into a wallowing pit of misery, my little time on earth would be all about fighting these miserable cheating children who can't figure out a way to use their skills for constructive purposes.

But I am not interested in fighting with 100 children. I'm interested in working on new developments. I spend enough time on the boring stuff that is needed to support the interesting stuff, but there a limit. And that is not lazyness. It's just seeing sense, drawing the line, in the same way that we like a clean floor but we will not spend every hour of every day with a broom or a vacuum cleaner wandering around looking for new bits of dust.

All that can be said to such reply is: hooray and amen
Yisc[NL]
S3 licensed
Quote from Nilex :But yeah, good patch, no problems so far
(any change of digital speedo making a comeback? :shy

And the virtual mirror when driving with chaseview please.
I would love to see that come back for those (me included) that use that view.
Yisc[NL]
S3 licensed
Just a question from a way below average driver, do setups really make such difference?
I mean, since I am not fast by myself (all down to a lack of practice) I have asked quicker guys their setup and often got it.
Then I selected them, drove around for a couple of laps, only to find out that I was more off then on the track, since the setup hard ever suited my driving style.
I believe that the good drivers are fast anyway, just by setting a few things the right way (like brake balance, gearbox).
Yisc[NL]
S3 licensed
Quote from eddy678 :I was on skype and then suddenly the laptop screen just shut off. When I had to reboot the laptop, the colour problem was there again. Is this a graphics card driver bug? :/

It is a hardware failure and might very well be releated to a cooling issue.
If you have the skills and tools, open up the laptop and clean the cooler that is supposed to keep the GPU cool.
If you don't have the skills and/or tools, take it in for repair and let it be handled by someone with knowledge of hardware.
Yisc[NL]
S3 licensed
Quote from Becky Rose : Although it still amazes me that he did it without a 3D monitor or headset of any kind...

Scawen is a true genius, that's why.
Yisc[NL]
S3 licensed
Quote from sinanju :
Additional info - a Cruise addon was started by Fire_optikz001/T3charmy (start of forum topic HERE) and code can be found at end of topic HERE.

So a lot of code has already been done.

That's funny.
Now I see that thread again, I do remember it.
I secretly started my own cruise (well, Racing For Money actually) project a few weeks ago.
Came up with some very smart solutions, if I was the judge about it
Done so far:

-get a loan to buy first car when entering server
-variable interest level for the bank
-payment after each completed lap
-automatic tax of 33% every lap, when having a loan
-option to donate price money
-top3 of each race get a share of the price pool
-take out loan
-payback loan
-buy new car
-buy extra intake
-fines when finishing a race with an open penalty (money goes into price pool)

I have a lot of ideas to add to this system, but footy is in the way now
Yisc[NL]
S3 licensed
I am glad it's solved and by the sound of it, it was a driver issue in the end then.
The restore method you used, is a restore to factory defaults, using an image supplied by Sony.
It has Windows pre-installed, along with drivers (probably old ones though)
You only need to run Windows update and need to have a look which drivers you can update.
Good luck and thanks for reporting back to us.
Yisc[NL]
S3 licensed
Quote from nikos12 :may not want to go there but at least wanted to learn how to create

I have said it a couple of times lately.
Download LFS Lapper, unzip de file, set the correct insim port and password and connect it to your LFS server (works even locally on your PC).
The start coding in that environment and see that it isn't too difficult to build a simple cruise system.
When you really get stuck, there's always this forum to show your code and ask for help.
It will save you all the trouble of having to code the whole insim protocol and the Lapper environment is flexible enough to coop with a cruise add-on.
Yisc[NL]
S3 licensed
Quote from eddy678 :Okay I've reinstalled windows so now the laptop is back to factory default settings but the problem is still there

Hardware problem then.
So it has to go in for repair.
Probably a fried GPU (possibly because the cooler is cluttered with dust and dirt), but since it's a laptop, it will need a main-board switch to get it fixed.
Yisc[NL]
S3 licensed
Quote from Phantom_RB4 :Is there gonna be more demo cars in LFS anytime soon?? I just wish the creators of LFS add like 2 more new demo cars. Srry just tired of driving XFG and XRG. I get boring after awhile.. :3 I have a suggestion for the creators.

Scawen stated recently that Demo drivers won't get more content.
So if you want to drive other cars, you will have to buy the game.
It's really cheap, so money can hardly be a problem and the game is more then worth it.
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