For me, the first time I saw LFS was at a friends house when i was like 8 (thats a core memory haha). We wanted to play on his moms computer and he had the LFS Demo version installed. That is now more than 15 years ago haha... I begged my dad that i could also play LFS and finally i got the old 4 Players version from my Dad as a birthday gift.
Its been that long since iv been on LFS, iv had to make a new account. But I first joined around 2009 - my best memories where getting my logitech G25 wheel and H shifter, and doing my cop training to become a cop on multiplayer! Oh the good old days. Iv recently upgraded my PC, so Its only right I go ahead and by myself another wheel, which will have to be the logitech G27 this time I think. Can't wait to get back behind the wheel online. See you all there!
School was over and i was at the seaside at my cousins place (that was back in 2006). i was 13 at the time, and he told me that he has a racing game which looks cool but he doesnt know how to set up the controls. I messed around in the options and 5 minutes later we were set up, we played that game for hooooours crashing the XRG and later playing on Fat Oil Drifting Grounds server. To think of it, i am playing this game for 20 years almost, it blows my mind.. might not be active for a while since i am still waiting for the new big update, but the memories and friends i gained and lost over that long period of time is something that you cannot replace AT ALL. It wasn't just a game for me, it was something that was with me through fun and sad times. I am 31 now and to think of it that this game was with me for over half of my life is mind blowing
Maybe in some 30 odd years we will be interviewed by the "new YouTubers" about how does it feel like to have been playing the same racing game through all your life, to be disappointed about other game studios implementation of physics, tires, mass, when LFS has done it right with just the Holy Trinity
had to search for when WoW was released (2004) to know if it was before LFS or not, I guess we are winning
We will all be superstars, just wait for 30 years to get the recognition
I came across it on BHM looking for new games to play obviously. I couldn't play it on my first emachines because of the physics being too much or my on-board couldn't handle, or both.
I ended up building a hodgepodge of a p4 1.7, 6200 and 1gb of assorted ram and running that allowed me to finally race and drive without problems.
I probably liked it because it felt similar to Viper Racing, but better graphics and way easier mulitplayer.
The last time I recall playing was around Dec, 2009, S2 0.5Z28. My first memories of LFS were good, but I did not like the changes that occurred over time. Much of the issue with LFS was a small developer team. For example I owned a Caterham SV with a 250 hp Ford Duratec 2.3 liter engine from 2003 to 2006 (it was like driving a high powered go-kart), and due to it's light weight, it could run Hoosier's stickiest compounds good for about 1.5 g's in turns, and I was disappointed in the LX model and it's handling (LFS was not even close). I was also disappointed when LFS added exaggerated clutch and flat spot degradation, which was out of touch with reality. At the time, I switched to other sim-oriented and arcade style racing games, but eventually lost interest in any racing games.
The last racing game I bought was Shift 2 Unleashed (2011). I played the arcade racing game NFS World on and off, starting in 2010, stopped playing in 2012, then played it a bit after the announced shutdown from, April 2015 to July 2015. There was a 25 year anniversary event for NFS High Stakes (1999), and I played it for a couple of weeks and got to play with a few of the original players I knew.
Life before Formula BMW