Hello. This traffic light that I attached is no longer active for the new version of the game. Does anyone know if there is an active one for this version?

I don't have much information about this traffic light. Years ago in the demo version we used it to play drag. I decided to start a server and start the traffic light but it didn't work. The only topic I found now is this one https://www.lfs.net/forum/thread/90843-%5BINSIM%5D-Drag-InSim-by-Ezequiel-Gauna-%5BPopughini%5D

Your post seems to lack some information, as this is not a standard part of LFS. I guess it's some kind of addon. I don't think you are posting in the correct forum section. Maybe try technical assistance or the addon section, hopefully wherever you found the addon.

I'll move the thread to Technical Assistance section, but I suggest you add some more information.

Sorry, I had left this thread closed by mistake after moving it. Maybe it's best to ask on the thread you linked to when adding the extra information, and they can tell you how to set it up.

No problem, thanks for the answers anyway.

If you're willing to use LFSLapper("lapper"), I've just made an add-on script that show a start light sequence ...


Made a short YouTube video - https://youtu.be/pFmTPuCUVVY

See post in the lapper section (https://www.lfs.net/forum/post/2133251#post2133251) for script.

Thanks for responding. Sorry for the stupid question but how do I activate the Lapper. I've never been competent with these things

OK, following looks a lot, but should be straightforward ...

Download lapper, and save to your '/LFS' folder.
Download from https://www.lfs.net/forum/434-Releases.
I'm still running V7093, but no reason why script won't work with the newer versions.
You can rename this downloaded folder or leave name as is.
Because I use lapper with lots of different layouts, I make a new folder with the name of my new layout, as lapper saves times and drift scores in databases using the track abbreviation. And as I use LA1 a lot, the 2nd layout would overwrite the times/scores of the 1st layout.

In this downloaded folder, in the /bin directory, open 'LFSServers.cfg' file
Change the IP and port numbers on the last line to match your rented LFS IP / port numbers
(e.g. DEF1|gr1|123.456.78.901|59901|./default|default_1.ini|autowork)

In the /bin/default directory, open 'default_1' file.
Change the password to match your multiplayer host password (e.g. $password = "mypass": )
In the same directory, open both the 'admin.txt' and 'superusers.txt' files, and add your LFS username.

Download the 'drag2.txt' file in my post
(https://www.lfs.net/forum/thread/112222-Simple-Drag-Light-System),
and rename to 'drag2.lpr'.

Move this file into the /bin/default/includes folder.
In that folder, open the 'addonused' file, and add the line
include("./drag2.lpr");

All the above files can be opened with your default note app, e.g. Notepad.

To run lapper, click on the 'LFSLapper.exe' file.

If all that works, then when in your server, type "!drag".

If you want to change any of the light colours, you can. For instance "^0•" will show a black light, but if you want it white, you would change the 0 to 7, or 8 if you wanted grey, etc.

Good luck.

I followed all the instructions but it won't start again. I start the server from the game itself. Then I log in to the forum and get the port and IP address from the host panel. I post it as written in the instructions but it doesn't work, I don't know where the error is.

In your LFS host admin panel, go to Access control tab and add your computer's IP address to the "Allow IP addresses to the InSim port" field.

Now I did it but it doesn't work again. Obviously I'm doing something wrong but I don't know where. Could it be the firewall?

Do you get a connection window open, like this ...


(I've greyed out my IP and Port)

Assuming this shows, if lapper doesn't connect, you should get an error message.

Also, In your lapper directory, look in /bin/default/logs and you will see 2 files - one ends -ERR and other -MSS.

The -ERR file shows if there are any errors, and what these errors are.

The -MSS file will give some connection information.

The information in these files may be helpful.