Hello Racers,

We have been working on graphics for some time now.
A new lighting system allows more varied and realistic surface properties and we have a new shadow system.
All tracks must be updated to take advantage of the new features.

Hello Racers,

In the August and September progress reports we talked about the new shadows and lighting system and showed pictures of the updates on the Blackwood and Rockingham tracks.
All our tracks must be updated to use the new lighting system and some older tracks need more changes to bring them up to date.
Aston is one of them and is the subject of this month's report.

Hello Racers,

In the August progress report we talked about the new shadows and lighting system and showed pictures of the updates on the Blackwood track.

This month you can see some screenshots of the Rockingham track, including real vs virtual comparisons, and a few pictures of shadows working with moving objects and the layout editor.

Read the whole report on the Graphics Progress Report: Rockingham page.

Hello Racers,

We have been working on graphics most of the time since early 2017 and we can now show you some of the results.
You will instantly notice the the new detailed shadows and shine on the road surfaces.
Looking around, you will start to see that many more surfaces have some sort of shine level.

Hello LFS Racers,

Today we have released a new update.
After some disruptive attacks that took place recently we were forced to make our website and multiplayer systems more robust.
As an update was needed, we took the opportunity to do a few more improvements, including some extensive changes to the layout editor.

Hello LFS Racers,

We are pleased to announce a much improved version of the Blackwood racing environment.
Textures and detail have been updated all around and a new Historic course is included in addition to the original GP and Rallycross tracks.
For licensed racers, a new industrial estate area is accessible through the open configuration.

Dear LFS Racers,

First we would like to wish you a Happy New Year!

Today we have made a change that will be helpful for many LFS racers.
Until now, everyone paid the same price for an LFS license.

Hello LFS racers,

Sales of the clothing at www.lfsshop.com have slowed and we would like to avoid the need to store the stock.
You can now enjoy up to 75% off of all items during the clearance sale of the LFS Merchandise shop.
The sale will run for a few weeks before the shop shuts its doors, so don't wait too long.

Hello Racers!

Today we are pleased to announce a new update with graphical improvements, better controller support and more.

The main graphical update is a new system to simulate the mirrors realistically.
Each mirror's image is drawn from a separate reflected location, so the interior mirror looks out through the rear window and you can see the sides of your car in the side mirrors.

Hello Racers,

It has been an interesting month for Virtual Reality, with the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive headsets now being shipped to customers.
Live for Speed is so good to use in VR, it was our top priority to make sure it works with the new headsets and latest software.

Hello Racers,

We are pleased to announce a new update with many improvements for VR, multiplayer, audio and more.

Live for Speed has some of the best VR support.
It's a big month for Virtual Reality, so we thought it was a good time to make it even better.

Hello Racers,

We are pleased to announce a new release with an updated Rockingham track and many more fixes and improvements.

LFS now supports a borderless window mode that has various advantages including much better support for multiple monitor setups.
New features have been added to the interface and the layout editor.

Dear LFS Racers,

We are pleased to announce a new version of Live for Speed, 0.6K, which contains the Rockingham race track.
Located in Corby, England, Rockingham is an oval track with many infield configurations.
Thanks to the owners, we were allowed to hire APR Services to laser scan the real track area in 2008.

Hello racers,

EDIT - server maintenance has completed successfully.
All services are back up and running as normal.

We have to perform some server maintenance on Sunday 29 November, between 10:00am and 11:00am UTC.

Hello Racers,

We are pleased to announce a new update of Live for Speed with some very good performance improvements.
Various systems have been updated to reduce the work done by the graphics card and the CPU.
The simulator runs more smoothly and you can choose a higher frame rate or run your computer more efficiently and consistently with a limited rate.

Dear Racers,

A new update of Live for Speed is available, with a newly rebuilt and extended version of the Westhill racing environment.
The International configuration has been improved and a new National configuration is included, along with two kart tracks which are fun for the smaller cars.
The access roads are driveable if you select an open configuration, so there is a lot to explore!

Hello racers,

Earlier today we showed you a little preview of the newly rebuilt Westhill Circuit racing environment.
We have now released a test (beta) patch so you can have a look first hand.
This is not yet the official release - there may still be bugs.

Hello racers,

We thought we'd show you a short preview video of the soon to be released, rebuilt Westhill Circuit racing environment.
The track has changed radically - you'll have a hard time recognising it.
It features longer tracks, more configurations and a number of pleasant surprises!

Dear Racers,

You can now download a new update of Live for Speed with graphical improvements and support for the Oculus Rift DK2.

The main visual improvement is related to objects with transparency, such as trees and railings.
In most cases we have been able to improve their appearance a lot by using a new drawing style.

Dear LFS Racers,

We have developed a first version of support for the new Oculus Rift DK2.
Although it's not finished, people have been enjoying it a lot.

If you do have a Rift and would like to try it out, first install LFS version 0.6F from our downloads page then install the test patch available from this thread on our forum.

Dear LFS Racers,

Today we release a new update of Live for Speed with 3D support and announce another version that is coming soon with a much improved Westhill track.

Version 0.6F:

Available today and well tested by forum visitors, this new update supports 3D devices including TVs, projectors, headsets and the Oculus Rift.

Hello LFS Racers,

For anyone who runs a multiplayer server, we have released a new version of the dedicated host program in the form of a console application.

- Faster text updates when messages appear on screen, reducing packet delays.
- Easier to run LFS hosts on Linux computers.

Hello racers,

There is a new feature on LFS World, which is the Encounters tab in the Racers & Hosts online window.
It will list all the people you have met online the past 90 days (although recording started 5 days ago at the time of writing, so much more data is still to be collected).
You can see who you met where and how many times, how many races you've done against that person and the date of the latest encounter.

Hello LFS Racers,

We have released a new version of LFS with a much improved multiplayer system.
While using the same physics as 0.6B, it provides a much smoother, more reliable and interactive online experience.
In previous versions there were often delays and lags on busy servers, but the new one works in a completely different way.

Dear LFS Racers,

We hope you had a good year in 2011.
In June we released 0.6B, the best version of LFS so far.
Since then we have been continuing to work towards the new tyre model and the S3 upgrade which we plan to release after the physics update.