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stefan_70
22nd October 2006, 18:17
LFS is a very good racing-game, but I'm amazed that it still has no proper replay-functions (rewind, cut etc) or in-game chart for best laptimes.

Is this something we will see in the near future?

//S
filur
22nd October 2006, 18:28
LFS is pretty focused on the online part i guess, you'll find all laptime statistics over at lfsworld.net (http://lfsworld.net). The replay format simply feeds a recording of driving inputs to the cars, there are currently no real keyframes, all physics are calculated in realtime all over again and thus you can't go backwards.
stefan_70
22nd October 2006, 20:04
I take that as a NO then;-)

Yes, LFS is a game with on-line gaming in mind, but I don't think I'm the only one that's doing some hotlapping off-line occasionally.

Unfortuately my off-line laps are not at lfsworld.net (http://lfsworld.net/) unless I upload them. It just seems logical and convenient to have a "best laptimes" feature in-game, and not having to upload laps, going on-line, logging in to lfsworld to check them out.

As for the rewind feature I'm sure there has got to be a workaround. Even on-line races need the replay. Having a incident on lets say lap 18, and being forced to fastforward a minute or so to watch it ONCE can be prett annoying.

Don't get me wrong though. I really like LFS, the physics, the focus on on-line gaming and the fact that it has an ongoing development. I just feel that these features should have found its way into the game already

//S
filur
22nd October 2006, 20:53
I take that as a NO then;-)

I have no idea really, there's been alot of requests for rewindable replays so i'm sure that one is on the todo-list.
TagForce
22nd October 2006, 22:04
I have no idea really, there's been alot of requests for rewindable replays so i'm sure that one is on the todo-list.

I remember Scawen saying that he was planning on using some keyframes so you can ffwd rewind to fixed point within the replay (kind of like chapter markers on DVDs)
ajp71
22nd October 2006, 22:17
As for the rewind feature I'm sure there has got to be a workaround. Even on-line races need the replay. Having a incident on lets say lap 18, and being forced to fastforward a minute or so to watch it ONCE can be prett annoying.


Scawen has already added rewinding replays to the test patch thread's 'already noted' section so I guess there is a chance they will come fairly shortly (ie before S3).