The LFS S2 MANUAL

[GP4Flo]

The LFS Wiki is an unofficial online manual for Live for Speed. It works similar to Wikipedia, meaning that you, or anyone, can edit almost any article right now by clicking on the edit link that appears at the top of the page. Don't be afraid to edit, you can't break the LFS Wiki. Anything can be fixed or improved later. So go ahead, edit an article and help to improve the LFS Wiki!

www.lfsmanual.net

[Tweaker]

Great job Flo, gonna read it when I get home :D :D

[MRSisson]

Wow, that is seriously a very impressive piece of work.

Thank you for this. Your time and effort in bringing all this info together into a professional looking manual is appreciated!

[MorroW]

Impressiv work :up:

[Cue-Ball]

Excellent work. The best thing about the LFS community is the people who do things like this and the other "unofficial" mods.

<clap, clap, clap>

[Gunn]

Excellent work and a great community resource. :up: :up:

[farcar]

Holy crap this is impressive.

It's being printed off now and will be bound and will live 'the smallest room in the house' for intensive reading.

Congrats and thank you.

[shoman24v]

'the smallest room in the house'
Well said :nod:

[StanleyCarter]

good stuff, thanks for the unofficial manual, this surely is something real cool to read.

great work!

[X-Ter]

Wow.... Really super work :thumb:
If LFS is ever boxed, this manual should be printed and shiped with it :nod:

[tpa]

Cool, now we can yell RTFM! at noobs :D





nice work Flo and everyone involved:)

[StanleyCarter]

wow.. I've read through the manual briefly and I'm very amazed at how well the manual is being done and written, there's a lot of information well put and detail explanation and tips on everything, I even discover/learnt a few things that I've never known about LFS after I got this manual. :D

[tpa]

Hey, just noticed you used one of my photos in the guide (page 41, Moby). Thanks for asking ;)


Nah, I am honored, really. :thumb:

[Mounthy]

wow..., realy impresive work :thumb:

makes LFS a big step more "professional"
thx to all guys they are involved.

[XRRoy]

great job Florian. This was realy needed :)

[Boris Lozac]

Hmm.. the link doesn't work, can you fix that, or can someone send it to me via e-mail??

[nikimere]

Hmm.. the link doesn't work, can you fix that, or can someone send it to me via e-mail??
working fine for me

[Ayahuasca]

Well done. :thumb:

One thing should be changed: The pagenumber does not belong on the title page.

[psy00]

It's Great ! thx to all writing that wiki manual :thumb:

Where can i find that early small stunt simulation from Scawen on page 73 of pdf manual ?? i really want to try it lol :trampolin

[DasKlee]

hm like it as well - but i trusted you guys to bring out something great when i pre-ordered the german manual at 4players ages ago, so i'm not very surprised here :)

i'd take a look at the listed leagues though - since there are national leagues in some other contries as well (all featured on the news-homepage - for example spain, italy, the netherlands, czech republic...) and since ace pot the oval office project on hold for a while - maybe adding the masters of endurance instead of the oval office series would be useful

also (probably due to the release date) i'm missing the lfs spectator tool in the manual a bit - but i'm pretty sure it'll be included with the next update, since the manual is (much like LfS) still WIP

[deggis]

This is great for LFS newcomers. This should be on the LFS.net front page!

[mpracer]

I get a server internal error when I try to download it.

Please is there another site where can I download it?

Possible in english?

Thanks

[GP4Flo]

Don't forget, that most parts of the manual were written by other people, listed in the credits. What I did was just putting all the stuff from various sources into one single document ;)

Hey, just noticed you used one of my photos in the guide (page 41, Moby). Thanks for asking ;)Sorry, I found those pics on my HD and didn't really know where I got them from.

One thing should be changed: The pagenumber does not belong on the title page.I couldn't figure out how to do this in Open Office. Does anybody know how to change the footer for the first page only?

but i trusted you guys to bring out something great when i pre-ordered the german manual at 4players ages agoI'm really sorry that the german manual isn't out yet. It's lying ready on my HD to be printed. The problem is, that there will be changes until the full S2 release, so the printed maunal would be outdated before S2 is even released. Be sure that it will be shipped as soon as S2 is ready.

i'd take a look at the listed leagues thoughYes please, do it ;)
The manual is based on an open Wiki, so everybody can make changes. Just go there and add the leagues which should be in:
http://lfs-old.4players.de:1043/lfswiki/index.php?title=LFS_S2_Manual:Links&action=edit

i'm missing the lfs spectator tool in the manual a bitSame here, just add it to the Wiki and it will be in the PDF for the next update.

I get a server internal error when I try to download it.It works fine here, you can try the direct download links:
http://ftp.4players.de/pub/lfs/sonstige/s2manual.rar
or
ftp://ftp.4players.de/pub/lfs/sonstige/s2manual.rar

Please is there another site where can I download it?Feel free to mirror the download on your webspace.

[dUmAsS]

rofl @ page 79 :D

[mpracer]

Feel free to mirror the download on your webspace.

Just done!

here you can find a mirror download http://www.gpteam.it/html/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=27

[ste_]

This is fantastic! Nice work fella.

[avellis]

Here's another mirror, just for a bit:

http://195.134.100.40/public/s2manual.rar

[ndiw]

Cool, now we can yell RTFM! at noobs :D





nice work Flo and everyone involved:)

you mean Read The Flo's and friend's Manual?


great job!! thank you :trampolin

[Pabs(Sco)]

any chance to a Word Document, I would like to convert to a lit for my PPC :D

[Boris Lozac]

This is great stuff...!! Thanks!!!

[nesrulz]

Thanks you !!!

[col]

Fantastic job. Seriously impressive!

I particularly like the picture on the final page ;)

vrooom!

Col

[Pain-less]

any chance to a Word Document, I would like to convert to a lit for my PPC :D

It originated as a Word Doc, and someone else converted to PDF. I can't find the original thread ATM, but it was there.

[bbman]

I thought I saw GP4Flo mentioning that he uses OpenOffice.. :scratchch

[GP4Flo]

Yup, but I could try to save it as a .doc file if you really need it.

[Cue-Ball]

I only have one question....

When do we get our hands on the stunt track pictured on page 73!? :D

[GP4Flo]

When do we get our hands on the stunt track pictured on page 73!? :DAsk Eric ;)


Updated version 0.2 of the manual is now available with the following changes:

- Updated setup guide by Bob Smith
- Additional Tools
- LFS S2 artwork gallery
- Programmers' guide
- Minor changes here and there
- Improved image quality

S2 Manual Download (http://www.4players.de/rendersite.php?LAYOUT=download_info&world=lfs&KAT_PARENT=121&DOWNLOADID=44692) (powered by 4Players (http://www.4players.de/))

[ColeusRattus]

As I a just skimming through: Kyoto National and Kyoto Long have the same description... it may be true for both, but it seems a little cheap ;)

[GP4Flo]

As I a just skimming through: Kyoto National and Kyoto Long have the same description... it may be true for both, but it seems a little cheap ;)Just write a new one: http://lfs-old.4players.de:1043/lfswiki/index.php?title=LFS_S2_Manual:The_Tracks&action=edit&section=23

This manual is a community project - YOU can contribute if you want to. Nothing against suggestions, about in this case you can change the things right away ;)

[avellis]

Updated version 0.2 of the manual is now available with the following changes:

Temporary mirror http://195.134.100.40/public/s2manual.rar updated :thumb:

[Bob Smith]

You're not using the images I emailed you then Flo?

[GP4Flo]

Uups, sorry I forgot to add them. They'll be in the next update for sure.

[ColeusRattus]

Just write a new one: http://lfs-old.4players.de:1043/lfswiki/index.php?title=LFS_S2_Manual:The_Tracks&action=edit&section=23

This manual is a community project - YOU can contribute if you want to. Nothing against suggestions, about in this case you can change the things right away ;)

Dang, i HATE wikis :D It just kicked me into responibility. But, as I am quite a new racer, I haven't driven that particualr course myself. But, if I happen to do so, I will definatly write a few lines, if that hasnt happened until then.

[GP4Flo]

The LFS manual wiki has moved to a new server without ad banners and the 1080 port, so people behind a firewall can access it too.

http://www.lfswiki.net

[Tommee Gunn]

looks like i got some reading to do:smileypul

[GP4Flo]

I've added a password protection for the LFSWiki to prevent the nasty spammers. Just use 'lfswiki' as username and password to login.

[Nick Bandini]

Thanks for this great manual. :thumb:

[Barf]

Nice 1... very helpful..!!

Cheers.. :thumb:

[peejayh]

My German is not that good. Is there an English translation anywhere please?

[GP4Flo]

This manual actually is in english ;)

[peejayh]

Sorry but I think you'll find it's just in German unless you know something I don't. If so please correct me. Ta ever so.

[AK-Chester]

Sorry but I think you'll find it's just in German unless you know something I don't. If so please correct me. Ta ever so. Huh? The manual's in english, dude, it really is. :shrug:

s2manual (http://www.4players.de/rendersite.php?LAYOUT=download_info&world=lfs&KAT_PARENT=121&DOWNLOADID=44692)

[Jakg]

Sorry but I think you'll find it's just in German unless you know something I don't. If so please correct me. Ta ever so.its not, i just downloaded it, and it is in ENGLISH, secondly, i think GP4Flo MIGHT know seeing as he wrote it and all!

[andy29]

God, looks like a two year old just went mad on the wiki. I've just reverted 41 pages :)

Maybe it would be a good idea if people had to get a username to edit it? At least then you could ban idiots that just wreck everything. Banning IP addresses isn't really much use unless they're static.

[Zetec-BR]

Very nice.

I´ve never seen before a manual that explains better about physics than this one. I will consider this a "howstuffworks" of LFS.
Thank you and congratulations.

I was reading about braking techniques and I remembered about "heel-and-toe braking" which was not included.

Can you make a review about this? =)

[Dumpy]

I'm not sure if this is what this thread is for, but in the section of the wiki about the F10 damage display, if there's anyone that can explain what each of the individual little bars actually represent, I would really like to know :)

[Rebeldevil]

Original download location doesn't seem to be working anymore. The download won't start.

[Albieg]

I'm having trouble accessing the wiki. Could anyone please confirm the server is up?

[joen]

I'm having trouble accessing the wiki. Could anyone please confirm the server is up?

The Wiki has been down for a long time. Problems with the hosting iirc.

Original download location doesn't seem to be working anymore. The download won't start.

Downloads fine here :shrug:

[Jakg]

wiki - down, manual - up, hope that clears things up!

[Rebeldevil]

Then it must suck to be me, because it still isn't working. I'm stuck in an infinite loop or something. I see a message which I'm guessing says "Download will start in 5 seconds. If it doesn't click this button". I give it half a minute and nothing happens, so I click it..which doesn't seem to do anything but reload the page..which puts me in the same mess as before. Tried in Firefox and IE. Neither one is working for me. (Mind you, I do not speak German, so I'm only guessing that's what it's saying)

[GP4Flo]

I'm now trying again to contact the guy who owns the server. I hope he will reply to my (snail) mail or I'll have to drive to Berlin to ask him what's going on. :(

[shaGuar]

Now thats what i call a manual :)

great job m8 ;)

[mikey_G]

Could you please host this on a server that actually works and w/o annoying adds.
A mirror would be nice too...

[GP4Flo]

I'd like to and I already have a server, but I still couldn't get hold of the backup. :(

Does someone know a lawyer who could help me in such a case?

[GP4Flo]

The new LFS Wiki is online:

http://wiki.lfs.4players.de/

[Meanie]

That's a great work, congrats.
There aren't many printed commercial manuals as good as this one.
Free ones then? :pillepall

Absolutely great stuff.
Thank you very much.

[GP4Flo]

The LFS Wiki is now available on http://manual.liveforspeed.net/ :)

Thanks Vic! :up:

[MataGyula]

Great manual, like it a lot. One question - where can i find more information about this (http://manual.liveforspeed.net/images/0/0b/Gtt_miami.jpg)? It was in the LFS Wiki - "The GT Turbo in LFS v0.1 at an unpublished city track in Miami." Anybody willing to tell me more about it, please !
Sorry if it has been explained elsewhere, i searched for it but couldn't find anything :x

[St4Lk3R]

Little report: I've added the images to the 3d render tutorial again.

[GP4Flo]

Another new URL: www.lfsmanual.net :)

[Dave_HRT]

Just to confirm, the downloadable version is the same as the online Wiki??

If not is there somewhere to download the Wiki in a printable version..

Dave

[the_angry_angel]

If not is there somewhere to download the Wiki in a printable version..Given the current state of most of the wiki, I wouldn't consider wasting trees on it yet tbh, Dave_HRT.

Parts of it really need tidying up.

[Dygear]

Parts of it really need tidying up.

Yeah, like the Programmer part. But I do like it, very cool.

[Dave_HRT]

Yeah, like the Programmer part. But I do like it, very cool.

Yeah printed it this morning, didnt need to programmer bit so left it out... Only 85 Pages!! :P

Im a newb so will be good to have a read through!

Dave

[DeadWolfBones]

I might start devoting some free time to cleaning up the grammar and readability of the wiki. :)

[Zachary Zoomy]

85 Pages was alot when I had the inkjet! I still have a copy around, but its from Patch P or Q, and doesn't have the BF1 or any of the new features in it.

[Dygear]

The LFS S2 Manual will turn 5 years old this year. It's almost as old as YouTube. Should we give it a birthday?

[rockclan]

Happy Birthday LFS Manual!!!! :thumb: