LFS in the news

[Scawen]

Hi Flo, thanks for the info... do you know who ran that?

For people to use LFS to present their hardware, we do give permission but we always give a condition that the LFS logo and website address are clearly displayed.

From that picture it looks like these people are just using LFS for their own benefit, and not giving us any exposure at all.

[BBO@BSR]

Hi Flo, thanks for the info... do you know who ran that?

For people to use LFS to present their hardware, we do give permission but we always give a condition that the LFS logo and website address are clearly displayed.

From that picture it looks like these people are just using LFS for their own benefit, and not giving us any exposure at all.

It is a company called FESTO (www.festo.com (http://www.festo.com))

The simulator is called Airmotion_ride
http://www.festo.com/INetDomino/coorp_sites/de/fccc57ccbb36acf3c12572b900703b19.htm


See it in action
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvG5rxVeY5M

In their (linkt to->) PDF (http://search.festo.com/catalog.nsf/CDSearchResults?SearchDomain=&Query=airmotion_ride&SearchOrder=1&SearchMax=0&SearchWV=FALSE&SearchThesaurus=FALSE&SearchFuzzy=FALSE&Start=1&Count=20&SearchEntry=CDResultEntry&Scope=0&Language=)

"Airmotion_ride incorporate flight, helicopter, car racing and roller coaster simulations.
The car racing simulator is breaking new ground above all
in multi-player applications. Thanks to the excellent network
code, bumper-to-bumper duels can be staged either on the
Internet or in a local network of up to 23 players, who can drive
a wide assortment of cars all based on genuine vehicles."

They have photos of LFS in it but don't even mention it somewhere.
Sounds more like they build it. :scratchch

Edit:
Airmotion_ride is now a product of:
VR PROJECT - Event-Management
Edelweiß Straße 8a
85591 Vaterstetten
www.vrproject.de (German)
They call it now
http://www.x6-simulator.com/index2.htm (English)
http://www.x6-simulator.com/en/x6_race.htm (lots of LFS Pics but no a single link to LFS.net)
and they use the BMW video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roBBeK7MZqo) as their "X6 Promotion Video"

[troy]

eheh, it's the guys from "festo" once again, there was another discussion about them in this thread where some design magazine called lfs "a race car simulator designed by Festo Corp". they seem to forget to give credit for lfs a lot ^^

http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?p=608564#post608564
http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?p=632363#post632363

http://www.festo.com/

edit: damn beaten by the german

[deggis]

Even (in some of the video on the website) the ad banners in BL GP had been changed to "Festo". Modding is not forbidden I guess but seems really like they're unaware how it should be.

[Scawen]

Thanks - we'll be in touch...

[Paranoid Android]

Oooo goodie...funding for the Nordschleife found? :D

[ORION]

What about a special show/fair 'mode' that adds the lfs url to the top of the screen, using wide screen mode, and adding the url to the black whitespace on the top?
Just an idea... (well I guess people might not use this mode then... mhh)

[SpikeyMarcoD]

It is a company called FESTO (www.festo.com (http://www.festo.com))

The simulator is called Airmotion_ride
http://www.festo.com/INetDomino/coorp_sites/de/fccc57ccbb36acf3c12572b900703b19.htm


See it in action
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvG5rxVeY5M

In their (linkt to->) PDF (http://search.festo.com/catalog.nsf/CDSearchResults?SearchDomain=&Query=airmotion_ride&SearchOrder=1&SearchMax=0&SearchWV=FALSE&SearchThesaurus=FALSE&SearchFuzzy=FALSE&Start=1&Count=20&SearchEntry=CDResultEntry&Scope=0&Language=)

"Airmotion_ride incorporate flight, helicopter, car racing and roller coaster simulations.
The car racing simulator is breaking new ground above all
in multi-player applications. Thanks to the excellent network
code, bumper-to-bumper duels can be staged either on the
Internet or in a local network of up to 23 players, who can drive
a wide assortment of cars all based on genuine vehicles."

They have photos of LFS in it but don't even mention it somewhere.
Sounds more like they build it. :scratchch

Edit:
Airmotion_ride is now a product of:
VR PROJECT - Event-Management
Edelweiß Straße 8a
85591 Vaterstetten
www.vrproject.de (http://www.vrproject.de) (German)
They call it now
http://www.x6-simulator.com/index2.htm (English)
http://www.x6-simulator.com/en/x6_race.htm (lots of LFS Pics but no a single link to LFS.net)
and they use the BMW video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roBBeK7MZqo) as their "X6 Promotion Video"

http://www.x6-simulator.com/index2.htm

they have logo of LFS on this page...new?

[tristancliffe]

http://www.x6-simulator.com/index2.htm

they have logo of LFS on this page...new?

With the word Online blacked out from it...

[BBO@BSR]

With the word Online blacked out from it...
As black as in their own "chair interface software"
http://www.x-flight.de/main/pictures/if33.JPG
:bigeye:

[mickyc30]

See it in action
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvG5rxVeY5M
man that annoyed me.. i had to comment their video.

[zeugnimod]

man that annoyed me.. i had to comment their video.

And what an intelligent comment it was. :rolleyes:

[mickyc30]

how do you even know my youtube name is mickchap22? i might have been any of those other comments:monkey2:

[BruTaLysT]

well.. "mick" in both of them, so seems obvious enough to me :P

but then again, it's not 100% proof, but the most logical thing to guess on first sight imho

Also he never stated he pointed towards a reaction of someone named "mickchap22", you just brought that one up by yourself, how hilarious.

[DeadWolfBones]

Pretty poor behavior there, Mick.

[banshee56]

Convenient how they blurred out the Logitech logo on the wheel center hub and replaced the Blackwood sign on the bridge over the S/F with a Festo sign.

Interesting rig though.

[mickyc30]

so what, i love my LFS and dont wan't to see it getting riped

[hardlocke]

The simulators from http://www.simsport.ch work also with LFS.

[Luke.S]

they didn't credit lfs in that vid. btw is lfs patented?

[RE Amemiya]

If it is we might be able to sue right?

[Sisolak]

Short article in the ATmag (http://atmag.sk) (slovakian auto-tuning magazine), pdf here (http://lfsaction.net/downloads/lfs_atmag/lfs_atmag.pdf).

[Homeless_Drunk]

If it is we might be able to sue right?

Who is 'we'? Are you part of the development team? The more I frequent the forums the more I find people acting like LFS is theirs and like they have some say in the development process...I think that's why I took a break...

[RE Amemiya]

oh give it a break, its not like I was implying that I did work or was expecting money.
we are a community.

[travbrad]

Just noticed this: http://pc.ign.com/articles/886/886340p1.html

Interesting idea, I had never heard of this happening (maybe I'm just out of the loop? :scratchch). I don't have the talent or the physical characteristics for it (I'm 6'5"), but it sounds like an awesome opportunity.

That's a very big/major gaming website too, so it's nice to see LFS getting a mention

[deggis]

"we'll be bringing you full impressions of the event soon"

and more coming :)

[RiGun]

Here there are two notes (in spanish) about LFS and LFS-Latino America in a motorsports magazine and a newspaper:

1- A Todo Motor (http://foros.cerolag.com/showpost.php?p=836768&postcount=5)
2- Clarin (http://foros.cerolag.com/showpost.php?p=841444&postcount=29)

[Bawbag]

Just noticed this: http://pc.ign.com/articles/886/886340p1.html

Interesting idea, I had never heard of this happening (maybe I'm just out of the loop? :scratchch). I don't have the talent or the physical characteristics for it (I'm 6'5"), but it sounds like an awesome opportunity.

That's a very big/major gaming website too, so it's nice to see LFS getting a mention


Very nice to see that being mention'd :)

Though I had to lol at this comment....

Heikki Kovalainen Had a go on LFS IIRC, his time, after having no experience in LFS, was at WR pace, I believe he even beat out the World Record time set by fastest hotlappers in LFS!...
Posted by: C.Raemisch (http://club.ign.com/b/about?username=C.Raemisch) on July 06, 2008 10:20 PDT"

Heikki was 3 seconds from the WR pace, he done a 1.02 when the world record was in the 58's....He was however using a default set with r3 tyres, so it was still impressive, but nowhere near a WR. :P

[RiGun]

Sorry for the OT but, is there any replay of heikki racing? how do you know he was in fact hekki? :S

[SamH]

Perhaps they took a blood sample when he was at Fortec, just to make sure he wasn't an imposter ;)

[chanoman315]

Damn! and i thought i was better than him

[Bawbag]

Sorry for the OT but, is there any replay of heikki racing? how do you know he was in fact hekki? :S


Heikki was still at Renault when he tried LFS and due to copywright issues they wern't allowed to take photos or videos of him.

I can quite beleive it was him though, since fortec played a big part in his success and his beautifull Formula Renault lives in the reception area of the fortec factory....I sure as hell would be back to see it whenever I could. :D

[Scawen]

Here there are two notes (in spanish) about LFS and LFS-Latino America in a motorsports magazine and a newspaper:

1- A Todo Motor (http://foros.cerolag.com/showpost.php?p=836768&postcount=5)
2- Clarin (http://foros.cerolag.com/showpost.php?p=841444&postcount=29)Thanks, that's nice to see. :)

Heikki was still at Renault when he tried LFS and due to copywright issues they wern't allowed to take photos or videos of him. What? Heikki is copyrighted? :Looking_a

EDIT : oh, is this because he was driving a BMW?

[Bawbag]

I don't think copywrighted is the word but I don't think Renault wanted him being in photos where people could gain some sort of publicity from him, but I just remember being told he asked specificly not to have any photos taken for the sake of the F1 team.

[LaimisD1]

cool

[LFSn00b]

Subscribers' VIP area... can't access. Please save the html page and upload it somewhere. :shrug:

Last week I read the latest magazine and I didn't notice anything related to LFS...? or was that only an article that was released on the VIP area?looks like it can be viewed now, but its pretty old review, from S1 i think :shrug:

[hansonator69]

Heikki Kovalainen has been driving on LFS?!?!

[scoobyrbac]

Heikki Kovalainen has been driving on LFS?!?!

I saw someone in the V1 servers yesterday with Kovalainen as their name...

[zeugnimod]

I saw someone in the V1 servers yesterday with Kovalainen as their name...

...so you can be 100% sure that it's not him. :shrug:

[scoobyrbac]

on nvm i didnt read it was from around s1

[Gills4life]

I saw someone in the V1 servers yesterday with Kovalainen as their name...

Cool, in that case so far in LFS i have driven with Lewis Hamilton, Damon Hill, James May (Captain Slow), Kimi Raikonnen and it seems Colin McRae's ghost :beady:

[SpikeyMarcoD]

In iRacing you can be somewhat more sure of a name. Although it has been known that people have the same name. And the support team does change names by request.

[Ped7g]

Cool, in that case so far in LFS i have driven with Lewis Hamilton, Damon Hill, James May (Captain Slow), Kimi Raikonnen and it seems Colin McRae's ghost :beady:

Best part is I'm faster than most of them! ;) :D

[Timdpr]

LFS is on the front page of Autosport! ('s national news section) :D

Actually, I lied. The V1 Championship is on the front page. The nearest Autosport gets to saying "LFS" is "some jumped-up racing simulator". Oh well. :razz:

[SamH]

hehe.. I don't think it was referring to LFS specifically as "jumped up".. in context, the question was whether or not using a racing game/simulator was viable.
http://www.lfsforum.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=61857&d=1216316936

[Homeless_Drunk]

LFS was mentioned by the Dan Greenawalt (Game Director of the Forza Motorports series) in the latest edition of Auto Sim Sport (Volume 4, Number 3, Page 53). (www.autosimsport.net). It is a very brief reference but he says he prefers LFS over rFactor :)

I've played some rFactor, but I'm a bigger fan of Live for Speed.

[Timdpr]

Sam - yeah, I know. I made them sound nasty because there is no mention of LFS! Lol.

Then again, there is hardly any mention of LFS on the V1 website :really:
Still, it should turn loads more people on to "the race simulator".

[zeromussov]

http://www.sbs6.nl/web/show/id=137298/langid=43

They're using LFS for the simulator. (Bavaria City Racing 2008) I think it's BF1/So*

Look @ 21.32

[deggis]

The simulator is Force Dynamics. LFS is very often seen with it.

[JO53PHS]

LFS is on the front page of Autosport! ('s national news section) :D

Actually, I lied. The V1 Championship is on the front page. The nearest Autosport gets to saying "LFS" is "some jumped-up racing simulator". Oh well. :razz:


...that he hopes will create "a football style audience for motorsport"

God help us :schwitz::D

[Belain]

To get this thing with Heikki up again, at the CeBIT (world's largest computer expo) this year where the Intel Racing Tour final took place, Andy Priaulx raced in LFS and he was pretty impressed and had a lot fun. We had to literaly throw him out of the cockpit :)

But his pace wasnt anywhere near WR pace. But at least he didnt spin every corner :)

Pic: http://www.theo.dat-luder.de/site/CeBIT%202008/6-2d2367b9bf592ea88f3497d41b781e26.jpg

[mickyc30]

I saw LFS S2 on dvd that comes with PC Powerplay Magazine, i donno if that counts as the news or not, its an Australian mag, does that mean they had to ask permission from Mr.Scawen before they could put it on there?

[deggis]

Permission... why if it's a demo?

[Jakg]

Because they were making money buy selling it as part of their magazine?

Yes they WOULD have to ask for permission.

[mickyc30]

thats what i thought, thanks for clearing that up jack

[Scawen]

In fact our download can be mirrored anywhere, including on a magazine's CD.

As long as the file is not changed, and no charge is made specifically for the LFS install file, it's fine to spread it.

I don't know if this is stated anywhere, but I do realise "unauthorised" mirrors appear all over the place and there is no reason for us to object.

[mickyc30]

oh ok, well this wasn't a mirror, it was the setup file saved to a dvd along with heaps of other stuff, so they have downloaded it and chucked the extractor on there.

[Storm_Cloud]

Now that the billboards are jpegs I'm sure it would be easier to persuade mags to throw it on their DVDs on a more regular basis as they can have their own logos on the tracks.

[BBO@BSR]

oh ok, well this wasn't a mirror, it was the setup file saved to a dvd along with heaps of other stuff, so they have downloaded it and chucked the extractor on there.

Read what he wrote, there is np with it:
In fact our download can be mirrored anywhere, including on a magazine's CD.

It's a simple win-win situation for Scawen & Co.
Maybe the magazine has a printing of 20.000 copies then the LFS demo is spread to 20.000 possible new buyer and Scavier is also saving the bandwith of 20.000 possible downloads. Nice Advertising for free :)

[mickyc30]

woooh, everyone loves free stuff, oh and BTW is Scavier a sponsor of LFS? or is it just a name for Scawen and co?

[SamH]

Scawen Victor Eric = Scavier. It's just a fictional company name for skins and billboards, made up this way. :)

[mickyc30]

ohhh isnt that fancy, what a neat name

[BBO@BSR]

Scawen Victor Eric = Scavier. It's just a fictional company name for skins and billboards, made up this way. :)
Exactly
and if people are lazy (like me ;) ) and don't want to type everytime "Scawen, Victor and Eric" then you often see "Scavier" instead.

[chavm481]

cool, so they are team scavier?

[Flame CZE]

Heh I didn't know that before... :thumb:

[anttt69]

LFS featured at the E for All games expo in LA last week. It was showcased by Intel who set up two F1 simulators running Bf1 @ Blackwood (i think).
They held a fastest lap competition & the driver with the fastest time went home with one of their latest processors.

info from SRT episode 28

[Luke.S]

LFS is currently in a competition for best racing game in a large Norwegian newspaper http://www.vg.no/ http://www1.vg.no/spill/artikkel.php?artid=521575

[Antsa]

http://www.maailmannopeinkansa.fi/

[Byku]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUxTtuINTWw <-- and here's the add.

[Sponge]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUxTtuINTWw <-- and here's the add.
I don't have al clue what he's on about.. but it's a nice ad :D

[polepositiondriver]

I write RACING GAMES NEWS for an australian Magazine called TechSpace

I did 2 spots for LFS :)

http://www.polepositiondriver.com/images/mag-issue1.jpg

[hyntty]

I don't have al clue what he's on about.. but it's a nice ad :D

"... comes along side... comes forcefully along side, sweeping the other man's tyres WHAT A STYLISH, TEXT-BOOK OVERTAKE! Now the Finn will try and....

The worlds fastest nation -car simulation is now available. Participate online and win awesome prizes. Finals are driven on MTV3 Max"

We has good commercials eh? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43wCgtOYFxg

[TexasLTU]

Nice one Adrian :D :thumb:

[Krane]

http://www.maailmannopeinkansa.fi/

Press release/news bit regarding that site: (http://www.itviikko.fi/ratkaisut/2009/03/23/formulasimulaatio-kutsuu-maailman-nopeinta-kansaa/20097681/7)
Dodreamsin kehittämä Maailman nopein kansa -autosimulaatio perustuu suosittuun Live for Speed -simulaattoriin, joten perusasiat näyttävät olevan kunnossa.Maailman nopein kansa -autosimulator developed by Dodreams is based on Live For Speed-simulator? :scratchch

ed: Oops http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?t=54836

But still, they're taking credit for making the game/simulator when all they developed was the league..

[deggis]

Altough it is little bit misleading way to say it, but it's pretty much what is said on the actual press release, so can't blame the editor (and he even gave a link to lfs.net).

Press release (in Finnish): http://www.dodreams.com/pdf/Pressrelease23032009.pdf

"Olemme kehittäneet ainutlaatuisen turnausjärjestelmän ja integroineet sen lisensoimaamme
korkealaatuiseen peliin."

= "We have developed a unique tournament system and integrated it into a high quality game we have licensed"

No problem I think :) Hopefully devs charged enough for that licensing.

[EliteAti]

= "We have developed a unique tournament system and integrated it into a high quality game we have licensed"

No problem I think :) Hopefully devs charged enough for that licensing.

I hope so too, now is the chance to get rich Scavier team. :D


E: The tournament mode Sucks IMO, they dont even use full capacity of their servers and when theres too much ppl then its that sucky lag :(

[bialas]

Today, in polish program Gadżet aired on TVN Turbo channel LFS appeared in the review about Race-Pro simulator - http://race-pro.pl/en/index.htm. Famous polish racing driver said it is very nice and realistic. And he also managed to destroy clutch in - probably - FZR :D

[Byku]

http://www.chudy2001.kemot.net/lfs/video/Race-Pro.mpg <--and here's link to download that. And what is he saying?
00:20 - Girl - Nowadays this is the only simulator like this in Poland. I won't test it alone, Adam Kornacki will help me with this.
00:30 - So finally i can feel like at work.
00:37 - For the first time i'm driving with sequential gearbox, i'm trying somehow to deal with this, although i don't know the track so i will look at the map. It's shaking me all over the place in this.
00:48 - I have to admit that You can definitly see/feel stuff You don't feel on the typical sim on PC, all kinds of bumps and irregularities are easly felt. Up and down. Oh, and i've spun for the second time in this same place, so that means i'm starting to learn the track.
01:00 - and those were the tires.
01:06 - And now we are going to experience real forces/overloads. One lap from standing start. Ok, first gear with sequential gearbox. I'm almost like a pro :P. Here You go, immediately You feel declination/deviation to the back. Second, third, fourth, every gear change, damn almost like in my race car. If I remember correctly I have been shaken like that about 6 years ago in rallycross. Such forces were really present then. In real racing such forces propably weren't apparent, by that i mean bumps etc, but thanks to that we can truly feel the road and it's height.
1:47 - so braking, and You face immediatly moves towards the wheel. Every deceleration,and the weight moves towards the front and we have better steerability.
2:00 - so here i've overdone on one of (... didn't find the word, it's this blue/white thing by the track :D.). Ok, now i have long straight and that means a little bit of relax. It unleashes animal instincts in me (O.o).
2:15 - it's broken... so You can break a car in this also? I didn't know that! I have red engine light(or something like that! ^^), so that means "the end" for me...
2:24 - If i had such a thing in my house, i would gladly prepare myself in winter for the summer racing season. Trust me that this simulator gives a lot! You can really train Yourself, and in certain precentage it can recreate what really happens in real racing car. I will drive a little more now :).


Btw. It's rather amateur translation :razz:, so sorry :razz:.

[deggis]

That Race Pro seems to be Force Dynamics, so no wonder that LFS is used.

Thanks for translation. :)

[ACCAkut]

On the Hannover Messe (http://www.hannovermesse.de/homepage_e)(industry exhibition), SEW Eurodrive uses LFS on a sort of own force feedback cockpit, in combination with a G25. They build it to promote their linear induction motors. But it was not working properly when I was there.

[John5200]

On the Hannover Messe (http://www.hannovermesse.de/homepage_e)(industry exhibition), SEW Eurodrive uses LFS on a sort of own force feedback cockpit, in combination with a G25. They build it to promote their linear induction motors. But it was not working properly when I was there.
lmao, anyways i need vacation. :D

[Jamesisinthehouse12]

I wonder whether "Volkswagen Announcing their Partnership with iRacing.com" has anything to do with this release date expantion... :shrug:

[Shtirlitz]

When the full version is expected?

[Jamesisinthehouse12]

Hopefully some time before I have grand kids... :really:
Yes, that means no-one knows, this topic has been brought up so many times its not funny... :x

[polepositiondriver]

Heres one that i've done for a magazine :)

[polepositiondriver]

Here is another

[deggis]

I wonder whether "Volkswagen Announcing their Partnership with iRacing.com" has anything to do with this release date expantion... :shrug:
Why would it?

[(SaM)]

I wonder whether "Volkswagen Announcing their Partnership with iRacing.com" has anything to do with this release date expantion... :shrug:

No, that partnership is solely because of this (http://www.iracing.com/newsEvents/article.php?id=103).

[polepositiondriver]

Any comments on my magazine articles :)

[boothy]

Those are PPD adverts. Which magazine were they in?

[polepositiondriver]

It was in Techspace Magazine in Australia.

I have adverts on them because I was allowed to put my logo on them.

[J@tko]

It was in Techspace Magazine in Australia.

I have adverts on them because I was allowed to put my logo on them.
They're in a RL mag? :smileypul

Oh nice! :thumb:

[polepositiondriver]

Yeah I just had to mention the great Live for speed :)

Here are a few more :)

If you want to feature in the page you can submit any racing news.
The more the better.

[enanex]

Nice PPD.

[durrri]

...just wondering how its possible that there's no news since May 19th...

[zeugnimod]

...just wondering how its possible that there's no news since May 19th...

http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?t=59655

[madmat28]

No, that partnership is solely because of this (http://www.iracing.com/newsEvents/article.php?id=103).

LFS gets the Scirocco and iRacing the Jetta.
Nuff said.
:thumb:

(Here the Jetta is considered an olds people car with not-so-funny gadgets on the rear shelf (??) )

Who guesses what´s hidden under that crocheted hat thingie to the right?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3110/2574503295_5b13558f59.jpg?v=0

[dewburger]

LFS gets the Scirocco and iRacing the Jetta.
Nuff said.
:thumb:

(Here the Jetta is considered an olds people car with not-so-funny gadgets on the rear shelf (??) )

Who guesses what´s hidden under that crocheted hat thingie to the right?
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3110/2574503295_5b13558f59.jpg?v=0
A tin of beans. :P

[alland44]

LFS gets the Scirocco and iRacing the Jetta.
Nuff said.
:thumb:

(Here the Jetta is considered an olds people car with not-so-funny gadgets on the rear shelf (??) )




I think I will be tired of riding my Jetta, when you get your Scirroco :)
Jetta will come the second week of august.

Nuff said !!!

[!RAM!]

I havent been reading much, but Jetta in second week of august?
Who says and why wasnt i told in person :(
na, can someone just link me :D

[zeugnimod]

I havent been reading much, but Jetta in second week of august?
Who says and why wasnt i told in person :(
na, can someone just link me :D

In iRenting, not LFS.

[Luke.S]

i just noticed lfs i a default listed program in nvidia control panel

[Max Belgium]

i just noticed lfs i a default listed program in nvidia control panel

Meaning what? Is this good or not? :Looking_a

[Flame CZE]

By the way, the car previews in action at lfs.net cars&tracks (http://www.lfs.net/?page=contents) section are updated by me :) These appear when you select one specific car.

[Sponge]

By the way, the car previews in action at lfs.net cars&tracks (http://www.lfs.net/?page=contents) section are updated by me :) These appear when you select one specific car.
They look nice :D Now only the track pictures could use some updates.. some pics are from S1 :)

[Flame CZE]

By the way, the car previews in action at lfs.net cars&tracks (http://www.lfs.net/?page=contents) section are updated by me :) These appear when you select one specific car.
They look nice :D Now only the track pictures could use some updates.. some pics are from S1 :)
Yes, I've already sent an email to Victor asking for that but still no reply :)
Thanks anyway.

[Victor]

i think he meant the picture on these pages : http://www.lfs.net/?page=contents&track=blackwood (when you click the config buttons)
Though i though i updated those not too long ago. Can't spot an s1 image there.

About the other images you sent, I'll have a look again. I might do those myself at some point (for on the info pages like http://www.lfs.net/?page=whatislfs which I know is what you recreated)

[Sponge]

Fernbay has some S1 pics :) others look pretty much up2date :tilt:

*edit: see attachment :)

[Flame CZE]

And also the track thumbnails with the name are pretty old I think (Blackwood is the most significant).

[LiveForBoobs]

Yeah I just had to mention the great Live for speed :)

Here are a few more :)

If you want to feature in the page you can submit any racing news.
The more the better.

on the 3rd image, where it says:

"iRacing is the most accurate racing simulator available." I felt this sting on my heart.

[Riel]

A tin of beans. :P

Must be toilet paper.

[michele0676]

And this one ?
One my PLZ Friend find this at 2.15 a.m ...

[BlackEye]

It's probably server for Nascar experiment (http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?t=58185) by Bob Smith.

[madmat28]

Must be toilet paper.

Absolutely right.
VW even sold these "hats" for TP in their car shops with the "Jetta" logo on them.
:Looking_a

[Sponge]

I just saw LFS in a Discovery Channel programm :) It was just a half a second or something but it was clearly but it was clearly the BF1 going under the bridge before the pit entrance at Blackwood :) It was a programm about future cars or something :)

[Falcon140]

I spotted that one a couple years ago when the show was first aired. :razz:

[Krane]

Article (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/automobiles/18SIM.html?_r=3&ref=technology)is about iRacing (phtyi) but LFS got a mention, in New York Times no less!

[BOSCHO]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3LIaxX1PHE&feature=sub
lfs bmw formula scoring here :tilt:

[felplacerad]

lfs bmw formula scoring here :tilt:

Direct link to the LFS FBM segment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3LIaxX1PHE#t=11m3s

[BOSCHO]

i dint like it personally :Looking_a

[Flame CZE]

They complained about the virtual gauges - how did they imagined it to look like when the real gauges are on the steering wheel? :)

[Hoshimodo]

Direct link to the LFS FBM segment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3LIaxX1PHE#t=11m3s

"...you can't turn it (the bouncing dashboard) off"
These two slackers are experts in the matter of racing-sims, that's for sure :)

[JasonJ]

Physics got 16.5/20 :(

Am I playing the wrong game?

[Bose321]

Physics got 16.5/20 :(

Am I playing the wrong game?
No, they are.

[SamH]

Physics got 16.5/20 :(

Am I playing the wrong game?

I have it on, shall we say, "good authority" that the FBM physics and behaviour ARE good. I don't think it's even debatable. Real-life Formula BMW drivers would know, and I'm happy to take them at their word.

With due respect to Shaun and Darin, their regard of the FBM's physics must be taken in the context of sim racers not as Formula BMW drivers, and if their experience of the FBM left them cold then that's their experience. We know what we know. :)

[AndroidXP]

But we also know that the load sensitivity of the tyres is likely flawed and that the FBM currently doesn't simulate the monoshock front suspension correctly (it's approximated with the strong front ARB, but the setup doesn't restrict you from removing that).

Just throwing that in here, I haven't actually watched the videos or anything

[JasonJ]

Thankyou.

[GianniC]

Kind of a poor review to be honest, I had expected more content, not just rating on 'standard setup', 'skins' and that dashboard thingy.
Yeah, we know what we know. And we surely know better than the 75 overall score.

[SamH]

But we also know that the load sensitivity of the tyres is likely flawed and that the FBM currently doesn't simulate the monoshock front suspension correctly (it's approximated with the strong front ARB, but the setup doesn't restrict you from removing that).

Just throwing that in here, I haven't actually watched the videos or anything

My understanding is that the physics and handling attributes of the FBM, where they're falling short, are more than just a little masked by the fact that the driver is sitting in a motionless simulator, rather than a car, holding a G25 wheel and pressing travel-actuated pedals rather than real ones. But I would imagine that this would be the case for almost any simulator. Though we know that the simulation isn't perfect (I doubt anyone will ever achieve that), it's been met with broad approval. That works for me :)

[AndroidXP]

That brings up the age-old issue of "what does the real race driver actually know?" again, though. Now obviously I don't know your sources, but ideally they should have a very extensive sim background coupled with the track experience. A racedriver who has no experience with sims whatsoever has a very hard time actually judging the accuracy of a sim since he has no reference of what to expect or what is possible and how to relate to what happens on the screen to real world behaviour. Someone like that might be baffled just by having a car behave not completely arcadish, even if the physics were deeply flawed.

That said, I now watched the LFS segment and those ratings do seem kinda pulled out of thin air. Since they didn't use custom setups, the FBM should behave quite close to the real thing (it's mainly user setups that remove the front ARB for much better handling that 'ruin' the realism). I think they were simply bored by the sounds which makes the ride much less 'exciting' and that somehow influenced the physics score, or they had a crash physics explosion or something similar non-related cause a negative impact. About the gauges jumping around... no comment.

[madmat28]

Direct link to the LFS FBM segment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3LIaxX1PHE#t=11m3s

the bald guy trying to act surprised everytime his master speaks is really funny.
"ohhh...OOUHHH..."

otherwise pretty lame show.

but they revisited the lotus in iracing after users made some points about the lame testing criteria:

Baldie: "Sound is bad... the volume is way to low, bad car."
Users: "Crank it up, there´s a volume slider in the menu!"
Baldie: "Awesome - this car rocks!"
:schwitz:

Maybe someone could help them with that bouncing cockpit as well...

[Jordan2007]

How the hell did RFactor cars beat it..

Any car on Rfactor accept the Legends are pretty dam terrible compared to LFS

[J03130]

I just noticed from victors post of a review in 2005 that they can't even spell Erics surname right lmfao!

[Ripley]

The best part of InsideSimRacing is Jessica.

[TurboBlaster]

The best part of InsideSimRacing is Jessica.

Why? She's a fat cow.

[danthebangerboy]

She looks OK to me....


http://a.images.blip.tv/Simracingtonight-InsideSimRacingEpisode27751.jpg
:nod:

[PioneerLv]

Why? She's a fat cow.

Fat? Ha!

[TurboBlaster]

Fat? Ha!

Ok fat isnt the right word, i would say she had eat too much Snickers.

[squidhead]

Why? She's a fat cow.

Not exactly fat... but she IS quite massive

About the show, I do believe they go further and further down on the highway to fanboy profanity land.
Last time I saw them - they were comparing steering wheels in a head to head test (which is a great idea) using the best pedal set they could find - the Fanatec clubsport something, which comes ONLY with a Fanatec wheel. How the hell is THAT a fair comparision? Or is the result going to be "best wheel you can buy is Logitech G27.... with Fanatec pedals" those things don't exactly come in 1 box you know.

[Bose321]

Not exactly fat... but she IS quite massive

About the show, I do believe they go further and further down on the highway to fanboy profanity land.
Last time I saw them - they were comparing steering wheels in a head to head test (which is a great idea) using the best pedal set they could find - the Fanatec clubsport something, which comes ONLY with a Fanatec wheel. How the hell is THAT a fair comparision? Or is the result going to be "best wheel you can buy is Logitech G27.... with Fanatec pedals" those things don't exactly come in 1 box you know.
Did they say the G27 wheel itself is better? How is belt drive not as good?

[squidhead]

Did they say the G27 wheel itself is better? How is belt drive not as good?

I apologize for the confusion, that "verdict" was just something I made up on the go, just to provide an example. They haven't reached a verdict yet, I believe

[PioneerLv]

Belt drive feels much, much better than cogwheel. It really is much enjoyable in using. And precision is better too.

(Thrustmaster Ferrari FFB)

Feels great, better than my Momo. In my opinion... better than G25 too.

[Flame CZE]

One little review in one of Czech car magazines :)

And a quick translation...


Live for Speed

Only three people are developing this game. Despite that, it's one of the most complex and most realistic simulators of the world.

The game simulates aerodynamics, specific car component (over)heating, realistic engine or suspension damage, fuel consumption and its effect on car CoG, and even the tyre sidewall deformation. LFS was labelled as the best car sim of in the world by several magazines. You can drive more than 20 cars with a wide range of power and various engine and drive configuration.

Real car licenses are expensive, so the cars are not the real ones, although you will notice the similarity with Caterham, Porsche, Honda or Mini. But you can find several real vehicles there as well - e. g. the Formula BMW Sauber F1.06.

LFS is mainly a multiplayer game - you can drive in a single player mode too, but you will not experience the ability to compare your skills with other players from all over the world. LFS offers a complex database of races, driven laps, world records and a list of racing teams. Unfortunately, you cannot buy this game just "in a box", you have to download it from www.lfs.net and pay via your credit card.

[TARIK]

LiveForSpeed Turkey www.LfsTurk.com (http://www.LfsTurk.com)
TRTUNING & Drift Magazine
November/2008
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/8043/kasm2008.jpg

January/2009
http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/6717/ocak2009.jpg

November/2009
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/3646/kasm2009.jpg
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/9937/kasm20092.jpg

December/2009
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/8104/aralk2009.jpg
http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/1130/aralk20092.jpg

January/2010
http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/4451/ocak2010l.jpg

February/2010
http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/8528/ubat2010.jpg

[Myffe]

Finnish TV channel MTV3 released ''maailman nopein kansa''(''world fastest nation'') game in early 2009. Actually its just lfs with some minor changes(official mtv3 skins and ad boards). 1 day after real F1 race there was fbm tournament in maailman nopein kansa. In late 2009 they showed semi finals and finals on TV. Winner of maailman nopein kansa got tickets to F1 Spain GP 2010, 2000€, driving gloves and shoes and some stuff from sponsors.

Finals part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYV_4RcepFE
Finals part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GumCczFCEW4&feature=related
Finals part 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDWPgSf8u8g&feature=related

[OmniMoAK]

Engadged mentioned LFS does that mean its mainstream......

http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/motion-sim-4dof-racing-simulator-will-take-your-retirement-fund/

[imthebestracerthereis]

Beat me to it, but yeah, it's in Engadget today.

[rockclan]

The name Live For Speed got named in 4 news papers in The Netherlands thanks to me. :)

Photo of one of the articles is attatched.

[lukelfs]

LFS on Engadget again :thumbsup:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/09/engadget-test-drives-festo-airmotion-ride-humiliates-self-vide/

[65D]

Finnish TV channel MTV3 released ''maailman nopein kansa''(''world fastest nation'') game in early 2009.


I got to know about Live For Speed trought the Maailman Nopein Kansa. And I'm very happy I found it.

[NSX_FReeDoM]

http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2010/05/23/check-out-our-new-office-chairs-youre-gonna-want-one/


this article is on digg.

[Mp3 Astra]

LFS featured on Collegehumor. It has 175 likes which is quite a lot for a non-original video! Here (http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1936334)

Same video as NSX Freedom.

[Raito]

LFS featured on Collegehumor. It has 175 likes which is quite a lot for a non-original video! Here (http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1936334)

Same video as NSX Freedom.

Commentary is in Czech :D "Kolik tam ma?... Asi 300.... 325"

[raczger]

http://www.speedmaniacs.com/News,Live-for-Speed...hysik-in-Arbeit,4601

[bunder9999]

http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2010/05/23/check-out-our-new-office-chairs-youre-gonna-want-one/

LFS featured on Collegehumor. It has 175 likes which is quite a lot for a non-original video! Here (http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1936334)

isn't that the chair that perisoft said is a ripoff of his work? shame that it's getting so much publicity. :shrug:

[andRo.]

LiveForSpeed Turkey www.LfsTurk.com (http://www.LfsTurk.com)
TRTUNING & Drift Magazine
November/2008
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/8043/kasm2008.jpg

Haha, just noticed now, that one of my old pictures has been used in this "magazine", but who gave them/you permission to use it? It was long time ago, but still, that doesn't change the fact that you can use it without my permission.

[imthebestracerthereis]

I think this was posted before, but:

LFS was in the show futurecars, it showed the BF1 on BL1R

[Tomsteel]

Dear guys!

I would like to tell you the story of the Hungarian LFS Community's latest milestone. The National Automobilsport Federation of Hungary has just offered officially a real racing licence for the winner of the 11th Hungarian LFS Championship. I think it is a massive respect for the organizers, for the drivers, and for you too, because of this great job, you did with this simulator. Championship starts on the 3rd of October.

So we would like to thank you so much every minute you spent on bringing it to perfection.

You can follow us, and you can find these news with a video(cut from the news) here: http://live-for-speed.hu/news.php

Keep up the good work!
Bye

[Scawen]

Great news - thanks! :)

[uttoro]

Great news - thanks! :)

We are really happy, this opportunity is great! This is definite recognition of the simulator. I wonder what will happen after the next patch... FIA offers a racing licence for the MOE winners? :)

The trick is, that the previous year's hungarian champion Norbi Kiss already has a racing licence, so if he competes this year, and wins, he'll have one spare racing licence :)

[TexasLTU]

Looks sweet! Shame we don't have same opportunities or visions here in Lithuania.

[henrico-20-]

sounds great! good luck all of you people with the challenge!

[shaun463]

Well done :).

[Raito]

Awesome :) ... is there any hungarian able to make subtitles to that vid? :)

[Töki (HUN)]

Awesome :) ... is there any hungarian able to make subtitles to that vid? :)
Yes, soon.

[Rascar13]

Nice one, good work :)

[seldon]

Awesome :) ... is there any hungarian able to make subtitles to that vid? :)

ready! :thumb:

watch our site for subtitled video:

http://live-for-speed.hu/news.php

[Raito]

Great :)

[brt900]

Speedhunters I heard you recently tried your hand at drifting online. How did that go for you ?

Haha, Yeah I have been a fan of online drifting since a few years back when I broke my ankle and was laid up for a few months. I got stuck right into Live for Speed and played that alot. Then got away from that because I was busy doing the real stuff ... Then recently at my mate Josh Allen's (WillShootForFood) house we were mostly stuck inside with the typical english weather so we started having a bit of fun online drifting.. all good for a laugh I guess.

http://speedhunters.com/archive/2010/09/30/interview-gt-gt-luke-fink.aspx

[Klutch]

Luke fink is an awesome guy, met him a few years back when he did a Drift Australia round in WA.

[Ni-san]

Not a big thing, but if you turn over to page 2 you can find LFS on my 3 monitors and my G27 wheel.

http://www.idg.no/pcworld/article178148.ece

And if you aren't too good with Norwegian:

http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=no&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=no&tl=en&u=http://www.idg.no/pcworld/article178148.ece

The article is about a PC I won a few months ago.

[Ken Johansen]

Not a big thing, but if you turn over to page 2 you can find LFS on my 3 monitors and my G27 wheel.

http://www.idg.no/pcworld/article178148.ece

And if you aren't too good with Norwegian:

http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=no&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=no&tl=en&u=http://www.idg.no/pcworld/article178148.ece

The article is about a PC I won a few months ago.

Gratulerer din heldiggris :thumb:

[Ni-san]

Takker :D

[Steelbeen]

Not really "in the news", but a few years ago, the Dutch Formula 1 commentator Olav Mol joined Robert Jensen in a Dutch talking show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCVKEpjHxnM
They use LFS in a simulator from 11:35 min. onwards. :)

[Flame CZE]

Patch X :(

[mitza4rally]

LFS announced a new car +!!! track on TV today !!!!!!!

but unfortunately it was a prank :(

[BOSCHO]

LFS announced a new car +!!! track on TV today !!!!!!!

but unfortunately it was a prank :(

LOL! For first time i hear that a game can speak :Looking_a

[GreyBull [CHA]]

LFS announced a new car +!!! track on TV today !!!!!!!

but unfortunately it was a prank :(

Source?

[mitza4rally]

;1516014']Source?
my dreams...

[GreyBull [CHA]]

:shrug:

[aloke]

Eehm, how long it will take for them to release S3? They have been developing for ages..

[Flame CZE]

Ages.

[aroX123]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxU-Hm8dWjE

Not really in the news but they are playing LFS in a BF1 at 1:19 :shrug:

[GreyBull [CHA]]

Nicely spotted.

Can't really see the relation between LFS and the documentary's topic anyway.

[deggis]

http://www.ruutu.fi/video?vt=video_episode&vid=284613

In Finnish (and possibly geoblocked). It's a program called "Sports Stars" and was shown on a cable channel couple of weeks ago. This time it's about "Power Lap Tour 2010" which was arranged by this Circuit.fi facility and LFS was used as the game. Unfortunately from the program you get mostly the idea that it's proprietary software. Finns beware, the interviewer is an idiot (familiar from a certain soap opera).

[hyntty]

http://www.ruutu.fi/video?vt=video_episode&vid=284613


Oh my lord the amount of ads :|

AARGH!

[Guthix]

Takker :D

Jeg skulle vinne den :razz:

[Ni-san]

Jeg skulle vinne den :razz:

Prøv deg på Norges feteste julegave :)

http://konkurranse.idg.no/index.cfm?pAction=PreView&pFormContestId=120

[scipy]

I was surprised today while watching "Men of a certain age" to see them playing LFS at some Chevrolet convention. Episode is 204 (2nd season, episode 4) and the timecode is 26:00. First it was I think FO8 @ KY1 and then something else at Blackwood RallyX.

I was astonished that it wasn't iRacing since it's a Chevrolet dealers convention. In any case, nice to see someone has some taste :P

[uttoro]

http://simracing.hu/lfs/ujdonsagok-a-live-for-speed-ben

in google english:

http://translate.google.hu/translate?hl=hu&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://simracing.hu/lfs/ujdonsagok-a-live-for-speed-ben

[BOSCHO]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC7ebjXcNI4&feature=player_detailpage#t=484s

[Flame CZE]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC7ebjXcNI4&feature=player_detailpage#t=484s
It's great to see some LFS news in the show again :)

[speed1230]

This made me lol somehow "But don't freak out, still no scirocco..."

[SPeeD4YoU]

Not really "in the news", but a few years ago, the Dutch Formula 1 commentator Olav Mol joined Robert Jensen in a Dutch talking show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCVKEpjHxnM
They use LFS in a simulator from 11:35 min. onwards. :)

I almost understand the speak on the video... :D

[BOSCHO]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vls-71ofkI&feature=player_detailpage#t=1695s

[deggis]

Has been so many times in SRT that not sure if it's still news. :)

[Sobis]

I think I saw BL1@BF1 in "The Gadget Show" on Discovery Science channel

[The Very End]

I think I saw BL1@BF1 in "The Gadget Show" on Discovery Science channel

Either that or it was the FBM, but an open wheeled car in LFS it was yes.

[jjaakkuubbpe]

why there is nothing new?:(

[MataGyula]

There's always something new, but nothing that would catch our eye :o

[Vagner]

There's always something new, but nothing that would catch our eye :o

like this in Campus Party Brazil:smileypul

http://olhardigital.uol.com.br/jovem/central_de_videos/de-carros-a-cacas-de-guerra,-simuladores-dao-um-toque-a-mais-a-campus-party

[acp___(pl)]

Yesterday I dreamed that the S3 came out:eclipseeh

http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/8161/draemscometrue.jpg

why it isn't true :doh:

[Flame CZE]

New tyre physics and it's comparible? Close enough :P

[Sobis]

lol yeah right, it's compatible with the old version :rofl:

[acp___(pl)]

this was <ctrl> + <c> & <ctrl> + <v> form old news (also applies to the image, which to distinguish a mirror image)

inspiration, of course, was last news of DEV's :smileypul

[kruuvi]

A clip of LFS used in Force Dynamics (401C model?)
http://tv.motors24.ee/artiklid/TV/Tehnika+TV/21909-Tehnika+TV+-+Rallisimulaator.aspx

[Ni-san]

It's a bit of old but still... They're using LFS as one of the games to test 2 different wheel sets.

http://www.idg.no/pcworld/tester/gadgets/annet/article210334.ece

[dsmit239]

LFS need's to be bigger they need to put out some ads :o

[MopoRider]

Im not sure does this count but there was a TV show in Finland and it was based on Live for speed, like they raced in the studio and then there was finals and the winner got some prizes dont remember those anymore but here it is (theres more parts of it) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydyb26auCuE&feature=relmfu

[Joku123]

Im not sure does this count but there was a TV show in Finland and it was based on Live for speed, like they raced in the studio and then there was finals and the winner got some prizes dont remember those anymore but here it is (theres more parts of it) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydyb26auCuE&feature=relmfu
Thanks for posting a link that was already posted in this thread more than 2 years ago. :really:

[Omar1]

LFS need's to be bigger they need to put out some ads :o

that would cost them quite abit of money, and i'd rather have them spend that money on the development of further versions of LFS..

[ghost racer]

LFS = Left Frequently Suspended?? amirite?