Rockingham coming to LFS [25-09-2009 | DH | Comments (0) ]
The UK based Rockingham race track has been confirmed by the developers of Live For Speed as the next location for the sim, showing also the work in progress screenshots. The track will be released as the initial part of the S3 content.

Live for Speed Patch Z Out [10-07-2008 | JZ | Comments (0) ]
The patch contains a lot of updates including :

- New interiors in XF and XR cars (road and GTR)
- Updated interiors in Formula XR and Formula V8
- General improvements to interface and graphics
- Improved weight distribution of GTR racing cars
- XR Turbo and RB4 suspension improvements
- Replay controls (click any point on time line)
- Demo racers must now register to go online
- Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Bulgarian

Announcing Sponsored LFS Event [06-03-2008 | JZ | Comments (0) ]
About the event:
We use Live For Speed's FOX car for the races and all race will take place online.
We have a race per month with the possible exception of the summer months. Depend from the servers we will launch each race for 10+5 racers (10 racers and 5 on stand by in case somebody wont show up). If everybody shows up we will let all 15 racers race.
The planned lenght of each race is between 40 min to an hour.

Prizes:
Every race event's winner (1/month or event) will receive a 1:43 race car model from feelThere (see picture below) in the color of his/her own country's flag. There is a catch; we will supply skins for the cars and if you wish to get this prize you need to race in that specific color. If your country is not represented we also supply a generic skin so you can race even if your flag is not represented. In case you win we will make your color and it will be your choice to decide if you need the generic paint or your country's flag.

The top 4 winners by the end of the season (either November or December) will receive the following prizes from our sponsors:

1st place
G25 Logitech Limited Edition racing set from Simware
2nd place
TrackIr from NarutalPoint
3rd place
ButtKicker Gamer by ButtKicker
4th place
2500 high resolution skin downloads from LFS

The February race was a success however there are still lots of chances to collect points (and you can win the model car just by winning a single race too). You can register to the March event on our forum

Live For Speed: Patch Y Released [22-12-2007 | JZ | Comments (1) ]
Merry Christmas!

We are pleased to announce Patch Y!

The patch contains many updates including :

- New car - Formula BMW FB02
- Updated South City track
- Updated Blackwood track
- Improved AI drivers
- Improved Physics
- Interface updates
- New training lessons

Test Patch X30 Released [13-12-2007 | JZ | Comments (0) ]
Content
New demo car : Formula BMW FB02
Removed XR GT Turbo car from demo
Chicane route added to South City

AI
AI can now drive faster and can deal with changing car
AI can drive out of pit garage for qualify or practice
Can now make pit stops for fuel / damage / must pit rule
No longer stop and reset to repair their car (pit instead)
Save and load functions for start grid in single player

Physics
Engine moment of inertia increased in all cars
Handbrake is now applied at the start in hotlap mode
Gear change auto throttle cut and blip options removed
Manual clutch is now fully manual and engines can stall
Improved simulation of sequential and h-pattern gearboxes
Live anti roll and brake balance only allowed on race cars
Redline rpm and rev limiter rpm point reduced in all cars
RB4 - reduced mass by 18 kg / FXO - reduced tyre width
FXO GTR - reduced mass by 20 kg to improve GTR balance
GTR class also balanced by engine / gearboxes changes
Racing tyres generate more heat and wear more quickly
Clutch overheating system and display in F9 / F10
FIX : Error in position of wind resistance centre

South City
Many graphical updates and new configuration added
Kerb construction modified making wall collisions safer
JPG textures now used for adverts (data\pic\SO_ADSx.jpg)

Blackwood
Slightly narrower track and various graphical updates
Modified chicane and section after main straight
JPG textures now used for adverts (data\pic\BL_ADSx.jpg)

Fern Bay
Fixes / pit lane cameras / removed large bridge adverts
JPG textures now used for adverts (data\pic\FE_ADSx.jpg)

Formula BMW Soon in LFS [03-12-2007 | JZ | Comments (7) ]
Hello Racers!

We are pleased to announce that there will be a new patch before Christmas. This patch will contain AI and physics improvements, updated Blackwood and South City tracks and... a new real car - The Formula BMW FB02!

The story behind the new car is that there is a new UK based company called V1 Championship whose aim is to discover a new racing driver through a series of tests resulting in a place in a team for the winning driver. V1 will be launched in 2008 and shown on TV in the UK. Live for Speed will be used as part of the selection process, before testing in real cars. V1 asked us to create a Formula BMW to make this test as realistic as possible. BMW Motorsport gave us permission to build the car in LFS, so we went ahead and built it.

The V1 car is owned by Fortec Motorsport where V1 is based. Thanks to V1 and Fortec, I was able to get a test day driving the Formula BMW and that helped a lot with the realism of the LFS version of the car.

Many forum users will have been expecting the finished GTR racing car interiors to be included, as that was originally planned for Patch Y. But the Formula BMW caused a change of plans, so those much anticipated interiors aren't quite ready yet. Anyway, the FZ, XR and XF GTR and road car interiors are near complete and will be released as soon as possible.

We can't give an exact date for the release yet but it will be before Christmas. Right now you can watch a video of my test day and footage of the car in LFS. Thanks to DoN for making the video. Click the link below to download it. If it doesn't play on your computer, just visit www.divx.com and install the free DivX player.

Watch now!

We hope you enjoy the video and we look forward to releasing the patch, which is currently being thoroughly tested!

This Week in Sim Racing [05-09-2007 | DH | Comments (0) ]
We have a new show "This Week in Sim Racing"
SRT had so many leagues and current events to keep up with that we felt a monthly show wasn't enough to cover it all.. So we decided to bring you weekly updates in addtion to Sim Racing Tonight!
We'd like to introduce Kayla Russell to the team at SRT. She'll be your host for first episode of "This Week in Sim Racing".
Darin Gangi
Sim Racing Tonight

LX Month Official Competition [10-07-2007 | JZ | Comments (0) ]
Hello Racers!

Announcing... LX Month!

This month we are running 3 autocross and 2 skinning competitions, and we have some great prizes to give to the winners!

Autocross competitions : https://competition.lfs.net/lx_autox/

Starting on Sunday 8 July, three separate competition weeks, open to S1 or S2 Licensed Racers, the 1st prizes will be :

- Week 1 : A TrackIR 4:PRO and accessories, thanks to NaturalPoint
- Week 2 : A TripleHead2Go, kindly provided by Matrox
- Week 3 : A G25 Force Feedback Wheel from Logitech

2nd prizes : A shirt of your choice from www.lfsshop.com
3rd prizes : A �12 LFS voucher (can upgrade S1 to S2)
4th - 10th prize : 2000 free high resolution skin downloads

Entry is simple, just join one of our special autocross hosts and get some lap times up on the table!

Skinning competitions : https://competition.lfs.net/lx_skinning/

Two competitions running at the same time, open to Licensed and Demo Racers. One for LX4 and one for LX6.

The top three skins of each will be included in Live for Speed S2 final
You will receive 20 Euros credit at www.lfsshop.com (or a �12 LFS voucher)

To enter, just visit the website and upload your skins and preview pictures.

Thanks to NaturalPoint, Matrox and Logitech who kindly agreed to give these prizes to the winners.

We think it will be an exciting month! Now get yourself set up and ready to race or start skinning!

Good luck, have fun, and don't forget to spread the word to your friends!

Live For Speed Patch X Released! [09-06-2007 | JZ | Comments (0) ]
Here are some of the important features in the new version.

- The number of cars that can join a race has been increased to 32
- False starts are now possible (LFS does not hold you at the start line)
- Physics : preload added to clutch pack differentials improving car handling
- Skin improvements including high resolution premium skin download service
- Global class balancing system (currently applied to GTR and TBO classes)
- A new version of InSim including many improvements and a button interface

To update to version X, just run your V or W version and click List of Games in the Multiplayer screen. You will be given the option to automatically install the update.

LFS S2 Alpha Patch W [02-04-2007 | JZ | Comments (0) ]
It's fully compatible which means it connects with old U30 and V versions, and can play the same replays.
The multiplayer protocol and physics have not changed.

The most important changes are :

1) The new car sounds, created by DaveWS who worked very well within the limits of the LFS sound system to create much nicer and more immersive car sounds than the ones we provided with version V. Thanks again for that, Dave!

2) Various graphical updates, including improvements to the level of detail system, improved 2D displays and mirrors, some useful changes to the car triangles on the small map, and some improvements to the efficiency of 2D and 3D drawing.

All the changes are listed below.

And a few words about our plans : The idea now is that everyone can use this new version with its better sounds and smoother graphics, while we get on with the multiplayer-incompatible patch which we hope to finish in just a few weeks (depending on what comes up in that time). That patch (probably known as Patch X) will allow more racers online (probably 24) and more spectators, and various other planned updates for it as well (but no physics changes). Physics updates will come some time after that, probably in version Y and will include updated car cockpits (most notably the GTR interiors) and a graphically improved version of South City. We can't give any more detailed time estimates for those patches because we don't know what will come up while we are working on them.

BHMS FXR S2 Hi-Res Skin [31-01-2007 | JZ | Comments (0) ]
Get it while its hot and make us proud. A big thank you goes out to ToniX.

Live For Speed Patch V Released! [22-12-2006 | OL | Comments (0) ]
We are pleased to announce a new, fully compatible version of Live for Speed S2 Alpha! It's now smoother than ever online, has improved sounds, an automatic updater, many other improvements and is compatible with more computers, including those running Windows Vista.

The automatic updater means this should be the last time you will need to manually install a Patch! :)

Live for Speed Test Patch U32 [18-12-2006 | JZ | Comments (0) ]
There are a lot of changes since version U. Important changes include :

* Car Sound Improvements
* Automatic Update System
* Windows Vista Compatibility
* New Script System
* S2 racers can now see S1 hosts
* S1 users can use the skin downloading system
* Many Fixes and Improvements Throughout

Live For Speed Alpha U Patch Released [30-04-2006 | JZ | Comments (0) ]
We are very pleased with the reaction to the S and T versions. Various fixes and improvements have been done in the week since version S was released. Thanks to all who tested and commented on the test patches. Version U is quite an improvement and we expect this to be the stable version for some time while we have a little
break then get on with more S2 work, on the way to S2 final. Version U is fully compatible with versions S and T.

LFS Patch T Released [22-04-2006 | JZ | Comments (17) ]
- Included the BMW Sauber racing car
- Improved the slipstream simulation
- Improvements in tyre and car physics
- Graphics option : Use compressed skins
- Included Spanish training translations
- Replay speed (F2) minimum is now 0.125
- Traction control added to FZ50 road car
- Updated translator names on credits page
- Longer start delay if more players in race
- Gear shift levers no longer hold the clutch
- Pit speed limiter now visible on remote cars
- Better dashboard on Formula XR and Formula V8
- French and Russian keys guides (in docs folder)
- InSim NLP and MCI packets now support 2000 laps
- Small changes to the mass and power of some cars
- 15:4 screen ratio now detected as a 3-screen mode

FIX : Wing angle bug causing physics exploit
FIX : Command line /hours=x is now implemented
FIX : Bug in haze effect, now usable in tv cameras
FIX : Bug in demo /ban function with coloured names
FIX : After driver change - timing info not visible
FIX : Qualifying could end up to 6 seconds too early
FIX : Pasting long line of text would make LFS crash
FIX : LFSW lap times bounded to 1 hour to avoid wrap
FIX : Could sometimes teleport after a driver change
FIX : Changing tyre type, warmed to wrong temperature
FIX : Could get stuck in pits when changing fuel load
FIX : Mudguards and brakes vanish when changing plate