FAQ
A propos de LFS
Qu'est ce que LFS?
Live For Speed est un simulateur de courses automobile. Il est pour l'instant au stade S2 Alpha, vous avez la possibilité de le télécharger en ligne et éventuellement d'acheter une license(S1 ou S2) pour accededer à plus de contenus. Il n'a pas d'éditeur, cela veut dire que les developpeurs ont un contrôle et une liberté totale.
Qui développe LFS?
Une petite équipe de développement - Scawen Roberts, Eric Bailey et Victor van Vlaardingen. Juste eux, et personne d'autre, et il n'y a même pas d'entreprise derrière LFS:
Nous n'avons pas formé une companie. Légalement nous sommes une association avec comme nom 'Live For Speed'". - Scawen
Quelle est la liste complète?
Trop de personnes ont travaillé sur ce jeu pour qu'elles soient mentionné ici, vous pouvez donc les voir sur cette page(anglais) : credits.
Où puis-je télécharger LFS?
http://www.liveforspeed.net/?page=downloads
Pourquoi devrais-je y prêter attention?
LFS est un des meilleures simulateurs de course à ce jour. Le travail réalisé sur ce jeu offre un très grand réalisme dans le contrôles des véhicules, et un excellent mode multijoueurs. Plus que ça, LFS donne la chance de rejoindre une communauté avec des relations très proches avec les développeurs. Un grand nombre des options que vous voyez dans la version actuelle ont été suggérés par les membres du forum.
Informations sur la sortie
Quand LFS va-t-il être sorti?
S1 a été sorti le 13/7/2003, et S2 Alpha le 25/6/2005.
Pour l'instant personne ne sait quand les versions définitives de S2 et S3 vont être sorties.
Combien coûte LFS?
Passer de S1 à S2 coûte £12 (Le 29/05/2009, £12 valait environ 14€).
S2 (includes S1) is £24 (Le 29/05/2009, £24 valait eniron 28€).
Pour les autres valeurs : http://www.xe.com/ucc/
Quels nouvelles options sont comprises dans S2?
Un nouveau système de dégats sur les véhicules, des améliorations sur les graphismes et les sons, l'introduction des arrêts aux stands et des changement de pilotes en course, de nouvelles voitures, de nouveaux circuits et beaucoup plus. LFS va continuer d'être amélioré dans le futur.
Quels types de voiture et de circuits sont présents?
Allez ici: Voitures and Pistes
How can I pay for it?
The location of the LFS shop is here . Payments can be made online directly via credit card or PayPal. Also supported is Moneybookers which is an online payment option for those without a credit card. If you are from the UK, you can send in a cheque.
There are also some localised shops around. These often provide alternate payment options like bank transfer. They also sell LFS on a cd :
If you are from Germany, see here.
If you are from Japan, see here.
If you are from the Czech Republic, see here.
Can I get LFS in my country?
You can buy LFS from any country provided you can make a payment via accepted methods. There are also some local shops where you can buy a license, as is listed in the previous FAQ entry.
Does LFS have a publisher?
No - "our plan is to maintain our independance for total freedom".
The simulation
Why only 1 track and 3 cars in the demo?
Well, the Demo is only a taste of what LFS is. Although you would like more cars etc., it would be counter productive for them to release more, it might reduce sales in the long run. Remember they need to make a living too. If you enjoy the Demo, multiply that by 9999 and you get what S2 is like.
On what cars are the LFS cars based on?
Note: this isn't "an official" list nor "based on list", only observations of what the cars look like by several forum members.
RB4 - Toyota Celica GT4, Toyota Supra Mk4
MRT - McGill MRT5 from real life
RAC - Raceabout from real life
XRG - Mitsubishi Starion, Mazda RX7 and Porsche 944
XRT - XRG with an aero kit and more power
XRR - You get the pattern
XFG - Fiat Punto, Seat Ibiza, Citroén Saxo/AX, Ford Focus, VW Golf GTi Mk3
XFR - Racing XFG
LX4 - Lotus 7, Caterham Super Seven, Westfield SEi
LX6 - See above
FXO - Opel Astra, Honda Civic Coupé, Mitsubishi Galant
FXR - Racing version of FXO
FZ5 - Porsche 911, Ferrari 550 Maranello, Ferrari 612 Scaglietti
FZR - Moooore and Harder
UF1 - Mini
UFR - Moooore and Harder again
FO8 - Formula 3000
FOX - Formula Renault 2000
BF1 - The real BMW Sauber F1 2006
Can I mod or change the sim?
- The car skins are located in the /skins directory and can be edited with every graphics program
- For adding your own music, see here.
- For car physics editing (400 bhp 4WD GTi's, etc) try the Unofficial Addons forum
Is there any new music available?
Yes, http://www.liveforspeed.net/file_lfs.php?name=LFS_MUSIC_ADDON.zip
Are the car engine sounds from a third party developer?
No - the developers have created their own engine sound system (not yet finished).
What keyboard commands are there in LFS?
See the keys.pdf in your Live For Speed\docs -directory or take a look at the keys page in this manual.
I want to fly to the sky... can I?
See http://forum.rscnet.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=57814
What do I do if I have a problem running the game?
If LFS is crashing or hangs post here. Give as much and detailed information of your problem as possible. If you don't know how to do something, please read the readme.txt in your LFS directory and this manual. If you still haven't found an answer to your problem, post a new thread to the Technical Assistance forum.
Can other players see my custom skin? Where do I upload my skins?
Not if you recieve message "Your car's skin was not found at www.lfsworld.net", you need to upload you skin to LFS World. Login to LFSW and double click on My online car-skins icon. This feature is only for licensed players, it doesn't work in the demo.
How to run LFS on a LAN?
Take a look at our hosting guide.
What does VSQPRmp mean?
-V you may vote
-S you can select tracks
-Q race qualify is enabled
-P private host
-R Host is connected to the InSim Relay
-m join mid-race allowed
-p forced pitstop
Technical
What is the minimum spec?
The minimum recommended spec is 1GHz with a recent graphics card, but it may run on lower spec PCs than that, so try it and see. AMD Athlon XP 1600+/256MB+ DDR/GPU with hardware vertex shading support is adequate for good LFS experience, any slower than that and you're going to have FPS problems with fullfield online races and more than 8 AI-players.
What controllers are supported?
Pretty much any wheel you can think of. You can also drive with a mouse or keyboard.
I want to run a host from behind a router or connection sharing - which port needs to be open?
The default port is 63392 TCP and UDP, however server admins can select different ports to run their servers on, so that one computer can run more than one LFS server. See http://portforward.com/routers.htm on how to forward the ports in your hardware firewall/router.
Can I use my shifter in LFS?
Yes, shifters and clutches are now supported. See the options pages to set them up.
F9, F10, F11, F12 doesn't work?
You're probably using one of those keyboards with special keys mapped as a second function to the F-keys. Use the corresponding key to switch between the special functions and the F-keys. On Logitech keyboards that key is often called "F-key".
Cars have no rims / Can't see rims / Wheels are invisible?
You probably enabled the Simple wheels setting in Options->Graphics by mistake. For speed you need to enable it, for good graphics you actually need to keep the setting disabled.
The game stutters/freezes approximately every 5 seconds while playing online and single player mode doesn't have this issue?
For some updating the Windows ACPI drivers has cured the issue. First backup all important data. Then go to device manager and expand the computer setting, and right click on Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) PC and choose update driver from the list.
Why LFS suddenly locked itself, no changes have been made to the computer and windows has not been reinstalled?
When your computer has been in hibernation mode before starting LFS this is known to happen. You need to restart windows and then LFS is unlocked again. Note that similar problem might occur if computer has been in hibernation mode prior to unlocking LFS. Make sure you have restarted windows before unlocking LFS.
Community
Is there a Live For Speed IRC channel?
Yes, on irc.gamesnet.net channel #liveforspeed. Also, CRC has a channel at #crclub on the same server.
Are there any leagues or competitions around?
Take a look at the links page or the leagues-link page at http://www.liveforspeed.net/?page=links (click the LFS leagues-link) or the league forum.
Misc
Can I subscribe to a mailing list or newsletter?
Yes you can. Go to the LFS site, login and go to your account details page.
Are any replay analysers available?
Yes, Analyze for Speed and F1PerfView. Download them here.
What if my question is not answered here?
Please read the readme.txt in your LFS directory and this manual. If you still haven't found an answer to your problem, search the forum or post a new thread to the Technical Assistance forum, this will probably answer your question. Before doing this, see How To Ask Questions The Smart Way.
Misc Howtos
How to get colored player? / Type messages in color?
In the text inputbox, press CTRL and choose your color (keyboard shortcut: CTRL+0-8).
0 - Black
1 - Red
2 - Light green
3 - Yellow
4 - Blue
5 - Purple
6 - Light blue
7 - White
8 - Dark green (default)
How to get colored server/host name?
Applies only for dedicated server. For non-dedicated, see above. Open your server's *.cfg file in notepad and edit the host name entry. See above for the color codes and precede the number with a ^ character. Eg. /host=^7Ho^4st Na^7me - would make the host name have colors of the Finnish flag.
How to change function (F1-F8 and CTRL+F1-F8) key message binds?
You can change them in Options -> Game and next to 'Change' click 'F1-F8' or 'CTRL +' button.
How can I type in Greek/Russian/Japanese Katana/Turkish/etc ?
In the text input box press CTRL and click the button between the cancel and OK button and choose the language you want write in (if you click the small arrow, you can see all the characters available in the current codepage).
