Interview with Devs

Righteous · Post by **Righteous** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:47 am

http://www.liveforspeed.no/index.php?si ... ak=engelsk

Not sure if this is old or not but it's a good read regardless. Not sure what he means by simulating everything on wheels? Also the word "Limitless" im assuming is some sort of reference to modding.

Post by **Shonky** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 9:15 am

Hmmmm...."anything on wheels"

Very interesting read, good to see weather gets a mention as well. Bring on S3.

Latch · Post by **Latch** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 10:01 am

It's pretty common knowledge that Scawen is a big fan of bikes.

by the way, that info has been up on the LFS site for years: http://www.liveforspeed.net/?page=faq&id=7

Enforcer-J · Post by **Enforcer-J** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 10:57 am

Latch wrote:It's pretty common knowledge that Scawen is a big fan of bikes.

and don't forget that sneaky screenshot.....

Righteous · Post by **Righteous** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 11:13 am

SOrry latch, like I said, NFI if it was new. You bloody veterans think you know so much

@ En j, what screen shot?

Shaun · Post by **Shaun** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 11:20 am

the interview date is today tho, latch is just sayin about the "anything on wheels" bit

Enforcer-J · Post by **Enforcer-J** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 11:26 am

Righteous wrote:SOrry latch, like I said, NFI if it was new. You bloody veterans think you know so much

@ En j, what screen shot?

The screenshot of the bike at blackwood

9ra55h0ppaH · Post by **9ra55h0ppaH** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 12:34 pm

anyone got linkage to this bike pic?

Post by **Hz-Lab** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 12:39 pm

9ra55h0ppaH wrote:anyone got linkage to this bike pic?

i've been hunting for ages..lol.. still no sign

wabbit · Post by **wabbit** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 12:52 pm

Hz-Lab wrote:
9ra55h0ppaH wrote:anyone got linkage to this bike pic?
i've been hunting for ages..lol.. still no sign

petey · Post by **petey** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 1:10 pm

ooooh, nice

Cheers wabbit.

Righteous · Post by **Righteous** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 1:12 pm

Ah crap, I cant see any friggin pics at that dam image hosting site, all i get is the name of the pic, but the pic never shows

oop, seems to work with IE but not Firefox. How long ago was that pic taken?

nutty · Post by **nutty** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 1:14 pm

ages ago, cutter slipped that in

9ra55h0ppaH · Post by **9ra55h0ppaH** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 1:26 pm

why, how incriminating!

Scottie · Post by **Scottie** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 7:58 pm

lol, tell 'im he's dreamin!

Is he?

funkdancer · Post by **funkdancer** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 11:00 pm

Funny site, all in Norwegian (except for the article text). Those crazy Norwegians.

Post by **Cutter** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 11:51 pm

You bastards.

Post by **Cutter** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 11:52 pm

Note to self, be more blurry next time............

funkdancer · Post by **funkdancer** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 11:59 pm

I wonder how a game could simulate counter steering though. The only way I can think of to realistically implement a MC game would be to have a force feedback MC handlebar, and I have not seen any like that.

Until that time, the only way for this guy to properly experience his bike [pictured left] is Phillip Island with all its associated risks [of serious $$$ outlay]. Absolutely love it.

EDIT: Mmmm, maybe they could simulate it with a FF wheel. The thing is to get the bike to turn left, I'd need to steer the wheel right slightly (should be lots of opposite force to that move), then let it straighten. Maybe the G25 would be up to it. I wonder if the devs have attempted proper counter steering....

pogo · Post by **pogo** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:03 am

I think if you were using a wheel it would be more a matter of weight transfer, with the front wheel countersteering naturally

I've seen a few handlebar controllers, but not ffb... looked a bit too much like a toy tbh.

wild · Post by **wild** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:33 am

Cutter wrote:You bastards.

You let that one out of the bag, didn't you Cutter?

Blowtus · Post by **Blowtus** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:37 am

funkdancer wrote:I wonder how a game could simulate counter steering though. The only way I can think of to realistically implement a MC game would be to have a force feedback MC handlebar, and I have not seen any like that.

Until that time, the only way for this guy to properly experience his bike [pictured left] is Phillip Island with all its associated risks [of serious $$$ outlay]. Absolutely love it.

EDIT: Mmmm, maybe they could simulate it with a FF wheel. The thing is to get the bike to turn left, I'd need to steer the wheel right slightly (should be lots of opposite force to that move), then let it straighten. Maybe the G25 would be up to it. I wonder if the devs have attempted proper counter steering....

I don't believe a bike could be simulated accurately - relies too much on weight shift and balance, as opposed to just twiddling controls for everything in a car.

Sterling · Post by **Sterling** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:57 am

Blowtus wrote:I don't believe a bike could be simulated accurately - relies too much on weight shift and balance, as opposed to just twiddling controls for everything in a car.

Yep, your wheel is one of the most important aspects to making LFS what it is, controlling a bike in LFS with the keyboard, mouse or even sillier a wheel kindof destroys the whole 'sim' feeling for me...................I'm dissappointed.

Mr.Ferret · Post by **Mr.Ferret** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:11 am

how about mouse does weight transfer and wheel does handle bars? lol

pogo · Post by **pogo** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:51 am

I've got a dual-shock style controller for the PC... one stick for wheel movement, one stick for changing the rider's weight-distribution... not really ideal tho, lacks accuracy...

Here's a thought... what if a modular wheel were designed; you can remove the wheel itself off of the base and replace it with handlebars w/throttle/brake/clutch. The base has some sort of mechanism that allows the wheel/bars to move up and down and be locked in, so that theyre at the right angle. The left pedal transforms into a motorbike style gearbox, we may need magic for this part.