Live for Speed - Wikipedia

Live for Speed (LFS) is a racing simulator developed by a three-person team comprising Scawen Roberts, Eric Bailey, and Victor van Vlaardingen. LiveforSpeed FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Thisarticlehasmultipleissues.Pleasehelpimproveitordiscusstheseissuesonthetalkpage.(Learnhowandwhentoremovethesetemplatemessages) Thisarticleneedsadditionalcitationsforverification.Pleasehelpimprovethisarticlebyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.Findsources: "LiveforSpeed" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(October2016)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) ThisarticlemayrequirecleanuptomeetWikipedia'squalitystandards.Thespecificproblemis:Deadlinksinthereferences.Pleasehelpimprovethisarticleifyoucan.(December2016)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) (Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) 2002videogameLiveforSpeedDeveloper(s)ScawenRoberts,EricBaileyandVictorvanVlaardingenPublisher(s)ScawenRoberts,EricBaileyandVictorvanVlaardingenPlatform(s)MicrosoftWindowsReleaseFirstpublicversion18August2002Stage113July2003Stage224June2005Stage319December2015Latestversion14February2022[1]Genre(s)RacingsimulationMode(s)Singleplayer,multiplayer LiveforSpeed(LFS)isaracingsimulatordevelopedbyathree-personteamcomprisingScawenRoberts,EricBailey,andVictorvanVlaardingen.ThemainfocusistoprovidearealisticracingexperiencefortheonlinemultiplayergameandtoallowsingleplayerracesagainstAIcars.UserscansetpersonalbestswhichcanthenbeuploadedtoLFSWorldinhotlapmode,andtakedrivinglessonsin'training'mode.[2] LFSisentirelydistributedviatheInternet.Itcanbedownloadedandinstalledforfreefromtheofficialwebsite,butunlockingallofthecontent(andsomefeatures)requirespurchasingalicense.[3]Withoutalicenseitfunctionsasacontent-limiteddemowithouttimerestrictions,withonlyonetrackandthreecarsavailable.[4] Contents 1Gameplay 2Simulation 3Cars 4Tracks 5Releases 6Competition 7Futuredevelopment 8LFSWorld 9Reception 9.1Criticalreception 9.2Awards 10References 11Externallinks Gameplay[edit] LFSfeaturesinputsupportforsteeringwheels,mice,keyboards,joysticks,andgamepads.Itsupportsoutputto2Dand3DincludingvirtualrealitygoggleslikeOculusRift.[5] Racescaneitherbesettoendatacertainnumberoflaps,orbesettorunforacertainlengthoftime,asseeninenduranceracing.Thereissupportforrefuelingandtirechangesinpitstopsandmid-raceadjustmentofpitstrategy.Pitlanespeedlimitsof80 km/h(50 mph)areenforcedbypenaltiessimilartothoseseeninrealmotorsport,includingdrive-through,stopandgo,ortimepenalties.Startinggridscanbedeterminedatrandom,fromthefinishingpositionsinthepreviousrace,orfromtheresultsinaqualifyingperiodbeforetherace. Atrainingmodeisincludedtohelpdriversacquaintthemselveswithdrivingskillsandthehandlingcharacteristicsofeachcar.Thelessonscoversubjectssuchascornering,throttleandbrakecontrol,andnegotiatingopponents.Topasseachlesson,thelessonmustbecompletedwithinacertainsetofobjectives.Theyarearrangedasinsets,oneforeachcarandorderedfromslowtofast.Eachlessonmustbecompletedbeforeadvancingtothenext,however,completingthemisnotnecessarytounlockcars,asallareavailableinanyothermodefromthebeginning. Simulation[edit] Amongotherthings,thephysicsenginesimulatestires,thesuspension,aerodynamics,thedrivetrain,severalgearboxtypes,clutchoverheating,carbodydamage,andenginedamage.Thetiremodelfeaturesdynamicwear,dynamicdirt,flatspots,hotspotsandtirewalldeformation. Thesimulatorsupports3Ddevices,including3DTVs,headsets,projectors,theHTCVive,andOculusRift(bothDK1andDK2,fromversion0.6Fand0.6G[6]). Cars[edit] LX4,alightweighttwo-seatersportscarTheS2releaseoffersatotalof20differentvehicles.Theyrangefrombeginner-friendlymodelstocarsmoresuitedforplayerswithmoreexperience.Thereisabroadpowerspectrum,rangingfromunder100 hptoover700 hp.Thecarsrangefromfictionalsportscars,GTDTM-likeracecarsandformerJGTCseriescarstoroadlegalhatchbacks.[7] WhileLFS'carselectionmainlyincludesfictionalcars,italsohasfiverealofficiallylicensedcars: BMWSauberF1.06 FormulaBMW McGillUniversity'sFormulaSAE(inconjunctionwithMcGillRacingTeam) ValmetRaceAbout2003conceptsportscardesignedbyHelsinkiPolytechnicStadia VolkswagenScirocco(Notyetreleased) FromDecember2021,startingwithversion0.7A,LFSaddedvehiclemodssupport.LFSEditorhasbeenreleasedasaseparatedownload,withwhichplayerscancreate,alterorimportvehiclesormodelsintoLFS.Anonlinesystemhasbeendevelopedtosupportautomaticdownloadofmodsin-game(likewithcarskins),aswellasaweb-basedandanin-gamemodbrowser.[8] Tracks[edit] LFShassevendifferentfictionaltrackareas,includingonelooselybasedoneasterncentralLondon,onebasedonJamaicansurroundingsandonenearKyoto,Japan.Eachoneofthemhasseveraldifferentconfigurationsandeachofthosecanbealsodriveninreversedconfiguration.Thesimulatoralsocontainsalaser-scannedversionofRockinghamMotorSpeedwayaspartoftheS3license.[9]Additionally,userscancreatetheirowncustomlayoutsusingconesandotherobjectswiththein-gameautocrosseditor;thetwocarparkenvironmentsinthegameareusefulforcreatingsuchlayouts. Releases[edit] Thegameisintendedtobereleasedinthreeparts,S1(Stage1),S2,andS3.Eachstagewillfeatureimprovementsinmanyareas,suchasphysicsmodel,graphicsandsound.Technicalimprovementsintroducedineachnewstagebecomeavailableforpreviousstagesaswell,withthemaindifferencebetweenstagesbeingadditionalcarsandtracks,aswellasthemaximumnumberofplayersconnectedtoaserver. Afullyworking,commercial,alphaversionofStage2wasreleasedonJune24,2005.Stage3waslaunchedon19December2015,andthelatestpatch(0.7B)wasreleasedinFebruary2022.[1]Somebackwardcompatibilityexists;anS3licenseholdermayalsobeabletoaccessserversforS2,S1ordemoservers. Competition[edit] FormulaBMWLFSwasusedinIntelRacingTour,acompetitionarrangedinGermanyin2007withabrandnewBMWZ4(E85)carasthemainprizeforthewinner.[10]ThankstoIntelRacingTour,theBMWSauberF1.06wasaddedtothegameinanupdate. LFSisalsorelatedtoV1Championshipwhichwaslaunchedin2008andshownonTVintheUnitedKingdom.[11]V1ChampionshipisacompetitionarrangedbyacompanycalledV1ChampionshipLimitedwhoseaimistodiscoveranewBritishracingdrivertalent.LFSwasusedasapartofthedriverselectionprocessinadditiontophysicalandpsychologicaltestsbeforetestinginrealcars.IfsuccessfulinV1Championship,thecontenderwouldacquireaseatinaracingteamandwouldhaverequiredtofullycommittohaveacareerinmotorsport. Thankstothisco-operationwithV1Championship,LFSacquiredalicensetousetheFormulaBMWcarandtohelpatmodellingittothegame.AnopportunitytoaddRockinghamMotorSpeedwaytoLFScamethroughacontactfromV1Championship,andthetrackhasbeenannouncedtobepartoftheS3content.[12]However,thetrackwasnotplayableuntilgameversion0.6K,releasedinDecember2015.[13] Futuredevelopment[edit] LFSwasusedbyTurtleEntertainmentandVolkswagentoshowcasethenewSciroccoinLeipzigGamesConventionin2008.AcompetitionusingLFSwasheldandtheprizewasarealSciroccocar.TheSciroccoreleaseforLiveforSpeedhadbeenscheduledforDecember19,2008,[14]howeverithasbeendelayedindefinitelyduetounexpectedfatalflawsinthelatestpatchandwiththeSciroccoitself,forcingtheLFSteamtoremakethesuspensionsystemandtirephysics.[15] LFSWorld[edit] LFSintegrateswithLFSWorld.net,areal-timecomprehensivestatisticswebsiteanddatabasewithanonlineskinsupport.Eachracer'sonlineracestatisticsarecollectedincludingper-lappersonalbests,lapcounts,distancestraveled,andtheamountoffuelburnt.Userscanviewotherracers'statsanddownloadtheirhotlapsaswell.Alsoincludedisadatabaseofcommunityformedteams.Additionally,thereisanofficialworldrecordlaptimechart,whereracerscanuploadhotlaps,whichexistspertrackandcar.Usersmayalsouploadcustomcarskinstothewebsite,fromwheretheskinsthenareautomaticallydownloadedasneededin-gametootherplayers. Reception[edit] Criticalreception[edit] TheoriginalLiveforSpeedwasanomineeforPCGamerUS's2003"BestRacingGame"award,whichultimatelywenttoNASCARRacing2003Season.AwriterforthemagazinecalledLiveforSpeedevidencethat"accuratedrivingphysicsandfun,accessibleracingactioncanco-existinthesamegame".[16] PCGameworld's2003reviewofLiveforSpeedS1byWalterHurdlescored89%andsaid:"Averystrongsimulationthatoffersfunandahighlevelofrealism."[17] JustinKranzlofAPCmagazinecalledtheS1release"thebestPCracingsimulatorever". Pelitmagazine's2004reviewofLFS'S1releasebyMikaÄäriläscored92/100andsaid:"Salooncarsandmeticuloussimulation.Absolutecreamofthecrop."[18][19] Bytesector.com's2005reviewofS2releasesaid:"Nothingshortofgoingtoatrackactuallycomparestotheexperience.LiveforSpeedis,byfar,themostintenseanddemandinggameI'veeverplayed."[20] Awards[edit] In2005,AutoSimSportmagazinegaveLFStheir"Bestsimulation"awardandBlackholeMotorsportswebsitereadersvotedtogiveLFSthefollowingawards:[21] BHM"GameoftheYear"award[citationneeded] BHM"BestMultiplayer"award[22] BHM"BestPhysics"award[23] BHM"SurpriseoftheYear"award[24] References[edit] ^ab"LiveforSpeed,version0.7B".2022-02-14.Retrieved2022-02-14. ^"LFS-Moreabouttheracingsimulator".Retrieved2021-12-17. ^"LiveForSpeedEnd-userlicenseagreement".End-userlicenseagreement.LFS.net.June4,2011.RetrievedJune4,2011. ^"LFS-Content-Cars&TracksOverview".Retrieved2021-12-17. ^"NewVersion0.6FandProgressReport".2014-06-21.Retrieved2021-12-17. ^"NewVersion0.6G".2014-09-27.Retrieved2014-09-27. ^"CARS".lfs.net.Retrieved2016-10-08. ^"LiveforSpeed,version0.7A".2021-12-16.Retrieved2021-12-16. ^"TRACKS".lfs.net.Retrieved2016-10-08. ^"Preis:BMWZ4MCoupe".Intel.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMarch13,2008.Retrieved2008-03-27.(inGerman) ^"AboutV1".v1championship.com.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2008-08-03.Retrieved2008-08-17. ^"RockinghamcomingtoLFS".lfs.net.Retrieved2009-10-12. ^"0.6Kinformationpage".lfs.net.Retrieved2017-03-23. ^"VWSciroccoreleaseplan". ^"VWSciroccoPostponed". ^Staff(March2004)."The10thAnnualPCGamerAwards".PCGamerUS.11(3):38–40,42,44,45. ^"PCGameworld".GameworldNetwork.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2008-03-17.Retrieved2008-02-16. ^FreetranslationfromFinnish ^Äärilä,Mika(January2004)."LiveforSpeed(PC)".Pelit(inFinnish).SanomaMagazines:58–59.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonFebruary12,2009.RetrievedApril6,2012. ^"LiveForSpeedInterview:GeneralArticles/[email protected]".Bytesector.com.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2006-03-08.Retrieved2009-03-28. ^"LiveforSpeednews".lfs.net.Retrieved2008-02-16. ^"LiveforSpeed-BestMultiplayer".BlackholeMotorsports.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2006-01-26.Retrieved2020-03-16. ^"LiveforSpeed-BestPhysics".BlackholeMotorsports.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2006-02-11.Retrieved2020-03-16. ^"LiveforSpeed-SurpriseoftheYear".BlackholeMotorsports.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2006-03-06.Retrieved2020-03-16. 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