Live For Speed - Versão 0.6J lançada

Após muitos tempo sem qualquer atualização, os devs do Live For Speed, lançaram uma atualização para a sua simulação. Mais de seis anos após a promessa do lançamento do VW Scirocco e da pista de Rockingham, foi agora publicada a versão 0.6J do LFS.

Melhorias/Alterações versão 0.6J

Optimizações:

Static vertex buffers reorganised to reduce DirectX instructions

Frames buffered (default 1) to allow next frame to start rendering

More efficient car distance sorting system for sound and graphics

Dynamic vertex buffers now set to use hardware vertex processing

Better frame rate in places where many objects may be visible

Gráficos:

Sky texture is now drawn in mirrors

Layout editor object selection buttons are sorted by distance

Z-buffer depth setting can now be changed without restarting LFS

Mirror now uses 24 bit Z buffer if Z buffer setting is more than 16

Sistema limitação de Frame Rate:

Frame rate limitation system is now accurate and has better values

New frame info display shows sleep / physics updates / gpu waiting

Now using an event query instead of a lock for input lag prevention

Minimum sleep setting changed to “Sleep every frame” (yes / no)

Outros:

Now using Direct3D 9Ex if available (Windows Vista and later)

Reduced glitch when autocross objects are optimised (e.g. on load)

Reduced min / max values for “Sound lag” setting – default now 0.08

New Audio Option “Sound when window is inactive” (off / on)

Modos vista 3D:

Added a 3D level slider option to adjust monitor-based 3D views

Reduced CPU / GPU usage by sharing scene preparation for both eyes

Oculus Rift:

Now using Oculus SDK version 0.6.0.1 which includes timewarp

You can now enter and leave Rift mode without restarting LFS

Smooth display (if you do not use SLI or force vertical sync)

Monitor window view options : blank / one eye / two eyes

Modo compatibilidade Oculus Rift:

For users who cannot use the Oculus 0.6 runtime, you can still use

the 0.5 runtime. Simply rename the ORDIRECT.dll to some other name

and LFS will then use LFSORDLL.dll instead (extended mode only).

Correções:

Some buildings at Westhill track were drawn using a slow method

Mouse clipped to window (CTRL+C) now works properly with ALT+TAB

Using mouse wheel to change gear did not work properly at high fps

Layout editor object selection buttons used interface button slots

Crash changing texture resolution with two or more objects selected

Anisotropic filtering did not work on car textures (including skin)

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