LFS | Versão 0.6K lançada

Aos poucos o Live For Speed vai dando sinais de vida, e está disponível uma nova atualização (Ptach 0.6K) de onde se destaca a pista de Rockingham, que foi anunciada à... sete anos atrás. A pista no entanto não é grátis, pois faz parte do pacote de conteúdos S3.. do qual é o único conteúdo.

O pacote S3 custa cerca de 16€ para quem já tem a S2 e fizer o upgrade, e cerca 49€ para quem comprar o simulador completo. O programadores do Live for Speed alertam no entanto que não sabem se todo o conteúdo da S3 acabará por ser concluído e publicado.

Alterações 0.6K:

Nova Pista:
Rockingham race track is now included - S3 license required

AI:
Now avoid ramming other cars when in the pit lane or lap of honour
Max drivers in single player increased to 24 (online max still 40)

Gráficos:
New reflections system and shaders for cars and buildings
Nearby objects are visible in new dynamic reflections on cars
Option to set number of dynamic reflections in main view and mirror
Misc option to enable a programmable post-processing shader

Exit the pits onto the Rockingham oval

Vários:
New command /rsh to reload shaders (e.g. after editing externally)
Maximum number of controllers increased to 10 (was previously 8)

VR:
HTC Vive headset is now supported through OpenVR
Oculus Rift support now requires runtime 0.7 or later
Improved dialog sequence after any error entering VR mode

Training lesson editor:
SHIFT+T on main entry screen to access lesson editor or list editor
Layouts for lessons must be copied from layout to training folder
SHIFT+T on training screen to view and test newly added lessons

Melhorias:
Improved validity check when loading car colour settings
Alpha sorting issue on bricks at base of a South City building
AI could go wrong when entering BL pit lane for a pit stop
AI driver names can no longer be blank
Rockingham laser scanned environment

TIPS on using Live for Speed with a VR headset:
NOTE : For Oculus, Runtime 0.7 (or later) is required

1) How to enter VR mode in LFS :
- Start LFS and click 3D on the View Options Screen
- Select VR headset and click OK

2) To reset your seating position, the text command /rift reset is assigned by default to the F8 key.
- When a new driver takes over, ask them to look straight ahead then press F8
- Key assignments can be edited in Options - Game - F1 to F8

3) Accessing your desktop while LFS is in VR mode.
- You will find that your mouse cursor is confined to the LFS window
- Press CTRL+C to free the mouse and now the mouse can go onto the desktop