Zoom Für die bereits seit mehr als 10 Jahren gepflegte PC-Rennsimulation Live for Speed ist ein neues Update verfügbar. Dieses erhöht den Versionszähler auf V0.6Q und bringt ein neues System zur Simulation realistischer Fahrzeugspiegel mit. In den VR- und 3D-Modi wird ein stereoskopisches Bild für jeden Spiegel erzeugt. Überarbeitungen im Beleuchtungssystem sorgen nun unter anderem dafür, dass der Schatten des eigenen Fahrzeugs auch aus der internen Perspektive zu sehen ist.Außerdem wurde die Unterstützung multipler Controller verbessert und die Entwickler versprechen nun eine einfachere Auswahl eines angeschlossenen Controllers. Der Lenkradwinkel wird zudem auf den korrekten Winkel des gewählten Fahrzeugs begrenzt.
Das Update kann über die automatische Updatefunktion, die Live for Speed selbst mitbringt, oder auch manuell bezogen werden. Hierfür werden ein 4 MB großer Patch von V0.6M auf V0.6Q und für eine Neuinstallation der 419 MB große Installer angeboten.
Live for Speed-Changelog V0.6Q:
Mirrors:
-Mirrors are now realistic and your own car is visible
-A separate viewpoint is used to draw each mirror's view
-Minor updates to some car models to improve visibility
-Mirrors now use the same LOD setting as the main view
-Mirror angle adjustment is now possible (in View Options)
-Increased vertical adjustment range for central mirror position
-Mirror offset sliders only shown if a car has a central mirror
-Added a "Default position" button to restore moved mirrors
-Increased virtual mirror width from 0.3 to 0.333
-Virtual mirror is now available in follow view
Graphics:
-Improved detection of nearby objects that should be shadowed
-Your car's shadow is now drawn when you are in an internal view
-Improved lighting on tyres and drivers (noticeable in dark places)
-Corrected downward ambient lighting colour (was too bright)
-Slight reduction in near clipping plane distance
Free view (SHIFT+U mode):
-Free view is now shown as an option in the Escape Menu
-New walk mode which is good for wandering around in VR
VR:
-Mirrors now use a full stereoscopic image in VR and other 3D modes
-Mouse look in free view mode in VR avoids pitch (stays horizontal)
-Rift errors "display lost" and "HMD not present" shown as message
Controllers:
-Exit controller screen warning is not shown for real ESC key press
-FF device is automatically assigned (if two or more are connected)
-A single controller can now be selected (if two or more connected)
-LFS tries to move force feedback wheel to centre when car is reset
-Button and axis numbers now start at 1 (affects /button and /axis)
-Assigned arrow keys work better (e.g. movement in free view mode)
Force feedback steering wheel turn limitation:
-In your wheel settings use a large turn amount e.g. 900 degrees
-In LFS Options - Controls set "Wheel turn" slider to match that
-In LFS Options - Controls set "Wheel turn compensation" to 1.00
-You should now find your wheel is correctly limited in all cars
Misc:
-Increased UDP send buffer size from 12KB to 32KB
-You can now select a specific audio device in Audio Options screen
-D3DCompiler_43.dll and D3DX9_43.dll are now supplied in dll folder
-The card_cfg.txt file is no longer used - options moved to cfg.txt
-Mirror adjustment and other view settings change with driver side
-New text command /horn X to set horn type (X = 1 to 5)
Translations:
-Most translations updated. Thank you translators!
Fixes:
-Unassigned controls regained default key or button on restart
-Added checks to avoid a crash in LFS after a graphics driver error