The Live for Speed Development Team has released a new version of their long-running simulation.
Version 0.6N introduces improved VR support, multiplayer improvements and more as listed below.
Changelog
Translations :
- Most translations updated. Thank you translators!
VR :
- Look and click (with space or button) can be used instead of mouse
- A virtual keyboard is displayed in VR mode above text entry dialog
- Toggle virtual keyboard with a controller button or backspace key
- Talk function (T) and ESC can now be assigned to wheel buttons
- OpenVR SDK now 0.9.17 and supports live IPD adjustment (Vive)
- Removed interface aspect ratio 1:1 and added 14:9 (default)
- New click and type buttons in place of some slider bars
Multiplayer :
- New Demo filter at bottom of List of Hosts screen
- Reduced remote car steering wobble each time a packet is received
- Smoothed steering / brake / throttle inputs in multiplayer replays
- MPR smoothing is disabled by switching on network debug (SHIFT+F8)
- Passwords hidden on Start New Host and Join Specific Host screens
Raceabout in front of Westhill pits Siren sound :
- Start local car siren with command /siren=off/fast/slow
- Allowed (on cars with a horn) only if user is allowed by host
- Allow a multiplayer guest to use siren : /cansiren username 1
Audio :
- More accurate horn (and flash) with shorter transmission delay
- Reduced the minimum volume to play a sound (can hear further away)
- Added doppler effect to all car sounds that didn???t have it already
- Removed doppler effect resulting from SHIFT+U mode camera velocity
- Updated commands.txt with commands /cansiren /siren /ujoin /uai
Training lessons :
- Previous and best times are shown during the lesson replay
- SHIFT+R now restarts the lesson without returning to instructions
- SHIFT+X exits from replay or lesson back to the instructions screen
- Press 1 to watch or restart replay without finishing the lesson
- ESC once starts the replay / another time to exit lesson
Formula XR racing at Rockingham Lesson editor :
- Reverse and open configurations may now be selected
- Lesson image filename no longer needs to start with zzz_
- Image does not need to be square (but is still shown in a square)
- On entry to lesson editor the current track and config are selected
- You can now select the lighting (weather) for a lesson
InSim :
- New ISS state flags to notify if local PC is in dialog / text entry
- New packet SMALL_LCS ??? set local car switches (lights, horn, siren)
Misc :
- Input and sound are now enabled by default when LFS is not focussed
- Mouse click on demo exit screen now exits LFS or opens www.lfs.net
- Layout editor now allows unmovable objects to intersect
Fixes :
- Out-of-path start warning incorrectly showed local player name
- Dedicated server did not search for path after out-of-path start
- Possible crash if a shadowed object near a paused car was deleted
- Possible crash if texture resolution changed while generating
- Alt Gr key + number could cause text colour to change
