Live for Speed S1 0.3B7 DEDICATED HOST
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Welcome to Live for Speed!


Important :
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This is a special dedicated host program for Live for Speed S1.

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This is a TEST version for the new 16 connection multiplayer system.
This is a first run and it is likely to contain some bugs.
Good luck and thanks for the testing!  :)
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It can operate in demo mode or S1 mode depending on the parameter used.

This software comes with no warranties of any kind.

By installing this software you agree that you do so at at your own risk
and you accept full responsibility for any damage caused by the use or
installation of the software.

The producers of the Live for Speed racing simulator make every effort
to ensure the program is safe but can not accept any responsibility
whatsoever for personal injury or death that may arise during the use
of the software, or any damage of any kind to your system including
corrupted files, lost data or damage to hardware.


Installation :
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To install LFS S1, unzip the file into a suitable folder on your
hard drive.  You must ensure that the directory structure is preserved
by using the appropriate option in your unzip utility.  You will know
that it has been correctly unzipped if you see a data folder beside the
LFS.exe program and some more folders inside the data folder.


Changes in version B7 :
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16 connections are allowed in S1 mode


Changes in version B :
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Sends car info to improve the "List of Games" screen
More detailed statistics for live host information
FIX : "host is loading track" bug - host repairs itself
FIX : special dedicated host can now support autocross


To run LFS S1 DEDICATED HOST :
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Make a batch file or a shortcut or use some other means of starting
LFS.exe with a command line.  See options below.  A default batch file
has been included for your convenience.

Note : Microsoft® DirectX® 8.1 is required and can be downloaded from
www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/downloads/default.asp
DirectX is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation


Command line options :
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LFS can be run from a command line or another application.
A dedicated host mode is available with no hardware draw : "nogfx".
Before selecting your options, you may find it helpful to run LFS
and try out the options on the Start New Game screen - the required
upload bandwidth for those options is displayed on screen.

1) Host options :

Example :

LFS /mode=s1 /host=test host /cars=FR /dedicated=nogfx /maxguests=4

/host=Host Name      :FIRST IN LIST
/pass=Optional Pass  :password if required
/port=63392          :a high number below 65536
/mode=demo           :demo / s1
/usemaster=yes       :no / yes / hidden
/track=Blackwood     :Blackwood / Skid Pad
/config=1            :config : 1-GP / 2-RALLYX in Blackwood
/reversed=no         :no / yes
/weather=1           :weather : 1,2,3 in Blackwood
/cars=FRTBO46        :xFgti / xRgt / xrTurbo / rB4 / fxO / lx4 / lx6
/maxguests=4         :max number of guests that can join host
/carsmax=5           :max number of cars in a race
/carshost=1          :max number of cars (real+ai) on host pc
/carsguest=1         :max number of cars (real+ai) per guest pc
/pps=4               :smoothness, number of car updates per second
/qual=0              :qualifying minutes, 0 for no qualifying
/laps=5              :number of lap, 0 for practice
/wind=1              :0 no wind / 1 low wind / 2 high wind
/dedicated=no        :no / yes / nogfx / invisible
/vote=yes            :no / yes : can guests vote to kick or ban
/select=yes          :no / yes : can guests select track

2) Status file "host63392.txt" - updated whenever info changes :
63392 is the port number of the host.
It contains the following information:

lfs=0.3B             :version
status=ingame        :offline / online / ingame
guests=4             :current number of guests
maxguests=4          :maximum guests allowed
host=Host Name       :game name as listed on master server
pass=Optional Pass   :host password
usemaster=yes        :no / yes / hidden
trackcfg=BL1         :short name for track and config
cars=FRTBO46         :cars allowed on host
qual=0               :qualifying minutes
laps=5               :number of laps
conn=Host            :player name
conn=Guest 1         :player name
conn=Guest 2         :player name
...


Thanks :
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Thanks to all internet hosts for your support.


Copyright :
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(c) 2002-2003 Scawen Roberts - Eric Bailey - Victor van Vlaardingen