Difference between revisions of "Live for Speed"

Latest revision as of 16:34, 10 November 2023

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Developer website

Without activation, game works in demo mode, which is limited to 3 cars, 1 track and 12 multiplayer racers.^[1]

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
S1	6 cars and 3 tracks
S2	S1 + 11 cars and 3 tracks
S3	S1 + S2 + 2 tracks + Official Modding Support

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\cfg.txt^{[Note 1]} <path-to-game>\interface_cfg.txt^{[Note 1]}

Does not have save/load feature.

Video

In-game screen settings.

In-game graphics settings.

In-game view settings.

In-game misc settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Special settings for multi-monitor setup.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	Located in `View` settings. 30-160
Windowed	`Alt`+`↵ Enter` also works.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Up to 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	Up to 8x.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	Located in `Misc` settings.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

In-game control settings.

The game can send telemetry data to supported software like SimHub and devices like motion platforms, bass shakers and telemetry displays through the UDP protocol.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Partial, some keyboard keys cannot be remapped.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		For mouse look set `Options`/`View`/`Look function` to `mouse XY`.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Menu is mouse-only.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		Works via DirectInput. LT & RT are linked, can't throttle and brake simultaneously.

PlayStation controllers

Tracked motion controllers

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging		Requires manual refresh in Options/Controls.
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Car, Music, Interface
Surround sound
Subtitles		No speech
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

In-game language and AI settings.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Belarusian
Bulgarian
Catalan
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Estonian
Finnish
French
Galician
German
Greek
Hungarian
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Latvian
Lithuanian
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Serbian
Slovak
Slovenian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
Ukrainian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		Removed as of version 0.7a.^[2]
Online play		40

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Dedicated		Removed as of version 0.7a.^[3]

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Native 3D		Red-cyan anaglyph, Top/bottom half/full, Side-by-side half/full, cross-eyed.

Headsets
SteamVR		^[4]
Oculus VR (LibOVR)		DK2, CV1^[5]
Windows Mixed Reality		This game might be playable with the Revive Compatibility Layer, or Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR.

Devices
Tracked motion controllers
Traditional controller		See Input for details.
Keyboard/Mouse
TrackIR		Supports: Yaw, Pitch, Roll, X, Y, Z.

In-game 3D display type selection.
In-game VR headset settings.
In-game 3D TV/monitor/projector settings.
In-game 3D viewer settings.
In-game Format for 3D output selection.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz	3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 9 compatible	512 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

↑ lfs.net - last accessed on 26 May 2023
↑ lfs.net - last accessed on 26 May 2023
↑ lfs.net - last accessed on 26 May 2023
↑ lfs.net - last accessed on 26 May 2023
↑ lfs.net - last accessed on 26 May 2023

[gamedir-2] 1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[1] s.net - last accessed on 26 May 2023

[3] s.net - last accessed on 26 May 2023

[4] s.net - last accessed on 26 May 2023

[5] s.net - last accessed on 26 May 2023

[6] s.net - last accessed on 26 May 2023

[1]

[Note 1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

Developers

	Scawen Roberts
	Eric Bailey
	Victor van Vlaardingen
Release dates
Windows	August 18, 2002
Taxonomy
Monetization	DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person, Cinematic camera, Top-down view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Racing, Simulation
Vehicles	Automobile, Track racing
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary

@@ Line 8: / Line 8: @@
 |engines      =
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-{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|2002}}
+{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|18 August 2002}}
+|reception    =
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic| | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic| | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB| | }}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | DLC }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person, Third-person, Cinematic camera, Top-down view }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Racing, Simulation }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Automobile, Track racing }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 |steam appid  =
 |steam appid side  =
 |gogcom id    =
+|gogcom id side =
+|official site= https://www.lfs.net/
+|hltb         =
+|igdb         = live-for-speed
 |strategywiki =
+|mobygames    = live-for-speed
 |wikipedia    = Live for Speed
 |winehq       = 2582
@@ Line 19: / Line 41: @@
 '''General information'''
-{{mm}} [https://www.lfs.net/ Official site]
+{{mm}} [https://discord.com/invite/wZrUTJN Official Discord server]
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
-{{Availability/row| developer | https://www.lfs.net/downloads | account |  | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| developer | https://www.lfs.net/downloads | account, key |  | | Windows }}
 }}
-{{ii}} Without activation, game works in demo mode, which is limited to 3 cars, 1 track and 12 multiplayer racers.<ref>https://www.lfs.net/shop/licenseselect</ref>
+{{ii}} Without activation, game works in demo mode, which is limited to 3 cars, 1 track and 12 multiplayer racers.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.lfs.net/shop/licenseselect|title=lfs.net|date=26 May 2023}}</ref>
 {{DLC|
 {{DLC/row| S1 | 6 cars and 3 tracks | Windows }}
 {{DLC/row| S2 | S1 + 11 cars and 3 tracks | Windows }}
-{{DLC/row| S3 | S1 + S2 + 1 track | Windows }}
+{{DLC/row| S3 | S1 + S2 + 2 tracks + Official Modding Support | Windows }}
 }}
@@ Line 40: / Line 62: @@
 {{ii}} Does not have save/load feature.
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
 {{Image|Live for Speed screen settings.png|In-game screen settings.}}
 {{Image|Live for Speed graphics settings.png|In-game graphics settings.}}
 {{Image|Live for Speed view settings.png|In-game view settings.}}
 {{Image|Live for Speed misc settings.png|In-game misc settings.}}
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
-|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/live-speed
+|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/live-speed
 |widescreen wsgf award      = gold
 |multimonitor wsgf award    = silver
@@ Line 69: / Line 91: @@
 |antialiasing               = true
 |antialiasing notes         = Up to 8x.
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                = Located in <code>Misc</code> settings.
@@ Line 81: / Line 106: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
 {{Image|Live for Speed control settings.png|In-game control settings.}}
-{{Input settings
+{{ii}} The game can send telemetry data to supported software like [https://www.simhubdash.com/ SimHub] and devices like motion platforms, bass shakers and telemetry displays through the UDP protocol.
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = true
 |key remap notes           = Partial, some keyboard keys cannot be remapped.
@@ Line 146: / Line 172: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
 {{Image|Live for Speed audio settings.png|In-game audio settings.}}
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = true
 |separate volume notes    = Car, Music, Interface
@@ Line 160: / Line 186: @@
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 168: / Line 196: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = English
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 176: / Line 204: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Belarusian
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 184: / Line 212: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Bulgarian
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 192: / Line 220: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Catalan
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 200: / Line 228: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Simplified Chinese
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 208: / Line 236: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Traditional Chinese
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 216: / Line 244: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Croatian
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 224: / Line 252: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Czech
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 232: / Line 260: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Danish
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 240: / Line 268: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Dutch
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 248: / Line 276: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Estonian
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 256: / Line 284: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Finnish
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 264: / Line 292: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = French
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 272: / Line 300: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Galician
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 280: / Line 308: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = German
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 288: / Line 316: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Greek
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 296: / Line 324: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Hungarian
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 304: / Line 332: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Indonesian
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 312: / Line 340: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Italian
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 320: / Line 348: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Japanese
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 328: / Line 356: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Korean
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 336: / Line 364: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Latvian
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 344: / Line 372: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Lithuanian
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 352: / Line 380: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Norwegian
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 360: / Line 388: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Polish
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 368: / Line 396: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Portuguese
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 376: / Line 404: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Brazilian Portuguese
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 384: / Line 412: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Romanian
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 392: / Line 420: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Russian
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 400: / Line 428: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Serbian
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 408: / Line 436: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Slovak
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 416: / Line 444: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Slovene
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 424: / Line 452: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Spanish
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 432: / Line 460: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Mexican Spanish
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 440: / Line 468: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Swedish
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 448: / Line 476: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Turkish
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 456: / Line 484: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Ukrainian
-  |interface = yes
+  |interface = true
   |audio     = n/a
   |subtitles = n/a
@@ Line 473: / Line 501: @@
 |lan play players     =
 |lan play modes       =
-|lan play notes       =
+|lan play notes       = Removed as of version 0.7a.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.lfs.net/patch-7a|title=lfs.net|date=26 May 2023}}</ref>
 |online play          = true
 |online play players  = 40
@@ Line 485: / Line 513: @@
 |p2p                =
 |p2p notes          =
-|dedicated          =
+|dedicated          = unknown
-|dedicated notes    =
+|dedicated notes    = Removed as of version 0.7a.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.lfs.net/patch-7a|title=lfs.net|date=26 May 2023}}</ref>
 |self-hosting       =
 |self-hosting notes =
@@ Line 499: / Line 527: @@
 ==VR support==
 {{VR support
-|gg3d name                   =
-|native 3d gg3d award        =
-|nvidia 3d vision gg3d award =
-|tridef 3d gg3d award        =
-|iz3d gg3d award             =
 |native 3d                   = true
 |native 3d notes             = Red-cyan anaglyph, Top/bottom half/full, Side-by-side half/full, cross-eyed.
-|nvidia 3d vision            =
+|nvidia 3d vision            = unknown
 |nvidia 3d vision notes      =
-|tridef 3d                   =
+|vorpx                       =
-|tridef 3d notes             =
+|vorpx modes                 =
-|iz3d                        =
+|vorpx notes                 =
-|iz3d notes                  =
+|vr only                     = false
-|htc vive                    = true
+|openxr                      =
-|htc vive notes              = <ref>https://www.lfs.net/patch-6k</ref>
+|openxr notes                =
-|oculus rift                 = true
+|steamvr                     = true
-|oculus rift notes           = DK2, CV1<ref>https://www.lfs.net/patch-6p</ref>
+|steamvr notes               = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.lfs.net/patch-6k|title=lfs.net|date=26 May 2023}}</ref>
-|osvr                        =
+|oculusvr                    = true
+|oculusvr notes              = DK2, CV1<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.lfs.net/patch-6p|title=lfs.net|date=26 May 2023}}</ref>
+|windows mixed reality       = false
+|windows mixed reality notes =
+|osvr                        = unknown
 |osvr notes                  =
+|forte vfx1                  =
+|forte vfx1 notes            =
 |keyboard-mouse              = true
 |keyboard-mouse notes        =
+|body tracking               =
+|body tracking notes         =
+|hand tracking               =
+|hand tracking notes         =
+|face tracking               =
+|face tracking notes         =
+|eye tracking                =
+|eye tracking notes          =
+|tobii eye tracking          =
+|tobii eye tracking notes    =
+|trackir                     = true
+|trackir notes               = Supports: Yaw, Pitch, Roll, X, Y, Z.
 |3rd space gaming vest       =
 |3rd space gaming vest notes =
 |novint falcon               =
 |novint falcon notes         =
-|trackir                     =
-|trackir notes               =
-|tobii eye tracking          =
-|tobii eye tracking notes    =
 |play area seated            =
 |play area seated notes      =
@@ Line 535: / Line 572: @@
 |play area room-scale notes  =
 }}
+<gallery>
+Live for Speed 3d type selection.png|In-game 3D display type selection.
+Live for Speed vr settings.png|In-game VR headset settings.
+Live for Speed 3d tv settings.png|In-game 3D TV/monitor/projector settings.
+Live for Speed 3d viewer settings.png|In-game 3D viewer settings.
+Live for Speed 3d output selection.png|In-game Format for 3D output selection.
+</gallery>
 ==Other information==
@@ Line 559: / Line 603: @@
 |shader model versions  =
 |shader model notes     =
-|64-bit executable      = false
+|windows 32-bit exe     = true
-|64-bit executable notes=
+|windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
+|windows exe notes      =
+|macos intel 32-bit app =
+|macos intel 64-bit app =
+|macos arm app          = unknown
+|macos app notes        =
+|linux 32-bit executable=
+|linux 64-bit executable=
+|linux arm app          = unknown
+|linux executable notes =
 }}
@@ Line 579: / Line 633: @@
 |recCPU   = 3.0 GHz
 |recRAM   = 1 GB
-|recHD    = 2 GB
+|recHD    =
 |recGPU   =
 |recGPU2  =