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Test patch E7 + E7 DEDI
Hello again racers.

Full information is provided below the download links, but if you already know about E4, E5 and E6 patches, the main changes in E7 are :

The old keyboard steering has now been removed, leaving "no help" and "stabilised".
E7 hosts only accept connections from E7 guests.
E7 guests can see a "K" in the list of games - new version with less keyboard help.

This is a controversial change which brings out a lot of strong opinions, but the idea is to improve LFS for everyone, whether they use a wheel, a mouse or a keyboard. Keyboard users should find the new steering more interesting and involving to use, while analogue users will pleased that the playing field has been levelled, and keyboard users will have to be careful driving on kerbs and grass and more wary of impacts with other cars.

I hope this works out well for everyone!

Patch E7 Download
http://www.liveforspeed.net/file_rsc.php?name=LFS_PATCH_S1E7.zip

E7 Dedicated Host
http://www.liveforspeed.net/file_rsc.php?name=LFS_S1E7_DEDI.zip

More information, taken from the README file :

This patch can improve frame rate significantly if you have a high end
graphics card. This is achieved by making use of Hardware Vertex
Shading. In old versions, this could be attempted by turning on "HTL"
but the performance was poor because of a flaw or bug. The new version
is known as "HVS" and can be turned on or off in Options...Graphics but
to see the effect you will need to restart LFS. HVS is switched on by
default when you run this patch, if your card supports it.

Z buffer depth is now selectable in Options...Graphics as well, also
needing LFS to be restarted.

A new graphical feature is included - Haze effect. This is a light
fog which improves the graphics and depth perception. It's possible
that it may not work well on some graphics card / driver combinations.

NOTE : when HVS is used, "simple car" and "simple track" will cause a
reduction in frame rate because they do not take advantage of HVS.
So these options are not recommended and will be switched off when you
run the patch for the first time.

These options are saved in a special cfg file, "card_cfg.txt"

In addition, the old keyboard steering system has been replaced by two
new keyboard steering systems, "no help" and "stabilised".

These are intended to improve the LFS experience for keyboard racers, by
making the steering less helped and so more interesting to drive. And
to improve LFS for wheel / mouse drivers as well by providing fairer
racing. Keyboard users must be much more careful about skid control now
than before.

The two keyboard steering systems in this test patch are :

"no help" - keyboard steering translates directly to physical steering.
the user can steer too far, forcing the car to understeer.

"stabilised" - the steering range is limited to help keep it within the
useful steering range, and some automatic skid correction is provided.
The user must take action to prevent a skid, because the skid correction
is not perfect (although it is predictable).