Comments and suggestions are welcome, please post in The Unofficial FAQ thread at the LFS forum.

1. About LFS
    1.1 What is LFS?
    1.2 Who is developing LFS?
    1.3 Where can I download it?
    1.4 Why should I bother?
    1.5 Release 1 info -
      1.51 When and how will LFS be released?
      1.52 How much will the game cost?
      1.53 What features will be included in release 1?
      1.54 What types of car will be included?
      1.55 Will LFS feature other tracks?
      1.56 How can I pay for it?
      1.57 Can I get LFS in my country?
      1.58 Does LFS have a publisher?

2. The game
    2.1 How can I select the two RWD cars?
    2.2 How do I earn credits??
    2.3 Why only 1 track and 3 cars?
    2.4 Can I mod or change the sim?
    2.5 Is there any new music available?
    2.6 Are the car engine sounds from a third party developer?
    2.7 What keyboard commands are there in LFS?
    2.8 I want to fly to the sky... can I?
    2.9 What do I do if I have a problem running the game?

3. Technical
    3.1 What is the minimum spec?
    3.2 What controllers are supported?
    3.3 I want to run a host from behind a router or connection sharing, which port needs to be open?
    3.4 Can I use my shifter in LFS?

4. Community
    4.1 Is there an LFS IRC channel?
    4.2 What is CRC?
    4.3 Are there any other leagues/championships?

5. Misc
    5.1 Can I subscribe to a mailing list or newsletter?
    5.2 Are there any replay analysers available?
    5.3 What if my question is not answered here?

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1. About LFS

1.1 - What is LFS?
Live for Speed is a car racing simulator. It is currently at a Demo Test stage, and is free to download and free to play online. It also has no publisher, meaning that the developers have total control and freedom.

1.2 - Who is developing LFS?
A small development team - Scawen Roberts, Eric Bailey and Victor van Vlaardingen.

1.3 - Where can I download it?
www.liveforspeed.net - You can also see screenshots here.

1.4 - Why should I bother?
LFS is very good, and is likely to become the best racing simulation to date. Superb physics give "realistic" handling and superb netcode gives excellent online racing. More than that, LFS offers the chance to join a community with a very close relationship to the developers. Many of the features you see in the the current patch were suggested by forum members.

Release 1 info:

1.51 - When and how will LFS be released?
See http://forum.racesimcentral.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=50991 or http://www.liveforspeed.net/content/release.htm.

1.52 - How much will the game cost?
Not set exactly yet but a bit cheaper than a comparable boxed simulator bought in a shop. Each 25% update is one-quarter of that price.

1.53 - What features will be included in release 1?
Full damage, graphical and sound effects - just not all done by the first 25% version or the 50% version. The program will be continually updated while all the new tracks and cars are completed and released as well. why? - if we waited until everything is finished in the program then there is a very long wait before anyone gets to try another car or track.

1.54 - What types of car will be included?
Current plans for Release 1 include various classes of saloon cars (from rally to GT). Later packs will include buggies, karts and single seaters.

1.55 - Will release 1 feature other tracks?
Yes - there are several city and country tracks in development.

1.56 - How can I pay for it?
Credit card online, cheque in the post, bank-to-bank transfer and whatever good methods there are. In addition there may be some people who wish to make only one payment in advance and we will allow this option as well with a username and password system that will be issued to every player who chooses to go beyond the demo test.

1.57 - Can I get LFS in my country?
The seperate releases will be available to download, so location will not be an issue.

1.58 - Does LFS have a publisher?
No - "our plan is to maintain our independance for total freedom".

2. The game

2.1 - How can I select the two RWD (rear wheel drive) cars ? I cannot see them in the 'car' screen.
You will have to earn enough credits to first be able to drive the normal RWD and with more points the Turbo.

2.2 - How do I earn credits?
You will receive points depending on race results. For winning a race against AI's or on-line players you will get points, but you will also receive points for becoming second or third. Also winning from 4 AI's or online players will give you more points than winning from just one competitor. All this is also depending on your AI-difficulty level. PRO will give you the most points.

2.3 - Why only 1 track and 3 cars?
Well, this is a Demo Test. The LFS devs are just 3 guys, we are their beta testers. They have no need to release more cars/tracks because most bugs are not car/track specific, they are game engine specific. Although we would like more cars etc., it would be counter productive for them to release more, it might reduce sales in the long run. Remember they need to make a living too.

2.4 - Can I mod or change the sim?
- For info on skinning the cars, see http://forum.racesimcentral.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=40895
- For adding your own music, see http://forum.racesimcentral.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=52150
- For car physics editing (400 bhp 4WD GTi's, etc) try the Unofficial Addons forum at http://forum.racesimcentral.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=220

2.5 - Is there any new music available?
Yes, see http://forum.racesimcentral.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=51707

2.6 - Are the car engine sounds from a third party developer?
No - the devlopers have created their own engine sound system (not yet finished).

2.7 - What keyboard commands are there in LFS?
See http://www.liveforspeed.net/content/keys.htm

2.8 - I want to fly to the sky... can I?
See http://forum.racesimcentral.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=57814

2.9 - What do I do if I have a problem running the game?
Please read the thread called "If you have a bug report" in the Bug Reports section of this forum. Then post your problem there. Give as much information as possible.

3. Technical

3.1 - What is the minimum spec?
The minimum recommended spec is 600Mhz with a recent graphics card, but it may run on lower spec PCs than that, so try it and see.

3.2 - What controllers are supported?
Pretty much any wheel you can think of. Manual clutch and shifter support is planned but not implemented yet. You can also drive with a mouse or keyboard.

3.3 - I want to run a host from behind a router or connection sharing - which port needs to be open?
The default TCP port is 63392, however in v0.2 server admins can select different ports to run their servers on, so that one computer can run more than one LFS server.

3.4 - Can I use my shifter in LFS?
Yes, shifters and clutches are now supported. See the options pages to set them up.

4. Community

4.1 - Is there a Live For Speed IRC channel?
Yes, on irc.gamesnet.net channel #liveforspeed. Also, CRC has a channel at #crclub on the same server.

4.2 - What is CRC?
See crc.racesimcentral.com. CRC stands for Clean Racers Club and was formed by a group of racers to combat race "wreckers". TuffCheez is the big boss ;). To join see http://forum.racesimcentral.com/showthread.php?threadid=50038. Coming soon... the LFS CRC Championship.

4.3 - Are there any other leagues/championships?
Yes,

The Orginal LFS League
"The First and best LFS League for all who loves the challenge to race online amongst their fellow drivers.
Not only for the fastest maniacs but also for the slower ones.
Every saturday and/or sunday. Warm up your engines !
Rules? Not many, just drive Fair and have fun.
Want to JOIN ?" - André

For information about other leagues/championships, visit the Championships forum.

5. Misc

5.1 - Can I subscribe to a mailing list or newsletter?
Yes you can. Go to the LFS site, click on the News link and to the right a button named News Subscribe will appear. Click it and enter your email address.

5.2 - Are any replay analysers available?
Yes, see http://www.liveforspeed.net/content/replayanalysers.htm

5.3 - What if my question is not answered here?
Use the search function at the bottom of the main LFS forum, this will probably answer your question. If you still can't find the answer, and it is a fairly simple question, post in The Unofficial FAQ thread - when someone replies, your Q and A will be added to the FAQ.