Le Mans Ultimate December Update: Interlagos, Hosted Servers & 4 LMGT3 Cars Are Coming

DeicideB5S4 · Tuesday at 22:44

Duydo said:
How to improve the support of three monitors? It works absolutely without problems. I use 3x 32" 1440 monitors to my complete satisfaction.
And the support of the tracker nowadays? I have been using it since 2008. But after switching to 3x32" monitors, the transmitter cannot be placed functionally on the monitor. Too high.

okay

ricardokil · Tuesday at 23:06

kpduke said:
This game feels half finished constanly. still badly optimised in the latest updates... a constant work in progress when you can get VRC and RSS better handling versions of Lemans cars in AC at way better frame rates with better graphics and arguably better physics.

Look, I don't want to sound arrogant, but for you to say that HC no assetto corsa is better, it's because you like the game that your PC can run, and not whether it's good or bad, I think you haven't played it long enough, you don't understand how car in LU works and takes out its frustration on the SIM, this happens a lot in AMS2, as I saw it happen several times in AC itself, look what AC has become, regardless of whether the game is good or not, I see that even with all the problems that this company passed and is still passing, is delivering a very reasonable product, if you don't have the patience to wait for development, if you can't make constructive criticisms, put your Sim on and play your favorite SIM until you buy a better PC or the game reaches another, better stage of development, look at AMS2, so criticized and had a great evolution, from time to time, Iracing was launched in 2008, it was very different from what it is today, be patient...

pz666 · Tuesday at 23:17

Trebor901 said:
Well if they want all the cars to drive the same then just buy AC and the mods that are made with absolutely no data. Although you will still get people claiming these mods have "better physics" than LMU.

Yeah that's the case with any of these jack of all trade sims... Doesn't matter if it's developer content or mod made content...

I'd actually argue that the modders put more time and effort in considering how much downforce the other hypercars have on the market...

pz666 · Tuesday at 23:19

Durge Driven said:
$65 per year ( 2 seasons ) but that has gone up slightly

Of course you avoided the elephant in the room.
What studio gave you a championship in 10 months of EA ?
Answer no one because it's simply unreasonable considering it needed to be done from scratch.

Whether rF2 and LMU can make headway in 2025 ? ....... of course I care ! lol

No studio has given us a working game like LMU in this time frame...

Other games still need game changing updates 5 years later...

numbersevenhull · Tuesday at 23:46

davehenrie said:
You, the buyer, are purchasing a WEC endurance racing sim. Soooooo....that means you get WEC endurance cars and tracks. If you, the buyer, were expecting a veritable sandbox of cars and tracks, one would think you, the buyer, would purchase something OTHER than a sim based on WEC endurance racing.

I don't think you have understood the point I am making at all. I like the game, it's very good less some rough edges, and I'm perfectly happy with the content I have received for the money which I paid.

However, I have also purchased

ACC and have not been required so spend an additions $48 a year for a fully fleshed out online experience
AMS1 and have not been required so spend an additions $48 a year for a fully fleshed out online experience
AMS2 and have not been required so spend an additions $48 a year for a fully fleshed out online experience
rF2 and have not been required so spend an additions $48 a year for a fully fleshed out online experience
AC and have not been required so spend an additions $48 a year for a fully fleshed out online experience
rfactor and have not been required so spend an additions $48 a year for a fully fleshed out online experience
Raceroom and have not been required so spend an additions $48 a year for a fully fleshed out online experience
Dirt Rally and have not been required so spend an additions $48 a year for a fully fleshed out online experience
Project Cars and have not been required so spend an additions $48 a year for a fully fleshed out online experience

... and the list goes on and on and on.

Now some may think this is a great idea. Others might consider it a rather insidious introduction into a boxed retail game, (let alone one with somewhat thin gruel for it's base content), and a disconcerting addition to this hobby.

I believe they call it whaling, a whale referring to a distinct group of players who stand apart for their spending/paying habits, often contributing a substantial portion of a game’s revenue.

That's what loyalty to this company has earnt people, a move that will cut the player base in half leading those that remain to a place where they'll need your $48+++ more and more and more.

Poor day for simracing. Period.

Durge Driven · 2024-12-04T00:35:12+0000

BazzaLB said:
I was expecting more GT3s to be on offer tbh.

Full '23 - '24 Le Mans - WEC, less the Nascar, can't ask for more

I get what you meant

Though pretty common knowledge drops would be 4 and 5 car DLC's 3+free and 4+free
Article does not mention one of the missing 5 is free.
Not too bad you buy Le Mans 2023 and get free 2024 cars.

I will have no problem paying for 2025 pack that has one car ( Aston Martin Valkyrie ) , teams and track skins. If studio gets support we should have that ready for Lemans '25

Should have added different cars and tracks to AMS2 imho.
Instead announcing a full blown IMSA Sim to be launched at a later date.
The series you could punch into that ! DLC $$$

IMSA: Discover - Series List | IMSA

www.imsa.com

Durge Driven · 2024-12-04T00:59:55+0000

henkjansmits said:
If MSG goes down, racecontrol goes down and you are stuck racing AI as far as I understand

davehenrie · 2024-12-04T01:06:17+0000

DaVeX↯ said:
I have bought already the lifetime online access for rF2 multiplayer back in the ISI days....can I convert it for LMU?

You purchased lifetime online access for rF2 from ISI. ISI is no longer in the rF2 business. You STILL have unlimited online access to rF2 via the good graces of S397. They were under no obligation to continue that policy.
You did NOT purchase any sort of online access for LMU when you sent your $$ to ISI back in the day.
ISI has no business interest in either S397 or MSG, ISI is independently pursuing other products that have no interaction with rF2 nor LMU.
Therefore: Your agreement with ISI for lifetime internet access no longer carries any force, but it does still exist as long as S397 funds servers. For that matter, due to rF2's ability to host private servers, your lifetime online access will continue long after S397 officially closes the rF2 garages.

Durge Driven · 2024-12-04T01:12:06+0000

I have to wait till 6pm in Australia for download, I'm devastated

lol

P.S. doh not out for another week facepalm

BazzaLB · 2024-12-04T04:06:20+0000

Durge Driven said:
Though pretty common knowledge drops would be 4 and 5 car DLC's 3+free and 4+free

DOH, now you mention it, I did read that on the discord ages ago. Sorry, complete brain fade.. OLD and memory not standing up to the rigors of daily browsing

davehenrie · 2024-12-04T04:46:26+0000

BazzaLB said:
DOH, now you mention it, I did read that on the discord ages ago. Sorry, complete brain fade.. OLD and memory not standing up to the rigors of daily browsing

Join the Club. There are folks , I won't mention name, who often catch me posting on old threads and sometimes even arguing against my previous positions.

davehenrie · 2024-12-04T05:34:08+0000

numbersevenhull said:
I don't think you have understood the point I am making at all. I like the game, it's very good less some rough edges, and I'm perfectly happy with the content I have received for the money which I paid.

However, I have also purchased

ACC and have not been required so spend an additions $48 a year for a fully fleshed out online experience
AMS1 and have not been required so spend an additions $48 a year for a fully fleshed out online experience
AMS2 and have not been required so spend an additions $48 a year for a fully fleshed out online experience
rF2 and have not been required so spend an additions $48 a year for a fully fleshed out online experience
AC and have not been required so spend an additions $48 a year for a fully fleshed out online experience
rfactor and have not been required so spend an additions $48 a year for a fully fleshed out online experience
Raceroom and have not been required so spend an additions $48 a year for a fully fleshed out online experience
Dirt Rally and have not been required so spend an additions $48 a year for a fully fleshed out online experience
Project Cars and have not been required so spend an additions $48 a year for a fully fleshed out online experience

... and the list goes on and on and on.

Now some may think this is a great idea. Others might consider it a rather insidious introduction into a boxed retail game, (let alone one with somewhat thin gruel for it's base content), and a disconcerting addition to this hobby.

I believe they call it whaling, a whale referring to a distinct group of players who stand apart for their spending/paying habits, often contributing a substantial portion of a game’s revenue.

That's what loyalty to this company has earnt people, a move that will cut the player base in half leading those that remain to a place where they'll need your $48+++ more and more and more.

Poor day for simracing. Period.

well, they could have just gone with the full price, and that indeed would have kept you from paying for additional content. Remember, LMU was going to be released, if they could have completed it on time, with just the 2023 cars & tracks and that would have been all you got until further DLC content was available. When something is released EA, it is assumed there will be further development. Heck even the base price has risen due to the extra content.
How much do the Codemaster F1 users pay year to year? Fifa Soccer? Madden football? With the exception of AMS2, most of those titles listed are getting close to a decade or more in age. How much more does a movie ticket cost now than 10 years ago? Until we all get Presidents like Argentina's, we will have to expect costs associated with just about every bit of entertainment.(don't ask Durge how much more he pays in Ozland)

TheRealCeeBee · 2024-12-04T06:38:49+0000

hahah the DEFINTIVE interlagos.. way to stick it to Reizas home track!

Durge Driven · 2024-12-04T07:01:05+0000

BazzaLB said:
DOH, now you mention it, I did read that on the discord ages ago. Sorry, complete brain fade.. OLD and memory not standing up to the rigors of daily browsing

Yeah but they did not know which cars were what, we still don't know next free car do we ?

Looking forward to last ones, Ford and Lexus especially.

gdubmx · 2024-12-04T07:21:23+0000

Kevin Troschinski said:
probably not. Wishing is not forbidden ...

Well there goes my install lol.. I only got it because an offline series/championship mode is on the table (I'm not dreaming this up and did actually read it right).

What a shame

Peter Kerényi · 2024-12-04T08:02:36+0000

Looking forward to GT3 as well as the new braking logic for all cars with less likely lockups - I always felt LMU is a bit too sensitive from that perspective. I hope they will work on the AI a little bit, they are a bit too contact prone.

I focus on offline as I can't commit to no long sessions with no interruptions, so not the target audience for the subscription.

Durge Driven · 2024-12-04T09:02:59+0000

gdubmx said:
Well there goes my install lol.. I only got it because an offline series/championship mode is on the table (I'm not dreaming this up and did actually read it right).

What a shame

Yes, I pretty sure it was mentioned in a early interview way before race control was even mentioned.

Problem when revenue does not meet expectation new features are the first to take a hit.

RichardHessels · 2024-12-04T10:22:24+0000

Duydo said:
How to improve the support of three monitors? It works absolutely without problems. I use 3x 32" 1440 monitors to my complete satisfaction.
And the support of the tracker nowadays? I have been using it since 2008. But after switching to 3x32" monitors, the transmitter cannot be placed functionally on the monitor. Too high.

With a almost surround view, you don't need it anymore. I had one for my single monitor back in the days.
Worked fine, but as soon as i went triple screen and could turn my head in to the apex that jerky thing went in a box.

mitos 13 · 2024-12-04T10:42:03+0000

Durge Driven said:
Yes, I pretty sure it was mentioned in a early interview way before race control was even mentioned.

Problem when revenue does not meet expectation new features are the first to take a hit.

I think we need a petition (or at least a survey) for an offline championship mode on LMU. Admins, what do you think?

tr1v1um · 2024-12-04T10:47:03+0000

numbersevenhull said:
I don't think you have understood the point I am making at all. I like the game, it's very good less some rough edges, and I'm perfectly happy with the content I have received for the money which I paid.

However, I have also purchased

ACC and have not been required so spend an additions $48 a year for a fully fleshed out online experience
AMS1 and have not been required so spend an additions $48 a year for a fully fleshed out online experience
AMS2 and have not been required so spend an additions $48 a year for a fully fleshed out online experience
rF2 and have not been required so spend an additions $48 a year for a fully fleshed out online experience
AC and have not been required so spend an additions $48 a year for a fully fleshed out online experience
rfactor and have not been required so spend an additions $48 a year for a fully fleshed out online experience
Raceroom and have not been required so spend an additions $48 a year for a fully fleshed out online experience
Dirt Rally and have not been required so spend an additions $48 a year for a fully fleshed out online experience
Project Cars and have not been required so spend an additions $48 a year for a fully fleshed out online experience

... and the list goes on and on and on.

Now some may think this is a great idea. Others might consider it a rather insidious introduction into a boxed retail game, (let alone one with somewhat thin gruel for it's base content), and a disconcerting addition to this hobby.

I believe they call it whaling, a whale referring to a distinct group of players who stand apart for their spending/paying habits, often contributing a substantial portion of a game’s revenue.

That's what loyalty to this company has earnt people, a move that will cut the player base in half leading those that remain to a place where they'll need your $48+++ more and more and more.

Poor day for simracing. Period.

I think it's a bit wierd to just look at the MP part and compare that to those other titles. Some of them don't even have an online system as sophisticated as Racecontrol - I would even go as far as saying none of them, some of them don't have the underlying tech in the sim in terms of netcode etc. to dare to ask for that price and some grab their money from somewhere else - like certain products that take micro transactions for stuff like skins. Ofcourse there are studios like Kunos who can set price points reasonably low but looking at the game packages and what you get with all of them it kind of evens out mostly. At the end you don't have that many options (actually none besides LMU) to drive all WEC cars or all WEC tracks in a competetive environment, where content is up to that quality and detail level, well balanced and easy to get going. Also going forward you have the option to pay a monthly sub to get temporal access to the full online service including all content in LMU and rF2 wich is a quite interesting concept for people who don't like to pay for the season pass or the DLCs. We have many many options in how we can use LMU/rF2 and none of it requires you to spend any money besides having the base game.

Le Mans Ultimate December Update: Interlagos, Hosted Servers & 4 LMGT3 Cars Are Coming

Le Mans Ultimate LMGT3 Cars: Four New Sets Of Wheels​

LMU Goes To Brazil​

Hosted Servers​

Spectator Mode & WEC Overlay​

Optional Online Subscriptions​

Other Improvements​

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