For me it's the issue of performance optimization. In my eyes it has worse graphic then ACC but demands way higher performance of your PC. The hypercars has to high detail graphics/polygons so they issue fps drops for many players. For me the most important is to have the possibility to have solid fps flow to play a sim racing game. I have 80+ fps in ACC with 2k/epic and 25-60 fps in LMU with 2k/low. That's what makes me not playing the game! If they optimize the game I'm in.
This update is awesome tbh. I'm enjoying this game a lot more than I used to. The online contact behaviour and netcode is a significant factor in this enjoyment.
It's almost as if LMU doesn't simulate the tilting of the car during weight transfer. That at least would explain why lower camber is better and the way the tyres heat up in corners. This might also explain why so many people say they don't feel the weight of the car.
Tried the Gt3 yesterday, and as far as I can say I felt the weight transfer under braking and accelerating. Front axle felt quite heavier under braking and lighter when accelerating. I agree that the grip level or grip loss isn’t as sharp and as noticeable as in other sims, it’s more subtile, what sounds more reasonable imo.
You make it sound a bit like a subscription is required to participate in league racing. For clarification: Both sub tiers give access to the official online championships, but are not needed to join private hosted leagues or hosting your own. And DLC is also only limited in terms of tracks, because there is a free GT3 and 2024 hypercar, but that is maybe more of a demo than a long term solution for joining leagues of course.
I saw a good value in the game and season pass, but for now I am not planning to get the subscription as I don't care so much about the small amount of features added by it. But maybe that will change in the future.
im shocked at how well vr is running for me in my testing on a 4070ti super and pico 4.. i have got shadows off at the mo and mostly medium settings and i havnt done a race with a grid of cars around (only online practice) but for now the only time ive dropped below 72 fps is when ive span out on to dirt and am surrounded by a cloud of dust for a second... if it runs like that in a full race i will get the full gt3 dlc and gradully turn up the settings.. in the streams did look like the hyper cars in multi class caused the fps to drop for jardier when they approached
Hi Nils, To clarify you do not need to calculate both Fuel and Virtual Energy. The setup is always adjusted to have the right amount of fuel for the Virtual energy. So the driver only needs to adjust Virtual energy for the races
I don't think thats correct. The ratio does not auto adjust, hence you can carry too much weight around, as the crucial bit you need to watch for stint allowance is the VE. Without adjusting the ratio manually, I would have had 15-20l too much in the tank yesterday. It did not calculate anything, nor was the ratio set correctly. I would have carried excess weight around for the entire race, had I not adjusted myself. As far as I can tell, there is no fuel/VE calculator in the menu. At a ratio of 1 it would give me, say, 50l for 100% VE, however I only needed 40L. If there's anything else I missed, then this is because of bad UI. And if I, as a seasoned sim racer, miss it, its bad and needs fixing, because casuals will not pull through something like that. Don't confuse people with simple stuff, don't add artificial hurdles to the game experience. You have no idea at how little adversity people turn away.
@SimracingPopometer Hi Nils things should be communicated better from their side. But what i meant was that the stock setup has the correct fuel ratio. So there is no need to adjust the fuel ratio. Only the Virtual energy. With this said if you touch fuel ratio it does not readjust automaticlly
Hello Nils. I want to thank you for all of the information that you share and know. Finally i found someone on the comunity that think like me, really knows what is talking about, has knowlege and give all the correct information on videos! Thanks man 😉💪 All the best for you!
I love LMP2 classes. but in LMU the LMP2 cars breaks are totaly broken, if block up wheels car breaks out left or right immediatly...undriveable for me. AMS2 LMP2 are best.Also the rumble and shaking of ABS make it unable to drive correctly. If you turn off ABS cars become undriveable because of wheels locking up immediatly. I noticed this only in LMU, no breaking-problems in other sims.
@@noahpfost6524others sims = iRacing? Any other sim is is cheaper, i guess. Yet, I'd argue this level of refined GT3s you will only find else in ACC, which has it's other issues.
I think having an unrealistic expectation that game development pays for itself doesn't make any sense. Y'all will spend a small fortune on sim racing gear but then start crying real tears over paying for DLC 🤣😅 Boy relax.
Isnt this motorsports games? If it is, that explains it. They have been and always will be extremely cash strapped, debt filled, and in need of cash flow at all times.
@@noahpfost6524 yea i understand what u mean, but they arent iracing, people will be skeptical of investing a considerable amount of money (even tho its cheaper) in a game of a company going through serious financial problems and with a peak of 400 daily players...
Very fair feedback Niels! Could have mention the stability issues cause it still doesn't get enough attention and the devs don't seem to give it enough work, but you were on point with your criticism. I like LMU very much since WEC is my favorite racing series, but I also see that a lot is still wrong with it and I'm not entirely convinced they'll be able to pull it off a 100%. I really hope they will though.
every time i mentioned stability issues in the past, a swarm of lmu fanbois trampled upon me that they have no issues and that I am incapable :D luckily i didn't have many issues to report this time around.
@@SimracingPopometer Yeah, I get the same in the comments. I had absolutely no issues for quite some time after one of the updates, so I get that some ppl just don't have the crashes, but then the next update broke it again. And no, verifying steam files is not the silver bullet ppl think it is. Very frustrating.
On acc 1.8 patch, I was absolutely addicted to daily races. I would do 4+ races a day. Since 1.9, I lost the feel with the tyres, and the super intrusive tc that forced super low tc settings, just made the problem so much worse for me. The nords is my favourite track of all time, and the ground collisions on top of the issues I had with the tyres and tc, just completely turned me away from the game that I loved so much. I gave lmu a try, now with the new gt3's and it's the first time I got to feel that same love for daily races since 1.8 acc. I am scared with the developer's financial situation, and that it might just be a flash in the pan, but I will for sure enjoy it while it lasts. I still have a lot of hope for ac evo, i just hope the tyres will be more predictable, tc working better, and better ground interactions (aero and ground collisions) lmu seems to have really good ground interactions to me.
AC EVO is a different kind of beast - it's a general use sim. Not focused on any particular series, so I doubt it'll get the same traction where daily races are concerned. BTW I had the same experience with ACC - driving the Nords just completely exposed it's flaws to me in a way I can't unsee.
I keep seeing LMU get praised by people, but for me personally I just cannot connect with. I've messed with FFB settings, setups, etc, but I just can't get a feel for the brakes or limit of the tires. The tire sound effects feel late to what the tires are actually doing, finding the threshold for braking just feels extremely hard to find, and the cars just don't feel connected to the track. I want to like, its my 2nd favorite series behind IMSA, but the cars are just not enjoyable from the nearly 20 hours I've tried off and on since its release.
@mikecroshaw9233 after 9ish hours I tried to get refund. Wasn't able to, but I wouldn't consider the season pass at all until it's complete and I actually enjoy the driving experience. With AMS2 and the IMSA support it gives me even less reason to go after their season pass at this time.
4:20 I hear that argument quite often, but I completely disagree with it. We used to have games with hundreds of cars and many, many tracks for $40, and now they want to charge us double that + monthly subscription for a tiny fraction of the content. I know that it's mostly because of licenses, but if we stop giving them money, licensors will have to lower their fees. It's a vicious cycle where they will raise prices until the breaking point. Release full game with ALL content for 60-80$ and you can charge me max 8$ for servers and online leagues or otherwise I'm not interested. They keep losing customers (players) by this stupid pricing model and to compensate they keep raising prices for the remaining player base (and I'm not talking only about the LMU).
I view it as market forces cleaning out the actors that shouldn't be there in the first place. I'm not really stoked about the recent influx of noobs into sim-racing. It spoils the experience. Way too often I come across people still learning to drive a hypercar and learning the track in 90min silver rated online races. If you're serious about the hobby you won't be moaning about spending $20 for DLC content or $6p/m for online championship mode that is going to give you hours upon hours of fun. Just to give some perspective a cinema ticket is $20, for 2h of fun you'll never get back. A cup of coffee is $5, it lasts 10min.
No one seems to be mentioning the m4's gear ratios being wierdly high. 6th gear is useless. The whole car revs way too high, going into the 7200s, instead of 6500-6600. The dash rev lights are also the outdated ones coming from both sides, instead of the new ones that only go left to right.
rpm i agree, not sure it has higher max rpm in WEC. for gearbox bmw typically sends the daytona ratio, instead of the shorter one used on all other tracks.
I feel like it’s hard to induce oversteer in lmu. Rotation on throttle feels rare in general which makes me take different lines than in Iracing. Slowly getting used to it but it felt really weird in the beginning. Good Video!
I couldn't agree less. Rotation on throttle is way, way, way more important in any car on LMU over what the technique is like on iRacing and that's mainly a byproduct of a tire that is way more playful and significantly less punishing around the limit. On iRacing you do 80% of the turning on the brakes and then 20% at best on throttle. On LMU you can split it differently depending on the setup philosophy and car in question + very often there's some coasting phase involved.
@ the difference is, in Iracing you can push the throttle fast to like 65-70% and the car gets a kick that helps you rotate out of the exit. If you do this in lmu you just go straight. I do actually like that you have to be more careful on throttle and just wanted to point out the differences. I like both tbh.
1000% agree. I said this in another video comment section. I tried to induce oversteer in the mclaren and it was way to difficult. Trying to find the limits is a real thing, the limits help to know how to drive the car. If i can't force a limit then it's not real. To me that's not realistic. It just doesn't feel realistic. I tried to like it. Hard pass.
@@iStingRey iRacing tire sidewall is made of granite, which is not realistic at all. The way you can flick it there is completely unrealistic (And I say that as someone who has driven a couple of pricey race cars IRL). On LMU you can generate a lot more rotation, but you need to load up the sidewall gradually in the beginning and only then you can properly slam the throttle. But if you're getting less rotation from throttle on LMU than on iRacing, you're simply doing something wrong (no offence).
Hard disagree. I run lower TC settings to rotate the car on throttle and it works every single time. Your technique is probably wrong for this particular sim.
Thank you for a detailed review. Personally, I don't like the direction simracing is going at the moment. People pay hundreds of euros for variations on how the abs and tc engages on a given type of car. Or something similar to it. From the outside, it looks like a very expensive mental m*st*rbation. And I don't feel like the consumer should care about how well the seller is doing financially, other than withholding his purchase if they are doing badly. This is not a charity. People get emotionally attached to a brand, a sports team or a developer, when in some cases, in 5 years, all that is left of what they represent is their logo. All these "current things" should fade away IMO because there is no substance of any kind behind it. But what we will get, probably, is people spending 100 euro on their fixes and re-fixes until the end of time.
If you own the DLC content, Pro Plus has no difference at all compared to Pro. It says quite clearly on the site that the two subs just differ that one includes a rental of rF2 and LMU DLC, while the other has the same features without the DLC rental.
Actually I think theres a faster way to drive ABS cars, which is to drive them like cars that dont have ABS. At least thats what James Baldwin and Daniel Morad seem to think. Maybe other top drivers slam the brakes and it works for them, but Id tend to think no driving into the ABS is the fastest way
Like I discussed in the video. it isn't black and white. Depending who you ask you get different answers cause they drive different cars with different settings in different conditions. BMW works drivers told me that they are aggressive with initial braking as the abs system will sort it out in an ideal way. Of course as soon as they turn they have to let go a little, but still the system is highly adaptive at high frequency, with smooth and precise intervention to aid, not hinder. The system is calibrated each outing to the track condition, so in theory they have endless settings
@@SimracingPopometer Isn't it also the case that 2 cars of the same model (say 2 M4s) will have slight differences between them cause of how they're being used and abused?
People complaining about LMU charging for content despite being in early acess is a load of horse sh1te in my opinion. First of all, LMU in early acess is in a WAY better state than games that were fully released, take TDU Solar Crown for example, what use is it launching a game in that disastorous state? Secondly ist not like S397 is Rockstar and had loads of cash on the bank and can spend $2 Billion developing a game. Thirdly you get to play the game earlier than you otherwise wouldve whilst supporting the devs and helping the game improve. Giving them feedback so when the game properly releases its in the best state it can be. I would also like to say that the "early access" title is pretty much meaningless in todays gaming industry, if LMU had an official release last year, in the sub optimal state it was you lot would be even madder. Just for you to know how meaningless an "early access" or full release is nowadays, Ill tell you about another game which recently had a full release, MXGP 24. I doubt any of you are familiar with the title, its the official game for MXGP(Motocross' MotoGP) and boy oh boy, LMU when it was released as an early access title was LIGHT YEARS better than that game will ever be. Im okay with you still thinking its not okay for them to charge you for an early access game, the again, I wholeheartdly disagree with said opinion for those reasons cited.
16€ for 3 cars and a new track is absolutely fair ! I have season pass - so i paid even less. S397 is the GOAT in terms of realism. All these stingy arcade-kiddies better play AMS2 or iRacing with graphics straight from 1996.
It's not about what quality the game is (even though i highly disagree with you and think the cons outweigh the pros by 3:1 at this current point in development) the subject is the content. Think of it this way: Let's take a Mario game in development from Nintendo (purely hypothetical) and let's say it is intended to have 13 levels, but they only have 7 levels finished while in early access. Now let's say while the players are still in early access and already paid for early access, let's say they release level 8 of the game and they charge $13 to play level 8. If you still don't see the problem here, then you are just a simp for them and you're kissing their boots. DLC is supposed to be expansions of an ALREADY FINISHED GAME! Its not supposed to be charging the consumers for the content thats supposed to be in the finished game in the first place! And then they say "well the developers need to pay for groceries and they won't survive if they don't charge for DLC while in early access!" Then how did EVERY OTHER SIM that was ever in early access survive and feed their children and not have a catastrophic disaster when none of them ever charged for DLC while in early access? Hmm? How come? You can't name one other sim that charged for DLC while in early access yet they all turned out just fine.
@@bernardoberner4 Agree, it has always been like this. At least everything after GP4. Either driven by the SIM community or slowly improving over time. Seen them all since in the SIM racing scene. The people and high horse demands have changed though.
@@AdrenaLukeYT Times are changing. Early Access was a trojan horse, now the cat is out the bag and all bets are off. I don't like paid DLC in EA, but by accepting EA with open arms in the first place, gamers fucked themselves over. What people don't seem to understand is we've had $60 games for something like 20(!) years. Meanwhile cost of development has gone up and up. How long do people think is this sustainable? People will spend thousands on sim equipment, drones, TV's, laptops, iPhones, cars, yet when it comes to games they behave like children that want free candy. Grow up! Development is hard and cost a lot of money. This expense needs to be covered, otherwise no game.
Which is what I said, watch and listen better ;) But besides: This is not present on irl steering wheels. They are not struggling to go straight when ABS engages and thus it's likely overdone.
@@SimracingPopometer Ah I just watched the summary in the end😁 Well I'd assume irl they don't ever go for crazy high intrusive settings, or if they do in wet etc, they never go aggressive on brakes etc. Either way I'd love to hear irl gt3 drivers commenting on it
@jernejsim as I also said in the video, you will have different drivers giving different opinions, because they drive different cars with different settings in different conditions. I doubt all drivers at all times have always driven perfectly so that we are never able to see wheel shaking from ABS in real life footage. So go find a video showing it and we can talk :)
@@SimracingPopometer ruclips.net/video/TWOTgO76c04/видео.html Well it's hard to say if it's abs or just car dynamics. Also when I watch my own lmu onboards I don't really see much shaking either, or it is hard to distinguish from micro corrections
The video oozes that your deep into ACC, understandably under the circumstances I guess. But I just have one question. Did you enjoy yourself in that 90 min race? Its a shame Michi crashed into the wall reading chat and crippling the car. There's not many sims offering online ranked racing within the UI for £29 and away you go, no need to spend more if you don't wish. This needs to be encouraged and applauded, they are very thin on the ground.
The race was fine and it was cool with traffic and trying to close the gap. But I'm not a fan of the way the cars want to be driven. It reminds me of Rennsport too much (who were """""inspired"""" by rf2), and its just a permanent slide basically, either over the front, or the rear, or all 4 tires, but you are never firmly on the ground. It's like the tire washes away underneath you and the car rotates on the spot. It's the perception I get from road tires with a lot of flexible tread on them, but a slick tire imo shouldnt show such behavior.
I've never driven any of the cars irl in LMU or ACC.. 39 years of driving road cars, and motorbikes so I have no reference. Playing video games since the first 70's TV tennis game. Racing game/Sims has always been a draw. I've always just taken them for what they are and tried to just enjoy and to be as fast as I can. I wonder what you played before becoming such a fan of ACC. Which I put 400+ hours into it two years ago. Nothing is perfect and it never will be. But I say again, SIM racing Devs and companies are sadly very thin on the ground.
incomplete list: GP2,3,4 Live for speed, GTR1,2, GT Legends, GTRevolution, race 07, raceroom, DTM race driver and Toca 2, Al unser Junior racing, or Johnny Herberts F1. F1 99-02 Challenge, rf1,2, ac, acc, indycar racing 1 and 2, iracing. I think I got to play almost all :D But only ACC gave me that vibe of being something new, something with depth. I'm more than 5000 hours in
Oh ok, So if I wasted 5000 hours of my life into Mario Cart, as an example. Hey man, I'm trying to be kind, the vast majority of the population are just looking to race, with other people. I understand your working for a company, might be time to be more professional.
I'd much rather have LFM host championships for free than pay a subscription for championships. I don't see why ppl would rather pay when LFM does it just fine and for no cost to the consumer.
I hate that Ffb rattle. Driving in VR makes it nearly impossible to have a clear view because the Vibrations are transferred over the arms straight to my head and VR headset. That's really bullshi**
check out the game, if you don't like it or of have problems you can return it within Steam's return window. I think the base content and daily/weekly/special event races are definitely worth 35. At this point game is stable and performing well for most players, doesn't feel like "alpha" or "buggy mess"
calling it an alpha is a stretch, early access because the developers are dedicated to develop and add more content. otherwise runs completely fine without issue in some segments better than other titles that have been "released"
Something only a hater who doesn't know anything about the game would say that. The game is more polished than some 1.0 releases. E g. Ea wrc or F1 2024
I’ve support LMU with the full season pass and now the pro +. I really shouldn’t have due to the fact msg fuked the sim world, especially iracing and the Indy car. However I like how LMU feels, GTE & Hyper cars so for the betterment of sim racing, I’m supporting them and disregarded my hate for msg. I would think if this goes as is, they will be bought out, the content is too good and a lot of potential. It’s not going to just go poof in the air and will never play the “game” again. As far as gt3 cars, 😑 It’s for the masses and 🐑 Although it will pay the bills and necessary to continue on.
Hi Nils, another comment. I understand that you and pretty much all other SimRacing Influencers are testing and reviewing the content in their base setup configurations, and that is a totally fair and valid point. However, I also feel its a bit of a waste of your skills and knowledge not to also try and setup cars to how you feel they would be more suitable to your dricing, or to laptime or similar. I would love to hear a bit more in depth review of what happens to the tyre and physics when you push it a bit more. There are also very good setups available commercially if you do not have the time to build it all from the ground up. I hope you understand that while I am interested in the opinion of the casual players advocate, I would also love to hear a bit more of a leveled-up opinion from you. While I have also noticed the balance shift with fuel is minor, on some cars I have experienced a tyre wear based shift towards understeer with the relatively rear balanced setups. But in differing grip levels of the road, the balance was affected more significantly. Maybe track temperature will also play a role.
I did a full 90 minutes with a custom setup yesterday in the corvette. Couldnt have pushed much more as the tire wouldnt give me anything extra. I've also never been a driver that needed "his setup style" on a car. I always adapt to what the car asks and allows. You can also watch Michi's stream from the same race. He has much different tire wear balance than myself, wearing the rears much more. I deliberately drove the way i drove to wear all tires equally and not overdrive a certain corner of the car. That comes naturally to me. In ACC this would not be possible. The rear tire wear is significantly more than the front, due to them working harder on the straight, and never getting a break. You can only protect them further, but you cant just use more front tires, as that would mean overdriving them. So throughout the stint you need to adapt the driving a bit to cope with the balance shift. That wasn't needed in the race yesterday, as I could just decide which tire to use more. Can't say much about influence of all the other factors. Thats something I won't have the time to dive deep into. It was unique when ACC was new, that I had the time to do that. That's just not the case anymore to be able to spend hours each day to figure out the nuances. So until here, and as far as I could test and control it, The car had little progression throughout a stint apart from less grip overall
It works, and in some ways is better than others. The missing stuff and reasoning behind the EA label are not really essential things. They could have named it V1.0 already but choose not to. When you don't buy it you'll never know, and it's most definitely not going to help them out. It's one of the few simracing titles with detailed SIM physics. It's a very niche market and Real simracers support simracing. Investors are not interested in dead projects, RUclipsrs need new titles to survive, players need titles to enjoy... Stop nagging and support it.
das funktioniert für leute, die viel zeit zum fahren haben. es funktioniert nicht für leute, die ein oder zwei stunden die woche haben - das ist der großteil der userbase jeder sim. Ich schaffe das, ja. Aber wenn man es unnötig kompliziert macht, sucht sich diese riesengruppe was anderes.
@@fingers68 no. It's the LMU fans that seem to be loudly proclaiming "LMU is the best", "LMU is the new standard for sim racing". I know we are all a bit tribal, but there is a very vocal bunch of LMU fans that seem to think no other sim is comparable. Personally, I appreciate what S397 have done, they are a very talented bunch, it just doen't resonate with me.
@DieterMaier-r6k world wide 2023 saw another year of record profits world wide. nope, not all companies are struggling. Also not all simarcing companies. Actually, its only studio 397.
@@SimracingPopometer S397 made rFactor - the sim that started EVERYTHING! Even professional racing teams are using rF-Pro until these days. Young people may dont know these facts.
rF-Pro is "a bit" of a different animal :) just because it carries the same name, does not mean its somewhat the same in terms of result. I had a chance to drive rF-pro based simulators and they are not like rf1 or 2 at all. However, it is HEAVILY team dependent what an rF-pro simulator feels like as the entire physics framework, each formula and parameter will be adjusted by the team to their own perception of being "correct". Blind fanbois may not know these facts ;)
What do you think of the update guys? Will the game stick with people and will it deliver enough cash to LMU to keep the game going? Keep it civil :)
Will ac evo have better gt3 right from the start?
LMU is king !
For me it's the issue of performance optimization. In my eyes it has worse graphic then ACC but demands way higher performance of your PC. The hypercars has to high detail graphics/polygons so they issue fps drops for many players. For me the most important is to have the possibility to have solid fps flow to play a sim racing game. I have 80+ fps in ACC with 2k/epic and 25-60 fps in LMU with 2k/low. That's what makes me not playing the game! If they optimize the game I'm in.
@@ebeninca from the start not, but look at the teaser on this video ! SRO content coming . to basicly AC:E-C
@@snippidippi maybe optimize your setup ?
I have 90FPS in VR ! (ACC) 4090 of cause
This update is awesome tbh. I'm enjoying this game a lot more than I used to. The online contact behaviour and netcode is a significant factor in this enjoyment.
It's almost as if LMU doesn't simulate the tilting of the car during weight transfer. That at least would explain why lower camber is better and the way the tyres heat up in corners. This might also explain why so many people say they don't feel the weight of the car.
@@petouser you can check tyre temps using Motec or Tiny Pedal App and the that the camber effects the
Tried the Gt3 yesterday, and as far as I can say I felt the weight transfer under braking and accelerating. Front axle felt quite heavier under braking and lighter when accelerating. I agree that the grip level or grip loss isn’t as sharp and as noticeable as in other sims, it’s more subtile, what sounds more reasonable imo.
You make it sound a bit like a subscription is required to participate in league racing. For clarification: Both sub tiers give access to the official online championships, but are not needed to join private hosted leagues or hosting your own. And DLC is also only limited in terms of tracks, because there is a free GT3 and 2024 hypercar, but that is maybe more of a demo than a long term solution for joining leagues of course.
thanks for clarification
I saw a good value in the game and season pass, but for now I am not planning to get the subscription as I don't care so much about the small amount of features added by it. But maybe that will change in the future.
Yes, online open lobbys are free.
Good in-depth honest review and after having tested it, competing online, etc. Good race finishing in second position!
i've really been enjoying the LMGT3's, they feel so good to drive compared to the rest of the sims. also the improved the VR which is awesome.
im shocked at how well vr is running for me in my testing on a 4070ti super and pico 4.. i have got shadows off at the mo and mostly medium settings and i havnt done a race with a grid of cars around (only online practice) but for now the only time ive dropped below 72 fps is when ive span out on to dirt and am surrounded by a cloud of dust for a second... if it runs like that in a full race i will get the full gt3 dlc and gradully turn up the settings.. in the streams did look like the hyper cars in multi class caused the fps to drop for jardier when they approached
@awakeandwatching953 i agree, the vr is really good even though the game is still in early access.
Nils: the Goatfather of SimRacing! Love you explaining stuff and please keep being opionated (positively meant)!
Hi Nils, To clarify you do not need to calculate both Fuel and Virtual Energy. The setup is always adjusted to have the right amount of fuel for the Virtual energy. So the driver only needs to adjust Virtual energy for the races
I don't think thats correct. The ratio does not auto adjust, hence you can carry too much weight around, as the crucial bit you need to watch for stint allowance is the VE. Without adjusting the ratio manually, I would have had 15-20l too much in the tank yesterday. It did not calculate anything, nor was the ratio set correctly. I would have carried excess weight around for the entire race, had I not adjusted myself. As far as I can tell, there is no fuel/VE calculator in the menu.
At a ratio of 1 it would give me, say, 50l for 100% VE, however I only needed 40L. If there's anything else I missed, then this is because of bad UI. And if I, as a seasoned sim racer, miss it, its bad and needs fixing, because casuals will not pull through something like that. Don't confuse people with simple stuff, don't add artificial hurdles to the game experience. You have no idea at how little adversity people turn away.
@SimracingPopometer Hi Nils things should be communicated better from their side. But what i meant was that the stock setup has the correct fuel ratio. So there is no need to adjust the fuel ratio. Only the Virtual energy. With this said if you touch fuel ratio it does not readjust automaticlly
@@michellrodriguez2965 i never leave any setting untouched, so uuhm :D
@@SimracingPopometer Haha then its hard. Otherwise just remember the fuel ratio before pressing it 😂
Hello Nils. I want to thank you for all of the information that you share and know. Finally i found someone on the comunity that think like me, really knows what is talking about, has knowlege and give all the correct information on videos! Thanks man 😉💪 All the best for you!
Interesting in depth analysis. Keep the LMU content coming.
much appreciated mate!
I love LMP2 classes. but in LMU the LMP2 cars breaks are totaly broken, if block up wheels car breaks out left or right immediatly...undriveable for me. AMS2 LMP2 are best.Also the rumble and shaking of ABS make it unable to drive correctly. If you turn off ABS cars become undriveable because of wheels locking up immediatly.
I noticed this only in LMU, no breaking-problems in other sims.
Spot in describing those 4 different GT3 cars in LMU
i think raising the prices when you need a bigger player base just doesnt make sense
I mean its 3 GT3 + a track its way Cheaper than and other sims
@@noahpfost6524others sims = iRacing? Any other sim is is cheaper, i guess. Yet, I'd argue this level of refined GT3s you will only find else in ACC, which has it's other issues.
I think having an unrealistic expectation that game development pays for itself doesn't make any sense. Y'all will spend a small fortune on sim racing gear but then start crying real tears over paying for DLC 🤣😅 Boy relax.
Isnt this motorsports games? If it is, that explains it. They have been and always will be extremely cash strapped, debt filled, and in need of cash flow at all times.
@@noahpfost6524 yea i understand what u mean, but they arent iracing, people will be skeptical of investing a considerable amount of money (even tho its cheaper) in a game of a company going through serious financial problems and with a peak of 400 daily players...
I know I would be off topic here but are you going to try and give your two cents on the Tyre update for the prototypes in iRacing?
as far as I followed on twitter, they screwed it up, so I'll wait until its fixed ;)
I agree with the scroll on the mdf
Very fair feedback Niels! Could have mention the stability issues cause it still doesn't get enough attention and the devs don't seem to give it enough work, but you were on point with your criticism.
I like LMU very much since WEC is my favorite racing series, but I also see that a lot is still wrong with it and I'm not entirely convinced they'll be able to pull it off a 100%. I really hope they will though.
every time i mentioned stability issues in the past, a swarm of lmu fanbois trampled upon me that they have no issues and that I am incapable :D
luckily i didn't have many issues to report this time around.
@@SimracingPopometer Yeah, I get the same in the comments. I had absolutely no issues for quite some time after one of the updates, so I get that some ppl just don't have the crashes, but then the next update broke it again. And no, verifying steam files is not the silver bullet ppl think it is. Very frustrating.
On acc 1.8 patch, I was absolutely addicted to daily races. I would do 4+ races a day. Since 1.9, I lost the feel with the tyres, and the super intrusive tc that forced super low tc settings, just made the problem so much worse for me. The nords is my favourite track of all time, and the ground collisions on top of the issues I had with the tyres and tc, just completely turned me away from the game that I loved so much.
I gave lmu a try, now with the new gt3's and it's the first time I got to feel that same love for daily races since 1.8 acc. I am scared with the developer's financial situation, and that it might just be a flash in the pan, but I will for sure enjoy it while it lasts.
I still have a lot of hope for ac evo, i just hope the tyres will be more predictable, tc working better, and better ground interactions (aero and ground collisions) lmu seems to have really good ground interactions to me.
AC EVO is a different kind of beast - it's a general use sim. Not focused on any particular series, so I doubt it'll get the same traction where daily races are concerned.
BTW I had the same experience with ACC - driving the Nords just completely exposed it's flaws to me in a way I can't unsee.
I keep seeing LMU get praised by people, but for me personally I just cannot connect with. I've messed with FFB settings, setups, etc, but I just can't get a feel for the brakes or limit of the tires. The tire sound effects feel late to what the tires are actually doing, finding the threshold for braking just feels extremely hard to find, and the cars just don't feel connected to the track. I want to like, its my 2nd favorite series behind IMSA, but the cars are just not enjoyable from the nearly 20 hours I've tried off and on since its release.
Same tbh. I've put in 60 hours, I just can't click with it, and I've got the season pass.
@mikecroshaw9233 after 9ish hours I tried to get refund. Wasn't able to, but I wouldn't consider the season pass at all until it's complete and I actually enjoy the driving experience. With AMS2 and the IMSA support it gives me even less reason to go after their season pass at this time.
I know exactly what you mean by cars not being connected
@@DustySticks I don’t regret the pass. But I just have more fun on ams2 atm. Maybe that makes me a simcader, I don’t care :)
Weird, the gte car like the 488 is probably the most connected car I’ve tried in a sim. Playing it in vr plus motion sim.
4:20 I hear that argument quite often, but I completely disagree with it. We used to have games with hundreds of cars and many, many tracks for $40, and now they want to charge us double that + monthly subscription for a tiny fraction of the content. I know that it's mostly because of licenses, but if we stop giving them money, licensors will have to lower their fees. It's a vicious cycle where they will raise prices until the breaking point. Release full game with ALL content for 60-80$ and you can charge me max 8$ for servers and online leagues or otherwise I'm not interested. They keep losing customers (players) by this stupid pricing model and to compensate they keep raising prices for the remaining player base (and I'm not talking only about the LMU).
And those hundreds of tracks that you're referring to are low quality/non-laserscanned
though, today you are not necessarily doing laser scans yourself, they already exist and you can simply buy them (potentially high cost still)
I view it as market forces cleaning out the actors that shouldn't be there in the first place. I'm not really stoked about the recent influx of noobs into sim-racing. It spoils the experience. Way too often I come across people still learning to drive a hypercar and learning the track in 90min silver rated online races.
If you're serious about the hobby you won't be moaning about spending $20 for DLC content or $6p/m for online championship mode that is going to give you hours upon hours of fun. Just to give some perspective a cinema ticket is $20, for 2h of fun you'll never get back. A cup of coffee is $5, it lasts 10min.
No one seems to be mentioning the m4's gear ratios being wierdly high. 6th gear is useless. The whole car revs way too high, going into the 7200s, instead of 6500-6600. The dash rev lights are also the outdated ones coming from both sides, instead of the new ones that only go left to right.
rpm i agree, not sure it has higher max rpm in WEC.
for gearbox bmw typically sends the daytona ratio, instead of the shorter one used on all other tracks.
yeah I agree. it’s like in ACC when they added the GT4s and GT2s, GT3s are still heavily used.
Very good review. Hope LMU get a bit inspirred by your pointers
I feel like it’s hard to induce oversteer in lmu. Rotation on throttle feels rare in general which makes me take different lines than in Iracing. Slowly getting used to it but it felt really weird in the beginning.
Good Video!
I couldn't agree less. Rotation on throttle is way, way, way more important in any car on LMU over what the technique is like on iRacing and that's mainly a byproduct of a tire that is way more playful and significantly less punishing around the limit. On iRacing you do 80% of the turning on the brakes and then 20% at best on throttle. On LMU you can split it differently depending on the setup philosophy and car in question + very often there's some coasting phase involved.
@ the difference is, in Iracing you can push the throttle fast to like 65-70% and the car gets a kick that helps you rotate out of the exit. If you do this in lmu you just go straight. I do actually like that you have to be more careful on throttle and just wanted to point out the differences. I like both tbh.
1000% agree.
I said this in another video comment section. I tried to induce oversteer in the mclaren and it was way to difficult. Trying to find the limits is a real thing, the limits help to know how to drive the car. If i can't force a limit then it's not real.
To me that's not realistic. It just doesn't feel realistic.
I tried to like it.
Hard pass.
@@iStingRey iRacing tire sidewall is made of granite, which is not realistic at all. The way you can flick it there is completely unrealistic (And I say that as someone who has driven a couple of pricey race cars IRL). On LMU you can generate a lot more rotation, but you need to load up the sidewall gradually in the beginning and only then you can properly slam the throttle. But if you're getting less rotation from throttle on LMU than on iRacing, you're simply doing something wrong (no offence).
Hard disagree. I run lower TC settings to rotate the car on throttle and it works every single time. Your technique is probably wrong for this particular sim.
Thank you for a detailed review. Personally, I don't like the direction simracing is going at the moment. People pay hundreds of euros for variations on how the abs and tc engages on a given type of car. Or something similar to it. From the outside, it looks like a very expensive mental m*st*rbation.
And I don't feel like the consumer should care about how well the seller is doing financially, other than withholding his purchase if they are doing badly. This is not a charity. People get emotionally attached to a brand, a sports team or a developer, when in some cases, in 5 years, all that is left of what they represent is their logo.
All these "current things" should fade away IMO because there is no substance of any kind behind it. But what we will get, probably, is people spending 100 euro on their fixes and re-fixes until the end of time.
The game keeps disconnecting from servers, any other with the same problem?
Hi Nils.
Am Thema des Videos vorbei: welchen Sitz hast Du auf deinem Rig montiert?
RCC MK6. wir bestellen im januar denke ich wieder, es gab einige anfragen
@@SimracingPopometer Wo wäre der dann bestellbar? Wusste nicht das Du einen Shop hast.
@jg4_skylon848 schreib mir Mal in discord, ist alles etwas manuell noch :)
@SimracingPopometer Benutzt du ein Kissen zur Unterstützung des unteren Rückens?
@@jg4_skylon848 hab meinen direkt aus Portugal schicken lassen. ein deutscher distrubutor aber auch cool dann !
LMU is the new reference in sim racing world !
Deine NPC Sprüche liest man auch unter jeden LMU Video. Wir wissen es jetzt
🤣😂 I can only hope you are wrong...
@thepape78 wahnsinn oder?
@@SimracingPopometer Die LMU-Community ist halt mittlerweile groß und wir stehen zusammen.
@@matthiasgrunwald895 es braucht irgendwie keinen Korpsgeist, wirkt albern. Dieses "wir gegen die" ist halt genau das, was dann unsympathisch ist
If I already own the season pass, what benefit has pro plus then (except for rf2)?
If you own the DLC content, Pro Plus has no difference at all compared to Pro.
It says quite clearly on the site that the two subs just differ that one includes a rental of rF2 and LMU DLC, while the other has the same features without the DLC rental.
Actually I think theres a faster way to drive ABS cars, which is to drive them like cars that dont have ABS.
At least thats what James Baldwin and Daniel Morad seem to think. Maybe other top drivers slam the brakes and it works for them, but Id tend to think no driving into the ABS is the fastest way
Like I discussed in the video. it isn't black and white. Depending who you ask you get different answers cause they drive different cars with different settings in different conditions. BMW works drivers told me that they are aggressive with initial braking as the abs system will sort it out in an ideal way. Of course as soon as they turn they have to let go a little, but still the system is highly adaptive at high frequency, with smooth and precise intervention to aid, not hinder. The system is calibrated each outing to the track condition, so in theory they have endless settings
@@SimracingPopometer Isn't it also the case that 2 cars of the same model (say 2 M4s) will have slight differences between them cause of how they're being used and abused?
teaser was the best !
I can’t adjust properly my 3 1080p monitors on this game.
Look for a guide how to do it in rfactor2 its same here if I remember correctly
People complaining about LMU charging for content despite being in early acess is a load of horse sh1te in my opinion.
First of all, LMU in early acess is in a WAY better state than games that were fully released, take TDU Solar Crown for example, what use is it launching a game in that disastorous state?
Secondly ist not like S397 is Rockstar and had loads of cash on the bank and can spend $2 Billion developing a game.
Thirdly you get to play the game earlier than you otherwise wouldve whilst supporting the devs and helping the game improve. Giving them feedback so when the game properly releases its in the best state it can be.
I would also like to say that the "early access" title is pretty much meaningless in todays gaming industry, if LMU had an official release last year, in the sub optimal state it was you lot would be even madder.
Just for you to know how meaningless an "early access" or full release is nowadays, Ill tell you about another game which recently had a full release, MXGP 24. I doubt any of you are familiar with the title, its the official game for MXGP(Motocross' MotoGP) and boy oh boy, LMU when it was released as an early access title was LIGHT YEARS better than that game will ever be.
Im okay with you still thinking its not okay for them to charge you for an early access game, the again, I wholeheartdly disagree with said opinion for those reasons cited.
16€ for 3 cars and a new track is absolutely fair !
I have season pass - so i paid even less.
S397 is the GOAT in terms of realism. All these stingy arcade-kiddies better play AMS2 or iRacing with graphics straight from 1996.
It's not about what quality the game is (even though i highly disagree with you and think the cons outweigh the pros by 3:1 at this current point in development) the subject is the content. Think of it this way: Let's take a Mario game in development from Nintendo (purely hypothetical) and let's say it is intended to have 13 levels, but they only have 7 levels finished while in early access. Now let's say while the players are still in early access and already paid for early access, let's say they release level 8 of the game and they charge $13 to play level 8. If you still don't see the problem here, then you are just a simp for them and you're kissing their boots. DLC is supposed to be expansions of an ALREADY FINISHED GAME! Its not supposed to be charging the consumers for the content thats supposed to be in the finished game in the first place!
And then they say "well the developers need to pay for groceries and they won't survive if they don't charge for DLC while in early access!" Then how did EVERY OTHER SIM that was ever in early access survive and feed their children and not have a catastrophic disaster when none of them ever charged for DLC while in early access? Hmm? How come? You can't name one other sim that charged for DLC while in early access yet they all turned out just fine.
@@bernardoberner4
Agree, it has always been like this.
At least everything after GP4.
Either driven by the SIM community or slowly improving over time.
Seen them all since in the SIM racing scene.
The people and high horse demands have changed though.
I hope these Kunos Fanboys keep the same energy regarding 'Early Access DLC's' when AC Evo comes out
@@AdrenaLukeYT Times are changing. Early Access was a trojan horse, now the cat is out the bag and all bets are off. I don't like paid DLC in EA, but by accepting EA with open arms in the first place, gamers fucked themselves over.
What people don't seem to understand is we've had $60 games for something like 20(!) years. Meanwhile cost of development has gone up and up. How long do people think is this sustainable? People will spend thousands on sim equipment, drones, TV's, laptops, iPhones, cars, yet when it comes to games they behave like children that want free candy. Grow up! Development is hard and cost a lot of money. This expense needs to be covered, otherwise no game.
If ABS is shaking you so much in a straight line, you need to dial it down a bit😅
Which is what I said, watch and listen better ;)
But besides: This is not present on irl steering wheels. They are not struggling to go straight when ABS engages and thus it's likely overdone.
@@SimracingPopometer Ah I just watched the summary in the end😁 Well I'd assume irl they don't ever go for crazy high intrusive settings, or if they do in wet etc, they never go aggressive on brakes etc. Either way I'd love to hear irl gt3 drivers commenting on it
@jernejsim as I also said in the video, you will have different drivers giving different opinions, because they drive different cars with different settings in different conditions. I doubt all drivers at all times have always driven perfectly so that we are never able to see wheel shaking from ABS in real life footage. So go find a video showing it and we can talk :)
@@SimracingPopometer ruclips.net/video/TWOTgO76c04/видео.html Well it's hard to say if it's abs or just car dynamics. Also when I watch my own lmu onboards I don't really see much shaking either, or it is hard to distinguish from micro corrections
Agree! I love that you get rewarded for smooth braking and not just slamming the brake.
The video oozes that your deep into ACC, understandably under the circumstances I guess. But I just have one question. Did you enjoy yourself in that 90 min race? Its a shame Michi crashed into the wall reading chat and crippling the car. There's not many sims offering online ranked racing within the UI for £29 and away you go, no need to spend more if you don't wish. This needs to be encouraged and applauded, they are very thin on the ground.
The race was fine and it was cool with traffic and trying to close the gap. But I'm not a fan of the way the cars want to be driven. It reminds me of Rennsport too much (who were """""inspired"""" by rf2), and its just a permanent slide basically, either over the front, or the rear, or all 4 tires, but you are never firmly on the ground. It's like the tire washes away underneath you and the car rotates on the spot. It's the perception I get from road tires with a lot of flexible tread on them, but a slick tire imo shouldnt show such behavior.
I've never driven any of the cars irl in LMU or ACC.. 39 years of driving road cars, and motorbikes so I have no reference. Playing video games since the first 70's TV tennis game. Racing game/Sims has always been a draw. I've always just taken them for what they are and tried to just enjoy and to be as fast as I can. I wonder what you played before becoming such a fan of ACC. Which I put 400+ hours into it two years ago. Nothing is perfect and it never will be. But I say again, SIM racing Devs and companies are sadly very thin on the ground.
incomplete list:
GP2,3,4
Live for speed, GTR1,2, GT Legends, GTRevolution, race 07, raceroom, DTM race driver and Toca 2, Al unser Junior racing, or Johnny Herberts F1. F1 99-02 Challenge, rf1,2, ac, acc, indycar racing 1 and 2, iracing.
I think I got to play almost all :D
But only ACC gave me that vibe of being something new, something with depth. I'm more than 5000 hours in
Oh ok, So if I wasted 5000 hours of my life into Mario Cart, as an example.
Hey man, I'm trying to be kind, the vast majority of the population are just looking to race, with other people. I understand your working for a company, might be time to be more professional.
I'd much rather have LFM host championships for free than pay a subscription for championships. I don't see why ppl would rather pay when LFM does it just fine and for no cost to the consumer.
I hate that Ffb rattle. Driving in VR makes it nearly impossible to have a clear view because the Vibrations are transferred over the arms straight to my head and VR headset. That's really bullshi**
dont brake too much, simple :D
@kolysion164 Or better still, just go slower. Then you can see more of the scenery.
We need a donation page!!! ❤
we need a benefit event.....Here is my bank account number : 123456789, many thanks.😅
Idk, 35 euro game + paid dlcs and game is in alpha
check out the game, if you don't like it or of have problems you can return it within Steam's return window. I think the base content and daily/weekly/special event races are definitely worth 35. At this point game is stable and performing well for most players, doesn't feel like "alpha" or "buggy mess"
You can pay for 1 month of the Pro+ sub, get all the LMU and rF2 content and try it out. If you don't like it - cancel.
@@slatanek i still have to buy the base game
calling it an alpha is a stretch, early access because the developers are dedicated to develop and add more content. otherwise runs completely fine without issue in some segments better than other titles that have been "released"
Something only a hater who doesn't know anything about the game would say that. The game is more polished than some 1.0 releases. E g. Ea wrc or F1 2024
Sou should invest in S397 / MSG !
i dont think its publicly traded ;)
NASDAQ: MSGM
@@virtual_GaRy With latest update LMU receives good reputation - so i invested in MSG stock!
I’ve support LMU with the full season pass and now the pro +. I really shouldn’t have due to the fact msg fuked the sim world, especially iracing and the Indy car. However I like how LMU feels, GTE & Hyper cars so for the betterment of sim racing, I’m supporting them and disregarded my hate for msg. I would think if this goes as is, they will be bought out, the content is too good and a lot of potential. It’s not going to just go poof in the air and will never play the “game” again. As far as gt3 cars, 😑 It’s for the masses and 🐑 Although it will pay the bills and necessary to continue on.
Hi Nils, another comment.
I understand that you and pretty much all other SimRacing Influencers are testing and reviewing the content in their base setup configurations, and that is a totally fair and valid point.
However, I also feel its a bit of a waste of your skills and knowledge not to also try and setup cars to how you feel they would be more suitable to your dricing, or to laptime or similar. I would love to hear a bit more in depth review of what happens to the tyre and physics when you push it a bit more. There are also very good setups available commercially if you do not have the time to build it all from the ground up.
I hope you understand that while I am interested in the opinion of the casual players advocate, I would also love to hear a bit more of a leveled-up opinion from you.
While I have also noticed the balance shift with fuel is minor, on some cars I have experienced a tyre wear based shift towards understeer with the relatively rear balanced setups. But in differing grip levels of the road, the balance was affected more significantly. Maybe track temperature will also play a role.
I did a full 90 minutes with a custom setup yesterday in the corvette. Couldnt have pushed much more as the tire wouldnt give me anything extra. I've also never been a driver that needed "his setup style" on a car. I always adapt to what the car asks and allows.
You can also watch Michi's stream from the same race. He has much different tire wear balance than myself, wearing the rears much more. I deliberately drove the way i drove to wear all tires equally and not overdrive a certain corner of the car. That comes naturally to me. In ACC this would not be possible. The rear tire wear is significantly more than the front, due to them working harder on the straight, and never getting a break. You can only protect them further, but you cant just use more front tires, as that would mean overdriving them. So throughout the stint you need to adapt the driving a bit to cope with the balance shift. That wasn't needed in the race yesterday, as I could just decide which tire to use more.
Can't say much about influence of all the other factors. Thats something I won't have the time to dive deep into. It was unique when ACC was new, that I had the time to do that. That's just not the case anymore to be able to spend hours each day to figure out the nuances.
So until here, and as far as I could test and control it, The car had little progression throughout a stint apart from less grip overall
Thanks for the feedback
LMU has the best physics and FFB. It’s the best Sim since years for me ☺️
It works, and in some ways is better than others.
The missing stuff and reasoning behind the EA label are not really essential things.
They could have named it V1.0 already but choose not to.
When you don't buy it you'll never know, and it's most definitely not going to help them out.
It's one of the few simracing titles with detailed SIM physics.
It's a very niche market and Real simracers support simracing.
Investors are not interested in dead projects, RUclipsrs need new titles to survive, players need titles to enjoy...
Stop nagging and support it.
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das funktioniert für leute, die viel zeit zum fahren haben. es funktioniert nicht für leute, die ein oder zwei stunden die woche haben - das ist der großteil der userbase jeder sim. Ich schaffe das, ja. Aber wenn man es unnötig kompliziert macht, sucht sich diese riesengruppe was anderes.
Not sure why the LMU fans have to be so extreme, they seem very dismissive of other sims . It’s not a good look guys.
Interesting, you don't see this vid exactly like that from an ACC fan?
@@fingers68 no. It's the LMU fans that seem to be loudly proclaiming "LMU is the best", "LMU is the new standard for sim racing". I know we are all a bit tribal, but there is a very vocal bunch of LMU fans that seem to think no other sim is comparable. Personally, I appreciate what S397 have done, they are a very talented bunch, it just doen't resonate with me.
AMS 2It has been 4 years and is still Early Access
😅
LMU, as the name suggests, is the ultimate king of simracing!
sales, userbase and the company being in financial trouble suggest the opposite
@@PandaHunt All companies are struggling these days
@DieterMaier-r6k world wide 2023 saw another year of record profits world wide. nope, not all companies are struggling. Also not all simarcing companies. Actually, its only studio 397.
@@SimracingPopometer S397 made rFactor - the sim that started EVERYTHING! Even professional racing teams are using rF-Pro until these days.
Young people may dont know these facts.
rF-Pro is "a bit" of a different animal :)
just because it carries the same name, does not mean its somewhat the same in terms of result. I had a chance to drive rF-pro based simulators and they are not like rf1 or 2 at all. However, it is HEAVILY team dependent what an rF-pro simulator feels like as the entire physics framework, each formula and parameter will be adjusted by the team to their own perception of being "correct".
Blind fanbois may not know these facts ;)