Single player

Even though Live for Speed was developed to offer the best online racing possible, its single player mode is not only a necessary addition but also very usefull in different aspects. The single player can be used to learn new tracks, develop setups or even practice some overtaking against the AI. If you make a mistake in single player mode, you will never anger anyone – except yourself, perhaps.

Skill Level: The speed of the AI can be varied from Beginner to Pro.

Add AI driver: You can add up to 20 AI drivers to the race. If you have just demo licence, you can add then up to 12 AI drivers.

Join Race: This allows you to enter the race yourself. If you have already added 20 (or 12 in demo) AI drivers to the race, you will not be allowed to join yourself as 20 (or 12) is the maximum number of racers allowed.

Start grid: This is a list of all participating drivers. Clicking on a drivers name will select this driver, clicking on the '-' in front of the name will remove the driver from the grid. You can also save your starting grid or load an existing one.

Swap position: This button will only be visible when an AI has been selected from the grid. When you click on this button you will swap position with the selected AI in the grid.

Player: This button directly takes you to the players options, allowing you to change the name, the driver model you use and your nationality.

Garage: This button takes you to the pits where you can set up and tune your car.

Track: This button lets you choose the track, its configuration, the weather and the time of day.

Wind: This button lets you choose the wind type on the selected track. It has three settings, no wind, low wind and high wind. The wind direction and speed is randomized by LFS and it will have a noticeable impact on your laptimes and braking points! INFORMATION: Currently AI-players cant drive on windy tracks.

Laps: The grey buttons allow you to choose how many laps you want to race. Choosing 0 laps will start an unlimited practice session which probably is the best way to learn new cars and tracks as you can do as many timed laps as you want. As soon as you select 1 or more laps to race, an additional control appears which lets you choose if you want to have a qualifying before the race and how long it should be.
INFORMATION: The number of laps is limited to a max of 1000. You can also choose 1-48 hours for endurance races.
ADVICE: Right-Clicking on the buttons will change the value in larger steps.