Track Selection Screen
The track selection screen can be accessed from Game Lobby Screen by pressing the Track button, pretty important as we need a safe place to race our cars, hey? You will see a small map showing the selected track from an overhead view and details on the overall length of that track.
There are nine major track areas for racing, two of which being open areas - Autocross and Layout Square. To use a track, simply select the desired track from the main areas on your right, this will bring a submenu containing all the track configurations available for that particular raceway. You can then choose which of the separate configurations to race on by clicking on that configuration name. After choosing the track layout, any available Autocross layouts for your chosen track will appear to the right below the available configurations. A map showing the track path is then displayed, and options to change the weather conditions (lighting only) are available from the weather menu. You have to make the choice! Every time you change the track, a random weather type will be pre-selected for you. At this stage of LFS development actual weather conditions, such as rain, hail, fog etc have not been implemented, nor has night racing.
The X and Y buttons switch to a open track configuration. That means you can go anywhere you like at the track. You can also create custom track configs by adding checkpoints and blocking the unnecessary roads with barriers. Pit lane and starting grid depends on which X or Y you select - so e.g. South City Chicane Route X will have the same pit lane and grid as the normal track.
Clicking the OK button or clicking the track image will lock in the selected track and options you have chosen and return you to the Single Player selection screen where you can join the race and start racing by clicking the GO button.
