What are Hosted Servers?

Hosted Servers are privately set up by players but run on the RaceControl infrastructure. They allow players to set up their own private or public races with the choice of content, race length, weather (and much more) at a time they wish to run them.

Hosted Servers take away the requirement to own and maintain your own server machine and are always kept up-to-date by RaceControl so there’s no technical knowledge required. They are rented by the minute so only cost you when they are being used.

Do I need a subscription to access or create Hosted Servers?

No.

All players can access and create Hosted Servers – a free RaceControl Lite account is required.

How can I set up my own Hosted Server for Le Mans Ultimate?

Head to www.racecontrol.gg and sign in. Once you have access to your account, you can find “My Race Servers” in your profile.

From there, you can fill in a form to set up the race to your liking and click “request server” and make payment (if you don’t already have credits in your account).

A full guide is available here: https://support.racecontrol.gg/hc/en-gb/articles/11401154622863-How-to-start-a-Hosted-Server-on-Le-Mans-Ultimate

What can I configure on my Hosted Server?

When setting up your server you can choose:

• Content
  • Circuit
  • Available cars
• Server name
• Whether the server is publicly visible
• Add a password
• Sessions
  • Practice/Qualifying/Race (not all are required)
  • Session length
  • Session weather
  • RealRoad (rubber on track)
• Settings
  • Time between sessions
  • Fixed (default) setup
  • Formation lap type
    • Short/Long
  • Private or public qualifying
  • RealRoad scale (how quickly the track rubbers in)
  • Time Scale
  • Fuel consumption rate
  • Tyre wear rate
  • Damage multiplier
  • Track limits
    • Rules (default/strict/relaxed/disabled)
    • Number of points
  • Driver Assists
    • ABS (non-functioning when car has ABS assist – LMGT3)
    • Auto shift
    • Brake help
    • Driving line
    • Stability control
    • Steering help
    • Auto clutch
    • Invulnerability
    • Opposite lock
    • Spin recovery
  • Number of limited tyres available

A guide is available here: https://support.racecontrol.gg/hc/en-gb/articles/11401154622863-How-to-start-a-Hosted-Server-on-Le-Mans-Ultimate

What are lobby codes?

Lobby codes are 5 character codes you can share with your friends or community that allow direct access to the server without needing to find or search for the server list. They bypass the server password as well for ease of use.

You can find them in the server status once your server has been requested.

Can I perform any live stewarding or other actions whilst the server is running?

 Yes, the host can:

• Disqualify and Undisqualify drivers
• Add and remove penalties
• Move to the next session

A guide is available here: https://support.racecontrol.gg/hc/en-gb/articles/11401880688655-How-to-send-server-commands-Penalties-Disqualify-Next-Session

Why do you use server credits?

Unfortunately, payment processing fees take up the majority of a small purchases and therefore in order to provide you with an affordable service a minimum transaction spend of 500 credits is required to ensure we can offer you the best service at a rate that is sustainable.

Why does it cost money to host servers?

A cost for hosted servers covers the investment into machines to run the server, bandwidth and maintenance of the system by our engineering and support team. We also keep the servers automatically up-to-date so there’s no maintenance for our users.

How much does it cost to run a Hosted Server?

We price our servers based on the number of players that can connect to a server.

Small and Medium servers are available on every track, whereas Large is available only at Le Mans (Circuit de la Sarthe) due to the available pit spaces.

Credits will be deducted from your account based on the session length you have configured as per the below table:

Note: A spectator on a server will take a driving slot

Credits are charged at $0.015 / €0.015 / £0.01 per credit with a minimum purchase of 500 credits per purchase (which will be stored against your RaceControl account.

Prices may be subject to local taxes.

Can I give control of my server to someone else?

Unfortunately not at this time, it may be a feature we investigate in future however.

Are bulk server hosting credit purchases available at a discount?

At this time, its not something we are able to offer but are considering it in future.