marvelharvey
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I'd rather the whole team took a couple of months off than build Catalunya. What a waste of everyone's time.
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Assetto Corsa: Early Access |OT|
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TJP
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Seems like a marmite track - I don't care for it much either. I'd much prefer a unused gem of a track like the Sachsenring (which Sector 3 just added to RRE).
It is hard to satisfy everybody..... Actually, that is impossible!
TJP
Member
Congrats to the small team at Kunos for getting to version 1.0
The update is rather small; just a 1 GB update
Big Takeover
Member
My man! Love Sachsenring. It doesn't even get much love in the real world. It's probably better suited for bikes than cars. It tends to eat riders for lunch, so maybe that's why it's not liked more.
I'm not sure I've ever even driven around it in a car sim, so I think I'll pick it up for RRE.
So, V1 is officially out and it's in the sale.
I wonder if it will ever be the alleged full price of £39.99.
seattle6418
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Damn, i need to get bak on this game. I feel like i´m missing on a lot of good stuff.
I actually quite like the track. As an F1 fan, its definitely not one of my favorites as a spectator. But I think its a properly challenging and fast track to drive with some great corners.
Agree with Big Takeover that I could do with the chicane being ignored, though. Give me the MotoGP layout please.
TJP
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Found this elsewhere on the web; no idea where the content is from (e.g. scratch made or ripped and converted) or if it's already been posted...
http://acmods.net/
http://acmods.net/
Business
Member
Anyone playing this in VR experiencing bad position tracking? I mean, the game framerate is silk smooth but when I move my head around the view suffers from a very low refresh rate as if the positional tracking was updated like 20 times per second only, or that's the feeling I get.
throwawayname
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Kreygasm
marvelharvey
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I quite enjoy the two smaller circuits, just not the F1 layout.I actually quite like the track. As an F1 fan, its definitely not one of my favorites as a spectator. But I think its a properly challenging and fast track to drive with some great corners.
Agree with Big Takeover that I could do with the chicane being ignored, though. Give me the MotoGP layout please.
Hopefully Kunos can include those too, but I'm not holding my breath. The last time I recall seeing them was in Le Mans 24h on the Dreamcast (which also introduced me to the superb Suzuka West... 100x better than its more famous East cousin)
Syphon Filter
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Why are they going by versions? Wouldn't that still be considered early access?
Business
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I actually quite like the track. As an F1 fan, its definitely not one of my favorites as a spectator. But I think its a properly challenging and fast track to drive with some great corners.
Agree with Big Takeover that I could do with the chicane being ignored, though. Give me the MotoGP layout please.
That chicane was purely a concession to F1 to create an easier overtake opportunity at the end of the main straight. I agree too the classic layout is better.
TJP
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ADRIANF1esp
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A gameplay with 5 simultaneous cameras from Ferrari LaFerrari at Barbagallo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ksdNC48hdU
Regards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ksdNC48hdU
Regards
Big Takeover
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The 787B is good stuff. Ultra-stiff as those cars were.
The bubble cabin looks great in the Rift too.
The bubble cabin looks great in the Rift too.
what a great xmas present
If they've got the license for the track, I don't know why they wouldn't also include the shorter versions?I quite enjoy the two smaller circuits, just not the F1 layout.
Hopefully Kunos can include those too, but I'm not holding my breath.
Yea, except the main problem with overtaking at Barcelona is the super short braking zone at Turn 1. I can see what they were thinking with the change, but it should have been painfully obvious after a few years that it changed nothing.
What it did do was create a more 'balanced' track in terms of setup requirements and types of corners, though. Which makes it a favourite for the teams when it comes time to test.
Awww man.
marvelharvey
Member
Finally got around to trying out 1.0 and I'm very much enjoying the changes they've implemented to the vehicle handling. Finally, more care needs to be taken when putting your foot down on corner exit. The AI though? Still a long way to go sadly.
Can't wait to try out the 787b! Just a bit bummed the rF2 version has been stuck on 0.3 for over a year.
Edit: it's so weird editing posts and not having to refresh the page.
Can't wait to try out the 787b! Just a bit bummed the rF2 version has been stuck on 0.3 for over a year.
There was a post on AC's forum a couple of months back explaining that the reason the short versions of Monza and Mugello are not in AC was due to them having separate licenses from the main circuit. Hopefully that's not the case with Catalunya and we get the club layouts too.
Edit: it's so weird editing posts and not having to refresh the page.
Business
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Have to disagree it didn't help at all, making the last corner slower will allow cars to be closer without losing aero grip and regardless of other factors, this no doubt helps. I also think people with more experience and more data thought about it for longer than you (and me) did
Disagree on the last part too, Catalunya has been a favourite for testing way before that layout change and not only for it's layout, that is being in Europe, actually being in the F1 calendar and having decent weather in February/March.
I quite enjoy the two smaller circuits, just not the F1 layout.
Hopefully Kunos can include those too, but I'm not holding my breath. The last time I recall seeing them was in Le Mans 24h on the Dreamcast (which also introduced me to the superb Suzuka West... 100x better than its more famous East cousin)
That's funny, Le Mans is what introduced me to Catalunya. I love the version of the track in that game.
http://www.assettocorsa.net/officially-licensed-cars/
I'm trying to think if anything is missing, but that's pretty much all of it. The point of AC is that it's moddable and a lot of cars will come from that.
God I know. Its great!
Well yea, on-paper, it should help. But it didn't. Lots of things that many smart people worked for a long time on that should have worked on paper, but didn't. One of the problems with slow corners leading onto longer straights is that while yea, it gets rid of a lot of the aero disadvantage of following, in return it disadvantages cars with lesser mechanical grip and/or acceleration compared to the car in front. It also means that there's a shorter length of the straight where the slipstream effect is achieving optimum effect, meaning the cars have to spend a portion of the straight just getting into that effective zone.Have to disagree it didn't help at all, making the last corner slower will allow cars to be closer without losing aero grip and regardless of other factors, this no doubt helps. I also think people with more experience and more data thought about it for longer than you (and me) did
Disagree on the last part too, Catalunya has been a favourite for testing way before that layout change and not only for it's layout, that is being in Europe, actually being in the F1 calendar and having decent weather in February/March.
And yea, Barcelona has been a testing track for a while, but its not a one trick pony track anymore. Engineers have talked about how its made it a more challenging track to prepare for and how the last sector is a good proving ground for a car's mechanical traction capabilities. I'd bet quite a bit of money that if you'd ask the teams(not the drivers!) if they wanted to revert back, they'd say no.
Big Takeover
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Yellowbird was added today (official). I haven't tried it yet, but here's to hoping it's wooly.
It's been a damn fine week for AC.
It's been a damn fine week for AC.
microtubule
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Wow the Yellow Bird looks good but can't believe I am saying this but wish it was released with the 'ring. In the meantime I'll just have to be content with swinging it around Spa.
marvelharvey
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I only ever used to drive the Miura and 312T, but the Yellow Bird has become my 3rd AC regular. I'm very much enjoying the instability under heavy braking and its amazing yaw angles.
What are people's thoughts on the 787b? They look wonderful but I find myself quite 'disconnected' from the driving experience and haven't found them very pleasurable.
I've only used the stock setup and haven't given it more than 10 laps at Spa, so I'm not too experienced, but it feels ok to me. My main problem is it's hard to tell when the car is going to break loose and it's hard to fix it when it does. Through the corners it feels pretty planted, though. It's not the most fun to drive (and it's my favorite car), but it gets the job done.
True!
Tried the Wellowbird on the Nordschleife, it tried to kill me everytime under braking.
A minor tweak in the basic settings resolves this:
So Toe LR and RR to 0 and brake balance to 65.
Did a first lap and now it was fine!
http://youtu.be/QMWZVzoA4YU
The Yellowbird is a real joy to drive. I also made a video of lapping Snoopy's version of Nordschleife on both the 90's Street tires and the Semi-Slicks, posting both as soon as I'm done uploading .
I actually found the default setup to be really good and the car behaved as I expected under braking, you can definitely see the difference the tires make in my videos (to me at least). Never really found the confidence to push the car with the street tires but the semi-slicks were a blast to drive with.
EDIT: Here are the clips
90's Street tires: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28xNakpyWFE
Semi-slicks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKBC_z2Nxrs
Might still be processing but I uploaded in 1080p 60fps (should eventually be displayed as such)
.I actually found the default setup to be really good and the car behaved as I expected under braking, you can definitely see the difference the tires make in my videos (to me at least). Never really found the confidence to push the car with the street tires but the semi-slicks were a blast to drive with.
EDIT: Here are the clips
90's Street tires: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28xNakpyWFE
Semi-slicks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKBC_z2Nxrs
Might still be processing but I uploaded in 1080p 60fps
(should eventually be displayed as such)
Funky Functionality
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The Yellowbird is fantastic. Couldn't be happier with it. Agreed that the default setup is a bit frisky under braking, but I wouldn't have it otherwise. Car is a beast. Have only been driving it on the Street90s tires. It's especially fun up Bergrennen with the shortest gears, and of course around the 'ring.
I'm not sure of the legitimacy of their sources, but Ebisu's drift stadium course is available (in wet and dry varieties) as well as an FC RX-7 drift car, which easily tops the list of mod cars I've tried so far. They're excellent together. There's also an S13 available, but it's nowhere near as good as the FC. Takes me back to my Yuke's D1GP days on PS2, but of course 10x better on every level. The only problem with the FC is that I couldn't find a newer version with FMOD sound files, so if you want sound, you'll have to copy a sound file over from an up-to-date car that sounds similar enough, rename the sound file, and edit up a copy of the GUIDs.txt file accordingly to go in the same directory. I'm using the Lotus 98T sounds for the 20b turbo version of the FC--works well enough!
I'm not sure of the legitimacy of their sources, but Ebisu's drift stadium course is available (in wet and dry varieties) as well as an FC RX-7 drift car, which easily tops the list of mod cars I've tried so far. They're excellent together. There's also an S13 available, but it's nowhere near as good as the FC. Takes me back to my Yuke's D1GP days on PS2, but of course 10x better on every level. The only problem with the FC is that I couldn't find a newer version with FMOD sound files, so if you want sound, you'll have to copy a sound file over from an up-to-date car that sounds similar enough, rename the sound file, and edit up a copy of the GUIDs.txt file accordingly to go in the same directory. I'm using the Lotus 98T sounds for the 20b turbo version of the FC--works well enough!
Nordschleife inbound on the 31st, maybe...?!
https://www.facebook.com/Assetto.Corsa/posts/1039299982762986
https://www.facebook.com/Assetto.Corsa/posts/1039299982762986
Someone made a good point in the comments, they're only talking about announcements and not actual releases. I think they'll announce something massive... maybe Porsche license? Maybe weather? Console version?!?
True, but one can hope, or as Wax says, Believe!! ;-)
Porsche license, if only!! EA still has those rights, don't believe they share.....
Console version was blown away, aswell as weather.
They probably announce the release date of the Dream pack and it's contents. It's supposed to be the Nordschleife, maybe with the V spec and 24 spec?
Then ten cars..... Nissan GT-R, GT3, Alfa DTM, etc?!
