Assetto Corsa 1.0 Released

[Chris]

Italian racing simulation developers Kunos Simulazione have today released the version 1.0 of Assetto Corsa.

This update signifies the end of the Early Access period in which Assetto Corsa was developed in, with help from the simracing community for the past 12 months or so.

Change log:
1.0
- AI now brakes better in the pitlane
- Fixed problems with remote car colliders not properly turned off when disconnected
- Fixed DRS triggered from wheels
- More robust session status sync between server and clients
- Improved feedback to the kicked or disconnected user
- Improved car height calculation for a more uniform setup validation
- New Alfa Romeo Giuletta Q.V. 2014 Launch Edition
- Eliminated FFB vibration at 30kmh
- Updated tyre model for all cars
- Corrected bug in F40 old and street tyres
- Modifications on Lotus 98T and F.Abarth Aero map
- Modifications in engine brake on some cars
- Improved post processing effects
S1-Dynamic
S1-Sport
S1-Movie
S2-Photographic
S2-Retro70s
S3-Vignette
- New post processing effects
S1-Evolution
S1-Expanded
S1-Filtered
S1-Soft
S2-B&W
S2-B&W - HI
S3-Sepia
- New and improved photomode feature. Photomode activates from the replay User Interface
- New carbonfibre shader for cockpits of: bmw z4 gt3, bmw m3 gt2, Ferrari f40, Ferrari 599xx, Ferrari 458 gt2, ktm xbow, lotus evora gtc, lotus evora gtx, mclaren mp4-12, mclaren mp4-12 gt3, p4/5, tatuus
- Dirt layer optimization
- New skins for some cars, more to follow
- Small bug and fixes on trento bondone, magione, Spa Francorchamps
- Fmod project updated: no critical changes, just check volumes and envelopment for each event and mixer groups
- New sounds for Lotus Type 49, Ferrari F40 and Ferrari 312T
- Audio latency level can now be set in the launcher: available options are Normal, Low and Very Low
- Fixed FMod bug in multiplayer mode causing FPS drops
- Fixed wind volume for both stereo and surround configurations (default value: 0.7)
- Fixed bodywork sound audible for some cars when standing still
- Improved exterior sounds spatialization for surround speakers configurations
- Improved and balanced gearshift, backfire and limiter sounds
- improved positional sound for surfaces
- Overall volume balance
- Other minor audio fixes and improvements
- Added cutscenes for some of the career series.
- Improved algorithm for AI level while racing should give closer racing
- Inverted steering wheels and negative camber corrected for multiplayer clients
- Multiplayer basic admin tools:
Added simple admin commands using the chat window. It is important to set the "ADMIN_PASSWORD" in the server_cfg.ini file, an empty ADMIN_PASSOWORD will disable admin commands.

/help: prints the list of the available commands
/admin: become administrator for the server. ex, if the password is "kunos" the command is "/admin kunos"
/next_session: moves to next session
/restart_session: restart the session
/kick: kick a user using the rules (blacklist etc) of the server. To kick a player named "The Player": /kick The Player

- GT2 and GT3 cars, F.Abarth, Exos and Exos S1, M3 E30 GrA and DTM have now the modified tyre model
- LaFerrari has modified active aero and tyre model
- BMW M3 E30 street car has modified tyres (all compounds) as an example of street tyres new model.
- GT2 and GT3 cars have now the "old" FFB gain settings in their physics. Obviously the min FFB slider still works on them too. Please try and report back
- Zonda R, Huayra, 599XX have now tyres that are more load sensitive and more speed sensitive. Laptimes should be slower. Please give feedback on driving feel. Keep in mind you're going to be slower, give it some time.
- Minimum FF force implemented. Can provoke STRONG vibrations in the center zone, use as low as possible!
- All cars have new FF gain values to eliminate FF clipping. You might need to raise your FF gain values on your configuration or add a bit of minimum. Advice 0.12 for logitech wheels, much lower for other wheels. Experiment and report on beta forums
- Difficulty level slider on career
- Much more laps possible on single player quick and weekend races when fuel consuption is off
- Added diffuser stall on low speed for tatuus formula Abarth.

New Information:
Version 1.0 signifies not just the long-term achievement but also a new start. The hugely successful Early Access program is now complete thanks to the contribution of hundreds of thousands of gamers. If you have joined the Early Access program, we are pleased to announce that version 1.0 is available for you as free upgrade.

With the completion of our version 1.0 milestone, Assetto Corsa is now leaving Early Access status, and is available from Steam right now.

RaceDepartment still has a limited amount of copies left for the early access prize of 34,99 Euro:
http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/pc-assetto-corsa.2172/

The new version includes an extended career with fully blown championship series’, new features, improved gameplay, new sound sets and sound effects, new and improved post-processing effects as well as several optimizations, including some important refinements in the physics department, an updated tyre model and force feedback guaranteeing an even better driving experience. Assetto Corsa 1.0 introduces also the new Alfa Romeo Giulietta 2014 Launch Edition, available as free bonus content and the sought after Ruf Yellowbird which will be available once again as free bonus content by the end of the year; when available, the game will be updated automatically on Steam.

One journey ends, another begins ; version 1.0 by no means indicates the end Assetto Corsa development, on the contrary, this is now just the beginning of a long journey. The development team is already working on new cars, tracks, features and content that will improve the Assetto Corsa experience even more. As a preview of what to expect, take 50 of the most highly anticipated sport cars and five new tracks, all produced and released as official licensed content in 2015, either in DLC packs or as free bonus content.

What are you waiting for? See you on track!

Once again, we would like to thank our fans and Early Access contributors for your support.

Important news

Since 2011, the dev team have welcomed the New Year by making a very important announcement –this year is no different!

2011 - Assetto Corsa project unveiled

2012 - Ferrari license unveiled

2013 - Nurburgring-Nordschleife (laserscanned-based) license unveiled

2014- To be announced!

 

[Michael Young]

That does look better.
Still, if you release a game it should be finished, so if I ever buy it I will wait till it actually is.

It is finished. They're working on extra content at the moment?

 

[Philip Heck]

It is finished. They're working on extra content at the moment?

(Shouldnt be too long since they have all ready fixed it new sounds for some cars).

?

 

[Michael Young]

?

Version 1.0 being out means the game is essentially in a finished state?

 

[Steve William]

The sound still bad from cockpit view
AI still not that smart
Damage well asseto still holds the worst damage physics

The graphics still awesome
The physics are decent

Dont get anything wrong by what i said, them little setbacks wont hold you from having alot of fun but i wish they start listening to what we want.

 

[Chris]

i wish they start listening to what we want.

*facepalm*
At the end of 2013 they released multiple polls for users to vote on for the content that they'd like to see in the game. Their official forums provide some of the best developer feedback of any sim on the market, and they're going to continue to add free DLC to the game based on what the users requested via those polls for the next few years.

To accuse Kunos of not listening to their fans is the most absurd statement anyone could make about Assetto Corsa out of all of the utter dross that fills the official forums (and sometimes here too).

Sure the game has it's short comings, but so does every other game, and with time, more and more features will be added to Assetto Corsa.

People just expect instant gratification.

/End Rant.

 

[Michael Hornbuckle]

The physics are decent

 

[Ridhuan Abu Bakar]

to tell the truth if there are 10000 players and Kunos needs to listen to 10000 opinions for sure they would have gone crazy and folded. I see that Kunos has done an amazing job at creating this game based on popular votes by the majority and their own vision, it's already an awesome experience.

 

[Steve William]

*facepalm*
At the end of 2013 they released multiple polls for users to vote on for the content that they'd like to see in the game. Their official forums provide some of the best developer feedback of any sim on the market, and they're going to continue to add free DLC to the game based on what the users requested via those polls for the next few years.

To accuse Kunos of not listening to their fans is the most absurd statement anyone could make about Assetto Corsa out of all of the utter dross that fills the official forums (and sometimes here too).

Sure the game has it's short comings, but so does every other game, and with time, more and more features will be added to Assetto Corsa.

People just expect instant gratification.

/End Rant.

I didnt state that they are not listening to their fans... i simply said they should listen to me and some other hardcore racers and fix some really important issues,
Tell me something, do you think the AI in assetto is one the short comings,...!!! because i can tell you i only do hot laps so i dont let the AI riun the game!

"People just expect instant gratification." Its been a while since this game is out... so i dont understand the instant part. "This update signifies the end of the Early Access period in which Assetto ..." did i miss something! maybe in early access, but bearly touch another car and the engine gets messed up in a game thats out of early access period i really dont get

Now respectably if you wont to talk me that the AI or the crash modeling/phisics or the sound inside the cars are GOOD, i can prove you wrong because the game just not delivering what i stated... and i didnt ask them to fix this stuff just once and im not the only person who asked the devs to work on it.


*facepalm*

 

[paracletus]

big fan of the game, but 1.0 does seem a long way from finished still. they do say it will be continually updated - though some fundamental anomalies remain at this stage
e.g.
ai mass - on contact they annihilate your car as if they are in a truck, then they always carry on as if nothing happened. this problem has been there for 8 months with no improvement yet.
why not allowed to select 1st gear before start of quickrace? surely that can't be hard to fix :/

brilliant game overall though.

 

[Michael Young]

big fan of the game, but 1.0 does seem a long way from finished still. they do say it will be continually updated - though some fundamental anomalies remain at this stage
e.g.
ai mass - on contact they annihilate your car as if they are in a truck, then they always carry on as if nothing happened. this problem has been there for 8 months with no improvement yet.
why not allowed to select 1st gear before start of quickrace? surely that can't be hard to fix :/

brilliant game overall though.

I know the ai is fustrating like that but I think it stops people racing dirty for the achievements on steam? Just a theory.

And the fist gear thing is there because they have yet to implement a penalty for a false start?

 

[Philip Heck]

I know the ai is fustrating like that but I think it stops people racing dirty for the achievements on steam? Just a theory.

And the fist gear thing is there because they have yet to implement a penalty for a false start?

Why not get rid of those "achievements" then?
Who needs them anyway?

 

[Steve Lorenz]

And the fist gear thing is there because they have yet to implement a penalty for a false start?

No, its related to their physics - engine.
Maybe you remember how the tyres were standing still until you reached 30 km/h earlier in the Beta Stage.

 

[Pablo Cortes]

it looks like we are getting content next week marco's fb says we should have the yellow bird next week.. probably with some other goodies ^.^

 

[RaceNut]

Great, this is the most awesome racer ever in my opinion, only ever play it with 3D vision, does any one else play in 3D? I tried it with 3d off and it's a totally different game look and feel, thank heavens for little 3d kits. If you haven't played this in 3D then you are really missing something spectacular, very much looking forward to consumer Oculus with this game, don't know how it is with the DK2, anyone?

Thanks Kunos for a racing experience like I've never had before.
Merry Christmas to all and here's hoping for a fab new year.

There are quite a few of us using the DK2 in AC and it works great in game although, the menu functionality is little to none right now. The 3D aspect is really great though, best I've experienced to date.

 

[Igor Trendafilovski]

Hows the AI on assetto corsa compared to F1 2014?

Just trying to compare it because ive just bought AC and only played F1 Codemasters series so far against AI. Codies AI is quite horrible, brakes 50m earlier than they should, not overtaking you on the straights, doesnt suffer from tyre wear etc.

So far ive only put few hotlaps on AC and the game looks great, especially the force feedback and the actual feeling of the car.

 

[Chris Partridge]

The AI benchmark is rF2.

 

[Msportdan]

even Rre AI is getting great, up to Rf2 not quite but hell close!

 

[Ridhuan Abu Bakar]

However I agreed that the AI are nowhere near a racing car, it's a brickwall!!!

 

[Georg Siebert]

Hows the AI on assetto corsa compared to F1 2014?
[...]

One can't really compare the two.
The current iteration of the Codemasters' F1 series seems to be a step back from previous versions and it caters innately to a different audience than Assetto Corsa does. The former is more a 'racing game', the latter a 'driving simulator'.
In F1 2012 values for wing angle and toe had no appreciable effect on handling - in AC, I can read the angle of attack of wings & the diffuser on a car from an app and calculate the total downforce with real life formulas derived from hydrodynamics afterwards.

Remember people, that to properly code/simulate artificial intelligence in a game is one of the most difficult tasks for a developer, especially in a racing game where a very high degree of accuracy and situational awareness in its behavior are required to immitate real world driving as much as possible.

 

[Lou Sytsma]