Assetto Corsa 1.3 & Dreampack #2 - What We Know So Far

[Chris]

I thought this thread could be used as a database of sorts to compile all the things we know that will be coming in 1.3 and the Dreampack DLC. If I've missed anything (or gotten something wrong), then feel free to add in the comments and I'll add it to the list, or amend mistakes .

v1.3 Changelog:

• 64Bit build.
• Added soft locks.
• Added support for DRS zones.
• Customisable Multiplayer Server message.
• More consistent and improved FFB for all cars.
• Fixed setups in MP (In future can allow for setup exchanges between drivers on the server).
• Some AI improvements.
• Added grain and blister readings in the setup info screen.
• Fixed AcServer not creating "results" folder Automatically.
• Downshift gearbox protection for cars with sequential gearbox.
• Cars with sequential gearboxes are now unable to shift into neutral while moving.
• Fixed KERS disabled in pitlane.
• acServer is now stressing much less Go' GC and should offer more stable performances.
• Fixed gear ratio appearing with a double "/" in setup screen.
• Added FORCE_TGT to force low red timer in assetto_corsa.ini
• Fixed acServer unable to read ini values with a "=" character (ex AUTH).
• Fixed driver name displayer not obeying to saved settings in MP.
• New algorithms to calculate skid volumes and pitch, now working globally in the entire simulation.
• Lap count is now reported using 16bit unsigned integer to server plugins.
• Now using triple buffer when vsync is on to reduce latency.
• Reduced latency for driver animations and audio in gear changes when not using shifter.
• Exposure settings are now saved.
• Tyre flatspots are now taking into account compound softness.
• Windscreen now receives shadows.
• Redesigned and faster code for logging.
• Updated tyre model Version 5 for GT2 and GT3 cars, which should result in less understeer.
• Zonda R, Ferrari 599XX and Tatuus FA01 now have tyre model V5.
• Less lift off oversteer for the Lotus Evora S on version 5 street tyres.
• GT2 and GT3 cars updated aerodynamic stalling for front splitter and diffuser.
• Slight GT3 performance balancing.
• McLaren 12C GT3 tyre corrections.
• kseditor: now it uses the same ingame engine.
• kseditor: added project management.
  
• kseditor: added user personalisations.
  
• kseditor: added floating windows and layout system.
  
• kseditor: added Weather and PPfilter loader.
  
• kseditor: added recent files/project management.
  
• kseditor: added node filter in scene panel.
  
• kseditor: added Material by Texture in Materials panel.
  
• kseditor: added scene *5cons and side function buttons.
  
• kseditor: added texture detail on Material panel.
  
• kseditor: added Texture Review windows in utilities.
  
• kseditor: fixed reload texture function.
  
• kseditor: now the default CultureInfo is en-US (number format, etc.)
  
• acServerManager: removed some upper limits on parameters.
• acServerManager: preset name/description is more clear.

* Not really discernible on a tiny 360p resolution.

Dreampack #2: (7.99€)

• Circuit de Catalunya - Yes, it is laser-scanned FYI.
• Audi R8 LMS Ultra
• Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus SCG003
• RUF RT12R (AWD)
• RUD RT12R (RWD)
• BMW M4 Coupe
• BMW M4 Coupe Akrapovic Edition
• Ford GT40 (Mk1)
• Lamborghini Countach 5000 Quattro Valvole
• Lamborghini Huracan GT3

Statement from Kunos(h) Simulazioni:

Dear AC followers, we are completing the final phase of beta testing, and we are glad to announce that Assetto Corsa 1.3 and Dream Pack 2 will be available for download by October 8th!

With Assetto Corsa 1.3 the process of improvement of all aspects of our simulation continues to progress properly. Here's following just few highlights of what you can expect to find in Assetto Corsa next week:

Assetto Corsa Dream Pack 2
The new Dream Pack 2 will include the Circuit of Catalunya, based on Laserscan point cloud, featuring GP and MotoGP layouts, as well as 7+2 new awesome and legendary cars:

Lamborghini Countach 5000 Quattro Valvole
Lamborghini Huracan GT3
Ford GT40 MK1
Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus SCG003
AUDI R8 ULTRA 2014
RUF RT12R AWD
RUF RT12R RWD
BMW M4 Coupe
BMW M4 Coupe Akrapovic Edition

The Assetto Corsa Dream Pack 2 will be available on Steam by October 8th, at 7,99 EUR.

Assetto Corsa 1.3
Physics
64-bit natively supported and car physics calculated on multi-thread. The physics engine has been reworked to become completely multithreaded: as a result, the driving precision is augmented, the accuracy further improved and the physics solver has enough horsepower to completely resolve any difficult calculations any speed, achieving butter smooth Force Feedback and complete elimination of signal noise and vibrations. We'll be back with more details on physics updates when the new build will be released next week.

Graphics
2D/3D models, textures and shaders have been updated and improved, in order to keep the standards reached with the latest content. Now windscreens receive shadows, and a new camera facing feature improves the rendering of 2D/3D objects on track. A first basic support for dynamic objects on tracks has been added as well, and it will be improved in future updates, with the aim to get a more immersive environment.

Sound
Fine tuning and improved algorithms for audio editing: all new cars benefit by use of new techniques of recording and sampling for engines, interiors and exhaust systems, also thanks to the technical cooperation of Akrapovic. This allows to recreate a more detailed audio trace and the exclusive detail of each car, improving the immersion while driving. Content that are available already in Assetto Corsa will be updated during the process, to bring them to a higher level of realism and in line with the latest quality standards.

Multiplayer
Dedicated server has been optimized in order to improve general stability.
New parameters and features have been added to server configuration, in order to please the requests of gamers who are looking for a more comprehensive online experience.

Get ready to experience the most advanced driving experience!​

 

[Tr3voRR]

Is it the Huracan GT3 or the Huracan Super Trofeo ? When they announced the Lamborghini license, both cars where announced.

 

[Tobbe Bergman]

I seriously doubt that AC will be anything other than the greatest hot lap simulator ever !

How about Dream AI and Dream MP ?

 

[Brownninja97]

I seriously doubt that AC will be anything other than the greatest hot lap simulator ever !

How about Dream AI and Dream MP ?

lets hope you have to eat those words at some point in time. its slowly getting better, slowly. i reckon a year from now the ai shouldnt be decent, it needs to be if they want the console market to be hooked onto it.

 

[Matt Horst]

I seriously doubt that AC will be anything other than the greatest hot lap simulator ever !

How about Dream AI and Dream MP ?

The game needs improvement for sure,but to be fair i have had some great online racing with Assetto Corsa.Multiplayer depends heavily on a good server and good pings,or you still get warping.If everyone's ping is 100 or less it works well from my experience.

 

[Radu Oros]

I seriously doubt that AC will be anything other than the greatest hot lap simulator ever !

How about Dream AI and Dream MP ?

Public online AI (humans >.<) aren't much better. Worse actually, in several occasions. At least AI can pass alive on Monza start and turn 1. But is getting better, thanks to support from kunos, and from Minorating plugin, and probably soon from raceme.io
And AI is also receiving improvements, but I don't think in 1.3 or 1.4 it will be the dreamy AI we're dreaming of.

 

[Tobbe Bergman]

lets hope you have to eat those words at some point in time. its slowly getting better, slowly. i reckon a year from now the ai shouldnt be decent, it needs to be if they want the console market to be hooked onto it.

Yes it IS slowly getting better since the release in November 2013 but with the current pace it will probably be past 2020 before we can actually enjoy decent AI and by then there surely must have arrived something that top AC.

Out of a couple of hundred attempts on MP I have had perhaps 2 or 3 awesome races but that's all.
The rest has been a complete mayhem.

 

[Tobbe Bergman]

Public online AI (humans >.<) aren't much better. Worse actually, in several occasions. At least AI can pass alive on Monza start and turn 1. But is getting better, thanks to support from kunos, and from Minorating plugin, and probably soon from raceme.io
And AI is also receiving improvements, but I don't think in 1.3 or 1.4 it will be the dreamy AI we're dreaming of.

On most tracks the AI isn't even aware of me and usually take me out on lap 1.
It's beyond frustrating so I just went back to hotlapping !

 

[Tobbe Bergman]

The game needs improvement for sure,but to be fair i have had some great online racing with Assetto Corsa.Multiplayer depends heavily on a good server and good pings,or you still get warping.If everyone's ping is 100 or less it works well from my experience.

Multiplayer depends heavily on players who respect other players.

Unfortunately there are VERY few of these humans these days since most of theme are even more stupid than the AI drivers..

I have no hope left for humanity and that's why I need good AI

 

[Mike85]

Yes it IS slowly getting better since the release in November 2013 but with the current pace it will probably be past 2020 before we can actually enjoy decent AI and by then there surely must have arrived something that top AC.

Out of a couple of hundred attempts on MP I have had perhaps 2 or 3 awesome races but that's all.
The rest has been a complete mayhem.

ridiculous... it already has decent AI

 

[Tobbe Bergman]

ridiculous... it already has decent AI

Then my standards are a lot higher than yours

AC is supposed to be a racing simulator and not a Destruction Derby Simulator.

IMO the AI totally suck ATM !

 

[Tim Meuris]

Multiplayer depends heavily on players who respect other players.

Unfortunately there are VERY few of these humans these days since most of theme are even more stupid than the AI drivers..

I have no hope left for humanity and that's why I need good AI

I don't like AI either atm, but it will never beat human opponents
although most of them are far worse than the crappy AI
if you join leagues it improves drastically
and even now and then I can have a decent battle online in a public server
but they are rare idd...

 

[Tobbe Bergman]

I don't like AI either atm, but it will never beat human opponents
although most of them are far worse than the crappy AI
if you join leagues it improves drastically
and even now and then I can have a decent battle online in a public server
but they are rare idd...

The most important issue for me with online racing is that it's extremely rare to find a track/car/lap combo I like and know, -When I want to race.

Joining leagues was the first thing I did but I quickly found out that some of the people participating was overly fussy about what I consider normal race incidents and just racing in general.

I just thought -What a bunch of idiots saying stupid irrelevant things especially after the race because they didn't win.

Good A I drivers are good enough for me to take care of all my Racing desires so I can get my daily sim racing fix

 

[Billy Pilgrim]

Yes, I have 2x GTX680m's and it's perfect. To be fair I am using my self created pp filter to make it look it's best at all times, all tracks. Search for blackcelica's pp filter and give it a go. Set your saturation to 85

SLI 760 here, and it definitely works. Have you tried a different filter? Cause that sounds like you just have a bad one. I suggest these ones.

Thanks for pointing this out. I had given up on trying pp as I had assumed it simply wouldn't work with sli.

So I tried your pp suggestions. Bernd's made AC crash on track/car loading. I re-installed it and it did the same thing again.@blackcelica 's worked, looks good, but the fps cost is too much for me. It's taking my fps, with triples, from around 80 to around 60 so I'm not using it. MAybe if AC gets massively optimised, I'd reconsider using the PP.

Do you find that PP costs about 20% of your fps?

 

[blackcelica]

Thanks for pointing this out. I had given up on trying pp as I had assumed it simply wouldn't work with sli.

So I tried your pp suggestions. Bernd's made AC crash on track/car loading. I re-installed it and it did the same thing again.@blackcelica 's worked, looks good, but the fps cost is too much for me. It's taking my fps, with triples, from around 80 to around 60 so I'm not using it. MAybe if AC gets massively optimised, I'd reconsider using the PP.

Do you find that PP costs about 20% of your fps?

No not at all the pp photo one allows me to run on almost maxed out settings but I'm only running a single screen so I can't vouch for tripples. I have heard that sli is not a fan of tripples and some graphics drivers are better than others. Maybe hunt down better performance with tripples, sli and filters across the forums and see what tips that turns up?

 

[Billy Pilgrim]

No not at all the pp photo one allows me to run on almost maxed out settings but I'm only running a single screen so I can't vouch for tripples. I have heard that sli is not a fan of tripples and some graphics drivers are better than others. Maybe hunt down better performance with tripples, sli and filters across the forums and see what tips that turns up?

Thanks for the tip.
The thing is, other than pp problems in AC, I think I'm getting fairly good performance with my two 780s and triples. AC is running at 75 to 95 fps with settings on high (not quite maxed), pCArs is running about the same (with settings almost at max) and SCE runs at 100 to 140fps at max settings. I hesitate to change drivers and all in case it's gonna make things worse.

 

[Tim Meuris]

The most important issue for me with online racing is that it's extremely rare to find a track/car/lap combo I like and know, -When I want to race.

Joining leagues was the first thing I did but I quickly found out that some of the people participating was overly fussy about what I consider normal race incidents and just racing in general.

I just thought -What a bunch of idiots saying stupid irrelevant things especially after the race because they didn't win.

Good A I drivers are good enough for me to take care of all my Racing desires so I can get my daily sim racing fix

luckily for me I had better experiences in leagueracing
just finished a league at race2play in the fiats and every event was very pleasant and friendly

 

[Tobbe Bergman]

luckily for me I had better experiences in leagueracing
just finished a league at race2play in the fiats and every event was very pleasant and friendly

Fiats

That is also why MP fails for me because hardly no one like the really fast cars !

 

[Lorenzo Bonder]

Fiats

That is also why MP fails for me because hardly no one like the really fast cars !

Usually the pub servers around Europe has most of the races filled with GT2 or GT3 around Spa, Mugello or Zandvoort. I know the RD Clubs run a variety of cars, from Road to Open Wheel but at least 85% of the races are GT cars.

 

[Cristian Haba]

Fiats

That is also why MP fails for me because hardly no one like the really fast cars !

What do you mean by fast cars? Anything is fast compared to a Jeta TDI for example. If you refer to the race cars in the game, they are all 'fast'. If you're looking for GT3/2 action have a gander in the RD Racing Club, plenty of 'fast' cars there and plenty of 'fast' drivers, all respectful and very talented.

Your Denmark location should be good for the EU races and you'd help fill the grid.

If you're just looking to plug and play and beat a couple of AI at Monza without crashing in the first chicane and overtake 234982 cars then I get why AI is important for tose that dont have the time to sign up for an event.

However if you want to improve as a simracer and really hone your craft, then racing online with others is the only sure way to get there. AI simply will not behave as a human driver able to make decisions on the fly (ex. block lines when exit is compromised due to a mistake entering the corner, change pit strategy to cut the gap or overtake you in the pits). I race offline to test/create setups, improve track knowledge and push the limits before I enter a race to be better prepared and not hit ppl when I brake too late .

With the new update I'm confident we will see incremental improvements across the board, maybe not collosal but def changes in the right direction.

ON TOPIC: Any news on when this will actually drop? @Chris Stacey @Akis @Joao Alves
AC is slowly getting there and I'm happy to see slow improvement rather than none.

 

[Joao Alves]

What do you mean by fast cars? Anything is fast compared to a Jeta TDI for example. If you refer to the race cars in the game, they are all 'fast'. If you're looking for GT3/2 action have a gander in the RD Racing Club, plenty of 'fast' cars there and plenty of 'fast' drivers, all respectful and very talented.

Your Denmark location should be good for the EU races and you'd help fill the grid.

If you're just looking to plug and play and beat a couple of AI at Monza without crashing in the first chicane and overtake 234982 cars then I get why AI is important for tose that dont have the time to sign up for an event.

However if you want to improve as a simracer and really hone your craft, then racing online with others is the only sure way to get there. AI simply will not behave as a human driver able to make decisions on the fly (ex. block lines when exit is compromised due to a mistake entering the corner, change pit strategy to cut the gap or overtake you in the pits). I race offline to test/create setups, improve track knowledge and push the limits before I enter a race to be better prepared and not hit ppl when I brake too late .

With the new update I'm confident we will see incremental improvements across the board, maybe not collosal but def changes in the right direction.

ON TOPIC: Any news on when this will actually drop? @Chris Stacey @Akis @Joao Alves
AC is slowly getting there and I'm happy to see slow improvement rather than none.

The latest word from Stefano still says the end of this month, barring any major bugs.