DRM Revival for Assetto Corsa: All The Cars on Track Video

[Paul Jeffrey]

The DRM Modding Team have released a lengthy video showcasing the outstanding looking Work in Progress DRM Revival Mod for Assetto Corsa.

The Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft (or DRM as it is more commonly known) was a German auto racing championship for high performance Group 2 touring cars that featured a number of manufacturer backed and privateer run touring car and GT teams throughout the 1970's and early 80's. Consisting of an array of stars and cars from Group 2 touring car, Group 4 GT and later the inclusion of the Group 5 specification monsters which styling and sheer aggressive energy still resonate with many racing fans throughout the world today.

The series ran for 15 very successful years under a variety of different regulations and rule sets until eventually finding itself running out of steam and money at the end of the 1985 racing season, closing it's doors and quickly slipping into the history books as one of the most outrageous and spectacular racing series ever held.

With the DRM championship having benefitted from such a wonderful and exotic mix of some of the very best race car engineering feats of the 70's and 80's, it feels like a scandal that no professional video game developers have stepped up to bring a full re-enactment of the once great championship to it's own game (ok Sector3 have the Group 5 cars in RaceRoom, but it's still got a whole load of cars missing to make a full DRM season).

Step up the DRM Modding Team.

The people behind this mod have been furiously working away for several months now to bring together a substantial collection of cars that raced within the DRM championship between 1972 and 1985, creating a stunning collection of Division 1 and Division 2 Group 5 racing cars for the Assetto Corsa simulation. Already in game and receiving the fine touches required to bring together a full version one release, the DRM Revival Mod is looking like it could well become one of the best mod releases ever seen for Assetto Corsa.

In order to celebrate the development progress of the project the DRM Modding Team have released this special 17 minute trailer video showcasing all the cars out on track, and man does it look good!

The following cars are expected to form the full version one release:

• BMW 2002 Turbo
• BMW 320S
• BMW M1 Turbo
• Facetti/Finotto 308 Carma.
• Lancia Beta Turbo
• Porsche 935 K3
• Porsche 935 k1
• Toyota Celica LB Turbo
• Zakspeed Escort
• Zakspeed Capri Turbo

These spectacular Group 5 racing vehicles will surely provide a challenging and exhilarating experience behind the wheel as you look to plant the throttle and convert the considerable horsepower into forward propulsion from the massive rear tyres.

With the series having been home to many major international drivers throughout it's history, the DRM Modding Team will be recreating a number of period liveries for each car, allowing sim racers to recreate some of the most epic racing battles of the time. With drivers the calibre of Hans-Joachim Stuck, Klaus Ludwig, Rolf Stommelen and Bob Wollek alongside some of the most amazing cars ever raced, I simply cannot wait to try this mod out myself, it should be epic...

Assetto Corsa is a racing simulation designed by Kunos Simulazioni and is available for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. The DRM Revival Mod is due for a release mid way through 2017.

Oh boy do we like mods! If you do too then we have you covered with our fantastic Assetto Corsa modding archive. From downloads to a place for mod discussion, we have it all for you to enjoy, check it out today! If you don't fancy trying out some of the awesome community created tracks and cars then drop in on our Assetto Corsa sub forum to chat about the game with your fellow fans. Interaction and threads make forums fun, so start one today!

Do you like the look of the DRM Revival mod for Assetto Corsa? Have you ever seen a real DRM race in person? Which car are you most looking forward to driving once it's release? Let us know in the comments section below!

 

[soverlands]

Seems pretty interesting from what we've seen so far - love the user manual detail, really appreciate and enjoy the info on that, makes it seem really special.

Interior textures look fantastic, lots of wear and tear which looks great, I'll be amazed if the kn5 file sizes are close to Kunos ones.

Only issue I see right now is the lack of consistency between models - some look perfect, other lack a lot of details and others looks a bit on the dense side.

This RMT almost looks like a LOD B compared to the other RMT

Anyway, overall it looks great, will be interesting to see if those are WIP images and all have been brought upto a similar standard for release.

You're indeed right about this inconsistencies. There are a number of reason why it happened.
It's the sum of a very long running project, a decision take years ago to retain legacy mesh to preserve skins (that was throw in the bin at the end) and some lod mesh. On top of that the polygon budget itself changed over time (remember we started in 2015). We also underestimated the amount of work by miles. I mean 1000 miles.
I would say if we're starting it today with the knowledge we have now I'd scrap some of the cars completely instead of smooth the meshes.
In the end of the day we have this "old cars" that looks ok most of the time, is not too bad to worth redoing and neither good as a "brand new current gen specs". I feel uncomfortable about it but we want to leave the vaporware stage for good.

About the carma: I had this arches in my todo list for a long time, maybe I have torn it apart while cursing my life and banging my head on the desk at some point. I mean, it will be addressed.

About the 1H: There's plans to replace this car(s). Jo did a brand new mesh that need uv's and all the things beyond this stage. But speaking for myself and only myself, I'd wait to see the acceptance first. It's a huge amount of work that can be spent in a brand new car imho.

PS: The kn5 are in the 33mb ~ 49mb range

 

[DutchDevil79]

I won't notice it when driving at full speed anyway. Most important part for me are the physics. Looks is nice but will always come on place 2 for me. Maybe even 3 after sounds. So can't wait for Friday and start up the engines.

 

[garyjpaterson]

You're indeed right about this inconsistencies. There are a number of reason why it happened.
It's the sum of a very long running project, a decision take years ago to retain legacy mesh to preserve skins (that was throw in the bin at the end) and some lod mesh. On top of that the polygon budget itself changed over time (remember we started in 2015). We also underestimated the amount of work by miles. I mean 1000 miles.
I would say if we're starting it today with the knowledge we have now I'd scrap some of the cars completely instead of smooth the meshes.
In the end of the day we have this "old cars" that looks ok most of the time, is not too bad to worth redoing and neither good as a "brand new current gen specs". I feel uncomfortable about it but we want to leave the vaporware stage for good.

About the carma: I had this arches in my todo list for a long time, maybe I have torn it apart while cursing my life and banging my head on the desk at some point. I mean, it will be addressed.

About the 1H: There's plans to replace this car(s). Jo did a brand new mesh that need uv's and all the things beyond this stage. But speaking for myself and only myself, I'd wait to see the acceptance first. It's a huge amount of work that can be spent in a brand new car imho.

Yeah makes sense man, trying to manage multiple different modellers and models from different times can't be easy Overall it looks great, wish I had the time to be able to spend driving that many cars!

 

[Brandon Wright]

I get your point, but from having worked in the restaurant trade whilst at Uni, i can safely say the gourmet pizza will not be miles above the dollar one in costs.
You'd be amazed at the short cuts restaurants make in the pursuit of profits.
No doubt this mod pack will be great, but even the devs take short cuts here and there to save costs........... whether its gourmet or not good on them.

I worked in restaurant trade for years too, specifically 5+ years in the pizza business. GiordAno's is miles above anything else around here, literally no comparison.

And I'm sure the DRM mod will be miles above any free quick rip mod you can get elsewhere.


Now I'm hungry!

 

[Dave_6]

Got my direct drive wheel up and running just in time for this!

 

[BhZ]

This is not a pizza

 

[F_B]

This is not a pizza

Yeah…rather looks like Pizza Turbo 2000 GT.

 

[apex11]

In the UK pretty sure we'd call that a pie!!

 

[Brandon Wright]

You'd call it delicious is what you'd call it! Chicago-style pizza (with the big flakey crust and the sauce on top) is the best pizza IMO.

 

[BhZ]

You'd call it delicious is what you'd call it! Chicago-style pizza (with the big flakey crust and the sauce on top) is the best pizza IMO.

You just triggered a whole country...consider yourself blacklisted

 

[SunBro]

You'd call it delicious is what you'd call it! Chicago-style pizza (with the big flakey crust and the sauce on top) is the best pizza IMO.

Chicago style pizza is a rare occurence here in turkey....

and thank god it is! Don't get me wrong it tastes delish when you haven't eaten for 10 hours straight but regularly eating that stuff is like requesting a heart attack.

 

[Blamer]

I'm so looking forward to spending these 15€!
Totally well deserved!
I'm just sad they could't use the skins and the original names (same as RSS)

From the OP:
The following cars are expected to form the full version one release:

• 
  
• BMW 2002 Turbo
  
• BMW 320S
  
• BMW M1 Turbo
  
• Facetti/Finotto 308 Carma
  
• Lancia Beta Turbo
  
• Porsche 935 K3
  
• Porsche 935 k1
  
• Toyota Celica LB Turbo
  
• Zakspeed Escort
  
• Zakspeed Capri Turbo

Do you know what they became in the final release?
Like, Porsche 935 k10 / Puriano 1h...

 

[soverlands]

I'm so looking forward to spending these 15€!
Totally well deserved!
I'm just sad they could't use the skins and the original names (same as RSS)

From the OP:
The following cars are expected to form the full version one release:

• 
  
• BMW 2002 Turbo
  
• BMW 320S
  
• BMW M1 Turbo
  
• Facetti/Finotto 308 Carma
  
• Lancia Beta Turbo
  
• Porsche 935 K3
  
• Porsche 935 k1
  
• Toyota Celica LB Turbo
  
• Zakspeed Escort
  
• Zakspeed Capri Turbo

Do you know what they became in the final release?
Like, Porsche 935 k10 / Puriano 1h...

If you're familiar with the gr5 cars appearance, a mouseover in each car show its respective name:
https://www.drm-modding-team.com/cars

 

[Michael Hornbuckle]

Surely it's Friday somewhere, right?

 

[Davide Nativo]

I'm so looking forward to spending these 15€!
Totally well deserved!
I'm just sad they could't use the skins and the original names (same as RSS)

From the OP:
The following cars are expected to form the full version one release:

• 
  
• BMW 2002 Turbo
  
• BMW 320S
  
• BMW M1 Turbo
  
• Facetti/Finotto 308 Carma
  
• Lancia Beta Turbo
  
• Porsche 935 K3
  
• Porsche 935 k1
  
• Toyota Celica LB Turbo
  
• Zakspeed Escort
  
• Zakspeed Capri Turbo

Do you know what they became in the final release?
Like, Porsche 935 k10 / Puriano 1h...

Do you lads think we can throw in the mix Kunos' 935 or is it unbalanced?

 

[SunBro]

We have at least another 26 hours to go (assuming they release friday 17:00 germany time)

will keep editing it every few hours

 

[Blamer]

If you're familiar with the gr5 cars appearance, a mouseover in each car show its respective name:
https://www.drm-modding-team.com/cars

I found out reading the manual that the cars are mostly made out of beer I'm gonna love 'em

• more than 600.000 of tested kilometres
• 82 GB telemetry data
• 32GB video and sound material
• defects: 4graphic cards, 3steering wheels, 3hard drives , 1notebook,1motherboard, 2pedals , 2screens, 3 destroyed headsets
• ca. 60 blocksof cigarettes
• ca. 1600 litres of beer
• 1divorce
• round about 5.000hours of development (2007-2018)(including rf1)
• 4 timesto say “stop modding immediately!” but continuedagainand again

 

[Brandon Wright]

Don't get me wrong it tastes delish when you haven't eaten for 10 hours straight but regularly eating that stuff is like requesting a heart attack.

Well, sure. But that is the Murican way!!

You just triggered a whole country...consider yourself blacklisted

Wouldn't be the first time.

 

[RufGTI]

Surely it's Friday somewhere, right?

Here it's always friday

BTW: The fake German sponsor names are just great, I guess I won't use any skin mod.

 

[mantasisg]

All models look so incredible and to point out that there is a single little issue somewhere like maybe little lack of roundness on wheel arch is just ridiculous, reducing and untactful. You can see such things even in GT Sport. I'd hold nitpicking for after-release. Have some respect. But whatever.