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AssettoByNight 2.1

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"ASSETTO BY NIGHT" IN SUMMARY
Assetto By Night is a weather package covering the night timeframe, from sunset to sunrise. Each weather setup has its asphalt temperature parameters and comes with a dedicated filter (PPF) who ensures that proper lighting, exposure, colortemp and other effects are applied along with tweaking of headlights and DoF to secure a credible, immersive and appealing experience.

CM_DYNAMIC LIGHT EDITION (only for CM users using dynamic Light add-on)
DuskToDusk, scenario starting at sunset and ending at sunrise with fading stars
DarkIsTheNight, like DuskToDusk, but the sky at nitght is a bit darker
Moony, scenario starting at sunset and ending at sunrise with Moon and fading stars
HazyMoon, scenario starting at sunset and ending at sunrise with Moon, clouds and a bit of haze


Legacy Edition
- SunSet; a dawn with warm colours and few clouds on the horizon;
- EveningEve; takes place just after the sunset with the sky blending from blue to orange, few clouds and some vanishing star;
- MoonRise; takes place when the evening blends into the night with a rising Moon and few clouds and stars;
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Moonlight; takes place at deep night (12pm - 1 am) with a strong Moon (not visible, since it is placed at the zenit) projecting a fair amount of light (in the cold spectrum), stars and few clouds at high altitude;
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MoonGaze; it is half way between MoonRise and Moonlight, and not only beacuse of the position of the moon which is placed roughly 45° on the horizon;
- CityByNight; similar to Moonlight, but the night is not as deep as in the Moonlight scenery, the light is slighlty warmer and the clouds are at lower altitude;
- F1ByNight; a variation of CityByNight optimized for Formula cars
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Sunrise Clean; takes place very early in the morning , the light is neutral and the colour of the sky blends from light blue to orange at the horizon;
- Sunrise Misty ; takes place very early in the morning with few slowly moving clouds and a mild haze covering a cold sun and nicely blending into the environment;

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WHAT'S IN THE PACKAGE?
In the archive (.rar) you will two main folders
- CM_DYNAMICLIGHT EDITION, containing scenarios requiring CM and Dynamic Light add-on
- LEGACY EDITION, contating weathers for both CM and AC launcher users. Here you'll find
three subfolders which correspond to three peformance profiles (QUALITY/BALANCE/PERFORMANCE):
- if you have a mid-low end PC, or you are in VR, I recommend you to start with BALANCE profile-folder
- if you have a mid-high end PC (such as mine) or you are in VR with and high-end PC (1080 in SLI or equivalent), you should choose QUALITY profile-folder
Then if you have performance issues, scale down, otherwise you may want to scale up.

Each Profile-Folder splits in two subfolder respectively for installation on system with standard Assetto Corsa launcher (AC Launcher) or Content Manager launcher (CM Launcher).

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Dowload the archive, and then extract the content on your PC.
If using CM_DYNAMICLIGHT EDITION:
- drop the content of "CM_DL_EDITION/weather/" in the weather directory of Assetto Corsa (and overwrite if required)

If using the LEGACY EDITION:
choose the folder associated to the profile-folder (Quality/Balance/Performance) that fits best your PC, then:

If YOU HAVE Content Manager:
- copy the content of "CM_Launcher" folder into the "/assettocorsa/content/weather" directory of Assetto Corsa, and overwrtite. That's it.
If DO NOT HAVE have Content Manager:
-copy the content "AC_Launcher" folder into the "/assettocorsa/" root directory and overwrite. That's it.
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HOW TO USE THE WEATHER MOD

CM_DYNAMICLIGHT EDITION
Select the weather profile, then select the time acceleration of your choice, and run. No there is no need to choose any time. The present scenarios will always start at sunset.
Why choosing the time multipliers? Read update 13:
https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/assettobynight.20364/updates

LEGACY EDITION:
If YOU HAVE Content Manager:
- select the weather of choice from the drop-down menu
- esnure that the proper time of day (actually night) is selected
- 18.00 for SunSet/EveningEve/Moonrise
- 15:00 - 17.00 for MoonGaze
- 11:00 -14.00 for MoonLight/CityByNight/F1ByNight (seems weird but 12 means 12pm in this case)
- h8.00 for Sunrise (clean and misty)
That's it, the CM_weather function of CM Launcher will automatically apply the right PPF filter (it will appear as "_CM_weather" PPF).

If YOU DO NOT HAVE Content Manager:
- select the weather of choice from the AC slider menu
- esnure that the proper time of day (actually night) is selected
- 18.00 for SunSet/EveningEve/Moonrise
- 15:00 - 17.00 for MoonGaze
- 11:00 -14.00 for MoonLight/CityByNight/F1ByNight (seems weird but 12 means 12pm in this case)
- h8.00 for Sunrise (clean and misty)
Launch the race and before driving, select the dedicated PPF filter
- Moonrise PPF for Moonrise weather
- CityByNight PPF for CityByNight weather
- F1ByNight PPF for F1ByNight weather
- MoonLight PPF for MoonLight weather
- Sunrise PPF for both the Clean and Misty Sunrise weathers
That's it.

Hope you will enjoy.
In case of problems, send me a message.

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FAQ

What happens if I set a different time of day from the one suggested by the weather?
The mod will work, obviosuly, but the position of the Sun/Moon will change leading to visual inconsistences (in the best case) or just look bad.
What's the difference in using the mod with the AC launcher and the CM launcher?

The best choice is CM; if you use the standard Assetto Corsa (AC) launcher you will need to manually select the PP filter and also you will not have stars in the sky. Also (but I've not tested it) you may have slightly worse performances in some sceneries, since with CM you will use the provided lightweight version of clouds.
Does this mod impact performances?
I did my best to optimize the mod. I experienced 0% perfomance drop compared to the vanilla game. In any case you have 3 options in terms of performance/quality settings. That being said, beware that some tracks (such as Daytona, Road Atlanta) are heavier than others and even the car you choose matters. So, if you feel the mod impacted the performances, ensure you are comparing apples with apples. Most likely it is not the mod, but the combination of track/car.
Is it safe to install?
100% safe. It does not interfere neither with the vanilla weathers or the GoodAndBad weathers.
How do I uninstall the mod?
Simply remove the directories/files you copied during the installation.
Can I install only a subset of the weathers?
Of course, they are mutually indipendent.
Why deleting previous release weather folders before upgrading?
The mod now includes some folder textures (which embed stars and are optimized for performance and visual appeal): if you install a new release without removing the previous weather folders, some of the old textures will remain there, leading to a non ideal visual result and most likely to worse performances. Note for those using AC_Launcher: there is no need to delete the PP filters files, they will be overwrittten.

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Latest reviews

I can't see the light from my car or the others. The road doesn't get lighted up.
There's also a file called " ppfilters " in the CM file. Where should I install it inside of game files?
the lights don't work
Great work! Thanks!
Muy bueno exelente ..... gracias!
It does not work for me at all. I followed the instructions step by step, but id does not look anything like it does on the sceeenshots.
Hey, please help! I can't see my car's light on the road!
tengo la noche pero no las luces dinamicas
i have the night but dont have the lights!
Mejor imposible!!! hacia falta esta aplicacion en el juego,lo hace mas realista a parte de lo real del juego, Gracias por el aporte.
Can you implement this with a server manager? Do you need to change a few things in the Server.cfg? I selected the "wheater" in the server manager, but it is still 1800 PM

Thank you in advance
Excellent
Graat!
no CM no dynamic lights = deinstall.
won't launch with the ppf installed have to remove them to work.
Great work fantastic thx
Congrats for your nice work!
Great effort, but how DO I see headlight projections? I didn't see anything in the Filter file.. So you know, I was using an AC Legends Matra car at Aosta with the F1byNight filter set to 12:00.
Thanks!
great mod thank you.
Awesome atmosphere with this nighweathers.
Incredible driving experience at night. Thank you for this mod.
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