Assetto Corsa: Build 0.9 Released (with multiplayer)

[Bram Hengeveld]

Due to a few delays it took Kunos Simulazioni a little extra time to deliver the announced multiplayer functionality to the community. Today the wait ends as issues have been fixed and tested and are now available via a Steam update for customers.

Besides a whole bunch of servers provided by Kunos the community has start hosting the first multiplayer rooms already and of course you are more than welcome to visit the official RD servers as well.

Buy Assetto Corsa for only 34,99 EUR directly from the RD Store here

The 0.9 upgrade of Assetto Corsa brings the following features to the PC simulation.

Working Features:

• Booking system
• Pre-booked clients from server admins
• Password protected server for booking
• Password saving for different servers
• Multi class races
• Race weekend (practice,qualifying,race) with configurable duration and number of laps
• Select penalty system or not.
• Track cycling
• Loop mode
• Maximum client limit, determined by circuit pit boxes
• Clients may re-join at any session if booked.
• Dedicated server available.
• 10 public official servers

Known Issues

• Official server are set to 15 clients and we will gradually increase the clients number
• with testing. Dedicated server is not limited.
• Wheels remain always connected on the ground, even if cars flies, jumps of flips
• Steering wheels angles might appear exaggerated, or inverted
• Extended characters in player names, are not supported yet
• Graphical active aero animations do not work on multiplayer clients yet
• Opponents skidmarks are not visible yet
• Opponents windshield are not visible in player’s mirrors yet
• Opponents suspension movements are vertical, wheels might compenetrate cars body on some occasions
• “Multiplayer options” option from the menu does not work yet (containing voting for skip session, restart servers, kick users, chats etc)
• Switching between sessions dirt on the car doesn’t disappear race session ends some seconds after the leader finishes the race

 

[Ho3n3r]

Absolutely agree. I reckon there should be a sin-bin of sorts for those borderline cases where someone just isn't very good and causes accidents via spin-offs or collisions on track re-entry but without malice or intent apparent. I reckon racing backwards might be proof beyond reasonable doubt though

If you had groups of servers they could funnel those players towards a sin-bin server where others could even get training from ghost cars etc to elevate them.

Hahaha. Let all those in the SinBin only race against each other. It'll be almost as bad as Maldonado vs. Kobayashi.

 

[Tom Michelmore]

I don't know if anyone else knows or not since I haven't seen it brought up but if you press the tab key whilst racing it shows you the race positions including the gap to the drivers around you. Also in qualifying it shows everyone's fastest lap so you don't have to return to the garage to see what times people have set.

 

[Tom Michelmore]

On a side note I'd love to go around punching every person who rams in the face.

EDIT: On a lighter note, a new update has come out .

Version 0.9.7
- Fixed ingame GUI keyboard
- Improved multiplayer collisions
- Fixed AI race fuel evaluation.

 

[Jason Hunt]

Not many numbers left before 1.0.

And I think there is a lot that needs fixing or adding before then.

We'll be on 0.9.9.1, 0.9.9.2, etc.

 

[DennS]

Not many numbers left before 1.0.

Version 0.10 here we come

 

[Tom Michelmore]

It will go to version 0.10.0, 0.11.0, 0.12.0 etc etc.

 

[Kevin Cordice]

It will go to version 0.10.0, 0.11.0, 0.12.0 etc etc.

Only time will tell

 

[Jan-Olov Johansson]

0.10?
I don't think they will go back to lower version numbers...

 

[Quas]

I don't get why there are penalties for corner cutting, but none for driving the wrong way.
Since the intentions of someone driving the wrong way in an online race are rather "questionable" to put it mildly, i think they should be kicked right back to pits or even better out of the lobby.
Can't be a feature that's hard to implement, i reckon.

 

[Leemstradamus]

So far this has been one of the best if not best online gaming weekends I've ever had. I had such a blast! The wait was worth it.

 

[Tom Michelmore]

0.10?
I don't think they will go back to lower version numbers...

Software versions do not necessarily follow the laws of mathematics/numbers/whatever. It is perfectly logical and has been seen in the past to have the updates going 0.9.0, 0.10.0, 0.11.0 etc. Besides, I'd be extremely surprised if 1.0 is just around the corner with multiplayer being in alpha and many other areas that could be improved.

"There are two schools of thought regarding how numeric version numbers are incremented: Most free software packages treat numbers as a continuous stream, therefore a free software or open source product may have version numbers 1.7.0, 1.8.0, 1.8.1, 1.9.0, 1.10.0, 1.11.0, 1.11.1, 1.11.2, etc."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_versioning

 

[Leemstradamus]

Software versions do not necessarily follow the laws of mathematics. It is perfectly logical to have the updates going 0.9.0, 0.10.0, 0.11.0 etc. Besides, I'd be extremely surprised if 1.0 is just around the corner with multiplayer being in aplha and many other areas that could be improved.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_versioning

I agree. There is still quite a bit of content that was officially supposed to be in version 1.0 bit who knows. I really hope they get pitting working soon.

 

[Jan-Olov Johansson]

Software versions do not necessarily follow the laws of mathematics/numbers/whatever. It is perfectly logical and has been seen in the past to have the updates going 0.9.0, 0.10.0, 0.11.0 etc. Besides, I'd be extremely surprised if 1.0 is just around the corner with multiplayer being in alpha and many other areas that could be improved.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_versioning

I don't think so either, it is my wish/hope that they focus on MP and bugfixes/improvements in general before adding any more content. Cars and tracks are "easy" stuff to add anytime they want really.

 

[Tom Michelmore]

Breaking news! Silverstone National confirmed for release before 6th September.

 

[Sander Eefting]

Im not really hyped for Silverstone National, I mean we already got 2 versions of silverstone. I'd like to see Spa tho, since I feel we lack some tracks.

I'd like to have Spa before summer vacation is over...

 

[Ryan Ogurek]

Sounds amazing, hopefully Spa isn't far behind...

 

[Ho3n3r]

0.10?
I don't think they will go back to lower version numbers...

Versioning systems aren't decimal, mate.

Think of it like this: v0.9.7 = Version 0, sub-version 9, sub-sub version 7. v0.10 is version 0, sub-version 10. So v0.10 is 9 sub-versions newer than v0.1.

Hope that helps you in the right direction.

 

[Dinko Skukan]

Anyone noticed that number of drivers isn't correct when you select server. It displays 0/22 when 22 players are connected instead 22/22. Also some info on race duration would be nice when you enter server, sometimes i forget how many laps was while waiting for booking to end. You can see lap count only before race starts (or i can't find it )

 

[Ryan Ogurek]

Anyone noticed that number of drivers isn't correct when you select server. It displays 0/22 when 22 players are connected instead 22/22. Also some info on race duration would be nice when you enter server, sometimes i forget how many laps was while waiting for booking to end. You can see lap count only before race starts (or i can't find it )

I agree more info on race progress would be good, but I imagine theres much more to come with the full release. Also the number you are seeing is not the number of drivers its the number of drivers currently on the server. so if its still in booking it will show 0.

 

[Michael Hornbuckle]

The title of the video made me - "v9.5". I don't even dare to think what we will have at that point in the future. Anyways -

I guess I shouldn't make vids when I've been awake for 20 hours! LOL
I don't want to delete the vid but knowing it is mislabeled is going to drive me nuts.