Assetto Corsa Competizione | First Oulton Park Previews Revealed

[Paul Jeffrey]

Kunos Simulazioni have released the first preview images from the upcoming British GT Pack DLC - with release date confirmed as this February 10th!

• Oulton Park previews.
• Release February 10th.
• Dedicated championship mode and 40 new liveries confirmed.

It's finally happening (on my birthday too!) - the long awaited British GT Pack DLC for Assetto Corsa Competizione is heading to the PC version of the simulation this February 10th 2021 - and as well as the already confirmed inclusion of Donington Park, Oulton Park and Snetterton, Kunos have also confirmed no less than 40 liveries and 70 drivers from the British GT Championship will also be added to the title, as well as a dedicated British GT Championship game mode!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1357328168143773697

As we build up towards that 10th February release date, Kunos have shown off their first preview images from the pack - the legendary Cheshire venue of Oulton Park!

Original Source: Assetto Corsa Twitter

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[maranello78]

2 cars? Have I missed something?

British Dlc is from season 2019 so they'll include Ford Mustang GT4 and Jaguar Svr GT4

 

[JayCD]

UE4 games tend to look pretty bad in racing games. It has this really sterile look to the environment.

I know what you mean, but it mostly comes down to developers not using any form of adjustments. UE4 is renowned for its stunningly realistic lighting and shadows, it has its strengths and it has its weaknesses, as do other game engines. I think ACC turned out incredibly well visually, just need a really beefy GPU to run it, especially when you're not solo. It's hard to get textures to look exactly how you want them to in UE4 though, I once sat there for 6 hours trying many different techniques to make carbon fiber appear as it does irl (where treated CF panels have a coating over them and when you look at it from different views you can see the weave etc), but I couldn't make it happen, the reflectivity reflected off both the raw carbon and the clear coat/glue on top of it, so it made some really funky stuff happen

 

[André 57]

Absolutely true, but you can acquire licenses and contracts from the same people for a different game, use the models you already have, package a dlc and charge for it accordingly to pay for the said licences and contracts and make profit.
With the substantial player attendance level still enjoying AC daily, as a representative of that group, I can assure you, I would gladly pay for such a DLC.

I would certainly buy a new DLC for AC including those tracks.

 

[Peter Kerényi]

British Dlc is from season 2019 so they'll include Ford Mustang GT4 and Jaguar Svr GT4

So far nothing confirmed those cars would be coming and devs on the main forums said those cars are not coming.

 

[Montag_RSR]

UE4 games tend to look pretty bad in racing games. It has this really sterile look to the environment.

Kartkraft says hello

 

[DrTwurbo]

My local track literally 2 fields away, obviously will be purchasing

 

[Eckhart von Glan]

much as i would welcome more cars, the original tweet says:

3 iconic circuits
Over 40 new liveries and 70 drivers
Dedicated Championship season

no mention of any cars as far as I can see

 

[Dan Marr]

So far nothing confirmed those cars would be coming and devs on the main forums said those cars are not coming.

Yeah I've just done a quick count and out of the 45 total entries in 2019, 4 of those are the Fords and Jag so...

Shame but let's hope we are pleasantly surprised!

 

[garyjpaterson]

British Dlc is from season 2019 so they'll include Ford Mustang GT4 and Jaguar Svr GT4

i love how people read the list of things coming with the DLC (bunch of tracks and skins) and automatically jump to massive conclusions regarding other content that was literally never suggested to be part of the pack.

how to set yourself up for disappointment 101

 

[Dan Marr]

i love how people read the list of things coming with the DLC (bunch of tracks and skins) and automatically jump to massive conclusions regarding other content that was literally never suggested to be part of the pack.

how to set yourself up for disappointment 101

In fairness, the pack was originally only meant to be a track pack, so the fact we're getting a skinset to go with it is pretty good.

 

[garyjpaterson]

In fairness, the pack was originally only meant to be a track pack, so the fact we're getting a skinset to go with it is pretty good.

indeed, a pleasant surprise to those who kept their feet on the ground.
but its now just days away from release. The additional content which was not promised has now been announced (zillions of skins) and yet plenty people still are speculating about even more..?

 

[eco2006]

UE4 is renowned for its stunningly realistic lighting and shadows, it has its strengths and it has its weaknesses, as do other game engines. I think ACC turned out incredibly well visually, just need a really beefy GPU to run it, especially when you're not solo. It's hard to get textures to look exactly how you want them to in UE4 though, I once sat there for 6 hours trying many different techniques to make carbon fiber appear as it does irl (where treated CF panels have a coating over them and when you look at it from different views you can see the weave etc), but I couldn't make it happen, the reflectivity reflected off both the raw carbon and the clear coat/glue on top of it, so it made some really funky stuff happen

If they just would/could do something about the shadow running 10m in front of the car, that is definitely not "stunning".

 

[Gergo Panker]

but even maxed out it looks *nothing* like this for me

The preview shots are upscaled, generally deferred renderers suffer with clarity that you can mitigate by throwing resolution at it if you don't like the default sharpening methods that come with it, and if your hardware can support it.

 

[Peter Kerényi]

One of the most important settings in ACC is resolution scale. It is demanding, but a value above 100 is needed to get a clear image (at least @1080p, cannot comment on higher resolutions). Thankfully I found compromises and ACC looks good and runs well for me.

 

[David Peres]

I run ACC maxed out with 150 resolution scale (at 1080p) and it looks pretty good to me, better than any other sim IMO with beautifull lighting and the most detailed textures compared with the other sims I play. It's pretty much the opposite of "sterille" but I do have an issue with the close draw distance of the shadows.

Depending on the track and time of day you can see massive environmental shadows being "drawn" just a few meters in front of you even at max settings and it looks pretty bad. Hungaroing is one of the worst for this.

If not for that I would consider ACC the perfect looking sim... but only at max settings (and certainly not for VR) since things start to get pretty ugly when you dial them back. ACC at medium settings is one of the ugliest looking things out there.

 

[Eckhart von Glan]

If they just would/could do something about the shadow running 10m in front of the car, that is definitely not "stunning".

oh yes, this is wildly of topic because it bears no relation to the upcoming dlc, but if anyone knows how to get rid of that shadow running ahead on armco either side. totally destroys immersion in an otherwise perfect game.

 

[maranello78]

This league is just GT3, but we make usually events with GT3, GT4 and CUP

Next event or league i'll invite you to participate

 

[maranello78]

i love how people read the list of things coming with the DLC (bunch of tracks and skins) and automatically jump to massive conclusions regarding other content that was literally never suggested to be part of the pack.

how to set yourself up for disappointment 101

Easy is called "read" just go to this: https://www.bsimracing.com/assetto-corsa-competizione-oulton-park-circuit-previews/ and you can read, tracks and CARS, rare people like me like to read info from different sites, but i know people like to make their own just reading from one site hahaha

 

[Lurkusmaximus]

There are a few options in the game to tweak colours and other stuff. Did you check them before coming here to complain on this release thread that has nothing to do with this?

Often your monitor can tweak saturation as well to give more vibrant colors. Tweaking may not be fun, but it is often necessary for best results

 

[maranello78]

So far nothing confirmed those cars would be coming and devs on the main forums said those cars are not coming.

I just read this: https://www.bsimracing.com/assetto-corsa-competizione-oulton-park-circuit-previews/