Assetto Corsa Competizione V1 Released

[Paul Jeffrey]

Its here!

We are racing at Silverstone this June 2nd - find out the details HERE.

Ok, I don't really need to say anything else as I've got nothing new to add that you don't already know. Basically this is just somewhere for you all to put your comments, so I'll shut up and let you comment away!

Assetto Corsa Competizione Launch FAQ

Q: What is Assetto Corsa Competizione?
A: Assetto Corsa Competizione is the new official Blancpain GT Series videogame. Thanks to the extraordinary quality of simulation, the game allows to experience the real atmosphere of the FIA GT3 homologated championship, competing against official drivers, teams, cars and circuits, reproduced in-game with the highest level of accuracy ever achieved.
Sprint, Endurance and Spa 24 Hours races come to life with an incredible level of realism, in both single and multiplayer modes. To know more about the Blancpain GT Series, please visit https://www.blancpain-gt-series.com/

Q: When does Assetto Corsa Competizione launch out of Early Access?
A: Assetto Corsa Competizione 1.0 is available on May 29, 2019, featuring the 2018 Blancpain GT Series. Our development team will continue to support the game in order to include also the full roaster, cars and tracks of the 2019 Season with a FREE additional content coming after Summer 2019.

Q: Which controllers and steering wheels is Assetto Corsa Competizione compatible with?
A: See below a list of supported wheels and devices. In summary, any controller recognised by Windows DirectInput can be used with Assetto Corsa Competizione. If your device is not listed below, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it is not compatible with ACC, but it might not be fully supported.

FANATEC

• Podium Wheel Base DD1, DD2
  
• ClubSport Pedals V1, V2, V3
  
• ClubSport Shifter (SQ) via Fanatec ClubSport USB Adapter (AO)
  
• ClubSport Steering Wheel BMW GT2, Formula, Porsche 918 RSR, Universal Hub for Xbox One ClubSport Wheel Base v1, v2, v2.5
  
• CSL Elite Pedals
  
• CSL Elite Racing Wheel
  
• CSL Elite Wheel Base
  
• CSL Steering Wheel McLaren GT3
  
• CSL Steering Wheel P1
  
• CSL Steering Wheel
• LOGITECH
• G25 Racing Wheel
• G27 Racing Wheel
• G29 Racing Wheel
• G920 Racing Wheel

MICROSOFT

• Official Xbox 360 Wired Pad
• Official Xbox 360 Wireless Pad
• Official Xbox One Wireless Pad
• THRUSTMASTER
  
• 599XX EVO 30
  
• Sparco® P310
  
• F1
  
• Ferrari 458 Italia Edition
  
• Ferrari 488 Challenge Edition
  
• Ferrari GTE
  
• Leather 28 GT
  
• T300 RS GT Edition
  
• Sparco® R383
  
• T3PA Pro pedals
  
• T80
  
• T150
  
• T300 RS
  
• T500 RS
  
• T500 RS F1 Advanced mode
  
• T-GT
  
• TH8 RS Shifter
  
• TMX Force Feedback
  
• TS-PC Racer
  
• TS-XW Racer
  
• TX

SIMXPERIENCE

• AccuForce Pro v1,v2

GRANITE DEVICES*

• SimucCUBE 2 Sport
  
• SimuCUBE 2 Pro
  
• SimuCUBE 2 Ultimate

*ARGON, IONI and SimuCUBE-based OpenSimWheel systems are also supported

Q: Can I use mouse and keyboard?
A: You can use the mouse to control the user interface and the keyboard for user interface and car control.

Q: Does Assetto Corsa Competizione have VR support?
A: Assetto Corsa Competizione offers support for Oculus Rift (dedicated plug-in) and HTC Vive (Steam VR). Other devices might be compatible but are not officially supported.

Q: Does Assetto Corsa Competizione support 4K natively?
A: Yes, and any screen resolution recognized by your OS can be set in game.

Q: Will there ever be a physical edition of Assetto Corsa Competizione available on PC?
A: We have put our full effort towards the digital version of Assetto Corsa Competizione; we may consider a retail version in the future, but it’s not planned yet.

Q: Will Assetto Corsa Competizione ever come to console?
A: We are putting all our efforts into the PC Steam version; a console version is surely under evaluation, but it hasn’t been officially confirmed yet.

Q: When can players expect the free 2019 update?
A: Our production team is already working on it and the release has been scheduled after Summer 2019.

Q: Does Assetto Corsa Competizione offer triple monitor support?
A: Assetto Corsa Competizione runs on triple screen setups as a single render scene, that is split over three displays. The game features a special projection correction that reduces the lateral distortion that might affect ultrawide screens and triple monitor setups. (It's called Pannini Projection in honor of the ITALIAN painter who invented it in the 18th century - because Italians do it better). This feature can be set in-game in the "view settings" option. We appreciate that some users are requesting three separate renderings in order to tune bezel values and screen angles. Currently, Unreal Engine 4 doesn't support this feature. We'll continue to investigate to see if in future the triple-separate rendering will be supported in a feasible way.

Q: Will I ever be able to mod Assetto Corsa Competizione?
A: Being developed with UE4, Assetto Corsa Competizione processes data and assets through a completely different structure and file format than the previous Assetto Corsa. Therefore, the game will not be compatible with mod contents created for Assetto Corsa.

Q: Which tracks are available in Assetto Corsa Competizione?
A: A list of all the official circuits included in the Blancpain GT Series calendar are available at this URL: https://www.blancpain-gt-series.com/calendar. This also includes also Zolder as part of the 2018 Season.

Q: Which cars are available in Assetto Corsa Competizione?
A: Assetto Corsa Competizione 1.0 includes 51 teams, 280 selectable drivers, 14 Manufacturers and the following car models:

• Porsche 911 (991) GT3 R
  
• Porsche 911 (991II) GT3 Cup
• Mercedes-AMG GT3
  
• Ferrari 488 GT3
• Audi R8 LMS
• Lamborghini Huracán GT3
• Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo (2015 Model Year)
• McLaren 650S GT3
• Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 (2015 Model Year)
• Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 (2018 Model Year)
• BMW M6 GT3
• Bentley Continental GT3 (2015 Model Year)
• Bentley Continental GT3 (2018 Model Year)
• Aston Martin Racing V12 Vantage GT3
• Reiter Engineering R-EX GT3
• Emil Frey Jaguar G3
• Lexus RC F GT3
• Honda/Acura NSX GT3

Q: How does multiplayer work in Assetto Corsa Competizione?
A: Assetto Corsa Competizione offers three types of Multiplayer action:
In the Public Multiplayer, you can join servers run by the community or official Kunos servers. They offer a vast amount of combinations regarding tracks, conditions and race events similar to the Assetto Corsa 1 universe.

To quickly find servers that suit your preferences and skills, you can either use the Quick Join functionality, or select one of the best matches in the highly personalized server list. To improve your experience, you can edit your preferences, so the suggestions may offer you more night or rain races; or add weight to latency or specific tracks.

While the Public Multiplayer will run casual and quick paced races, advanced users may want to use the Competition Servers. They are offer a competitive experience with very serious settings and hour-long races. The corresponding Competition Rating will track your progress and define the Splits in which you can compete on those servers. The requirements are high, so make sure you get an overview about the Ratings in the Main Menu/Driver/Ratings page.

The third section is the support of private leagues. They run their own race organization and series, which for example allows the use of Driver Swaps and adjusted rules. Additionally, we are looking into possibilities to allow leagues to run more than the 30 cars, and offer them the data output and Race Direction tools they need.

Q: Does Assetto Corsa Competizione have anything in place to ensure clean racing online?
A: The most important part in the comprehensive Rating system is the "Safety Rating (SA)" component. Once unlocked, it will track the virtual Trust and Incidents both in Multiplayer and AI races. Public Servers are set up with different SA requirements, offering different levels of protected racing. Additionally, the Competition Servers run very high SA requirements. To enjoy clean racing in Multiplayer, make sure to keep an eye on your Ratings in the Main Menu/Driver/Ratings page and maximize your Safety Rating.

Q: How many players does Assetto Corsa Competizione support?
A: Players can compete against other 30 opponents in single and multiplayer.

Q: What are the minimum system requirements in order to run Assetto Corsa Competizione?
A: The most updated version of minimum and recommended hardware requirements is available at the URL https://store.steampowered.com/app/805550/Assetto_Corsa_Competizione/ in the system requirements section.

Q: What are the recommended system requirements in order to run Assetto Corsa Competizione?
A: The most updated version of minimum and recommended hardware requirements is available at the URL https://store.steampowered.com/app/805550/Assetto_Corsa_Competizione/ in the system requirements section.

Q: Does Assetto Corsa Competizione take advantage of NVIDIA RTX?
A: Currently, Assetto Corsa Competizione does not support ray tracing yet. We continue to work closely with Epic Games and NVIDIA on integration of new technologies to Assetto Corsa Competizione.

Q: What resolutions and FPS will Assetto Corsa Competizione run at?
A: Resolution and number of frames depend by your hardware requirements. Assetto Corsa Competizione can match the same resolution recognized by your Operative system, and you can decide to cap the number of visible frames per second. We haven't set any limit on this.

Q: Where can I find support for Assetto Corsa Competizione? Where can I submit bugs?
A: https://www.assettocorsa.net/forum
Please use the proper forum sections and in case of bug submission, zip and attach the whole "Logs" folder located in your "C:\users*youruser*\AppData\Local\AC2\Saved" folder (the "AppData" folder is hidden by default, check "Hidden items" in your Windows view properties). In case of crash report, please always zip and attach the whole "Crashes" folder located in the same directory.

Q: What rating has Assetto Corsa Competizione been given?
A: Assetto Corsa Competizione content is expected to be Assetto Corsa Competizione is accessible to all ages; for instance, the North American ESRB rating is “E” (standing for “Everyone”).

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[Frank]

Having some fun, just leaving this picture here for you to double enjoy.

 

[Erg]

Sometimes it can't connect on multiplayer screen. The yellow ..connecting message keeps like that and never turn to green (connected). Usually had to restart the game to fix the problem but it doesn't work always either...

Tested Audi on Spa, Zolder and Monza, had a few races.. Came 1st at Zolder with some slow opponents but It's impossible to hold this car stable on kerbs, incredibly oversteery.

 

[woz9us]

Completed the first race at Zolder in Career mode and WOW, easily the most fun I've had in a single player mode sim. Great work from Kunos!

 

[Eckhart von Glan]

not connecting to servers here as well, which means all efforts are fun but fruitless atm

 

[thevoidone]

Tried it out briefly, but in VR image quality is worse than before, looks like AA not working and also some strange shimmering on head movement which wasn't there before. Hopefully they'll fix it soon, too distracting for me to enjoy it.

Thank you for saving my time.

 

[2stains]

I went to the setups menu and was defend by a stupidly loud hissing ! The Ai still follow each other just like AC1 train Then i ask to quite the game and forced to view the credits for 15 seconds ! I wont be firing up ACC until the next patch !

 

[Ryann]

I was so much looking forward the career mode. I really wished it would play (in a context) similar to recent F1 games, unfortunately it is miles away. Not only it is incredibly under-developed, it is also pretty confusing and unintuitive.

It feels like it was just put together in recent weeks. I know Kunos will support ACC for years to come, as we are used from previous titles, but the career to be something meaningful needs complete overhaul.

 

[dcully]

But the burst of laughter when he was asked "how does the game compare to the real thing" was quite telling I think, even though he quickly followed with a more diplomatic answer.

He actually didnt burst into laughter, he simply said dont ask and followed it up by saying he gave up comparing real life to sims but yes even that is quite telling in a way.

 

[pcraenme]

Seems you cannot quit and save an event when you have finished some sessions already within an event. I finished the practice session in the Zolder event (career mode). When I exited the event, there is no way to resume it? I had to start at the first practice session again. So you need to drive a practice session, 2 qualifications and 2 races, before career progress is saved again?

 

[fostrike]

I went to the setups menu and was defend by a stupidly loud hissing ! The Ai still follow each other just like AC1 train Then i ask to quite the game and forced to view the credits for 15 seconds ! I wont be firing up ACC until the next patch !

Just press esc or enter to skip it

 

[Trezoitao38]

Any guesses on players count few weeks from now?

You can see here: https://steamcharts.com/cmp/805550,244210#48h

 

[RearView Racing]

I'm getting a fatal error when viewing the replay after about 3 secs. Its a shame as i wanna see what the heli cams like. Should hopefully be fixed soon...

 

[Jan Larsen]

Further observations:

Once you get used to the handling of the cars, they drive quite similarly with a few odd quirks here and there. The Ferrari is very much the most stable car of the lot, but not the fastest, its like its underpowered. I recommend people start with that.

Multiplayer dosent work. Ratings system likewise (which is actually quite handy, means you can explore limits without taking a safety hit). Prolly the devs working on both.

Still trying to convince my graphics card that night racing in the rain with cars around is a good idea...

 

[Erg]

Anyone else gettin fatal error in the race with ue4 message?

 

[Xzess]

On the first beta of ACC my pc could run on low at more than 100FPS, on high/epic more less 60FPS with tons of cars there. Now on low my pc can't do estable 60FPS on medium/low barely can play with 40- 50 FPS.
People here that are saying it runs ok, they have a 1080, thats a NVIDIA high end card. It's not aceptable that to play a game even on low you need to buy a new high end card. For now, this sim is unplayable at aceptable levels. Hope they improve performance.

 

[A3DR]

Is there any damage modeling done to the cars, parts fly off or something like that?

 

[drako90]

On the first beta of ACC my pc could run on low at more than 100FPS, on high/epic more less 60FPS with tons of cars there. Now on low my pc can't do estable 60FPS on medium/low barely can play with 40- 50 FPS.

Strange. To me, the performance is much better than during the early access.
And my PC is not good for 2019 games.
I have an really old CPU AMD FX8350. 16GB DDR3. GPU AMD RX580 8GB
Windows 10 installed on a Samsung SSD.
With that all is stable, all on High and some options on epic, i have 72fps (i limited them to my max fps monitor freesync refresh rate)
But it is true that there are people with PCs much better than mine, same configuration InGame, and worse FPS.
So yes, strange.

 

[drako90]

Hello again.. I'm the only one?..
I have problems with the configuration of my Thrustmaster T300 + Ferrari F1 Wheel.
The game detects the steering wheel in options, but all the FF parameters are at 0.
and all buttons, pedals and steering wheel are unassigned.
In the early access everything was detected ...

Can anybody help me?
Can you tell me all the original force feedback parameters for the t300? Please

 

[Eckhart von Glan]

Then i ask to quit the game and forced to view the credits for 15 seconds !

nope, one click on the screen will do the trick

 

[MarkR]

I went to the setups menu and was defend by a stupidly loud hissing ! The Ai still follow each other just like AC1 train Then i ask to quite the game and forced to view the credits for 15 seconds ! I wont be firing up ACC until the next patch !

Yes this is the case. You have to complete all 5 sessions in one sitting otherwise all progress is lost. Skipping (as suggested by another poster) is ok for the practice session but if you leave after either quali of during (pc crashes etc) or after the first race all progress is lost. I assume this situation will be worse in season 2 with longer races.

Deeply flawed as it stands and looks untested. This was the case with AC on the consoles so I'm not really surprised, it's disappointing to see the same mistakes repeated though. I don't like the way Kunos make such a big marketing fuss and look down on games like GT and Forza - which both have fully functioning career modes (regardless of 'sim' value) - and then release a frustrating experience like this. Just looks like they ran out of time to me.