Assetto Corsa Ferrari 488 GT3 'Red Pack' preview

[Paul Jeffrey]

Assetto Corsa developers Kunos Simulazioni have finally revealed the penultimate piece of content due to be released for the game as part of Thursday's upcoming 'Red Pack' DLC update.

With the GT2/3's already proving to be one of the more popular, and densely populated, classes within the game it was perhaps inevitable that Kunos would look to add another new generation model from of one of GT racing's most vibrant racing classes, this time bringing the beautiful Ferrari 488 GT3 to the sim. Replacement for the aging 458 Italia, the new 488 packs a twin-turbocharged 3.9-liter V8 with a lighter more rigid frame than its road going counterpart the 488 GTB. Run by a wide variety of GT3 teams across the world, the 488 is one of Ferrari's most spectacular closed top GT cars of recent times and sure to become an instant classic with the Tifosi faithful.

The Red Pack DLC is due for release on the Steam platform for PC players of Assetto Corsa, and will become available to purchase for PS4 and Xbox One players post console release.

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Another one bites the dust.. like what you see from the latest Red Pack reveal? Looking forward to the new Ferrari? Let us know in the comments section below!

 

[SakL]

1.7
- Added Red Bull Ring track (Red Pack DLC)
- Added Ferrari SF15-T (Red Pack DLC)
- Added Ferrari F138 (Red Pack DLC)
- Added Ferrari 488 GT3 (Red Pack DLC)
- Added Lamborghini Aventador SV (Red Pack DLC)
- Added Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 (Red Pack DLC)
- Added Maserati 250F 6 cylinder (Red Pack DLC)
- Added Maserati 250F 12 cylinder (Red Pack DLC)
- Added Maserati Levante S
- Performance Delta App: Added instant velocity difference bar
- Realtime App: Added road/ambient temperatures and grip
- Fixed system messages when ABS and TC are not available
- Added loading/saving system for fixed setup sessions
- Added audio device selector on Audio App. If saved device is not there, main device will be used
- Added volume ramp function to overcome issues with logitech headphone drivers
- Added Precision slider in Photo App
- Added missing icons on replay interface
- Added QUANTITY_MULT in system/cfg/skidmarks.ini
- Fixed RX-7 Tuned turbo sound behavior
- Fixed Alfa 155 mixing route for external sounds
- Fixed Ferrari F40 low-pass filter and some events volume
- Balanced exterior volume for all the cars
- New Bmw M3 e92 external sounds
- Added brake disc temperature simulation to (Ferrari 488 GT3, Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4,Maserati Levante)
- New Drivemotive Drifting School livery for BMW M3 e92 drift and S1 variants
- Tyre pressure now influences temperature spread and build up
- Added dynamic controller for EBB (electronic brake balance). Use file ctrl_ebb.ini for the controller.
- Added daylight function on "lights" script
- Added multiple turbo analogue instruments management
- Added server hints on RaceControl screen
- Added TC, ABS, Turbo keys to controller interface (both up and down)
- now TC and ABS can be cycled back through CTRL + SHIFT
- Added Flashing lights
- Showroom: Added video editing camera controls
- Showroom: Added car lights trigger as script "SHOWROOM""LOAD_LIGHTS" (previews are made without car lights)
- Showroom: Added support for extra animations (extra_animations.ini). Numkey_6
- Added blinking light system
- Fixed Volume App not saving bumper audio
- Added jump start
- Added 3 different selectable penalties configurations for jump starts
- Added penalty for "ESC to pits" during race
- Fixed some car/track combination resetting to pits at the start of HotLap sessions
- Improved remote cars movements over curbs
- AI is not making brake mistakes for cars that have ABS available
- Different level of engine brake are now selectable by the users on cars that offer the option (Ctrl+E)
- Added graphics smoothing for rigid bodies coming from physics
- Onboard brake bias now follows same limits in the FRONT_BIAS section in setup.ini
- Red lines and indications for gear change in the GUI are now considering damage rpms as well as limiters
- Laps completed indications in the GUI during races now refer to "leader completed laps" and not player completed laps
- Performance Delta app is now using spline position for calculation instead of distance calculated from car speed (less realistic but much more precise)
- New camera view at start, showing car instead of track
- New AI algorithms for race craft
- AI drivers are now much more variable in performance during a single lap and during a session
- "Lights on/off" is now a status of a car instead of a switch and gets replicated over the network properly
- Tyre radius is now also a function of tyre angular velocity
- Fixed self align torque going to negative values too early
- Added ERS simulation with MGU-K, MGU-H, Batteries, energy recovery and deployment limits
- Added active variable rear brake torque. Works in addition to the MGU-K recovery
- Added variable engine brake
- Added key/button commands for above ERS functions and profiles.
- New Tyre Model V10 for selected cars
- Additional general bugfixing on car graphics and some improvements to lods across the entire vehicle content
- 3D improvements on the Nissan R34 Skyline
- 3D improvements on the Nissan 370Z Nismo
- 3D improvements on the Ferrari LaFerrari
- General bugfixes in several tracks
- New clouds textures
- Improved PPeffects
- Improved Weathers
- Fixed GUI not showing on Oculus with PP off and AA on
- Added the possibility to launch sim directly. Add section
[AUTOSPAWN]
ACTIVE=1
To race.ini then start AssettoCorsa.exe

 

[schnipp]

Nothing in the french steam for the moment.

On the AC main page in Steam (Germany) the Red Pack is not listed (yet), but if you search for the Red Pack it is listed there.

 

[Christian Moreau]

@SakL
Nice, I was really looking forward to those AI improvements. That race Stephano showed at Vallelunga in one of his streams looked really promising. And making the AI's consistency more human overall is a welcome addition as well.

 

[Entombed]

On the AC main page in Steam (Germany) the Red Pack is not listed (yet), but if you search for the Red Pack it is listed there.

Yeah, thanks, i find it but, it says that isn't available for the moment

 

[Billy Pilgrim]

What time's this supposed to be released?

 

[Entombed]

use to be 17h GMT.

 

[schnipp]

I hope not, would almost be another hour.

 

[Kurt "Yoda" Kalbfleisch]

- Added jump start
- Added 3 different selectable penalties configurations for jump starts

Interesting. Can you elaborate on what "jump start" means?

 

[SakL]

Interesting. Can you elaborate on what "jump start" means?

It means it will now be possible to get off the line before the lights go out in a race. Configurable with either teleport or drivethrough penalty

 

[Michael Stead]

Ninja'd

 

[Grand Tourist]

Today I`ll finally get the track replacement. Looking forward to try it out, and to compare how good it was my work

No matter how it compares, your work has always been awesome

 

[schnipp]

As to AI improvements, I'm looking forward to those, since I like to drive in a "kind of Track Day Mode", so full race weekend with AI, 90 min. practice, dusty track and as many AI cars possible from a range from P1 to Lotus Exige.
Sadly often faster AI cars stay behind slower cars on long straight and hit the brakes behind them since both cars stay on the racing line.
I hope the improved AI does a better job there.

 

[Michael Stead]

From Stefano's twitter.

"It's going to be a little longer. Found a problem on the career and trying to fix it. Hold fast."

 

[Christian Moreau]

As to AI improvements, I'm looking forward to those, since I like to drive in a "kind of Track Day Mode", so full race weekend with AI, 90 min. practice, dusty track and as many AI cars possible from a range from P1 to Lotus Exige.
Sadly often faster AI cars stay behind slower cars on long straight and hit the brakes behind them since both cars stay on the racing line.
I hope the improved AI does a better job there.

I remember Stephano saying something on one of his streams that the AI is a lot less hesitant to deviate from the racing line now, making overtaking of slower cars better. The AI was definitely looking a lot racier in the races he did so I'm cautiously optimistic that we'll have more decisive AI.

 

[REM1976]

<mod-edit>: Keep chat respectful. Remember: "Discussions and content centred around race, nationality, religion, cultures or belief systems is not permitted".

 

[Michael Stead]

Wow. Some of you guys need to lighten up.

 

[schnipp]

I remember Stephano saying something on one of his streams that the AI is a lot less hesitant to deviate from the racing line now, making overtaking of slower cars better. The AI was definitely looking a lot racier in the races he did so I'm cautiously optimistic that we'll have more decisive AI.

Thanks. Sounds promising, I will try it as soon as it is available and give a short feedback on that.

 

[REM1976]

Wow. Some of you guys need to lighten up.

It's a fact. Schumacher (German) brought them so much success.

 

[Christian Moreau]

FFS, ridiculous.

No wonder italian economy is f*cked with this kind of professionalism

It's no wonder why Mercedes are whipping them in F1. If the Italians were as professional as the Germans, Ferrari would win the F1 Championship every season.

Please. Roasting an entire nation based off of an honest mistake made by a guy who almost single handedly does most of the physics and core programming of the game is completely unnecessary.

 

[REM1976]

"It's going to be a little longer. Found a problem on the career and trying to fix it. Hold fast."

You think this is acceptable at less than one hour from delivery? If I said that in my work, I would be fired.