VR and Bentley... New Assetto Corsa Competizione Previews

Paul Jeffrey · Oct 8, 2018

Ahead of the big VR, Bentley and Misano "EA Release 2" for ACC, Kunos Simulazioni have released a few very nice teaser images from the upcoming content release...

With only two short days left to wait for the first major content update for Assetto Corsa Competizione, Kunos Simulazioni have released a nice set of rather attractive preview images in the form of some stunning shots of the mega Bentley Continental GT3 and Misano Circuit, the two major new pieces of content set to hit ACC this October 10th.

Slightly more difficult to reflect in screenshot form, the new release scheduled for this Wednesday will also be notable for the first pass at supporting Virtual Reality (VR) in the sim - a very exciting development for ACC, and something that is sure to please quite a few of the sim racing community (myself included).

Of course this is the first update for ACC since the game deployed into the public realm via Steam Early Access back in September, and it will be interesting to see what other tweaks, improvements and features Kunos can add to an already very impressive simulation in the four weeks since it made its public debut.

Don't forget to check our review article and video, found HERE.

Assetto Corsa Competizione is available on Steam Early Access now.

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Looking forward to the next stage of development for ACC? What are you most excited to try, the car, track or VR? Let us know in the comments section below!

Zoltan76 · Oct 8, 2018

WallyTP said:
Runs like shiit on my 1080ti so good luck.

Runs smooth on my 1060. Everything is on high and epic. 55-65fps.

M D Gourley · Oct 8, 2018

Furnace Inferno said:
My experiences with UE4 tells me you’re out of luck 2GB VRAM wasn’t enough when I had the 690, you’d have a little juice left but run out of VRAM fast.

Yes, you are correct...but at least I can get a mere 35 - 40 FPS running 5760x1080 on my old GTX690 with some low settings and still looks ok graphically...I am happy with that for now.

M D Gourley · Oct 8, 2018

Zoltan76 said:
Runs smooth on my 1060. Everything is on high and epic. 55-65fps.

What screen resolution are you using, may I ask?

Shad3R · Oct 8, 2018

WallyTP said:
Runs like shiit on my 1080ti so good luck.

Runs amazing on a GTX 1060 6GB from Asus on my brothers pc, what are you using? 8K?

Philip Antonia · Oct 8, 2018

I haven't played ACC for 2 weeks as I had to give my main screen to my son as his blew up!! My other monitor is to my side, so I've been vr only for racing since. Really enjoyed ACC up to that point, so can't wait to try the Bentley at Misano in VR!!

Wedge · Oct 8, 2018

I'm really curious and excited about everything in this release: the new events, the new car, the new track and the basic pit stops!

Two more days!

Shad3R · Oct 8, 2018

Also, heres how the game looks on a gtx750ti on replay mode.
Textures: Epic, all the other settings: med/low

Jorge Villar · Oct 8, 2018

Robertinotje said:
I don t even consider to purchase this game, even when it came with a 1000 euro bonus. It is so behind everything in development and focused ,it s not gonna work.

And why do you think people care?

sebduloiret · Oct 8, 2018

I waited impatiently for this ACC and ... I must be an alien but I tried it and I do not like it at all, I would really like to love it but it does not provide the driving sensations of an LFS, AMS or iracing (and in addition it was not smooth at all on the triple screen)
do not fall for me, I do not say it's bad but personally I do not appreciate at all for the moment (except the sound that is very successful), I'll try to buy it on its release official

in any case, that the owners of this game pass good time, it is the most important ^^

Timberwind · Oct 8, 2018

sebduloiret said:
I waited impatiently for this ACC and ... I must be an alien but I tried it and I do not like it at all,

Just try ACC again as soon they patch FFB and more. Currently it does not feel good at all on a G27, because of the dampening issue and performance is not the best either. I think optimization will come towards the end. I bought it, because it was a significant discount. Assetto Corsa needed a good amount of updates until it became what it is now. Competizione will not be much different.

ShredatorFIN · Oct 8, 2018

jacksorensen said:
Runs smooth on my 1070Ti.

I have to drop settings considerably, to make it run 60 fps on triples, with 8700k + 1080 ti.

Compared to few other racing games this year, it doesn't run that great at the moment, in relation to how it looks on those low-enough-to-keep-60-fps settings (with full grid, night & rain too, pointless to set them by any other scenario)

With maximum graphics (+SSAA) it looks incredible (best looking sim ever made), but those are impossible on triples, with 1080 ti. VR is generally even more demanding than triples

I'm looking forward to FFB updates. I kind of lost enthusiasm to ACC because of it, and went back to AC and Automobilista. Hoping build 2 improves things

Carlitox · Oct 8, 2018

I don't want to get ahead of myself but the truth is, I've heard less complaints from ACC in beta than a lot of games (racing or not) that are in "full release".

No VR for me for the time being, but I'd be lying if I said I am not crazy excited for what this game has to offer. Especially since seeing that absolutely ferocious new spec R8 GT3.

Piotr Dul · Oct 8, 2018

WallyTP said:
Runs like shiit on my 1080ti so good luck.

Runs pretty decent on my 1060 6GB.

JGKnight · Oct 8, 2018

WallyTP said:
Runs like shiit on my 1080ti so good luck.

.I have a 1080Ti .Haven't noticed anything bad.

Deleted member 197115 · Oct 8, 2018

Piotr Dul said:
Runs pretty decent on my 1060 6GB.

Agree, runs on 4K no worse than Ghost Recon Wildlands

Jeremy Ford · Oct 8, 2018

This is ACC at 1080p, maxed visual settings. 8770k, 1080Ti.

I'll be posting some VR benchmark videos when the update drops.

ShredatorFIN · Oct 8, 2018

Jeremy Ford said:
This is ACC at 1080p, maxed visual settings. 8770k, 1080Ti.

8700k? To my knowledge there isn't a 8770k

Did you benchmark night/sunset/low light conditions, they seem to hit framerate hardest. For example the special event Quick Race, with accelerated time progression. Once sun starts going down, frames start going down too.

And only way to get good looking AA currently is the incredibly taxing SSAA. Assuming you had that at 200%? In triple screen, that becomes impossible, can't have even 110%.

Remaining options are the blurry TAA or the cancerous FXAA

Apuleyo · Oct 8, 2018

Robertinotje said:
I don t even consider to purchase this game, even when it came with a 1000 euro bonus. It is so behind everything in development and focused ,it s not gonna work.

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Jeremy Ford · Oct 8, 2018

ShredatorFIN said:
8700k? To my knowledge there isn't a 8770k

Did you benchmark night/sunset/low light conditions, they seem to hit framerate hardest. For example the special event Quick Race, with accelerated time progression. Once sun starts going down, frames start going down too.

And only way to get good looking AA currently is the incredibly taxing SSAA. Assuming you had that at 200%? In triple screen, that becomes impossible, can't have even 110%.

Yeah a typo, should be 8700k. Resolution scale at 100, Temporal AA. The benchmark was only meant to compare the weather conditions as per the video title, they're at the same time of day. But I'll take a look at running a time of day benchmark comparison follow up. Thanks for seeding the idea.