Assetto Corsa

[Borsch]

I have 500 hours in AC and it's a great sim but right now I'm having much more fun in Dirt Rally so not sure wether to get this pack or not. I'm sure the Nords pack was cheaper than £10 for the first few days. edit yep I paid £7.33 so worth getting it early if at all.

YOur post made me look up DIrtRally again, and again I find a video like this

which says that DR is pretty poor physics wise... I did enjoy the new COdies F1 2015 for a few hours myself, but it was only for a few hours - poor physics instill bad driving habits (feet of lead etc) and coming back to AC,rF2 etc was painful. Do you not find something similar with DR ?

 

[Scotspaul]

YOur post made me look up DIrtRally again, and again I find a video like this

which says that DR is pretty poor physics wise... I did enjoy the new COdies F1 2015 for a few hours myself, but it was only for a few hours - poor physics instill bad driving habits (feet of lead etc) and coming back to AC,rF2 etc was painful. Do you not find something similar with DR ?

That's quite an old video, with a much earlier DR build than is currently out there.
If you look at GamerMuscles more recent videos he is much more complimentary about the game.

I have fairly recently gotten into DR and am enjoying it thoroughly, even though I'm pretty bad at it, it is good fun.
Much more of a 'game' in there than AC,

Back on AC, I fired it up last night to check its setup correctly ready for the new DLC and I was surprised how well it runs now on my tri-fire setup - i have everything maxed pretty much and its running at a very steady 60fps

 

[bazzabear]

Tried AC with headtracker (Freetrack2.2, but TrackIr should be similar) for the first time yesterday and it is crazy good fun

I'll tweak it a bit more but will only be playing with the tracker from now on. Spotting apexes, looking at side-by-side rivals... I never thought headtracker would be useful outside of flight sims, but boy, was I wrong

I don't really understand how head tracking works. If you turn your head, it recognises this and turns the screen viewpoint accordingly... but surely at that point you're no longer looking at the screen?

 

[Seanspeed]

I don't really understand how head tracking works. If you turn your head, it recognises this and turns the screen viewpoint accordingly... but surely at that point you're no longer looking at the screen?

It's subtle. Plus if you look a bit to your right, you were obviously wanting to look at something on the right side of the screen anyways.

Works best being closer to your monitor, as you might imagine.

 

[Borsch]

That's quite an old video, with a much earlier DR build than is currently out there.
If you look at GamerMuscles more recent videos he is much more complimentary about the game.

Ok cheers

I don't really understand how head tracking works. If you turn your head, it recognises this and turns the screen viewpoint accordingly... but surely at that point you're no longer looking at the screen?

Headtracking works because you turn your real head only a few degrees for the virtual one to turn 40, 90 or even 180 degrees (depending on the settings you choose), and there is also a deadzone so that little unintentional moves you are ignored by the headtracker.

 

[Uncle Petey]

Back on AC, I fired it up last night to check its setup correctly ready for the new DLC and I was surprised how well it runs now on my tri-fire setup - i have everything maxed pretty much and its running at a very steady 60fps

What cards and resolution mate? Vsync?
Also, what profile are you using, if any?

I just had a go and the default profile doesn't fire up additional cards. Using the BFBC2 profile does though - and scales very well.
Using 15.8 on win8.1 btw.

Edit:
Saying that, I get ~100% usage on all three (with pretty much perfect fps scaling increases from 1-3 cards) when hotlapping alone, but add 20 cars and usage drops to around 50-60% and fps is about the same as running two cards. This is at 1440p.

 

[Seanspeed]

What cards and resolution mate? Vsync?
Also, what profile are you using, if any?

I just had a go and the default profile doesn't fire up additional cards. Using the BFBC2 profile does though - and scales very well.
Using 15.8 on win8.1 btw.

Edit:
Saying that, I get ~100% usage on all three (with pretty much perfect fps scaling increases from 1-3 cards) when hotlapping alone, but add 20 cars and usage drops to around 50-60% and fps is about the same as running two cards. This is at 1440p.

Sounds like you're hitting a CPU bottleneck.

EDIT: Or maybe not, looking at what CPU you have.

 

[Uncle Petey]

I dunno. I'll let you guys be the judge of that
Cards at stock, cpu at 4.4Ghz. 1440p native.

Hotlap

Triple card

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Dual card

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Back of the grid with 19 AI

Triple card
Says 0% on card three at that moment, but they all fluctuate.

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Dual card

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So yeah, there's no doubt that adding AI is pretty cpu intensive, but I'm not so sure that it's purely down to bottlenecking. What do you guys reckon?
Also tried it at 3200x1800 VSR and there's only a couple of fps difference.

Either way, I'm personally not too fussed as I usually just run with a single card due to doing my driving on a 40" 1080p tv anyway. Sometimes run two cards with 1440p VSR and that's cool.
Oh, and Spangles isn't my last name

 

[Seanspeed]

I think you're being CPU limited there. Core 1 is being highly utilized and I'm betting that if I watched that figure over time, it would be jumping around quite a bit and probably bouncing pretty close to 100% at times.

So basically, it just hasn't been programmed to spread the CPU loads more evenly. Try monitoring it in MSI Afterburner or something and see what the peaks are. It only takes one CPU core to max out and bottleneck your whole system.

The fact that you can acheive nearly the same performance at a much higher resolution would support this idea.

 

[Uncle Petey]

Yeah, you're right.
Be interesting to see if the x64 update does anything of note here.

 

[Scotspaul]

New dlc available now

 

[Uncle Petey]

11 mins away! Mine says scheduled for 18:29 anyway.

 

[teh_captain]

That's odd, my game updated pretty much right after 6. I'm sure you can force it to update by pressing the up arrow?

 

[Uncle Petey]

Yeah, I just closed and opened steam and there it goes.

 

[bazzabear]

It's subtle. Plus if you look a bit to your right, you were obviously wanting to look at something on the right side of the screen anyways.

Works best being closer to your monitor, as you might imagine.

Headtracking works because you turn your real head only a few degrees for the virtual one to turn 40, 90 or even 180 degrees (depending on the settings you choose), and there is also a deadzone so that little unintentional moves you are ignored by the headtracker.

Ah. Cheers guys.

 

[Scotspaul]

What cards and resolution mate? Vsync?
Also, what profile are you using, if any?

I just had a go and the default profile doesn't fire up additional cards. Using the BFBC2 profile does though - and scales very well.
Using 15.8 on win8.1 btw.

Edit:
Saying that, I get ~100% usage on all three (with pretty much perfect fps scaling increases from 1-3 cards) when hotlapping alone, but add 20 cars and usage drops to around 50-60% and fps is about the same as running two cards. This is at 1440p.

I'm running 3 290's, with a 4770k processor at 4.5mhz
Screen is only a 1080 60hz but i'm running it with 1440 dsr
bfbc2 profile, vsynch is on

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[Borsch]

Downloading now, all this for £5
AUDI R8 Ultra 2014
BMW M4 Coupé
BMW M4 Coupé Akrapovic Edition
FORD GT40 MKI
LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH 5000 Quattro Valvole
LAMBORGHINI HURACAN GT3
RUF RT12 R RWD
RUF RT12 R AWD
Laserscanned Catalunia

 

[Uncle Petey]

I'm running 3 290's, with a 4770k processor at 4.5mhz
Screen is only a 1080 60hz but i'm running it with 1440 dsr
bfbc2 profile, vsynch is on

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Cheers, Paul.
Tbh, you might as well run it on two cards for all the difference it makes.

 

[Joe!]

Love the new Lambo!

For some reason the pictures in "Picture mode" are now terrible for me, anyone know how to fix them? - http://i.imgur.com/uoVzRah.png

Edit for those of you without an AC Forums account:

Dream Pack 2 Description:

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Assetto Corsa Dream Pack 2

Welcome to DREAM PACK 2, the latest add-on content pack for ASSETTO CORSA.

This package adds the Circuit of Catalunya and eight new awesome cars in ten different versions to the Assetto Corsa racing game. Get it today and join the most thrilling virtual driving experience ever!


The Circuit of Barcelona
Due to its complexity, it took nine months of work to reproduce the Circuit of Catalunya. Laser Scanning Technology allowed the team to recreate the most faithful version of the Spanish track available in any racing game to date.

For the first time ever in a PC racing simulation, the Circuit of Catalunya has been digitally recreated using Laser Scanning Technology. Every single detail of the track has been reproduced with maximum level of precision. A resolution of 2 cm guarantees that every single bump, curb and slope is a perfect match to the real counterpart. The resulting accuracy combined with the advanced physics model of Assetto Corsa offers an unprecedented driving experience blurring even more the difference between virtual racing and reality.


The Cars
Similarly to Dream Pack 1, the cars in Dream Pack 2 were selected through polls, with gamers voting for their favourite manufacturers and models on our website. The pack includes a perfect mix of vehicles of different classes, types and periods, ready to satisfy our fans’ hunger for racing.

There is the Lamborghini Huracan GT3, introducing this awesome racing car produced by Lamborghini Automobili for the first time in any PC simulation, followed by the legendary Lamborghini Countach 5000 Quattro Valvole. The epic Ford GT40 MK1 is the first FORD model to be included in Assetto Corsa. The AUDI R8 ULTRA 2014 is one of the most-wanted racing cars by Assetto Corsa fans, as well as other unique models such as the RUF RT12R and the SCG003 prototype, designed and built by Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus.
The BMW M4 Coupé also deserves a special mention, as this car has been reproduced in partnership with Akrapovič, a brand that is synonymous with the highest level of design, performance enhancement and the creation of an unmistakable, deeply resonant exhaust sound.

Dream Pack 2 content:

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Dream Pack 2 – List of Contents

Track
Circuit of Catalunya – GP / MOTO GP version

Racing cars
AUDI R8 ULTRA 2014
FORD GT40 MKI
LAMBORGHINI Huracán GT3
Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus SCG003


Production cars
BMW M4 Coupé
BMW M4 Coupé Akrapovič Edition
LAMBORGHINI Countach 5000 QuattroValvole
RUF RT 12 R AWD
RUF RT 12 R RWD

Patch notes:

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Assetto Corsa 1.3 Changelog

- 64bit build
- Car physics is now calculated in separate threads
- Fixed KERS disabled in pitlane
- Added soft locks (use [SOFT_LOCK] ENABLED=1 in system/cfg/assetto_corsa.ini)
- Added support for DRS zones
- acServer is now stressing much less Go' GC and should offer more stable performances
- Added FORCE_TGT to force low res timer in assetto_corsa.ini
- acServer is now using Go 1.5, faster GC
- Added server welcome message
- Fixed gear ratio appearing with a double "/" in setup screen
- Fixed acServer unable to read ini values with a "=" character (ex AUTH)
- Fixed driver name displayer not obeying to saved settings in MP
- Fixed acServer not creating "results" folder automatically
- New algorithms to calculate skid volumes and pitch, now working globally in the entire simulation
- Added grain and blister readings in the setup info screen
- Added downshift protection to gearboxes
- Lap count is now reported using 16bit unsigned integer to server plugins
- Now using triple buffer when vsync is on to reduce latency
- Exposure settings are now persistent
- Fixed audio clicks on surface events
- Tyre flat spots are now taking into account tyre softness
- Windscreens now receive shadows
- ksEditor: now it uses the same ingame engine.
- ksEditor: added project menagement
- ksEditor: added user personalizations
- ksEditor: added floating windows and layout system
- ksEditor: added Weather and PPfilter loader
- ksEditor: added recent files/project management
- ksEditor: added node filter in scene panel
- ksEditor: added Material by Texture in Materials panel
- ksEditor: added scene icons and side function buttons
- ksEditor: added texture detail on Material panel
- ksEditor: added Texture Review windows in Utilities
- ksEditor: fixed reload texture function
- ksEditor: now the default CultureInfo is en-US (number format, ect)
- ksEditor: added FOV, Near Plane Slider, Mouse sensitivity, camera angle and position under Viewport
- ksEditor: added Dashboard tab
- acServerManager: removed some upper limits on parameters
- acServerManager: preset name/description is more clear
- acServerManager: added welcome message
- acServerManager: added qualify limit
- acServerManager: added fixed setup management
- acServerManager: fixed upload on ftp. Now cfg folder is not deleted.
- Fixed driver textures on serveral cars
- Fixed circuit outline on track selection UI
- Camera Dev App now save F1 cameras' exposure and pitch, F6 cameras' exposure, fov and position and angle
- Removed background from Performance Delta App
- Redesigned and faster code for logging
- Updated Tyres V5 for GT2 and GT3 cars, should give less understeer.
- Zonda R and Ferrari 599XX and Formula Abarth now have V5 tyres.
- Less lift off oversteer for Evora S on street tyres V5
- GT3 and GT2 cars updated aero stalling for front splitter and diffuser
- GT3 slight performance balancing
- Mclaren MP4 GT3 tyre corrections
- Fixed TC digital item showing 0 based index when multiple TC level are available
- Now showing Cold and Hot pressure readings in setup status
- Added "NA" for IMO temps reading when no set has been swapped out
- Added support for track dynamic objects
- It is now possible to join a server using admin passoword and be automatically granted admin rights
- Joining a server with admin password will override the session "closed" status
- Added "ban_id" admin command to ban a user and send straight to blacklist
- Remote cars in multiplayer now generate skidmarks
- Fixed EDL wrong calculation order

Steam Store link: http://store.steampowered.com/app/404430 - Dream Pack 2 is £5.59 for this week, down from £6.99

 

[trickycurve]

I have a TX wheel and just can't seem to get the brake pedal working properly. In a lot of cars just the slightest touch and I'm locking up. A few cars seem fine though (all racing cars).

iRacing, on the other hand, has never felt better with this wheel.