Wow, I came in here to see if there was any news on AC, and your post has just reminded me that back in Oct 2012 i won one of those TH8RS shifters and the GP XID pad in a competition on the pCARS website.
I'd no use for it at the time (still dont, truth be told) so i asked them if they would hold onto it as i was working on a project with someone else in the pCARS community to build a site for Sim Racing and figured it'd make a nice re-gifted prize to promote the site launch and someone else might actually get something from it. The alternative was sticking it on ebay, and worst case scenario someone wins it and does that anyway, it at least does a little promotion work for us.
Well the project came to a halt back in April/March as the other person who was helping turn what i'd been working on for about 7yrs into something proper, not my hodge-podge of coding, decided he'd got bored of the direction pCARS was heading and wasnt feeling their 'community driven' aspect (something i agreed with tbh, its community driven provided they're interested in listening, and ignored if its not what they have planned/decided themselves).
So ive just PM'd the guy i PM'd last Oct to see if the items are still available
I managed to pick up AC last week, using Vegas Store and the steam sale, i never played NKPro, i think i tried NK around the time i started playing LFS (early 2003) and it didnt play right, controller issues i think, and i just never bothered after that. Didnt try the stock car one either, but heard good things, and everything ive seen of AC has been impressive, so i've been waiting to pick it up for a cheap price as im in no rush.
My word its impressive. Most of what i've read is people saying its got a far better feel than pCARS but not as good looking. I think its pretty damn nice looking as it is, doesnt really need anything more.
I'd happily play LFS if they'd bloomin update the damn thing with new content, visuals are nice but there needs to be something more which makes it a solid racing sim, and this feels very strong in that department.
Im quite tempted to email the guy i started working on this, send him a key for AC, and see if thats enough to reignite his interest in it all again, because i used to love working on the project in my spare time, and i feel what we were working on would benefit the community, as there doesnt appear to be anything like that without paying for it or getting treated like a 2nd class citizen if you dont.
pCARS is nice, i dont mind how it drives to be honest, but then i love playing Gran Turismo and games like Shift can be fun, provided you take them as they are. Assetto Corsa is the first thing ive played since LFS which really felt fun to drive.
