Assetto Corsa

benjii · 18 May 2014 at 15:31

So I don't have to trawl through 64 pages to find an answer, I was hoping someone could help me out.

I've been feeling like playing a racing game lately and I'd like to try online (never played one online) I have a copy of Grid 2 I've not really played that came with my CPU but I've heard some good things about AC too.

Is AC much better online? What's the community like? In terms of size, numbers playing etc. Also, does it play well with a 360 controller?

Matson · 18 May 2014 at 18:56

This is so much fun!
Nürburgring Nordschleife + weather mod to get rid of those overly sunny bright blue skys...plus I think it makes the overall colors look better.
Helmet mod (lotus helmet) and the taatus f1 car with lotus exo 125 skin.

Heres how it looks with the helmet and without.

ExRayTed · 18 May 2014 at 20:05

benjii said:
So I don't have to trawl through 64 pages to find an answer, I was hoping someone could help me out.

I've been feeling like playing a racing game lately and I'd like to try online (never played one online) I have a copy of Grid 2 I've not really played that came with my CPU but I've heard some good things about AC too.

Is AC much better online? What's the community like? In terms of size, numbers playing etc. Also, does it play well with a 360 controller?

The racing physics are sublime. The visuals are excellent too. Multiplayer is a new addition and as such, is a work in progress. Remember the game is still pre-release. The 360 controller works well, I used one before I got my DFGT. You really need a wheel to wring all the fun out of this though.

benjii · 18 May 2014 at 21:47

ExRayTed said:
The racing physics are sublime. The visuals are excellent too. Multiplayer is a new addition and as such, is a work in progress. Remember the game is still pre-release. The 360 controller works well, I used one before I got my DFGT. You really need a wheel to wring all the fun out of this though.

Thanks for answering. I didn't know it was a pre-release, I guess that bodes well. Any comparison to Grid 2?

Twirlywoos · 18 May 2014 at 22:14

Completely different to Grid 2. It's like trying to compare Arma 3 to COD Ghosts. Both will give you a different FPS experience.

ThereIs0nly0ne · 18 May 2014 at 22:38

R-Pod MkII weekly progress:

Side panels for this:

It will need to have polyurethane applied - blackboard paint isn't too durable unfortunately.

Also working on some embedded LED lighting in various places.

benjii · 18 May 2014 at 23:02

That looks awesome!

ExRayTed · 19 May 2014 at 12:18

benjii said:
That looks awesome!

True dat!

Wish I had the space for something like that.

Once the kids move out I'm having a man-cave I think...

weyland yutani · 19 May 2014 at 12:31

Matson said:
Heres how it looks with the helmet and without.

Your driver must look like this guy

benjii · 19 May 2014 at 12:38

I'm really tempted to buy this, I imagine it'll go up in price after it's released. Anyone know of a cheap place to get it?

ExRayTed · 19 May 2014 at 15:55

benjii said:
I'm really tempted to buy this, I imagine it'll go up in price after it's released. Anyone know of a cheap place to get it?

Not right now. It goes on sale on Steam from time to time (got mine for £20 I think)

mrkambo · 21 May 2014 at 13:22

how have you guys got the graphics looking so good, is there some tweaking im unaware of?

benjii · 21 May 2014 at 14:10

I tried it at a friends, it's quite hard! I think I got soft playing Grid 2 and being able to sort of drift round corners rather than braking. It's really good fun though, it just has a bit of a learning curve. If I wanted to play it properly I think I'd definitely have to get a wheel, the 360 controller makes it far too twitchy.

~Mike~ · 21 May 2014 at 18:00

ThereIs0nly0ne said:
R-Pod MkII weekly progress:

Side panels for this:

It will need to have polyurethane applied - blackboard paint isn't too durable unfortunately.

Also working on some embedded LED lighting in various places.

looking very good

NooBish AbbZ · 21 May 2014 at 22:44

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okO8gNxKhPU
Race a few days ago on Nurburgring GP3 in the BMW Z4 GT3.

Not the best driver, nor smoothest by far. Just seen few people asking what it's like so here's some gameplay

By the way, how awesome does the Z4 sound?

ThereIs0nly0ne · 22 May 2014 at 18:53

Thanks for the feedback on the R-Pod. I have next week off work so hope to get it complete.

Matson · 22 May 2014 at 20:33

mrkambo said:
how have you guys got the graphics looking so good, is there some tweaking im unaware of?

I'm not sure what you set yours too but I have mine maxed out...HDR off as it blurs the image. Its much sharper with HDR off.
I use a weather mod to get rid of the very blue sunny skys and it makes the whole image to me look much more natural. I have supersampling set in the AMD control panel but leave it set at application controlled then set it to either 4x or 8x in game.
That's pretty much about it.

Matson · 22 May 2014 at 20:35

NooBish AbbZ said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okO8gNxKhPU
Race a few days ago on Nurburgring GP3 in the BMW Z4 GT3.

Not the best driver, nor smoothest by far. Just seen few people asking what it's like so here's some gameplay

By the way, how awesome does the Z4 sound?

Awesome video but that's one of the other reasons I have HDR set to off lol look at that sky man its so bright and light blue its blinding.It makes it look like cartoon colours

Even with the more subtle weather mod with HDR on it just looks too overblown and unnatural to me.
HDR off ...

HDR on....

Matson · 22 May 2014 at 21:00

Took a screenshot from your video too and uploaded a pic from the same car with HDR off and the weather mod.
Of course its all down to personal preference but just showing the extreme difference.

Your video screenshot...

My HDR off and weather mod screenshot...

PinkFloyd · 22 May 2014 at 21:28

Looks pretty sweet with the HDR in that video shot. Might need to turn it back on for show at the weekend (Off to a Lanparty...)
Remember it looking really quite poor when I tried it initially, some things were too bright to even pick out detail.