Project Cars vs AC

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Now that they have been both fully released which one is best for single player? I have a Fanatec CSR wheel and pedals. I am looking for a variety of tracks and cars and am looking to do a 24 hour le mans race.
 
24 Hour Le Mans is not available in AC but it is included in Project CARS. You can download one for AC but it does look pretty poor compared to the standard tracks.

Though as far as simulation of physics goes AC is a better sim and also has better FFB.
 
PCARS Probably pips AC on both cars and tracks but ac has plenty of mods out.

I have both and enjoy them both differently. AC just feels better in both ffb and the physics. However, presentation goes to PCARS, it feels more alive in comparison to ac which feels a bit flat. Weather is something I wish ac would implement as well.

I'd get both if you can.
 
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I haven't played much AI races in AC so I'm probably not in the best position to comment. PCars AI seems ok but has a tendency to stick to the racing line such that if you're both neck and neck into a corner they may try to turn in which is a little annoying. Weirdly this doesn't always happen so hopefully it's just a quirk that can be fixed.

Like I said AC is a decent margin better than PCars in physics and feel of the vehicles for me but Pcars probably edges it in most other areas.
 
Interesting post from somehwere else

Cars, tracks and handling: Much wider choice of cars in Project CARS.

Concerning handling, some cars in Project CARS feel like you're driving in arcade racer, some feel undriveable (wheelspining all over the place), some are balanced and fun to drive, while in Assetto Corsa most, if not all cars feel like understeering during corner entrance, no grip at all. Thus both games don't have "the perfect handling", its up to your driving style, really.

Much Wider choice of tracks in Project CARS, however not all of them are laser scanned like in Assetto Corsa, they still look pretty good, but some are innacurate compared to the real ones.

Drifting in Assetto Corsa is much better, Project CARS attemps to drift just don't feel as realistic, but its still fun.

Graphics, looks & Weather: Hands down, Project CARS graphics are simply amazing, the cars look better, the tracks look better, the weather system has no rival in any sim racing game, it's also worth mentioning thats its extremly fun when you drive in rain, which lacks in Assetto Corsa. Don't get me wrong, Assetto Corsa overall graphics and looks are very good indeed, but certainly behind Project CARS.

It's also important to note that damage models in Project CARS are impressive, while on the other hand, they're extremly broken in Assetto Corsa.

Career: From what i seen so far Project CARS career mode is more in-depth than Assetto Corsa, although i don't plan on playing it.

A.I.: A.I. is much better in Project CARS, they are extremly broken in Assetto Corsa and even unable to overtake.

Multiplayer: Project CARS provides much better multiplayer comapred to Assetto Corsa, where the netcode is extremly broken, so competetive racing is out of the picture. Huge minus - neither have multi-class racing.

Physics: Honestly, both have very questionable physics, Assetto Corsa feels more connected to the road, though.

Force feedback: FFB in Project CARS is far behind Assetto Corsa, you don't feel that connected to the road as you should.

Customization: Project CARS doesn't yet provide much customization, unlike Asetto Corsa, which has HUGE modding community, which is really big advantage of the last one, for now.

Optimization: Project CARS has TERRIBLE optimization for AMD graphics cards, you'll end up running the game with 40 fps on ultra with high-end GPU. Assetto Corsa has much better optimization.

Conclusion and overall racing experience: Overall both games have rushed, unfinished feeling to them... Project CARS has very mixed personality concerning car handling and Assetto Corsa so far is only a hot lap simulator, as you can't experience any real racing(A.I. can't overtake, multiplayer racing is completely out of the picture). Multiplayer racing in Project CARS is fun and for the small time i played it i had amazing wheel to wheel battles, which again, is impossible in Assetto Corsa.

In the end both have a lot of pros and cons and although they both fall into the simulator racing genre they provide very different experiences, it's completely up to you which one fits you better.
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PCARS actually has a proper single player career, whereas the one in AC feels like an after thought. Though it can be modded in AC.

The AI in both games need work, though I'd give it to pCARS at the moment.

I think both games look good, but pCARS needs far more PC grunt to get it looking nice compared to AC.

PCARS has more cars and tracks, but AC allows mods so plenty of user content of varying quality is avaialble.

Both have decent physics and FFB, AC's is better out of the box and probably is the best of the two overall.

As a single player experienced, neither is particular exciting, but pCARS is probably the better of the two. There's nothing to unlock or tune. Nor are there any money/credits to buy cars. So there's nothing in the Gran Turismo/Forza style from either game.
 
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Assetto is better.
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I love it when posters present a well considered and rounded argument for their opinion...

There is more to 'do' out of the box on PCars I feel. I would suggest grabbing PCars now and then pick up AC in a steam sale. I think both are different enough and have their own advantages which merit purchasing both.
 
I have both. I bought Assetto Corsa first, and ended up buying Project C.A.R.S because of how I felt about AC.

I was honestly quite disappointed by AC, the physics and realism is there, and I can see why people would like the game, but the content is quite disappointing. I can't believe that they have already started to release paid DLC's for a game which doesn't even seem finished. You can't release a game with about 8 tracks and 15 cars and then CHARGE for more! Why should I pay £11 to add the Nordschleife? It should have been added in an update.

Aside from that I prefer the interface in PC to AC, it is much more streamlined and looks like something that belongs in a full price game, unlike what you get with AC.

The graphics in PC are also better, but you need a lot more GPU grunt to get the game looking as good as AC looks using far less GPU grunt. With my 7970GHz I can play AC in 4K with a mixture of high and ultra settings, but I can only play PC in 1080P and get similar frames, so AC looks better as a result. It would be a different story if I had a pair of Titans though.
 
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When do you think the next sale will be?

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I have both. I bought Assetto Corsa first, and ended up buying Project C.A.R.S because of how I felt about AC.

I was honestly quite disappointed by AC, the physics and realism is there, and I can see why people would like the game, but the content is quite disappointing. I can't believe that they have already started to release paid DLC's for a game which doesn't even seem finished. You can't release a game with about 8 tracks and 15 cars and then CHARGE for more! Why should I pay £11 to add the Nordschleife? It should have been added in an update.

Aside from that I prefer the interface in PC to AC, it is much more streamlined and looks like something that belongs in a full price game, unlike what you get with AC.

The graphics in PC are also better, but you need a lot more GPU grunt to get the game looking as good as AC looks using far less GPU grunt. With my 7970GHz I can play AC in 4K with a mixture of high and ultra settings, but I can only play PC in 1080P and get similar frames, so AC looks better as a result. It would be a different story if I had a pair of Titans though.
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I have a 290X 8GB so hopefully it'll look good! Whta's the single player like? Can I race around a track for 5 hours or is there any limits? Whats the careers mode like?
 
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Unfortunately you probably won't be able to put the settings that much higher than I can, C.A.R.S doesn't seem to like AMD GPU's, but even so, it should look quite nice.

No limits no, its very easy to set up a seemingly unlimited practice/time trial event. Not sure what the career is like as I haven't played it much yet.
 
I own ProjectCARS (Early Backer) and Assetto Corsa, they are BOTH great Games, however they both have their flaws, personally (With hindsight) I wouldn't pay FULL PRICE for either but I'd definitely pick them both up in a STEAM Sale without a shadow of a doubt, if I had to choose one, it would depend entirely on which method of control I would be using.

Gamepad= Assetto Corsa, Wheel=Project CARS.

Project CARS is massively frustrating with a Gamepad, you can 'tune' it in really well for certain Cars but others will suffer, but with a Wheel, Project CARS is the one to go for as it just has so much more content, the WMD Devs are saying they will 'fix' the Gamepad issues ASAP, but they've been saying this for 3 Years and chose not to listen to real concerns so I simply don't believe they'll suddenly do a U-Turn out of the blue and fix the Gamepad issues, ever.

Assetto Corsa is much more forgiving on a Gamepad and still really, really good on a Wheel, the FFB is much better than project CARS, but Assetto Corsa just doesn't have the content or variety.

Your best bet is to be patient and pick them BOTH up in STEAM SALES! :)
 
Project Cars is a complete game so it's really hard to say. There is a good range of racing disciplines, a good sense of speed, a progressive and well done single player career mode and finally an accessable and polished multiplayer experience.

The physics are really good on both games, I do find Assetto Corsa more appealing to the sim racer out there, it's just got more dynamics when it comes to handling/suspension/tyres BUT Project Cars is genuinely a good sim and a very enjoyable one at that, it pulls off the sense of speed which AC is so desperately needing.

There isn't much of a comparison here though to me, one is complete and just needs to polish (the gamepad issue as doofer explained being key), the other isn't complete and has a fair bit of development to do before it's there. Right now then, as this thread is going on, Project Cars is a better sim.
 
If you want to practice for track days - Assetto, if you want a game with decent arcade physics- pCars. But ironically Assetto has a lot more choice in terms of street cars, 75% of pCars are racing contraptions. Laser scanned tracks and racing school grade sim physics (Kunos makes road car sims for Ferrari and also for ASCI racing schools in Italy) are more fun to me, but each to his own.


Project cars BMW 1M on Nords, note the lack of steering input:


Assetto - same car, same track - its a different experience by far, much more alive (and this example has track grip set to default unrealistic "Optimum" setting. For Nords, devs say that track surface should be set to "Old" and track temp to below 15 degrees. On that setting the car is more alive still).


So if you like to go fast and have fun - either would be ok, but pCars may be better. If you like to think about trailbraking, lift-off oversteer, and preventing snap oversteer - AC is the right choice.
 
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I'd like to get into more serious sim-racing as I have a nice wheel and only want to play single-player. I also want good force-feedback. And a good weather & day/night engine.
 
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Cant have it all I'm afraid :(

Single player - pCars has more content and story, but AI is tuned to arcade nudge-slam-nudge racing. Assetto has less content (still blody a lot - somthing like 50 cars now and about 20 track configs) no story in career mode, AI that respect your line and try to race clean.

Force-Feedback and phsycis - AC by a big margin (see my post above)

Weather day/night - Pcars by a big margin, AC has only dynamic day cycle (morning-day-evening) and fog. PCars has night racing and beautiful rain (not realistic though in terms of physics).

So - choose on what is more important to you.
 
You can't get the best of those from either game you would need both.

I have both (although have played AC more) and would say for content and presentation PCars and for the better simulation AC, FFB and generally what is in both games being done better in AC aside from the graphics. If a weather cycle is a must for you (eg rain) then you have no choice but PCars.

I have played the AC career mode and found it ok, not much different from PCars in my opinion but I have only put about 45 minutes into that single player. Neither offers a GT or Forza style single player as mentioned (and what i'm still waiting for).
 
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