The world of Assetto Corsa mods is almost limitless, and Engine Crane perfectly shows this: The app creates a bridge to Automation so you can create custom engines and actually use them in AC.
If you are not into BeamNG.drive, you might never have heard about Automation. On its own, the game is about designing and creating cars and engines from the ground up to build up your empire as a car tycoon. Automation is very in-depth in this regard, but it is perhaps best known for its capability to export player creations to BeamNG.drive to actually take them on the road or to the track.
Thanks to OverTake community member @zephyrj_15, this is also possible with Assetto Corsa - at least when it comes to engines. Their Engine Crane app allows players to add their custom-created motors to AC cars, taking multiple elements Automation calculates based on your design into account, so it goes deeper than simply using a different number of cylinders, horsepower and torque curve.
Instead, the following factors are all taken into account according to the app's description:
As the tool is still in development, there are still a few limitations, but @zephyrj_15 is updating the tool quite frequently. In fact, since the original upload in September of 2022, a total of 18 updates have been posted, the most recent one on August 1, 2024, at the time of writing this article.
This most recent update added compatibility with the Assetto Corsa Car Tuner app by @Victor_. Previously, AC Car Tuner would not pick up cars modified with Engine Crane, which is now fixed for further customizability of AC.
So, feel free to let out your inner engineer, create the wildest engine you have always dreamed of in Automation and then go and run it in Assetto Corsa!
What are your thoughts on the Engine Crane app for Assetto Corsa? Let us know on Twitter @OverTake_gg or in the comments below!
If you are not into BeamNG.drive, you might never have heard about Automation. On its own, the game is about designing and creating cars and engines from the ground up to build up your empire as a car tycoon. Automation is very in-depth in this regard, but it is perhaps best known for its capability to export player creations to BeamNG.drive to actually take them on the road or to the track.
Thanks to OverTake community member @zephyrj_15, this is also possible with Assetto Corsa - at least when it comes to engines. Their Engine Crane app allows players to add their custom-created motors to AC cars, taking multiple elements Automation calculates based on your design into account, so it goes deeper than simply using a different number of cylinders, horsepower and torque curve.
Instead, the following factors are all taken into account according to the app's description:
As the tool is still in development, there are still a few limitations, but @zephyrj_15 is updating the tool quite frequently. In fact, since the original upload in September of 2022, a total of 18 updates have been posted, the most recent one on August 1, 2024, at the time of writing this article.
This most recent update added compatibility with the Assetto Corsa Car Tuner app by @Victor_. Previously, AC Car Tuner would not pick up cars modified with Engine Crane, which is now fixed for further customizability of AC.
So, feel free to let out your inner engineer, create the wildest engine you have always dreamed of in Automation and then go and run it in Assetto Corsa!
What are your thoughts on the Engine Crane app for Assetto Corsa? Let us know on Twitter @OverTake_gg or in the comments below!
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