Assetto Corsa Competizione: Porsche 991 GT3-R and McLaren Shadow E-Sports Affiliation

[Chris]

Kunos Simulazioni have continued with the previews for their 2019 content update coming soon, and coming for free, this time previewing the freshly revised Volkswag-... er... Porsche 991! But that's not the only goody they have in their cookie jar.

The 2018 Porsche was somewhat less competitive than the German outfit had hoped it would be, largely suffering from an ageing design concept and balance of performance restrictions. Porsche would enter the 2019 Blancpain GT Championship with a new title contender, and one that would prove to be a strong competitor by winning the opening race of the season in Monza, and taking a 1-3 for the manufacturer at the all-important Total Spa 24 Hours. Quite frankly, we cannot wait to drive the new beast!

Said Kunos:
"The Porsche 911 GT3-R was suffering from a lack of competitiveness for a long time. Modern GT3 cars make good use of rear diffusers. Unfortunately that’s where the engine sits in a 911, occupying the space for a deep diffuser, resulting in a deficit of downforce and high drag from the rear wing.

Weight balance of the rear engine Porsche doesn’t help either. But if there’s one thing you can trust Porsche for, it's that sooner or later it will be competitive again.

The 2019 Porsche 991ii GT3-R is greatly evolved. The engine got moved forward "somehow", making space for a still small but more efficient diffuser. The front aerodynamics are also much better. The front suspension now consists of a double wishbone instead of the old McPherson strut.

Yes the car is still hard to drive and still has a small operational window, but it can now fight and win! Definitely amongst the surprises of 2019 season."

But wait! There's more!

Kunos have also announced a new partnership with the McLaren Shadow E-Sports project through the addition of the McLaren 720S GT3 which will be coming to the simulator as a bonus addition to the 2019 season update... free of charge.

"Assetto Corsa Competizione v1.1 is coming soon to Steam, together with a BONUS Car! The McLaren 720S GT3 will be a FREE for all users. But that's not all...

The McLaren Shadow Project will feature #ACC for the first time in its history! Players all around the globe will compete in a Hotstint Special Event, featuring the McLaren 720S GT3 at Silverstone circuit. The top player will be invited as a finalist to the McLaren Technology Center to challenge other winners for a professional eSports seat at the McLaren Shadow team.

Head over to the leaderboard at https://leaderboard.mclarenshadow.com/ for pre-registration. Can't wait to see you on track from Oct. 27th, and remember..."

Assetto Corsa Competizione is available now on PC.

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[paracletus]

Jolly good

 

[Dobermann92]

Great livery, at first i thought i'm seeing a ford GT
I love this livery! also if the car could be only 5% tamer i would be happy because the current one is undrivable with my limited wheel rotation degree
and oh the 720GT3, my most anticipated car of the year

I play with a controller (blasphemy, I know) and I have no problem driving the previous Porsche GT3 car. It is tail happy for sure, but controllable.

 

[Koen Verlinde]

Great livery, at first i thought i'm seeing a ford GT
I love this livery! also if the car could be only 5% tamer i would be happy because the current one is undrivable with my limited wheel rotation degree
and oh the 720GT3, my most anticipated car of the year


It's just sad that you have to literally write "humor", people can't understand a simple sarcasm/joke

Indeed, cause without it you just get red crosses.

 

[Gevatter]

INB4 "but ACC is only about GT3 Cars, so boring".
/humor.

There is also the Porsche Cup Car.
/humor as well

 

[T04STY]

There is also the Porsche Cup Car.
/humor as well

And let's not forget the Huracan Super Trofeo.
/humor as well...,too

 

[bgil66]

There is no substitute

 

[ermo]

Is it just me, or does the Unreal Engine Tech produce some massively good images for a racing game?! The recent ACC showroom screenshots have been off the charts!

I've literally never seen anything like it before -- is it the same in-game?

(Before you crucify me not having bought into ACC yet: Games these days have become so massive and complex that they almost all need 6-9 months after release before being what I would call "feature complete and out of unofficial open beta" -- especially ones that incorporate loads of new tech like ACC did/does).

 

[dreamer al]

Great news on both Porsche and McLaren, but stop teasing us (me). Bring it on!!!........wooohooo.

 

[Stig_F1]

Major hyped rn, finally the fire burns again for this sim!

 

[Stig_F1]

Is it just me, or does the Unreal Engine Tech produce some massively good images for a racing game?! The recent ACC showroom screenshots have been off the charts!

I've literally never seen anything like it before -- is it the same in-game?

(Before you crucify me not having bought into ACC yet: Games these days have become so massive and complex that they almost all need 6-9 months after release before being what I would call "feature complete and out of unofficial open beta" -- especially ones that incorporate loads of new tech like ACC did/does).

I wouldn't say it looks too good, but it's not the worst either. Motion blur could be better, and lighting, but other than that it's pretty good for what you're paying

 

[T04STY]

I wouldn't say it looks too good, but it's not the worst either. Motion blur could be better, and lighting, but other than that it's pretty good for what you're paying

Yeah for me some of the biggest flaws still are the meh AA and the ghosting from the unreal engine. As long as you're at a standstill it looks really good but it gets kinda blurry, once you move quick.

 

[E304LIFE]

What a gorgeous shot of that Porsche. Damn.

 

[Lino Carreira]

yes, it would be a nice surprise if they actually finished the game

what game rF2 or ACC ? ... bet the waiting been less for the latest aint it ?

 

[Stig_F1]

Yeah for me some of the biggest flaws still are the meh AA and the ghosting from the unreal engine. As long as you're at a standstill it looks really good but it gets kinda blurry, once you move quick.

Can strongly agree to that

 

[Stig_F1]

yes, it would be a nice surprise if they actually finished the game

can't exactly finish a SIM like this, there's always stuff you can add and improve

 

[After_Midnight]

Is it just me, or does the Unreal Engine Tech produce some massively good images for a racing game?! The recent ACC showroom screenshots have been off the charts!

I've literally never seen anything like it before -- is it the same in-game?

It's depending to your hardware. ACC can look astonishing at high end PC's. On the other hand it will look really bad at lower end PC's.
The recommended specs of ACC "Intel Core i5-8600K or AMD Ryzen 5 2600X / GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB, Radeon RX 580 8GB" are by far not enough to run the game fully maxed out.

I9-9900K/GTX1070OC here and in combination with Reshade ACC is looking good and runs fine at a single screen.
But not as good as at the official screenshots and videos.

Greets After_Midnight

 

[RichardHessels]

Is it me.. or does the fonrt-wheelarch look somewhat larger than what i see on the offical porsche site. Looks almost like a rally car now.

 

[Helmut Skrdla]

Normally I race the british stuff exclusivley, but I might have to make an exception here...

 

[omanrak]

I hope they fixed the poor Porsche 911 GT3 R onboard sound.

 

[Dux]

These car look nice. Kudos to Kunos