Assetto Corsa Technology Preview Released

[Damien Wintz]

The long awaited moment is here. Kunos Simulazioni released the Technology Preview of Assetto Corsa for current owners of netKar Pro. Grab your paycode, read the instructions below and go nuts!

What is the AC Technology Preview?
It is a playable, no-time limited benchmark that allow gamers to get their first taste of Assetto Corsa engine. This version includes one car, one track, different difficulty levels and two play modes: free practice and time attack. Playing this version and reporting back feedback, benchmarks and bugs, players allow the development team to fix issues and improve the final version of Assetto Corsa, before its release.

Who can access this AC Technology Preview?
Who has purchased a copy of netKar PRO since 2006 can use his netKar Pro activation code to activate the AC Tech Preview.
All gamers who will purchase a copy of netKar PRO until March 1 will receive the link to download the AC Tech Preview for free: until March, 1, they will be able to buy a copy of netKar PRO for just 4,99 Eur, saving 70% of the full price.

Game features
This software allow gamers to drive the Lotus Elise SC on the italian track of Magione, reproduced using the advanced Laserscan Technology. This version is compatible with keyboard, Xpad 360, joysticks, steering wheels and any kind of customizable game devices.

Minimum PC requirements
Windows Vista / 7 / 8 Operative System
CPU: Intel Celeron
RAM: 2 Gigabytes
DirectX 11 graphics card (ex: Nvidia GTS 450 / AMD Radeon HD5770) NOTE: AC graphics engine supports also DirectX 10.1 compatible graphic cards (ATI 4800 HD / Nvidia 8600 GT)
Click here to download the AC Tech Preview (mirror 2, mirror 3, mirror 4)
Click here to visit the Assetto Corsa forums for any feedback, support and other questions you might have.
Enjoy!

Please put your feedback in the comments below

 

[Majnu]

sorry if it has been asked before but how will the update be deployed?
Will I have to download the game again or will it automatically update itself?

https://twitter.com/KunosStefano/status/306710248578764800

 

[Tony Vargas]

Full download again Manju

 

[betterstranger]

Nope the TP stays as it is in terms of content guys, sorry.

The Lotus you see above is the new Lotus Exige S which is an AMAZING car that I had the honour to drive in the Lotus Test Track at Hethel. It has longer wheelbase than the Elise, stiffer chassis, new suspensions and most importantly... the Evora V6 Supercharged engine at the centre, making over 350cv and weights around 1170kg! Yummy!

Probably most sensational Lotus car since introducing of Esprit V8. I want it to drive just as much as 458... Only the mighty F40 is higher on my list...

And if we're talking about Esprits Aris... any chances to see one in AC?

 

[Aristotelis]

Not in v1.0

Speaking of Lotus. Yes the Exige S is fantastic and amazing and VERY fast.
But, maybe I'm getting old... I was very impressed by the full package of the Evora S. Especially the incredibly neutral handling of it... it was even easy to drift. What a car.

 

[betterstranger]

Not in v1.0

Speaking of Lotus. Yes the Exige S is fantastic and amazing and VERY fast.
But, maybe I'm getting old... I was very impressed by the full package of the Evora S. Especially the incredibly neutral handling of it... it was even easy to drift. What a car.

That's a good answere - it gives hope!

I posted somewhere else question to you Aris regarding Exige S - how do you guys solved the problem that Exige S is faster with Bosch TC ON (in Race mode as far as I remember) that with it in OFF position? I remember reading about it in few respected british magazines incl. EVO and Autocar (and even Chris Harris told about that in his review on YT).

Will Exige S be faster with TC on in AC or with TC off?

 

[BanjoMaster]

And if we're talking about Esprits Aris... any chances to see one in AC?

If there's one Lotus I'd love to see in AC it's the Esprit GT1 from the '96 BPR series. Wouldn't make sense for Lotus to license the car (no commercial advantage for such a relatively obscure machine) or Kunos to spend the time building it, but I'd love to see a well built one by a good modder. I don't even think it'd be too difficult to get hold of much of the tech data on the car now either, so it could be quite accurate...

 

[Aristotelis]

Our TC gets input from slip ratio of the wheels and acts in a frequency. We can set it in a way that actually helps you go faster and it is like this now on specific cars.
Also we will have different sets of TC that you can cycle, as the actual cars have.

 

[Salajutsu]

I agree with the Lotus Esprit, one of my favorite cars of all time! Heck, BPR in general from that era would be CREAMPANTS!!

Edit: Also, have Kunos considered TVR at all? I'm not much a fan of the newer cars, but the '96 Cerbera speed 6 I dream about in a true sim like this. To me, one of the ultimate "drivers" cars.

 

[Samuel Fuller]

Does anyone know how to reconfiger the graphics settings. I have just installed a new card. its not great but would love to know the best settings and what sort of fps I should be expecting PC spec http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsuppor...portFAQ&prodSeriesId=3884665&prodTypeId=12454 the graphics card i have got is Radeon HD5450 is this even compatable? some help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks all in advance

 

[betterstranger]

Our TC gets input from slip ratio of the wheels and acts in a frequency. We can set it in a way that actually helps you go faster and it is like this now on specific cars.
Also we will have different sets of TC that you can cycle, as the actual cars have.

Great to hear this! Brilliant stuff btw. will it be possible to assign TC/ABS/lights to buttons on the wheel?

 

[Marcel Pfister]

Not in v1.0

Speaking of Lotus. Yes the Exige S is fantastic and amazing and VERY fast.
But, maybe I'm getting old... I was very impressed by the full package of the Evora S. Especially the incredibly neutral handling of it... it was even easy to drift. What a car.

i know that short drift video... just hilarious

 

[Leonardo Ratafiá]

will in version 1.0 at least be a 64 bit application? now it's "just another" *32 app according to my windows' task manager

 

[XN-Sigma]

As far as I know there are no games that run in 64bits, so I'd guess it's something simply not worth doing.

 

[martinsalat]

iracing

 

[Simon Roberts]

As far as I know there are no games that run in 64bits, so I'd guess it's something simply not worth doing.

Theres more and more now running in 64bit.

 

[Simon Kaminski]

64 bit doesn't means always more speed.

 

[Simon Roberts]

64 bit doesn't means always more speed.

No but it gives more headroom, I know guys playing FSX are now at a point where they are getting OOM errors as the addons are so complex they are running out of memory, 64bit would solve this issue but not make any faster.

 

[betterstranger]

No but it gives more headroom, I know guys playing FSX are now at a point where they are getting OOM errors as the addons are so complex they are running out of memory, 64bit would solve this issue but not make any faster.

well there's an app which gives 32bit apps possibility to use up to 4gb of ram on 64bit systems. but can't remember its name.

 

[Majnu]

Stefano Casillo ‏@KunosStefano
TP update is ready to go.

https://twitter.com/KunosStefano/status/307542480004448256

 

[CKraegel]

@KunosStefano
@TE0815PaVeL http://www.assettocorsa.net .. dont know when it's going to be on precisely, but it's tonight.