Assetto Corsa V1.0 RC Released

[Ryan Ogurek]

Kunos Simulazioni has released version 1.0.0 Release Candidate for Assetto Corsa, which has been long anticipated for AC's early access participants. Today we celebrate!

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1.0.0 RC Patch Notes

• Assetto Corsa is now feature complete
• General bugfixing and performance optimizations
• Visual damages enabled
• Aero damage implemented for all cars
• Engine damage implemented for all cars
• Suspension damage implemented for all cars
• Tyre Damage System
• Pit stop implemented for online races
• Multiplayer improvements
• New audio engine implemented
• New post processing effects enabled, heat shimmering, god rays etc
• New car : Alfa Romeo Giulietta Quadrifoglio Verde model 2013
• New car : Ferrari 458 GT2
• New car : Ferrari LaFerrari
• New car : Lotus 2 Eleven GT4
• New car : Lotus Evora GTE Carbon
• New car : Lotus Exige S
• New car : Lotus Exige V6 CUP
• New car : Mercedes AMG SLS GT3
• New car : Shelby Cobra 427SC
• New track : Silverstone National
• New track : Spa Francorchamps
• New track : Trento Bondone hillclimb
• Audio sample improvements and volume balancing
• Added track reverb zones
• Fixed Traction Control always engaged in particular conditions
• TC and ABS factory settings now work properly
• Tuned distance filter and attenuation for exterior sounds
• Balanced performances for GT2/GT3 cars
• Lotus 49, Lotus 98T, Ferrari 312T have lower default rev limiters. Can go over 100% but damage may occur on higher revs
• Improvements on digital instruments cockpits for various cars
• Added track sound reverb
• Added different sounds for car to car, car to objects and car to track collisions
• Improvements on automatic gearbox on various cars
• All the tracks have been improved and updated with collidable objects
• Overall interior samples volume correction and balance
• Overall exterior samples volume correction
• Tuned wind and tyre rolling volumes and curves
• Tuned kerb pitch and volume according with speed
• Tuned ambience(crowd) volume
• Tuned interior and exterior gearshift sounds
• Steer animations for Ferrari 458 S3
• Small fix on the front Pagani Zonda R tyres
• LOD4 implemented to increase framerate performances
• Drivetrain damage for cars with H shifter gearboxes.
• Traction control sound now works for all cars
• Showroom bugfixing and improvements
• Added tyre blankets under realism tab. The setting is global for all cars and pre heats tyres at 80C
• Career now available
• New 3D driver models
• BMW Z4 GT3 aero balancing, rear wings stalls more on low values
• New TCP/UDP server
• All tyres have graining and blistering enabled
• All tyres have rim radius
• Fixed all F1 cameras for all vehicles
• Fixed all F6 cameras for all vehicles
• GUI improvements
• Driver animations improvements
• Replay now records the current leaderboard
• Oculus DK2 support
• Single player Qualify improved

1.0.1 Patch Notes

• Fixed Oculus IPD reading

1.0.2 Patch Notes

• Corrected KTM X BOW factory ABS setting to non enabled.
• Corrected fuel tank placement for Alfa Romeo Giulietta Q.V. 2013
• Corrected setup options for Alfa Romeo Giulietta Q.V. 2013
• Corrected Gearbox ratios for Alfa Romeo Giulietta Q.V. 2013
• Corrected flames position for Mercedes SLS AMG GT3

1.0.3 Patch Notes

• Triple screen rendering fixes
• Launcher default theme: server listing behavior change on server selection
• Launcher default theme: list now scrolls to selected server when server name clicked in detail panel
• updated Fmod 1.05.03 (some volume / fading sound issues may occur. Feedback is appreciated)
• fixed audio.ini missing opponents volume value
• fixed opponents volume and attenuation
• reworked distance attenuation management
• tweaked exterior reverb
• fixed wind volume curve
• fixed interior sounds spatial position (for surround configurations)
• fixed exterior sounds envelopment
• fixed surfaces sounds envelopment
• tweaked overall throttle crossfading
• fixed SLS idle sound and some crossfades
• overall volume balancing

1.0.4 Patch Notes

• fixed server not properly freeing slots leading to many "no slot available" messages
• known issue: engine sound missing when session starts (camera rotates around the car)
• fixed interior engine sound went muffled in the previous update
• fixed digital clicks coming from AI during fast coast/load transitions
• fixed sound clipping (tuned compressor when many cars are involved)
• fixed opponents distance attenuation
• fixed positional sounds for skids
• improved overall volume balance
• fixed some bodywork samples playing when still
• fixed some sample loops
• improved engine spatial position depending of real car engine position
• improved LaFerrari low freq for interior sounds

1.0.5 Patch Notes

• Fixed acServerLaunchers not serializing Tyre Blankets option
• Fixed "Force On" ABS and TC settings not working as expected
• (WAITING FOR CONFIRMED FIX) Fixed AIM telemetry not loading
• Fixed server not sending the right JSON and not showing up properly in LAN
• Fixed some problems with showroom rendering
• Time Attack : time stops while in pause

1.0.6 Patch Notes

• Launcher default theme: fix for opponent skin selection method
• Launcher default theme: fix for special event opponent level
• updated FMod project for modders (in SDK\Audio folder). Please use Fmod 1.05.03 - pipeline still WIP
• exposed MAX_CHANNELS parameter in assetto_corsa.ini. Lower to 32 ONLY IF you experience stuttering/missing audio during gameplay
• fixed missing backfires for some cars
• optimized FMod thread occupancy
• Lotus 98T qualifying turbo and engine rev damage balancing

1.0.7 Patch Notes

• Updated FMOD project (SDK\Audio folder)
• Fixed Fmod error handle caused huge log file (and stuttering in some cases)
• Improved overall volume balance
• Fixed opponents volume and attenuation during gameplay. Situational awareness much improved
• Optimized average number of channels used in FMod with many opponents
• Balance adjustments on BMW Z4 GT3 performance
• Balance adjustments on Ferrari 458 GT2, Mercedes SLS GT3 and Formula Abarth fuel consumption
• Mercedes SLS GT3 Traction Control and ABS levels corrections

1.0.8 Patch Notes

• Audio hotfix
• Fixed career intro issue

1.0.9 Patch Notes

• Correction of Lotus Exos 125 and Exos 125 S1 drivetrain bugs with differential at 90% and automatic clutch
• Fmod: update SDK project and pipeline document - MODDERS, UPDATE YOUR WORK PLEASE!
• improved distance attenuation for opponents
• fixed skid volume

Known issues

• "No sound for mod cars", because of new sound engine (Fmod), no workaround yet
  
• "Main Gui not in he middle screen" (tripple screen setups), workaround
• Game crash after clicking 'Tyre Tester' ingame app

Assetto Corsa is now sure to be one of the best racing sims available, if you have not yet tried it, we recommend you do so. With an excellent selection of cars, laser scanned tracks, and true to life physics, and support which will continue after the final release AC is sure to be an excellent sim for years to come.

Join the discussion in our AC forums, and get racing in our Assetto Corsa Racing Club! While you're at it, why not check out some awesome videos and screenshot in our AC gallery?

 

[Darjo Vuk]

After all, 28fps is still better than the 24fps they show to you when you pay 10 euros in the cinemas.

Nop. Cinemas show 24fps with motionblur (infinity of images in 1 frames during a period of 1/24s). Games render 1 static frame without motion blur. You need at least 3x24fps to get close to movie feel. Your brain will merge 3 images your monitor saw into one blured like movie shows it.

 

[Adria Perez]

Well that is completely different thing... Yes your brain will cheat you so 24+ fps seems to you like fluent movement... But you are not playing with your eyes.. You can feel it... Just like in shooter games.. And you can feel difference between 30, 50 or 90 fps and you can feel so much when 90fps drops to 40... so 28 is not enough..if it work for you, have fun of course.. I personally rather don't play if game: A. runs below 40-50 fps (ideally 90+), B. doesn't offer change FOV option (like many console ports have trend to do)

Yes, obviously 90+ is better than 30! And I do feel the difference. I usually put all detail at minimum and run it at 45-50 fps because for me that is more enjoyable than having better graphics at lower fps. All I was saying is that at 30 fps, in my opinion, AC is still very playable.

And more importantly, I prefer to play at 30fps than spend a few hundred euros to play it at 60fps.

 

[Marian Zelenka]

The FFB strenght decreased after the update for me.
Using a Fanatec GT3 RS.
Had to increase FFB gain by 45% in the options to restore to previous response levels. More gain results in FFB clipping and is not desireable.
Tested with settings on the wheel lcd and FFB options in menu and ingame.

Anybody with same issue? Any workaround at this time?

Still not sure if my GT3 RS feels the same or not. Try to use "Force Feedback anti-clipping tool v1.1" app to determine how much clipping do you get. I like this app. I tweak FFB for each car with this tool. Set 100% in menu, then 100% in setup screen and drive for 5 min at Magione. Then try suggested FFB value in setup screen. That's how I do it. I used to use too much FFB and got lots of clipping without even realising it because I like my FFB strong. Our wheel is just too weak, no dice.

 

[RaceNut]

Patch just released for improved DK2 support; should fix issues with wrong scale and lack of Stereoscopic 3D.

Thank you KS!

 

[Marian Zelenka]

LaFerrari is exactly as I expected it to be, I like it. That's very good teaser for the P1 which should be even a bit better which is frankly quite unimaginable. Doing 300k at Spa like nothing is mind-boggling.

Downshift animation for SQ gearbox gear stick is still wrong. Why?

I'm very dissapointed they still didn't solve that horrible wheel rumbling under braking. It's very annoying.

Can't comment on anything else yet as I haven't played it much.

 

[scotchjock]

Ok, just fired this up after new patch install and the AI cars have no sound, sound from my car but not others, anyone else getting this?

 

[Robert vd Heide]

Ok, just fired this up after new patch install and the AI cars have no sound, sound from my car but not others, anyone else getting this?

had a few times during race ,sound of my car dissapeared for a few seconds
but kunos is still developping the new sound module,so no worries there

 

[Simon Roberts]

thanx, my fov is fine .. and it works in every other sim i`m playing .. i`m talking about single screen, tripple monitor is whole different story (but I don`t wanna have 3 screens on my table) ..



playable and 28fps doesn`t get too much together

Lets not get into the whole fps debate here, like i said it was pretty playable for a laptop sat at my desk at work, my racing rig is fully capable of holding 60 on triples.

 

[ouvert]

Lets not get into the whole fps debate here, like i said it was pretty playable for a laptop sat at my desk at work, my racing rig is fully capable of holding 60 on triples.

fov not fps

 

[Simon Roberts]

playable and 28fps doesn`t get too much together

Was replying to that.

 

[Johnny Nikkon]

New update has fixed the 3D, scale, and 1:1 movement issues.

It looks Awesome now! Good Work Kunos!

Still no way to exit the race or restart or see menus in the rift but I'm happy!

 

[zAmboni]

The one I noticed first was the N1 Magione/QV one - I'd not driven the car or track before (well - I might have one 1 lap at the track way back when) so it was a genuine 'new player' experience - abeit that I have 100+ hours in the game ;0

Unlike the other TAs where there's a tonne of spare time at the start, you have to drive pretty well just to reach the first checkpoint (bearing in mind this is NOVICE 1!) - you can't actually cheat the system because there's no slack time to cheat with.

I guess that's how they wanted it to work - but other TAs will often have 30-40-50 seconds spare when you get to the first checkpoint for reasons I can't even begin to guess at.

I messed around a little bit with the career mode last night and I ran across this also. I had to restart the TA several times because it was very hard to reach the first checkpoint with the initial time they gave you. Probably something that can be easily fixed on their part.

AI in the one abarth career race was wacky. I restarted the race twice, on the third time 2 or 3 cars didn't move at the start. On the second lap a car was just moving very slowly after the hairpin (vallelunga-club), and all of the other AI cars were just creeping along behind it.

I tried a quick race weekend at Spa with a mix of GT cars. At the end of the qualifying session, I noticed that they finally allow you to complete a hotlap if you cross the finish line right before the time runs out. The screen said "waiting for 15 cars to finish", and I waited....and waited....Looked at the track map and right after Eau Rouge there was a car barely moving and about 6 cars piled up behind it crawling along also. AI still needs a bit of help .

Still miffed that after a session ends, or if you finish the race first, you cant get rid of the results page...sometimes I like to look around a bit.

 

[ouvert]

Was replying to that.

oh sorry it hides that last senence in quotation ..

 

[Jan-Olov Johansson]

The game defo needs AA at 4x, I'm usually not so sensitive for jaggies but running with 2x - as set on default after the update - looked terrible. With AA at 4x it is better but I can't help but feel it's not quite as good as before.
This is with 4x SGSS set in nVidiainspector.

 

[RaceNut]

Just to confirm - DK2 support fix works great. Full 3D with proper scale. Apparently, there a was a file missing on the Steam upload.

After spending lots of time using the Rift with Pcars, it's good to be back home again (AC) now that DK2 support is in.

The new sounds are fantastic - especially the Z4 and 458-GT2. I managed to get Stereo working but, my AI car sounds are missing now too. I'm sure a fix will be coming soon.

 

[Blkout]

LaFerrari is exactly as I expected it to be, I like it. That's very good teaser for the P1 which should be even a bit better which is frankly quite unimaginable. Doing 300k at Spa like nothing is mind-boggling.

Downshift animation for SQ gearbox gear stick is still wrong. Why?

I'm very dissapointed they still didn't solve that horrible wheel rumbling under braking. It's very annoying.

Can't comment on anything else yet as I haven't played it much.

What horrible wheel rumbling are you talking about? FFB?

 

[Blkout]

The game defo needs AA at 4x, I'm usually not so sensitive for jaggies but running with 2x - as set on default after the update - looked terrible. With AA at 4x it is better but I can't help but feel it's not quite as good as before.
This is with 4x SGSS set in nVidiainspector.

4x MSAA is a minimum to clean up most jaggies, but 4x SGSSAA is something totally different. If you're forcing 4x SGSSAA through Nvidia Inspector, you MUST have 4x MSAA enabled also. Whatever level of SGSSAA you're using, your MSAA must match so if you're forcing 4x SGSSAA, you can't use 2x MSAA. SGSSAA won't work at all that way and will leave you with just standard 2x MSAA.

 

[RaceNut]

Exit race by pressing alt+F4. I am able to start AC normally, setup the session and then turn on the DK2, press start and center view by pressing cntrl+space. After the race or when ready, press alt+F4 to exit. Turn off rift to change settings, watch replays, etc.

 

[Martijn Dijkhuizen]

Wow I like the new update!!!!
Only problem I don't like is my sound. It seems like only the stero speakers work in the game. in windows my 5.1 speakers seams to work properly.

 

[Robert vd Heide]

Did anyone tried the Alfa Romeo Giulietta on Spa? My AC crashes during load, acs.exe has stopped responding.
Will test some other tracks when I get home. Maybe time for RC1.0 bug report thread.
But probably will be better to report back on the AC forums, was to lazy to create an account overthere.

Cheers

solution on AC forum eventually was Total fresh installment
they tried removing the alfa giulietta ,and let steam do integrity check
but that didnt do it