Assetto Corsa PC Mods General DiscussionPC

[Real Toonces]

Welp, RaceDepartment has a new look. Love the logomark by itself. Not so sure I like the new logotype over the old, though. It will take some time to get used to, and I'm sure I will, but the old one had such instant recognizability and had a unique, somewhat friendly character for the space. The new one makes me feel like I'd be too nervous to ask for its autograph. In time, I'll learn to like it but, for now: goodbye, old friend.

Classic:
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New:

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The new, wafer-thin, san-serif, almost-illegible typeface; just what these old eyes needed.

 

[Fanapryde]

TRACK UPDATE by CrisT86

- New EXT_CONFIG featuring RainFX, GrassFX, LightFX
- Track Skin
- TV Cams (2 Sets, 4 FOVs for a total of 8 variants) for the Albacete track shared by @ZombieBoy1978

DOWNLOAD

In ext_config.ini I deleted line 25 (EXPOSURE_FIX = 1.0) since that prevents SOL config app to change track exposure.
But even with the track a bit darker the grass is too bright (at least on my system).
I have not tried tinkering with the values because I have no clue what I am doing, but could that be made a bit darker/greener so it looks like grass ?
I know that over there in Spain grass usually isn't exactly lush green, but...

 

[CrisT86]

I always base my edits and config on the SOL PP i used and nothing is overexposed, so everything depends on the PP you use

 

[lol36]

anyone have Group C car mod?

 

[Fanapryde]

I always base my edits and config on the SOL PP i used and nothing is overexposed, so everything depends on the PP you use

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Yeah, which is why SOL config app, gives the opportunity to change values, depending on the used system.
Anyway, if the pic above shows the grass on your system, please compare it to the grass IRL at Albacete:

The new, wafer-thin, san-serif, almost-illegible typeface; just what these old eyes needed.

Indeed, btw dark mode isn't working anymore, which makes it even worse for me...
I hope that will be activated again.

 

[ZombieBoy1978]

Yeah, which is why SOL config app, gives the opportunity to change values, depending on the used system.
Anyway, if the pic above shows the grass on your system, please compare it to the grass IRL at Albacete:

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It's going to be a tough one to get right. Albacete is about 90% dried dirt / sand and about 10% lush, green grass.
It might be easier to just go to the real world track itself with a lawnmower and correct that!

 

[CrisT86]

@Fanapryde the grass colour is set by the texture itself, so basically, we need a new ground (green) grass texture in order to have more green grass, nothing that can be done quickly, at least i don't know a solution to fix the grass colour via ext_config

 

[Fanapryde]

It's going to be a tough one to get right. Albacete is about 90% dried dirt / sand and about 10% lush, green grass.
It might be easier to just go to the real world track itself with a lawnmower and correct that!

It’s most probably impossible, but my point was that the grass that has been added to the track looks nothing like grass and is a bit sore on the eye.
But no prob, I will remove the grassFX and see how that looks.

 

[ZombieBoy1978]

It’s most probably impossible, but my point was that the grass that has been added to the track looks nothing like grass and is a bit sore on the eye.
But no prob, I will remove the grassFX and see how that looks.

I'll hold off uploading the final version. I want to release it when everyone is happy with it.
@CrisT86 did a good job with it (and everything else) but I'm wondering if there is a one-size-fits-all solution?

EDIT: I could look for a different ground texture, but I'm not sure how successful I would be. I'll give it a try.

EDIT 2: I've just watched a fast lap on YouTube and it seems that, at certain times of the year, the track has more grass than dirt. So we may be in luck...

 

[RobertFlagg]

I see, but the problem is that the timing also starts on that spot, not in front of the boxes where the real start/finish is (and where the track counter starts).
And there are no rolling starts in AC...

Edit: this track is haunted...
After installing the new camera.ini and the sections file, the timing now starts at the correct spot !?
In a race, start is still where a rolling start is initiated, timing starts there too, but after one lap timing is registered in front of the boxes.

Can You shared this?

 

[Fanapryde]

Can You shared this?

Ehmm...is this about Callejero Santa Fé ?

 

[RobertFlagg]

Ehmm...is this about Callejero Santa Fé ?

Yes... Thanks!

 

[Fanapryde]

Yes... Thanks!

Ah OK, done by now

@ZombieBoy1978 in all the "grassmania" I forgot to say that this Albecete track is great to drive. Thanks for sharing it, I had no clue it existed for AC.

 

[Longmont]

if you have a newer machine, and a motherboard that cost more than $30 read its specs and lookout for "dual bios", if it has this there is a fallback bios position to revert to if it goes wrong, if not.....

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Guess for now ill just stick my trees looking like transparent swiss cheese

 

[ZombieBoy1978]

Albacete 0.9 aka 'The Fanapryde Fix'.

@CrisT86 Do you need to upload a new grass fx config? I'm not sure how that side of things works.

@Fanapryde I hope this looks better for you. I'm not promising it looks like Earth grass, but I've tried to find a compromise.

Link updated: https://www.mediafire.com/file/7m758ynw2fw9h9j/albacete.rar/file

 

[CrisT86]

In theory is not needed unless you've changed material name, maybe need some tweaks

 

[ZombieBoy1978]

In theory is not needed unless you've changed material name, maybe need some tweaks

No material name changes, just the textures themselves have been changed. Fingers crossed this works without any tweaks

Thanks for your help with this.

 

[CrisT86]

TBH i didn't noticed any changes, but maybe i remember bad ahaha

EDIT: I forgot to activate the skin XD

 

[ZombieBoy1978]

TBH i didn't noticed any changes, but maybe i remember bad ahaha

EDIT: I forgot to activate the skin XD

You've reminded me to upload the new grass textures to both skins. That'll be in the final version then...

 

[Paulo Ribeiro]

I hope not, cos it's ugly AF

Your avatar too.

Welp, RaceDepartment has a new look. Love the logomark by itself. Not so sure I like the new logotype over the old, though. It will take some time to get used to, and I'm sure I will, but the old one had such instant recognizability and had a unique, somewhat friendly character for the space. The new one makes me feel like I'd be too nervous to ask for its autograph. In time, I'll learn to like it but, for now: goodbye, old friend.

Classic:
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New:

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This thread's name is 'Assetto Corsa PC Mods General Discussion'
and not what is happening at RaceDepartment logo site. I guess.

 

[IronMan78]

Good old Paulo Ribeiro
Welcome back!

 

[Paulo Ribeiro]

anyone have Group C car mod?

Yes. I believe some people have it.

Good old Paulo Riberio
Welcome back!

Hi mate, thank you.

Cheers.

 

[macko68]

Albacete 0.9 aka 'The Fanapryde Fix'.

@CrisT86 Do you need to upload a new grass fx config? I'm not sure how that side of things works.

@Fanapryde I hope this looks better for you. I'm not promising it looks like Earth grass, but I've tried to find a compromise.

Link updated: https://www.mediafire.com/file/7m758ynw2fw9h9j/albacete.rar/file

What a nice surprise. You did a great job on this one. Didn`t know Marquez rode there and its used in several bike races.

Generally track is very solid but if you want to further improve I noticed two aspects.

First thing is that curbs and boards are not only white and red but in fact majority of them is imitating spanish flag. Just add some yellow and this would increase immersion.

Second thing is that on straight after T11 there is much more trees. Rest is ok but in that place its noticable.

Link to the onboard

It looks very similar in 2020 videos

I don`t have that much issue with grass but still tad greener would be welcomed. I didn`t noticed any change in this aspect after last update.

One more time many thanks for this track !!

 

[ZombieBoy1978]

What a nice surprise. You did a great job on this one. Didn`t know Marquez rode there and its used in several bike races.

Generally track is very solid but if you want to further improve I noticed two aspects.

First thing is that curbs and boards are not only white and red but in fact majority of them is imitating spanish flag. Just add some yellow and this would increase immersion.

Second thing is that on straight after T11 there is much more trees. Rest is ok but in that place its noticable.

Link to the onboard


I don`t have that much issue with grass but still tad greener would be welcomed. I didn`t noticed any change in this aspect after last update.

One more time many thanks for this track !!

The curbs are something I'd noticed. I'll have a go at changing them before I release the final version. Removing the trees is a bit beyond my expertise as this involves editing the 3D model.

Hopefully the grass is better than it was. I'm just waiting for feedback from @Fanapryde on that. I'm trying to find a compromise between something that looks good while keeping the general ambience of how the track looks for most of the year (dry grass, dirt and sand).

I'm glad you're enjoying what I've done with it so far

 

[MrB00]

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[Cheesehead2]

Le Mans 67 - 54 grid spots

Both normal and le mans style starts; both layouts have the pits in the le mans start postition, so doing a pit stop is going to be really awkward ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Drop the file in the tracks folder; it doesn´t (shouldn´t) overwrite anything.

@Cheesehead2

le_grand_circuit_1967_54pits.zip - 15.8 MB

Thank you very much, Mitch9. It's a great improvement anyway

 

[RobertFlagg]

good! anyone know how i can smooth a track? in real life it has a jump when changing sectors but on the track it is a bit exaggerated!

 

[ZombieBoy1978]

CIRCUITO DE ALBACETE 1.0 - Final Version aka the 'I've taken this as far as I can' version.

Isn't it amazing what you can do in a weekend?

In this final version, I've added a few finishing touches and (hopefully) put everything where it needs to be.

Big thanks to @CrisT86 for his ext config, replay cams and alternate skin.

Link below. Enjoy

https://www.mediafire.com/file/7m758ynw2fw9h9j/albacete.rar/file

 

[TheRealCeeBee]

do you ever ask yourself WTF you might be smoking when you do stuff....

 

[RacingManiac]

Both new VRC P1 car got updated, the ByKolles car now matches the Ginetta with the tire compounds and also the skid plank is now visible. There are already new skins for the Ginetta on RD.

Laptime wise I've ran a lot of cars recently on Bahrain International(GP layout) and I've had a lot of trouble keeping the ByKolles tire from locking under braking(played with brake power, damper setup, aero, etc), running with ABS ultimately nets a 1.5s gain vs without in qualifying trim, which is just about 1/4s faster than my qualifying trim lap with the Kunos 2016 919 Hybrid. The Ginetta without ABS in race trim(50l fuel, Race Medium tire) is almost a sec faster than the ByKolles....