Assetto Corsa PC Mods General DiscussionPC

[Jeroen V]

They should simply stop prioritizing the eyecandy. I know other people have different preferences but personally I don't really care about the graphics anymore. We have reached certain point where the graphics have become meaningless. At least to me.

I'm not saying it's meaningless literally because I can't go back to GP4 and RF1 graphics anymore but I think the turning point in sim racing graphics was around when AC1 and RF2 came... like 10 years ago. They look "good enough".

Prioritizing graphics and creating such resource heavy sims for some minor graphics improvements doesn't seem to be very good strategy to me. I don't think sim racers are so graphics oriented as some old sims like RBR and GP4 still have a huge fanbase. They still play GTR2 and Live For Speed too.

People went crazy when GT7 came and it was (supposedly) SO much better looking that GT Sport. Well yeah, I didn't see much difference and if there was any I didn't even care. But maybe I'm in the minority.

If someone asked me which looks the best AC, ACC, LMU, EVO... I couldn't even answer. They all look good to me.

Edit: Who remembers in the old days when you actually had GRAPHICS SLIDERS where you could decrease the details and have better smoother gameplay in the lower end PC's. Why did they remove that option from most new games? Makes ZERO sense to me.

I do agree with you to a certain extent. If developers had stuck with the visual standards from 10 years ago (Alike vanilla AC?), no one would be craving more eye-candy graphics today. Back then, people were content with what was put available. But nowadays, it’s all about visuals. The flashier, the better or so it seems.

It’s the same with physical appearance in our current society. People feel pressured to look good, even if that means undergoing chemical or surgical “enhancements” (that often end up doing more harm than good...) Still, as long as someone looks “good,” life somehow seems easier or more rewarding.

Of course, we need a certain level of visual quality in racing games like Assetto Corsa for immersion. But when you're flying down the Le Mans straight at 200 mph, you're not exactly admiring every pixel, are you? Let’s not forget the importance of smooth gameplay. That’s what truly makes the experience.

Must admit; I bought a 4K monitor to have AC look good, but I also do edit RAW photograpghs, Photos MUST look good by default (Static picture).

 

[BruceD]

I do agree with you to a certain extent. If developers had stuck with the visual standards from 10 years ago (Alike vanilla AC?), no one would be craving more eye-candy graphics today. Back then, people were content with what was put available. But nowadays, it’s all about visuals. The flashier, the better or so it seems.

It’s the same with physical appearance in our current society. People feel pressured to look good, even if that means undergoing chemical or surgical “enhancements” (that often end up doing more harm than good...) Still, as long as someone looks “good,” life somehow seems easier or more rewarding.

Of course, we need a certain level of visual quality in racing games like Assetto Corsa for immersion. But when you're flying down the Le Mans straight at 200 mph, you're not exactly admiring every pixel, are you? Let’s not forget the importance of smooth gameplay. That’s what truly makes the experience.

Must admit; I bought a 4K monitor to have AC look good, but I also do edit RAW photograpghs, Photos MUST look good by default (Static picture).

It's funny though, our generations are looking at graphics, what looks amazing, and our PCs suffer for it and gameplay is poor because of it, and we struggle for FPS, unless we have deep pockets.

And there's our kids, playing Minecraft, Terreria and Roblox... They don't give a stuff about graphics, they want gameplay and multiplayer. The world is changing.

 

[Apocalypse211]

It's funny though, our generations are looking at graphics, what looks amazing, and our PCs suffer for it and gameplay is poor because of it, and we struggle for FPS, unless we have deep pockets.

And there's our kids, playing Minecraft, Terreria and Roblox... They don't give a stuff about graphics, they want gameplay and multiplayer. The world is changing.

Good analogy... why do we need more and more all the time? What has actually improved? Not much.

It's almost like new cars and their constantly increasing HP numbers. when I was a kid it was a huge deal when the new most powerful 911 Turbo, M5 or AMG 63 came. Now nobody cares anymore. An electric KIA can probably out-accelerate many 90's supercars. Top speed and acceleration numbers have lost their appeal.

Ferrari F355 and Porsche 964/993 aren't that fast by today's standards but they're analog, desriable, hand built and look amazing. That's why the cost more than new and will always be desirable and collectible. Original E30 M3 and MB 190 Cosworth are slow by today's standards. But they're amazing cars. Sure a skyscraper elevator is faster than a roller coaster. But which one gives you bigger thrill?

Most new cars are disposabe, soulless garbage. Who wants to have anything to do with a EQS, Taycan or full electric G-Wagon when the warranty is over (not that I could even afford them but generally speaking).

Same with computers. We constantly need more CPU, SDD and new graphics cards. Even 8 Gig GeoForce is nothing... you need 32 Gigs now. Have the games actually improved that much since 2014? I don't think so. There was a huge leap 10 years ago and since then all we have got is probably extra 10% nicer graphics. And the price to pay is ridiculously increased hardware requirements.

 

[shi]

Sardian Park v1.4

https://www.patreon.com/posts/sardian-park-76149562

A fictional circuit.
Conversion from GTR2.

-CSP recommended
-26 pit/start
-AI, cam

Credits & Thanks;
Fictional track created for Sportscar GT by ISI
Conversion to rFactor by Andy Glenn and Bud Lucas with PhilRob and Jose Swervo
Updated V2 for GTL, rFactor and GTR2 by PhilRob
GTR2 style LODS & trackmap by FrankyBB
Simbin for some objects and textures
Completely rebuild in 3DSMAX by ZWISS

AC Converted by shin956
logo.png and sections.ini by Fanapryde
AI lines, sidelines and ai_hints.ini by IMEAN
Crowds texture by Kniker97
some textures, marshall, Fire truck and ambulance by kunos
Test and Feedback by Fanapryde

Enjoy.

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v1.2 changelog;
Fixed many of the normals.
Spectators are now supported for camera_facing.
The model of the cars has been changed.
Fixed billboard mapping.
Updated flag, tree and billboard textures.
Added groove.
Updated ext_config and VAO-patch.
Fixed floating objects.
Changed preview.
Added logo.png and sections.ini by Fanapryde
Fixed sinkhole at the escape road on the end of S/F straight.

v1.3 changelog;
Added 3D terrain.
Replaced and added tree models.
Replaced and updated some textures.
Update shaders.
Updated ext_config and VAO-patch.
Fixed floating objects.
Changed crowd textures by Kniker97. (Thanks)
Added AI lines, sidelines and ai_hints.ini created by IMEAN. (Thanks!)
Added marshalls.
Smoothed the edge of the road surface.
Recreated the groove and skidmarks.
A few other minor fixes.

v1.4 changelog;
Extended the pit lane.
Added white lines at the entrance and exit of the pit.
IMEAN updated his fast_lane.ai and ai_hints.ini.
Updated surfaces.ini.

Sardian Park v1.4
The link is in the quote.

v1.4 changelog;
Extended the pit lane.
Added white lines at the entrance and exit of the pit.
@IMEAN updated his fast_lane.ai and ai_hints.ini.
Updated surfaces.ini.

Sorry for the double post.

Imola 1986 v1.1

https://www.patreon.com/posts/imola-1986-136539279

View attachment 1472354
Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari with 1986 layout.
Conversion from F1 Challenge.

-CSP recommended
-36 pit/start
-AI, cam

Credits & Thanks;
F1 Challenge Track by dmarques
(Based TTTTT's rFactor version, Original GTR version by Afdelta)

Terms Of Use; (F1C)
Enjoy this mod to the fullest, that's all. If you want to convert or use this
as a base to create other cars, you're welcome in doing so as long as the
appropriate credit is given to the respective authors of the files you are
using. You can find all authors in this file

AC converted by shin956
AI lines, sidelines and ai_hints.ini by IMEAN
.lua base by Gunnar333
Crowds texture by Kniker97
pit tents from F1-S-R track pack (rF1)
AutoSprint logo texture by Red Manuel
marshall, cameraman and some textures by kunos

Enjoy.
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v1.1 changelog;
Added AI lines, sidelines and ai_hints.ini created by IMEAN. (Thanks!)
Fixed incorrect mapping of guardrails and walls.
A few other minor fixes.

Imola 1986 v1.1
The link is in the quote.

v1.1 changelog;
Added AI lines, sidelines and ai_hints.ini created by @IMEAN . (Thanks!)
Fixed incorrect mapping of guardrails and walls.
A few other minor fixes.

 

[MrLonguinha17]

My comment is as follows.

I also changed my hardware about two and a half years ago, within my means, but to this day I can't play Assetto Corsa Competizione, EA WRC, or LMU (last year I could only put two categories on the grid) (satisfactorily) without minor crashes).

Today I can put all three from 2024 or both from 2025. Rfactor 2 (is perfect for me), both graphically and in terms of performance, as is Automobilista 2. In Assetto Corsa (only sometimes), depending on certain cars/tracks (number and specific cars/modders...)...minimal lag.

I can also comment on "RaceRoom," which is excellent, when I simulate the "24 Hours of Nürburgring" with over 60 cars (excellent graphics and performance) for my machine's standards (I don't usually set anything to "ultra").

Another observation: on my old hardware, Forza Motorsport 5 or 7 (I don't have this game installed on my current one) was surprisingly smooth (maybe because it's optimized for consoles, I'm not sure), but the game's "fluidity" was unusual for me.

As mentioned earlier, I believe that "graphically"...developers are trying to "recreate" reality in a virtual world and are, to a certain extent, ruining the gameplay.
Speaking for myself, not everyone has the financial capacity ($$$) to own a "NASA" standard computer with advanced RAM, graphics cards, and processor features.

Unfortunately, a lot of things are discarded very quickly.

It took a lot of work to get my GTX 2060 (about 2 and a half years ago)...but for now, that's how I'll have to "make do"...lol

 

[Cote Dazur]

Just curious, since I reached 7000 hours in AC yesterday, how many hours do the other AC maniacs in this thread have clocked so far?
I have more time spent SIM racing in AC that in all my other titles put together.(ACC second with 1654 hours).
I anticipate the balance of 2025 and 2026 to be more or less solely dedicated to AC as in my VR setup it is better in most aspect important to me or at least as good as anything else out there.

 

[Fall Guy]

Just curious, since I reached 7000 hours in AC yesterday, how many hours do the other AC maniacs in this thread have clocked so far?
I have more time spent SIM racing in AC that in all my other titles put together.(ACC second with 1654 hours).
I anticipate the balance of 2025 and 2026 to be more or less solely dedicated to AC as in my VR setup it is better in most aspect important to me or at least as good as anything else out there.

2222 hrs and counting. 1 achievement missing.

 

[Apocalypse211]

My comment is as follows.

I also changed my hardware about two and a half years ago, within my means, but to this day I can't play Assetto Corsa Competizione, EA WRC, or LMU (last year I could only put two categories on the grid) (satisfactorily) without minor crashes).

Today I can put all three from 2024 or both from 2025. Rfactor 2 (is perfect for me), both graphically and in terms of performance, as is Automobilista 2. In Assetto Corsa (only sometimes), depending on certain cars/tracks (number and specific cars/modders...)...minimal lag.

It's probably just your graphics card. I also bought a Geoforce about 5 years ago and it was good for gaming with 4 Gigs of GPU back then.

But that's not enough anymore. Not even for AC and SOL. Sure it runs but not well. You need at least 8 GB. Correct me if I'm wrong but I think it's not that much about the processor anymore (that's what I've been told)... it's all about the graphics card.

 

[StoffelWaffle]

View attachment 1473763

2222 hrs and counting. 1 achievement missing.

I only started in 2020 (thx covid). And about 1000 untracked hours spent skinning, modding then deleting that modded stuff lol

 

[FrustratedUse]

Here is an direct link from TomSim's discord for all the cars he's updated and posted so no one goes over to ACTK's website and gives him revenue farming. @ me if any of the links are down.

Daytona Prototype
- Ford Riley 2014 DP
Link
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LMP1
- Audi R15+ Tdi LM and LMS/ALMS spec
Link
- Audi R18 TDI 2011
Link
- Audi R18 2012 (E-Tron Quattro + Ultra)
Link
- Audi R18 E-Tron Quattro 2013
Link
- Aston Martin AMR ONE LMP1 V2 | Updated: 30/05/2025
Link
- Aston Martin DBR1-2
Link
- Lola B10/60 LM and LMS
Link
- Lola Drayson Racing LM & LMS
Link
- Oreca 01 LMP1 LM & LMS
Link
- Peugeot 908 HDI ALMS-LMS-Pescarolo-LM V2 | Updated: 12/07/2025
Link
- Peugeot 908 HDI FAP 2007
Link
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GT1
- Ford Matech GT1 2010 LM V2.1 | Updated: 24/05/2025
Link
- Chevy Corvette C6.R GT1| Updated 26/05/2025
Link
- Chevy Corvette C4 ZR1 GT
Link

GT2
- Jaguar XKR GT2 2010 V3 | Updated: 13/05/2025
Link
- Ferrari F430 GT2 V4 | Updated 16/05/2025
Link
- Chevy Corvette C6-R GT2 V2 | Updated: 21/05/2025
Link
- BMW E92 M3 GT2 2010 LM V2 Spec | Updated: 11/05/2025: New Textures, CSP addition
Link
- Porsche 997 RSR GT2 V3 | Updated: 15/05/2025
Link
- Spyker C8 Laviolette GT2 V2 | Update: 12/05/2025: complete new interior mapping, new textures, new interior and exterior lighting
Link
- Aston Martin Vantage GT2 V2 | Updated: 19/05/2025: New interior mapping, exterior parts, textures, lights, & shifter animation
Link

GT3
- Porsche 997 GT3R
Link


Update info
GT1 Updates:

Ford Matech GT1 V2: 02/05/2025
New engine bay with a real engine inside, new rims and brake systems, new mapping, new objects, 3d model fully revised, new front and rear lights, new textures, animated shifter, complete new data (aero, tyres, suspension, power, AI, cameras...), new CSP configs and additions, LMS skins created and added, actual skins revised, new lods, new sound by NekoTaisen // DON'T FORGET TO DELETE THE OLD CAR AND MAKE A CLEAN INSTALL! (Link has been updated in the original post to reflect this) Note: Disable ABS in the tuning menu. Car did not have it irl so having it enabled causes the brakes to not work.

Ford Matech GT1 Final: 24/05/2025
Lights, windscreen, exhaust and lights reshaded, Leather dash remapped, Cockpit_LR added, new csp config... DON'T FORGET TO DELETE EVERYTHING BEFORE INSTALL !!!

Chevy Corvette C6.R GT1 V2: 26/05/2025
Adjusted COCKPIT_LR, Shifter animation, a lot of interior things got mapped once again and got smoother, corrected a lut file where the hard tyres got heavily used after 1 lap, flashing lights in pits and active flashing lights during the race, new CSP configuration ... DON'T FORGET TO DELETE EVERYTHING BEFORE INSTALL !!

GT2 Updates:

BMW E92 M3 GT2 V2: 11/05/2025
A few additions that make the car look better, new textures, CSP additions, new glowing exhaust, updated exterior lights, kn5 lighter, revised fuel consumption (all of the actual GT2 will have a bigger consumption now), new driver model, new glasses textures, new sound

Spyker C8 GT2 V2: 12/05/2025
Cockpit LR added, complete new interior mapping, new textures, new interior and exterior lighting, glasses reflections fixed, new CSP additions (glasses, mirrors,lights...), aero, tyres and suspension revised, new fuel consumption, new LODS, kn5 lighter ... DON'T FORGET TO DELETE EVERYTHING BEFORE INSTALL !!!

Jaguar XKR GT2 2010 V3: 13/05/2025
New objects and little meshes, new seat with belts, corrected transparency on windows, fuel consumption increased, fuel capacity decreased, few adjustments on the setup, Cockpit_LR added, exterior lights modified, New CSP additions ... DON'T FORGET TO DELETE EVERYTHING BEFORE INSTALL

Porsche 997 RSR V3: 15/05/2025
Seat belts, new textures, new cockpit mapping, new windows textures and transparency, Cockpit_LR added, fuel consumption increased, fuel capacity decreased, few adjustments on the setup, fixed Final gear in Setup, New CSP additions ... DON'T FORGET TO DELETE EVERYTHING BEFORE INSTALL !!!

Ferrari F430 GT2 V4: 16/05/2025
Cockpit_LR added, Seatbelts added, new car shifting animation realized, few meshes added, power revised, new fuel consumption, few adjustments on CSP settings... DON'T FORGET TO DELETE EVERYTHING BEFORE INSTALL !!!

Aston Martin Vantage GT2 V2: 19/05/2025
Complete new interior mapping, new mapping for some exterior parts, doors remodeled, missig cockpit parts added, seatbelts added , Cockpit LR, new textures, new lights colour, shifter animation, New lods, Revised suspension, setup, fuel cons, aero, flames, handling, new CSP additions ... DON'T FORGET TO DELETE EVERYTHING BEFORE INSTALL !!!

Chevrolet Corvette GT2 V2: 21/05/2025
New interior and exterior mapping, addition of new objects, cables... seat rebuilt and resized for the driver, LCD screen not flickering anymore when rain comes, Addition of Slip Leds instead of textures, Lods rebuilt, , CSP config and additions (Materials, wobbling nets, red exhaust). Fuel consumption has been revised, but the physics will remain as they are. All credits to United Racing Design for this car and additions ! DON'T FORGET TO DELETE EVERYTHING BEFORE INSTALL !!!

All GT2 cars has been updated to their final version unless any issues is found in the future.
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LMP1 Updates:

Aston Martin AMR-One LMP1 V2 Update: 30/05/2025
New textures, new shaders, new objects, new lights, updated aero, power, drivertrain... fuel consumption increased, Cockpit_LR added, new lods, CSP additions ... DON'T FORGET TO DELETE EVERYTHING BEFORE INSTALL !!!

Peugeot 908 HDI ALMS-LMS-Pescarolo-LM V2 Update: 12/07/2025
Mapping, textures, objects... redone. Cockpit_LR, new LODS, brand new physics, CSP additions, dash simulation for pits, Every info on the steering wheel as IRL, 3 different physics... BE SURE TO DELETE THE OLD CARS BEFORE INSTALLING THE NEW ONES !!

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Daytona Prototype Updates:
Ford Riley 2014 DP 24/07/2025
Corrected some axis at the wheels, added Cockpit_LR, new lods, new interior carbon texture, corrected glasses transparency

Make sure you all grab Tomsim's stuff as quick as possible cause the guy just nuked the discord where he posted everything for no reason.

 

[saXXXon]

Make sure you all grab Tomsim's stuff as quick as possible cause the guy just nuked the discord where he posted everything for no reason.

wouldn't say no reason. but the internet is the internet. too bad. liked his mods.
Hope he deals with it

 

[Ducati1198s]

Guys I’m wondering if anyone having the same issue.
Since a few months (not a specific moment) my game doesn’t run smooth in practise mod. Frames are fine (90/115) but the overall game stutters a lot. Once I change to trackday, race or weekend mode (as long as there’re other cars) the game runs super smooth. Even with a 30+ car grid it’s all fine, frames are 75 to 95 but super smooth.
I have literally no idea what could cause this but it makes single training impossible..

 

[MisterWaffles]

Make sure you all grab Tomsim's stuff as quick as possible cause the guy just nuked the discord where he posted everything for no reason.

Well he said the AC community is the worst community after the “woke” community in his rant, so… not particular sad for a bigot. He can let the door hit him on the way out.

But the AC community does have some pretty bad apples, but so does all of free, open source modding. It’s not unique to this game.

Garry’s Mod, Skyrim, etc. All have communities with similar levels of theft, Patreon shenanigans etc.

 

[MrHunt]

quote from Tom (Tomsim)

"Tom — 17:45
From the last 2 years, I just made everything people wanted, uploaded mods asked, gave help, more than we should, I just asked for one thing : Support. During 2 years, the only thing I could read is : oh, do this, oh do that. We release a mod, « oh can you make another one ? »
This community is worse than any community existing in that world. Trust me the Woke community is more peaceful.
I lost my time explaining and helping anyone who asked. Some private mods, some private tracks…
First time with Max it was only a « let them talk », so we decided to put a little support section. I know 99% of people on ac are stealing every mod possible , but I could not imagine we never received at least 1 ****ing € for helping us. We never asked, we just waited for… and that’s what I was thinking about.

And that’s not the worse. It’s about basterds talking of us on different servers, and then coming and making their lives as if we were blind

I feel painful for my teammates, but I can’t have full working nights to satisfy such a selfish community"

 

[StoffelWaffle]

Yeah he'll come back, AC's pull is too big to just say 'screw it I'm never doing stuff again' (I know)

 

[ninezeroniner]

I'm usually talkative as well as drunk but in the last 3/4 days it's been hard for me to write on this board for a million of good and bad reasons.

I need a new keyboad probably

 

[Apocalypse211]

quote from Tom (Tomsim)

"Tom — 17:45
From the last 2 years, I just made everything people wanted, uploaded mods asked, gave help, more than we should, I just asked for one thing : Support. During 2 years, the only thing I could read is : oh, do this, oh do that. We release a mod, « oh can you make another one ? »
This community is worse than any community existing in that world. Trust me the Woke community is more peaceful.
I lost my time explaining and helping anyone who asked. Some private mods, some private tracks…
First time with Max it was only a « let them talk », so we decided to put a little support section. I know 99% of people on ac are stealing every mod possible , but I could not imagine we never received at least 1 ****ing € for helping us. We never asked, we just waited for… and that’s what I was thinking about.

And that’s not the worse. It’s about basterds talking of us on different servers, and then coming and making their lives as if we were blind

I feel painful for my teammates, but I can’t have full working nights to satisfy such a selfish community"

Not nice to hear that.

But I think all the sharing communites are like this. Some of my F1 seasons on Youtube have over 3000 downloads,.videos have over 10K views and the best videos have 100+ likes. Some much more amazing track mod videos on Youtube have way less. People don't even bother to give a thumbs up. That's way too much to ask for. Some even give thumbs down after downloading the freebies. I did every single ad banner for the 2004 tracks. Worked my ass off for weeks, collected all skins together to make a full 2004 grid (finally)... then created the period correct HUDs.... Modded the cars and tested them excessively that they definitely work on every track and pit at the correct times. It didn't get much attention at all. It's not just something people are interested in... they only want 2025 stuff (which, imho is not even possible to emulate on AC that well).

But it doesn't bother me the slightest. The main motivation should always be that YOU yourself enjoy doing it and also enjoy playing it. I wanted that season because I wanted to play it. And I have. But then a few like minded people come and love to play that season too. That's the reward. Creating niche stuff like that will never appeal to the masses. 2004 is so far away. Many people in the sim community are barely born in 2004. Just think about the 70's stuff you made... that even more niche stuff.

And I'm not even a proper modder. I can't build tracks and cars from the scratch. I can only do some simple mods, change banners and actually create a playable season. The really cool thing is that there are like minded people who like classic F1 season simulation. I love to chat and share race results and lap times with them so I'm not complaining... at least they get downloaded and a few people play them too. Just imagine how many hundreds of great mods (bult cars and tracks) went completely unnoticed. Way better stuff that I could ever do. We have too much good stuff on AC. People are spoiled.

I doubt anything like AC will ever come again. EVO won't be like this... those companies are way too greedy and there's no way to make money from this kind of platform. It has just created this Patreon "subculture" for "better mods" which doesn't help Kunos at all. Think it this way: The 70's stuff you have created is simulation racing history in many ways. Just like Caesars Palace 1982 and Dallas 1984 tracks... or Dijon 1979.... those would never, ever come to any commercial sim because only a fraction of people are interested (or even know they exist). But to me (as a F1 history nutcase) they're amazing... although the tracks themselves aren't that polished. But we can drive those circuits which is WILD. They will never be noticed even by AC community that much... but they matter to ME and I really, genuinely enjoy driving them... and "reliving" that amazing era of racing.

I'd say don't do any work for other people. Don't even think how many likes or compliments you get. Do the mods only because YOU want them. That's what I do. I want to play the stuff I create... and actually drive them too... so I never get disappointed even if the reception isn't that great.

 

[sDmD13]

has someone maybe a 1999 stw numberplate?

 

[Axel Linther]

Just curious, since I reached 7000 hours in AC yesterday, how many hours do the other AC maniacs in this thread have clocked so far?
I have more time spent SIM racing in AC that in all my other titles put together.(ACC second with 1654 hours).
I anticipate the balance of 2025 and 2026 to be more or less solely dedicated to AC as in my VR setup it is better in most aspect important to me or at least as good as anything else out there.

Beat it

 

[Perico Lospa]

View attachment 1473832 Beat it

 

[CrisT86]

Yeah he'll come back, AC's pull is too big to just say 'screw it I'm never doing stuff again' (I know)

Never say never. Maybe he'll come back, but maybe he will do things for himself only. Don't you think?

 

[Aldo Raine]

Sorry if I go off topic but I think that sometimes it is also right to reflect on what surrounds us to open the mind a little and really think about what really matters, I would also like to discuss it with this beautiful forum but I don't think it's the right section, however... I have seen and played the whole world of video games from Arkanoid until today, I come from an iconic Italian region where around me a few kilometers away there were the factories of Ferrari, Lamborghini, Ducati, so for a boy from my area the passion for engines was almost natural, from here putting the two things together I have always played everything that had 2 or 4 wheels, but believe me, the amazement in seeing Grand Prix 2 by Jeoff Crammond or the first Gran Turismo, or the fun with the first iconic games that could be modded, I have not felt it anymore and it is not a question of age because the passion is always the same, it is just that now we complain about everything losing sight of what should ultimately be the purpose of these, let's call them, "simulations", I always hear fierce criticism even if maybe To people who put in the time and effort to create something.
Mods that should be a source of pride and sharing have become a source of profit, and I'm not talking about the ones who truly deserve to be rewarded, which are very few, but about everything that's stolen, done without love, in the pursuit of easy money, "likes," and fame.
I'm an incurable old romantic, or maybe times have just changed and it's normal now, but I can't get over it.

I'd like to know how you see this world these days, even the younger ones who just started out.


Sorry for the off-topic 🙏

 

[Atticus]

Bit of a shoutout to the creators of the VIR mod track - Darren Blythe, Rigel, LilSki and Arthur666.

I was working on a 99% accurate-to-life TV camera set for VIR in August.

And when you get the camera angles 99% right, it's usually indeed almost perfection - for laser-scanned tracks at least, because all the elevations and cambers look exactly like real-life, because, well, the track mesh itself is centimeter/millimeter-accurate, right?

Well, with non-laser-scanned / non-LiDAR tracks, there's usually something or other amiss (hell, even a poor(er) LiDAR track can reveal their inaccuracies when set against a dead accurate camera.)

HOWEVER, this VIR mod track - NON-laser-scanned, as much as I know - showed the same levels of accuracy when set against the IRL cameras, as the laser-scanned Nordschleife, Spa and Road America did in my earlier works!

It's just further proof of how astonishingly good job these guys have done on this track!

(Plug for the trailer - it's Patreon, but the trailer is for all members and followers, and you are able to check the similarity of the track yourself against the real-life race. N.B. some of the cameras are from other years, and can be placed a few meters away.)

 

[Kurt Woods]

Did anyone come up with a cure for cars crashing in pit lane and continually trying get back to their pit, only to crash again, continually doing donuts in the pits or stuck against pit wall?
I had 42 opponents at Road America and the one car during qualifying was crashing in the pits the entire time. Never turned a lap.
Then the race grid line up has him on pole, where he then proceeds to side swipe the pit wall all the way to first turn. Restarted the session a couple of times, with no difference.
It seems like every race or session at least one car will continually "get stuck and return to the pits."

 

[Atticus]

Did anyone come up with a cure for cars crashing in pit lane and continually trying get back to their pit, only to crash again, continually doing donuts in the pits or stuck against pit wall?
I had 42 opponents at Road America and the one car during qualifying was crashing in the pits the entire time. Never turned a lap.
Then the race grid line up has him on pole, where he then proceeds to side swipe the pit wall all the way to first turn. Restarted the session a couple of times, with no difference.
It seems like every race or session at least one car will continually "get stuck and return to the pits."

Nice near-miss for the Rexy there! xD

 

[Apocalypse211]

Did anyone come up with a cure for cars crashing in pit lane and continually trying get back to their pit, only to crash again, continually doing donuts in the pits or stuck against pit wall?
I had 42 opponents at Road America and the one car during qualifying was crashing in the pits the entire time. Never turned a lap.
Then the race grid line up has him on pole, where he then proceeds to side swipe the pit wall all the way to first turn. Restarted the session a couple of times, with no difference.
It seems like every race or session at least one car will continually "get stuck and return to the pits."

Many people have reported this but there is no sensible solution. Some people say it's the new CSP versions but it's not. It also happens on 0.1.79 and it never happened before. For me it happened on ACU Interlagos and MTS Fuji. Tracks that worked for YEARS without any issues whatsoever.

But when you restart many times enough it doesn't happen again. Twilight Zone stuff for sure.

 

[Kurt Woods]

Many people have reported this but there is no sensible solution. Some people say it's the new CSP versions but it's not. It also happens on 0.1.79 and it never happened before. For me it happened on ACU Interlagos and MTS Fuji. Tracks that worked for YEARS without any issues whatsoever.

But when you restart many times enough it doesn't happen again. Twilight Zone stuff for sure.

But to put him on pole is really wacked!

 

[Haunebu52]

Many people have reported this but there is no sensible solution. Some people say it's the new CSP versions but it's not. It also happens on 0.1.79 and it never happened before. For me it happened on ACU Interlagos and MTS Fuji. Tracks that worked for YEARS without any issues whatsoever.

But when you restart many times enough it doesn't happen again. Twilight Zone stuff for sure.

There's a possibility that there's some setting that was accidentally (or automatically) checked that wasn't before? I know I had some similar issue last year and the solution was a CSP > General Patch Settings thing that I know I hadn't enabled but it became enabled somehow. After disabling it things went back to normal. It was either a 'Physics Experiments' or 'Optimizations' setting.

To be clear it was not this specific issue, but it was something similar with AI doing dumb things.

 

[MrLonguinha17]

Not nice to hear that.

But I think all the sharing communites are like this. Some of my F1 seasons on Youtube have over 3000 downloads,.videos have over 10K views and the best videos have 100+ likes. Some much more amazing track mod videos on Youtube have way less. People don't even bother to give a thumbs up. That's way too much to ask for. Some even give thumbs down after downloading the freebies. I did every single ad banner for the 2004 tracks. Worked my ass off for weeks, collected all skins together to make a full 2004 grid (finally)... then created the period correct HUDs.... Modded the cars and tested them excessively that they definitely work on every track and pit at the correct times. It didn't get much attention at all. It's not just something people are interested in... they only want 2025 stuff (which, imho is not even possible to emulate on AC that well).

But it doesn't bother me the slightest. The main motivation should always be that YOU yourself enjoy doing it and also enjoy playing it. I wanted that season because I wanted to play it. And I have. But then a few like minded people come and love to play that season too. That's the reward. Creating niche stuff like that will never appeal to the masses. 2004 is so far away. Many people in the sim community are barely born in 2004. Just think about the 70's stuff you made... that even more niche stuff.

And I'm not even a proper modder. I can't build tracks and cars from the scratch. I can only do some simple mods, change banners and actually create a playable season. The really cool thing is that there are like minded people who like classic F1 season simulation. I love to chat and share race results and lap times with them so I'm not complaining... at least they get downloaded and a few people play them too. Just imagine how many hundreds of great mods (bult cars and tracks) went completely unnoticed. Way better stuff that I could ever do. We have too much good stuff on AC. People are spoiled.

I doubt anything like AC will ever come again. EVO won't be like this... those companies are way too greedy and there's no way to make money from this kind of platform. It has just created this Patreon "subculture" for "better mods" which doesn't help Kunos at all. Think it this way: The 70's stuff you have created is simulation racing history in many ways. Just like Caesars Palace 1982 and Dallas 1984 tracks... or Dijon 1979.... those would never, ever come to any commercial sim because only a fraction of people are interested (or even know they exist). But to me (as a F1 history nutcase) they're amazing... although the tracks themselves aren't that polished. But we can drive those circuits which is WILD. They will never be noticed even by AC community that much... but they matter to ME and I really, genuinely enjoy driving them... and "reliving" that amazing era of racing.

I'd say don't do any work for other people. Don't even think how many likes or compliments you get. Do the mods only because YOU want them. That's what I do. I want to play the stuff I create... and actually drive them too... so I never get disappointed even if the reception isn't that great.

Answering several in this post.

1- Yes, my Nvidia graphics card (6GB) and my RAM (16GB)Certainly before changing my processor, intending to upgrade (video card + RAM) first.
2- Regarding your comment about mods, I feel almost the same way. I make small adaptations or small conversions to cars, initially for my own fun (to recreate as much as possible), races or various historical championships (from the last century...).

I also like modern cars (both formulas, GT3, prototypes)...but sometimes it's a "flood" of nearly identical models from "various modders".....
I believe there's still room (for those more experienced in creations/modifications) for classic car models still waiting to be created.Regarding tracks (I don't even risk it, as I don't have enough capacity).

Regarding your simulations/championships/HUDs...they're excellent.

I haven't even had time to download or enjoy many of them yet...I'm still recovering from the loss of some of my Assetto content.

Only after almost 5 months (I managed to redo and restart) my "Mille Miglie 1955" simulation.

Finally, regarding the question of commenting (words of encouragement or thanks), speaking for myself, I always try to be as grateful as possible to everyone who contributes in some way here on the forum or in other private groups (what I download regularly).I still have a small debt: I made a short tutorial (conversion, car adaptation in 3dsimed...) with the little I learned (trial and error), but I'm always learning new things.

I believe that's how the community works.

 

[kakauiyt]

but about everything that's stolen, done without love, in the pursuit of easy money, "likes," and fame.
I'm an incurable old romantic, or maybe times have just changed and it's normal now, but I can't get over it.

I'd like to know how you see this world these days, even the younger ones who just started out.


Sorry for the off-topic 🙏

Well we see it with eyes full of disgust, but there's a fine line between being a victim of it and doing something about it. And thankfully there are still a lot of people who are doing something about it.

If we check the F1 side, we have

2015->2018 ACFL doing mods but the 3d model comes from roblox

2019->2020 ACFL vs ACF1 the battle between pay mod vs free mod
In between simdream came in and saw this battle, and thought "what If I do ACF1 job of converting cars using whatever physics i find but put a price tag like ACFL"
So they spammed mods from all eras of F1 like that

2021->2022 Simdream reached for the sun and got burned. Stopped doing conversions. We need a successor. Modding becomes more accessible after people realized that modding wasn't an "elite" thing seeing what simdream made.

What has come out of it?

The same thing. Free vs Pay.

Spmod decided to be the spiritual successor of simdream with his Patreon, taking physics left and sound engine right without asking anyone's permission. While Deploy stayed on the free side for the love of the game and produce a better modern formula mods that can look RSS formula hybrid 2025 in the eyes.

It'll be a perpetual "Pay vs Free" where people come and go but there will always be people that comes for the love of $ and people irritated by it who will start doing mods for the love of the game.



As for Tom leaving and his arguments, i do understand him a lot. Thankfully I avoided that hassle of thinking that way especially in a community like Assetto Corsa. For example, I helped a lot of people with modding going as far as to write a simple modding guide to cover obscure knowledge that was hard for newbies to find. This allowed the rise of many part time discord modders, like bubba who did a 2014 season, forbys who did a 2009 season and other classic cars, deploy also uses some knowledge from that guide. But I don't bother expecting anything in return. I don't really care they do afterwards and if things get the respect it deserve, the thing I'm getting in return are F1 mods, which is my goal ultimately since I'm a lazy person I don't want to do every car I want to drive there's too many. Better offload that to other people to do the work for you, just need to give them a little push.

I also don't get a penny from the mods I'm doing. I tried putting a donation link for my 2008 mod in gtplanet despite 20k download no one gave me a penny. So I had to tell my wife and kids that we would drink water and eat ice cubes for the month. Shame on you gtplanet !

I did the same experiment on overtake.gg with the mak corp mod, to my surprise someone actually gave a donation (overtake.gg >>>>>> gtplanet) the bad news is that I never expected someone to send money so the throw away PayPal account was locked after seeing money for the first time in 5 years and asked for my identity if I want to reclaim those 5$, i don't do money laundering, but trading my privacy for 5$ isn't worth it (well the truth lies in the fact that i don't want to pay taxes, so I don't want to have the IRS spying on me) so those 5$ are staying where they are.

We are now homeless, and eating water to survive because none of you wanted to give me a penny, but my wife always tell me that it's okay, because all the money in the world doesn't make happiness, having its name next to mak corp name does. Well she's right, i might not have a Bugatti to catch girls on the street, but playing it off like a random arch Linux user and telling every girl i meet "btw did you know I made an F1 mod with mak corp name in it" makes them all go sign a mariage certificate on the double. That's how I got my wife.