Assetto Corsa PC Mods General DiscussionPC

[RMi_wood]

PMR fires everyone.
meanwhile...

 

[racinjoe013]

In my series of totally worthless mods, I bring you my next one. Once again it is a mod for the stock Monza track from Kunos to try to give it a little more race day feel. A month or so ago I did a mod to add more crowds to the seats. This time I added a few live display cameras around the track, plus a couple of other small things. Credit to the makers of the melbourne2019 track for the display objects I used.

It's a pretty harmless mod that can easily be disabled because it is all done through track skins. You will need to do a little leg work yourself though, but even that won't mess with your current track setup in any way. If you care to try it, follow the directions below.

1.) Download the attached zip file and extract it.

2.) Open the models.ini file and add these lines. Change the number to the next one in your sequence:

[MODEL_9]
FILE=monza_displays.kn5
POSITION=0,0,0
ROTATION=0,0,0

3.) Open the ext_config file in the extension folder and add these lines to the bottom of your file:

[MESH_ADJUSTMENT_...]
ACTIVE = 1
MESHES=Tv_Stuff_Monza?, displayboard?
IS_RENDERABLE = 0

;;;;; SKINS ;;;;;

[INCLUDE: ../skins/default/livedisplays.ini.dds]
ACTIVE = 1

[INCLUDE: ../skins/default/3dtrees.ini.dds]
ACTIVE = 1

[INCLUDE: ../skins/default/2025.ini.dds]
ACTIVE = 1

4.) Activate whichever skin you might want to use.

-- The Live Displays skin will allow the TV objects to be rendered. If you are in a practice session and don't want to see them, leave it disabled. To make adjustments to the display brightness, you will need to edit the livedisplays.ini file in the extension folder.
-- The Hide 3D Trees skin will disable all of the tracks 3D trees. I would use this if you plan to use the Live Displays because some of the 3D trees block the cameras. It can be used by itself though if you hate the 3D trees as much as I do.
-- The 2025 skin (it's a dumb name so feel free to rename it) gets rid of the last bridge before Variante Ascari. I noticed in some newer racing games that this bridge is no longer there. Since those games are based on newer versions of the track, I decided to eliminate it for myself for when I drive newer cars. For realism sake, you can disable it when you drive older cars and want a more accurate appearance.

 

[Jezza819]

Well this makes me sad to read.

Why?

 

[MrLonguinha17]

Several months on many sims, without playing AC1 that much. This is my conclusion how we could get the perfect sim.

Best driving simulator: Assetto Corsa (and it's not even close)
Best force feedback: Assetto Corsa, Automobilista 1, rF2/LMU
Most annoying flaws/issues: Assetto Corsa (lack of blue flag/outlap ai, lack of modern F1 rules, bad oval physics, no rolling starts etc)
Best kerb physics: Le Mans Ultimate
Best F1 game: F1 2020 (I absolutely love that game, superb, GOAT of all F1 games)
Best AI: F1 2020 (people argue that F125 but its rain AI is broken)
Best features in a sim: Automobilista 2 (rolling starts, good oval ai etc)
Best graphics: ACC / EVO? (actually I don't even care, they all look good enough)
Best driving GT3 cars: Le Mans Ultimate
Best rally game: Richard Burns (AC Rally when 1.0 is out?)
Most fun to play rally game: Dirt Rally 2 (my personal favorite, I know it's a bit arcadeish but it's so much fun)
Best online sim: iRacing
Most promising new sim: AC Rally
Most revolutionary sims: Geoff Crammond F1 games and RF1 set the standards for 10 years. RBR and AC1 set the standards for the next 10-15 years (still the standards which is sad).
Worst GUI/menus ever made: rF2 (I love the driving but can't use it because the menu system is horrendous)

Forgotten decent sims:

Raceroom (it's free now and after the update it's pretty good), Live For Speed (nobody remembers this classic, it drove well)

Conclusion:

If we could combine AC1's driving feel and FFB and modding possibilities with AMS2's features and iRacing's online system, AI from F12020, we'd have a perfect sim.

I'd love to praise EVO but I'm not feeling it... it's not bad but driving feels too much like ACC... AC1 driving feels so much more natural to me.

*disclaimer: Some people claim that F12021-2024 had even better ai, but those games were bad so I haven't played and tested them excessively. Either way, the ai is on completely different level in those games and all "hardcore sim developers" should be ashamed how atrocious the sim ai's generally are. AMS2 and LMU have half decent ai's.

What do you think? Is my list even close?

Making a similar analysis to our friend "Apocalipse211", for me it would be the following:

*Most complete simulator: Assetto Corsa (we can drive practically any car, from any category, in any era of motorsport), even with the minor problems mentioned.

*Best F1 game: of the modern era, I also agree with F1 2020 (it was also the last one with classic cars), but in my point of view (who knows, maybe in the near future), an official game with all seasons (or that would be added over time), even with licensing problems (driver, car, circuits, something similar to AMS 2).

*Best Rally Game: from what I've always read, it was or is "Richard Burns", but I believe Assetto Rally (could replace it soon), Dirt Rally 2 (almost complete), EA WRC (could be "the game") but it was a disappointment for me. I still partly prefer (WRC Generations), to fill the gap (diversity of cars/stages), we fall back on Assetto Corsa.

*Most Revolutionary Simulator: certainly the series by "Geoff Crammond" is still glorified.I remember very well when we did championships/races (me, my brothers and some friends), in the famous "hot seat" mode... which was also present in some rally simulators, but never in other games that followed (they emphasized the online mode)... but the "hot seat" mode was quite interesting.
Nowadays what we do (are "time trials" modes)... usually at my house (... the pressure of trying to find a fast lap), knowing that the opponents are behind your chair (cheering? for you to crash into the wall)....

*Worst GUI/menus: without a doubt, this award goes to Rfactor 2, even though it's a very good simulator.

*Race Room: very good (with frequent improvements and updates), new packs are offered regularly (but few participate) when compared to other simulators.

*Automobilista 2: For me, we could say it's Project Cars 2 (of the modern era). A multitude of content could still be included. In my opinion, the versions of the classic tracks are unbeatable.

*Assetto Corsa Competizione: has always been a game (that requires a lot of hardware to run minimally) somewhat similar in this respect to Le Mans Ultimate (in my case, I can play much better).

*Best online simulator: from what they always say, iRacing has a guaranteed spot, but it's not for my "pocket, $$$$".


Result: To take the place of ASSETTO CORSA, it will be very difficult in the coming years, only if something similar happens with Assetto Evo (migrating the official and mod content to that title).

 

[BruceD]

PMR fires everyone.
meanwhile...
View attachment 1498046

And Motorsport Games have offered to hire anyone that's been let go from PMR as well, which I thought was a nice gesture.

 

[timetoo22]

And Motorsport Games have offered to hire anyone that's been let go from PMR as well, which I thought was a nice gesture.

Why didn't they re hire the 40 percent of staff they got rid of in 2023?

 

[BruceD]

Why didn't they re hire the 40 percent of staff they got rid of in 2023?

Good question actually... 🤔

 

[Peter Boese]

Hi. Any updates on this feature? It is overexposed on my system to. This slider does nothing for me.

I found a workaround. I released a new hotfix for Pure 3.04 (hotfix 2)...

 

[Aaron Green]

Why?

Because you were missing out on all the fun.

 

[Plaguss]

I have a small problem with the CSP previews; between the menu options in the showroom and the actual result, there's a clear visual difference. The final result is much duller in terms of color. How can I fix this?

 

[24H]

I have a small problem with the CSP previews; between the menu options in the showroom and the actual result, there's a clear visual difference. The final result is much duller in terms of color. How can I fix this?

with a lot of try and error.......you have to edit the settings little by little until its fine

TOCA Race Driver 1: Assetto Corsa Edition (since the 2002 season was on the PC/Xbox release of the game)


edit: we get to do this all over again...23 years later.

is it just me, or do the trees look betther than some new 3d trees?

 

[Masscot]

is it just me, or do the trees look betther than some new 3d trees?

Some 3D trees?
ALL TreeFX 3D trees look absolutely diabolical.
Giant cabbages sent to earth from a radioactive planet stuck in a 1980s day-glow neon colour scheme.

 

[shi]

Rabbit Field v1.1

https://www.patreon.com/posts/rabbit-field-122271152

View attachment 1428776
Fictional circuit.
Conversion from GTL.

-CSP recommended
-28 pit/start
-AI, cam

Credits & Thanks;
GTL Original Track by @carTOON (barcika)
-Thank you for giving me permission

AC converted by @shi (shin956)
AI line by Deezo1310
logo.png and Sections file by @Fanapryde
Crowds texture by @Kniker97
3D terrain from Chuck_CG's Landscape pack
pit tents from F1-S-R track pack (rF1)
"Toyota Land Cruiser" (https://skfb.ly/MyHv) by Renafox is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
marshall and some textures by kunos
Test and Feedback by @Breathe

Enjoy.

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
v1.01 changelog;
New AI line by Deezo1310. (Thanks!)
Added ai_hints.ini.

v1.1 changelog;
Changed Adboard textures from @Masscot . (Thanks!)
Added flying stuff by @Masscot . (Thanks!)
Removed the Treewall from the perimeter. (Because it was closed off)
Fixed the area where the Treewall was floating.
Fixed the Treewall mapping.
Shifted the terrain mesh upward. (models.ini)

Rabbit Field v1.1

v1.1 changelog;
Changed Adboard textures from @Masscot . (Thanks!)
Added flying stuff by @Masscot . (Thanks!)
Removed the Treewall from the perimeter. (Because it was closed off)
Fixed the area where the Treewall was floating.
Fixed the Treewall mapping.
Shifted the terrain mesh upward. (models.ini)

 

[Pilot3331]

I found a workaround. I released a new hotfix for Pure 3.04 (hotfix 2)...

You are great!

 

[Perico Lospa]

Some 3D trees?
ALL TreeFX 3D trees look absolutely diabolical.
Giant cabbages sent to earth from a radioactive planet stuck in a 1980s day-glow neon colour scheme.

Mon Dieux! Each of your messages of condemnation is imbued with a beautiful and irresistible poetic patina that bring me to the verge of tears of emotion... 🥹

 

[Jezza819]

Because you were missing out on all the fun.

No worries. I'm used to that. I don't have enough patience or confidence to do deep dives into settings to investigate what does what and it only took me two and a half years to finally ask what they do or how they could be improved. I haven't updated Pure in forever because I'm afraid I'll mess that up. I run all races at the same time of day in the same weather environment. I'll change it to night when it's appropriate. But that's about as far as I go with changing things. I only have limited time per week for this. Plus I basically have to rearrange my living room to pull the rig in and hook it up. The other problem is that I can only sit in it for about 20-25 minutes at a time before my lower back feels like fire and I have to get up for 5 minutes or so until it calms back down.

 

[Tetri]

Some 3D trees?
ALL TreeFX 3D trees look absolutely diabolical.
Giant cabbages sent to earth from a radioactive planet stuck in a 1980s day-glow neon colour scheme.

Arf i'm borderline on the matter. I enjoy most of my 2d trees most of the time, but sometimes there's this weird 4 axis shadows that are absolutly uncanny, where 3d trees makes for a perfectly acceptable replacement.

Is it perfect? Nope, cause now i have to deal with the weird speculars on top of trees that show up randomly. I keep on forcing myself to believe those are white flowers bloom, but i'm not self-buying it.


I should probably ask for someone competent here to try and fix both tree types, cause otherwise i made an AI fastlane that is pretty cool for the track...

 

[Quark67]

@Tetri

Add these lines posted by Mascot (I belive) to the track extconfig.ini

;unfeck borked tree normals, should work if ksTree shader is used
[ALTER_NORMALS_...]
MATERIALS = shader:ksTree
OFFSET = 0, 1e9, 0; or try 0, -1, 0 (-1 = normals point down, can give better results sometimes)
; note, ksambient might need raising if -1 used, might need lowering if 1 is used

[SHADER_REPLACEMENT_...]
DESCRIPTION= lighten/darken trees after normal fix above
MATERIALS = shader:ksTree
PROP_... = ksAmbient, 0.1 ; 0.4 up or down
PROP_... = ksDiffuse, 0.2
PROP_... = ksSpecular, 0.0 ;Specular should be off/0 for trees

[SHADER_REPLACEMENT_...]
MATERIALS = ?tree?, ?TREE? ;assumes 'tree' naming convention, any non-compliant will need adding manually
MESHES = ?tree?, ?TREE? ;assumes 'tree' naming convention, any non-compliant will need adding manually
MATERIAL_FLAG_0 = 1
CAST_SHADOWS = 1
SHADER = ksTree

 

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The Holidays are fast approaching, and that means that many of us get a few days off to enjoy some time with family and friends - and in the sim rig, of course! With so many options to choose from and quite a few releases in 2025, it may not always be easy to settle on a title to properly dig...

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[Fall Guy]

New preview preset for CM.

Like it? Yes, you like it.
You want it?

You will get it.

 

[Pilot3331]

After trying ACE version of SF 25 i was left 15 seconds of pace and disappointed. Car felt to unstable and sliding, like it had to little downforce. So here is a version for AC. With more downforce and lap times closer to real thing. I'm still 4 seconds of pace, but that's normal for my skill. Download.

 

[SuperSportX]

I updated the wheels size of the CLK GTR to correct the rear wheels as they are 2-3 sizes too small and the model shows correctly in the Showroom, but reverts back to the 'old' model during gameplay even though i've replaced the old KN5 file with the new one.

Not sure if there's an extra step i'm missing but the only kn5 model installed is the new one.

 

[StoffelWaffle]

Recurring CSP shenanigans : flickering light on the car bodies. Fix ? Deleting every god damn track vao_patch.

I love this game, man. Old bugs returning when you thought they were deffo squashed lol

 

[ninezeroniner]

@JK1977
Fictional skin for F302's Ferrari 365 GTB4 Competizione

F302's Ferrari 365 GTB4 Competizione fictional skins

Dec 10, 2025

burn that rubber chicken

• ninezeroniner
• Skins

car link: https://mega.nz/file/tadVTaLK#wPubhrpgnZKCiNDtJXW4vEfHZUE94n5iKojWPI2htZM

 

[racinjoe013]

Not mod related, but I know we have some knowledgeable computer people here. Something i've always been curious about.

Is running a game with V-Synch on at 120hz, but capped at 60fps the same as just running at 60hz with v-Synch on?

 

[Quikslvr]

Some 3D trees?
ALL TreeFX 3D trees look absolutely diabolical.
Giant cabbages sent to earth from a radioactive planet stuck in a 1980s day-glow neon colour scheme.

As I've noted before, I wouldn't say all...they can look fantastic:

 

[GIBBONS]

I updated the wheels size of the CLK GTR to correct the rear wheels as they are 2-3 sizes too small and the model shows correctly in the Showroom, but reverts back to the 'old' model during gameplay even though i've replaced the old KN5 file with the new one.

Not sure if there's an extra step i'm missing but the only kn5 model installed is the new one.

If you're using blender, when you've resized the wheels, you need to select the wheel hierarchy, go to object > apply > scale. If you're not using blender then you need to lookup whatever the equivalent of that is and do it, then your wheels will remain consistent in size between game and showroom.

 

[TinPeach]

Not mod related, but I know we have some knowledgeable computer people here. Something i've always been curious about.

Is running a game with V-Synch on at 120hz, but capped at 60fps the same as just running at 60hz with v-Synch on?

Running 120Hz with V-Sync ON but capped at 60fps is not the same as running at 60Hz with V-Sync ON capped the same. The gameplay should look pretty much the same in terms of smoothness (both are 60fps), but the 120Hz gives you lower input latency and should be a more responsive feel, even though the visual frame rate is identical.

 

[CrisT86]

Not mod related, but I know we have some knowledgeable computer people here. Something i've always been curious about.

Is running a game with V-Synch on at 120hz, but capped at 60fps the same as just running at 60hz with v-Synch on?

Short answer: NO.

Running at 120 Hz with V-Sync ON but capped at 60 FPS is not the same as running at 60 Hz with V-Sync ON.

• Lower input latency
• Better responsiveness
• More stable frame pacing
• Less chance of long stutters

The only downside is that you use more energy to run at 120 Hz

 

[MrLonguinha17]

If anyone happens to have (the real model of these cars to consult, Chevron B26), Team Gunston and Team Lexington, both from the 1974 race (6 Hours of Kyalami).

For now I've only adapted the skins, with what I have from the F1 packs.Thank you in advance.