Assetto Corsa PC Mods General DiscussionPC

[MasterFocus]

It would be a bad idea, if the game would not use mipmaps anymore. But that's not the case. If a DDS-file has no mipmaps, the game creates them at the start of a race. So no need to include them in the DDS-files. So you can reduce the DDS file size by 20%. Some weeks ago, there was already a discussion about mipmaps here. Maybe someone else can give us further infos.

Not sure but, I think @leBluem might know a thing or two about that

 

[leBluem]

AC itself doesnt do this, all users must be thought of, and hd space is not that rare like it used to be, and it takes longer

 

[Frank25]

AC itself doesnt do this, all users must be thought of, and hd space is not that rare like it used to be, and it takes longer

That's the question. Does AC or Content Manager with CSP create mipmaps, if they are missing in a DDS-file?
Until now, I always saved my DDS-files with mipmaps. But there are more and more modders, who use DDS-files without mipmaps, even RSS (Race Sim Studios) does it that way.
If you generate previews with CM, it takes longer for car skins, that use DDS-files without mipmaps. So something must be happening in the background. But what?

 

[racinjoe013]

Don't know if it's accurate to the real life track nor do I care, but I decided to add some additional light poles around the track on rt_sonoma. There were some spots that were just too dark when racing at night. Once I get them all laid out (about 80% complete), i'll make a copy available for anyone who cares.

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After:

 

[SthrnOldskool]

Don't know if it's accurate to the real life track nor do I care, but I decided to add some additional light poles around the track on rt_sonoma. There were some spots that were just too dark when racing at night. Once I get them all laid out (about 80% complete), i'll make a copy available for anyone who cares.

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it's interesting that there are hot air balloons in the sky at night lol. i know that's not your doing though

 

[giorgos_nes]

Hi everyone.

Anyone else having trouble with loading JohnR777's 2024 Daytona? I'm on 0.2.4-preview1 and all I get is a black screen and non ending loading...

 

[Vintagedriver]

it's interesting that there are hot air balloons in the sky at night lol. i know that's not your doing though

That are simple to remove or being active again, to me nothing that should stop racingjoe to stop in brining all kind of fine improvements. Just saying.

 

[SthrnOldskool]

Hi everyone.

Anyone else having trouble with loading JohnR777's 2024 Daytona? I'm on 0.2.4-preview1 and all I get is a black screen and non ending loading...

works fine for me with same csp

That are simple to remove or being active again, to me nothing that should stop racingjoe to stop in brining all kind of fine improvements. Just saying.

wasnt saying rj should stop, just saying.. but sure, disable them, disables them entirely... clearly the concept of hot air balloons at night is way over your head.

 

[Masscot]

wasnt saying rj should stop, just saying.. but sure, disable them, disables them entirely... clearly the concept of hot air balloons at night is way over your head.

If you (or anyone else) know of a way to make them automatically disappear at night, please shout.
Maybe there's a way to link their disappearance to track lights coming on?
IDK. Maybe someone who knows more about track modding and configs can help?
But yeah, they do look daft at night, and manually renaming the kn5 every time the sun goes down obviously isn't an option.

 

[CrisT86]

cool, a good step to save even more space... but I would love to be able to use this on a folder (and finally on the whole content\tracks folder) to have it convert all DDS which aren't already compressed in that folder AND ALL SUBFOLDERS...
right now the batch file would only take the *.DDS files in the folder where you run the batch file.

Anyone here can write the batchfile to recursively go over all subfolders too ? (out of my league)


hmmm ... compacting an uncompressed DDS with CompactGUI, would it take up as little space as compacted compressed DDS file?
My gut says no.

So I did the test with CF1_Monaco_1966 ... and it still makes quite a difference!

First I installed the skin , and for example one of the biggest DDS files , doorwind_01.dds is 64MB.
With Compactor , this file takes on disk 12.3 MB.

I then run the batch file (btw I think it contained an error, it should be : "mogrify.exe -format dds -define dds:mipmaps=0 -define dds:compression=dtx5 *.dds" so without the "magic " part...)

the doorwind_01.dds is now 16 MB in size (and takes 16MB on disk as it is no longer compacted)
A new run with Compactor makes it take only 4.71 MB on disk !

On the total folder size of 813MB for this 1 track skin, it saved me 106.8 MB of extra diskspace when first compressing the DDS files with this ImageMagick tool, so +- 13% gain still compared to not compressing the dds files.

I did not run any specific test, so don't know, but as soon as i discovered that tool here, i used it to save space on disk.

This is the VRC - Formula NA 2021 oval with all the skins of the 2024 season (147 skins) above the real size, below the compressed occupied space on disk. One single folder, i've saved more tha 11gb in one shot.

 

[Masscot]

If anyone else is fed up of Steam refusing to start minimised and hijacking your whole desktop when launching AC following recent updates, just change the Start Up Location from 'Store' to 'Library' in Steam Settings/Interface.

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Just a reminder about this, as a recent update somewhere (or maybe the Steam sale?) seems to have reset things back to 'Store'.

 

[Vintagedriver]

wasnt saying rj should stop, just saying.. but sure, disable them, disables them entirely... clearly the concept of hot air balloons at night is way over your head.

you can also put the balloons higher, or switching on/off by the use of the CM in-build JSGME (Mod tab).

Next time be more friendly in your answer, as this is a great forum with nice members who wanting to help each other’s.
Can imagine some answers may sound rude as I’m not an (good) English speaker, then there is also the pm to correct me and I will do the change of tone of my message.

 

[Uberbok]

mipmaps=0 is a bad idea, that would be almost same as having AF off.

Thats also the reason why png's are inferiour to dds, not mipmaps possible.

AMD users set to 16x in AC
Nvidia users - turn off in AC and set to 16x in nv-sys panel!
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AMD AF problem has been fixed for a few driver versions now, can be enabled in Radeon settings / disabled in AC and works correctly

 

[ninezeroniner]

Screenshots...wow
I'm so glad and zen that my Evo hype has died. Who cares, it is not even out yet.

 

[SthrnOldskool]

you can also put the balloons higher, or switching on/off by the use of the CM in-build JSGME (Mod tab).

Next time be more friendly in your answer, as this is a great forum with nice members who wanting to help each other’s.
Can imagine some answers may sound rude as I’m not an (good) English speaker, then there is also the pm to correct me and I will do the change of tone of my message.

If you cant say anything nice, don't say anything, but you entirely missed the point, and nothing I said to RJ was unfriendly, I even said it wasnt his fault. I am well aware what this forum is like, I don't need you to tell me. You obviously have an issue with me, because this isnt the first time you have attacked me for no reason. You want to have a crack at me in public, but expect me to PM you, the hypocrisy runs wild within you. I do agree that the forum is great, other than one bloke (look in the mirror you will know who I mean)


@Masscot I wish I knew how, if I did I would let you know. My comment was never intended as an attack on anyone or anyones work, was merely an observation. Somehow that has been taken as being unfriendly.

 

[Perico Lospa]

(When I made this meme, I knew I would have to save it in a safe place, because sooner or later I was going to have to use it again... 😬)

 

[giorgos_nes]

works fine for me with same csp

Thanks for the reply.
Just went a CSP version back and forth and... abracadabra... problem solved! 😁

 

[sDmD13]

mipmaps=0 is a bad idea, that would be almost same as having AF off.

Thats also the reason why png's are inferiour to dds, not mipmaps possible.

AMD users set to 16x in AC
Nvidia users - turn off in AC and set to 16x in nv-sys panel!
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do u mean the nvidia app or control panel?

 

[Frank25]

do u mean the nvidia app or control panel?

Set "Anisotropic filterung" to Off in the AC video settings and set it to 16x for AC in the NVIDIA Control Panel (NVIDIA Systemsteuerung) instead as this works much better.

 

[Vintagedriver]

If you cant say anything nice, don't say anything, but you entirely missed the point, and nothing I said to RJ was unfriendly, I even said it wasnt his fault. I am well aware what this forum is like, I don't need you to tell me. You obviously have an issue with me, because this isnt the first time you have attacked me for no reason. You want to have a crack at me in public, but expect me to PM you, the hypocrisy runs wild within you. I do agree that the forum is great, other than one bloke (look in the mirror you will know who I mean)


@Masscot I wish I knew how, if I did I would let you know. My comment was never intended as an attack on anyone or anyones work, was merely an observation. Somehow that has been taken as being unfriendly.

I’m complete unaware on how I did attacked you, but reading your anger, it seems it hurt you a lot. I can not remember on what I did write down in GTp forum that I did bully you. Sorry if my choice of words were rude or humiliating you. I can only say, my intentions here is only asking for help, helping others and checking out mods.
I hope the air is now cleared between you and me.

Edit 3/7: Did try to check on what I did wrote down that’s made you temper explode, but could find nothing in my search, so if wanting to suspect me, that I did to you on multiple occasions, please sent me all those different samples by pm, so I can defend myself and solve this matter.
If not please stop insulting me here in public with hars words, if I’m so irritating for you, then use the ignore settings.

Have a great day, sir.🫡

 

[RicME85]

Next time be more friendly in your answer, as this is a great forum with nice members who wanting to help each other’s.

This is the bit I think is the issue.

it's interesting that there are hot air balloons in the sky at night lol. i know that's not your doing though

Clearly that post is laughing at there being hot air balloons in the sky at night...nothing more, nothing less and they even put the comment that they know its not Joe's tinkering that has done it.

If they were lower it would be cool to have them burning every so often, if you have never seen Bristol Balloon Fiesta or anything similar....it is epic!
I have been to the Fiesta twice and there is something really special about watching what the balloon pilots do in the night glow.

 

[kpcart]

Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park v1.0

https://www.patreon.com/posts/lucas-oil-park-107048018

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Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (formerly Indianapolis Raceway Park, O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, and Lucas Oil Raceway) is an auto racing facility in Brownsburg, Indiana, about 10 miles (16 km) northwest of downtown Indianapolis. (wikipedia)
Conversion from rFactor2.

-CSP recommended
-Only Oval layout
-43 pit/start
-AI, cam

Credits & Thanks;
rFactor2 Track by Team Tchacha
-I have tried to contact him but have not been able to. I thank him for his work.

AC Converted by @shi (shin956)
.lua and font base by @gunnar333
Crowds texture by @Kniker97
Lights were taken from a previously converted Colorado 24.
marshall, cameraman and some textures by kunos

Download (MEGA)

Enjoy.
Converted upon request by Patreon member Denver Thurston.

FANTASTIC SHORT OVAL!

 

[sDmD13]

Set "Anisotropic filterung" to Off in the AC video settings and set it to 16x for AC in the NVIDIA Control Panel (NVIDIA Systemsteuerung) instead as this works much better.

danke, but how can i change inside the control panel the settings for ac?

 

[RicME85]

Is there any way to get the 2018 version of the Formula RSS 2 V6? (the one with the smaller wheel rims)
The Formula RSS 2 is free but that is the Dallara GP2/11, Formula RSS 2 V6 2020 is for sale but that is the Dallara F2 2018 with 18-inch wheels, Im look for the Dallara F2 2018 with 13-inch wheels.

Folder name of the available car is rss_formula_rss_2_v6_2020 but the one I am trying to find is rss_formula_rss_2_v6.

danke, but how can i change inside the control panel the settings for ac?

I dont have an Nvidia card these days, but from memory when I had a 1050ti there is a place in the Nvidia control panel that lets you sets specific settings for specific software. Think it is under the 3D settings menu on the left, then in the right pane where the settings are you have two tabs, Global Settings and Program Settings. Program Settings lets you make changes to AC and any other software so Nvidia control panel will auto apply the settings when you launch AC or whatever

 

[Fall Guy]

danke, but how can i change inside the control panel the settings for ac?

Go to program settings inside Nvidia CPL and chose the acs.exe (!).

Here maybe some useful video.

 

[racinjoe013]

it's interesting that there are hot air balloons in the sky at night lol. i know that's not your doing though

They are long gone on my personal version of the track. One of the first things I do on every track I download is eliminate or reduce all of the stuff in the sky. I just don't care for them, especially when there are a ton of them like on Sonoma.

 

[Gregz0r]

They are long gone on my personal version of the track. One of the first things I do on every track I download is eliminate or reduce all of the stuff in the sky. I just don't care for them, especially when there are a ton of them like on Sonoma.

Yeah I do this too.

 

[racinjoe013]

When someone has a chance, could you give this new lights setup for rt_sonoma a try and let me know if I overdid it or where I should add more. Please make sure to backup your existing extension folder first to be safe. Also, any thoughts on the light brightness. They should be the same brightness as the stock config had, but with the added lights, everything may seem too bright now. I'm considering lowering the brightness for the lights around the grandstands, but leave the track side lights the same as the default brightness.

Thanks for any help. You can PM me any opinions to avoid cluttering up the board.

 

[ItsHords]

If you (or anyone else) know of a way to make them automatically disappear at night, please shout.
Maybe there's a way to link their disappearance to track lights coming on?
IDK. Maybe someone who knows more about track modding and configs can help?
But yeah, they do look daft at night, and manually renaming the kn5 every time the sun goes down obviously isn't an option.

Might be worth asking John on SRP, Seeing as he has spent half a decade working on that mod surely he has figured out a way to hide things during certain time of days etc. But maybe not.

 

[Admiral]

I am a little bit confused. I lost my melbourne Track and want to download this new. But there a so many different ones, so i dont know how to decide. What is the best track for the pyers melbourne extension?