Assetto Corsa PC Mods General DiscussionPC

[MasterFocus]

Thanks, NOW I remember! I was searching under 'Weather' on the Drive screen.
Things certainly look 'different' in LCS.
Grass at Brno looks weird now (too pale), but at least the jumbotrons can be seen again... but still very dark.

View attachment 1420885

Edit: good Lord, look at the pitlane markings and the darkness of the pitlane and the pale green grass in LCS.
Is this what people have been seeing when using LCS?
Everything looks very different in Gamma. And by 'different', I mean 'how it was intended'. Everything was balanced and tweaked using Gamma.
In LCS too many things look wrong.

View attachment 1420886

There are far too many variables in CSP and with different weather systems available.
How on earth are we supposed to create consistent content?

Gamma

LCS

I'm using C13AEGIS filter on both

Gamma as a "cool" tint to it vs LCS "warm" tint, other wise its not that different.
Also, I do not have any trouble with the giant screen (latest everthing)

 

[OooAhh Cantona]

There are far too many variables in CSP and with different weather systems available.
How on earth are we supposed to create consistent content?

That's why I keep an Excel spreadsheet for specific time, weather, and ppfilter for each track. Seriously.

 

[kpcart]

Gamma

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LCS

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I'm using C13AEGIS filter on both

Gamma as a "cool" tint to it vs LCS "warm" tint, other wise its not that different.
Also, I do not have any trouble with the giant screen (latest everthing)

c13agis is a very blurry filter, never looks as good as free filters. just use pure's filter and adjust sliders to your own liking is what i always tell everyone instead of wasting money on a filter that is made is 1 minute by a gooner.

 

[MasterFocus]

c13agis is a very blurry filter, never looks as good as free filters. just use pure's filter and adjust sliders to your own liking is what i always tell everyone instead of wasting money on a filter that is made is 1 minute by a gooner.

Did you tried it?

 

[Steve Hayward]

I used to swop around filters a lot. I only use one now which makes life easier. RealityFilter 3.0 Tweaked a bit but stays constant with LSC and now would not change back to Gamma. The big plus for me is it is much lighter on fps than others using VR.

 

[Peter Boese]

Thanks, NOW I remember! I was searching under 'Weather' on the Drive screen.
Things certainly look 'different' in LCS.
Grass at Brno looks weird now (too pale), but at least the jumbotrons can be seen again... but still very dark.

View attachment 1420885

Edit: good Lord, look at the pitlane markings and the darkness of the pitlane and the pale green grass in LCS.
Is this what people have been seeing when using LCS?
Everything looks very different in Gamma. And by 'different', I mean 'how it was intended'. Everything was balanced and tweaked using Gamma.
In LCS too many things look wrong.

View attachment 1420886

There are far too many variables in CSP and with different weather systems available.
How on earth are we supposed to create consistent content?

actually a big issue with them is to get them to proper default values, because they are also included in some emissive stuff like here the tvs at Brno:

With setting sun they become really dark:

and then if the tracklights going on they became bright and thats what does not really fit into a real logic, because why should they have the "backlight" off while day:

So if they would have the backlight on also while day, it would work:

So all the problems come from the "old" AC too dim daylight logic where night and day were having the same brightness to be able to use a static exposure. But now with Pure you could think like in reality. So at day you need more power to view such LED screens.

 

[Masscot]

actually a big issue with them is to get them to proper default values, because they are also included in some emissive stuff like here the tvs at Brno:
View attachment 1420931

With setting sun they become really dark:
View attachment 1420932

and then if the tracklights going on they became bright and thats what does not really fit into a real logic, because why should they have the "backlight" off while day:
View attachment 1420933

So if they would have the backlight on also while day, it would work:
View attachment 1420934
View attachment 1420935

So all the problems come from the "old" AC too dim daylight logic where night and day were having the same brightness to be able to use a static exposure. But now with Pure you could think like in reality. So at day you need more power to view such LED screens.

Those screens at Brno were calibrated using Pure with PurePPF and looked fine with that controller and filter, and only went extremely dark a few weeks ago when CSP and Pure were both updated.

 

[FrustratedUse]

c13agis is a very blurry filter, never looks as good as free filters. just use pure's filter and adjust sliders to your own liking is what i always tell everyone instead of wasting money on a filter that is made is 1 minute by a gooner.

You must have some really messed up settings if C13 is blurry to you. All of these images are shot using C13's standard settings without making use of the sharpness thing you can use before saving it.

Does not look blurry to my eyes and i'm very much not noticing any kind of blurriness when driving with it.
(ignoring the use of DOF etc)

 

[Peter Boese]

Those screens at Brno were calibrated using Pure with PurePPF and looked fine with that controller and filter, and only went extremely dark a few weeks ago when CSP and Pure were both updated.

Could you try with an older CSP like 0.2.5p1 ? So if this is different i would need to search for a workaround

 

[StoffelWaffle]

c13agis is a very blurry filter, never looks as good as free filters. just use pure's filter and adjust sliders to your own liking is what i always tell everyone instead of wasting money on a filter that is made is 1 minute by a gooner.

C13 has been my go-to filter since I switched to Pure, never had any problems with it lol

 

[Masscot]

Could you try with an older CSP like 0.2.5p1 ? So if this is different i would need to search for a workaround

With CSP 0.2.5 the screens are still black, so it definitely seems to be due to the recent Pure update.

 

[Papifix]

@Haunebu52
You should undervolt your Intel CPU.
I also had a 9900K that was scrapped due to high temperatures. I undervolted my current 14900K. At 5800 MHz, I have a maximum temperature of 60 degrees in AC and 70 degrees in Prime 95.

Here is a good explanation:

https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?threads/guide-how-to-set-good-power-limits-in-the-bios-and-reduce-the-cpu-power-draw.400270/

 

[sDmD13]

Hello racing enthusiasts,

Thanks to F302, we finally got a missing car last year—not just any car, but a truly special one: the Mercedes-Benz W209 CLK DTM. While the car was already great, there were still many details that needed attention. This is where @eki03 and I came together. I’ve always had old pictures from the DTM era lying around, and I’ve always wanted to create some skins for it just like the pictures I have, so we decided to make it happen. But we didn’t stop there. With the help of TomSim, we’ve also made the following updates:

Improved the light materials for a more realistic look.
Adjusted LOD (Level of Detail) distances to optimize both performance and visual quality.
Redesigned the seat to reflect a more accurate design.
Updated both the driver and steering animations for better realism.
Added missing skins to reflect the various seasons in which the CLK raced.
Made several other detail improvements to further enhance the overall quality of the car.
Fine-tuned the vehicle physics to deliver a more authentic and immersive driving experience.
We welcome any feedback and hope you enjoy our work! For additional skins, including retro, prototype and testing versions—be sure to visit overtake.gg/sdmd13.

File on MEGA

mega.nz

Wishing you all a great time on track and exciting racing ahead!

 

[shi]

Pineda v1.2

https://www.patreon.com/posts/64922118

conversion from GTR2/GTL.
Fictional circuit in Spain.

View attachment 1135425
-CSP recommended
-34 pit/start
-AI, cam

Credits & Thanks;
Created for rFactor by entrevias. Thanks for creating this track and making it freeware.
Converted GTR2 by RacerM and Thank you for gave me permission
Converted GTL by der Dumeklemmer

AC Converted by @shi (shin956)
AI by Rainmaker (Up to v1.16)
AI, sidelines and ai_hints.ini by IMEAN
cam and ext_config by @CrisT86
.lua and font base by @gunnar333
Additional Pits Layout by @MeltFire
logo.png by @Fanapryde
cameraman, tree texture by kunos
Test, Feedback by @Breathe , @RMi_wood , @twobegreen

The readme for rF, GTR2, GTL and AC can be found in the _readme folder.
Enjoy.

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
v1.15 changelog;
Change Castrol billboard.
Added some normal map.
Tweaked shader.
Adjusted the brightness of the light.
Spectators are now supported in camera_facting.ini.
Replaced the cameraman with one from kunos.
Reduced the saturation of the curbs.
Added normal maps for islands and hills.
Expanded sea area and adjusted shaders.
Adjusted the UI.
The blue areas were erased with treewall textures.

v1.16 changelog;
Tree was placed at the edge of Treewall. ( @Fanapryde Thanks for the report.)

v1.2 changelog;
Changed AI, sidelines and ai_hints.ini by IMEAN. (Thanks)
Changed crowd textures by Kniker97. (Thanks)
Updated some billboard logo textures.
Updated ext_config.ini.
Updated VAO-patch.
Replaced marshalls.

Pineda v1.2
The link is in the quote.

v1.2 changelog;
Changed AI, sidelines and ai_hints.ini by IMEAN. (Thanks)
Changed crowd textures by Kniker97. (Thanks)
Updated some billboard logo textures.
Updated ext_config.ini.
Updated VAO-patch.
Replaced marshalls.

 

[FrustratedUse]

Hello racing enthusiasts,

Thanks to F302, we finally got a missing car last year—not just any car, but a truly special one: the Mercedes-Benz W209 CLK DTM. While the car was already great, there were still many details that needed attention. This is where @eki03 and I came together. I’ve always had old pictures from the DTM era lying around, and I’ve always wanted to create some skins for it just like the pictures I have, so we decided to make it happen. But we didn’t stop there. With the help of TomSim, we’ve also made the following updates:

Improved the light materials for a more realistic look.
Adjusted LOD (Level of Detail) distances to optimize both performance and visual quality.
Redesigned the seat to reflect a more accurate design.
Updated both the driver and steering animations for better realism.
Added missing skins to reflect the various seasons in which the CLK raced.
Made several other detail improvements to further enhance the overall quality of the car.
Fine-tuned the vehicle physics to deliver a more authentic and immersive driving experience.
We welcome any feedback and hope you enjoy our work! For additional skins, including retro, prototype and testing versions—be sure to visit overtake.gg/sdmd13.

File on MEGA

mega.nz

Wishing you all a great time on track and exciting racing ahead!

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Looks and feels like a completely different car! Really great job.

 

[Gregz0r]

actually a big issue with them is to get them to proper default values, because they are also included in some emissive stuff like here the tvs at Brno:
View attachment 1420931

With setting sun they become really dark:
View attachment 1420932

and then if the tracklights going on they became bright and thats what does not really fit into a real logic, because why should they have the "backlight" off while day:
View attachment 1420933

So if they would have the backlight on also while day, it would work:
View attachment 1420934
View attachment 1420935

So all the problems come from the "old" AC too dim daylight logic where night and day were having the same brightness to be able to use a static exposure. But now with Pure you could think like in reality. So at day you need more power to view such LED screens.

Speaking of jumbotrons, is there a way to have them only show a particular camera_x.ini file too?

 

[The Vampire]

Can anyone help me please?

Canadian Automobile Sport Clubs

 

[Masscot]

Just a heads up and PSA for everyone:

Maybe some of you keep up with the news better than I do... but long story short, I have an ASUS mobo and an i9-13900k and the default settings in the BIOS were unnecessarily aggressive and had essentially been setup for unlimited power (volts/watts/amps) and cooked my CPU. This has been an ongoing thing with the 13th/14th gen Intel chips, but I found out only after it was too late. I assume Assetto Corsa also played a factor in this because it's such a CPU intensive game and it's makes up about 75% of my game time. This CPU is less than two years old.

Anyone who isn't aware of this, or maybe is but doesn't think it will apply to them: Make sure to update your BIOS to the latest version and also be sure to implement the Intel recommended settings. Having 1.5v constantly coursing through your CPU while playing heavy load games like AC will destroy your CPU. Regardless of you Mobo manufacturer, if you have an i9-13000 or i9-14000 cpu, you are 100% at risk.

TLDR; My CPU just bricked itself and I had no idea there were any issues whatsoever.

Thanks again for the heads-up.
I updated my MB BIOS this morning after reading up about how necessary it is. My last BIOS was from mid-2023, so I'm wondering what damage might have been done in the meantime.
The update process wasn't entirely straightforward because of the usual ambiguity involved in navigating user-unfriendly menus to download the correct BIOS then actually update it in the BIOS.
These types of things are always expected to be done by casual luddites but always seem aimed at power users, and the potential for disaster always seems high.
Mine twice took a butt-clenchingly long time to update various firmware on first reboot, then booted straight to the BIOS again on the first 'clean' boot.
Here we go, I thought... but all seems OK now.

 

[Breathe]

Could you try with an older CSP like 0.2.5p1 ? So if this is different i would need to search for a workaround

C13 has been my go-to filter since I switched to Pure, never had any problems with it lol

I tested Brno with following configs

csp 2.5 - Pure 2.37
csp 2.5 - Pure 2.38
csp 2.7 - Pure 2.37
csp 2.7 - Pure 2.38

And always the same dark jumbotrons

 

[racinjoe013]

actually a big issue with them is to get them to proper default values, because they are also included in some emissive stuff like here the tvs at Brno:
View attachment 1420931

With setting sun they become really dark:
View attachment 1420932

and then if the tracklights going on they became bright and thats what does not really fit into a real logic, because why should they have the "backlight" off while day:
View attachment 1420933

So if they would have the backlight on also while day, it would work:
View attachment 1420934
View attachment 1420935

So all the problems come from the "old" AC too dim daylight logic where night and day were having the same brightness to be able to use a static exposure. But now with Pure you could think like in reality. So at day you need more power to view such LED screens.

As a guy who occasionally mods tracks and some of those tracks include jumbotrons, changing the way the night and day lighting is handled and forcing track makers to have to redo the jumbotron setups is a bad idea. That means every old track with a jumbotron needs a new config and what about doing tracks moving forward. Now modders have to decide who am I modding this track for, people who use new CSP\Pure combos or people (like me) who prefer old CSP\Pure\Sol combos. If I make the jumbotrons work for people like me, they are too dark for people using newer versions.

And no, i'm not going to use the rule that everyone should be using newer versions of CSP and Pure and mod just for them. If I had to guess, I would say more people are still using older versions. Maybe not the people here, but AC users overall.

 

[sab001]

Does anyone have a pitlane.ai for Southport Gold Coast (Nukedrop)? Cars bouncing all over the pitlane... A beautiful but un-useable track (for an offline racer). Surprising nobody's done anything about this... Tyrone? What's up?

 

[Tetri]

Canadian Automobile Sport Clubs

Damn it i was on it and you just beat me 😅👍

 

[Instevs36]

As a guy who occasionally mods tracks and some of those tracks include jumbotrons, changing the way the night and day lighting is handled and forcing track makers to have to redo the jumbotron setups is a bad idea. That means every old track with a jumbotron needs a new config and what about doing tracks moving forward. Now modders have to decide who am I modding this track for, people who use new CSP\Pure combos or people (like me) who prefer old CSP\Pure\Sol combos. If I make the jumbotrons work for people like me, they are too dark for people using newer versions.

And no, i'm not going to use the rule that everyone should be using newer versions of CSP and Pure and mod just for them. If I had to guess, I would say more people are still using older versions. Maybe not the people here, but AC users overall.

Personally, since I don't like using a program that I can't use 100%.

To setting it to the small onions, I stay on the version lights-patch-v0.1.80preview115

Since there are only people who speak or write English fluently to understand this kind of program.

And that each update of CSP, it adds even more options to not understand anything.

So I say no thanks and stay on an old version of the thing.

I know I'm not going to make any friends by saying this. But when will there be an update to at least 30 languages translated for this program? Never, surely...

 

[ninezeroniner]

Just a heads up and PSA for everyone:

Maybe some of you keep up with the news better than I do... but long story short, I have an ASUS mobo and an i9-13900k and the default settings in the BIOS were unnecessarily aggressive and had essentially been setup for unlimited power (volts/watts/amps) and cooked my CPU. This has been an ongoing thing with the 13th/14th gen Intel chips, but I found out only after it was too late. I assume Assetto Corsa also played a factor in this because it's such a CPU intensive game and it's makes up about 75% of my game time. This CPU is less than two years old.

Anyone who isn't aware of this, or maybe is but doesn't think it will apply to them: Make sure to update your BIOS to the latest version and also be sure to implement the Intel recommended settings. Having 1.5v constantly coursing through your CPU while playing heavy load games like AC will destroy your CPU. Regardless of you Mobo manufacturer, if you have an i9-13000 or i9-14000 cpu, you are 100% at risk.

TLDR; My CPU just bricked itself and I had no idea there were any issues whatsoever.

I had a bit of luck with my new pc.
Right before throwing myself back into the whip'n'ballgag world of AC and reinstalling everything like a good dog, I bought one of those new-gen dumb-but-sexy shooter games.
This game has a very toxi...ehrm...active community and I accidentally stumbled upon some useful set-up tips, discovering that the bios of my new pc had super-aggressive overclocking tuning on by default making the said game a bit crashy.

So caveman tip: turn all the overclocking off unless you knowing something about it.

 

[Peter Boese]

As a guy who occasionally mods tracks and some of those tracks include jumbotrons, changing the way the night and day lighting is handled and forcing track makers to have to redo the jumbotron setups is a bad idea. That means every old track with a jumbotron needs a new config and what about doing tracks moving forward. Now modders have to decide who am I modding this track for, people who use new CSP\Pure combos or people (like me) who prefer old CSP\Pure\Sol combos. If I make the jumbotrons work for people like me, they are too dark for people using newer versions.

And no, i'm not going to use the rule that everyone should be using newer versions of CSP and Pure and mod just for them. If I had to guess, I would say more people are still using older versions. Maybe not the people here, but AC users overall.

I actually thinking of getting something into it, to control it or tell the config, which "daylight" strength is present. So it would be automitcally adjusted then. But this is actually the point where things are different. To get a real lighting, such things must be adapted.
But idk why it is different now. So i will check more things out...

I tested Brno with following configs

csp 2.5 - Pure 2.37
csp 2.5 - Pure 2.38
csp 2.7 - Pure 2.37
csp 2.7 - Pure 2.38

And always the same dark jumbotrons

Thanks for checking it! But then idk what is the real cause here. Because Pure 2.37 is from mid December

 

[JK1977]

 

[yavuzazgin]

With CSP 0.2.5 the screens are still black, so it definitely seems to be due to the recent Pure update.

I don't think so. I don't use pure. Only sol and csp 1.79. Those screens are dark for me too. It wasn't like this before.

 

[saXXXon]

Gonna start slimming down my content folder.

What's your go to car for testing trackmods?

 

[FrustratedUse]

Gonna start slimming down my content folder.

What's your go to car for testing trackmods?

As generic as it it might be, Nordschliefe. Long enough to notice if the car has imaginary physics and long enough to notice ****tyness of a mod.

edit: nvm i can't read

 

[Fall Guy]

Gonna start slimming down my content folder.

What's your go to car for testing trackmods?

Caterham or Ariel Atom or BAC Mono.