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[Quark67]

I’m looking for guidance on what can be done to make changes to camera-facing billboards using CSP configs, if anything?

Is there a way to make camera-facing crowds cast shadows with a CSP config?
As I understand it you cannot make camera-facing billboards cast shadows simply by editing the camera_facing.ini, and all of my attempts with Ai suggested fixes have not been successful. It would only be used on standing crowds.

Is there a way to correct the illogical lighting of camera-facing crowds with a CSP config?
I have previously noticed that with camera-facing crowds it be very difficult to set shader values that work in relationship to the surrounding textures, and I have finally figure out what the problem is. The camera-facing crowds appear to be illuminated from behind. See attached comparison between shots taken mid-morning and mid-afternoon. In the mid-morning shot the sun casts a show from the fence behind the camera that illuminates the vertical concrete surfaces but does not illuminate the crowd billboards, who are instead well-lit when the sun is coming from behind them. As illustrated, the problem is not just due to contrast with surrounding objects, they actually get lighter as they should get darker.

I have tried different PP-filters and the CSP configs I have tried have not change anything.

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In camera_facing.ini you can set
SHADED=1 (or 0) ; If shadow will affect the crowd.

DIFFUSE=0.014,0.014,0.014 ; How bright the object will be under the sunlight.
AMBIENT=0.075,0.075,0.075 ; How bright the object will be in the shadow.

 

[Tetri]

@benbaron , @X90, and anyone who is using the Gt4 from guerilla offline:

Obviously sub optimal considering i'm using my Aiwhisp drifting preset for vintage cars, but can anyone test Magione with the Gt4 Vantage and see what would be a proper lap time? With just a few tweaks they seem pretty competent. I'm not pulling out the rig today so i can't have a go at it. If it sounds good it might be time for another aiwhisp update that includes the throttle/positionning inputs the AI is using in the vid.



Is there a particular model from the pack that needs tweaking?

Just in case here's the fastlane and ai hints i'm using :

magione Tetri AI

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[Mikis94]

I have an unusual question. Why does the McLaren MCL38 from Deploy look darker from a distance? As it gets closer to the camera, it takes on the correct bright color. What causes this, and how can I change it so it doesn't change color from a distance?

I'm having this problem. I've uploaded a video on YouTube showing what's going on with this model. It's weird.


I will add that the McLaren MCL39 from Deploy only has this problem with the painting at the rear of the car. Nose is ok.

Try set "smart shadows" distance higher

 

[ez3633]

Hi guy's.
I'm having an issue with replay mode. When I launch it, my car appears with the driver's door open, even though it wasn't open during my session. Any ideas?
Thanks for your help.

 

[JK1977]

Released : Honda Accord STW/BTCC ´97
Author:F302
3D Model Car :RaceRoom
Texture Update : F302 (rework)
3d work: F302
Skins: StoffleWaffle
hope u enjoy the Car
ps : send feedback ,bugs ,missing things
tested on 0.3.0-preview140
PP filer PURELIFE EVO GT

have fun!
To install, move folders to "...\SteamApps\common\assettocorsa" or simply
drag'n'drop archive to Content Manager



https://mega.nz/file/EX9HxBCA#zFGGut90PN5V_GUR2z0pUjq2szcMRrhrApogmRomP6Y

 

[Huunreh]

No issues here, must be something with your CSP settings or installation.

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Have you installed the car manually, without drag/drop into CM?

Try Kunos' Monza. The first track camera shows the car moving from a distance. It's even more visible in the video because I disabled all the graphical enhancements in CSP and minimized the settings in AC.
The McLaren MCL39 only has a tint problem at the rear. The front looks the same from a distance as it does up close. No other car has this problem.

It can't be LOD because Deploy's McLaren MCL39 has the same problem in the rear of the car. The nose doesn't have this problem. If it were LOD, the entire car would have it.

 

[Vipla284]

Released : Honda Accord STW/BTCC ´97

Thanks JK for sharing, great stuff!

 

[Fall Guy]

Try Kunos' Monza. The first track camera shows the car moving from a distance. It's even more visible in the video because I disabled all the graphical enhancements in CSP and minimized the settings in AC.
The McLaren MCL39 only has a tint problem at the rear. The front looks the same from a distance as it does up close. No other car has this problem.

Dude, I did use KS Monza. No issues here.

 

[Huunreh]

Dude, I did use KS Monza. No issues here.

Now I know what the problem was. Smart Shadows in CSP... Just like Mikis94 wrote. I was nitpicking the model because after disabling all graphics options in CSP, the problem persisted. And now it turns out the problem was Smart Shadows.

I'm stupid.

Sorry for the confusion, guys. And thank you for your willingness and help.

 

[Jezza819]

Released : Honda Accord STW/BTCC ´97
Author:F302
3D Model Car :RaceRoom
Texture Update : F302 (rework)
3d work: F302
Skins: StoffleWaffle
hope u enjoy the Car
ps : send feedback ,bugs ,missing things
tested on 0.3.0-preview140
PP filer PURELIFE EVO GT

have fun!
To install, move folders to "...\SteamApps\common\assettocorsa" or simply
drag'n'drop archive to Content Manager



https://mega.nz/file/EX9HxBCA#zFGGut90PN5V_GUR2z0pUjq2szcMRrhrApogmRomP6Y

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Here I go again with the download issues. I got the following "errors" when I downloaded this car.



I skipped these files and let the process finish. Went into AC and checked if the car downloaded. It did. It seems to drive normally (great job @JK1977 as usual) and there doesn't seem to be any obvious issues. But I don't know what those missing files are.

 

[Alien386]

Released : Honda Accord STW/BTCC ´97
Author:F302
3D Model Car :RaceRoom
Texture Update : F302 (rework)
3d work: F302
Skins: StoffleWaffle
hope u enjoy the Car
ps : send feedback ,bugs ,missing things
tested on 0.3.0-preview140
PP filer PURELIFE EVO GT

have fun!
To install, move folders to "...\SteamApps\common\assettocorsa" or simply
drag'n'drop archive to Content Manager



https://mega.nz/file/EX9HxBCA#zFGGut90PN5V_GUR2z0pUjq2szcMRrhrApogmRomP6Y

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Finally a good pre 1999 Accord BTCC for AC

Let's hope A*** won't ruin this one and make another modder quits (though he probably will)

 

[StoffelWaffle]

Finally a good pre 1999 Accord BTCC for AC

Let's hope A*** won't ruin this one and make another modder quits (though he probably will)

3 mins after your post. Lol.

 

[Greg_ST]

3 mins after your post. Lol.

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BTW is ACTK here in this forum?
I see that he does this on almost every mod, including my R33 JGTC.
I don’t have a problem with people improving or making changes to my mod (that’s why I keep my mods open), but it would be better if you posted it here so everyone can download and test it.
Also, creating a new file and changing the version to something like v1.1.1 is not a good idea because it confuses people. If something in the mod is broken, that version will keep spreading on the internet. In the end, people come to the original modder and say the mod is broken, even though it was fixed 5 versions ago.

 

[StoffelWaffle]

BTW is ACTK here in this forum?
I see that he does this on almost every mod, including my R33 JGTC.
I don’t have a problem with people improving or making changes to my mod (that’s why I keep my mods open), but it would be better if you posted it here so everyone can download and test it.
Also, creating a new file and changing the version to something like v1.1.1 is not a good idea because it confuses people. If something in the mod is broken, that version will keep spreading on the internet. In the end, people come to the original modder and say the mod is broken, even though it was fixed 5 versions ago.

@marc magnela

 

[MasterFocus]

@marc magnela

I would not be surprised if he had other names too... 🙄

 

[Jack_NL]

Reminder, recent posting from ItsHords

Has come to my attention that @marc magnela boyfriend ACTK has decrypted our stuff. As such anything from us will most likely never be public in the future, The Porsche i essentially canceled. Unless we can find a way to prevent this for the future.

Our bad for thinking that people could just let content not made by them just be, Sorry to those that are not like them. But yeah, I wont provide the community with high quality content if low life thieves is just going to steal my stuff that i paid for to be made available to everyone to then steal, upload on various 3D sites to make money off.

You can thank them. Enjoy the Saleen i suppose.

 

[leopardpete]

In camera_facing.ini you can set
SHADED=1 (or 0) ; If shadow will affect the crowd.

DIFFUSE=0.014,0.014,0.014 ; How bright the object will be under the sunlight.
AMBIENT=0.075,0.075,0.075 ; How bright the object will be in the shadow.

Thank you for the suggestion, I had in fact settled on near identical values for Diffuse and Ambient shading.

Changing the Shaded to 0 has not made any change that I have been able to see, on this or other tracks I have tried the change value on.

To give another illustration of the problem, the below image shows the concrete spectator seating at night, where the vertical surfaces are being illuminated by the ambient light from the Kyalami pits facing it. So the vertical stand surfaces are being illuminated correctly, but not the camera_facing billboards.
Whilst radically increasing the Ambient value would lighten the overly dark crowds in this lighting condition, it would then also require massive adjustment to the Diffuse value to compensate in normal lighting conditions. In fact, when I tried i was not able to reach a Ambient value that would generate reasonably light crowds in this situation, where Diffuse value was already at zero to compensate.
So what we really need is a way to change how camera_facing billboards are lit, so that as illumination from the front increases the crowds get lighter, like their surroundings, and not darker, as they do now.

 

[maxxi31]

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skin perso dispo sur https://www.overtake.gg/downloads/rss-protech-p92-f6-renn-martini-leman.82852/

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[maximeerkat]

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BTCC Escort

Mar 9, 2026

car + skin

• maximeerkat
• Skins

re done number 44 in 4k and added number 66 both done as close to real life as possible because before they were not close at all, plus other bits (see overview tab)

 

[Vintagedriver]

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Better than what, URD, VRC, Simdream, exMods, Bazza, F40lover and what is specific so exciting about this car mod?

 

[FrustratedUse]

BTW is ACTK here in this forum?
I see that he does this on almost every mod, including my R33 JGTC.
I don’t have a problem with people improving or making changes to my mod (that’s why I keep my mods open), but it would be better if you posted it here so everyone can download and test it.
Also, creating a new file and changing the version to something like v1.1.1 is not a good idea because it confuses people. If something in the mod is broken, that version will keep spreading on the internet. In the end, people come to the original modder and say the mod is broken, even though it was fixed 5 versions ago.

ACTK is using @marc magnela to access this forum His main account is banned so he's using alt account to access this site. It's 100% him because banning ACTK's discord account from our private discord server automatically banned marcs account at the same time for "alt account" reasons.

He was also an dumbass and tried to show DM's between the two several months to a year ago and marcs discord UI were in french and not German lol

 

[vityaz]

👀
boss i'm tired
no more gt3s

 

[maxxi31]

Better than what, URD, VRC, Simdream, exMods, Bazza, F40lover and what is specific so exciting about this car mod?

It's the best of all

 

[FrustratedUse]

👀
boss i'm tired
no more gt3s
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You are right, We need someone to port the Nissan R35 GT-1 from Raceroom to AC, So that chode of an Yehzrod model can finally be sent to the GTR2 retirement home.

 

[wolf4263]

Guerilla's GT4 update has some preview update issues. This is the result of updating the previews for the Chevrolet Camaro GT4.R with the standard Kunos preview setting... Failed to decrypt texture "EXT_Mechanics_Colour.dds"

I'm currently using CM 0.2.11, any help would be very appreciative.

 

[vityaz]

ACTK is using @marc magnela to access this forum His main account is banned so he's using alt account to access this site. It's 100% him because banning ACTK's discord account from our private discord server automatically banned marcs account at the same time for "alt account" reasons.

He was also an dumbass and tried to show DM's between the two several months to a year ago and marcs discord UI were in french and not German lol

hm
those frenchmen still have not touched my mods

 

[Masscot]

VW Golf Mk1 'Littlebird EVO' released.
An evolution of the original Littlebird with new physics, more power, less grip. More car, less kart. 160+ skins (80 brand new, many originals reworked) all with unique race numbers and window decals. Model tweaks, various fixes. See ReadMe or UI for more details. As always, huge thanks to all contributors.
Released as a new car to preserve the original Littlebird, by request.

VW Golf Mk1 'Littlebird EVO' - an evolution of the original Littlebird

An evolution of the original Littlebird with new physics, more power, less grip. More car, less kart. 160+ skins (80 brand new, many originals reworked) all with unique race numbers and window decals. Model tweaks, various fixes. See ReadMe or UI...

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[shi]

Monti Ciottoli v1.0

https://www.patreon.com/posts/monti-ciottoli-152607583

Fictional circuit in Italy.
Conversion from GTL.

-CSP recommended
-3 layouts (Full/ Short/ Club)
-40 pit/start
-AI, cam

Credits & Thanks;
GTL Original Track by carTOON (barcika)

AC Converted by shin956
Animation Clock from Hernad Valley by barcika, conversion by RMi
Crowds texture by Kniker97
marshall and some textures by kunos

Enjoy.

 

[Carpocalypse]

Here I go again with the download issues. I got the following "errors" when I downloaded this car.



I skipped these files and let the process finish. Went into AC and checked if the car downloaded. It did. It seems to drive normally (great job @JK1977 as usual) and there doesn't seem to be any obvious issues. But I don't know what those missing files are.

Are you trying to extract it from the Windows Explorer? I've noticed issues with it before, if you are, try something like 7-Zip to open the archive and extract it that way.

 

[FrustratedUse]

hm
those frenchmen still have not touched my mods

dw it will happen sooner. He's going to add CSP wipers to your mods and fix lut files that isn't needed