What did you do in ACC today?

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I follow these threads for other racing games here and couldn't find a thread here so here it is.

To start this thread off today I ran the 1 hour (Career mode) and 4 hour (Championship mode) races at Spa . . . my buttocks are killing me! I am trying to get through these offline modes to build my driver's ratings and lap times before I jump into the SimGrid Daily races.
 
I did a few laps at Laguna Seca. I started with the Ferrari 488 but I was all of over the place. So I switched to Alpine GT4. I didn't realize how much slower the GT4s are then the GT3s. Or maybe it was just the Alpine.
 
I finished installing the GT2 and American Raceway packs so I guess I will see what looks good after work tonight.
 
I had to flip it on today so I could try the Mustang GT3. I have mostly driven the Ferrari's. It is such a different drive than the other cars. I want to get good with this car so it going to take a bit more time behind the wheel before getting lap times close to the Ferrari at Watkins. But damn it sounds good!!
 
Not today, but the last couple of days were a league race at Silverstone, and prepping for next week's league race at COTA. Maybe some more COTA practice and setup tweaking this evening :)
 
jpine324
I had to flip it on today so I could try the Mustang GT3. I have mostly driven the Ferrari's. It is such a different drive than the other cars. I want to get good with this car so it going to take a bit more time behind the wheel before getting lap times close to the Ferrari at Watkins. But damn it sounds good!!
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I saw the Mustang the other day and I plan on trying it out the next time I get on ACC
 
Brought the GT3 Mustang out to Suzuka, really good time trials at the track with this car. Qualified for my 3 stars at track competence. Looking at Watkins Glen next.
 
Started new on my EMEA Bampa_IRE_Racer account with a 3 star effort at Misano and Nurburgring to build up my Track Competence rating. Hotlap event 51 at SPA, ran a 2:33.805 after about 7 laps trying to figure out Stability Control was on (what does that crap do anyways - noticed no difference in car handling). Good for 11,224th place. Then headed over to start a Championship Series (2020 GT World Europe Sprint Cup) using the trusty Bentley Continental GT3. Race 1 ended in 9th, Race 2 ended in 3rd. Overall a good 1st night on this account ending with a total rating of 5470.

Edit: Just looked at my NA (Main PS account) rating and after 2 years I am only at 7270. Sad, panda sad.
 
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I did nothing after a windows 11 update and an ACC update OpenXR no longer works it was fine last week and now ACC launches to single screen.
Bring on AC Evo I say all the stuffing around you have to do to get VR to work is a pain.
Sorry to vent on others having fun just frustrated.
Carry on. :)
 
hotdogxx60
I did nothing after a windows 11 update and an ACC update OpenXR no longer works it was fine last week and now ACC launches to single screen.
Bring on AC Evo I say all the stuffing around you have to do to get VR to work is a pain.
Sorry to vent on others having fun just frustrated.
Carry on. :)
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So is this an issue I have to be concerned about if\when I move off console to PC? I am considering a PC now since 90% of my racing is now AC, ACC, and FM23. I rarely get on GT7 now-a-days due to the boredom in offline mode and poor online lobbies.

With the PC racing I am concerned about all the modding I hear is prevalent and how difficult that is going to get if I chose to add them as well. What are your thoughts and experience?
 
Timm Sheehan
So is this an issue I have to be concerned about if\when I move off console to PC? I am considering a PC now since 90% of my racing is now AC, ACC, and FM23. I rarely get on GT7 now-a-days due to the boredom in offline mode and poor online lobbies.

With the PC racing I am concerned about all the modding I hear is prevalent and how difficult that is going to get if I chose to add them as well. What are your thoughts and experience?
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You can't beat the PC when it comes to simulators just so much head room to make the experience so much better. But to have that sometimes you have to ride a rocky road. If you just like the basics and just want to play without any tweaking stay with a console but despite my frustrations I couldn't go back and my console is just a media player now days.
If it wasn't for the modding community AC would have died out 10 years ago but is still very strong today which by the way I have no VR issues and thanks to the community I even get to play some Gran Turismo still.
I have a feeling the Unreal engine is the underlying problem which the Kunos guys have decided to ditch on EVO.
But to cut a long story short I wouldn't go back to console despite the trials and tribulations in playing PC just my 2 cents worth.
 
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I cleared out all the available Special Events (all 3 ran again). I saw several events from season 6 the were listed on the previous events so why were they not available? Finally got the goofy Pace Rating (PC) up to 70. I was getting tired of seeing it at 7.
 
I downloaded the Nürburgring 24h pack and had my first shot of ACC using my wheel, and I must say I was seriously impressed (even though I am seriously rubbish and need a tonne of practice).

As a die-hard Gran Turismo fan, it pains me a bit to say it, but the Nürburgring Nordschleife in ACC is so much more realistic, plus I love the fact that the game has all the current GT3 cars, drivers, liveries etc.. IMHO, and even after just a very short couple of attempts, it just feels more realistic across the board, esp. the sound and the ambience around the track is infinitely better than GT7. Hell, even the placement of the (copious) portaloos around the track are bang on accurate - brings back so many memories 😅

I'm definitely going to persevere with the game and try to at least get semi-decent at it; and until (and unless) GT7 gets the 296 GT3, I'll be playing ACC a lot more!
 
Just bought the track pack, challengers and GT3 pack (whatever it is called). So I need to get the ring and GT 2 pack which will happen at a later time. I am very excited to try Watkins Glen
 
Touring Mars
I downloaded the Nürburgring 24h pack and had my first shot of ACC using my wheel, and I must say I was seriously impressed (even though I am seriously rubbish and need a tonne of practice).

As a die-hard Gran Turismo fan, it pains me a bit to say it, but the Nürburgring Nordschleife in ACC is so much more realistic, plus I love the fact that the game has all the current GT3 cars, drivers, liveries etc.. IMHO, and even after just a very short couple of attempts, it just feels more realistic across the board, esp. the sound and the ambience around the track is infinitely better than GT7. Hell, even the placement of the (copious) portaloos around the track are bang on accurate - brings back so many memories 😅

I'm definitely going to persevere with the game and try to at least get semi-decent at it; and until (and unless) GT7 gets the 296 GT3, I'll be playing ACC a lot more!
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I recommend you jump on YouTube and watch some of the tuning videos. Here are a few I think are really good:





 
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I did my first full event tonight, albeit on Beginner difficulty - glad to report that I got pole position and won both sprint races at a circuit I've never tried before (Zolder), so Beginner is hopefully too easy for me 😅

I'm really enjoying it though, the realism of the racing event(s) is far, far superior to GT in almost every way - even having to change drivers mid-race is something so integral to GT racing, that it's surprising just how lacklustre the racing element of Gran Turismo is in comparison.

It's highly ironic that one of the only things I truly despise about GT7 is the criminally overpriced Cr. packs, and yet I'd be totally in favour of reasonably priced DLC packs of racing cars, tracks and even whole series - in comparison, the ACC DLC seems pretty reasonable, and the game itself seems expansive in terms of the number of cars and events it covers.

I bought the British GT pack tonight, though that was maybe silly since I will probably get the entire GT pack eventually - but I need to learn Donington before I go there for the British GT in a few weeks time :)
 
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The GT2 pack and the Ring are next on my list. I hope you enjoy the GT2 pack
 
kjb
The GT2 pack and the Ring are next on my list. I hope you enjoy the GT2 pack
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Looking forward to it - i discovered that the GT2 pack DOES NOT include the American track pack. I'll live with it.
I'll just get used to the other cars and tracks before I get bold enough to try the Ring on ACC
 
CommanderBond
Looking forward to it - i discovered that the GT2 pack DOES NOT include the American track pack. I'll live with it.
I'll just get used to the other cars and tracks before I get bold enough to try the Ring on ACC
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I'm with you on the Ring that will probably be the last DLC I buy. I haven't been able to try out the Glen yet. I like GT7 's version but so far favorite version is PC2.
 
The Challengers Pack doesn't contain any extra tracks but has 4 single-make series cars which are worth having.

BMW M2 CS Racing
Ferrari 488 GT3 Challenge Evo
Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo EVO 2
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (Type 992)

All of which are great, possibly better than the "normal" GT3 fare since they are designed for "gentleman sports car racers" so behave differently. Not quite so planted, bit less grip etc.
I especially like the BMW. Most times I fire ACC up I have at least one race with that. Love it! Good for learning tracks with too since it's a tad slower than the others.
 
I got the chance to try Watkins Glen finally. Great track. It's my favorite version of the track. The Mustang is fun too.
 
I was messing around with the Custom championship and I tried to rest my open series but I couldn't delete the tracks I had setup before for the open series. I settled on just doing the 2018 series for my custom championship
 
kjb
I was messing around with the Custom championship and I tried to rest my open series but I couldn't delete the tracks I had setup before for the open series. I settled on just doing the 2018 series for my custom championship
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If you complete the series you get a trophy. I had problems setting my 1st championship but ran through every race and got the trophy. I am now on my 3rd sprint series championship. I am trying to run through all of them for the fun of it.

I am thinking I might join an upcoming online ARL series at https://www.thesimgrid.com/championships/9029. I may even try running a series here on GTP (if there is enough interest).
 
After I had an issue with GT7 I started working through the custom championship for a few. In order to get through the season fast I set 10 minute races with 5 minutes of qualifying. So during the first qualifying session I went off track at Zolder not once, not twice but three times so none of my laps counted 🤣 . So the next session I manage not to go off track but I was horribly slow and came in last 🤣🤣. I think things work better for me when I don't play ACC right after GT7 because I forget I am not playing GT7.
 
Didn't play very long just finished the 3rd session of qualifying at Zolder. I'm not good at that track so when I do the race I just want to try finish with no accidents and track runoffs 🤣
 
Ran the 1st weekend at Monza of my new GT4 championship. Then I ran a few practice sessions around Monza and Zolder in the '24 Mustang to get ready for some online GT3 racing. It was a fun afternoon of racing.
 
Changed AI to 85/100. Did fairly good at Monza & Nurburgring GP with average finishes around 10th-14th. Ran Watkins Glen to build SA and CN. Sat in last place getting 8 of 8 satisfactory laps but got tired of following crazy AI so started my advance on the last lap. Easy move from 30th to 24th by end of race . . . but . . . did get 2 points for SA and TR. SA is now 73 so I am almost there for online racing. Finished the night with total rating of 8292.
 
Today, I spent time going through every car in the game and seeing what dash options they all had. Some are incredibly gorgeous such as the analogue style gauges in the Bentleys, others have a couple of minor mistakes. The KTM for example, has a dash option that includes the Camaro GT4 logo.

Unfortunately the 2019 Aston, which is my main car of choice, only has one option. Boo.
 
I see a lot of Camaros popping out of the woodwork lately in the online streams. I have spending been time running around in the GT3 Mustang getting myself ready to take it online.
 

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