New PC racing sim - Assetto Corsa
Discussion
iRacing. Yes, it's always been monthly but it's worth it.
There are ways to reduce the cost, month by month is most expensive, I usually buy a year and often at sale time. If you race 8 official race weeks in a season (12 weeks) you can get credits for buying tracks/cars or more subs.
You can race rookie series with only the basic sub and build your collection for more advanced stuff. I only race one type per season normally, currently Formula Renault 2.0 with occasional Formula Vee(rookie) and MX5 sessions.
Everything is well organised so you should race against similar speed and skill levels, racing is mostly clean although accidents happen people tend to be respectful when they can be and are banned. Auto penalties for bad driving. You have to preserve your speed/skill rating and your safety rating. Official races happen all the time. This is where it wins for me, I can't commit to a Tuesday at 8pm every week for a league (for example) with this I can jump on at lunch, evening or night and get an official race pretty quickly. Rookie runs hourly, FR2.0 runs every 2 hours etc.
There are ways to reduce the cost, month by month is most expensive, I usually buy a year and often at sale time. If you race 8 official race weeks in a season (12 weeks) you can get credits for buying tracks/cars or more subs.
You can race rookie series with only the basic sub and build your collection for more advanced stuff. I only race one type per season normally, currently Formula Renault 2.0 with occasional Formula Vee(rookie) and MX5 sessions.
Everything is well organised so you should race against similar speed and skill levels, racing is mostly clean although accidents happen people tend to be respectful when they can be and are banned. Auto penalties for bad driving. You have to preserve your speed/skill rating and your safety rating. Official races happen all the time. This is where it wins for me, I can't commit to a Tuesday at 8pm every week for a league (for example) with this I can jump on at lunch, evening or night and get an official race pretty quickly. Rookie runs hourly, FR2.0 runs every 2 hours etc.
N0ddie said:
So the Assetto Corsa Ultimate Edition is £6.05 which is nice and cheap. Can't see a similar edition of Competizione unless I'm being blind?
Adding the base game plus all DLC comes to £36.50. This seem expensive?
It depends on your interpretation of value, I guess. It's better than half price? Adding the base game plus all DLC comes to £36.50. This seem expensive?
Edited by N0ddie on Thursday 23 December 21:44
A PS5 is £600, the Fanatec Kit is the thick end of a grand....
Bullett said:
iRacing. Yes, it's always been monthly but it's worth it.
There are ways to reduce the cost, month by month is most expensive, I usually buy a year and often at sale time. If you race 8 official race weeks in a season (12 weeks) you can get credits for buying tracks/cars or more subs.
You can race rookie series with only the basic sub and build your collection for more advanced stuff. I only race one type per season normally, currently Formula Renault 2.0 with occasional Formula Vee(rookie) and MX5 sessions.
Everything is well organised so you should race against similar speed and skill levels, racing is mostly clean although accidents happen people tend to be respectful when they can be and are banned. Auto penalties for bad driving. You have to preserve your speed/skill rating and your safety rating. Official races happen all the time. This is where it wins for me, I can't commit to a Tuesday at 8pm every week for a league (for example) with this I can jump on at lunch, evening or night and get an official race pretty quickly. Rookie runs hourly, FR2.0 runs every 2 hours etc.
Another vote here for iRacing, it's a tonne more structured and there is absolutely no need to spend big money on car/tracks if you don't want to. Racing is the cleanest across any of the sims and the protest system works very well if you need it. There are ways to reduce the cost, month by month is most expensive, I usually buy a year and often at sale time. If you race 8 official race weeks in a season (12 weeks) you can get credits for buying tracks/cars or more subs.
You can race rookie series with only the basic sub and build your collection for more advanced stuff. I only race one type per season normally, currently Formula Renault 2.0 with occasional Formula Vee(rookie) and MX5 sessions.
Everything is well organised so you should race against similar speed and skill levels, racing is mostly clean although accidents happen people tend to be respectful when they can be and are banned. Auto penalties for bad driving. You have to preserve your speed/skill rating and your safety rating. Official races happen all the time. This is where it wins for me, I can't commit to a Tuesday at 8pm every week for a league (for example) with this I can jump on at lunch, evening or night and get an official race pretty quickly. Rookie runs hourly, FR2.0 runs every 2 hours etc.
All ACC content for £35 is an utter bargain. I just spent that on 2 tracks and one car in iRacing for context.
AC Ultimate + Custom Shader Patch + Content Manager is a no brainer too - so much mod content and the enhanced graphics are great.
Automobilista 2 and RaceRoom are worth a look too, the latter is especially good for ranked racing, the former probably the best VR sim with some great content. RR do sales where you can pick up all the content for about 50 quid.
For organised ACC stuff check out simracing.gp, thesimgrid.com and low fuel motorsport. I joined a league community earlier in the year and it’s been great fun.
ACC is probably the deepest and most sophisticated of them all (but also narrowest in its focus), iRacing best for clean, low hassle ranked/matchmade racing once you get out of rookies/class D. The trouble is they know it and ream you for it.
Check out Dave Cam on YouTube too, he puts out some great racing content spread across ACC, RR and iRacing.
AC Ultimate + Custom Shader Patch + Content Manager is a no brainer too - so much mod content and the enhanced graphics are great.
Automobilista 2 and RaceRoom are worth a look too, the latter is especially good for ranked racing, the former probably the best VR sim with some great content. RR do sales where you can pick up all the content for about 50 quid.
For organised ACC stuff check out simracing.gp, thesimgrid.com and low fuel motorsport. I joined a league community earlier in the year and it’s been great fun.
ACC is probably the deepest and most sophisticated of them all (but also narrowest in its focus), iRacing best for clean, low hassle ranked/matchmade racing once you get out of rookies/class D. The trouble is they know it and ream you for it.
Check out Dave Cam on YouTube too, he puts out some great racing content spread across ACC, RR and iRacing.
thatsprettyshady said:
Bullett said:
iRacing. Yes, it's always been monthly but it's worth it.
There are ways to reduce the cost, month by month is most expensive, I usually buy a year and often at sale time. If you race 8 official race weeks in a season (12 weeks) you can get credits for buying tracks/cars or more subs.
You can race rookie series with only the basic sub and build your collection for more advanced stuff. I only race one type per season normally, currently Formula Renault 2.0 with occasional Formula Vee(rookie) and MX5 sessions.
Everything is well organised so you should race against similar speed and skill levels, racing is mostly clean although accidents happen people tend to be respectful when they can be and are banned. Auto penalties for bad driving. You have to preserve your speed/skill rating and your safety rating. Official races happen all the time. This is where it wins for me, I can't commit to a Tuesday at 8pm every week for a league (for example) with this I can jump on at lunch, evening or night and get an official race pretty quickly. Rookie runs hourly, FR2.0 runs every 2 hours etc.
Another vote here for iRacing, it's a tonne more structured and there is absolutely no need to spend big money on car/tracks if you don't want to. Racing is the cleanest across any of the sims and the protest system works very well if you need it. There are ways to reduce the cost, month by month is most expensive, I usually buy a year and often at sale time. If you race 8 official race weeks in a season (12 weeks) you can get credits for buying tracks/cars or more subs.
You can race rookie series with only the basic sub and build your collection for more advanced stuff. I only race one type per season normally, currently Formula Renault 2.0 with occasional Formula Vee(rookie) and MX5 sessions.
Everything is well organised so you should race against similar speed and skill levels, racing is mostly clean although accidents happen people tend to be respectful when they can be and are banned. Auto penalties for bad driving. You have to preserve your speed/skill rating and your safety rating. Official races happen all the time. This is where it wins for me, I can't commit to a Tuesday at 8pm every week for a league (for example) with this I can jump on at lunch, evening or night and get an official race pretty quickly. Rookie runs hourly, FR2.0 runs every 2 hours etc.
I’ve been racing the TCRs at Knockhill this week. The entire 20 runners in top split separated by less than 8tenths. Incredibly competitive, respectful racing that is rare on any other platform.
I’d like to attempt an online race on Assetto Corsa but tried once and it wanted me to set up my own server, looked complicated so I just went and clicked race on iRacing instead.
Picked up AC (and ACC and a mountain of other racing stuff) through humble bundle and I'm now enjoying my traditional pre-Nurburgring 24 pastime of lapping the N24 circuit with lots of bots.
Installed content manager, CSP, Sol and Nordschleife 108 mods and the realistic rain mod on the previous page looks Incredible so I'll have a go at installing that top.
Just yesterday I did a few laps with time acceleration of x40 and the sunset and night running really just about brought a year to my eye.
Other than Targa Florio and Transfagarasan I don't have too many other mods in mind at present, what may I have overlooked?
Only disappointment so far is the bug that won't let me turn off the AI autopilot once it's activated.
Installed content manager, CSP, Sol and Nordschleife 108 mods and the realistic rain mod on the previous page looks Incredible so I'll have a go at installing that top.
Just yesterday I did a few laps with time acceleration of x40 and the sunset and night running really just about brought a year to my eye.
Other than Targa Florio and Transfagarasan I don't have too many other mods in mind at present, what may I have overlooked?
Only disappointment so far is the bug that won't let me turn off the AI autopilot once it's activated.
No links but have a look for
Bathurst Mount Panorama
Goodwood Hill climb (my folder is called g333_goodwood_hillclimb)
Goodwood Circuit
Le Mans circuits I have 1967, 1989, 1991 and 2017 layouts and find the Le Mans cars separately
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rtSO5fpdDc
Bathurst Mount Panorama
Goodwood Hill climb (my folder is called g333_goodwood_hillclimb)
Goodwood Circuit
Le Mans circuits I have 1967, 1989, 1991 and 2017 layouts and find the Le Mans cars separately
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rtSO5fpdDcFourWheelDrift said:
No links but have a look for
Bathurst Mount Panorama
Goodwood Hill climb (my folder is called g333_goodwood_hillclimb)
Goodwood Circuit
Le Mans circuits I have 1967, 1989, 1991 and 2017 layouts and find the Le Mans cars separately - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rtSO5fpdDc
Thanks, Goodwood should be cool and I hadn't considered it.Bathurst Mount Panorama
Goodwood Hill climb (my folder is called g333_goodwood_hillclimb)
Goodwood Circuit
Le Mans circuits I have 1967, 1989, 1991 and 2017 layouts and find the Le Mans cars separately
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rtSO5fpdDcSpeaking of something I paid a dollar to access the rain mod but it is stunning, I just sat and watching the AI driver for a while as droplets played across the windscreen. Astonishing.
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