Three60 said:

New price on Steam - 19.99$



http://store.steampowered.com/app/244210/?cc=ua

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TAJ said:

If you go to top sellers in the Steam client and click on Assetto Corsa on page 3 it's at $39.99 still.
Looks like a mistake.

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_machine said:

Not for me; it shows 19.99$ on both the frontpage and on search.

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_machine said:

Not for me; it shows 19.99$ on both the frontpage and on search.

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TJP said:

$39.99 here in Oz as well. Like anyone who bought AC on its early release, I'll be royally fucked off if the price has changed; AC is worth every cent of $39.99 though!

Looking at the supplied URL, it reads cc=ua which is the Ukranian market. Changing it to uk, us or au shows the right price

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_machine said:

Ah so it is, something has just re-directed people on the ua-site. So definitely just regional pricing.

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_machine said:

...the hell?

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The official EU price of Assetto Corsa Early Access is 34.99€ and it is 22% less than the final price. There will be no offers and discounts until some time after the v1.0 gets out. Steam creates specific price regions. We give our price and they propose different prices on different regions according to the average income of the country. On some countries AC costs much less than the official price, because of that steam region price system. Normally you can't acquire AC or any steam product from a different region, because at the end the system will ask your address and verify, then finally will change the final price.

Some dubious websites, offer steam games at a discounted price. In particular we've seen AC offered at around 20-22€. What those sites do, is to acquire codes from the Russian region at around 12€ and then sell them as region free codes at 22€ somehow, gaining about 100% from these tactics. This not permitted by Steam terms and conditions and it is by all means black market. It also means that while we try to make happy people that live on countries with less income, we are getting robbed for that.

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Changelog

G: x360 rumble intensity multiplier
G: new drift mode, it is based on score and time not laps
G: sectors status in time transponder is reset after each lap
G: Driver Eyes Positioner is Default app (localization added)
G: Fixed replay loading with cars (wing problem)
G: Fixed replay GUI (slider)
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S: Fixed turbo still producing boost even after fuel went zero
S: Better engine coast at near minimum rpm, no need half gas to move the needle anymore
S: Implemented “FF Enhancements”
S: Improved AA algorithm selection
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LS: Reverb effect removed
LS: New default volumes preset
LS: Engine volume tweaked for all cars
LS: Backfires volume tweaked for all cars that have them
LS: Rumble strip, tyre rolling, tyre scrubs and wind volume/pitch variation tweaked
LS: BMW M3 e30 interior sounds improved
LS: BMW M3 e30 fixed missing gearshift sounds
LS: BMW M3 GT2 interior sounds improved
LS: Tatuus FA01 interior sounds improved
LS: KTM X-Bow interior sounds improved
LS: Ferrari 458 Italia overall engine pitch tweaked
LS: Lotus 49 interior sounds improved
LS: Lotus Elise SC and Scura engine and compressor volume levels tweaked

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TJP said:

Content Update #1 teaser video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M8_GhhaDWI&hd=1

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TJP said:

Content Update #1 teaser video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M8_GhhaDWI&hd=1

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Shaneus said:

Perhaps other people here with pads and wheels can give their impressions with the following settings:

but like I said, once I understood how the settings worked, I was happy with the result Would I buy it if I didn't have a wheel? Really tough to say... I probably would. I'm sure that when I can't be fucked setting the wheel up, I'll still be firing it up for a few laps here or there.

Another thing to note as well, is that the gear shifts are actually tied to the animations, not when you press the button. I noticed that with the Elise (or was it the Exige? I dunno) as it was a stick, I had to change THEN release the trigger for an optimal shift, but with a paddle-shift car like the 458, I had to be a lot more realistic with my timing (this is with auto-clutch). Anyone else find that?

But still, fun as hell. Can't wait to try it with a wheel.

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Ally1987 said:

Has the new update been out yet? Nothing here.

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Seanspeed said:

I was having a good time with the new content but then I exited the game, it updated, and now controller wont work at all. It recognizes it in the control menu, recognizes stick movement and button presses and all. Configuration is still correct, but in-game, it just doesn't do anything. Really hope that gets resolved quickly, cuz its otherwise a really great update.

There are more graphics options now. You can go up to 8xAA, which is a big improvement. The game suffered from some serious jaggies before and now its cleaned up quite nicely.

I know a lot of people will be happy to know you can adjust the FOV as well now.

Only got to drive the 2-Eleven and the Zonda R before controller support died. 2-Eleven is predictably quite fun and easy to drive. Zonda R is a handful and sounds amazing with some great clanking when you upshift.

Am uploading a video of the Zonda R at Mugello, but will take a while.

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TJP said:

New tracks:

Assetto Dorifto
This fictional environment has been designed to appeal not just to drift fans, but to all car-control fans: Featuring multiple layouts allowing you to showcase your sideways skills.

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TJP said:

Assetto Corsa - Development Update #1 - Three new cars, two tracks and new features!

After a groundbreaking start on Steam Early Access for the new PC racing title Assetto Corsa. The development team have been working furiously on the delivering next release which is available for free on the 22nd November. The new version includes; new features, new drift mode, 3 new cars and 2 new tracks!

This update also features several improvements. A new enhanced force feedback mode, new environments for showroom mode and several predefined profiles for gamepad and steering wheels. We have also included German and Spanish localisation.

New tracks:

Mugello Circuit
The awesome Italian circuit has been meticulously reproduced using laser scanning technology, allowing you to feel every bump, kerb and detail with the maximum fidelity.

Assetto Dorifto
This fictional environment has been designed to appeal not just to drift fans, but to all car-control fans: Featuring multiple layouts allowing you to showcase your sideways skills.

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ADRIANF1esp said:

And another gameplay with Lotus 2-Eleven at Imola.




I think they have too much understeer, the graphics and sounds are excellent.

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Spookie said:

Just bought a Fanatic wheel for this game now. Now I need a mount for it.

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zephervack said:

ugh, Would have pulled the trigger at 20, still showing $40 here.

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JaseC said:

Re: "New price": It's always been $20 in UA as it's one of the RU/CIS countries; games are cheaper to combat the preference for piracy that standard western game prices would engender.

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TJP said:

*snip*

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TJP said:

Interesting.

I'm not sure about the new FFB enhancements; I set to my G27 to the H-shifter default setting (AC now has default controller profiles) and the wheel rattles worse than it used to in rF2! Reading Twitter I get the feeling Stefano added the enhancements under sufferance, I think I'll revert back to the standard FFB levels very soon.

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Seanspeed said:

The P4/5 is incredibly easy to drive.

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subwilde said:

My G27 just starting rattling after the update. Might have to adjust the settings.

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markao said:

I have not have the time to check it, but following his twitter conversation, there should be something called "FFB enhancements. Active by default, disable it to go back to just the old FFB.

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I thought some people might be interested in my initial thoughts on the new AC update's Lotus 2-Eleven, as I'm a former racing driver who now owns a 2-Eleven for track days and road use here in the UK. I've just done 15 laps on the sim:

I've just tried the 2-Eleven on AC at the track I last drove in it in real life, Silverstone International, and have just compared my replay from just now in Assetto Corsa with some in-car laps from the real track in my 2-Eleven that I filmed a couple of months ago (link below). Here are my thoughts:

Initially it felt 80-85% of the way there, but with a more stable back end (see the constant mid-corner correction required in the above video, although the rear tyres were over-heating in that clip) and slightly less weight transfer effects - the slides didn't get nasty as quickly as they do in the real car and the rear seemed a bit more stable. Then I reduced the rear wing to 6 degrees (the track only version presumably modelled in the sim has an adjustable rear wing, whereas my road version doesn't) and I took the front ARB down a notch to position 2 (I actually run full stiffness at the front in real life, but I noticed the sim has 4 positions, so maybe the track car has a different front ARB?). Now with those settings it feels very similar indeed to my 2-Eleven, and in the video/replay comparison it looks spookily similar. Lap times are about a second different (normally I'm about a second quicker in real life when I've done this sort of comparison before, due to the feel element, but this time it was the other way round- best lap in real life was a 1:16, whereas just now I did a 1:15), however it was my first ever time on the layout when I drove it back then and only my second trackday in the car and on AC I've been practising a fair bit at the circuit lately, so I'd say the lap times are bang on - if I went back in my real car I think I know where I could gain time and I think a 1:15 is doable straight away, and probably down into the 14s with time (same for the sim - I just did 15 laps). The real car has fully adjustable dampers all round (rebound and comp), which sadly isn't available in Assetto Corsa (a chink in the realism there - are the development team reading this? I can provide details if necessary); I'd also like to try increasing the damping at the rear end a bit (which is what I do to mine for trackdays, as per Lotus' recommendation), and I think it'd be 100% there then. Incidentally, the geo settings are exactly as per Lotus' recommendation in real life, which is nice, although strangely by default the car in the sim was showing assymetrical front geo numbers, even though the sliders looked the same - is that a bug? Oh, and the 2-Eleven doesn't sound quite as nice with the standard road exhaust compared to my motorsport one(the video above doesn't show it well cause I am running the cameras internal mic sealed up to stop it overloading on wind noise - a home grown ext mic mod is on the way), but I think that's the same as real life too actually; many owners have changed their exhausts from standard.

We need a setting for the seating position too - I'm about 6 inches shorter in the body than the sim driver must be (I look partly through the aeroscreen in real life) and I have the seat much further back cause of my long legs.

All in all, pretty good though, I'm very impressed!

Oh, and the 3D model is also bang on, right down to the stickers and plaque etc in the cockpit - nice work!

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Shaneus said:

Brief writeup from someone who compares AC to real-life

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Tyres supersoft? that car is not meant to be used with supersoft tyres, and it's VERY underpowered by air restrictors. It has a great aero efficency and mechanical grip (tuned to be used with MUCH more power). It's meant to be driven (quite) easily for 24hours. One of the drivers who drove it the first year at the 24h of nurburgring is a Friend of mine. He was so disappointed by the power cut off they imposed 'em (IMHO not to risk they could win… they're not germans), they were passed on the straight by lower classes cars…There's no hidden TC… try to do a burnout, I just did many many donuts. And at the first brake I locked the tyres…

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As Simone (Si3v) the car is unfortunately very underpowered. Giovanardi the driver, told me: "you must be an idiot to spin with our car, it's very easy to drive" obviously exaggerating a bit, but he is a great fun guy Also consider those cars are made to do laptimes and last a long 24 hours, not to be "fun to slide around"

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Road legal tyres
Street and semislicks are road legal compounds, used on the road. They wear out slightly. Their main problem is overheating, but after you have overheat them you can wait and start again, they can give similar grip even after lots of km's. In the end they will wear and lose grip totally.
Street tyres optimum temp: 75°C - 85°C but "easy" under and over those temps. Very easy to overheat after some laps on a circuit, especially on fast corners.
Semislicks: 75°C - 100°C but a bit less grip under that and overheat quite faster over that. They have more grip of course and can resist more fast laps, but do not like much abuse and drifting. They wear gradually and lose grip km after km.

GT2 slicks: The main difference of the GT2 cars is that manufacturers are actively developing tyres during the season and bring different compounds on the various tracks. We can't of course simulate specific compounds for specific tracks, but we offer 5 different compounds
SuperSoft: 90-105°C Don't like to be driven under or over that range. They wear out very fast
Soft : 90-105°C as Supersofts. they wear out fast
Medium: 85°C-105°C as supersofts over their range. They wear out in a linear gradual way
Hard: 80-100°C a tiny bit easier than supersoft outside their range but nothing too radical. They wear just a tiny bit after the initial laps and then stay quite stable for a long time until they start to lose lot's of grip
SuperHard: 80-100°C as Hards. They wear a tiny bit and stay stable for lot's of laps until they let go.

GT3 slicks. The biggest difference between GT2 and GT3 cars are their tyres. GT3 tyres are fixed for the whole season and the organization decides what tyres the car have to use. We provide 3 compounds that are not equivalent to their GT2 counterparts (worse).
Softs: 80-110°C . Wear VERY fast. We've been told that they were actually used only for a couple of times in qualifying.
Mediums: 75-105°C Wear linearly and predictably. all around tyre
Hard: 70-100°C Wear a tiny bit after a couple of laps and stay stable for a long sting. Not great grip but they are predictable and can be used in a wide variety of tracks and temperatures. Often "forced" by regulations on cars.

The hypercars slicks (Zonda R and 599XX) are a bit worse parents of the GT3 tyres. Let's say a generation behind. Rest of their characteristics is very similar to the GT3 tyres.

Vintage F1 67 Tyres
We provide just one compound for such tyres, although we learned there were actually different compounds. As a matter of fact, there is documentation reporting that Jim Clark choose the tyre that permit him to slide more for the race at Monza. Unfortunately there is not enough documentation for the compounds so for now we stick with just one compound. If anybody has more info regarding the matter, I'd be happy to discuss with it.
optimum range 50-90°C The tyres are good at low temps, and can withstand overheating pretty well. The tyre wear is gradual, you can expect to do a full race without problems, except if you overdrive and overheat them too much.


The tyre ranges are not perfect ranges but a min max range that you might not be able to understand a difference in tyre grip. Temperatures are also vary quite widely from straight to inside a turn, so optimally you need a tyre that stays at the lower end of the optimum temperature just before the braking zone and at the higher end of the optimum temperature at the exit of the turn. Not so easy to obtain.

In AC going outside the optimum range, doesn't mean the car will become undriveable. This characteristic is a double sword. You might think the car is good, but you're not driving on the optimum grip, so you'll lose time without understanding it. There's depth to be found and explored within the AC tyre model.

Another hint for tyre temperatures, as in real life, use more camber to heat faster a part of the tyre tread and then this dissipate to the rest of the tyre. More camber, more heat, less camber, less heat.

Hope you find it interesting.

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TJP said:

Great videos as always Adrian! I agree about the understeer; I guess it's a 'safe' base set-up just like Kunos had to (at Ferrari's request) with the 458 in FVA.

Any chance of further GSC videos?

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Shaneus said:

You also need to buy Game Stock Car 2013 for that wheel

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