SimRacing.org.uk

If you find out anything that would be useful to other members please post it here.

Main site for all info assettocorsa.net (http://www.assettocorsa.net/forum/index.php)

BUTTONS

F11 = Toggle Virtual Mirror

CTRL+R : replay
CTRL+S : play/slow motion (replay)
CTRL+D : Rewind (replay)
CTRL+F : Fast forward (replay)
CTRL+A : ABS on/off
CTRL+T : traction control modes on/off (higher the number, the lesser the traction control)
CTRL+H : show/hide apps
CTRL+O : restart session
CTRL+L : disable names
CTRL+M : toggle mouse steering
CTRL+G : gearbox Auto
CTRL+I : racing line on/off
CTRL+Q : Damage indicator on/off
CTRL+J : Show damage indicator (to see if you have damage)

SETUPS

DOWNLOAD SET UP PACK courtesy of Joco Gorenc (http://eroeter.home.xs4all.nl/AC/Setups/Joco_AC_setups.rar)
If there is no setup of a car for the track you're in, than look in one of the other maps or look in the map 'generic' That's the last used setup of that car (hope it's understandable what I put here  :P)
http://www.radiators-champ.com/RSRLiveTiming/index.php?page=setups

REPLAYS

A replay is recorded after a session, but it is overwritten when you start another session. You can find the replay here "C:\Users\....\Documents\Assetto Corsa\replay" and is named cr. If you rename the file it will stay saved (do not use dots in your filenames or AC may crash).

USEFUL LINKS

MP INTERFACE WALKTHROUGH Link (http://www.assettocorsa.net/multiplayer-user-interface-walkthrough/)

AC APPS Link (http://www.assettocorsa.net/forum/index.php?forums/programming-language-apps-gui-themes.22/)

> Ovi 1 Info Display App Page Link (http://www.assettocorsa.net/forum/index.php?threads/rivali-ov1-info-app-v3-0-new.3219/)

MP BUG REPORTS Link (http://www.assettocorsa.net/forum/index.php?forums/multiplayer-bugs-issues.30/)

HINTS & TIPS Link (http://simhqmotorsports.com/assetto-corsa-hints-tips-part-1/)

SETUP GUIDE Link (http://www.racedepartment.com/forum/threads/comprehensive-setup-guide-for-novice-and-advanced-drivers.87492/)

3rd PARTY-TRACKS, SKINS & APPS Racedepartment (http://www.racedepartment.com/forum/resources/categories/assetto-corsa.1/)
>drivingitalia (http://www.drivingitalia.net/forum/index.php?app=downloads&showcat=364)

You can change the map.ini in 'Steam\SteamApps\common\assettocorsa\system\cfg'
My map settings:
[MAP_FORM]
MAX_DIMENSION_FORM=400

[DRIVER_ICON]
SIZE=10

[MAP_SECTION]
ZOOM_ON_SECTION=0.80
MAP_LOOKAHEAD_FROM_CAR=0
STARTING_ALPHA=0.8
FINISHING_ALPHA=0

[ROTATION]
DELAY=0

Joining server
When you select the server there's a little text that will say password, just click on there and you can type it in. Once typed in it will remember for the server.

(http://eroeter.home.xs4all.nl/Mara/Server%20login.jpg)

Setting up a server without booking.
launcher entry list pre-booking (http://www.assettocorsa.net/forum/index.php?threads/launcher-entry-list-pre-booking.9662/)
Basicly you can pre-book by giving your GUID and your choice of car to the server admin. Obviously car options are limited to the ones chosen by server admin.
To find your GUID go to My Documents\Assetto Corsa\cfg\race.ini >

Open the file with Notepad and scroll to the [REMOTE] section >

Your GUID is the last item listed in that section.
Once you have it copy and pm it to the server admin and he can add you to the server, remember to chose a car as well or he will have to chose at random for you. Oh, and finally tell him your profile name used in Assetto.

When looking for the room you will have to change your filter to show Hosts that are not in Booking Session and look for simracing.org.uk.

For example:
server.cfg ==============================


[SERVER]
NAME=CORE-RACING.CO.UK
CARS=bmw_z4_gt3;mclaren_mp412c_gt3
TRACK=imola
SUN_ANGLE=-8
MAX_CLIENTS=12
RACE_OVER_TIME=80
PORT=9600
HTTP_PORT=80
REGISTER_TO_LOBBY=1
LOOP_MODE=1
PASSWORD=*******
ALLOWED_TYRES_OUT=4

[PRACTICE]
NAME=Free Practice
TIME=30
WAIT_TIME=60

[QUALIFY]
NAME=Qualify
TIME=10
WAIT_TIME=60

[RACE]
NAME=Race
LAPS=8
WAIT_TIME=60

and:
entry_list.ini =========================

[CAR_0]
DRIVERNAME=Robert Powell
TEAM=1
MODEL=mclaren_mp412c_gt3
SKIN=2012-Gulf_Racing
GUID=76561198012749163
SPECTATOR_MODE=0

[CAR_1]
DRIVERNAME=Darren Adams
TEAM=2
MODEL=mclaren_mp412c_gt3
SKIN=2012-United_Autosports
GUID=76561197995163878
SPECTATOR_MODE=0

[CAR_2]
DRIVERNAME=Stephen Shadbolt
TEAM=3
MODEL=mclaren_mp412c_gt3
SKIN=2013-ART_GrandPrix
GUID=76561198023340265
SPECTATOR_MODE=0

[CAR_3]
DRIVERNAME=Chris Hack
TEAM=5
MODEL=bmw_z4_gt3
SKIN=marc_vds_2013
GUID=76561198019632932
SPECTATOR_MODE=0

[CAR_4]
DRIVERNAME=Joshua Daniels
TEAM=7
MODEL=bmw_z4_gt3
SKIN=marc_vds_2013
GUID=76561198011378551
SPECTATOR_MODE=0

[CAR_5]
DRIVERNAME=Erik Roeterdink
TEAM=4
MODEL=mclaren_mp412c_gt3
SKIN=2013-Official_McLaren
GUID=76561197998658484
SPECTATOR_MODE=0

[CAR_6]
DRIVERNAME=Paul McCloud
TEAM=8
MODEL=bmw_z4_gt3
SKIN=walkenhorst_motorsport
GUID=76561198039321229
SPECTATOR_MODE=0

[CAR_7]
DRIVERNAME=Carl Adams
TEAM=9
MODEL=mclaren_mp412c_gt3
SKIN=2013-Sebastien_Loeb_Racing
GUID=76561198001857445
SPECTATOR_MODE=0

FFB settings

If you turn the 'pedal app' on and watch the right hand bar. If it flashes red you are getting FFB clipping and that means your FFB gain is set too high (setting under advanced in controllers).
Too much FFB means the game is sending more information than your controller can handle giving incorrect feedback, most noticeable in corners, near kerbs etc. and may appear as dodgy handling.

Tyre temperatures and wear
tyre temperatures and wear (http://www.assettocorsa.net/forum/index.php?threads/tyre-temperatures-and-wear.2723/)

LOTUS EXOS 125 Tyres
The Lotus Exos 125, uses specific slick tyres for dry and for wet conditions. Unfortunately in AC we don't have yet wet conditions, so for now you only get the dry tyres.
Those tyres have their optimum range temperature between 90°C and 120°C. Although it is a quite wide range, they do get pretty nasty if they cold down under 60°C, so be careful, especially on slow tracks like magione on cold days.
In terms of tyre wear, the tyres should be able to go through the whole fuel tank of the car without any big problems.

LOTUS EXOS 125 S1 Tyres
The Stage 1 version of the Exos is more specialised car, that also carries 4 different dry slicks compounds. Namely SuperSoft, Soft, Medium and Hard. Each compound has a very different range of optimum tyre temperatures and wear characteristics.
Super Soft: 85°C -110°C. The tyre will wear quite fast. Practically you'll be able to do 7-10 laps before having severe degradation

Soft: 105°C -125°C
The tyre will last a bit more than the SuperSofts. You could do around 15-20 laps but the degradation will be linear as you cover more distance

Medium: 90°C -115°C
The tyre will last for a long distance. It might be even possible to do a whole distance race, but you will experience slower laptimes towards the end

Hard: 110°C -135°C
A very stable tyre. Obviously less grip than the others but if the temperatures are good and the driving style adeguate, it might even be possible to do the best laptimes, towards the end of the stint, when the fuel tank will be empty.

The main thing to understand with those tyres (and also other AC tyres too), is that a SuperSoft tyre won't be always better than a Medium tyre. Depending on track, ambient and asphalt temperatures and driving styles, you need to find which compound suits the conditions better.

You might have seen in real life F1 that sometimes drivers&teams use the harder tyre to make faster laptimes in race, or the other way around. It really depends to a variety of factors, so don't take anything as granted.

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.

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.

Viewing other drivers in the game.

CTRL + numpad #1 = Go up through the cars -> 1, 2, 3
CTRL + numpad #2 = Your car
CTRL + numpad #3 = Go down through the cars -> 3, 2, 1
F1                       = Drivers view -> Cockpit, bonnet, .....
F2                       = Random view cycle -> Tv, bonnet, static, etc.
F3                       = TV & static view
F5                       = Outside view car/driver and is controlled with mouse (scroll button for zoom in/out, hold left button and move mouse for going around the car, hold right button for slow turn counter clockwise)
F6                       = Views around the car
F7                       = Free view, controlled with mouse and arrows (scroll button for zoom in/out, hold right button and move mouse for going through the map, hold shift to go slow and hold CTRL to go fast (have to set [CAMERA] ALLOW_FREE_CAMERA=1 in assetto_corsa.ini (*:\Steam\SteamApps\common\assettocorsa\system\cfg)))


For those who use SSD as "C" drive and want it less polluted (like replays)
Works without a problem  8)

    Change the Default Location of the My Documents Folder
    To change the default location of the My Documents folder, follow these steps:

        Click Start, and then point to My Documents.
        Right-click My Documents, and then click Properties.
        Click the Target tab.
        In the Target box, do one of the following:
            Type the path to the folder location that you want, and then click OK. For example, F:\My Documents.

            If the folder does not exist, the Create Message dialog box is displayed. Click Yes to create the folder, and then click OK.

            -or-
            Click Move, click the folder in which to store your documents, and then click OK twice.

            If you need to create a new folder, click Make New Folder. Type a name for the folder, and then click OK twice.
        In the Move Documents box, click Yes to move your documents to the new location, or click No to leave your documents in the original location.

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------​

    Restore the My Documents Folder to Its Default Location
    To restore the My Documents folder to its default location, follow these steps:

        Click Start, and then point to My Documents.
        Right-click My Documents, and then click Properties.
        Click Restore Default, and then click OK.
        In the Move Documents box, click Yes to move your documents to the new location, or click No to leave your documents in the original location.

    See: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310147

    If you ever have to reformat/ install windows,
    just remember to repeat this process.

    then all your saved games/data will be intact.

Thanks for that Jester.

I'm hopeless at car setup, the pack will give me some ideas.

good work Jester, cheers for all that info  :)

another tip:- if you turn the 'pedal app' on and watch the right hand bar. If it flashes red you are getting FFB clipping and that means your FFB gain is set too high (setting under advanced in controllers).
Too much FFB means the game is sending more information than your controller can handle giving incorrect feedback, most noticeable in corners, near kerbs etc. and may appear as dodgy handling.
I had to crank mine down to 80% (watching the app) and may need to go lower once I test it a bit more.

Where do I get a change setup option in-game. I want to reduce the gearing of my car and just don't see where to do this.

When you enter the game you should see your car sitting in the pits or on track depending on what session you chose in the launcher. On the left side of the screen you'll see some icons......click the one with the spanner and you'll enter the setup menu. Then scroll across the tabs at the top to adjust the various settings. Some cars have more options to tweak than others and in the case of road cars you cannot adjust the gears  ;)

Edited part of camera view. F5 view is controlled by mouse.

Sorry but you've got me hooked :P

Is there a FPS counter? the render stats app was saying 30fps which was worrying though it didnt 'feel' like it?

Is there a grraphics setup guide? I'm running triples and doesnt seem particularly responsive, like steering lag and the display seems quite washed out.


I'll get round to registering on the official forums soon!

I discovered today that setting FFB to 107% in the Logitech profiler and the AC game profile, then setting the game to 100% Gain and then setting the gain in the car setup to around 70% I've cured the slackness around centre on the G27. Suddenly it feels like a sim and not a PITA.

Basically just a case of tuning the FFB for each car now using the pedal ap to look for clipping and "feel". Took 2 secs off my pb at Monza with the Z4 GT without any changes to set up, just through getting the wheel sorted.

GT take a look at this for Server race results (http://www.assettocorsa.net/forum/index.php?threads/server-log-parser-for-html-output.13946/) It looks ok for posting end results of a race.

Nice find Erik  8)  Doesn't look like it can be used for championship points etc like our LM2 system, but then again I know more about making cheese than these things. Perhaps Pete will be able to advise?

Strange way to introduce myself but would just like to say that I enjoyed tonights race. Hopefully see you at some of the others.

Thank you Sutol and welcome to SROUK  :) We have a few members here with strange ways  ;) so I'm sure you'll feel at home  :angel:

anyone got the Joco Lorenc? setup suite that Erik originally posted on here? I lost all my setups in the R1 release  ::) His link no longer works...file missing.

Link working for it again. Put the file on my server.

Anything that you people want to add or that needs changing, don't hesitate to post it here

Welcome Sutol

Smaller damage indicator (http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/smaller-damage-display-icon.3858/)

Noticed that F7 is good for stewards, to check track cutting in the future.
F7 => Freeze camera on the spot and use mouse to swivel.

anyone know how to turn off the race position ribbon along the bottom of the screen? Its annoying and clashes with the few apps I use.

F9 does it.

Ta Bob, that worked  :)

Anyone know what the 'less cracked screen' mod is required and to what file?
After last nights rear impact cracked my screen it kind of ruined my race from very impaired vision!

I found this on assettocorsa.net (http://www.assettocorsa.net/forum/index.php?search/567673/&q=glass&o=date)

In the meantime, an easy solution to make this sensibility lower:

Look in "Assettocorsa\system\cfg\assetto_corsa.ini"
for this lign:

[DAMAGE]
GLASS_THRESHOLD=0.65

Changing the value to 0.90 for example still will crack the windshield in case of a normal impact, but won't crack for a single one light tap on your rear bumper.

I tested it and it works ok, but I found it still too fast and set on 1.10. I don't know what the reality is on car damage, but the glass shattering is ridicules and with this the car damage is the same without the too quickly shattered screen.

Thanks Jester, will edit the file accordingly as it's inaccurate at moment.

I think it useful to add the link Tony provided when I raised the problem of my virus/malware stopping AS.  I've at last found the time and energy to write to iolo Support Center who provided me with step-by-step instructions to exclude the so called "false positive", in other words, it detects something that could be a virus, but in fact is not.

I have now exclude this file from my real time and scan protection and successfully installed AS which is now working.  :jumpjoy: :rockon:

Good to hear you're back in action Bill and that you've sorted out AC. We have an E30 M3 race on Wednesday which I think you'll enjoy  :)

https://www.simracing.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=12859.0

Thanks Tudor, setups would be useful when you have them. ;D

Spoke too soon, just had the lunch call.  I had all the cars and tracks but since lunch I've tried to drive and my selected event won't load.  I get the multi point wheel and the word Loading but the wheel is stationary and times out after a while.  ::) ???

Any Suggestions - have the latest video drivers which I downloaded for the GTL problem.

There are two files you need to stop blocking ACS.exe and AssettoCorsa.exe. One handles the front end GUI the other is the actual game engine, when you get on track. Sounds like your PC is blocking access to the other! Blimey you run some serious AV/ firewall there, industrial grade is it Bil?

Thanks, it shouldn't be blocking any files required to run AS. It's only blocking a steam/steamapps/download file. (Not sure of the exact route off the top of my head.)

Will check later to see my installation still has those two exe files.

Both files still there>

You have the latest updates? Blocking a steam download file sounds suspicious. firewall is not blocking them from accessing the internet?

Having thought about this I realised my anti-virus/malware blocks the suspected infected file.  I have instructed my system to stop scanning the AS false virus file in both real time and routine scans, thus allowing it to be including in the download. No files are blocked.

As the false virus file is in the download folder I don't think it affects AS running.

Downloading folder is buffer for official updates so, if something was left inside, the game is not updated correctly.

Did you try to verify integrity of game cache?
Steam, library, click on AC, right mouse click for properties, click on local files and let steam to check and correct game files - without interruption from AV because it could block something again.

Thanks for that, still have issues need to go back to AV company.

Job for next month - Exceeded my monthly down load limit due to efforts in trying to get complete Assetto Corsa down load.

Maybe a handy app to see where the cars are around you helicorsa (http://www.assettocorsa.net/forum/index.php?threads/helicorsa.20223/)

I can heartily recommend the FFBClip pro app for AC. Its great. It allows you to set the recommended FFB gain for your particular steering wheel first of all. Then you can individually tweak the correct in car ffb for each car/track combo and you can save that ffb setting with your setup (ie its in the garage setup menu).  I found it extremely useful and gave me much better feedback for the various effects and lessened the amount of steering wrestle I was doing in some cars by keeping to the stock 100% ffb. It can vary considerably between cars.

Havent got a link but you can find it easily enough through the t'internet  :)

Anyone recommend a good dash app to use on iPad/iPhone?

Since I own a Lumia, I was using Dashboard, but it works with the iPad/iPhone as well. I can't comment on how it compares to the iOS-only apps though, obviously.
http://www.assettocorsa.net/forum/index.php?threads/simracing-dashboard-version-0-16-3b.2466/

Looks interesting Tibs, I've just started using Fast Dash (iOS and Andriod versions available). There are iRacing and AC versions.

Thanks chaps, I grabbed the dashboard app, got it running fine. Like the themed dashes for different cars  :)

Ps I would recommend the spotter app for racing.

Need a bit of help guys. I now keep getting crashed back to Contant manager for some reason. CM suggested at one time to disable the setupmarket app, so i did. Unfortunately the game keeps crashing. Did a Steam integrety check earlier which said it needed to retreive 2 files and that is the case every time i reboot my pc.
So I am beginning to think something is wrong with my install or CM. Can I possibly find a clue in the log files? I just don't know what to look for..

Cheers

Edit: updating the version from 1.46 to 1.60 only made the game crash harder. Now I can't even start a race anymore. Reverted back to the stock Kunos UI and that seems to work without problems.
So I will not bother with CM for the next weeks. I just want to race!

I get that too and I think it is quite normal. Note the important message at the bottom here (https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2037-QEUH-3335).

Do you run CSP/SOL from within CM? If so, might be worth deactivating those and then retry starting up with CM. Might help to narrow down the problem.

Ok, thank. Will try disabeling those in CM and see what it does.