Wednesday Assetto Corsa Fun - 29th October 2014 - GT3 at Spa

[Bob]

  I think looking at the replay I was the one who caused the mayhem at the start. Totally embarrassed and can only apologise again, mostly to Johnny X for spoiling your race. Can assure you it won't happen next week. Bob.

[ChrisR]

Shame that the rolling start was a shambles last night. Some poor folk didn't even get to T1 on the formation lap. Then the leader doesn't even realise it's a rolling start until about 3/4 round the lap slows to a snails pace on one of the fastest parts of the circuit and we all brake like lunatics trying to avoid a big accident as he's weaving around at 5 mph. 

I prefer rolling starts, but until the game supports it or this is a serious series where everyone actually reads the announcement, I would drop it and just do standing starts.

After the start it was quite good fun.

Yup i completely forgot about the rolling start, i even looked in chat and never saw the notice lol. By the time i did remember i slowed down to a slower speed to allow the pack to rebunch up, i did look behind and it looked all ok.

I would hardly call it a shambles, there was only one contact at the start, never mind eh..

[picnic]

All the fun races should be rolling starts IMHO. That way there is no "is it or isn't it this week" and we get to perfect them in time for any league we start up.

[nsfast]

I decided it was time for me come back to AC last night after reading the good reviews on here. It certainly seems to have moved on a lot since I last looked at it. Graphics performance in particular was much better on the eye.

I was lucky to emerge from the lap 1 drama relatively ok - other than a hit to the back half way round  . The race was a very enjoyable battle with Sutol. We were both doing very similar lap times throughout with we me battling to gradually chip away at his lead. Eventually I was lucky to be offered up a scary opportunity to overtake next to the wall going down to Eau Rouge. Thankfully completed without incident. I think at the end Sutol's tyres must have been giving way.

I went with the default setup for this one. Just wondering if there was much to be gained from any tweaks?

[Simon Gymer]

I'm used to the extremely well run and VERY slow double file rolling starts of iRacing so in comparison this was manic and fraught with danger.

A couple of technical questions for those who have used AC more than me:
1) The results at the end of the race can't be gotten rid of so you can chat post race without this thing blocking your way?! Is this really correct?! Madness!
2) How do I see tyre wear at the end of the race to see whether it was really worth being on medium compound? Or can I see this during the race with some "app"?
3) How do you see and make chat in game during the race? Not that I am a fan of this, but whilst we're having fun races and stuff I would have it on if it existed. Might help with the "ROLLING START" message.
4) How do you know how long is left to the race when you're sat waiting on the grid for something to happen. We have the same issue at ESRA, I can sit there for 4-5 minutes waiting for something to happen.

I know it's just an RC, but it's a RELEASE candidate, not a beta, not an alpha, a RELEASE candidate and it seems like they have an awful lot of work to do before it would be good enough to actually be called releasable.

[ChrisR]

1) no (but it will be eventually)

2) there are a couple tyre apps, i use mini apps stats bar.

3) there is a python_chat app which is chat.

4) the timer appears in the top left when your in the setup screen. After you close that you cant see a timer.

[Sutol]

I decided it was time for me come back to AC last night after reading the good reviews on here. It certainly seems to have moved on a lot since I last looked at it. Graphics performance in particular was much better on the eye.

I was lucky to emerge from the lap 1 drama relatively ok - other than a hit to the back half way round  . The race was a very enjoyable battle with Sutol. We were both doing very similar lap times throughout with we me battling to gradually chip away at his lead. Eventually I was lucky to be offered up a scary opportunity to overtake next to the wall going down to Eau Rouge. Thankfully completed without incident. I think at the end Sutol's tyres must have been giving way.

I went with the default setup for this one. Just wondering if there was much to be gained from any tweaks?

the way you pulled away after you overtook says you had much more pace. I think that I got into a rut and couldn't seem to push, all my lap times were very close throughout the race. Good overtake though, caught me napping as I thought nobody would overtake there!!

See you at the next one:-)

[Truetom]

1. Is the server always (now) on? Can't find it.
2. Can't list servers based on track?