Amazing week in AC modding

123rem · Jun 4, 2018

What a week!

The release of the headlight mod, along with the release of the wet weather mod, has added so many new elements to Assetto Corsa. The most recent addition of 24 hour day-to-night transitions brings the options of Endurance Racing to all of us.

I drove a Caterham (mod) at night (mod) around Cadwell Park (mod) today and it was a fantastic thrill. Next up is the full 24 hour Le Mans experience, something I last tried in Gran Turismo 4 ten years ago.

My thanks to all those incredibly talented modders out there.

Tbear · Jun 5, 2018

123rem said:
What a week!

The release of the headlight mod, along with the release of the wet weather mod, has added so many new elements to Assetto Corsa. The most recent addition of 24 hour day-to-night transitions brings the options of Endurance Racing to all of us.

I couldn't agree more and am very happy to see continued development of mods for AC.

Not all that long ago folks said that night and weather were impossible, and there are still some who will criticize. Don't forget, some of these mods are WIP, and the best is yet to come.

Gevatter · Jun 5, 2018

123rem said:
The most recent addition of 24 hour day-to-night transitions brings the options of Endurance Racing to all of us.

What am I missing here? i know about the night mod, but that's still static?

AccAkut · Jun 5, 2018

Gevatter said:
What am I missing here? i know about the night mod, but that's still static?

yes

el_mattpro · Jun 5, 2018

I was really happy about this, until i test the reshade about Dynamic headlights and my FPS go down from 63.0 to 24-30 and CPU-GPU usage to 99% with 10+ AI cars

Deleted member 197115 · Jun 6, 2018

It impacts performance for sure but not a giant killer.
My benchamrk results on 4k
Stock Shaders,
GBW Reshade effect off:
AC VERSION: 1.16.3 (x64)
POINTS: 19318
FPS: AVG=131 MIN=38 MAX=194 VARIANCE=8 CPU=58%

LOADING TIME: 14s
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (3840x2160)
OS-Version: 6.2.9200 () 0x300-0x1
CPU CORES: 12
FULLSCREEN: ON
AA:4X AF:16X SHDW:4096 BLUR:0
WORLD DETAIL: 5 SMOKE:1
PP: QLT:5 HDR:1 FXAA:0 GLR:5 DOF:5 RAYS:1 HEAT:1

Stock Shaders
GBW Reshade effect on, MagicBloom disabled:
AC VERSION: 1.16.3 (x64)
POINTS: 18028
FPS: AVG=123 MIN=30 MAX=156 VARIANCE=8 CPU=54%

LOADING TIME: 14s
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (3840x2160)
OS-Version: 6.2.9200 () 0x300-0x1
CPU CORES: 12
FULLSCREEN: ON
AA:4X AF:16X SHDW:4096 BLUR:0
WORLD DETAIL: 5 SMOKE:1
PP: QLT:5 HDR:1 FXAA:0 GLR:5 DOF:5 RAYS:1 HEAT:1

Dynamic Headlights Shaders
GBW Reshade effect on, MagicBloom disabled:
AC VERSION: 1.16.3 (x64)
POINTS: 17084
FPS: AVG=116 MIN=74 MAX=159 VARIANCE=1 CPU=59%

LOADING TIME: 16s
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (3840x2160)
OS-Version: 6.2.9200 () 0x300-0x1
CPU CORES: 12
FULLSCREEN: ON
AA:4X AF:16X SHDW:4096 BLUR:0
WORLD DETAIL: 5 SMOKE:1
PP: QLT:5 HDR:1 FXAA:0 GLR:5 DOF:5 RAYS:1 HEAT:1

Andy-R · Jun 6, 2018

I thought the wet weather particle effects use tyre smoke and don't work on low grip making the wet weather spray only really useful for photos and not much else?

el_mattpro · Jun 6, 2018

Andrew_WOT said:
It impacts performance for sure but not a giant killer.
My benchamrk results on 4k
Stock Shaders,
GBW Reshade effect off:
AC VERSION: 1.16.3 (x64)
POINTS: 19318
FPS: AVG=131 MIN=38 MAX=194 VARIANCE=8 CPU=58%

LOADING TIME: 14s
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (3840x2160)
OS-Version: 6.2.9200 () 0x300-0x1
CPU CORES: 12
FULLSCREEN: ON
AA:4X AF:16X SHDW:4096 BLUR:0
WORLD DETAIL: 5 SMOKE:1
PP: QLT:5 HDR:1 FXAA:0 GLR:5 DOF:5 RAYS:1 HEAT:1

Stock Shaders
GBW Reshade effect on, MagicBloom disabled:
AC VERSION: 1.16.3 (x64)
POINTS: 18028
FPS: AVG=123 MIN=30 MAX=156 VARIANCE=8 CPU=54%

LOADING TIME: 14s
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (3840x2160)
OS-Version: 6.2.9200 () 0x300-0x1
CPU CORES: 12
FULLSCREEN: ON
AA:4X AF:16X SHDW:4096 BLUR:0
WORLD DETAIL: 5 SMOKE:1
PP: QLT:5 HDR:1 FXAA:0 GLR:5 DOF:5 RAYS:1 HEAT:1

Dynamic Headlights Shaders
GBW Reshade effect on, MagicBloom disabled:
AC VERSION: 1.16.3 (x64)
POINTS: 17084
FPS: AVG=116 MIN=74 MAX=159 VARIANCE=1 CPU=59%

LOADING TIME: 16s
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (3840x2160)
OS-Version: 6.2.9200 () 0x300-0x1
CPU CORES: 12
FULLSCREEN: ON
AA:4X AF:16X SHDW:4096 BLUR:0
WORLD DETAIL: 5 SMOKE:1
PP: QLT:5 HDR:1 FXAA:0 GLR:5 DOF:5 RAYS:1 HEAT:1

Lol... do you know that you have a GTX 1080Ti? isn't it?... now make the same benchmark on my GTX 750Ti Msi 2GB vRam.... i'll wait.

apex11 · Jun 6, 2018

I have over 600 cars on AC thanks to modders.... it is incredible.

123rem · Jun 6, 2018

I jumped the gun with the 24 hour full transition, don't think it is operable yet, but I am sure it is only a matter of time (pardon the pun).

The wet weather and night mods are truly stunning already.

123rem · Jun 6, 2018

apex11 said:
I have over 600 cars on AC thanks to modders.... it is incredible.

That seems very high. I have 301 at the moment and I have yet to see another one worth adding. Some of the car mods are truly awful. I have at least 10 that I will probably delete.

Michael Hornbuckle · Jun 6, 2018

I have 795 at the moment; the good ones I drive, the not so good I let the ai drive.

Deleted member 197115 · Jun 6, 2018

Michael Hornbuckle said:
I have 795 at the moment; the good ones I drive, the not so good I let the ai drive.

Isn't it more then Forza has?

AccAkut · Jun 6, 2018

Andrew_WOT said:
Isn't it more then Forza has?

well, there are rips from NFS also, or PC2, or whatever old sim and game there was... if you're standards are low you'll have 1000+ in no time. And probably half of them will have either the E92 M3 or Mito physics

And no AO anywhere.

Jebus · Jun 7, 2018

Michael Hornbuckle said:
I have 795 at the moment; the good ones I drive, the not so good I let the ai drive.

That's what I do aswell. Though I have only 20ish mod cars installed, maybe half of them I drive myself.

garyjpaterson · Jun 7, 2018

Lol I probably have more than 20 horrible unfinished mods made just by me.

Kenny Paton · Jun 7, 2018

garyjpaterson said:
Lol I probably have more than 20 horrible unfinished mods made just by me.

Bet that includes a transit

123rem · Jun 7, 2018

The last bend on Road Atlanta is spectacular with the new headlight mod

Mascot · Jun 7, 2018

AccAkut said:
well, there are rips from NFS also, or PC2, or whatever old sim and game there was... if you're standards are low you'll have 1000+ in no time. And probably half of them will have either the E92 M3 or Mito physics And no AO anywhere.

I just kind of collect every one I come across, then use the CM star rating to easily filter them. Most of them I'll never drive more than once but they can be useful to flesh out AI grids or harvest sound effects from. Some of the best audio I've got has been from abysmally-modelled cars that are borderline undriveable. There are plenty of good mods with terrible sound, so dropping better audio in from something that should be e-crushed can be a nice quick fix.

Gelly916 · Jun 9, 2018

I've been playing AC for around 4 months now on the PC. Long time Forza player. Let me tell you, making the financial sacrifice to buy myself a PC, Oculus Rift, and commiting to AC has been one of the best decisions I've ever made! I want to thank the modding community for what you all have done. AC is beyond amazing because of your hard work. The amount of tracks I have is insane. One of my new favorite past times is selecting a random track that I've never heard of, and driving it for at least an hour. Then I go further and read the history of the track via the interwebs. This game has changed my sim racing life!!