I've only bought this sim recently, as I was extremely happy with Automobilista and as far as I was concerned it could not be beaten.
But then I finally bought an Oculus Rift in a sale before Christmas, and I had no choice but to find a sim that could handle VR.
I'm very glad I did, as the experience is out of this world.
But, I must say, for the first week of owning AC, I was very disappointed in some of the failings of the sim itself, and many of the almost but not quite finished conversions of tracks that were available to download.
No safety car, no rolling start, no in depth way to change the driver abilities, no manual pit limiter, formation lap, cool down lap, or many other options you would expect in a current race sim.
And some failings were just embarrassing for Kunos. Practicing at Brands Hatch Indy, the AI drove into the pit wall almost every time they entered the pits. That's pretty bad when it was reported as a bug years ago and actually takes about 5 minutes to fix it.
And similarly, the racing line going into Paddock Hill, right in the centre of the track instead of wide to the left, that's' pretty lame, as they become too easy to beat with just a bit of practice.
I just kept finding one thing after another that seemed half-baked, half- finished, or showed a lack of care by the developers.
(I hope they polish up ACC better than this).
But despite this, I couldn't stop playing it, not only because of the VR experience, but because, when it was all working, the AI were actually great to race against.
So I spent some time learning to edit the AI lines and track limits on some of my favourite tracks, and wow, what a transformation. This is some of the best offline racing sim action I've had.
To anyone else who has had the same thoughts, I highly recommend the AI Helper App by Esotic https://www.racedepartment.com/threads/ai-line-helper.137572/
And then spend a bit of time learning how to create your own fast line and pit line, and track limits.
Also, Content Manager by Ilja Jusupov is a must have utility, as it allows much more control over setting up seasons, points, and difficulty levels, amongst many other things.
After this, Assetto Corsa is fantastic.
But then I finally bought an Oculus Rift in a sale before Christmas, and I had no choice but to find a sim that could handle VR.
I'm very glad I did, as the experience is out of this world.
But, I must say, for the first week of owning AC, I was very disappointed in some of the failings of the sim itself, and many of the almost but not quite finished conversions of tracks that were available to download.
No safety car, no rolling start, no in depth way to change the driver abilities, no manual pit limiter, formation lap, cool down lap, or many other options you would expect in a current race sim.
And some failings were just embarrassing for Kunos. Practicing at Brands Hatch Indy, the AI drove into the pit wall almost every time they entered the pits. That's pretty bad when it was reported as a bug years ago and actually takes about 5 minutes to fix it.
And similarly, the racing line going into Paddock Hill, right in the centre of the track instead of wide to the left, that's' pretty lame, as they become too easy to beat with just a bit of practice.
I just kept finding one thing after another that seemed half-baked, half- finished, or showed a lack of care by the developers.
(I hope they polish up ACC better than this).
But despite this, I couldn't stop playing it, not only because of the VR experience, but because, when it was all working, the AI were actually great to race against.
So I spent some time learning to edit the AI lines and track limits on some of my favourite tracks, and wow, what a transformation. This is some of the best offline racing sim action I've had.
To anyone else who has had the same thoughts, I highly recommend the AI Helper App by Esotic https://www.racedepartment.com/threads/ai-line-helper.137572/
And then spend a bit of time learning how to create your own fast line and pit line, and track limits.
Also, Content Manager by Ilja Jusupov is a must have utility, as it allows much more control over setting up seasons, points, and difficulty levels, amongst many other things.
After this, Assetto Corsa is fantastic.
