Assetto Corsa thread - Page 17

Lionclaw · 03-21-14, 03:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skybird

If I interpret recent postings in their forum correctly, then it seems Kunos not just licensed the Yellowbird, but just signed a deal for a RUF license leading beyond just that single car. A German racing sitw reports that at least two more RUF cars will come, as a consequence of the poll for 10 most wanted cars in the Nordschleife dream pack.

http://www.virtualr.net/assetto-cors...wbird-previews

Skybird · 03-21-14, 10:57 AM

Schlag auf Schlag - another quickfix released:

0.7.8
- Default launcher theme: Fixed an issue with assist level naming defaulting to "custom"
- Default launcher theme: Added option for toggling the setting of assists based on controller settings
- Default launcher theme: Added the option to clear the car preview cache and reload the UI

Lionclaw · 03-22-14, 04:33 AM

Tackling the curbs at Mugello a bit aggressively, resulting in 2 wheel action.

Whoops! Came out sliding out of Ascari.

Skybird · 03-24-14, 07:59 PM

This picture is making the round - is the 98T coming this Friday?

Track looks like Monza. Initially I hoped for Spa (modern).

Lionclaw · 03-25-14, 02:18 AM

Taming that beast should be awesome!

Skybird · 03-25-14, 08:09 AM

And this gets teased as well - the Ferrari 312T2.

THIS IS NOT SPA !

Skybird · 03-25-14, 01:52 PM

Still not SPArta, but improved clouds, sky, lighting, AI and collisions in 0.8. Improved sky and cloud already could be seen in the screenie above.

If they stick to their announcement on releasing 1.0 in April and their 2-weeks-scheduling, after this Friday they will have time for two more updates before releasing 1.0 at the end of April indeed. I think it is a reasonable guess that in two and a half weeks they will bring 0.9 with MP, and then 0.95 with MP optimizations two weeks later, and then 1.0 .

We are closing in on the end of Early Access and basic development phase.

And then I will finally have my Spa and Trento-Bondone. To me that are the two highlights that still are missing, MP and even more cars is not my interest.

Close to the final release date will come the release of historic Spa - and then its waiting until autumn, for the Nordschleife and the new cars. Life will miss something without these opportunities every two weeks to jump up and yell in childish enjoyment. How to live through this damn long summer?

Herr-Berbunch · 03-25-14, 05:23 PM

Just played for the first time in a few somethings.

Wow that Lotus is on rails!!!

Skybird · 03-26-14, 09:33 AM

Skybird · 03-27-14, 11:06 AM

^ Now what has happened here?

Anyway, more teasing:

Skybird · 03-28-14, 11:39 AM

"Gentlemen, start your hard drives!"

Here comes 0.8:

- Lotus Exige 240
- Ferrari 312T F1
- Revised AI behavior
- Collisions performance improvements
- New sky box with clouds
- Fixed gui issue with spinner
- Improved x360 controller support at low speed
- Fixed gearshift sound on BMW M3 e92 Drift
- Improved rearview mirrors & added more rendering options in the launcher
- Default launcher theme: opponent skins are randomized from all available skins
- Default launcher theme: opponent setups are now set on a per-track basis
- Launcher: control configuration's Xbox360 section revised
- Fixed end race chart display bug

Skybird · 03-28-14, 01:19 PM

No 98T this time

Instead, a Lotus Exige 240 (that rolls like a mudball).

But the Laudamobile is nice, drives very nice and feels retro without being such a tempting invitation for suicide like the Lotus 49.

Like a big kart.

AI I will report later.

Lionclaw · 03-28-14, 04:19 PM

The Exige 240 seems to handle fine. Haven't driven the other Lotus cars in a while though.

Tried the challenge on the small Silverstone circuit with the Lotus Exos 125 S1.

Gold 52s, Silver 53s, Bronze 54s.

Did about 30 laps or so in total, fastest I got was 53.011. So close!

Needed quite a lot of fiddling with the setup in between the laps.

Such a tight circuit in an insanely fast car. My left wrist aches a bit now.

Herr-Berbunch · 03-28-14, 05:41 PM

58.6 for me, but I'm a bit rusty. And that penalty system.

Skybird · 03-28-14, 06:24 PM

The Laudamobile is a new love of mine, it really feels like a big big kart. Fun to handle, fun to drive, and very well-behaved.

The AI for some cars is very good now and already better than the AI I have seen in some final-state racing games of the past, I had marvelous races with Lotus 125, E30-DTM, E92 S3, and Laudamobile. Still there is room for tuning it even better.

However, the critical candidates like especially the F599 and F40 still are not tamed, the AI struggles with managing the instability these cars have when breaking sharply, and sharply accelerating, that causes still too many unpredictable swings by their tails and sudden lane-changes, and contacts. Here, Kunos still has one of its biggest construction sites. Since I do not like these cars too much anyway, I am not overly concerned, though.

Collisions in general have been massively toned down both in intensity and effect, and numbers.

The new sky and clouds indeed look nicier than what was there before.

03-21-14, 10:57 AM	#242
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,576 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Schlag auf Schlag - another quickfix released: 0.7.8 - Default launcher theme: Fixed an issue with assist level naming defaulting to "custom" - Default launcher theme: Added option for toggling the setting of assists based on controller settings - Default launcher theme: Added the option to clear the car preview cache and reload the UI __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

03-24-14, 07:59 PM	#244
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,576 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	This picture is making the round - is the 98T coming this Friday? Track looks like Monza. Initially I hoped for Spa (modern). __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

03-25-14, 08:09 AM	#246
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,576 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	And this gets teased as well - the Ferrari 312T2. THIS IS NOT SPA ! __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

03-25-14, 01:52 PM	#247
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,576 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Still not SPArta, but improved clouds, sky, lighting, AI and collisions in 0.8. Improved sky and cloud already could be seen in the screenie above. If they stick to their announcement on releasing 1.0 in April and their 2-weeks-scheduling, after this Friday they will have time for two more updates before releasing 1.0 at the end of April indeed. I think it is a reasonable guess that in two and a half weeks they will bring 0.9 with MP, and then 0.95 with MP optimizations two weeks later, and then 1.0 . We are closing in on the end of Early Access and basic development phase. And then I will finally have my Spa and Trento-Bondone. To me that are the two highlights that still are missing, MP and even more cars is not my interest. Close to the final release date will come the release of historic Spa - and then its waiting until autumn, for the Nordschleife and the new cars. Life will miss something without these opportunities every two weeks to jump up and yell in childish enjoyment. How to live through this damn long summer? __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

03-25-14, 05:23 PM	#248
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Just played for the first time in a few somethings. Wow that Lotus is on rails!!! __________________

03-22-14, 04:33 AM	#243
Lionclaw Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,006 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Tackling the curbs at Mugello a bit aggressively, resulting in 2 wheel action. Whoops! Came out sliding out of Ascari.

03-25-14, 02:18 AM	#245
Lionclaw Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,006 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Taming that beast should be awesome!

03-26-14, 09:33 AM	#249
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,576 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	__________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

03-27-14, 11:06 AM	#250
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,576 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	^ Now what has happened here? Anyway, more teasing: __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

03-28-14, 11:39 AM	#251
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,576 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	"Gentlemen, start your hard drives!" Here comes 0.8: - Lotus Exige 240 - Ferrari 312T F1 - Revised AI behavior - Collisions performance improvements - New sky box with clouds - Fixed gui issue with spinner - Improved x360 controller support at low speed - Fixed gearshift sound on BMW M3 e92 Drift - Improved rearview mirrors & added more rendering options in the launcher - Default launcher theme: opponent skins are randomized from all available skins - Default launcher theme: opponent setups are now set on a per-track basis - Launcher: control configuration's Xbox360 section revised - Fixed end race chart display bug __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

03-28-14, 01:19 PM	#252
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,576 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	No 98T this time Instead, a Lotus Exige 240 (that rolls like a mudball). But the Laudamobile is nice, drives very nice and feels retro without being such a tempting invitation for suicide like the Lotus 49. Like a big kart. AI I will report later. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert. Last edited by Skybird; 03-28-14 at 02:05 PM.

03-28-14, 04:19 PM	#253
Lionclaw Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,006 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	The Exige 240 seems to handle fine. Haven't driven the other Lotus cars in a while though. Tried the challenge on the small Silverstone circuit with the Lotus Exos 125 S1. Gold 52s, Silver 53s, Bronze 54s. Did about 30 laps or so in total, fastest I got was 53.011. So close! Needed quite a lot of fiddling with the setup in between the laps. Such a tight circuit in an insanely fast car. My left wrist aches a bit now.

03-28-14, 05:41 PM	#254
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	58.6 for me, but I'm a bit rusty. And that penalty system. __________________

03-28-14, 06:24 PM	#255
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,576 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	The Laudamobile is a new love of mine, it really feels like a big big kart. Fun to handle, fun to drive, and very well-behaved. The AI for some cars is very good now and already better than the AI I have seen in some final-state racing games of the past, I had marvelous races with Lotus 125, E30-DTM, E92 S3, and Laudamobile. Still there is room for tuning it even better. However, the critical candidates like especially the F599 and F40 still are not tamed, the AI struggles with managing the instability these cars have when breaking sharply, and sharply accelerating, that causes still too many unpredictable swings by their tails and sudden lane-changes, and contacts. Here, Kunos still has one of its biggest construction sites. Since I do not like these cars too much anyway, I am not overly concerned, though. Collisions in general have been massively toned down both in intensity and effect, and numbers. The new sky and clouds indeed look nicier than what was there before. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.