Assetto Corsa V1.7 deployed

Besides the release of the stunning Red Pack DLC, Kunos Simulazioni also deployed update V1.7 for their Assetto Corsa racing simulation.

The new Assetto Corsa build adds the Maserati Levante SUV to the sim and includes a multitude of bug fixes, improvements, and new features as requested by the AC community.

One of the more notable features is the implementation of a jump start detection. This feature will allow the drivers to perform a false start resulting in diverse selectable penalties. Furthermore, the Assetto Corsa Tire model is now improved bringing the version number to V10.

Furthermore, the Assetto Corsa V.7  tire model is now improved bringing the version number to V10. The tire pressures are now more sensitive to initial tire temperatures. At this moment, not all cars are equipped with the latest tire model, but the dev team already stated that all the AC cars will be updated during the next few months. Some of the RedPack cars now also feature brake temperatures.  Later on, all the cars will receive the update, and more features such as air ducts and brake pads will be added.

With the introduction of the Ferrari F138 and SF15-T, Kunos Simulazioni also added a KERS and complex ERS system. Relevant features like Traction Control, ABS, Turbo, MGU-K, MGU-H, Engine brake etc, can be configured on the gaming device, and on the keyboard.

Assetto Corsa V1.7 also brings us some AI and multiplayer improvements including new artificial intelligence algorithms that will improve the overtaking maneuvers.  Furthermore, a new experimental multiplayer code is now selectable from the server manager. It will greatly reduce the bandwidth usage and result in improved quality. Last but not least, Fixed setups can now be saved and loaded.

For more details check the changelog below.

 

Assetto Corsa 1.7 Changelog

• Added Red Bull Ring track (Red Pack DLC)
• Added Ferrari SF15-T (Red Pack DLC)
• Added Ferrari F138 (Red Pack DLC)
• Added Ferrari 488 GT3 (Red Pack DLC)
• Added Lamborghini Aventador SC (Red Pack DLC)
• Added Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4 (Red Pack DLC)
• Added Maserati 250F 6 cylinder (Red Pack DLC)
• Added Maserati 250F 12 cylinder (Red Pack DLC)
• Added Maserati Levante S
• Performance Delta App: Added instant velocity difference bar
• Real-time App: Added road/ambient temperatures and grip
• Fixed system messages when ABS and TC are not available
• Added loading/saving system for fixed setup sessions
• Added audio device selector on Audio App. If saved device is not there, main device will be used
• Added volume ramp function to overcome issues with Logitech headphone drivers
• Added Precision slider in Photo App
• Added missing icons on replay interface – Added QUANTITY_MULT in system/cfg/skidmarks.ini
• Fixed RX-7 Tuned turbo sound behavior
• Fixed Alfa 155 mixing route for external sounds
• Fixed Ferrari F40 low-pass filter and some events volume
• Balanced exterior volume for all the cars
• New BMW M3 e92 external sounds
• Added brake disc temperature simulation to (Ferrari 488 GT3, Maserati GranTurismo MC GT4,Maserati Levante)
• New Drivemotive Drifting School livery for BMW M3 e92 drift and S1 variants
• Tyre pressure now influences temperature spread and build up
• Added dynamic controller for EBB (electronic brake balance). Use file ctrl_ebb.ini for the controller.
• Added daylight function on “lights” script
• Added multiple turbo analog instruments management
• Added server hints on RaceControl screen
• Added TC, ABS, Turbo keys to controller interface (both up and down)
• now TC and ABS can be cycled back through CTRL + SHIFT
• Added Flashing lights
• Showroom: Added video editing camera controls 
• Showroom: Added car lights trigger as script “SHOWROOM””LOAD_LIGHTS” (previews are made without car lights)
• Showroom: Added support for extra animations (extra_animations.ini). Numkey_6
• Added blinking light system
• Fixed Volume App not saving bumper audio
• Added jump start 
• Added penalty for “ESC to pits” during race
• Fixed some car/track combination resetting to pits at the start
• AI is not making brake mistakes for cars that have ABS available
• Different level of engine brake are now selectable by the users on cars that offer the option (Ctrl+E)
• Added graphics smoothing for rigid bodies coming from physics
• Onboard brake bias now follows same limits in the FRONT_BIAS section in setup.ini
• Red lines and indications for gear change in the GUI are now considering damage rpms as well as limiters
• Laps completed indications in the GUI during races now refer to “leader completed laps” and not player completed laps 
• Performance Delta app is now using spline position for calculation instead of distance calculated from car speed (less realistic but much more precise)
• New camera view at start, showing car instead of track
• New AI algorithms for race craft
• AI drivers are now much more variable in performance during a single lap and during a session
• “Lights on/off” is now a status of a car instead of a switch and gets replicated over the network properly
• Tyre radius is now also a function of tire angular velocity
• Fixed self-align torque going to negative values too early
• New Tyre Model V10 for selected cars
• Additional general bug fixing on car graphics and some improvements to LOD’s across the entire vehicle content
• 3D improvements on the Nissan R34 Skyline
• 3D improvements on the Nissan 370Z Nismo
• 3D improvements on the Ferrari LaFerrari
• General bugfixes in several tracks
• New clouds textures
• Improved PPeffects
• Improved Weathers
• Fixed GUI not showing on Oculus with PP off and AA on
• Added the possibility to launch sim directly. Add section [AUTOSPAWN] ACTIVE=1 To race.ini then start AssettoCorsa.exe
• Added experimental Bandwidth Optimizer to acServer

Official Webpage – www.assettocorsa.net