Quote from tristancliffe :

Small gripe with latest patch is with rear axle performance on extreme trail braking with standard cars, but I'm sure they'll be resolved soon - probably just a bug or a typo somewhere in the code.

Please kindly post this in AC bugs forum! Not many people have the expertise to notice and/or to describe this is sufficient detail. Otherwise it may well be overlooked as they have a tonne of work to do etc.

Last edited by Borsch, Sat, 18 Oct 2014 17:59.

Quote from NitroNitrous :

Do you guys know if the game is gonna be available only on Steam? I wouldn't mind buying it now with a nice discount, but I would prefer a standard digital download (like LFS for instance)

Its in their AC's faq - game will only be available on steam.

Quote :

At the moment, Assetto Corsa will be available exclusively from STEAM .

http://www.assettocorsa.net/f-a-q/

Quote from BlueFlame :

Yea you guys got railed for the Bronze, although at least you were in contention for it, unlike the Russians.

Final was an amazing spectacle of Canadian Ice Hockey talent, although I did want Sweden to knock the puck in to liven things up. After that 2nd goal it was just game over.

Sweden had ALL but one of their star players sidelined, last to go was their no1 centre Backstrom who played in semi-final, but not in the final. Zetterberg, Henrik, Franzen, Backstrom were all out. Crappiest final ever.

Quote from Gougoodthing :

So, this is a thing... https://www.change.org/en-CA/p ... ent-at-the-sochi-olympics

http://www.nytimes.com/interac ... ml?smid=fb-share&_r=1

Quote from englishlord :

They're Cossacks, they have a long tradition of being horrible to people. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBUPMdrKrtI

Yep, cossak whipping a woman - £15 fine.

PRotestor against rigged elections throwing a lemon at a policeman- 6 years in prison. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02 ... protest-in-2012.html?_r=0 Go, Russia!

COngrats to Sweden fo r making it to the Ice-Hockey final! Finland is a hard working team with a aged genius (Selanne), but good technique and fast passing combos will make them chase shadows. Sweden v USA in the final?

Pussy Riot attacked with whips by police at
Sochi
(its not really police its "neighbourhood watch" guys who do not have the right to use force. The guy with the whip was fined £15 for doing this, smaller fine than for not letting pedestrian through at the crossing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivT-I-yxtdY

Its their national past time- skating on frozen rivers. What I dont understand is why they dont play ice hockey on frozen rivers as well - good skating is 70% of success in hockey aaand hockey is fun

Focus 2 = Volvo S40/V50 = mazda 3 ( http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/ro ... 2006-facelift-road-test// ).

Apparently Focus is popular due to some new type of independent suspension ("control blade"?) that was invented by Ford in 1998 - I always wondered why they are common as dirt it it appears they are instead common as ipods then. Mazda=jap built Focus, so should be a nice car to drive. COngrats

GT's AI - this guy lets the AI drive away at the start of the race, drives the other way, does some dipsy doodling, then starts after the AI, catches them and goes 1st, drops back from 1st to last, overtakes them all over again and wins the race. WTF? Seriously, PD? Seriously?!

http://youtu.be/NrrFWLxfvFA

Quote from NitroNitrous :

I am doing the career and despite of the stupid AI it is actually kinda enjoyable, but for me the good thing about this game is the one I explained above. AI in GT5 is pretty much the same, maybe some races are a bit harder but only because you start way too far behind the first car.

OK, thank you!

Starting behind the first car (like 1 minute behind) is a trick that shows that PD's AI code is not capable of being a challenge in a normal way like starting from a pole position with player at the back of the grid as this gives only a few seconds advantage. So yeah, unlikely to be patched then.

I'll have a think if I can enjoy the game how you enjoy it, and have a look at the premium car list. cheers!

Shame I think I'll wait a few months and will post the same question again- like I said I only wanted GT for its career mode, do not care about its online stuff (which I read is bugged to hell and back anyways with invisible players, disappearing cars etc - but that does not bother me like I said). Hope it will be patched!

Is GT5 AI more adequate?

Do you think it will be patched? Is new AI easier then GT5's? Basically is this AI so bad (like you said "worst since the 80s" lol!) due to some bugs, or is it PD's new philosophy/approach, did they say anything on this matter?

It just doesnt make sense really as Grid (just an example) that surely competes for the same slice of casual racers' market never had such ideas as "lets take the challenge from racing out of the game as it frustrates our customer base".

I wouldnt buy GT for online though - already have AC for that. GT is about it's single player, but if the state of AI is indeed like its in the two vids above, then forget it...
I hear about "horrible AI" all the time, but this is just ridiculous. Winning races with a cup of tea in your hand and never shifting above third is just...

Maybe its the James Hunt gene?

There is similar story in AC, but with a happier ending - sim track records were replicated by the driver on real ltrack and now he is signed by an F1 team

http://www.assettocorsa.net/fo ... th.1762/page-8#post-28501

This is what I mean- @ 1:26 this player overtakes AI (which is in a more powerful car) on the outside of a gentle turn. Is this the norm or has this been patched? (that's the problem with games nowadays, nothing is final, constant flux of patches and changes )

http://youtu.be/Zzlc9HQvuuE

EDIT: or this: http://youtu.be/chD1FbKm8yY winning without even using gears higher than 3rd (!!!)

Last edited by Borsch, Sun, 12 Jan 2014 17:29.

Well, that is all metaphorically speaking But seriously, apart from unlocking cars, is there fun/difficulty in racing? Is the reported "easy mode" due to players using overly tuned cars compared to the AI? Or is it just a very easy game?

The last driving game that i played was Grid and it was tough I thought, particularly the infamous "RavenWest" challenges- AI was fast on higher difficulty settings, I had to restart loads of times but it was satisfying to beat it.

So what is the verdict on this game? I am semi considering getting a PS3+GT6, but not sure... I'm not sure just how cringe worthy the physics are - I'm only becoming a sim affectionado with rF2 and AC being my current favourites.

And also I am not sure just how fun this is - as afar as driving games against AI go, how does this rate (against similar games, not against iRacing or some online leagues haha)? Some say that AI are just stupidly slow and you pass all of them bar the leader in first half a lap. Are there no difficulty settings? Is there a difficulty curve, so that first races are easy, but latter are harder? And I do mean AI, not some tough time trial stages.

Last edited by Borsch, Sun, 12 Jan 2014 16:30.

Steam is loading an update- 813Mb!

Quote from sinbad :

0mph physics are basically non-existent Watch what happens if you screech all the way to a stop. The nose stays pointed at the floor and then you get the weird sinking effect

Quote :

Yes known issue. For now don't worry about behaviour close to zero speed.
Luca Sodano

http://www.assettocorsa.net/fo ... raking-to-full-stop.1856/

Physics are not final and will get better- which is good, as I was worried about a few things as well.

STill no subs though

Its alive again, its got PULSE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ... p;feature=player_embedded

Amazing vid As is this one http://youtu.be/0-CZvp2YQRA

On a more constructive note: new beta patch is out and performance issues have been nearly sorted- no micro freezes, mega explosions of oil tankers no longer halt the egame, London is now flyable!

I feel for what you're saying, I'm in the same boat as you (down to 460gtx), lets hope we get the sim playable on our "not the very best" machines.

However, once I see reliable posts that some particular hardware is running it maxed out without dropping fps I will be upgrading. Just for this game and its sequels (remember IL2 had many reiterations).
I want this: