AC Setting up AC for racing online.

Interslice · Jun 26, 2023

AC has moved on alot since 2014 - 2018. There is no manual and alot of forum stuff is out dated, so I will try to link up to date info in here. Aimed at getting people who are driving Valelunga in vanilla single player up to speed!

You can can of course race online with us with the game in stock mode but there are plenty of mods and apps to bring it up to date in 2023 and improve the overall experience and immersion.

You can go either way - make your game run at a higher fps with same/ better graphics or go the route of max graphics and all the apps! Every app you put on screen will take some performance from your CPU so best to test as you go vs. approx 15 AI at somewhere like Le Mans or Nordschleife. This will prevent running into fps issues online.

@Alfred Waynes app list

Sir Spats guides to CSP/SOL/PURE etc.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR8OczaOSfm9Zc1JNFd968yfgKOYt_-S1

Interslice · Jul 4, 2023

My VR settings.
Online racing in VR is hard to beat

I use a samsung odyssey + WMR headset. Much of this is probably also applicable if you race with a screen and have an older PC/Graphics card.

Lowering the mirror res/render distance will help your fps here. Going too low on the shaddow res causes them to stutter and filcker and reduces performance in my experience. 256 or 512 seems to work best.
Any sort of stutter will effect your lap times and/or concentration in online racing. Good lighting in the room is just as important, to allow the headset to smoothly track your head movement.

Overcrowded hard drives can bottleneck any system pretty severely providing massive fps loss at certain tracks. I would recommend running AC on a seperate hard-drive to you C:, that alos has about 30% free space. My 3TB mechanical hard drive seems to start choking up once I go over the 2TB level. At 2.5 TB it really syruggles. NVMe drives are apparently better in this regard but I have no experience with them.

As you can see most of the fancy stuff in CSP is turned off to improve FPS. The current CSP 0.1.79 is working really well with VR. Edit. It has been causing issues since so probably better to go 2.x

Interslice · Jul 4, 2023

I am using all stock apps with side kick and helicorsa. The 1920x1080 video res above squeezes them in tight so you can see them easily. I essentially look through the helicorsa and have the track map in the A-pillar.
Centre flags pulls the blue and yellow flags into the middle of the screen also.

Track map in the A-pillar works well. It's important, along with realtime, for re-entering the track from the pits or the sand!

I often practice checking apps and mirrors as it's tricky enough not to put a wheel on the grass when doing so!

Sidekick

After spending a lot of time developing RaceEssentials, I wanted to try a different approach to see how it will work out. This time, I give you Sidekick, a discreet but powerful app. I've learned a lot about AC app development in the past several...

www.racedepartment.com

Helicorsa

Fantastic app from Minolin. JAN 6TH 2016: Version 5 is out! New video! Let's begin with a little snip of some racing rules: O-1: To obtain right of road position in a corner, the overtaker's car must have substantial overlap of the car...

www.racedepartment.com

Looks something like this -

Every app on screen uses some performance so you can run less if you need to, or prefer the immersion of having none

Interslice · Jul 22, 2023

Wheel bases

AC has great FFB and can provide alot of info about the track and the grip your tyres have, if you have your good settings that are dialled in for your particular wheel base.

Logitech G29 /G27 etc.

Fanatec CSL DD

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Interslice · Aug 31, 2023

Here on RD the first requirements to enter the club racing is premium membership and to add your real-name to your profile. This is only visible on your profile to other premium members.

Premium membership can be purchased here.

Interslice · Jun 18, 2024

RaceDepartment Discord: click here
Guide to discord volumes and push to talk
Recommended apps: Helicorsa + Top/Centre Flags or AC_Flags
Tracks, Cars, Apps Installation Guide: click here
Racing Club Rules: click here
Incident Reporting: click here

Interslice · Jun 19, 2024

You want to get AC ultimate edition on the steam sales or through a third party. It is usually at least 80% off.

Save 80% on Assetto Corsa Ultimate Edition on Steam

store.steampowered.com

There are third party options of not.

Kunos GT3 Cars and download links:

Audi R8 LMS 2016 GT3 (Ready to Race Pack DLC)
BMW Z4 GT3
Ferrari 488 GT3 (Red Pack DLC)
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 (Dream Pack #2 DLC)
McLaren 650S GT3 (Dream Pack #3 DLC)
Mercedes AMG GTR GT3 (Dream Pack #3 DLC)
Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 (Dream Pack #1 DLC)
Porsche 911 R 2016 GT3 (Porsche Pack #3 DLC)
Glickenhaus SCG GT3 (Dream Pack #2 DLC)

Interslice · Jun 19, 2024

Signups are handled automatically through our server manager for weekly club races.

Any new drivers looking to race in AC just need to post in the race thread or send myself, @HF2000 @JamKart22 or @Shed 17 a PM and we will get you setup with a login for our servers manager.

We use Emporer Assetto Corsa Server Manager (ACSM) software for all of our events.
This 'builds' the practice/race servers you can find in game via the 'online' button. Simply search 'race department'(make sure all filters are off) and input the password you received from your event host.

Happy Racing!

wickcolloran · Feb 25, 2025

@HF2000
I wish to sign up for your racing series
Screen name- wickcolloran
Real name- erik colloran

HF2000 · Feb 25, 2025

wickcolloran said:
@HF2000
I wish to sign up for your racing series
Screen name- wickcolloran
Real name- erik colloran

Hi Erik,

You're very welcome! If you want to join our events on a regular base you have to upgrade your account to premium (1 euro/month). However Februari is free for all members so this week you can join without premium.

For that I need your SteamID and the car and livery for the events you want to join.

AC - [Jide @ Sachsenring 1967] Lord of the Rings - Round 1 - Tue, 25 Feb 2025

www.overtake.gg

AC - [FWD/RWD @ San Luis] It's getting Messi? - Wed, 26 Feb 2025

www.overtake.gg

AC - [Mazda MX5 Cup @ Lausitzring DTM] Lord of the Rings - Round 2 - Thu, 27 Feb 2025

www.overtake.gg

These are the last 3 races in Februari for AC. The Lord of the Rings championship has two more races in March but you need premium for that.

With your SteamID I can sign you up.
With premium you can do it yourself with the information I will give you then.

mjmitch · Apr 5, 2025

@HF2000
Hi, I wish to sign up for your racing series
Screen name- mjmitch
Real name- Mitch Mitchell

Cheers,
Mitch

Ian Barlow · Apr 5, 2025

@HF2000

I'd like to sign up for the Fun in the Mountains on Tuesday please
My Steam ID is 76561198006288449 and my full name is screen name.

JamKart22 · Apr 6, 2025

Hi Ian & Mitch, you're most welcome to join. @HF2000 will set you up with an emperor account and joining instructions. You will then be able to register for the race. If you have any more questions then please ask in the race thread.

JamKart22 · Apr 6, 2025

JamKart22 said:
Hi Ian & Mitch, you're most welcome to join. @HF2000 will set you up with an emperor account and joining instructions. You will then be able to register for the race. If you have any more questions then please ask in the race thread.

PM with account password sent to both. It's worth trying to get Discord setup as we have a dedicated race channel for all events. Make sure you read through all the race rules beforehand.

HF2000 · Apr 6, 2025

I've send Ian and Mitch a PM with my information for new joiners.

If there are any problems with using Emperor please let me know.

flo.games · Apr 28, 2025

Interslice said:
Signups are handled automatically through our server manager for weekly club races.

Any new drivers looking to race in AC just need to post in the race thread or send myself, @HF2000 @JamKart22 or @Shed 17 a PM and we will get you setup with a login for our servers manager.

We use Emporer Assetto Corsa Server Manager (ACSM) software for all of our events.
This 'builds' the practice/race servers you can find in game via the 'online' button. Simply search 'race department'(make sure all filters are off) and input the password you received from your event host.

Happy Racing!

Hi @HF2000 @JamKart22 @Shed 17

just upgraded to premium and i I wish to sign up for your racing series

Thanks and BR
Flo

HF2000 · Apr 28, 2025

flo.games said:
Hi @HF2000 @JamKart22 @Shed 17

just upgraded to premium and i I wish to sign up for your racing series

Thanks and BR
Flo

Hi Flo,

You're very welcome! I will send you a PM with all the necessary information.

Lucas Souza Xavier · May 7, 2025

Olá, gostaria de me inscrever na sua série
de corridas Nome do tela-Lucas
Nome real- Lucas id:76561199790993028
@HF2000

HF2000 · May 7, 2025

Hi Lucas,

We would love to have you! But our club races are for premium members only (12 euro/year, see tab Premium above).
If you have upgraded, post here again and I will give you the necessary information via a PM so can sign up yourself for all our AC races and choose a car and a skin.

BTW: Please post in English. That's a rule for our forums. Google translate works fine if you not certain.