Sim racers could finally get their hands on the Assetto Corsa EVO Driving Academy for a limited time - but the patch enabling online functionality should follow soon and enable it everyone.
UPDATE JANUARY 22, 16:30 UTC
As the test has concluded, Kunos have supposedly gathered valuable insight into the incoming update. The goal is to release it "early next week", according to McConnell on the official AC Discord server.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE JANUARY 21
The Assetto Corsa EVO servers have not been very cooperative since the game's first Early Access launch, preventing players from fully diving into the first public version of the game. First, only six cars were available until a patch made the rest accessible offline, then car customizations were made available as well without a connection to the servers. - and now, the Driving Academy could follow soon.
As all these elements are apparently tied to the game's in-game economy which requires an online connection, they have not been available as intended thus far. For January 21, Kunos Simulazioni are conducting a "mass test for the backend", according to Ben McConnell, one of the official AC Discord server's moderators.
Once you are in, all Kunos ask you to do is to play Assetto Corsa EVO as you would normally. The test is intended to find out how stable the backend is and to find potential "breaking points", hinting at Kunos hoping to make the servers available for all AC EVO players as soon as possible.
You will have to be quick, though, as McConnell pointed out: "At some point this evening we will turn it off again, this is purely for testing purposes with the hopes of bringing it to live ASAP."
Have you seen our brand-new Assetto Corsa EVO download section already? It may be empty at the time of writing this article, but who knows when the first of our many talented community modders figures out how to mod something and decides to upload it...
Will you be trying to join the backend test to try the Assetto Corsa EVO Driving Academy? Let us know in the comments and join the discussion in our AC EVO forum!
UPDATE JANUARY 22, 16:30 UTC
As the test has concluded, Kunos have supposedly gathered valuable insight into the incoming update. The goal is to release it "early next week", according to McConnell on the official AC Discord server.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE JANUARY 21
The Assetto Corsa EVO servers have not been very cooperative since the game's first Early Access launch, preventing players from fully diving into the first public version of the game. First, only six cars were available until a patch made the rest accessible offline, then car customizations were made available as well without a connection to the servers. - and now, the Driving Academy could follow soon.
As all these elements are apparently tied to the game's in-game economy which requires an online connection, they have not been available as intended thus far. For January 21, Kunos Simulazioni are conducting a "mass test for the backend", according to Ben McConnell, one of the official AC Discord server's moderators.
Assetto Corsa EVO Driving Academy Test: How To Participate
To participate in this limited-time test, players need to launch the Beta branch of the game. Here's how that works, according to McConnell:- Restart your Steam client
- Go onto Assetto Corsa EVO in your steam game library, and right click on it
- Select Properties
- Navigate to the Beta section
- Insert password: EJzSbn5acGWCOv1SnUV9
- You will be prompted to branch release-latest-backend
Once you are in, all Kunos ask you to do is to play Assetto Corsa EVO as you would normally. The test is intended to find out how stable the backend is and to find potential "breaking points", hinting at Kunos hoping to make the servers available for all AC EVO players as soon as possible.
You will have to be quick, though, as McConnell pointed out: "At some point this evening we will turn it off again, this is purely for testing purposes with the hopes of bringing it to live ASAP."
Have you seen our brand-new Assetto Corsa EVO download section already? It may be empty at the time of writing this article, but who knows when the first of our many talented community modders figures out how to mod something and decides to upload it...
Will you be trying to join the backend test to try the Assetto Corsa EVO Driving Academy? Let us know in the comments and join the discussion in our AC EVO forum!
