Visual shaking is fixed! Plus quite a few other fixes in this preview of an upcoming update
After previous breakthrough with custom physics engine fixing physics on large tracks I got so motivated that I decided to use that moment of extra inspiration and finish second half of large tracks fixing. Although the solution is easy — simply offset everything that’s being rendered and a few other things that need extra accuracy — but I had to go through all of AC and CSP’s rendering to make that change, so it took quite a lot more time. But now it works, and although change is subtle, I hope it’s worth it. No more car instruments glitching out on Nordschleife (comparison)! 🙂
Also, of course, a few issues with custom physics engine have been fixed, such as occasionally misaligned suspension or custom raycasting occasionally missing some triangles of low poly surfaces. Plus an extra layer logic for stationary cars to stop them from sliding off until we figure out a good way to improve low-speed behaviour properly.
RainFX was updated as well: now with functioning drying, reworked and optimized wipers detection and various fixes and improvements of some visual and physics-related aspects. Adjustable rain volume needs an updated version of Content Manager as well, which is going live tomorrow. The full list of changes.
Few other noteworthy changes:
• New shader for human surface (skin, hair, etc.) with simple subsurface scattering estimation, custom shading for different surfaces and some additional animations and other subtle details. It’s created to be fully compatible with original models, trying to add some extra life to them. Configs are set on level of driver models, so it should already work with most cars. Here’s a comparison.
• Fake track shadows with an easy to use creation tool. Just take a look. Cheap and simple technique that’s been around forever, shouldn’t affect performance at all, and yet, I think, really improves the way it looks.
• Online, admins now can assign penalties manually (needs a server configured to use at least CSP build #1476). Pretty experimental feature, but I believe it should work. And later there would be the support for plugins to do with automatically, just need to do more testing.
All sorts of general fixes are also included, the full list is here (including changes from previous preview build). Hopefully now this upcoming update is going to be stable for a change. 😬
Thank you so much for all the incredible support! Hopefully there’ll be no game-breaking bugs so I’ll be able to make it into a public update (without RainFX for now, for it next steps are to protect configs, implement smooth weather transition online and integrate surface lines and rubberness into physics, and hopefully find a way to finally disconnect rain physics from extended physics).
Comments (103)
is it possible to include the wet track effect in any mod-circuit?
Wipers fixed on the Alfa, you say? Targa Floria, here I come!
Every time I drag the zipped folder into content manager it says "cannot install two things at once" when I hit install, I followed the guide on youtube what am I missing?
I think you need the premium version of CM... not sure tho
Any suggestions for a black textures or artifacting slowing taking over the screen ? Also happens if i set time of day past about 6pm , going forward or back in time fixes it, Wish i could show you guys what i mean!
I have an issue with 0.1.75 preview 1 I have sol plan at forced weather clear but I keep getting a wet track on certain tracks? I will go back a version to see if it is doing it on that. Thanks for your hard work
Anyone knows a method to drop droplets on camera or to look through an helmet when driving open wheel cars and get the rain drop on it for real immersion? Thanks
How do I get the roads to be wet and reflective like that. Is it a specific mod or does this one achieve that? Thanks in advance for the help.
new flames do not work
i can confirm this. they stopped working a few previews ago. last one which was ok was 74 p22 i think
Hello, the mod is fantastic and great gorgeous! My one thing is the AI act like some imbeciles with the mod on certain tracks with certain cars. Is there anyway to disabls the physics portion but keep the cosmetic look of the rain?
on the drive screen just untick: use extended physic.
Having a problem with the JGTC 2000 pack from RD using the latest CSP alpha. When loading the full grid, some cars (Honda NSX and Supra) don't load their skins. Going back to CSP 1.74p33 fixes the problem.
i have an error "Lua utilites in extension/lua are missing" hasnt affected me until i tried to join a server this morning. Cant reinstall 1.74 tho
can confirm this just happend
When i launch with sol the map loads fine, when i the install this weather mod, i just get a sky view of the map but i cant drive or do anything?
Hi, when using rain physics game crashes every time.
Thanks a lot for the new version, Ilja. Looks great, but I had to go back on 0.1.73. I got problems with saving setups in the pits. The first two or three saves are working, then it doesn't save anymore.
Salut a tous pouvez vous me dire comment activer la pluie car je n'ai aucune gouttes qui tombe ? Help
excellent travail ! un grand bravo ! Assette corsa est toujours vivant grâce à des artistes comme vous ! sincèrement bravo monsieur !
excellent work ! a big bravo! Assette Corsa is still alive today thanks to artists like you! sincerely bravo sir!
Does anyone know what the rain settings should be for the most realistic F1 experience? Thanks
SO i have few questions 1. my tatuus doens't have the rain tyres texture, still it have the rain physics? 2.do every cars have rain physics? 3.What needs to be done to make mod tracks like Sebring to support rain shaders? 4. I've tested and verified that Rain option doens't show up in weather Fx debug when RSR Live timing app is enabled, how can i solve it and keep RSR? Thanks
how to remove raindrops inside a car?
Hey Ilja, stellar job as usual! I've downloaded both the new patch and the new Content Manager. I installed the patch but I'm hesitant about CM as the current one works fine. Should I use the new one? I also have the error about some missing lua but as long as it doesn't really impact the full functionality of CM and CSP, I'm fine with that. Also, if I do switch to the new CM, will my registration stay intact or will it needed to be renewed? Yep, I know lots of questions... Thanks for all the work!
Seem to be experiencing some issues with SteamVR since preview33 and preview98 where the game loads on the desktop fine but the HMD view is stuck in the 'assetto corsa is starting', Reverting back to preview3 and everything works well. Has something changed on OpenVR?
The last 2 previews (33 and 88) don't work in OpenVR mode. I know that Ilja has already fixed this issue (it's reported by Frank in the comments below) but unfortunately he hasn't released this new version for everybody yet. So.... Ilja please.... let OpenVR users to enjoy your app too :-)
Sorry if I missed it, but is F8 screenshot broken? The screen just jitters and no progress bar at the bottom anymore.
i mean that my last two bugs reported by me looks resolved in this new release but it broke the new flames on my volvo 242 mod car which was working good before.Im not tested further ,just a quick notice. Otherwise i realy cant wait to be finished this amazing rain fx , realy extremely polished stuff, and would be nice to have an online control for , hopefully will snow later on ;)
Dont missunderstend me, it amazing all of this csp implementation but the annoying part is that however i waiting for next release for bug correction ,it is corrected the previous bugs but we got another new bugs wich was working before .
There is a black screen in latest preview when trying to launch some modded cars like the Audi R8 LMS Evo from BK Studio, I think it is related to encrypted data? Is there a fix around?
Game crashes with certain car/track combinations, or if there is only one other AI with me. Been an issue for several versions of CSP.
Amazing work as always, many thanks, however Real Head Motion doesn't seem to work with this update.
There is no Rain debug in the weather fx tab :/
Thank you for all your hard work and time spent!!!
Ola no meu o CSP 1.74 nao funcionou com SOL beta 40. Alguma sugestao? Obrigado
The rain sound does not work, is this a problem for anyone else?
debug in rain app
Thank you for fixing the suspension geometry glitch, much appreciated
Has anyone found the volume control for the rain?, can't find it anywhere
Amazing work as always! I'm encountering a very annoying issue though. Someone else mentioned above they have the same problem. I cannot play certain tracks with VR enabled, the camera view is offset from the car by a very large amount and all I can see is the sky. The camera still follows the rotation and position of the car, it just seems the actual position of the camera has had some large numbers added to it. I noticed this on a custom track and assumed maybe something was broken with that track specifically, but it also happens on the Nordschlife. Changing my settings to output to just the screen in regular pancake mode doesn't produce the same results and works as it should.
Little update; seems to be any of the large tracks. I tried Mountain Route I think it's called? Same issue.
loving it, have installed both. I have found a problem with game crashing when i press UI- Next desktop. (kicks me out everytime, previously was not a problem)
Origin shift is absolutely incredible. Another game changer. Thank you!
Sadly... Audi R8 LMS EVO from BK not working with this version of CSP. Getting a black screen, only UI is visible. Downgraded to 33
Some Kunos Ferrari 488 GT3 skins turn up weird using preview98. The 2019 WEC #83 (https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/wec-ferrari-am-pack.30196/) - white basecolor with black stripes shows up red instead of white. Kunos standard black skin #500 turns up red instead of black too. Somebody can confirm?
Yes! And it happens with the Porsche 911 RSR skins as well where the black color turns into light grey. (It happens occasionally, not every single time you play AC.)
Visual shaking is fixed kinda. Many cars now have no instruments visible. Went back to preview33 and instruments are again visible. Just for you to know. Trained monkey moddings Tatra 603 and Some1's NSX are cars to demonstrate.
Thanks
So VR does not work with this version?
yes it works
ive gotten a crash error a few times, if i retry to load up a server it might crash 1 or 2 then on hte 3rd try itll load up fine. idk if its cm itself or if my install got corrupted somehow
Not sure if it's just me but rain only works when I open RainFX Debug
I had the same issue. Try turning auto rain off and then on in plan selector. It worked for me.
Hi Ilja, after installing 0.1.74-preview98 with CM it shows me an error: - Lua utilities in "extension/lua" are missing (reinstall patch) After deactivating the patch and activating the older patch 0.1.74-preview33, the error is gone. The same happens when I copy the files into the folder. How do i figure out witch files are missing?
Ares those updates incremental? Do I need the previous versions?
Is it possible to do visible tire wear? For example bald tires after long/aggressive driving
Can you elaborate more on the Online Penalty?... any picture or video of how it works?... Also, any time soon activation and deactivation of Rain during an Online game, so Rain can be used at the middle of a Race?
I did not get the rain tyres when loading into a car with slicks. Are the rain tyres gone with this update?
I have a small problem, I have the sol 2.0 and I install the 1.74 --98 and it gives me an error when starting the game from content. what steps should I follow
I noticed after updates it will have translucently checkered on cars. I tested two cars(crash's BMW m4 cs and trawa's fd3s. both are blue paint) But it doesn't happen on the red paint DDM Porsche 911.
- Objects Inspector app: - Extra tool to simplify creation of fake ambient shadows for tracks (click button “…” when nothing is selected); I can click “…” but nothing happens. Do I miss something here? edit: I can get it to work on some tracks but on others the window just don't show. for example: shows on Knockhill, doesn't show on Sachsenring
god created earth and iija created csp....
Hi Ilja. You are a star! Graphics quality has improved again. There is just a problem I have noticed for now: The Benchmarking too shows a message error at the start.
Thank you so much Ilja. Great updates!
probably a very stupid question - how do you change tyre type in game? I see a tyre app, but this is for psi and temp.
Use the options when at the menu in the pits not an app 👍
Ilja you bloody legend, you've done what, at the time, we thought was impossible!! Bravo to you and whoever else is working on this with you, you've out-played yourselves once again!! Good job mate.
Thanks but Just tried on nordschleife tourist mod and the pit start is 100 meters in the air. Doesn't work for me. have not tried other track. edit: tried LA canyon:same, monza fine. seem to be a problem for long tracks
I just took a few rounds on AE enhanced full Nordschleife mod, with 50 ai's....nothing wrong at my computer.But remember, that enhanced fysics , sometimes messed up the pit driving, mostly driving mod cars, but think its built in now.
For some reason I cannot get the rain/extended physics to work, I have the settings (In contact manage and CSP) all correct as they should be but I never notice any change in grip in the wet even when going out on slicks. I had this issue in the previous build as well. Any suggestions ?
Are you trying a car that don't have data folder packed in data.acd file? If you set the experimental option to use extended physic in drive section of CM you have to take care that the car data are packed in that file. At least it was what I experienced in previous versions. Not sure it's your problem, but worth to suggest.
Like the version 1.74-preview33 it does not work in OPENVR mode. I need to downgrade again to 1.74-preview3 to fix the problem. The image is ok on the screen but not showed in the headset.
Blue hue flames dont work on cars that have it. The normal realistic flames are fixed thank you! But the blue realistic ones dont work
Similar to the previous preview build, in VR I can only get the Steam VR 'Assetto Corsa Next Up' image in the HMD. My monitor shows the correct view once the game starts. I'm using an HP Reverb G2
YES, same issue on my Pimax in OpenVR. The picture is reproduced OK on the screen but not showed in the HMD!
Incredible! I didn't expect a physic engine limitation like this to be fixed on a mod level - but you managed it!
Good Stuff... look forward to testing it out.
Am I the only one, that sometimes spawn out of boundries in VR? I'm not able to see anything (no menu or car). Besides that, I'm stunned by the experience with CSP <3
Great work! Will the shaking fix be made available for online servers soon?
bro you are amazing ! Eykaristo
Thank you for the latest preview. Newbie question but what em I supposed to do the the content manager file?
I just used it to replace my current one, had to reset Steam permission but other than that its configured all the same due to your settings being in your my document folders
The shaking was my biggest problem with Assetto for years, honestly what amazing work you have done here. Thank you :)
Simply amazing Ilja, as always. Small question about the new version. After installation I get this: . Lua utilities in "Extension/Lua" are missing (reinstall patch) reinstalling didn't take the error away, but I can still fire the game. Edit: Sorted. I have instaled Preview 98 as a clean install and got that error. I went back and instaled preview 33, then instaled Preview 98 as "Update Over Existing Files" and that sprted the issue. Once again, thank you very much for all this goodness that you have been creating.
Thanks for the selection of monitor you absolute legend!
Just tried SRP in VR and it's as smooth as silk - love it! Don't suppose it is possible to get rain spots in VR is it? I know this would only be for a small subset of players but it would make single seater cars much more realistic in the rain.
Rain spots on screen? I’ll try to add something for that, sure :)
Great work as usual
This is too good to be true! Splendid work! Subsurface scattering on human skin... I guess what is next, opening and closing pupils in the driver's eyes maybe? :D Now on a more serious note, one suggestion I have is to further improve the look of the "blades" of grass, as they are way too thick and cartoony imo. The look from afar is spot on, but when you get closer than let's say 10 meters, the cartoony blades of grass are breaking the immersion a little bit. So if that's an easy fix for you, Ilja, then I'd be very happy to see this updated! No problem, if not, of course! And thanks again for these incredible updates! :D
Funny you mention that, you can compare the size of pupils during the day and night, or when at night you get lit up by headlights from a car behind you :D Yeah, I’d love to work on grass a bit more, I think mainly the texture needs more work. Plus, more variety definitely would help too. Thank you!
After physic, also visual shaking totally fixed! Great improvement
is “new flames” fixed in screenshots?
Not yet, I’m still looking for the best way to solve it. After all, flames do move quite fast…
I have the same problem as with the last preview... it doesn't show on the lenses in my VR HMD. I can only see the screen mirroring of the HMD on the screen.
Would it help to disable custom VR mirroring in Graphics Adjustments section?
Ilja, have the green headlights been fixed?
Yes, they were, should work well now! Sorry about that bug, messed up layout of some hacky structure
I love it!!! Keep up the amazing work!
The shaking on SRP was my biggest pet peeve but you've fixed it. Amazing work
Unbelievable work. Just amazing
Lua is missing :(
Sorry, could you please DM me a screenshot? It seems to work fine here on clean AC installation