BMW M235i Racing Teaser
We’ve already seen some high quality screenshots of the BMW M235i Racing – coming in the forthcoming Dream Pack – but now we get to see it in moving picture form. Just like the Alfa Romeo teaser from earlier in the week, the BMW shows off its prowess around the Nordschleife. As I said when we saw the screenshots, it’s a beautiful car and I cannot wait until I can take it for a Sunday drive on the little strip of asphalt known as the Green Hell.
[youtube]http://youtu.be/WjhDQKD8CG8[/youtube]
IER Car Pack Released
As we previewed earlier in the week, International Endurance Racing (IER) Modding Group was close to releasing their first car pack for Assetto Corsa and now its out. IER Car Pack 1 v0.2 features the 2014 Coyote Corvette Daytona Prototype in beta v0.41 form and the 2015 Oreca FLM09 LMPC in beta v0.21 form. Both cars race in the Tudor United SportsCar Championship that IER is looking to recreate in Assetto Corsa.
The Corvette prototype update brings force feedback, shadowing, sound, physics, 3D model and performance updates to v0.3 of the car. Of course its still in beta for a reason with the interior, driver animations and Dallara model still not complete.
The Oreca is brand new for Assetto Corsa and has unique features such as physics made from real life data. It currently has known issues such as a non-finalized UV body map and front wheels that clip through the fenders.
The car pack can be downloaded here.
Suzuka Circuit v.1.1 WIP
Skycrowsbr has released v.1.1 of Suzuka Circuit for Assetto Corsa, bringing the historic Japanese circuit to the title. While the track is still early on in its development, it shows a lot of promise.
V1.0 Release Notes
First public build
Track physics to be improved (FF and type of surface)
Track buildings to be even more detailed
Track cameras are only placeholders
Track map isn’t working very well
Support for 25 players
Lods optimized, but need material number reduction. To be improved soon
Collisions with objects and walls in Beta stage, needs fixes and improvements
V1.1 Release Notes
3D grass
Improved vegetation
3D external landscape
Track surfaces and physics improvements (Sand, Grass, Carpet, Kerbs, and Invalid Track areas)
Track Map functional
Track Cameras improved
Added collisions with track objects (Except ‘cones’)
Pole and Sun position reoriented
Minor textures changes and improvements (Pit building, Terrain and Trees)
3D Road mesh improved for smoother track surface
Work in Progress
Walls and Tyrewall collisions
AI’s in race weekend mode
Road mesh / bumping areas
External landscape
Track buildings and textures
West and East layouts
Optimization (Textures and Meshes)
Download the track here and look for further updates coming in the near future.
Surfers Paradise 2004 v1.01
Rainmaker has converted the popular rFactor version of Surfers Paradise from NeelJ to Assetto Corsa. The track features such updates as AI, shadows on all objects, AC road, grass and water shader and updated lighting. It does have known issues such as AI being dumb on lap one, turn one and the circuit being a bit too smooth for a street circuit.
You can download the track here.
Surfer’s Paradise looks like a pretty track. Looking forward to trying it.
Yep. One of those that if iRacing could get in the surface it would be a favourite!
I guess they need to make it less smooth and more bumpy but other than that and the AI issues, a welcome addition!
The Suzuka Circuit was made by Rafael Malagoli, and not by Skycrowsbr.
Here is his website https://malagoligarage.wordpress.com/
The download link and file says MALAGOLI.
Tried the tracks and car, the car is a beast. Lot of fun. Surfer’s Paradise was probably not the best track to test the track and car on. I got 2 cars too. The Corvette is like the fourth one I have downloaded in the game, did not get to it, but look forward to it.