AI - increased driver error possibility in wet weather. AI - regular blue flag behaviour disabled when GT3 cars are lapping GT4s. AI - tweaked pace on wet track, reduced cornering ability in the wet. AI - tweaked scaling of "accelerated" session results when skipping sessions. AI - grouped qualifying in multiclass race weekends (when the session is set to 10 minutes or more). AI - added multiclass support for single player races with AI (exclusive to the British GT season). It is only a matter of time.GAMEPLAY: -Added new game modes specific to the British GT season (playable as single race or via championship mode). What’s more important, though, is that sim racers enjoy the entire journey and focus on having tons of fun in Assetto Corsa Competizione. Only hard work, consistent practice, and lots of seat time will give sim racers the skill and racing experience they need to reach the top. No secret sauce will magically imbue sim racers with Michael Schumacher’s spirit that would enable them to post world-class lap times overnight. The entire game is truly worthy enough to be called the Official Game of the GT World Challenge. ![]() The game’s graphics, physics, sound design, and online play are all top-notch. It’s A Competizione to the TopĪssetto Corsa Competizione is as real as it gets for GT3 and GT4 sim racing fans. It is here where you can dip your toes in the full GT3 wheel-to-wheel racing experience that only Assetto Corsa Competizione can provide. However, as soon as you are consistent enough to post lap times within the hundreds of seconds, you are better off racing as much as you can with other drivers online. In that case, you will be better off playing single-player modes in the meantime. Sure, suppose you have been holding off playing online with other racers in Assetto Corsa Competizione because you think you will end up ruining the race for everyone. Various racing techniques such as Drafting, Position Defense, and Pit Strategy are just some of the very important racing elements that have a huge impact on the overall result. There is more to the sim racing life than just going for the fastest lap time on your favorite track in less than realistic weather conditions. With all of the exciting races and impossibly quick hot lap videos posted by popular sim racing influencers in various forms of media online, it can be very easy to get caught up with trying to mimic or replicate the same lap times by playing practice or hot lap for hours on end.īy only playing single-player modes, beginner sim racers are denying themselves valuable experience by playing single-player hot lap modes rather than participating in actual servers with actual racers. ![]() This leads to a significantly longer braking distance, leading to a slower lap time. When your wheel is turned even just a little while braking, what would have been 100% of the tires grip used for braking, now becomes just 80% grip for braking ( Since 20% of the tires grip will be used for turning)Ĭommon sense would tell us that our tires will now have less overall grip for braking, and in turn, will not be able to slow the car down as fast as they possibly can. Turning, accelerating, and braking all compete for a slice of the tire-grip pie. To put it simply, tires can only give 100% of their available grip at any given time. However, regardless of how late or how early you brake, your car’s braking distance is dependent on how much grip your tires currently have for braking. In passing situations, a driver’s braking technique is often the deciding factor in who takes the lead on the next corner. In endurance racing events which often last a couple of hours per race, every little bit of fuel or tire drivers can preserve will allow them to push for a few extra laps before they are ultimately forced to box ( go to the pitlane.)īraking is an underrated racing skill that can help drivers shave off significant milliseconds from their lap times. Smooth driving inputs help conserve these consumables to a significant degree. Second, since Assetto Corsa Competizione is a GT3 racing simulator, it integrates racing consumables such as fuel, brakes, and tires, just like real-world racing. ![]() Whether turning, accelerating, or braking, keeping your inputs smooth allows the tires to work to their maximum capability, giving the driver the grip they need to set fast lap times. Smooth is fast.” As simple as this might sound, driving smoothly is one of the most difficult driving techniques to master in Assetto Corsa Competizione.ĭriving a car smoothly has a few important benefits:įirst, tires give their best grip when they are loaded up progressively. A piece of popular advice in the motorsport world says: “ Fast is smooth.
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