Assetto Corsa Competizione: update v1.1 disponibile con tante novità e migliorie

La Kunos Simulazioni ha appena rilasciato via Steam il nuovo ed atteso update per aggiornare il suo Assetto Corsa Competizione alla release 1.1. Come potete leggere dal lungo changelog riportato qui di seguito, la nuova versione del simulatore Blancpain GT non solo ci mette a disposizione gratuitamente 6 nuove vetture (Audi R8 LMS EVO, Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO, AMR V8 Vantage GT3, Honda NSX GT3 EVO, Porsche 991 II GT3 R, McLaren 720S GT3) ed il circuito di Zandvoort, ma porta con sè anche importanti migliorie, come ad esempio il supporto per il triplo monitor ed i meccanici animati nelle soste ai box.

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L’aggiornamento 1.1 di Assetto Corsa Competizione è ora disponibile su Steam, introducendo gratuitamente i veicoli e i team della stagione 2019 del Blancpain GT Series e il Circuito di Zandvoort, a tutti i possessori presenti e futuri di ACC.

L’aggiornamento include 6 nuovi modelli di auto: L’ Audi R8 LMS EVO, la Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO, l’AMR V8 Vantage GT3, l’Honda NSX GT3 EVO, la Porsche 991 II GT3 R, e la McLaren 720S GT3 (come contenuto BONUS).

Il circuito di Zandvoort è ora presente in ACC, insieme alle versioni aggiornate dei tracciati di Spa Francorchamps, Barcellona e Silverstone, che riflettono la rilavorazione del tarmac che è stata fatta sulle loro controparti reali nel 2019. Il gioco proporrà quindi la versione del tracciato adatta in base alla stagione selezionata.

Nuove Caratteristiche:

Oltre ai nuovi contenuti sopracitati, l’aggiornamento 1.1 introduce anche svariati miglioramenti e importanti caratteristiche di gioco.

1) Supporto per le configurazioni a triplo monitor
KUNOS Simulazioni ha realizzato delle modifiche personalizzate al motore di gioco Unreal Engine 4 per garantire un supporto dedicato alle configurazioni a triplo monitor che permette di ritoccare le impostazioni di ogni schermo indipendentemente, come nel capitolo precedente Assetto Corsa.

2) Animazioni Pit Stop
Ora le fermate al Pit Stop includono le animazioni complete dei meccanici in azione, mostrandoli alle prese con il rifornimento del carburante, la sostituzione delle gomme e tutto il resto.

3) Nuovo Showroom
Nel menù di selezione veicolo è ora disponibile un nuovo Showroom, dove è possibile zoomare e ruotare la telecamera a piacimento, per osservarne attentamente i modelli delle auto in tutta la loro bellezza.

4) Svariate migliorie
Finalmente, l’aggiornamento porta con sé un elevato numero di miglioramenti dell’Interfaccia Utente e una significativa ottimizzazione delle performance di gioco, oltre ad una lunga lista di aggiornamenti del motore fisico.

McLaren Shadow Project:

KUNOS Simulazioni è fiera di annunciare un’ulteriore collaborazione con McLaren Racing che permetterà di portare il McLaren Shadow esports project anche ai giocatori di Assetto Corsa Competizione in tutto il mondo.

McLaren Shadow è il torneo esport definitivo che permetterà ad alcuni talentuosi e fortunati sim racer di competere per accaparrarsi un posto come esport player professionale presso il McLaren Shadow project. I giocatori che parteciperanno nelle qualifiche in ACC dovranno combattere per il primo posto nella classifica, vincendo così l’accesso all’evento finale a Woking (UK), al McLaren Technology Center, dove si stabilirà ulteriormente chi sarà il vincitore finale. Il nuovo aggiornamento prepara ACC ad ospitare una delle fasi di qualifica online del McLaren Shadow project, dal 27 ottobre al 7 novembre. Questo evento, inoltre, ha garantito l’introduzione in gioco della MCLaren 720S GT3 a tutti, come regalo da parte di KUNOS Simulazioni, in partnership con McLaren Racing.

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Assetto Corsa Competizione version update 1.1 is out now on Steam and it delivers the 2019 Blancpain GT Series season’s vehicles, teams and the Zandvoort Circuit to all present and future ACC players, for free.
The update includes 6 new car models such as the Audi R8 LMS EVO, Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO, AMR V8 Vantage GT3, Honda NSX GT3 EVO, Porsche 991 II GT3 R, McLaren 720S GT3 (as a BONUS content).
Zandvoort Circuit is now featured in ACC as a 2019 restyled version of the bonus content originally provided with Assetto Corsa, together with an updated version of the tarmac for Spa Francorchamps, Barcelona and Silverstone and because on those tracks a tarmac rework has been done in real life during 2019, the game selects the racetrack version depending on the selected season.

New Features:
Not just new content, but also major features are coming with this 1.1 update. KUNOS Simulazioni has developed a custom modification to Unreal Engine 4, allowing for a dedicated triple monitor setups support that will allow independent settings on the 3 screens as in ACC’s predecessor. Further than this, Pit Stop Animations have been implemented and show full scene pit crew operations on the car such as refueling and tyre replacement. A new showroom is available in the vehicle selection page, allowing for zoom and rotation of the cars. Finally, a large amount of UI upgrades and performance optimizations are coming, together with a long list of physics updates. Complete changelog available on our forums and on Steam.
There isn’t a better time to #beACC, visit https://www.assettocorsa.net/competizione/ to buy the game NOW.

McLaren Shadow:
KUNOS Simulazioni is proud to announce a further collaboration with McLaren Racing that will bring McLaren Shadow esports project also to Assetto Corsa Competizione’s players all around the globe. McLaren Shadow is the ultimate esports tournament that allows some talented and lucky sim racers to access a final round in Woking, McLaren Technology Center, that will promote the top player as an F1 simulator driver, professionally involved with this top leader manufacturer. The new update prepares ACC for hosting one of McLaren Shadow online qualifiers, that will open on Oct. 27th and close on Nov. 7th. This event grants the addition of the McLaren 720S GT3 as a permanent gift within the game content from KUNOS Simulazioni, in partnership with McLaren Racing, and the possibility to top the event leaderboard and be selected for the finals, that will be held at McLaren Technology Center, Woking, United Kingdom.
More info about McLaren Shadow here: https://www.mclaren.com/racing/2019/mclaren-shadow-project/

Changelog v1.1.0
GENERAL:
- Added Audi R8 LMS Evo.
- Added Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo.
- Added Honda NSX GT3 Evo.
- Added Aston Martin AMR V8 Vantage GT3.
- Added Porsche 911 GT3 R (991.2).
- Added McLaren 720S GT3 bonus content as part of the McLaren Shadow Project.
NOTE: the car has its BoP set based on the 2019 season tests and is playable with the rest of the content.
- Added Zandvoort Circuit.
- Added 2019 Blancpain GT Championship entries.
- First implementation of triple screen rendering.
NOTE: supports application with Surround mode on and off. Triple rendering properties can be adjusted in the View Settings ingame.
- Reduced FMod CPU occupation over time (mainly with external cameras and chasecam).
- Performance optimizations in cloudy, rainy and night conditions.
- Barcelona 2019 surface grip (slightly slower).
- Silverstone 2019 surface grip adjustments (around 2 seconds slower).
- Paul Ricard 2019 surface grip (around 1 second faster).
- Spa 2019 surface grip (small difference).
- Brake pressure added to shared memory.
- Fixed car model name in shared memory
- FuelEstimatedLaps added in shared memory.
- TrackStatus added to shared memory.
NOTE: shared memory/API documentation is updated, please see the relevant topic on the support forum.

GAMEPLAY:
- Added 2019 Championship season.
- Added possibility to play with more AI opponents on tracks with large pitlanes (notably Spa).
NOTE: grid sizes still depend on the available pit slots for each track and the Cup type selected.
E.g.: Sprint Cup fields are still limited in size to their real-life counterpart.
- Fixed a bug when only the first session of a weekend had correct track wetness.
- Championship weekends now include 2 practice sessions.
- Fixed 3H race driver stint strategy bug.
- Fixed strategy bug for mandatory pit with irregular driver crew.
- Fixed automatic driver cycle in endurance races.
- Various fixes for replay tyre radius/wheel speed (smoke particles and disc glow were not visible in certain situations).
- Fixed valid mandatory pitstop if tyreset is not changed.
- Forced auto save replay after an MP race when the car is stopped.
- Fixed pit strategy selector update issues in the car setup page.
- Driver skills updated based on 2019 results and added skills for new drivers.
- Fixed old replay HUD shortcut overriding the new FFWD and slow motion system.
- Potential fix for SP replay autosave on quit game.
- Fixed autosave replay during the limbo page.
- Autosave replay shows a message before the saving itself.
- Potential fix for Custom Race limbo page crash.
- Pitstops are now enabled in Free Practice and Qualifying sessions.

UI/HUD:
- UI car selection no longer jumps around when selecting different game modes.
NOTE: if there's an unavailable entry when changing game modes, a new selection is made to match the previous selection as close as possible.
- Default single player selections and settings revised.
- All-new track selection screen.
- Added pit animation toggle in General settings.
- Interactive showroom in car selection screen: zoom, pan, rotate, remember last position.
- Initial implementation of gamepad/keyboard control of showroom camera:
default controls for gamepad: right thumbstick view control, triggers zoom
default controls for keyboard: comma/period/a/z, left/right/up/down
hide UI: scroll button.
- Warning popup when selecting more than 29 opponents.
NOTE: playing with a high number of AI cars requires significant computing power and is not recommended/supported on low and mid-range configurations.
- Default showroom angle changed to spotter guide view in the car selection screen.
- Increased PP gamma for car preview images to match showroom brightness.
- Fixed Special Event season and car selection overwriting single-player page selection history.
- Added FPS cap to the menu screens to limit GPU load.
- Added option in Video Settings to enable/disable the UI FPS cap.
- Messages for manual and automatic replay saving.
- Added option to disable the flashing pit markers when pit animations are enabled for added immersion.
- FFB frequency option exposed in the Controls settings.
- Triple screen mode added to Video Options.
- Triple screen parameters added to View Settings.
- Added gaining/losing time split messages.
- Standings and realtime widgets (HUD, broadcast, pit page) now have a "mandatory pitstop(s) left" indicator for each car.
- Timetable laps are now accessible for the current and previous sessions, both in SP and MP.
- Distance, Height and Pitch parameters can now be set at 0.5 intervals in View Settings.
- Adjustable HUD boundaries exposed in HUD Options.
GENERAL NOTE: due to the significant restructuring of the user interface, it is recommended to delete your docs/ACC/Config/menuSettings.json file after installing the latest update.

GRAPHICS:
- All-new pitstop animation.
- Disabled advanced sharpen filter in TV/F7/Heli cameras.
- Sharpness set to 0 and sharpen filter disabled if antialiasing type is set to FXAA.
- Revised wiper animation system - particularly to fix the abrupt jump when the player stopped the wiper while any vibration or g-force movement was active.
- Added Car LOD setting to Video options.
NOTE: higher value - delayed LOD switch, lower value - more aggressive LOD switch. 70% equals the old default.
- Fixed nameplate bloom at night.
- Brake pressure/temperature added to car displays.

PHYSICS:
- Brand new aerodynamic slipstream simulation. Vortices created by leading car affect airflow that influences both leading and following car in drag and downforce. Leading car will experience slightly lower drag and downforce, and the following car will experience less dynamic pressure that results in lower drag and lower downforce. Results are affected by conformity of diffuser and rear wing angle.
- Circuits have now different surface grip and tyre degradation for different seasons (2018 - 2019)
- Improvements on OOW (out of world) scenarios and AI collision box activation upon impact and tyre deflation.
NOTE: potential performance gain with high number of AI cars.
- Bentley 2019 homologation.
- Ferrari 2019 improvements. More wheel rates available for front and rear.
NOTE: you'll need to add 4-5 clicks at the front wheel rates of your old setups to have the same results
- Improvements in BoP and balance of Nissan GTR 2018, BMW M6.
- Fixed Audi R8 Monza and Paul Ricard wet presets lacking wet tyres.
- Tyre graining and blistering fine tuning.
- Brake temperature influence on tyres fine tuning.
- Improvements in FFB forces calculation.
- Sand traps FFB enhancement.
- Kerbs FFB enhancement.
- Fixes in setup strategy page.
- Fixes in setup automatic functionality in issues occurring from very stiff dampers and bumpstop gaps.
- Improved collisions to the ground.
- Fixed automatic gearbox not shifting in 1st with pit limiter.
- Fixed Mercedes-AMG occasionally starting session with broken suspension.

AUDIO:
- Added performance sector audio message compared to the personal best in qualifying sessions.
- Enabled audio messages about time gain/loss.
- Positional hit audio for track objects.
- Hit sound for destructible objects.
- Hit sound for small objects.
- Updated all tracks with hit sounds for track objects.
- Added starting comms to audio options.
- Fixed backfire audio.
- Added another car spotter filter (should be more quiet during continuous two-wide).

MULTIPLAYER/RATINGS:
- Adjusted the TR Rating to scale to 33 track medals.
- Added pitstop rules for non-public MP servers: mandatory pitstop count, pit window, max stint times, minimum driving time for swap situations.
- Fixed issue in Racecraft Rating on MP servers.
- Added (general) options to turn off Ratings and/or Statistic tracking in Singleplayer.
- Fix for remote cars collision object left on the track and causing crashes in MP.
- Potential fix for car sparks in replay and bottoming audio effect.
- Updated car selection in MP, now allows all entries of all seasons ("Free-for-all" mode).
- Added 2019 cars & tracks to backend, rating and statistics.
- Added 2019 tracks to server definitions. Using "nurburgring" as track will run in the BoP and track settings for 2018, "nurburgring_2019" will use the 2019 BoP and track data context.
- Drive button is now disabled until the last 30 seconds before session start, and a countdown progress bar is displayed.
- Driver Statistics can now be viewed in "Combined", "Singleplayer", "Multiplayer" modes.
- Increased stability to driver swap situations