Assetto Corsa

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Assetto Corsa
Assetto Corsa	2014
Assetto Corsa Competizione	2019

Key points

Very extensive and active modding community. See Modding

Anisotropic filtering results in a significant FPS loss.^[1]

General information

Official forum

Steam Community Discussions

Assetto Corsa Mods

German Assetto Corsa Forum

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Gamesplanet
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions

Name	Notes
Dream Pack 1
Dream Pack 2
Dream Pack 3
Japanese Pack
Red Pack
Tripl3 Pack
Porsche Pack I
Porsche Pack II
Porsche Pack III

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Assetto Corsa\cfg\
Linux (Proton)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/244210/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

System configuration settings are stored in <path-to-game>\system\cfg\

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Assetto Corsa\
Linux (Proton)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/244210/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		10-120° range.
Windowed		Toggle by pressing `F11`.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Active in the launcher and in-game
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		2x, 4x, 8x, 16x. Higher settings cause significant FPS loss.^[1]
Anti-aliasing (AA)		2x, 4x, 8x.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Settings only apply when starting a race.

Input settings[edit]

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Controllers don't work for menu navigation.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

DualShock 4 controllers

Tracked motion controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio settings[edit]

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Italian
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play		^[2]
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting		Windows dedicated server available under Tools in the Steam client.
Direct IP

VR support[edit]

3D modes	Native	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Assetto Corsa.
Headsets	Native	Notes
HTC Vive
Oculus Rift		Rendering issues.^[3]
OSVR		Beta status since v1.13.^[4]
Windows Mixed Reality		This game might be playable with the Revive Compatibility Layer (compatibility list).
Devices	Native	Notes
Tracked motion controllers
Traditional controller		See Input settings for details.
Keyboard/Mouse
TrackIR
Play area	Native	Notes
Seated
Standing
Room-scale

Issues fixed[edit]

Gray screen hang after introduction[edit]

Exit fullscreen^[5]

Press F11. This switches the game to windowed mode.

Run as administrator^[5]

Go to the installation folder.
Right-click on AssettoCorsa.exe and select Properties.
Click the Compatibility tab and tick Run this program as administrator.
Press Apply and OK to close the window.

The sim will not start after clicking on "start engine"[edit]

This is due to your main audio device being disabled.

Enable main audio device^[5]

Right-click on the volume icon in your system tray and click Playback devices.
If there is nothing listed, right-click in the window and select Show Disabled Devices.
Right-click on your primary audio device and select Enable.

Black or white screen in launcher[edit]

Add launch option^[5]

Right-click the game in your Steam library and click Properties.
Click Set Launch Options... and enter /soft.
Finally click OK to save your input.

Notes

The UI might be sluggish and some artifacts may appear.

Other information[edit]

Play on DirectX 10[edit]

Change value^[7]

Go to the user configuration file(s) location.
Open dx11.ini.
Change ALLOW_UNSUPPORTED_DX10=0 to ALLOW_UNSUPPORTED_DX10=1.
Save and close the file.

Notes

Motion blur has to be disabled.

Trees and crowds will be rendered with huge non-transparent 2D boxes around them.^[6]

Enable developer apps[edit]

Instructions^{[citation needed]}

Go to the system configuration file(s) location.
Open assetto_corsa.ini.
Change ENABLE_DEV_APPS=0 to ENABLE_DEV_APPS=1.
Save the file, launch the game and start a game session.
Once driving, move your mouse to right-hand section of the screen to access Apps.

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Modding[edit]

Content Manager[edit]

Feature-rich program that serves as an alternative launcher for Assetto Corsa

Featured Mods[edit]

Featured Websites[edit]

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista SP2, 7, 8, 8.1
Processor (CPU)	AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz	AMD Six-Core Intel Quad-Core
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	6 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15 GB	30 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon HD 6450 Nvidia GeForce GT 460 DirectX 10.1 compatible	AMD Radeon HD 7870 Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 DirectX 11 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/244210/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (244210) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/244210/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (244210) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[Anisotropic-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Why does 16X AF cut framerates by about 40-50%. - Official forum

[3] Local Multiplayer?? :: Assetto Corsa General Discussions

[4] Is comming Oculus Rift support? - Steam Community Discussions

[5] [1]

[fixes-6] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 Some known issues and workarounds - Official forum

[7] Assetto Corsa - DirectX 10(GTS 250) Gameplay - YouTube

[8] How to Play Assetto Corsa on DirectX 10 - Steam Community Guides

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Developers

	Kunos Simulazioni
Release dates
Windows	December 19, 2014

Assetto Corsa

Contents

Availability[edit]

Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

Save game data location[edit]

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

Video settings[edit]

Input settings[edit]

Audio settings[edit]

Localizations

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Connection types

VR support[edit]

Issues fixed[edit]

Gray screen hang after introduction[edit]

The sim will not start after clicking on "start engine"[edit]

Black or white screen in launcher[edit]

Other information[edit]

Play on DirectX 10[edit]

Enable developer apps[edit]

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Modding[edit]

Content Manager[edit]

Featured Mods[edit]

Featured Websites[edit]

System requirements[edit]

Notes

References