Assetto Corsa

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

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate

Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

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

Configuration file(s) location

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

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

Save game data location

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

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

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
High dynamic range display (HDR)		According to SteamDB's search engine

Settings only apply when starting a race.

Input

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
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers

Tracked motion controllers

Generic/other controllers

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

Audio

Audio settings.

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

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Italian
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese

Network

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

3D modes	Native	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Assetto Corsa.
Headsets	Native	Notes
HTC Vive
Oculus Rift		Rendering issues.^[3]^{[citation needed]} Select Oculus rendering mode in launcher to play with native Oculus SDK support.^[4]
OSVR		Beta status since v1.13.^[5]
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 for details.
Keyboard/Mouse
TrackIR
Play area	Native	Notes
Seated
Standing
Room-scale

Issues fixed

Gray screen hang after introduction

Exit fullscreen^[6]
Press `F11`. This switches the game to windowed mode.

Run as administrator^[6]
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"

This is due to your main audio device being disabled.

Enable main audio device^[6]
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

Add launch option^[6]

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

Play on DirectX 10

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.^[8]

Enable developer apps

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

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Modding

Content Manager

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

Featured Mods

Featured Websites

System requirements

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] steamgameswithnativesupport - /r/oculus - last accessed on 2020-01-28

[6] [1]

[fixes-7] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 Some known issues and workarounds - Official forum

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

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

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Developers

	Kunos Simulazioni
Release dates
Windows	December 19, 2014
Reception
Metacritic	85
OpenCritic	69
IGDB	64
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Racing
Vehicles	Automobile, Track racing
Art styles	Realistic