Sumimi Launcher for Assetto Corsa - Release v0.8
Hello everyone!
It’s been a very long time since I last updated Sumimi Launcher, but today is finally the day!
I’ve released Sumimi Launcher v0.8 for Assetto Corsa, introducing some major new functionality. I’ve also completely refreshed sumimi-launcher.com so it now works together with the launcher.
■ Main Features
1. Host your own online server easily
You can now host an online server without configuring a server in advance..
Just open Sumimi Launcher and go to:
Online Play → Create Server → Start
You can then battle with up to 4 players in:
- A-to-B point Battle
- Circuit Race
- Drift Battle
2. New Offline / Online game modes
Offline:
- Time attack (A-to-B race with your best times saved to your account)
- Drift Attack (A-to-B race where your drift score is counted)
- Traffic Attack (A more difficult Time Attack with traffic)
Online:
- Battle (A-to-B race with an automatic timer)
- Traffic Battle (A-to-B race with traffic)
- Drift Battle (A-to-B race where your drift score is counted, with a real-time scoreboard inside Assetto Corsa)
- Race (Circuit racing)
And of course, if you simply want to join and race on your favorite servers like before, you can still do that through Sumimi Launcher.
3. Community & Leaderboards
I decided to develop a website with account functionality and leaderboards.
You can now create your own account and log in through Sumimi Launcher. Your scores and times will then be saved to sumimi-launcher.com.
This means we can finally challenge each other in Time Attack and Drift Attack!
Sumimi Launcher also validates the cars being used. For now, only the default cars are supported, but I’ll soon add many more mods, just like I’m currently adding more tracks.
4. Routes & Checkpoints
I prepared several routes for each supported track. This includes the racing line and checkpoints.
All new Sumimi Launcher game modes use this route system.
Because of this, I can turn tracks into proper A-to-B races, while still supporting traditional circuit racing.
Checkpoints have also another important benefit:
If you crash, fall off the track, or otherwise end up in a place where you can’t continue, you will automatically be teleported back to the last checkpoint and can simply continue your race.
This works online as well, not just in offline Time Attack.
It’s especially useful for online racing and split-screen racing, where you simply want to race from start to finish without having to restart after a crash.
You can check all currently available routes here:
https://sumimi-launcher.com/tracks
5. Splitscreen
It works similarly to the split-screen functionality in CSP, but with a few improvements:
- Cleaner UI
- Automatic reconfiguration of each player's driving controls
- Easy switching between different control setups
So you can easily race split-screen using combinations such as:
- Keyboard + Gamepad
- Gamepad + Wheel
- Wheel + Keyboard
etc..
6. Wheel / Controller / Keyboard driving
Inside the launcher, it’s now very easy to switch between wheel, controller, and keyboard driving.
Your scores are also marked with the control method you used, so you can see how a score was achieved on sumimi-launcher.com.
Sumimi Launcher also has advanced controller support.
For example, when you select a controller-based race, the required controller-assist mod can automatically be enabled. When you switch back to another driving method, it can be disabled again.
The same system is used for drifting: drift mode and racing mode can use different steering setups.
7. Automatic mod downloading & installation
To race on my prepared routes, you no longer need to manually install every required track or mod beforehand.
If a required track is missing, Sumimi Launcher can detect it and automatically download and install it after you accept it before the race.
The same system is used for controller-assist mods. For example, if you enable a drift mode that requires a specific controller-assist mod, Sumimi Launcher can automatically download, install, and enable it only when needed.
8. Automatic updates
From now on, I’m planning to release many more updates, so I decided to add automatic update functionality to the launcher.
You can simply check for a new version from the launcher settings and download it with one click.
■ Download
Link for download available on sumimi-launcher.com
https://sumimi-launcher.com
■ My Groups
https://discord.gg/6FjWXutkH6
https://www.patreon.com/SumimiLauncherforAssettoCorsa
Feel free to comment!