r/assettocorsarally

when it comes to rally games I mostly played dirt rally 2.0 and dirt 3 and i have to ask do cars actually feel like they have a connection to the ground in ACR or does it feel like you are riding on 4 magnets trying to stay away from the 5th one that is the ground.
thats the most important thing cuz im not making the same mistake i did by buying DR2.0 where driving feels more like steering a yaht on meth but that aside

how does this game do when it comes to car customizations, is there just a couple of pre made paints like usual or are there also custom versions you can make

and do you have to unlock specific cars or are you just handed everything out the gate

Not really, but I kinda feel like I want to.

I'm a novice rally 'enthusiast' and have played rally games since Colin McRae Rally w/various wheels, all Logitech*.

Since it's more of a fun hobby that I like to play to keep my reflexes sharp and with limited time to play these days, I like to drop in, run a few stages and just enjoy the game while trying to improve my times.

To put it another way, I get happy when I break top 100. No champagne but a definite hands in the air "YES!" moment for this driver.

That all said, the car setups are kicking my ass, and w/a limited play window it's hard for me to dial in the settings for the best experience.

Is there already, or will there be a website/app/other that provides improved baseline setups for the cars on various stages?

OR

Do y'all think the stock setups provided in-game will change between now and Ver 1.0 release to better reflect each stage's needs?

I'm having the time of my life with this game but am frustrated by my lack of good engineering skills.

*Please don't start in on getting a better wheel - if I were a better driver I'd consider it, but this is a hobby and upgrading equipment is not in the budget this fiscal, unfortunately. My G923 Trueforce suits my needs/time allowance, but if I win the lotto you bet your ass I'll be buying a better wheel.

ACR is actually pretty cool, but I keep coming back to RBR every single time.
Everything just feels right there… the force feedback, the car physics, the tires, the slip, the way the tires deform, and even how the surface you’re driving on feels.
And somehow, even more importantly: RBR has actual rallies, not just a single stage that almost everyone knows by heart anyway.

Hi there. Do you like to drive during golden hour? Me too. So here are the sunrise and sunset time per location:

Location	Sunrise	Sunset
Alsace	7:00	20:00
Livigno	7:15	17:45
Greece	5:30	19:50
Monaco	8:30	17:30
Wales	7:30	16:20

Getting gold is very easy in this game and inconsistant accross all maps. It feels like the devs just guessed what a gold time could be and set that the standard.

Do in mind that the leaderboards have been resetted last week, but for example i include it

For example on Greece where gold in Elitia Zeli Complete with the Hyundai I20 is just cruising to the finish.

Gold time: 6:27

At this moment 112 people got Gold in this challenge and 582 Silver.

Im not a professional by any means, but you can slide off the road, spin into a tree and you will still get gold relative easy, you dont have to restart multiple times. I got it in one go and i was not even committing for it. I made mistakes and it rewarded with me gold.

Most Gold challenges in this game are very forgiving, you dont have to put effort in it.

Silver is most of the times 1 minute easier. Even with my own road car i will still get Silver.

I dont even know why bronze is in the game at all. You can even score dozens of penaltys and Bronze and you will get garantued bronze.

EXCEPT

There is currently one challenge where you need to put some effort into and thats what i really like.

Loutraki - Aghii Theodori complete in gold with the Skoda Fabia Rally RS

Currently only 60 people have gold and 462 have silver to put in perspective.

I actually needed to commit almost the whole time and it took me several attempts to get this in gold and i only got spare seconds left.

It felt actually redeeming to get this challenge in gold and night in the same stage was even harder.

Why cant all gold medals not be alot harder accross the whole game?

Okay if not, maybe add then a "platinum" medal or something else for people that really want to get challenged by this game. Like an expert mode.

TLDR; Gold too easy, please make it harder.

I swear, everytime I try and get used to the cockpit view I crash at some random turn because apparently I am way too fast but the view around me feels like I am half the speed. the speedometer tells me I am 130kmh but it literally feels like 60.

on the other hand - the hood cam view, is spot on.

I can't be the only one , right?

https://reddit.com/link/1v5judh/video/5nn53xd718fh1/player

Totally meant to do that just to shed some extra weight for the uphill section.

Just wondering does any one have tips for getting round Hairpins. I'd love to use my handbrake but I can't seem to get the gear selection timed and its like I need three hands. I have the Moza R5 so paddle shift and also the sequential shifter.

At the minute I'm just slowing down enough to just turn round the corner, but using the handbrake seems faster and more fun.

I've noticed that Greece seems to have been rushed out, without polishing the graphics, 3D modeling, polygons, rocks, environment, shadows, trees, and I could go on... This game captivated me with its technical aspects and especially its visual quality. I'm somewhat disappointed. I get the impression that the game's graphics have taken a significant step backward. Perhaps it's just me, but if you can confirm this, I'll feel better. Greetings to all.

Will we ever have a career mode soon? I know the game is in early acces but we don’t have a real reason to play the game with a career and a ranking system, with online tournaments.
Have you got any ideas or news for this type of gameplay?

Is there any information on whether we'll get a playground map like DirtFish in ACR?

I get that they lowerd the grip, but lowering the grip is one thing but totally changing the handeling is another.

After V0.5.1 cars feel much more disconnected than in V0.5 especially on tarmac. There is more understeer and it feels more floaty.

And people will see just go a bit slower bit the speed is not the issue here it's the feeling of the cars, it feels very numb to drive. Lower grip shoudn't make cars 10x times more difficult to drive.

They also ruind how studs work on dry tarmac, it's almost uncontrolable once it starts to slide.

And the weird part is that they released this update just as they announced that they will make the sim more predictable in the future.

And don't get me wrong, i am not saying that lowering the grip is a bad thing. And no i don't want an arcade or simcade ACR, but in my opinion this update made driving experience much worse from the one in V0.5 update.

Sorry for bad English...