How SimRacing can help you Relax - Assetto Corsa
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- Опубликовано: 17 июн 2021
- Sometimes you need to unwind at the end of a long day, and more and more I find myself booting up my favorite sims, not to race but to just DRIVE. There are hundreds if not thousands of beautifully modeled cars to choose from, and an increasing number of massive locales to test them on. The options truly are endless. So take your favorite fantasy automobile, pick the beautiful vista of your choice, crack a beer if you want to, and enjoy all the beauty of modern simming.
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This is what AC does better than anything else. Any car, any road, just hop in and zone out. It's something I've been enjoying more than racing these days.
This and gt sport.
Beamng: Hold my beer.
@@johncarl5505 Forza Horizon too.
That is why I bought Assetto Corsa: to Drive. Take something like LA Canyons, A nice sports car and just gun it.
AC doesn't do it for me. It works and is most realistic when pushing the car to the limits, everything else seems worse. Already the first moment in the car when you have to launch from a standstill is disappointing. One of the worst simulations of the clutch biting in any modern sim, and then there are ridiculous torque curves in some cars. I never drove a Giulia QV, but I'm quite sure it doesn't need 3/4 throttle to maintain speed in 3rd gear at 2.5k rpm. BeamNG does these aspects far better.
This is the biggest thing that has kept me glued to AC for so long, having the possibility of choosing any car and any track I want and just having a nice cruise for an hour is something that I cannot recreate in any other sim I own. AC might not have the best ai, but it's still the best "casual" simulator out there.
I have to say as a sim racer all the way back to GPL, AC is the closest we have in modern sims to that. GPL still has the edge of the more obscure historic tracks, but my particular itch is older cars on older tracks (or older looking tracks like Bannochbrae) and AC is the closest I've got to scratching that itch outside GPL. And of course AC offers me WAY WAY WAY more historic cars.
The AI might not be perfect, but I have seen far worse. Though I will say with mods, they do get a bet derpy in some corners (complete stops in heavy traffic).
Have u tried beamng?
An acceptable engine that's also friendly for modding is a rarity in itself. Now make it a small genre with an overall small community and on top of that also considering there's an active modding scene that produces quality content and not just reskins/reshades etc. pretty much makes AC an unicorn in gaming.
Every car or racing enthusiast, gamer or not, should be told this is a must buy.
@@gabriel-vv6gw Does that game have VR support?
having a vr makes the whole experience about 100 times better, honestly having music on in the background when cruising on a night time free roam map is unbelievable.
Yea and at the same time when you're going fast or racing it makes you get a little adrenaline pump because it just feels so real
Have a small fan blow air at your face while driving. It really adds immersion.
Too bad I feel like taking my brain out of my skull after one session of VR racing...
Yup 300 hours in VR driving now. It's a great way to relax after work.
@@talon1706 it does
I always thought I was the weird one for owning multiple simulators but having no interest in competition. Good to see there's others that just enjoy the drive.
probably whats needed after playing days of thunder
lol really
It's so primitive, you need something like this afterwards
@@Panzer_Runner it's like...
"Oh my gosh, I've been in a LSD trip of a game for 2 hours straight!
Better relax my eyes with some good AC freeroam cruisin'..."
@living vroom
Such a great user-name!
Spent a lot of time just doing casual laps around the Nürburgring tourist layout in Assetto Corsa with the many road cars you get with the game. Turning the HUD off, not looking at lap times or trying to master every corner, just going for a casual drive.
Used to do this a lot back in the day in GT5. I just revived my Driving Force GT and cant wait to do it again on the vastly superior Assetto Corsa.
Do you use controller or wheel?
I'm looking forward to meet people like you online, its hard to find clean drivers, people that just enjoy without bashing into you or trying to race
This is why I love the AC Nordschleife servers. Sure, online is different but it's so much fun to drive around in.
@@stephenjay3133 use guitar controller game ;)
If u sleepy & wanna relax, use controller and hop on beds
Please do more of these, your narrating style, calmness and spaces between your talking is good medicine.
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I tried doing regular drives but I always end up going all out...
The gas pedal is just to tempting
Want to relax?
Never.
Ever.
Ever.
Ever join a online racing lobby.
Xd
For me there should be traffic, traffic lights, night mode, and massive real-life non realistic map for cruising. Imagine being in night tokyo, then going up the japanese mountains, then when you go downhill it is morning and gets you to big sur and LA mountains, midday is Nice and Monaco (and these things are configurable). All we need is an amalgamation of our favorite places and cars (not specific themes i.e. horza horizon)
I think that will make a lot of money!!
I can really relax driving ETS 2. I just love it and it's not that "exhausting" as driving competitively in all the sims
I love ETS2. ATS hasn't hit the same spot. Maybe because I'm from Europe originally. But yes, it's so relaxing just driving your truckload of stuff around Europe.
Same for me, both ETS2 and ATS.
The complete opposite is TruckersMP Duisburg Calais road😂😂🌚
@@themx-5guy708 no Longyearbyen
@@andeeeeers3497 is that the narrow death road?
I started sim racing again during the pandemic after a long period of absence. I started with WRC 8, but then I got really into Assetto Corsa due the fact that I can just take out a car and have fun driving real roads. That feeling of relaxing has really helped calm my anxieties during COVID. Road trips and travel are how I relax and Assetto Corsa lets me travel around the world driving the car of my dreams.
Couldn't agree more, as this "golden age" of modding has made AC far, far more than just a racing sim...
This is giving me strong NFS Porsche vibes, I'll have to try that track/car combo and listen to the og game's soundtrack while at it :)
That was a great game. Loved the old 356’s in it.
Yeah that was a fun game. It felt more like a driving game than a racing game, at least with the 356's.
@@wb8291 the 914 was great too.
@@williamfreeburg1038 Yeah, that game made me want a 914 in real life...lol
When the result really is EVEN greater than the sum of its incredible parts.
No game ever has had classic non-open-wheel content feel so immersive, due to the incredible generosity and talent of some modders; Stereo and Fat Alfie and AC is a combination made in heaven.
Alright you convinced me, I was on the fence about getting a basic sim racing set up but this sounds like an amazing way to spend an evening winding down after a long day
I live next to the Feldberg only a 5 minutes walk from the "Rotes Kreuz", went to school in "Obereifenberg" and never knew about our local racing history. As an fan of vintage racing this totally blew my mind
And btw all the roads still exist as seen in the video, even some of the local businesses like the "Rote Kreuz" are still opened
Not gonna lie, these are the best types of videos
I did those kind of drives every night after a day of lessons or just in a normal day. I open Project Cars 2 set the day time to sunset, choose a good, fast but comfortable car, open some good relaxed music and chill. It really helps me with my relaxation. Totally recommend it.
Really nice video. You certainly achieved your relaxation goal for all of us. BTW, the 912 was the four-cylinder variant of the 911 model (originally intended to be the 901 model, until Peugeot claimed ownership of all model names with a zero in the middle.... No kidding, look it up!). Anyway, the four-cylinder engine was a carry-over from the 356 that was being replaced by this new family.
Reminds me of Steve Mc… I mean Michael Delaney driving around before the race in the movie Le Mans.
When i got into sim racing (about a month ago) my main goal was not to race, but to cruise. I wanted to experience cars i'd never get to try, drive on highways i'd never get to drive on. drive in a certain style id never get to drive in. AC is definitely the best place to do just that and not focus on any lap times or stats or anything like that. just a car and a road and you. all i'm missing now is a good VR and i can truly experience a good cruise
Sometimes I just like to put a variety of cars into a Track Day session in AC and just have fun driving around with the other cars. Even better when you speed up the time multiplier for day/night transitions
They did actually hold quite a few automobile races at Feldbergring, but yes - motorcycle races were the majority.
So you literally copied what he said... "Mostly motorcycle racing"
I lived there a year ago and the track is mostly still there but it's a normal road now. But u can kinda feel the racetrack
This is exactly why Forza Horizon is one of my favourite games, hundreds of cars and huge free roam. It has its problems of course, but I don’t have a pc good enough to play AC 🤷🏾♂️
I run the game at 800x600 windowed with minimum settings, and it still sometimes has trouble with big maps lol
I've been in a few bad wrecks and got sort of scared of driving for a few years but I've noticed that since I picked up sims I'm a lot more calm about driving and even started to look forward to it again. AC and BeamNG.Drive turned my whole attitude around because they gave me a place where I could drive for enjoyment again
Nice, it's genuinely therapeutic.
This is exactly why I love AC. I cruise waaaay more then I actually race.
I'm still waiting for a Miami seaside "map" and a Testarossa convertible, that would be perfect
There’s probably a few mods out there, I go high and low to find mods, I’ll keep you posted if I find anything like that
@@RydersRacing thanks man!!
I've been looking for one like that too
@@EttoreB93 There’s a GTA Vice City map mod…
I own about 200 good tracks and about 700 good cars in AC. Totally 140000 possible combinations for relaxed driving
Nice man!
It's what I do on Forza Horizon 4. Driving around and even across the scenery.
You're so right - I only discovered AC in March of this year, and at that time, being completely new to any sim racing other than Gran Turismo which I grew up with, I didn't quite understand the concept of DLCs and mods and updates and all that. Some cars just wouldn't work and I'd assume that was all there was to it...but making the necessary financial investment was so worthwhile. I love that, if I've got nothing else to do, I can step aboard a 1923 Delage and saunter around the Nordschleife as it was in 1967. Or perhaps I'll travel to somewhere I've actually been privileged to set foot on - Brooklands, except this time it's exactly the circuit the Bentley Boys, and that foreign Count who was as mad as a hatter, and all the others raced in the '20s and '30s. Then look - I can get into the Napier Railton, the actual Napier Railton, that will forever hold the lap record at that circuit, and see for myself what it's like to drive. I can hire out Matt Neal's Nissan Primera from the 1999 BTCC season, red livery and all, and throw it around Thruxton, my local track and one that's so dear to my heart. The Thruxton. I can stop by at Campbell and Cobb, look left and see the hill me and my dad used to stand on. I know for you the American circuits and cars hold a special beauty too. To me, this game never becomes just normal, it never ceases to be amazing, and my god, is it relaxing when you're in the zone. Watching your videos helps, too. 🙂
Yes, its so relaxing to just sit and drive in that kind of environment, to not care if you are fast or not. I am driving that way to get rid of the stress, it helps.
I discovered your vids a few days ago and instantly subscribed. Variety wins over similarity, like in nature. Far from the "thunder gurus" and the "I'll tell you what you shoulld think" mantra, you rather show your love and passion to simracing/driving and motorsport in general. And this one is no exeption. Beside the close and door to door racing there is just the need to focus on the fun. Sitting in a car you like and just drive.
Bro THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO. More people need to know this honestly. Put some long ass mountain road with sunset, maybe a bit of rain with SOL, sit in your fauvorite car (manual priority :D ) and just have fun in VR, honestly one of the best things!
I'm a dedicated sim racer but do genuinely enjoy firing up Forza Horizon 4 just to dick about and have a drive.
Is FH4 good on a wheel?
@@karl343 No, it's definitely way better on a controller.
I know some people use a Wheel but it's not designed for one and you'll have to spend quite a while getting it to an acceptable state.
I've been doing the same thing just cruising all the open world tracks in VR and it's one of my favorite things to do, just put on a good driving music playlist, hop in a dream car and just cruise like I would IRL. This is the way
Exactly that chillout "cruise feeling" of almost any road car makes this game unique and unmatched.
At the end of a long day at work I just fire up a red Ferrari 250 and I hit the road and I'm good.In a sunset or in a rain whatever pleases me.
Any track from Fat Alfie is just sublime! Batternbergring is also one of the best tracks around.
This is how I'm enjoying AC right now. My PC isn't very good, I don't have a wheel and I don't have a lot of skill either, so I just pick something I like and drive it on huge tracks. High Force is my favourite, with that track you don't need Forza Horizon 4 at all. Although Felderbring, Los Angeles Canyons and others are works of art too. Perhaps one day I will be able to play AC to its full capability, but for now this type of chill driving (sometimes trying to beat the clock as well) will suffice for me. AC is already my most played Steam game with +750 hours since 2017, and counting.
AC, I absolutely love cruising around on a map that allows A.I. traffic whilst listening to an interesting podcast playing in the background. I'm very fortunate to own a VR headset along with a wheel & pedal setup, definitely heigthens the immersion factor.
Thanks for introducing me to this track! It has brought me hours of fantastic driving since seeing this video. A new favorite for sure.
It's also relaxing to watch your videos, great editing!
All Porsche 912's had the engine from the 356. When the 911 was released, it was significantly more expensive than the outgoing 356, so the 912 was introduced to plug the gap. It was just a 911 bodyshell with the 356 engine in it. When parked, the badging was the only way to tell whether it was a 911 or a cheaper 912.
AC’s handling is amazing. Even when I was about 9, on a wheel I was perfect with it. It’s genuinely fun for the whole family.
I like to put on my VR headset, find a decently slow car on any sim and just cruise long circuits. After a long day and long smoke it’s a nice end to the day
Timeless content. Thanks for the content. I'm searching for some of these AC tracks and cars now.
Love that your channel is growing. 25k subs soon 🍻
This is the most relaxing sim racing channel, every video is so good
I love this track! I've raced the Estonias here which are momentum low powered, open air cars. just driving wheel to wheel on these long straights taking in the scenery while trying not to over rev your engine was one of my best sim memories
I just picked up AC recently on a nice sale; I only have a gamepad, so I was worried the game would be nearly unplayable (many people were saying that much about controllers) but I've been pleasantly surprised that not only is it playable, but quite stable and enjoyable even
I always thought there's a lot of potential is not-so-competitive simracing with civil roads and simple cars. It's a very simultaneously soothing and engaging, and it teaches you why older generations actually fell in love with cars.
Hi GPLaps. The name you were looking for, when referencing the Tokyo track is "Shutoko Revival Project". Very happy that you publicly acknowledged what is, without question, the *GREATEST* map in racing sim history. It's a map that more and more people are discovering and as someone who knows the devs behind SRP, I'm certainly glad to see they're finally getting the recognition they deserve.
The only thing left to say is, well.....DO A VIDEO ON THE SHUTOKO REVIVAL PROJECT for crying out loud! :p It'd be real nice to hear your input on that map and what your thoughts are on driving through the city of Tokyo.
Anyway keep up the great vids dude.
I've actually done this a lot on the Japanese touge maps in assetto. VR really helps the feel of going for a drive. Shutoko revival project is also very good for doing highway cruising.
3:07 That moment of silent after he said that’s actually a 912
The off-brand 911
I like to do this in Rally games as well.....just take a nice ride in the country and chill with some good tunes on the stereo.
Best thing to wake up to is a new GPLaps video! Lets gooooo
For me drifting in AC with my chill playlist is one of the relaxing things ever!
I actually live only a few kilometres from there. The area is called Taunus, its located in Hesse state and has lots of hills and forrests. I got to say the map looks very accurate. I didn't even know this race existed before I saw this video. Ty for that i guess.
Beautiful video. A real journey.
Funny that, I also relax in “Spa Fat Alfie”.
The car sounds a lot like the old 718 in AC. That twin choke carburetor sound.
This is something I liked about Test Drive Unlimited.
You got 2 islands, Ibiza and Hawaii, and can drive all around them.
The Crew offers a similar experience but for driving around the USA.
I started just driving instead of racing or hotlapping in pc2 with the azure coast road and California highway, I loved taking some slow old road car like the BMW 2002 and drive it around as if it were my car and I was really there. So driving more relaxed and laid back, being more cautious and gentle. I thought that side of thing was super cool. The massive mod maps for AC are awesome for this.
I’ve been doing this for years with Gran Turismo, Forza, and now AC. I do Motor Trend/Top Gear type drives in some of the greatest cars at some of the best locations in the world. (In the world to be read in Jeremy Clarkson’s voice). It’s very calming.
Trips like these will be the reason AC will never die. Lovely
I usually use one of my cars for that kind of Relaxiation. The Sim is for crashing hard full of anger into others, something I don't dare to do RL.
I lived there a year ago and the track is mostly still there but it's a normal road now. But u can still kinda feel the racetrack.
Decided to pick this game up after driving for hours in Forza 4. Thanks for the great video. Looking forward to some coffee and a good cruise.
Hooking up the VR and casual driving is awesome to take some heat off
That's my plan for this evening as it's throwing it down - AC, free drive layout and a bunch of different cars for a cruise and a drive.
Gran Turismo helped me alot emotionally as a teen
Another perfect video, Bellissimo.
I take a family trip in Feldberg every year. Really recognise the streets around the church. Now just need that 912. … VR will do just fine 👍
I love driving the 1920's cars around the Feldbergring
There is a market for a sim driving game; with traffic, massive free roam and easy multiplayer setup. Something about just cruising in a vibrant, alive world just hits a spot. I've never tried Horizon but I imagine something like that but with sim level mechanics would really do well. For now, AC with maps like LAC and traffic mods is all we really have. Sometimes I'll load up GTA V with a wheel support mod and handling mod and that can be fun too - but it doesn't match AC's driving feel / FFB.
Been playin ac since it first came out, I hardly ever do actual racing.
I only drive free roam type of maps, and on the Tf nordschleife
Ac will still have a long life.
My favorite feature of AC is the track day feature. I like driving around a circuit, but it gets a little dull when it's just me, so I like having some cars strolling too. I put some slower ones for easy overtakes and some faster ones so I can challenge myself a bit and try to keep up with them, but without the pressure of actually being in a race.
Ive done this with other racing games, just taken a car around a scenic area or track, and just drove, let my mind kind of drift as I went on autopilot, taking in the scenes and admiring the tracks and surrounding area one doesnt notice when racing. Assetto is next on my list
And you pronounce "Oberreifenberg" really well. :) And actually, all roads are public roads today.
I lived there for a while and I can still kinda feel the racetrack
Nr2003 Langley pst is fun because they accurately detailed the outside of the track with the buildings and even a few trailers.
I lived in one of those in real life back in the late 90s and it's so surreal to be able to revisit in the best stock car oval sim ever with fairly accurate for a small mod tean
Bro I literally slept at my sofa while listening to this video it's so relaxing 😀
Driving + listening to podcast is my therapy
Quite often I'll pop on an album and listen to it while free roaming in AC. A lovely time to be sure. Though if I'm being honest I've spent most of my time on the Feldbergring racing GT3s, but being able to cruise around in a Porsche 912 and race thirty ultra-modern GT cars on the same circuit is surely the mark of an all time great.
Turn on iTunes, pop on 1980s Japanese pop music, fire up SRP's Shutoko track mod and drive around in a Singer 911 or even an Enzo going wherever my mind takes me is my kind of therapy.
Yeah. I do so many times like this. Sometimes i make trackday. And but Ai very easy and agressive to zero. Super relaxin just cruising around
Just recently delved back into AC after a long hiatus and I've found hotlapping has improved my well-being this past week, just pick a car and pick a track then see what I can knock out. Also, the occasional jaunt around the 'Ring is always a nice cruise.
Great video, thanks. I think this is exactly what AC is built for.
Used it a lot myself for free rides right since 2014. What better sim engine than AC for a free ride of e.g. the Ferrari Testarossa TR512 mod in a decent rig and at a free ride track mod? But ofcourse, decent competition do well, both offline and serious online lobbies.
I vouch 100% for this, so true!
Absolutely blissful, the only thing missing is perhaps a duck tail spoiler. Can't have everything, but a joy to watch all the same. 👍😉
One of my favorite Tracks. I live near the former Race Track. I've hit these roads in a real car. Today its not possible to drive races there anymore. The small villages are much bigger now but the roads stayed pretty much the same
I thought "that sounds like a Porsche 912" and my hunch was right. You can't mistake the sound of that 4 cylinder motor
That 912 is one of my favourite mod on AC
I do the same thing, just load a track and drive. I start a race weekend though and set the practice time to 90 minutes and then select a whole range of cars to drive with.
Exactly. DiRT Rally 2.0 is like meditation for me.💟
It is how I enjoyed sim racing since ever.
Its kind of what I find myself more often doing. Load up a Porsche 944 turbo pick a track and just have some fun. Thinks to your videos I have been using some old GP tracks like BremGarten. Its so fun blasting through a track you shouldnt be going that fast on.
I have ADHD and stress issues and honestly, just getting into a virtual car and hurling it around a track is the only thing that helps a lot of the time.
Bannochbrae is my current track obsession. Hurling cars around that. I love track day type stuff. Multiplayer competition stresses me out and I don't enjoy it anymore. But just driving around with other folk, not trying to race or anything, is heaven.
A Huge Open World Multiplayer with the Drivingphysics from AC is my Dream.
Yep. Port a TDU Hawaii map to AC and I'm set for life.
Would love that, tho the physics in ACC Are better. I love ACC but i hate the terrible tyre model
Reminds me of the Targas my brother brought back to Canada in the 70s from Stuttgart
You’re the Bob Ross of sims. You found your niche.
Yeah, that's what you need to unwind after a fierce session of hot-lapping - a cruise along the Feldbergring. And driving what seems like the 1960's equivalent of a Boxster seems to be the right choice of motor.