''Assetto Corsa Competizione'' (

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for "race setup", "competition") is a

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developed by

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. The game focuses on GT3 and GT4 cars and is an officially licensed simulation of the

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and

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season Sprint and Endurance Cups and the

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, and is set to serve as a platform for

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. Kunos Simulazioni announced the game on 21 February 2018 with a planned

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release in summer 2018. On 27 July 2018, a 12 September 2018 early access release date and a roadmap with monthly updates until a full release in Q1 2019 was revealed at the Total 24 Hours of Spa 2018 SRO press conference. It was released out of early access on 29 May 2019. On 11 March 2020 publisher

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and Kunos Simulazioni announced ports for

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which were released on 23 June 2020. Versions for

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and

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were announced at

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2021 and were released on 24 February 2022.

Gameplay

''Assetto Corsa Competizione'' is a

in which players can drive race cars against AI offline or against other players online. It includes offline career, custom championship, custom races and special events gameplay modes as well as online

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, with session types consisting of Free Practice, Hot Lap, Superpole, Hot Stint, Quick Race (one race up to one hour), Sprint Race Weekend (with up to two practice, two qualifying sessions and two races up to one hour in length) and Endurance Race Weekend (with up to two practice, four qualifying sessions and a top-ten superpole, as well as one or two races each one to twenty-four hours in length). Races can be saved and resumed mid-session in offline modes. Offline grids are automatically selected depending on the series and season selected by the player. Alternatively races can be made into single-make sessions, allowing creation of series such as

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. Car selection in multiplayer is free unless determined through server settings.

Development

Development of ''Assetto Corsa Competizione'' moved from an in-house developed graphics engine used in the studio's previous title ''

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'' to

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to ensure graphics engine support for night races and realistic weather conditions. With the new engine, an evolution of the tire and aerodynamic physics models used in the previous title, motion capture animations, modern audio solutions and the detailed focus on a single series and class of cars the developer aims to reach a higher standard of driving realism and immersion for the new title. All ten circuits of the 2018 Blancpain GT Series season are said to be reproduced with laser scan technology. At

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’s Gamescom 2018 keynote ''Assetto Corsa Competizione'' was announced to be among the first titles to support

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real-time ray tracing and Nvidia Ansel RTX on

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. On 12 March 2020 it was revealed that

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have been working with Kunos Simulazioni and 505 Games to bring Assetto Corsa Competizione to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Free content updates

Version 1.1 on 23 October 2019 added new-for-2019 cars and circuits such as the Audi R8 LMS EVO, Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO, AMR V8 Vantage GT3, Honda NSX GT3 EVO, Porsche 911 GT3 R (991 II),

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and 2019 versions of

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and

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as part of the ''2019 Blancpain GT Series'' season, as well as the McLaren 720S GT3 as part of the ''2019 McLaren Shadow Project'' Esports competition as a free update to the game. Version 1.2 on 17 December 2019 added a custom car livery editor. Versions 1.3.10 on 15 April 2020 and 1.3.12 on 24 April 2020 added liveries in preparation for 2020 season Esports races held in place of cancelled or postponed real-life events. Version 1.8 released on 24 November 2021 - Highlights include: DLSS Support, BMW M4 GT3, 2021 liveries, open class support and significant physics and tyre model improvements. Full change log:

Downloadable content

The ''Intercontinental GT Pack''

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(DLC) was released on 4 February 2020, adding car liveries as well as the circuits Bathurst,

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and Suzuka of the 2019 Intercontinental GT Challenge to the game. A ''GT4 Pack'' DLC planned for release in summer 2020 for PC and fall of 2020 for consoles as well as a ''British GT Pack'' DLC planned for a winter release have been announced on 11 March 2020. The BMW M4 GT3 was release in November 2021 as bonus content for the 2021 season The Challengers Pack adds 5 new cars to the game including: Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II ( to be driven by

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in 2022 ), the BMW M2 CS, Ferrari 488 GT3 Challenge Evo, Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo EVO 2 and Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. Released 23 March 2022. The American Track Pack was released on 30 June 2022 featuring 3 iconic circuits from the USA, namely

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and Watkins Glen.

Esports

As part of a hot-lap competition hosted at the

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booth ''Assetto Corsa Competizione'' was playable for the first time at

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. During the 2018 Total 24 Hours of Spa weekend a hot-lap competition was hosted in the

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paddock area and included a winners celebration on the circuit podium just when the real race on the circuit concluded, representing the first esports project undertaken by SRO. On 27 March 2019 SRO announced the new ''SRO E-Sport GT Series'' in collaboration with Kunos Simulazioni featuring five rounds and Am, Silver and Pro driver classes for the 2019 season. The first round of the 2019 ''SRO E-Sport GT Series'' championship was staged at

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during the

Endurance Cup race weekend. The winners were once again crowned on the real podium after the class podiums of the real race. ''Assetto Corsa Competizione'' featured as one of four racing titles in the 2019 ''

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Shadow Project'' Esports competition, with a qualifier held from 27 October to 7 November and a grand final on 14 December held at the

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. On 20 March 2020, in light of the

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and cancelled or postponed motorsport events, SRO Motorsports Group in partnership with Kunos Simulazioni and Ak Informatica announced a ''SRO E-Sports GT Series'' Charity Challenge event for 29 March 2020 featuring

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in ''Assetto Corsa Competizione'' as well as 90 professional and sim driver entrants, with donations benefiting the

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. On 6 April 2020 SRO America announced an eight-round, thirty-two car entry ''GT Rivals Esports Invitational'', with participating drivers from

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, Pirelli GT4 America, TC America and

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. On 10 April 2020 SRO Motorsports Group, Kunos Simulazioni and Ak Informatica announced the ''2020 SRO E-Sport Championship'' spanning five rounds, with 49 professional drivers announced to take part.

Reception

According to

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, the PC version received generally positive reviews, while the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One versions received generally mixed reviews.

Notes

References

External links

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