First Gameplay and Impressions! - Assetto Corsa EVO

[@rafaksbn]

For a long time, sim racers had to choose between good graphics, content, and realistic physics with quality force feedback. It’s great to see these elements finally coming together with Assetto Evo

[@Skafiskafnjak51]

Awwww yeaaaaah its that TIMEEEEE

[@stig2607]

Agree with you! 😁 Can't wait to test it 🤗

[@pequeno77]

there is already automobilista 2 :) hope assetto corsa is even better!

[@goncaloferreira72]

I would say GT7 and AC and ACC did that but I get what you mean and agree!

[@a.a110]

​@@pequeno77 Mas ams2 peca em suporte a conteúdo da comunidade, e a física é meio deslizante. Espero q haja uma boa melhoria na física nessa atualização 1.6, pq to com dinheiro guardado pra pt2 do endurance pack.

[@freedomdst]

1:09 the car in the mirror: "the position is yours, im gonna phase out have a good race"

[@cadillaclmdhv8]

he just gave up lmao

[@Reno_no.8]

🤣🤣

[@kadswan1912]

Happens at 2:42 too - must be an elimination race

[@JoximusARTpage]

@@kadswan1912 its literally just the car phasing in and out of being rendered to save processing power, you can see that all the trees and other assets are disappearing after a certain distance.. the car at 1:09 reappears a few seconds later

[@azi9_ity]

@@JoximusARTpage naaahh, if u lose position u die. it's elimination

[@Kudo716]

finally a game with a cockpit view where the mirrors actually show the backseat/rear window and the body of the car

[@mowglippml]

It's a small detail that adds so much

[@sofasssaaddd749]

@@Kudo716 GT7 ?

[@GregzVR]

@@mowglippml AC has that with content manager mods, but yeah it’s good to see things like that built-in by default.

[@battlewolf578]

@@Kudo716 weirdly TDUSC does this too, which may be the vause for the performance issues in that game

[@darkpit1303]

@@sofasssaaddd749 No? At least not for me

[@lowtuned]

this is pre-alpha and it looks more final than anything else.

[@1circca]

@@lowtuned yeah its unreal how good this looks compared to everything else on the market. And this is pre alpha!

[@6665hitm4k3r]

It looks good no question, but it has obvious issues with objects and shadows popping. The real test comes when you put 60 cars on a track like Le Mans or Nords with large draw distances and complex structures in between. Let's see how it looks and performs at that point. There is also something about it in terms of visuals that I don't like similar to AC and ACC - the track and surroundings look very realistic, especialy the road surface, but the whole scene looks very cinematic and artifical.

[@JPRacer77Qc]

Because it's not pre-alpha. If it was pre-alpha the game would not release in 3 months. It's late alpha, near feature complete and beta will start soon, if it's not already there.

[@Silidor372]

The game goes into early access in 3 months. They often use outdated builds for these kind of presentations where they know that everything is stable.

[@pheniox44]

@@lowtuned because it’s ACC with open world… they didn’t make a brand new game, just added onto ACC and charge you full game price for dlc

[@AdamIsailovic]

5:22 That lighting from the car behind, awesome. I really like how it is upgraded AC/ACC, essentially. Good job Kunos.

[@Kideem]

Glad I wasn’t the only one to notice that. Such a small but cool detail. Same goes for the windshield wipers too and how they move under load

[@lool8169]

@@Kideem Dont want to kill the hype but that type of lighting is is Project Cars and Automobilista 2 also have that

[@AdamIsailovic]

@@Kideem We had that in ACC, too, the wiper thingy :) . I still think there is a tad much rain movement from the right viper, texture of the rain looks weird/stretched, but i am sure they will fix that.

[@AdamIsailovic]

@@lool8169 Nobody have a problem other games have it, we just noticed they upgraded that part too :)

[@Kideem]

@@lool8169 I was just comparing it to the original Assetto Corsa. I’m aware plenty of games have that already, but it’s something we were missing in AC, so im glad to see details like that in the game.

[@MetalGamer666]

I would like a Racing Career mode, where you start in a dirt cheap slow road car, and slowly upgrade it, until you can afford something better. Most racing games have moved away from a career mode where you have to earn money to advance your career, and I miss that.

[@shihadjihad]

@@MetalGamer666 100% this. I haven't played a game with a good career made since PC2. GT7 was so disappointing on that front but maybe Evo will deliver?

[@nismo5555]

Acc has not deliver real career experience.

[@shihadjihad]

@@nismo5555 that's true but ACC is an unapologetically online focused game. I'm more disappointed when games that also focus on single player don't invest in career modes.

[@KarimBoctorAwad]

But forza already has a career mode exactly like that doesnt it?

[@szymonski1905]

100% agree, I want actual progression. I don’t want to be able to buy (or even be given) a Ferrari after 5 races.

[@Verybadbiker]

the rear view mirrors show the actual car and interior :o GOTY

[@bullit199]

And the hands are gloveless for road cars! Yay!

[@redhunnid5142]

@@bullit199 I mean I still choose gloves when on course in any car

[@spiyder]

6:57 the rain looks like ilija’s work. if he’s actually on the team, this might be one of the best games ever

[@Allu681]

The devs definitely took some good notes from the AC modding community. They know they need to succeed from the get go to make the game as successful as AC. And now that they use their own game engine i think its much easier for them to optimise the game too. I just hope that the FFB and modding supports is good. Hearing the FFB being slightly better than ACC is a bit bad, but also the game is still in early builds and they have a lot of time to improve things

[@awakeandwatching953]

@@Allu681 hopefully they will give us the option to have the back wheels be felt through the ffb like the original AC, while not realistic in terms oof what you feel through the wheel irl its a very good stand in for what you feel through the seat.. imitating the little feeling you get through power steering would be a waste of what modern wheel bases can provide

[@Kortex_Racing]

The rain doesn't seem dynamic, it's prebaked. It's not dynamic like driveclub's.

[@Foxiol]

Is not even close to the rain in the mod to be honest.

[@cool3865]

@@Foxiol its also Pre-Alpha

[@doubledown1138]

The glare from the headlights at 3:22. Beautiful.

[@AdzzVR]

Noticed it too, definitely looks like irl driving at night with a tailgater.

[@charliewastaken]

you can feel somebody is on your tail😏

[@Kortex_Racing]

That has been present in alot of games. Even tdusc did the glare effect better, and that game had alot of flaws.

[@FF-kc7fc]

Uh, those photons are going through the car body...

[@RcpGunslinger]

GTR 2 by simbin games, has lighting effects similar to this, in fact my favorite racing game to date.

[@marcosicolo4542]

You and Random Callsign are the first two to put out a good first impression video! Thank you, I was waiting to learn more about AC Evo

[@V-Racing]

Agreed

[@depapier]

Visuals look great, AI looks like ACC, FFB sounds like ACC but a tiny bit more depth. I hope it won't look much worse in vr. Raindrops look sooo good, actually obstructing visibility, not like decorative ones in Iracing.

[@madbull4666]

VR should be good, they aren't using UE anymore which is normally pretty bad with VR, and they said from the beginning that VR is a focus point

[@happyracing3359]

Can tell you that FFB feels better then ACC.

[@RonaldRegain]

Really love what I see. Kunos understood what fans are waiting for. If we get these cars & tracks + Netcode for multiplayer I'm all in from minute 1

[@bjvink0130]

@@happyracing3359 i would hope so ffb on acc is the worst and least detailed out of any sim i have tried

[@mpjones27]

The lighting is great here. The windshield wiper moves from the wind force, the track side things have life ( 1:40 2:43 wacky inflatable arm man ), looks very cool

[@Shiggy117]

the fact you can see the slight body roll on the car when its shifting weight is insane

[@reginaldgraham5221]

That's nothing new to AC

[@Shiggy117]

@reginaldgraham5221 Seeing it is new but it being in the game isn't new. ACC has body/chassis flex and ac1 has modelled suspension but neither of them look as detailed ac evo

[@tominonelove]

GT Sport does that

[@AL.farmlife]

​@tominoneloactually GT sport also have good ffb Evo dou its simcade ❤

[@hp2823]

@@tominonelove gt sport isn't even half as accurate as ac

[@gucketjug]

2:40 "the mirrors are looking very good, very clear" *car evaporates from existence*

[@jayroo71]

I like that the rear view mirror reflects the inside of the players car / roll bars. And its not just a mirror that is like a camera image of whats behind you.

[@AEFox]

Amazing to know that AC (Original) with CSP mod, continue having the best realistic rain effect over cars windshield, over car body water effect, the water dripping, and the spray on the back of the cars, everything about rain effect and water it's better with AC-CSP than any existing Racing game right now, even this alpha version of AC Evo can't beat it. And Assetto Corsa it's a lot more than just "racing" on tracks with racing cars, it's about Driving Cars Experience, no matter what you are driving or where, that's why they put that below the title of the game, it doesn't say "Racing Simulation Game" ... it's "DRIVING Simulation Game".

[@ofnir123]

You're absolutely right. One of my favorite things to do in AC is just loading up Union Island in an old Aston, early in the morning with some light rain, and just drive around, a bit faster than traffic but not even trying to be fast, just enjoying the cruise

[@DavidFerreira77]

I'm so hyped with AC Evo!!!

[@Liander88]

it seems that we'll finally get a game that is full simulator but with other racing game elements to attract a variety of players, the graphics, the weather and day/night cycle, the stock cars (hope lots of them) aimming also car enthusiasts like Gran Turismo does

[@Cosm1c_69]

12:38 Same here! I love to enjoy driving different cars and admiring car interior details, car handling and whole simulation behind tire traction etc. etc. I spent hours upon hours in AC doing that and I still love it. I am so excited to do it in ACE with all the rain, track drying mechanics, night day cycles. DAMN this will be another hours upon hours spent in new AC!

[@shaunlunney7551]

Now, how is VR shaping up!

[@clouds5]

That's gonna be the deciding factor for me.

[@zackmac5917]

That's really what it's all about. Can't wait to experience this in VR.

[@Pokeyy]

it's the main reason I stick to iRacing as others just don't have the VR working properly, and I have a beefy pc. I'm very curious. If it's like ACC it's going to be a nope for me sadly.

[@ArthaxtaDaVince777]

Hopefully at least as good as gt7

[@SicSemperBeats]

Facts

[@aubreycolemanracing]

Excellent preview of the game, looking like it's coming along nicely!

[@NT46157]

"I don't see any issues" The car disappears in the rearview mirror lol 😂😂😂 2:18

[@TraxionGG]

Missed that😂

[@1980venom]

The rain effects and the physics when the wipers are on are so realistic. Polyphony Dig, take notes!

[@dathyr1]

Thanks for the great preview on the EVO game. Be interested in seeing more when you are able try out the game again. Thanks for the video.

[@michaelavrie]

Did anyone else notice the car behind completely disappear at 2:43? It was only a couple car length behind.

[@madbull4666]

New tactics in the sim confirmed

[@m3tvl138]

Would be surprised for more bugs since it’s in alpha

[@RukaGoldheart]

Ever heard of draw distance?

[@ExactConsciousness]

Came on to comment about this. Vanished.

[@michaelschaberl8598]

Thank you really cool, AC Evo could be a - in connection with LFM - a real alternative to iRacing. By the way, are you driving with a new Fanatec wheel?

[@MondoChow777]

@@michaelschaberl8598 Until IRacing migrates to a new proprietary rendering and updated physics engine then we're all back at square one.

[@JoseAAbreu-hq8xr]

It's the rim they launched during Spa 24 (not available to buy atm), attached to the Endurance Module. Overtake did a video about it.

[@jmak454]

Finally body of the car in mirror. I hope it’s adjustable

[@winnythekahuna8073]

Happy to hear its a positive start to the pre alpha and audio has had attention, but I hope the VR doesn't get neglected. As a stand out feature for a car simulator, I wouldn't mind a street pursuit mode where you are either a police car or a speeder just for fun.

[@irishpat64]

Fantastic video…Thanks for sharing your experience/thoughts…Im definitely interested in EVO

[@GamerDaSkater]

Honestly assetto could definitely add mods onto console . They can either collab with Mod io or they can do like every other game like teardown, snow runner, star field, dying light , torque drift 2 etc

[@pawe8713]

2:42 "you can see what happens to the car behind you" HAHAHA lmao

[@tzeffsmainchannel]

7:00 That rain on the windscreen looks *totally photo-realistic* to me! 😮😃👍

[@GETracingDO]

I hope they'll implement the nice little car from the beginning of the video 0:05

[@rohanalias9053]

@@GETracingDO 😂😂 hopefully

[@bingo.6587]

Still a bit disappointed they haven't improved rev limiter sounds to sound realistic. Sounds horrible, same as in every other AC game. 0:18

[@memonyum]

Same as all other racing games, all of them sounds terible:) maybe Project Cars close to real with some cars but not enough..

[@rayblackman5327]

@memonyum It's a bad game, but Grid Autosport has good rev limiter sounds.

[@TheExtraMile]

I am mega hyped for AC Evo, thank you for the first impressions! Much appreciated, liked and subbed I personally am most interested in the free roam and career aspect of the game, can´t wait to dive in!

[@Broodjemetbeleg]

proper traffic and I'm sold + full official modkit.

[@toadster1969]

So excited for this, thanks for showing us your time in the pit - cheers!

[@AustraliaWorldwide]

wow Mount Panorama has me sold for this hope they add supercars (australia) to this sim

[@brkinwrx6200]

i'm so excited is all I have to say. This is going to be the sim game of the century.

[@christianhofmann7182]

Thank you for your impressions. Hopefully it looks so good in VR

[@daftplays5199]

The wiper detail was actually in ACC also. Either way, if this is the alpha... we're looking GOOD.

[@nickel36]

@@daftplays5199 it moves around in ACC, but I don't think it has anything to do with G forces on the car. Just a generic fluttering in the wind.

[@daftplays5199]

@@nickel36 it swings according to the G of the car. Swings left when we’re turning right and vice versa. It’s according to G.

[@TunedByJ]

Oh man this looks amazing!

[@Dan_Minton]

I wonder if we are gonna get realistic smoke from exhausts like from unburnt fuel and dust being thrown up off the track. For me it the biggest thing missing from sims

[@GAMER_PUNK247]

I'm just looking at the virtual steering wheel, and how the steering inputs are almost identical, which is nuts.. The latency and accuracy of the steering angle is spot on

[@TheAlexVII]

Looks good and great video!

[@modjas69]

Can't wait for this. I've been an AC fan boy since the game first came out and this looks like a massive upgrade. And from an Hyundai I30n owner, that sounded amazing 😅

[@nakazonegamestreaming896]

Jesus Christ this is gonna look sick in VR!!!! Please come fast!!! The wait is a torture!!!!

[@dkdallas]

Wrc needs to have this type of rain

[@JerDog1984]

Wow, this looks incredible!

[@that_biker_boy5550]

I know not everyone is a PS5 console user, or have a PSVR2 either… and I respect that PC Sim Racing is ultimately the best setup ideally… But selfishly from a console gamers prospective, if this game comes to PS5 with PSVR2 compatibility… I think all other driving/racing games are in trouble! This looks bloody brilliant so far and it’s only an Alpha build! 🤯 Being super picky… ‘Draw distance’ of wing mirrors could be improved… As background objects seem to disappear a bit prematurely and opponents seem to appear from nowhere a bit quick too. Apart from that… Looks like a solid game build! Great Job! ✨👌

[@ArthaxtaDaVince777]

This game will come to consoles, it's only in alpha and the beta is releasing on steam in a few months. We will probably have it on console about midyear 2025.

[@omegadomega]

Im jealous you guys have GT7

[@ArthaxtaDaVince777]

@@omegadomega gt7 is great, only the car sounds are bad

[@omegadomega]

@@ArthaxtaDaVince777 better than gt6 (even with spec2 mod) and its vacuums from what ive watched about gt7

[@ArthaxtaDaVince777]

@@omegadomega If only they didn't work on 1000 cars, they could've done much better with the overall realism. So many cars in the game aren't even racing or track inspired, like they include minivans God knows why.

[@granthartley]

Soooo great to hear and see that the driving physics seem to be on point. What a relief! Hopefully this will be the new go to sim for drifting, once modding becomes available. 👌🙂

[@robinude6347]

Clean, concise. Fantastic work.

[@eeeeyuke]

An AI coach to helpnteach tracks?!? Awesome! Hope it has an actual career progression system, too!

[@reyluna9332]

The first thing I like is that you can see the car body in the mirrors. I hope they are adjustable because I just need to see a little bit of my car body to gauge the distance from other cars.

[@James-cr8mt]

Handling is looking good. Here's hoping it has some proper single player content when it launches.

[@jthompson6189]

Just got a DD wheel, so I'll be itching to play this when it launches

[@rosaria8384]

Pre alpha but is already polished on the way to final release. I am so excited...

[@fredericchambon3820]

amazing !!!! thks for this video !!! can't wait till january 16th !!!!

[@ChillinDylanX]

The trees look amazing also the rain on the windshield very impressive

[@jaysysumakaRatMaster3]

Loads of really interesting points raised and topics covered. Quality video 👍🏼

[@Moboproc]

That rain looks amazing.

[@YaBoyDave215]

Super excited about this one also really happy they added other classes of cars besides like GT3 stuff *compared to ACC

[@bernardoberner4]

????? Dont even know where to begin jesus. You dont seem to be someone whos in the sim racing sphere, otherwise you wouldnt say something so dumb, so Ill explain the situation with Kunos' games to you. The original Asseto Corsa had MANY different cars road cars, gts, prototypes, formula cars, rally cars and many different tracks. It wasnt restricted by any licenses or whatever. It was meant to be a general driving simulator. AC Competizione IS NOT THE SUCCESSOR TO THE ORIGINAL AC, hence why you only have GT cars in that game, because its supposed to be the oficial game for SROs GT World Challenge series. Now AC Evo IS THE SUCCESSOR TO THE ORIGINAL AC, so its not supposed to represent any racing series or what not. So I really have got now idea why youre surprised the game has more than just GT3 cars, in fact Kunos hasnt even shown any GT3 cars yet

[@YaBoyDave215]

@@bernardoberner4 lol relax buddy, I'm not even gonna read all of this

[@Rider07041]

@@bernardoberner4 lol. It‘s not that deep dude.

[@bernardoberner4]

@@YaBoyDave215 yep cool, stay ignorant

[@bernardoberner4]

@@Rider07041 I just explained fact to him, jesus you people are stupid

[@D25Bev]

That windshield rain is the best i've seen since Driveclub & a definite improvement on Competizione.

[@quietbatperson]

All the focus on driving and physics in ACE is all well and good - but that was what made AC and ACC good to begin with. I want to know if they've expanded on the racing. Will there be Safety Cars? Red Flags? Can i do endurance races offline with an AI team mate and swap during pit stops? If ACE is just AC with prettier graphics and free roaming around the Nordschliefe then I don't feel like there's much to spend my money on a full price game.

[@yobdrzl]

You'll have plenty of time to see because it goes into EA first

[@nova3530onyt]

No safety cars tho. I saw on the overtake livestream the Kunos guy confirmed there wasn't 😢

[@quietbatperson]

@@nova3530onyt I see. It's not like it's a major aspect of all forms of motor sport that AC is supposed to simulate or anything...

[@nova3530onyt]

@@quietbatperson personally would have loved to have had that feature. But who knows.. Maybe in time ig

[@AshKiz]

​@@nova3530onyt Very unfortunate. AC's biggest problem if you ask me was that it lacked many features that go into real life racing. Beyond that it was pretty much perfectly fine. I dunno what they're trying to go for here.

[@joeypage8286]

Also I like the subtle movement of wiper on the windscreen.

[@silbirobi]

It really makes a very good first impression for me. I can hardly wait for the early access to start in January. Even if it's unlikely or would take a long time, the four seasons would be amazing. I could imagine the simulation of the outside temperatures or ice on the track in connection with the vehicle being very interesting.

[@Theworstchannelposting]

The first racing game I've been excited about in a long time, even though I'm on a console, and they, like Bethesda, let the community fix their games.

[@ViszysClips]

IRacing rain is the best ATM .. so if it’s anything like that, then this game will be my #1

[@Koxv2]

Looks fun. I used to play GT games on PlayStation. I couldn't get into AC Competizione (UX, Graphics and It really felt bad for new players in all), hopefully It'll be something in between GT and old AC. I'll buy it straight away :D

[@grenadeslinger]

AC EVO is gonna be massive

[@cornedbeef4332]

I love that ACE has the RPM jiggle when you shift gears. GT7 doesn't have that, and forza sounds like it's trying to replicate it.

[@simracingexpo]

Looks really good!

[@oringgames4306]

I’m actually excited for this! Hopefully it ends up with good VR support….. and then with some motion…👌🏼

[@Nicolas_Cage_Bees]

I agree with ACC sound being good. Hearing James Baldwin's onboard in the Macca 720 Evo from a few weeks ago compared to the onboard in ACC, it sounds almost spot on, minus all the other ambient noise that comes with recording in the cockpit IRL but the engine note was pretty much identical to me.

[@saku0207]

Can’t wait 😱.. looks amazing

[@crybabytv5715]

Can't wait for the mods I want to play Shutoko Revival on this.

[@GIGAREAKTEM]

I have a wheel and pedals but I hope controller support is better than vanilla ac

[@maxfinnerty2705]

The wet weather looks fantastic parts of the track still wet and other parts dry

[@razyapex]

You're honestly one of the best sim racers I've come across! Your driving is so smooth and precise, pure talent. Unlike some other youtubers where the driving feels sloppy and the feedback is all over the place, you actually know what you're doing and explain everything so clearly. Can't wait to play ACEvo!

[@klotzalexandre9249]

the physics look really promising. impatient to see it released and play it !

[@Skyplays]

Still seems to have the same terrible audio while shifting While inside the car, when you shift up, it sounds like the engine did not cut off, or after the transmission upshifts, it sounds like the engine is still screaming and delayed from the RPM drop..

[@rapatouille]

wow! game is looking good! hope it's good at launch

[@Felix-hj3tv]

This is what forzamotorsports should have looked from the beginning. AC EVO looks beautiful 😍

[@Soczeq993]

I30N? Okay, I'm sold.

[@draxuno]

@Soczeq993 Whats so special about it

[@Soczeq993]

@draxuno great car delivering a lot of fun for reasonable price. Also I own one 😅

[@draxuno]

@@Soczeq993 ohhh I gotchu

[@tawfeeqsh]

this looks amazing!

[@WhackIt01]

Did anyone realise the ai on the rear view mirror popping on and off the screen?

[@jak3pa1]

Hope drifting would be as good as in 1st AC

[@spiralattack]

Im sure the devs are more than aware of the popularity of drifting in ac1. I wouldnt be worried

[@jak3pa1]

@@spiralattack devs from battlefield were also aware that we liked bf3/4 time period and gameplay and they didn’t live up to expectations 😅 But this devs are far more better than dice, but still little bit worried, maybe they will over do it. Hope no

[@spectral_pixel]

I realy like the sound/sound effects

[@rindoisumairu1194]

We got 900 degree hand movement LET'S GOOOOO

[@PatesProjects]

Looks like it's basically ACC with more cars and modding support. That's fine. Let's hope it properly supports triple monitors and VR.

[@Flymonster0953]

This game will be a huge success, I call it

[@yagzsumer299]

Looks fun

[@pfunkle]

As much as I liked adding mods to AC, it will be awesome to not need to rely on 3rd party modding to get features like realistic lighting, rain, etc. I hope the content manager from AC is included and improved. Sometimes I forget that content manager itself is a mod 😅

[@wtfurlookingat1514]

looks like a better version of grand turismo 7

[@ViktorChovanecz]

Why does everything have to be compared to ACC? The ACC is a GT 3 simulation and this Evo is a completely new AC with street cars as well as I can see. It's like comparing apples and pears.

[@cr4723]

It is because the physics are like ACC.

[@waynwastaken]

The only thing I'm concerned about is multiplayer. Content manager has really spoiled us with how good it is and I hope Kunos takes some notes on mod integration and ease of use. Very excited regardless.

[@Daniknario]

Gt7 or asetto evo?

[@ROLLINGFANATICS]

I can tell csp developer worked on this title . Looks very good , especially the rain

[@haroentmimi]

Will the game have improved gravel physics? I have been using RBR lately, but it's just so dated. I was hoping AC:EVO could take its place.

[@madbull4666]

There's been absolutely no mention of off roading so far unfortunately. we're stuck with rbr, dr2 and WRC.

[@Cyberfury66]

@@madbull4666 Don't forget BeamNG as well, although it takes a bit more to setup than the alternatives you've listed.

[@dubby_ow]

your ABS in Cup car was set to 1, so it was enabled, you can see it on the dash, top left corner of it

[@akillutes6298]

I really hope their is vr support

[@chewthegum]

Kunos co-founder - "We aim to have VR on day zero."