First Look at POP: Assetto Corsa’s BIGGEST Free Roam Mod

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Get ready to explore the vast landscapes of the Portugal Openworld Project, the largest open-world track ever created for Assetto Corsa! In this video, I take you on a detailed tour of this incredible mod, showcasing its stunning environments, diverse terrains, and endless driving possibilities. As the first channel to feature this mod, join me as we dive into what makes Portugal Openworld Project a must-have addition to your Assetto Corsa collection. Whether you're into cruising, racing, or just enjoying the scenery, this mod has something for everyone!
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[@antoniomigueloliveira3185]

I have to say, as a Portuguese person, the roads and the views are very true from here! Looking forward to see how this ends up! Very ambitious but interesting project! Just a note, we only have 2 circuits, Portimao and Estoril, and by landscape it looks like the south region, so its possible to add Portimão there i guess

[@tiagobelo4965]

2 major circuits, don't forget Braga (Circuito Vasco Sameiro) and the Boavista street circuit, both incredibly fun I might add

[@JCMir98]

@@tiagobelo4965 and soon the new Circuito do Sol Also, the initial road is the N247, so it is very very close to the Circuito do Estoril

[@WLS_Churchill]

Youy compensate with the number of MX track, that put to shame all of europe...

[@Xtriko]

@@tiagobelo4965 Vasco Sameiro not a major circuit for sure. It can barely be used for track days and drift events. We used to have races there, now we get less and less.

[@Primeiro_ultimo]

We have also Guilhabreu para os PD´S FUMARENTOS , marcha atrás arranca

[@roverboy1687]

If they can build a community like SRP could be a winner I’m definitely interested also I keep thinking that a Nurburgring “free roam” layout would be popular with people being able to do a lap then head off the track and explore the great roads around shame we can’t have a fuel station animation like we do for pit stops think that might be cool.

[@fastsalad9428]

Yes! I always wonder why no one bothers to do exactly that. I mean Nordschleife servers are always full in Ac so why doesnt some talented modder „upgrade“ the experience with more slots and freeroam around the track. The roads and landscape around nordschleife are just beautyful aswell so it makes sense.

[@mr.pumpkin8891]

welcome to my country!

[@dutchlinde3574]

Nice country dude

[@Primeiro_ultimo]

vamos caralho!!

[@Jupa]

Just spent last week abroad driving a rental in Sintra, I’m very excited for this. Looks great. Those roads made me very happy.

[@diogobatista3282]

Amazing project man! Cant wait to drive it!

[@hypekidracer]

super excited for this

[@matthewcoleman8267]

What's the link to the kickstarter?

[@Michael27Romero]

Will love to hear about this next year when the project is scrapped and all the investors are left sol

[@MitjaBonca]

Textures of the landscape are not looking good. I hope they fix them before final release.

[@Xtriko]

The race track that you see is Estoril. Is in the same region as Sintra, Cascais, Alcabideche etc. Now the good of this open world is the narrow roads and not the unfinished highways… You did a not so good video with the possibility of showing great content. I live at this region and was expecting more from this. You even went off-road xD Bring back the awesome content format please ;)

[@labpong7562]

That LOD pop in on the tarmac is really immersion breaking.

[@PaulDuggan]

Looks like video compression artefacts.

[@Math_0027]

Question, is that chase cam at 01:32 just the normal F5 orbit cam positioned behind the car or a custom chaser camera script? I'm looking for a stiff chase cam exactly like that, would you mind sharing?

[@TeamSenke]

finally portugal

[@Dral.09]

Sorry that I didn´t saw all the video but it is what region of portugal?

[@patriciozazzini8302]

Mods for Race Room?

[@seattletyler]

Ok now I want Seattle next!! (my hometown so bias but still!)

[@BotBruh448]

Yo what roads are y'all planning to add? Is Nacional 108 in your plans by chance?

[@ciscoprtv6925]

Where can i download map please

[@pgale]

Do you have the option of right hand drive ie: opposite way. This would be perfect for my daughter learning to drive.

[@Jupa]

Yes if you pick any car that is RHD, usually the Japanese cars, it’ll be RHD.

[@pgale]

​@@Jupa Thx

[@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X]

I may be wrong, but I don't think the traffic flow changes sides according to what you choose. So even when choosing a RHD car, the traffic is still on the right hand side of the road. Furthermore, with years of driving experience, I struggle to "drive properly" in video games, even with a wheel. I suppose it is down to the limited view (VR may help) and physical feedback (force feedback is limited at road speed and artificial at the best of times). Additionally, video games fail to simulate the randomness of people's actions. Learning to anticipate this is the greatest skill, I think. However, there's a video game called "City Car Driving" which is often seen as the most realistic learning tool for, well, city car driving.

[@bernardomotard]

Finalmente um cabo da roca sem trânsito

[@rickyspanish4792]

I wonder how this works on a technical level, like, I'm sure the creators of AC didn't really take maps this size into account? So how does it partition it in memory, cull it, etc, to keep it performing well?

[@SimRacing604]

@@rickyspanish4792 that’s a great question. I don’t have any inside knowledge for making tracks, but I’m sure it’s a lot of LOD and optimization work, which is why they’ve got a Kickstarter going. It seems like a lot of hands on technical work to make something of this scale playable.

[@denilsonvalenzuela5858]

A version of oahu would have been cooler imo but this is still good. I feel like we need more open world maps the way beamg does

[@kmsthanks]

Test Drive: Corsa

[@jonelsorel]

The future is down to these 4 words: Cesium for Unreal Engine.

[@bradmccombs3925]

You should Def find out how to port this to assetto corsa evo

[@filipemartins9589]

the 1 part of the road is cacais cabo da roca

[@tigerbalm666]

Seattle??? I live around the area.

[@FcoEnriquePerez]

Damn 120km, someone trying to give SRP and LAC a challenge? I just want the devs to remember that quality > quantity tho'... If it's 200kms but textures looks that bad, no one is gonna like it. Hope they settle for that size for now and just work on making it look good.

[@cartierr7485]

Should just make Los Angeles

[@youssafsu2307]

There’s a full gta v map mod if that counts

[@cartierr7485]

@@youssafsu2307 eh it doesn’t. Los santos is kinda empty compared to IRL LA

[@wisniatd]

Doing real life map with city like LA would be so much more work that these kind of landscape map. Not sure how it may be optimized really. All those assets. Not a programmer, ev or mid creator but that would also by huge for process to the user pc. And you also got some game engine limitations. Maybe it would be possible to diverse it to parts and with loading screens. But still it would be nice when some professional say some more.

[@kylermmmm]

❤❤❤❤

[@SgtKanyo]

How about instead of focusing on making bigger maps, people would concentrate on making them more detailed and true to life. This PS2-PS3 era graphics just doesn't cut it.

[@Tin_Fed]

Link?

[@GabenHood]

Lost me at kickfart

[@tmoshamo]

Forza horizon 6, portugal😎

[@richysracing9524]

no where near as big as some other free maps , i know one map with 19 circuits with 1200km of road, so they really cant say the biggest, but all the best

[@Gavh84]

Slow sense of speed?

[@AuroraX.777]

because of his narrow fov. Sense of speed depends on FOV

[@lyomon9981]

Bambora

[@SNAFUferret]

Lacks refinement.

[@SimRacing604]

@@SNAFUferret yeah, I think you missed every last thing mentioned in the video. It’s amazing how off the mark this comment is.

[@DeadlyTyper42]

Stop hustling people! There is no vibrations from road surface. I beleive you guys are focused on flat driving roads when in reality roads now have potholes and cracked/parched surfaces

[@SimRacing604]

@@DeadlyTyper42 lol. I guess you’re unaware of what a work in progress is.

[@insector2093]

Damn a Giant Empty Open World map with litirialy nothing to do.. The main problem about Assetto corsa is that its a Racing Sim and not a Sandbox Driving game like Beamng where you can actually Create Content outside of just racing fairly easily and interact with the world. Assetto is the epitomy of all looks and 0 substance

[@kylermmmm]

K

[@SticksAandstonesBozo]

I mean cool. But for what though ? I’m kind of burnt out on just playing around in these sims. Really feel like 2024 ended up being pretty disappointing as far as new launches. Maybe AC2 drops this year and saves us but as of now I really wish I had something more to sink my teeth into that has real depth not just toys.

[@koukous95]

Wrong channel and video mate. U don't like it, move on and shut it!

[@MattWillPrior]

There wouldn't be an ac2 without community stuff like this.

[@Hardys-Mods]

then maybe try racing instead of just driving around without having a goal? There is more then enough to do in Simulators. Aim at breaking lap records in time attack, go into servers where they have real planned races and sign up for events that sometimes even have prices (GT3, GT1, Imsa, BTCC, DTM, Vintage etc.), be in drift events where u actually compete with other skilled people or go all out, meet ur friends online in events and nice servers, start making ur own mods or try racing in a serious Sim like Iracing, where u can really climb the rank ladder and if u are good, win thousands of dollars in prices, get sponsors, start streaming and maybe transfer into real racing. without goals and plans, u will be bored forever. U will be entertained for a couple weeks when some arcade game takes u by the end but in the end u will stay in the same situation if u strive for nothing. Assetto Corsa is the playground where u can do whatever u want. And other sims are the way to become known by others and have financial gain (if u are good and determined. p.s. there is also a big mod for AC, that adds insane amounts of new single player events with many challenges. and a change in ur physical racing setup can also completely change ur perception of sim racing.. sometimes just adding better speakers, some bass shakers and a better monitor can tranform the experience. And here u also have an open end of possibiltys, depending on much money u want / can spend.

[@jianh1989]

Don’t like it? Don’t play it. Don’t be too hard on yourself.

[@GamerDaSkater]

@@koukous95 only if you pc players were in console player shoes . You wouldn’t complain about things like this

[@Michael27Romero]

Hot dog water cash grab scam don’t waste ur time or $$$ guys

[@Skye_TLK]

how is it a cash grab if it's free??

[@Michael27Romero]

@@Skye_TLK not for the investors

[@Michael27Romero]

@@Skye_TLK INVESTORS PAY REAL $ SOMETHING YOU WOULDN’T KNOW ABOUT

[@TheRealPossumJenkins]

Absolute swizz, plenty of free options. Cynical money grab