Kunos Simulazioni have released their Porsche DLC Pack Volume 2 for the PC version of their sim racing title Assetto Corsa and it is available now on Steam! To promote the launch of the second of three DLC packs, Kunos has treated us to a very cool cinematic trailer featuring all the cars that make up Volume 2. The game has also been updated to version 1.10 with numerous fixes, improvements and VR specific features added. Scroll down for the full changelog.
In the same breath, the patiently waiting console players have been given a release date for their first DLC pack! This will take place on November the 29th and will be available for both the Playstation 4 and XBOX One! Volume 2 for console players is expected to be available some time in December.
The second DLC pack has something to make most Porshe fans very happy indeed! It is however a more racing car oriented pack this time around. I especially like the LeMans era cars, starting with the 80s Porsche 962c long and short tail versions, continuing on to the 911 GT1-98 from the 90s, culminating in the 2015 LeMas winning 919 Hybrid. I have driven these cars back to back, giving me an unique insight into the evolution of the Porsche LeMans series endurance racers.
The 962s are quite brutal turbo charged cars with a spartan feel to their handling and cockpits. The 911 GT1-98 is a big step up in refinement and a departure from the H-patterned 962c with its right hand operated sequential shifter. The 915 Hybrid is just a blindingly quick car and has you guessing where the front wheels are most of the time! The line of sight is obscured by the mountain-sized wheel guards on either side of your forward view. Honestly, I cannot imagine how they are able to drive this car in real life, sitting in the motion rig with VR, you can basically only see what is directly in front of you. The other cars in the pack are all extremely well modelled and convincingly impart the Porsche driving experience to a tee. Let us know in the comments what your thoughts are on Volume 2 and which car(s) you enjoy driving the most.
Kunos Simulazioni’s Porsche DLC Volume 2 Description:
Porsche Pack Volume II follows the first #AssettoCorsa DLC dedicated to the Porsche brand, introducing a different selection of models in a total of nine configurations. The pack devotes attention to some of the most iconic racing cars ever created by Porsche, including the 2015 Le Mans-winning 919 Hybrid, the iconic 911 GT1, and the legendary 962c, featured in both Long Tail and Short Tail configurations, coupled with some of the most recent models of the Porsche 2016 line-up, with the aim to offer a perfect mix between road cars, hypercars, as well as modern and historic GT and racing models.
Porsche DLC Volume 2 Cars:
- Porsche 911 GT3 RS
- Porsche 718 Spyder RS
- Porsche Cayman GT4
- Porsche 718 Boxster S Manual Transmission
- Porsche 718 Boxster S PDK
- Porsche 919 Hybrid 2015
- Porsche 911 GT1
- Porsche 962c long tail
- Porsche 962c short tail
Assetto Corsa Update V1.10 Changelog:
- New Porsche 718 Boxster S Manual gearbox (Porsche Pack #2 DLC)
- New Porsche 718 Boxster S PDK gearbox (Porsche Pack #2 DLC)
- New Porsche Cayman GT4 (street version) (Porsche Pack #2 DLC)
- New Porsche 911 GT3 RS (street 991 version) (Porsche Pack #2 DLC)
- New Porsche 718 Spyder RS60 1960 (Porsche Pack #2 DLC)
- New Porsche 962C Short Tail 1985 (Porsche Pack #2 DLC)
- New Porsche 962C Long Tail 1987 (Porsche Pack #2 DLC)
- New Porsche 911 GT1-98 1998 (Porsche Pack #2 DLC)
- New Porsche 919 Hybrid 2015 (Porsche Pack #2 DLC)
- New Porsche Cayenne Turbo S (free bonus car)
- Improved Porsche 911 Carrera S electronics
- Improved Porsche 918 Spyder electronics
- V10 street tyres for BMW M4 and Corvette C7 Stingray for comparison reasons (v10 still beta)
- V10 street tyres performance improvements
- V10 tyres for McLaren F1 GTR
- V10 tyres for Mercedes C9
- Improved Porsche 917/30 physics with more accurate data from homologation papers.
- Corrected typos on Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport rear suspension toe link
- Added vertical wing (“fin”) simulation in Porsche 917/30
- VR: now cockpit camera position is always on the driver eye position (this is overridden by the onboard camera settings)
- Fixed WBCAR_TOP_FRONT not being modified by RIM_OFFSET
- Fixed CX_MULT only using the last value in the INI for every compound
- Added BRAKE_DX_MOD parameter to have slip ratio vs FX curve different on the brake side
- Fixed some too low turbo volumes
- Improved FXX K downshift sound
- Added electronics tab in the car setup
- Fixed ERS energy deployment wasn’t resetting in Hotlap mode
- Body work has now some flexibility when colliding with ground
- Improved tyre load formula
- Fixed Lock Controls penalty when player is AFK during race start
- Added brake pressure setup options for all cars
- Added vertical wings (“Fins”) simulation
- Added Energy deployment limit from a single front MGU
- Added majorly IMO tyres temperature to shared memory
- Fixed Porsche Panamera wrong alignment setup options
- Fixed Lamborghini Miura long pitstop refueling time
- Fixed Lamborghini Countach S1 long pitstop refueling time
- Fixed rear damping ratio in Car Engineer app
- Fixed Auto shifter shifting too early in race start
- python new functions and members
- getTrackLength()
- Fixed Default ABS/TC and current ABS/TC level not being synchronized
- Tyre explosion temperature is now configurable by modders by using the optional section in tyres.ini : [EXPLOSION] TEMPERATURE=350
- Gamepad can now use legacy code for vibrations and speed sensitivity by setting USE_LEGACY_CODE=1 in system/cfg/assetto_corsa.ini
- Enabled camera shake and g-force movements for OculusVR
