Let's discuss iRacing

Looks like honey moon is over..

 

HAHAHAHAHAHA hilarious! Although the rear wheel position of that car would suggest some sort of damage.

Wheel spin is not an issue in other cars on a traditional track, curious indeed !


iR certainly lacks nuance in the FFB its nowhere near as communicative as the FFB in AC

 

Just tried the Dirt Legends Ford '34 Coupe at USA International speedway dirt track and had no problems with wheel spin . Must be an issue with that particular car and or track.

 

I wish we had this kind of replay system here, a proper zoom, not inverted as it is, zooming to the car when it's on apex.

 

Whenever iRacing gets wet weather, i will renew my subscription again. Hopefully, until then, they implemented some decent FFB too.

 

Sim physics - bahhh; the car's frame should have been resting on the ground after that.

 

That is a function of the cam files. You can have it zoom in or out depending on camera placement.

 

Nice,
So it's possible to achieve that effect then

if there were some tutorial it would be nice.

Thanks

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It just so happens.....

http://www.assettocorsa.net/forum/index.php?threads/track-cameras-a-tutorial.30931/

 

Here is my feedback.

I'm back from iRacing after having spent 16 months driving mainly with the MP4-30. I decided last month to give some credit again to AC (I left it aside beginning of 2016 to test iRacing).

For those who are interested, bear in mind I'm just aiming at remaining factual in my comparison. Nothing more, nothing less.

Graphics: AC > iRacing (even if I admit iR has progressed a lot since Dx11)
FFB: AC > iRacing (iR is very good but too linear, AC offers more detailed effects)
Physics: AC = iRacing (both platforms are offering real data based products)
Tracks: AC = iRacing (laser scanned tracks are both top-notch)
Modding: AC >iRacing (iR is a renting platform without modding capability)
Multiplayer: AC < iRacing (the iR machine offers a more consistant platform)
Price: AC < iRacing (iR costs more but you pay for the service to run)
Rating system: AC SRS < iRacing SR/SOF (AC might clearly progress in that area)

Conclusions:

Those who are looking for an exclusive multiplayer platform with an efficient rating system will choose iRacing.
The others looking for maybe better graphics and feeling but with some great multiplayer capabilities will easily adopt AC.

It's purely a matter of choice and personal feeling.

I bet you know mine now...

 

I agree,

I always play AC, some times rarely playing ir.

But.....
The mirrors in ir are just amazing. I mean in VR they are just as ice cream to use.

When will Ac have mirrors like ir.

( ir has as real with head movement rear mirrors)

 

The one thing that could lure me back to iRacing for a time is the RallyCross stuff; aside from that, AC satisfies much of my racing thirst.

 

His final analogy pretty much sums it up - "Rock Star to Loser" status once the money runs out.

 

What a nice post! Thanks.

 

The only thing for me so far that Iracing has over AC is dirt so fun and the immersion is amazing. I wonder if a "dirty dlc" couldn't fix that.

 

In terms of immersion "without VR", I really find AC better...
With it they are both equal.

 

Ehhh, last time I played iRacing I found it to be the least realistic simulator when it comes to actually driving the car. Everything around that is awesome, and it really gives you the "I'm a racer" feel, but are you really calling AC a "toy" compared to iRacing? AC's physics are heaps and miles beyond, I don't get the point you're trying to make. RFactor is also another superior sim when it comes to physics. Have you actually played Asseto Corsa at all?

 

iRacing is good. Have been member from '09. Although I'm worst driver from Finland, have won one (1) race during these years.

But in general my opinion is that you have to have all sims which are available, thats why I have AC, Amobilista, rFactor 1/2, iRacing, RRE, Dirt and what else there are now. Every sim has their own strong points, so it would be stupid to not get them all.

 

Haha! Pleased to meet you. I knew there had to be one somewhere. Of course, one's still suspicious.

There are a lot of real racers in iRacing, but one doesn't know how much of it is the online system as opposed to the physics. But the level of competition is unequaled.

One thing that drives me crazy about AC is the replay system - enough to put me off altogether. I can't stand not being able to control what I see from the external view as in iRacing, and every other sim.

iRacing tyres feel more complicated over the limit somehow. There's something too predictable and linear about the oversteer behaviour in AC. That said, there's a better feeling of weight and rotational inertia about the AC cars that makes it more immersive to drive. And iRacing tyres have always been problematic. At the moment, a small slide and you're overheated for a few seconds. The whole point of their elaborate modelling was supposed to be able to deal with the demands of racing. Since it's no longer a "new tire model", one has to say it failed.

iRacing sounds horrible to me. Cars sound like hairdriers and the skid noise conveys no sense of rubber scrapping tarmac. We're told this is due various technical limitations (usually at our end). But if I can recognize a V8 or The Who rock band (both of which I've heard in real life) from a rubbish youtube vid recoded on a phone or cam mic, then why doesn't iRacing ever sound recognizeably car-like in or outside the cockpit? Big immersion killer.

Whether you prefer iRacing or AC graphics will be a matter of taste I think.