Assetto Corsa Evo Modding Support?

Since the release of the new trailer, I’ve seen many people going back and forth over whether it will have modding support or not. I haven’t been able to track down a source, but the people saying yes seem rather confident. Any idea where they could be getting this idea from?

 

If ACE goes good with VR

My primary goal is VR same for my friends.

I don´t care mods.

 

ACE will be a proper AC successor, it will be built on a custom Kunos' engine again, and it will not be limited by licensing (like the ACC with SRO license), probably - closing it for modding would not make much sense.

Let's wait and see.

 

The only thing I can remember is this old interview from 2021 (in Italian) where Marco Massarutto said (here google-translated):

The community is very active in terms of mods, can it play an even more leading role?
What enthusiasts have done over the years is incredible. Now it is necessary to guide an ethical path, I see too much content taken from other productions, there is no skill or virtuosity in this. If the community wants to become a protagonist, it will have to do so by also following rules of good conduct, respecting the work and intellectual properties of others.
That said, we're trying to figure out how to support the modding community in the future in a more creative and less self-serving way, so we can give the best modders the visibility and credit they deserve.
Some are also asking for an official portal for these mods. Have you thought about it?
In the past we thought about activating Steamworks, but this would lead to problems resulting from major license conflicts, not to mention the abuse of content ripped from other products, a phenomenon that we do not intend to support even indirectly, so we have decided to shelf it.



Of course this was back in 2021 so who knows if they have changed their minds since then.

 

You can also check this interview from 2022: The Future of Assetto Corsa: Exclusive Developer Interview with Marco Massarutto – GTPlanet

 

Thanks for the links! I’ve checked out the traxion podcast interview as well. The responses range from No to Non-Answer in regards to modding support, which makes sense.

These are all at least a year ago though, so one can hold out hope for such support, but not very much hope xD.

It’s disappointing. But the way he acknowledges heavily modded Assetto as a benchmark to surpass rather than ignoring it entirely has me excited.

I don’t want to set my expectations too high, as recent sim racing titles have repeatedly failed to meet them, but seeing these I am going to remain *cautiously* optimistic.

 

Yes pls

 

The only way I would accept modding is like the rF2 workshop is doing it. Choose from all content available and have it updated automatically. Quite like Marco Massaruto I also wonder about the licensing question though. Don´t know how the rF2 Workshop can be legal.

 

All but a couple of the tracks I currently drive in AC were modded. In fact, the main reason I chose AC in the first place was somebody had created a Pitt Race mod. If I can't get that I won't upgrade.

As for cars, I've used the Porsche 981 GT4 and fiddled with the suspension to make it more like a 718. There may be a 718 mod out there but I haven't really looked. However, a 718 GT4 would be great.