Basic tips for clean online racing

A lot of the things I mention may seem obvious, but judging from my online experience they are not!!!
Let's go!

1. Be cool and try to give space to others at the start of the race. Avoid aggressive moves at the first corner. Most accidents happen there. Don't forget that your tires are still cold!
2. If you have high ping (above 200), be extra careful or even consider disconnecting. Others will see your car teleporting around and it will be very difficult to race bumper to bumper.
3. Always use the virtual mirror (F11).
4. Use the map application so you can see where the other cars are. Consider using this radarstyle-App
5. If you hit someone by accident, wait for him and give his position back when it is safe to do so.
6. If you get out of the track, be extra careful when rejoining it. Be sure that noone is coming when you rejoin or come out of the pits. Rejoin the track parallel to the track edge, not perpendicular.
7. When you are getting lapped by the first racers, just stay where you are. Don't try to change your line, because that's not what is expected. You are expected to hold your line and just let the first drivers pass.
8. If you run in a multiclass server, be careful at the braking points. Other cars may brake earlier/later than yours.
9. Don't divebomb. For example if you are more than one care length behind the car in front, don't dive into the corner. Just wait for the right opportunity for a clean pass.
10. Don't use other cars as brakes
11. If you see smoke or wreckage in front, go slower. If you try to pass at full speed, there is a high probability that you'll wreck too!
12. Enable chat-app, so you can apologize (sry)/see that the other guy feels sorry. This helps calming down.
13. Be predictable.

Respect your opponents and have clean and nice races!
See you on the tracks

 

Thanks for making this post, online races are usually disasters in the first laps. I hope mad drivers will look at this post

Some people think they're playing need for speed

 

Here's something I like to do. If ya get in a race room that says there are 10 drivers and there are actually only two or three of you.. I like to start the race and if I see the others dropping back or get track penalties,
I like to slow up, and regroup and keep the racing tight. Usually the other drivers recognize what you are doing and return the favor. Good practice at keeping it clean and close.

 

Decent list you have here.
I would change a few things though off of the top of my head.
5. If you hit someone by accident, wait for him and give his position back when it is safe to do so.
6. If you get out of the track, be extra careful when rejoining it. Be sure that noone is coming when you rejoin or come out of the pits. Rejoin the track parallel to the track edge, not perpendicular.
8. Be careful at the braking points. Other cars may brake earlier/later than yours, especially if you run in a multiclass server.
12. Be predictable.

The reason for #5 is that I have seen people try to give places back, only to cause another incident or hold another person up.
The reason for #6 is rather apparent when you visualize it.
The reason for #12 is to lessen the number of accidents during the course of the race. I could give a few examples if necessary.
~Bailey

 

You're absolutely right Bailey!

 

13. Join a club/league or else public will be always crashfest.

 

That's a very good summary of what it takes. I would add:

Be aware of where the car is that's just gone out of sight behind you. He's probably in your blind spot. Judge whether he was fast enough to make a pass into the corner, figure if he'll be narrow or wide on the track, and give him legitimate room without squeezing him off the track. E.g. if you can assume that he's about to make a legitimate pass on the inside entering a corner, stay wide yourself on corner exit so you don't end up just drifting back across the track and squeezing your opponent out of room.

 

Sad, but some idiots really do need such an educational video.

 

One word can sum up most rules about racing, both online and in real life: Respect

Without respecting other racers, the circuit you're racing or the car you're driving, you haven't got a realistic chance of racing with others time and time again.

 

Main rule: start assetto corsa with offline practice. A looooooooot of practice before joining online rooms...

 

Go race with the ai until you can do 5 laps without touching a thing. If you can do that you should be alright online.

 

I believe that constant hot-lapping may hurt (to some extend) one's mp skills. It's like the first race after the long F1 testing season at winter. We've seen some amazing crashes there

 

Hi Akis,
saw your video in the Steam-Guides. In the comments section of youtube you said "Feel free to post it wherever you want!"
So i linked your video in my -Clean Racer List- thread. Thank you for contributing to improve the multiplayer experience in AC.



I would like to add to the list:
4. Use the map application so you can see where the other cars are. Consider using this radarstyle-App: https://www.assettocorsa.net/forum/index.php?threads/helicorsa.20223/
enable chat-app (+explanation how to do that), so you can apologize (sry)/see that the other guy feels sorry. (this helps calming down)
dont expect to win the race if you qualified in the middle of the grid. (Overtaking 16 AI in 3laps GT-style isn´t going to work online)
explain voting system, while in car simply press "y" or "n" on your keyboard, possibility to map the buttons to wheel (get rid of the green x-bow)

I would love to brainstorm for a updated Video, after we´ve seen what V1.1 brought.

 

Nice input, thanks. I'm planning on making a video after the version 1.1 which will have the new features.

 

I would change, if you're getting lapped get out of the way, allow the front runners to keep their line, only hold your line if you're fighting for position. Face it, if you're being lapped and it's not a league race and you're in a battle with another slow car, you're just a spectator racing for practice.

How many times have we been fighting for a podium finish with worn tyres and some guy two laps down on fresh tyres and can hold the corners slightly better but can't take them properly ruins our race.

Unless it's a 50 lap race and you have 30 or more laps to catch up, get out of the way.

 

I don't agree.
~Bailey

 

Changing line to help overtaking 9 in 10 times leads to destruction and death.
The car being lapped should just ease off the gas and keep its trajectory. No panic braking, no zig-zag moves.