Why is ac so much better than netkar pro?

I really liked Netkar, it was a fun alternative to rFactor and iRacing with its good physics model, decent graphics and excellent tyre model, yet the sim was poorly supported (IMO). Only a few decent updates, a handful of (mostly dull) tracks, a few cars and no AI to race against. The multiplayer was also pretty average, half the time it was crash derby and the other half resulted in most of the field wrecking at T1 then rage quitting.

Finding that AC is a completely different game. 10x better support, much more content, ongoing updates and generally excellent communication from the devs. The community is much larger and also much more patriotic than the silent NetKar crowd.

Just wondering how a small dev team like Kunos has become such a big fish in a small pond? Comparing AC to Netkar is like comparing a Cessna to a F22 Raptor.

 

This is a weird question, developers evolve, and so does their knowledge, and as far as I know, they have been "funded" by Ferrari, so there was some kind of support they could rely on as well.This just goes on to prove the capabilities of the team, albeit quite a small one, there is huge potential.Honestly, I think a slight "enlargement" of the active staff would be a beneficial move forward, since the demands of simracers have become increasingly high since the launch of AC's Early Access.
It would have been laughable if AC would have been worse than Netkar...

 

Cause they do things right? They are a bit like Bohemia Interactive (working with BIA military support) i think. Not just working with civilians like ourselves but also with the industry like providing engine(s)/support to professional simulators.

Also, their FFB/physics is already better than anything else out there. My opinion of course.

 

Without nKp and Ferrari Academy, there could not have been AC. It'S called evolution.

 

I guess that goes a long way to explain why there are no Lamborghini's in Assetto Corsa then..

 

i don't agree completely with what you have said. saying that netkar had "mostly dull tracks" simply is not true imo. many of them were quite good. Vairano, Road america, brands hatch, just to name a few. also, i have had many enjoyable (although not too frequently) online races. on the flip side- i haven't seen squat in AC mulitiplayer. i have hardly been in a real race yet. it is like a ghost town in multiplayer. and yes, the lack of AI in Netkar Pro, was a big minus. but the answer is quite simply that netkar pro was pretty much Stephano Casillo, he was Kunos. now, Kunos is a big, expanding team.

 

There's a big Lamborghini Billboard in one of the tracks though, surely they wouldn't have that if they werent planning on implementing some of the cars?

 

I think you're talking about the Vallelunga billboards, right? The one where it says "If you can see this this sign you're clearly not driving an Aventador".
If so, there are also Mini and Porsche billboards before that one, so I'm not too sure about that, since Porsche is known to be exclusive to EA(those greedy bastards).

 

I sure hope so!!

 

absolutely sir, and well said i might add

 

Saving this reply as a reference point for the next noob who says Kunos are bankrolled by Ferrari.

 

I'd like to apologize for my statement then, at one time there was a real wave of "confidence" surrounding the "funded" by Ferrari thing because of your involvement with their simulators.
Keep up the great work, and thank you for the clarification.

 

Aris's reply needs to be stickied and be listed as required reading when signing up for this forum.

 

Thanks for your passion. As a simulation fan and NKP owner, I hope you guys continues to find success. Get AC released, release some DLC packs, I want to pay and keep you guys going. You've got a great product here and it's well worth the money!

 

No harm made, my first reply was misguided and it's my fault.
I have great respect for what you guys do and how you handle it.

 

This, my good friends, is why I am happy and glad I gave my dollars to these men. As I have mentioned in the Steam forums, I am one cheap a** when it comes to games -- I always buy on discount, absolutely never on full price, and I never pay more than 20 bucks for a game. I am also a poor college student, but regardless, this is the kind of developer for which I root, one that cares about their fans.

By the way, Aristotelis, you should make a "Urban Myths FAQ" to dispel the rumors and save yourself explanations.

 

@Aristotelis could you go ahead and kill the rumor that Sean Cole perpetuated about AC having 'hidden' driving assists that are always on in the background.

 

I think Netkar pro is the real culprit behind all this hype. I heard about it after I got a wheel and asked about good sims online, it was very easy to jump into netkar for a beginner, it was cheap, you picked a car, a track and off you go. There was no worries about being all that great at it, or all the hullabaloo that came with other sims, it was just a pure simulator. I instantly loved it and spent months driving on my own, the only other sim I'd play would be kart race pro, again all I was doing was hot lapping.

When I heard about Assetto Corsa I hyped myself up based purely on my experience of NetKar pro, all Kunos did was release photos, or videos, or do an interview. That's not hyping, that's just press releases. But every time I played NetKar after that I could only think about Assetto Corsa and it was like the adrenaline of driving got associated with thinking about what Assetto Corsa could be, so I keep getting really excited every time people talk about the future of the sim. I think I'm going to need to be deprogrammed or someit.