Here's Volume 6 of the Assetto Corsa Multiple Track Mod Review Project or
ALTERNATIVE TITLES ARE HARD
Volume 1 - A is
here.
Volume 2 - B is
here.
Volume 3 - C and D is
here.
Volume 4 - E, F, and G is
here.
Volume 5 - H and I is
here.
I have also added a Testing Car field to show which car I used to do the testing with. I'm going back and adding that to all the previous volumes as well.
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Historic Jacarepagua
Testing Car: Lotus 88
Author: Rainmaker
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/download/9z9gumgyb3li5ml/Jacarepagua+1988+v1.01+by+SBB+project.7z
This one has nice looking grass that could be enhanced with a grassfx update. The surroundings look good and I don't notice anything amiss with it. The track surface is pretty smooth. The mountains are a bit smaller than real life, but it's not really a deal breaker. Overall a pretty good conversion from rFactor.
Update: I adapted Sliderman's config INI originally made for the Terra21 version to this track and gave it some grassfx and it looks great. This was already the version to get, but with the updated grass it's even better. The updated ini for the grass can be downloaded here:
Folder Name: jacarepagua_historic
Author: Terra21
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/file/3cdap1w3wuccich/jacarepagua_historic.rar
This one has a lot of signs that are badly stretched to the wrong aspect ratio and it basically just doesn't look very good. The driving is fine, and it has grassfx. The mountain backdrop looks cartoonish compared to the other one, but the mountains actually appear to be the proper size.
Jerez 1994
Testing Car: Eagle Speedster
Folder Name: jerez94
Author: thestrobe8
Download: https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/jerez-1994.4878/
This one doesn't have grassfx but the textures are still pretty nice and the only thing I can find wrong with it is a weird alpha blending mode for the surrounding mountains that have some really weird bugs with the sky in VR. This is probably just a problem with the latest CSP and in VR, but it's really immersion-breaking.
Folder Name: jerez94
Author: Assetto-FR.tk
Download: https://sharemods.com/di8gj4mt5vrd/jerez94.7z.html
This version fixed that blending mode issue, and otherwise is pretty much the same, aside from being a bit darker. I prefer this version.
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Karlsruhe
Testing Car: Jaguar C-Type 1952
Folder Name: karlsruhe
Author: Gilles75
Download: https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/karlsruhe-1-0.17582/
There's a bunch of inside-out trackside objects here, like tents and trucks where you can see the inside when you should really be able to see the outside. Street lamps glow red, I got stuck in the road near the last corner. Pretty bad. For how bad it is, it's still better than a lot of his pay tracks.
Folder Name: karlsruhe_1955
Author: Zwiss
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/file/7cs1vsfflu31won/Karlsruhe_1955_V1.5.zip/file
This one fixes all of the problems pointed out above. It still looks like an old track, there's only so much you can do with the source material, but it's leaps and bounds better than the Gilles version. This is definitely the one to get.
Kastleburg
Testing Car: TVR Sagaris
Folder Name: kastleburg
Author: Aussie Muscle
Download: https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/kastleburg.2835/
This track has some issues. The textures look particularly out of date and the trees and track surroundings are super-bright, there aren't any shadows, and it overall just looks really bad. The road is fairly bumpy as well and could do with some smoothing. An interesting fact about this fictional track is that it was based on a really elaborate slot car track. With some visual improvements and smoothing this place could really shine because it's great fun to drive.
Folder Name: kastleburg
Author: Assetto-FR.tk
Download: https://sharemods.com/13a5jpm3lqfe/kastleburg.7z.html
This version fixes pretty much all of my visual gripes. The track is just as bumpy but it doesn't burn my retinas anymore. This is the version to get.
Kirkistown
Testing Car: Ford Mustang 2015
Folder Name: kirkistown
Author: Gilles75
Download: Pay mod -
https://celletson.wixsite.com/acclassics/modern-tracks
The track is bumpy because the mesh is pretty low poly, and the placement of the pit stalls is on the wrong side of the pit lane, but as far as Gilles conversions go this isn't the worst. It's not great by any means and not worth paying for.
Folder Name: kirkistown
Author: Tyrone (
@pk3r72owns)
Download: https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/kirkistown-northern-ireland.28189/
Unfortunately the pit lane is not functional as a pit lane. That's probably a pretty easy fix. Some of the trees/bushes are a bit repetetive and the 3D grass could be replaced with grassfx but despite these shortcomings it's still better and more fun to drive than the Gilles version. This would be a cool track to revisit and fix up.
Update: I fixed the pit lane issue and added grassfx here:
Knockhill
Testing Car: Porsche 968 Turbo S
Folder Name: knockhill
Author: Tiago Lima
Download: https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/knockhill-racing-circuit.8513/
This track has really harsh lighting, very repetetive trees, harsh transitions between grass and sand, an ugly grass texture, and is overall pretty old looking. Not horrible but not great either. There are better options now.
Folder Name: knockhill
Author: Terra21
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/file/dzocb6572fnjp5b/knockhill.rar
Basically the same as Tiago Lima's version with color corrected textures.
Folder Name: Knockhill2017
Author: Jim Lloyd
Download: https://mega.nz/#!9sRGAagY!jdrsB9iI-myrS3eVvMnpbkBUrXvTAGoDail7JvQrzns
Now this one is beautiful. The road has way more feel, the grass looks great, the track has a lot of atmosphere, and overall it has had a lot of attention paid to the little details that make the place look real. This is one of my favorite tracks in the game. Then I started racing at night and fell in love all over again. This is a wonderful mod. Also included are the 2017 layout and a reverse layout.
Kyalami (2000-2010)
Testing Car: Porsche 911 Turbo (997-1)
Folder Name: kyalami
Author: Mechanic72
Download: https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/kyalami-south-africa.13943/
This is a pretty rough conversion. It's got harsh lighting, bad and repetetive textures, and many signs with the textures stretched to the wrong aspect ratio. The whole place just looks crowded and blah. The road surface doesn't feel any better than this place looks.
Folder Name: kyalami_2000
Author: RowanZa
Download: https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/kyalami-2000.26800/
This is a slightly enhanced version of the other one, but it's still not very good. There are many great versions of this track from different eras but it's a shame that this particular era is lacking in quality mods. This is the one to get if you need this track from this time period, but otherwise just get one of the other good ones.
Addendum
Auto24Ring
Testing Car: Formula Renault 3.5 2014 HDF
Folder Name: auto24ring
Author: mcarno
Download: https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/auto24ring-estonia.20491/
This track is really fun to drive on in the right car. A Pagani Huayra was the car I used for testing here at first and it was definitely not the right car. (I usually let CM pick a random car for me for these tests and only switch it if it seems wildly inappropriate). Once I switched to the Formula Renault I had a much better time. Nothing bad about the way it looks other than some grass growing where it probably shouldn't.
Folder Name: zw_auto24ring
Author: Zwiss
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/file/bcqy4..._v1.5_by_mcarno_and_updated_by_ZWISS.rar/file
This is a rework of the other version and it is mostly optimization and AI changes. It also fixes the grass. It makes an already good track into a great one. Grab this one!
Autopolis Oita
Testing Car: Honda NSX NA1
Folder Name: autopolis_oita
Author: Omukun
Download:
This track is definitely old looking, but it's still pretty good. Main problems I have with it are that the trees are a bit ugly and yellow, and there's a lot of flickering in them. Not sure what the deal is with that. Trackside objects look fine, the signs look good, and it's overall a pretty cool rendition. The transitions from sand to grass are a bit harsh and there's some pretty bad 3d grass going on. With some modern attention this could really be improved...
Folder Name: zw_autopolis
Author: Zwiss
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/file/9g5hvh8mxflyesu/Autopolis_NFS_by_Zwiss_v2.0.zip/file
...Which is exactly what Zwiss has done here. The improvements are so numerous that it's hard to believe it's the same track. He's eliminated the harsh angular white road lines, replaced the trees with something that looks nice. Made the trackside look much less busy, added grassfx, and all kinds of little touches that make it more realistic. This is DEFINITELY the version to get.
Hanoi
Testing Car: RSS Formula Hybrid 2020
Folder Name: acfl_vietnam
Author: ACFL
Download: ACFL facebook page but the link to the track is dead now.
So, this is the 4th one of these incomplete versions of this track out there and really, to be honest none of them are worth getting. Wait for the codemasters conversion which will come eventually.
Isle of Man TT
Testing Car: Subaru Impreza WRX STi - Time Attack
Folder Name: tt
Author: @LesNeilson
Download: https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/snaefell-mountain-course.12358/
It's a basic start but it really needs a lot more work before it's ready to release. The walls don't work, the trees are repetetive, and seems like it's pre-alpha. Plus the track is so large and the center point of the map is so far from the racing surface that everything shakes like crazy. I think this track is just a bit too big for AC's engine to handle.
