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Setup Help Post
Setup Help Post
This post is to assist all new drivers in the setup and acclimation to Assetto Corsa Competizione (ACC). Below is a chronological order for setting up and getting comfortable with the User Interface (UI) and other apects of ACC. For those who already have it sorted out, disregard, and the rest, I hope this helps.
1.) Open title, then immediately go to "Options".
Go to Sound Options, and set as desired:
Mine for reference:
Next, go to Controls.
Mine is for the G29 based off the recommended ffb settings linked below. Find your wheel in the link provided, and set accordingly.
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Now, set your button mapping. Again, mine is for the G29. Set them as you would like, but be sure to at least map the ones shown in the following pics in some way.
If you have a high end wheel with more room for button mapping, map as desired, but again, be sure to map at least those noted above, especially the MFD (Multi function display) and Save Replay Button mapping.
(MFD will allow you to change car settings while on track and cycle the grid order/positions)
(Save Replay button will be used in the event of an incident. Pressing the Quick Save button will record back 3 minutes from the point you pressed the button.)
Now the controls are complete.
Go to Sound Options, and set as desired:
Mine for reference:
Next, go to Controls.
Mine is for the G29 based off the recommended ffb settings linked below. Find your wheel in the link provided, and set accordingly.
Assetto Corsa Competizione Best Force Feedback Settings
The best force feedback settings for ACC on Xbox, PC & PS5. We show you the best FFB settings for Fanatec, Thrustmaster & Logitech wheels.
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Now, set your button mapping. Again, mine is for the G29. Set them as you would like, but be sure to at least map the ones shown in the following pics in some way.
If you have a high end wheel with more room for button mapping, map as desired, but again, be sure to map at least those noted above, especially the MFD (Multi function display) and Save Replay Button mapping.
(MFD will allow you to change car settings while on track and cycle the grid order/positions)
(Save Replay button will be used in the event of an incident. Pressing the Quick Save button will record back 3 minutes from the point you pressed the button.)
Now the controls are complete.
Next, move onto General, Assists, and HUD and set as desired.
Mine for reference:
At this point, all your in game options and controls should be set.
Mine for reference:
At this point, all your in game options and controls should be set.
Next, go to "Multiplayer ", and select Team.
Then select the 2017 Porsche GT3 Cup
Now you can select edit, and create a personalized design. (Reference livery link in first post for livery requirements.)
Be sure to select "Save" and take a screenshot to send me via psn.
After saving livery, select cancel which will bring you back to the main Multiplayer screen. Be sure to set car by selecting the "Primary" TAB, and allocate it to the "CUP" tag as well. This will help establish and correctly display this car upon entering the race room.
Now you're are ready for the track.
NOTE, it is recommended that the steering lock be set for each specific car. (The Porsches are 800 degrees.
See the link below for other steering lock/car settings:
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Then select the 2017 Porsche GT3 Cup
Now you can select edit, and create a personalized design. (Reference livery link in first post for livery requirements.)
Be sure to select "Save" and take a screenshot to send me via psn.
After saving livery, select cancel which will bring you back to the main Multiplayer screen. Be sure to set car by selecting the "Primary" TAB, and allocate it to the "CUP" tag as well. This will help establish and correctly display this car upon entering the race room.
Now you're are ready for the track.
NOTE, it is recommended that the steering lock be set for each specific car. (The Porsches are 800 degrees.
See the link below for other steering lock/car settings:
How steering lock is key to lap time in Assetto Corsa Competizione
Assetto Corsa Competizione (ACC) is a sim that requires a little tinkering to get the most out of it. One of the things that can help transform the
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Tuning:
Start with the "Safe Preset" . Run a few laps, then return to pits. Go to setup and see where your tire temps and pressures are at HOT. Target is 27.7 psi. Adjust your starting air pressures up or down based on the difference between actual tire pressure and the 27.7 psi target. Once you get a feel for tire temps and air pressure adjustments, you'll get the feeling of more grip and the ability to lean on the car harder. These will need to be fine adjusted just about all the time for different tracks and even the same track with different conditions.
Now that you have air pressures figured out, you can move into adjusting Brake ducting under Aero in the setup menu. The goal is to get your hud display of the rotors to be green just about all the time for best braking...almost to the point of tinging Yellow under hard braking. BUT, be careful, as hot brake temps will transfer heat to the rims and tires resulting in tire pressures to creep up further. Find the balance. Numerically, 0 is wide open(more air, less heat), 6 is nearly closed (less air, more heat).
Once you have run laps and adjusted the above for the conditions you're running, be sure to select the "Save" option (triangle icon for me). This save is track specific to the car. When I save, I title as follows:
Optimal, a27, trk30. (Conditions can be found in the top right of your screen while in the pits/garage) This notes an optimal track surface, ambient temp, track temp)
Next time your at this track, you will be able to go to "Setup", and select the save/load option, and you will be able to load your saved adjustments. I personally go back and save any changes that result in better times or performance.
Just in these settings, you will find a decent chunk of time versus the base starting tunes.
At this point, you can dive into searching and trying out available tunes for a given track on YouTube or the internet.
I have searched:
ACC Porsche GT3 Cup setup (or tune).
A bunch of results pop up. Most tuners I have found have noted what their times were with the tune. I'd target trying to get within 2.5-3.0 seconds of the time they noted in their tune to be highly competitive for our series....these guys are aliens.
Feel free to use this Google Sheets template to record the settings:
Google Tuning Spreadsheet
Be sure to make your own copy by selecting the 3 dots in the top right corner, select share/export, then make a copy. Then make sure your copy is closed just for your editing by selecting "Manage People and Links", and set to "Restricted" This should now afford you your own editable copy. For different tracks, duplicate the track tab at the bottom, title the desire track, and enter the base tune for that track.
For those looking to try their hand at their own tuning, here is a comprehensive Tuning Guide for reference:
This game, is much less game and alot more sim. But if the time is taken to get acclimated, you will find the pace, and even more so...a ton of enjoyment from what ACC has to offer. We're a month and half away from the start of our 1st Porsche season on ACC. My advice is to allocate some seat time to get comfortable and familiar with ACC long before the season starts. It does all contribute to seconds worth of time on the track. I'm easily 3-4 seconds faster now than I was when I first sat in the seat for ACC. We have all proved that the majority of us are of similar pace on GT, and I'd suspect the same will transfer over to ACC once everyone gets sorted out and gets the seat time. Very much looking forward to the racing we could find with our series on this title. Hope this helps, and if anyone has any questions at all, feel free to post or pm me at any time.
Start with the "Safe Preset" . Run a few laps, then return to pits. Go to setup and see where your tire temps and pressures are at HOT. Target is 27.7 psi. Adjust your starting air pressures up or down based on the difference between actual tire pressure and the 27.7 psi target. Once you get a feel for tire temps and air pressure adjustments, you'll get the feeling of more grip and the ability to lean on the car harder. These will need to be fine adjusted just about all the time for different tracks and even the same track with different conditions.
Now that you have air pressures figured out, you can move into adjusting Brake ducting under Aero in the setup menu. The goal is to get your hud display of the rotors to be green just about all the time for best braking...almost to the point of tinging Yellow under hard braking. BUT, be careful, as hot brake temps will transfer heat to the rims and tires resulting in tire pressures to creep up further. Find the balance. Numerically, 0 is wide open(more air, less heat), 6 is nearly closed (less air, more heat).
Once you have run laps and adjusted the above for the conditions you're running, be sure to select the "Save" option (triangle icon for me). This save is track specific to the car. When I save, I title as follows:
Optimal, a27, trk30. (Conditions can be found in the top right of your screen while in the pits/garage) This notes an optimal track surface, ambient temp, track temp)
Next time your at this track, you will be able to go to "Setup", and select the save/load option, and you will be able to load your saved adjustments. I personally go back and save any changes that result in better times or performance.
Just in these settings, you will find a decent chunk of time versus the base starting tunes.
At this point, you can dive into searching and trying out available tunes for a given track on YouTube or the internet.
I have searched:
ACC Porsche GT3 Cup setup (or tune).
A bunch of results pop up. Most tuners I have found have noted what their times were with the tune. I'd target trying to get within 2.5-3.0 seconds of the time they noted in their tune to be highly competitive for our series....these guys are aliens.
Feel free to use this Google Sheets template to record the settings:
Google Tuning Spreadsheet
Be sure to make your own copy by selecting the 3 dots in the top right corner, select share/export, then make a copy. Then make sure your copy is closed just for your editing by selecting "Manage People and Links", and set to "Restricted" This should now afford you your own editable copy. For different tracks, duplicate the track tab at the bottom, title the desire track, and enter the base tune for that track.
For those looking to try their hand at their own tuning, here is a comprehensive Tuning Guide for reference:
This game, is much less game and alot more sim. But if the time is taken to get acclimated, you will find the pace, and even more so...a ton of enjoyment from what ACC has to offer. We're a month and half away from the start of our 1st Porsche season on ACC. My advice is to allocate some seat time to get comfortable and familiar with ACC long before the season starts. It does all contribute to seconds worth of time on the track. I'm easily 3-4 seconds faster now than I was when I first sat in the seat for ACC. We have all proved that the majority of us are of similar pace on GT, and I'd suspect the same will transfer over to ACC once everyone gets sorted out and gets the seat time. Very much looking forward to the racing we could find with our series on this title. Hope this helps, and if anyone has any questions at all, feel free to post or pm me at any time.
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