Questions from a GTR2 fan

[lukekarts]

So I'm a club level racer in real life and I guess somewhat a racing game enthusiast - though I play offline mostly due to time commitments.

Anyhow, I've found GTR2, despite its age, to be the perfect mix of solid handling and good competitive racing with nice realistic sounds and experience.

I've also thoroughly enjoyed Live For Speed (despite it being somewhat unforgiving) and rFactor.

So generally, how does AC compare to GTR2 or the other games I mentioned?

How is the AI?

[cerebus23]

Check out empty box on youtube, he drives gtr type cars and has done a video on the mclaren gt car in ac and compared it to iracing's mclaren gt car.

not much of a gt guy myself so i do not drive them that often, but i think you would find the physics more than rewarding.

we also have the mclaren, bmw and lotus gt cars now so i think gt racing will be gtg when we have multiplayer.

AI is wip early accesss and all, but its gone from horrid in initial release, auto pit manuevered in every turn bad, to can drive pretty darn well sometimes. mostly they are lacking awareness and have trouble with going for it vs that lack of awareness so sometimes they drive super passive.

having done a few gt races the ai is one of the better tuned ones, the f1 lotus is still an exercise in frustration.

[Bambuslooter]

I owned GTR2 back in the days and was on Pilsbierbude, maybe you know it ?
IMO AC is on the way to be the new GTR3 what we wanted from SimBin...
Buy it, if you are keen on a new sim as its quite the same game and mp structure.
AI is getting better each update, can match now with GTR2 AI.
Only weather, pitstops and night is missing in V1.0
Will come with V2.0 as they support AC 5 years.
Driving feels very good like GTR2 while its time!

[DevDre]

GT Racing in AC is incredible.
And to your question, AC feels like the spiritual succesor to LFS, imo.

[Dagreb]

Publicado originalmente por wrongfire:

AC feels like the spiritual succesor to LFS, imo.

+1

[Skybird]

I made the jump from GTR2 to AC. Since then it is impossible for me to go back to GTR2 or any simBin sim, it feels almost arcadishe, compared to AC. That says a guy who stuck with GTR2 until recently and hs just re-activated Nascar 2003 with Bulldog mod 6th generation, and invested into GSC2013 to use its nice Nordschleife mod until autumn. GTR2 was good in its time, it has the best AI of racing games of its generation beside Nascar 2003, and it is the best of all simBin titles there are, and it still delivers an impressive package of cars and tracks and beside rF is probably the most modded and mod-enriched racing game out there.

But lets face it, between its physics and feeling to drive, and that of AC, are many lightyears.

[lukekarts]

Thank you for all the recommendations. Over a week in to owning Assetto now and I'm loving it, fantastic handling.

[Arya]

Publicado originalmente por lukekarts:

Thank you for all the recommendations. Over a week in to owning Assetto now and I'm loving it, fantastic handling.

Great to hear. Multiplayer goes live next week at this stage.