Which one is the "best"? Assetto Corsa or rFactor 2?

Hello,
I was wondering about the cars physics. Kunos Simulazioni's office is near the Vallelunga circuit in Italy and I read once that they preciously take every detail from each tested car. The official tracks are laser-scanned. Assetto Corsa has already lots of contents even without mods. I can run very fast with it and with lots of cars, I am not afraid of pushing at maximum just like a real world Toyota Yaris I've driven several times.

What is astonishing to me is the difference of fear of speed between these two games. I play Assetto Corsa since two years ago and I'm not used to rFactor 2 but I'm still interested. Even with the default cars, like the Corvette and the Skip Barber, I really feel afraid of going fast because the handling of these is very delicate. Certainly, the various bindings for pitting, ignition, launch control, are an advantage respect to Assetto Corsa.

But there is still a question that I hope you'll be able to answer: Assetto Corsa contains a lot of car brands and, probably, their physics are just like the real life cars. What about rFactor 2 modded cars? Let's say I download a mod for rF2 from a good modding site. Can I be sure that the physics certainty is just like the real life cars instead of the official contents?

 

Thanks Nigel, I prefer AC too.

 

What you say is true. It didn't cross my mind yet that the mods from both Assetto Corsa and rFactor 2 come from your site and of course are quality tested. It's just a misunderstanding.

I like rFactor 2 especially with DX11 but I just have to dive in more for the latter that I don't know yet because I have used it for a short period.

 

Many strong points here.. so i won't tell nothing new
Nonetheless, i would like to say a few words
For me it's all about combos.. game+mod+track

Take the ISI's clio in Estoril, for example... (rF2) - great stuff
Show me a better FWD car in AC better????
Take a lap in the Lotus EXOS mod (AC) at spa.. Great stuff (just beautiful)

There is no SIM KING.. there's only well done combos (track/car) for the software they will run with

my 2c
subjective opinion

 

In my view its the one that suits you best. For some it RF2, for some AC, others like Pcars. The only real sims are the ones F1 teams use. And even those can't mimic real racing. An F1 car does 5G in corners and while braking (LMP1 comes close to that to), but how do you simulate 5G? You can't.... Plus, race teams will never divulge all their data to "outsiders", so all mods are just guesswork.
I own an RS4 in RL and have the mod on all my sims. I use Spa as a guidline because I've driven it with my RS4. Not one mod even comes close to the way my car handles on that track. So in all honesty, all these programs that are being sold to us as "sim" are just games. Good games, i''l give you that, but still games.

So at the end of the day, try them, if you like them, use them. And above all, ENJOY THEM!

 

I'm sorry for having launched a debate on what is impossible to have one only truth.
I tried Automobilista to try participating at the current end of league, but it didn't work right. After calibrating the steering wheel in the settings menu, I tried the Chevrolet stock car but the steering wheel's behavior was awful. During a practice session, if I didn't hold it, it went left and right on its own. When I was holding it, the steering wheel was willing to turn more than usual and it didn't want to stay at the center position. Plus, there was no force feedback even with settings by default.

Hence, I was refunded for Automobilista because yes, every simracing game has its good sides. I don't know for you but for me, it seems like not every simracing game works properly.

The last time I had rFactor 2, the handling was perfect, it's just the game which is more difficult for me than Assetto Corsa. I would like to retry Project Cars to see the handling if it works right.

I like very much Dirt Rally too but the issue is that my steering wheel's profile, a Thrustmaster T300RS, is well recognized in this game but, for example, with a Lancia Fulvia (70's category), my H-shifter doesn't work at all, so I can only drive the Fulvia with the steering wheel's paddles, sequentially. It's also a shame like Automobilista. Too bad...

 

Hello Ken, yes please, can you tell me how you configured it? Or do you have a link somewhere where everything is explained for AMS?

 

"During a practice session, if I didn't hold it, it went left and right on its own. "
i think it's the ffb
for th 300rs, in game, should be a positive value (i use 70%)
in RealFeelPlugin.ini... in ams main dir... for the stock car, the MaxForceAtSteeringRack value .. should be a negative value

AMS uses realfeel
try and see the settings you have

 

Thank you Ricardo for your tips.
Perfect, this time it worked just fine. Like you said, I've set the FF Strength at 70% and the steering wheel behavior was perfect.
There was no need to change the .ini file.
I will maybe have to know more about AMS commands later, like hud, replay functions, etc. I like AMS but maybe a graphics refresher could be useful because even with Anisotropic x16 and all display settings at max values, there is aliasing for the white lines when I am a bit far from them and when I approach from closer to the white lines, they are neater.
Apart from this, it feels pretty nice.

 

Great!
I have almost zero experience in AMS
But i have some in rF1 and GSC, so I knew from what you said what was the problem
When you install a new mod ... and happens the same thing, go to the RealFeelPlugin.ini and change the MaxForceAtSteeringRack to positive

3rd party mods to look for:
The URD corvette
WTCC 2016
EEC Base mod + skin pack

These are the ones i have
Tell me you need anything
Cheers

 

Ok we'll keep in touch for an issue, thanks

 

I haven't retried rF2 yet with DX11 but I must say it's gorgeous. I was driving a Skip Barber (which to me seems like a 2-stroke engine) during an AI race and it started to rain after a few laps. The awesome detail was like real life, that is, with the rain falling, the trajectory the opponents were following left this trajectory less wet. It was epic!

If you say so, maybe it's your PC performance, maybe I'm wrong. Try rF2 in DX11 version and see how it looks like. Of course, as always with strong AI, they all are 4 seconds quicker.

 

Have you tried using no aa ingame
And forcing it in nvidia inspector?