Assetto Corsa's hyperrealistic depiction of racing cars, thrilling races, and boundless tracks. But if you wish to make the game look more realistic, then it is time to learn about modding.
Assetto Corsa boasts of fantastic mod support, as well as an experienced modders' community. These favourable circumstance also makes this one of the best sim racing games out there.
By changing how your game looks through Assetto Corsa mods, you can transform this already-picturesque racing sim into a more realistic setup. Moreover, modding in Assetto Corsa is easy even for beginners. Follow the steps below, and make your gameplay more true to life.
Step 1: Download Content Manager on Your Platform
Content Manager is the mod launcher for Assetto Corsa. The setup is easy:
- Download and extract the zip folder for the free or paid version of Content Manager.
- Next, open the Content Manager Application in this zip folder to open the Content Manager install window.
- Now, look for the new "Update Content Manager" file on this profile. First, open this file and let it install, and re-open Content Manager.
- Put the game folder Location in the installer.
- Up next, enter your gamertag into the installer.
- Lastly, install CefSharp and 7-Zip plugins.
Step 2: Download and Install Custom Shaders Patch
You can download this within Content Manager. Head over to the launcher's Settings page from the cog sign at the top-right corner, and look for "Custom Shader Patch." Enter this, and click to download and install it.
Step 3: Download Soul or Pure
Sol and Pure are designed to enhance your Assetto Corsa game graphics. Both are by Peter Boese. On the one hand, Sol is free; however, the creator has halted its development; hence, there are no future updates. Pure, on the other hand, is US$1 for all updates and future releases. Thankfully, they are both equally functional.
- Download Pure or Sol mod and get the zip file.
- Drag the Sol zip file into Content Manager and let it install.
- For Pure, click on the file.
- Next, give the Assetto Corsa folder location to Pure.
- Navigate to the game file location and select it. Click ok to start installing.
- Navigate to Content Manager> Settings> Custom Shaders Patch.
- Navigate to "Weather FX" from the left navigation bar.
- Lastly, navigate to the Weather Style dropdown menu and select Sol/Pure.
Step 4: Install a Reliable PP Filter
Post-processing (or PP) filters are visual filters to enhance your game graphics. You will find various PP filters online, so you can install and check a few before settling for the best.
A few reliable picks are:
After installing a PP filter, extract the zip files and copy them into Assetto Corsa's game folder. Lastly-
- Head to Content Manager> Settings> Assetto Corsa.
- Click on "Video" inside the left navigation bar.
- Scroll down to find the "Filter" drop-down option.
- Select the downloaded PP filter option.
All in all, it is an easy-to-follow process to make Assetto Corsa look more realistic. You can further tweak the game's visuals by playing around with the Pure or Soul configuration till you are satisfied with Assetto Corsa's ultra-realistic graphic settings.
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