<s>
Assetto	B-Application
Corsa	I-Application
(	O
Italian	O
for	O
"	O
Race	O
Setup	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
sim	B-Application
racing	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Italian	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
Kunos	O
Simulazioni	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
through	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
program	O
on	O
8	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
officially	O
left	O
Early	O
Access	O
as	O
final	O
release	O
version	O
on	O
19	O
December	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Publisher	O
505	O
Games	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Kunos	O
Simulazioni	O
announced	O
on	O
3	O
June	O
2015	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
bring	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
2016	O
and	O
on	O
20	O
January	O
2016	O
revealed	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
22	O
April	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
title	O
,	O
Assetto	B-Application
Corsa	I-Application
Competizione	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
29	O
May	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assetto	B-Application
Corsa	I-Application
2	O
to	O
come	O
out	O
2024	O
but	O
no	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assetto	B-Application
Corsa	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
that	O
attempts	O
to	O
offer	O
a	O
realistic	O
driving	O
experience	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
road	O
and	O
race	O
cars	O
through	O
detailed	O
physics	O
and	O
tyre	O
simulation	O
on	O
race	O
tracks	O
recreated	O
through	O
laser-scanning	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
peripherals	O
like	O
mouse	O
,	O
keyboard	O
,	O
wheels	O
,	O
gamepads	O
,	O
triple-displays	O
,	O
TrackIR	B-Operating_System
head	B-Application
tracking	I-Application
and	O
VR	B-Application
head-mounted	O
displays	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Nvidia	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
Vision	I-Algorithm
and	O
professional	O
motion	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
in-game	O
HUD	O
consists	O
of	O
multiple	O
"	O
virtual	O
desktops	O
"	O
that	O
allow	O
to	O
manually	O
place	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
"	O
apps	O
"	O
anywhere	O
on	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
selection	O
can	O
be	O
expanded	O
through	O
custom	O
apps	O
written	O
in	O
the	O
Python	B-Language
language	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
API	B-Application
allows	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
session	O
and	O
simulation	O
data	O
through	O
external	O
LCDs	O
or	O
phone	O
apps	O
and	O
the	O
simulation	O
exports	O
telemetry	O
data	O
in	O
a	O
compatible	O
format	O
for	O
professional	O
data	O
analysis	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
all	O
official	O
race	O
tracks	O
;	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
are	O
marked	O
with	O
( *	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kunos	O
Simulazioni	O
built	O
Assetto	B-Application
Corsa	I-Application
on	O
the	O
experience	O
acquired	O
with	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
netKar	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
and	O
Ferrari	B-Application
Virtual	I-Application
Academy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assetto	B-Application
Corsa	I-Application
started	O
development	O
in	O
2010	O
with	O
a	O
driving	O
school	O
project	O
for	O
Automobile	O
Club	O
d'Italia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Kunos	O
moved	O
to	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
constraints	O
of	O
external	O
integrability	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
C++	B-Language
is	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
simulation	O
part	O
and	O
Go	B-Application
for	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
launcher	O
core	O
is	O
coded	O
in	O
C#	B-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
interface	O
frontend	O
in	O
HTML	B-Language
to	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
interface	O
modifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Python	B-Language
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
developing	O
plugins	O
for	O
retrieving	O
simulation	O
data	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
APIs	B-Application
used	O
are	O
DirectX	B-Application
11	I-Application
for	O
graphics	O
,	O
FMOD	B-Application
for	O
sound	O
and	O
ODE	B-Application
for	O
collision	O
detection	O
and	O
rigid	O
body	O
physics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Assetto	B-Application
Corsa	I-Application
Technology	O
Preview	O
was	O
a	O
playable	O
benchmark	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
22	O
February	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
preview	O
required	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
own	O
a	O
netKar	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assetto	B-Application
Corsa	I-Application
was	O
greenlit	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
Greenlight	O
on	O
13	O
June	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
Early	O
Access	O
program	O
on	O
8	O
November	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
continues	O
to	O
receive	O
free	O
updates	O
,	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
paid	O
DLC	B-Protocol
with	O
additional	O
content	O
such	O
as	O
new	O
cars	O
and	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marco	O
Massarutto	O
,	O
co-founder	O
and	O
executive	O
manager	O
of	O
Kunos	O
Simulazioni	O
,	O
states	O
that	O
the	O
physics	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
version	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
and	O
the	O
rendering	O
and	O
physics	O
engines	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
rebuilt	O
to	O
better	O
utilise	O
multi-threading	O
—	O
the	O
performance	O
targets	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
are	O
1080p	O
,	O
60FPS	O
,	O
with	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
"	O
matching	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
as	O
closely	O
as	O
possible	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
release	O
called	O
Ultimate	O
Edition	O
,	O
containing	O
all	O
previously	O
available	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
release	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
program	O
the	O
game	O
content	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
has	O
been	O
expanded	O
with	O
several	O
free	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dream	O
Pack	O
1	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
11	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
adding	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
car	O
licences	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
Alfa	O
Romeo	O
155	O
V6	O
Ti	O
,	O
Alfa	O
Romeo	O
4C	O
,	O
Alfa	O
Romeo	O
GTA	O
,	O
BMW	O
M235i	O
Racing	O
,	O
Chevrolet	O
Corvette	O
C7.R	O
,	O
McLaren	O
F1	B-Application
GTR	O
,	O
McLaren	O
P1	O
,	O
Mercedes	O
190E	O
Evo	O
II	O
,	O
Sauber-Mercedes	O
C9	O
and	O
Nissan	O
GT-R	O
Nismo	O
GT3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Red	O
Pack	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
on	O
14	O
July	O
2016	O
,	O
introducing	O
the	O
Maserati	O
brand	O
and	O
the	O
laserscanned	O
Red	O
Bull	O
Ring	O
in	O
GP	O
and	O
National	O
layouts	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
containing	O
seven	O
cars	O
like	O
the	O
Ferrari	O
488	O
GT3	O
,	O
Ferrari	O
F138	O
,	O
Ferrari	O
SF15-T	O
,	O
Lamborghini	O
LP	O
750-4	O
Aventador	O
SV	O
,	O
the	O
classic	O
GP	O
six-/twelve	O
-cylinder	O
Maserati	O
250F	O
and	O
250F	O
T2	O
monoposto	O
and	O
the	O
Maserati	O
GranTurismo	O
MC	O
GT4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
introduction	O
of	O
modern	O
Formula	B-Application
1	I-Application
extends	O
the	O
simulated	O
hybrid	O
systems	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
the	O
complex	O
Energy	O
Recovery	O
Systems	O
(	O
ERS	O
)	O
utilised	O
in	O
modern	O
F1	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
25	O
October	O
2016	O
Kunos	O
released	O
the	O
Porsche	O
Pack	O
Volume	O
1	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ferrari	O
70th	O
Anniversary	O
Celebration	O
Pack	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
released	O
on	O
19	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
added	O
seven	O
new	O
Ferrari	O
cars	O
:	O
the	O
250	O
GTO	O
,	O
288	O
GTO	O
,	O
312/67	O
,	O
330	O
P4	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
receiving	O
over	O
30000	O
votes	O
in	O
total	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
poll	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
is	O
the	O
2017	O
Ferrari	O
SF70H	O
with	O
15.39	O
%	O
of	O
the	O
votes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Preliminary	O
VR	B-Application
support	O
for	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
Development	O
Kit	O
1	O
was	O
first	O
added	O
in	O
2013	O
and	O
support	O
was	O
updated	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Early	O
Access	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
on	O
Oculus	O
support	O
ceased	O
after	O
support	O
for	O
Development	O
Kit	O
2	O
,	O
with	O
Kunos	O
Simulazioni	O
citing	O
increased	O
difficulty	O
in	O
keeping	O
the	O
latest	O
Oculus	O
SDK	O
's	O
supported	O
while	O
production	O
priorities	O
are	O
focused	O
on	O
updates	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
and	O
preparation	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
release	O
,	O
promising	O
"	O
to	O
support	O
VR	B-Application
—	O
and	O
not	O
necessarily	O
only	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
—	O
when	O
we	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
resources	O
required.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
official	O
community	O
poll	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
support	O
forums	O
(	O
registration	O
required	O
)	O
,	O
open	O
from	O
2	O
to	O
9	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
"	O
VR	B-Application
support	O
"	O
reached	O
first	O
place	O
with	O
25%	O
of	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
4801	O
votes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
1.6	O
update	O
released	O
on	O
18	O
May	O
2016	O
the	O
development	O
studio	O
implemented	O
pre-Alpha	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
SDK	O
1.3	O
,	O
enabling	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
consumer	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Oculus	O
VR	B-Application
HMD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
22	O
March	O
2017	O
patch	O
1.13	O
added	O
the	O
beta	O
implementation	O
of	O
Vive	O
support	O
through	O
OpenVR	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assetto	B-Application
Corsa	I-Application
supports	O
many	O
different	O
VR	B-Application
headsets	O
utilizing	O
Oculus	O
runtime	O
or	O
Open	B-General_Concept
VR	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Including	O
but	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
,	O
Oculus	O
Quest	O
,	O
Oculus	O
Quest	O
2	O
,	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
,	O
Valve	O
Index	O
and	O
many	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
special	O
WYSIWYG	B-Application
editor	I-Application
,	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
enables	O
importing	O
of	O
3D	O
models	O
(	O
in	O
FBX	B-Application
file	O
format	O
)	O
and	O
allows	O
artists	O
to	O
assign	O
properties	O
and	O
material	O
shaders	O
to	O
objects	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
supports	O
addition	O
of	O
third	O
party	O
widgets	O
and	O
plugins	O
written	O
in	O
Python	B-Language
,	O
C++	B-Language
and	O
C#	B-Application
,	O
for	O
uses	O
such	O
as	O
telemetry	O
or	O
interface	O
enhancements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
10	O
April	O
2015	O
Kunos	O
Simulazioni	O
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
RSeat	O
Ltd	O
.	O
and	O
France	O
Simulateur	O
SARL	O
and	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
an	O
Assetto	O
Corsa-branded	O
full	O
simulation	O
rig	O
named	O
RSeat	O
RS1	O
Assetto	B-Application
Corsa	I-Application
Special	O
Edition	O
,	O
supporting	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
peripherals	O
and	O
capable	O
of	O
being	O
upgraded	O
with	O
full	O
motion	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Assetto	B-Application
Corsa	I-Application
is	O
included	O
in	O
this	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Assetto	B-Application
Corsa	I-Application
(	O
PC	O
)	O
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
received	O
an	O
aggregated	O
score	O
of	O
85/100	O
rating	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
receiving	O
73/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
Justin	O
Sutton	O
writes	O
that	O
"	O
Assetto	B-Application
Corsa	I-Application
is	O
a	O
beautiful	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
laser-scanning	O
accuracy	O
and	O
precision	O
,	O
with	O
good	O
sound	O
,	O
AI	O
that	O
needs	O
improving	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
community	O
that	O
could	O
really	O
benefit	O
from	O
more	O
clean	O
racers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mods	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
sim	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
take	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
level	O
"	O
,	O
concluding	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
're	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
good	O
sim	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
sim-racing	O
community	O
with	O
,	O
Assetto	B-Application
Corsa	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fantastic	O
choice	O
that	O
will	O
provide	O
an	O
incredible	O
number	O
of	O
cars	O
and	O
tracks	O
for	O
a	O
one-time	O
payment.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
15	O
May	O
2015	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
's	O
Tim	O
Stone	O
put	O
Assetto	B-Application
Corsa	I-Application
on	O
place	O
five	O
of	O
its	O
"	O
The	O
25	O
Best	O
Simulation	O
Games	O
Ever	O
Made	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
2015	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
British	O
automobile	O
magazine	O
Evo	O
highlights	O
Assetto	B-Application
Corsa	I-Application
's	O
physics	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
some	O
aspects	O
that	O
other	O
games	O
barely	O
touch	O
on	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
tyre	O
deformation	O
and	O
accurate	O
friction	O
models	O
,	O
are	O
impressively	O
accurate	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
concludes	O
:	O
"	O
What	O
Assetto	B-Application
Corsa	I-Application
neatly	O
demonstrates	O
is	O
the	O
variety	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
racing	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
game	O
market	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
developers’	O
different	O
interpretations	O
of	O
the	O
term	O
‘	O
simulation’	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ ... ] 	O
While	O
lacking	O
in	O
vehicle	O
and	O
circuits	O
right	O
now	O
,	O
Assetto	B-Application
Corsa	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
simulations	O
we	O
’ve	O
tried	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Declaring	O
2015	O
as	O
"	O
Year	O
of	O
the	O
racing	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
British	O
automobile	O
magazine	O
TopGear	O
's	O
Mike	O
Channell	O
writes	O
:	O
"	O
Released	O
at	O
the	O
tail	O
end	O
of	O
2014	O
,	O
Assetto	B-Application
Corsa	I-Application
is	O
a	O
spectacularly	O
tactile	O
PC	O
sim	O
that	O
offers	O
up	O
a	O
garage	O
full	O
of	O
cars	O
that	O
will	O
tug	O
at	O
your	O
very	O
loins	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
preview	O
of	O
the	O
upcoming	O
console	O
version	O
in	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
TopGear	O
writes	O
that	O
"	O
Assetto	B-Application
Corsa	I-Application
might	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
storied	O
history	O
as	O
Forza	O
or	O
Gran	O
Turismo	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
established	O
its	O
brilliance	O
on	O
PC	O
already	O
and	O
as	O
with	O
just	O
about	O
everything	O
built	O
by	O
Italians	O
it	O
's	O
forged	O
with	O
all-consuming	O
passion.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Previewing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
console	O
release	O
com	O
's	O
,	O
Curtis	O
Moldrich	O
states	O
that	O
"	O
although	O
we	O
did	O
n't	O
get	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
controller	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
steering	O
wheel	O
at	O
least	O
,	O
Assetto	B-Application
Corsa	I-Application
is	O
a	O
revolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
embracing	O
reality	O
and	O
modelling	O
it	O
perfectly	O
,	O
Assetto	B-Application
Corsa	I-Application
actually	O
makes	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
entertaining	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throw	O
in	O
super-realistic	O
sound	O
,	O
solid	O
AI	O
and	O
smooth	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
Assetto	B-Application
Corsa	I-Application
could	O
well	O
be	O
the	O
benchmark	O
that	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
Sport	I-Application
,	O
Project	B-Application
CARS	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Forza	B-Application
7	I-Application
will	O
have	O
to	O
beat.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
2016	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
ranked	O
among	O
the	O
most	O
played	O
racing	B-Application
sims	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
