505 Games have released Assetto Corsa Rally update 0.3, bringing the iconic Monte-Carlo Rally to the sim racing community with fully laser-scanned accuracy for the first time. The update includes two stages, highlighted by the legendary Col de Turini, an 18 km mountain route known for its constant elevation changes, tight technical sections and almost no room for mistakes. Sisteron is also included, offering a faster 13 km stage with wider roads, sweeping corners, quick transitions and several high-speed stretches.
Both stages feature dynamic weather designed to mirror real rally conditions, where surfaces can shift between snow and exposed tarmac during a single run. Dynamic snow also makes its debut in rally simulations, adding another layer of realism. Players will be able to take on the new stages with two additions to the car lineup, the 2022 SKODA Fabia RS Rally2 with all-wheel drive and the classic 1970 Lancia Fulvia Coupe HF with front-wheel drive, both equipped with new snow tires built for extreme winter conditions. The update also includes broader improvements to the game’s structure, audio and physics. Check out the trailer and full patch notes below.
NEW CONTENT
- Skoda Fabia RS Rally2
- Added Lancia Fulvia Gr.4
- Added Rally “Monte Carlo” with two special stages: Col de Turini (18km) and Sisteron (13km).
- Weather conditions are fully dynamic within the same race
- Added 4 new ACR Events groups and a total of 40 new ACR Events
STAGES AND CIRCUITS
- Added Rally “Monte Carlo”: Col de Turini, Sisteron, Service Park
CARS
- Added Skoda Fabia RS Rally2
- Added Lancia Fulvia Gr.4
- Added Montecarlo tires (regular & studded variants)
- Improved anti-aliasing on car materials
- Added support for daytime running lights
- Added tarmac dust type on cars
- Fixed flipped right-side badges on Alpine A110
- Adjusted graphical wheel offsets on several wheel setups
- Improved textures on Mini Cooper license plate
- Fixed auxiliary lights on Mini Cooper
- Reduced fog effect on interior windows
- Fixed corrupt dirt and damage effects on rear of Hyundai i20
- Added animations on latches on Citroen Xsara, Peugeot 208 and Fiat 131
INPUT
- Added gamepad steer filter options and removed default steer dead zone (now the user can set it to 0). When relaunching the game for the first time, all values will be reset.
- Added soft lock option for steering wheels
- Fixed Xbox wireless gamepad detection
PHYSICS
- More realistic steering ratio for Lancia Rally 037
- Review of combined grip model for all surfaces
- Review of pneumatic trail model and thus FFB for all surfaces
- Introduced a specific per-car setup option for FFB strength
- Adjusted surfaces grip
- Tire thermal evolution is currently disable as we work on an evolution of the system
- Added Skoda Fabia RS Rally2 and Lancia Fulvia Coupé HF 1.6
- Added Winter Tarmac Tires, normal and studded.
- Adjusted and improved the default setups of some cars
AUDIO
- Added engine/exhaust sounds for Skoda Fabia RS Rally2
- Added engine/exhaust sounds for Lancia Fulvia Gr.4
- Rally Monte Carlo environmental audio setup
- Firework audio first implementation
- Tweaks to asphalt slides to get more feedback early
- Engine damage improvements
- Spatial improvements to exhausts in 3rd person view
- Asphalt/snow surface blend
- Increased off load exhaust volume on Delta
- Added a couple more randomised events for service area
- Mix improvements for all driving camera positions
GAMEPLAY AND UI
- Added camera yaw and roll customization
ONLINE
- Fixed hitches caused by authentication recovery while playing
- Migrated backend cluster to a new, more stable server service
VFX, LIGHTING AND ART DIRECTION
- Added new Sky setup with Rally Monte Carlo geographic coordinates
- Added custom lighting setup for Rally Monte Carlo
- Improving visual quality of raindrops on windshield
- Fixed over-exposure issue with triple monitor
- Reduced stuttering during gameplay
