/ovg/ BYOTC
/ovg/ BYOTC is a Bring Your Own Touring Car series in Assetto Corsa. Series is organized by RBDK.
If you want to join, please sign up and keep an eye on the Google Document for more information.
Contents
Series Rules and "Spirit"
BYOTC is yet another series where you find your own car to run. Except we are all running on the same physics so it doesn't matter much apart from wheelbase. We are running on 1990s BTCC touring car physics. That means ~320 bhp, ~290 Nm, ~975kg and front wheel drive. The cars are agile and fast but they have no downforce to rely on. For reference in my lap times they lap Zandvoort about 7 seconds faster than a Ford GT40, so they are pretty damn quick.
The spirit of the rules is to make a touring car field. That's it. Something that looks like it belongs. HOWEVER:
You may enter ANY car you want that has four wheels and could reasonably be converted to a touring car. What drivetrain, engine and other crap the original has is not relevant. If it's a race car already that would look better in the field, if it isn't at least give it some racing colors.
There will be a couple of cars to choose from ready-made for people that can't be arsed that fit this spirit of the rules. These will be made after there are some car choices on the doc so I don't "steal" anything from someone contending. Additionally I am fine with you submitting the link to the mod you wanna convert and I will convert it for you, you just have to send it in a DM on mattermost and explain that's what you want.
Like my other series I will only permit one of each car type UNLESS you are running as a team of two cars. Once again my go-to example is you can have an E90 and an E46 3-series, but you can't have two E90s. That's really all the rules you need.
To avoid having to deal with feedback on how to run a series I have created a helpful google form you can submit to the /ovg/ complaints department
| Position | Points |
|---|---|
| 1st | 25 |
| 2nd | 18 |
| 3rd | 15 |
| 4th | 12 |
| 5th | 10 |
| 6th | 8 |
| 7th | 6 |
| 8th | 4 |
| 9th | 2 |
| 10th | 1 |
How To: Physics Replacement
You will need Content Manager and Assetto Corsa Car Tuner. [ Necessary files for all classes of car]
If you are a smallbrain and have reading troubles, tes made a video guide here. It takes literally 10 minutes to make a car, so don't pussy out.
Steps
The steps in making a car are simple:
- Download and install a car mod for the car you have found
- Open Assetto Corsa Car Tuner (or do it manually if you know how) and create a new tune which you will add the suffix "_byotc" to for your car. DONT PUT CAPITAL LETTERS IN THE TUNE NAME IT WILL BREAK
- Replace the cars physics with the donor files
- Adjust the cars wheel position to match in Content Manager
- Test your creation works
- Select the car in Car Tuner, and create a new tune with the "_byotc" name. DONT PUT CAPITAL LETTERS IN THE TUNE NAME If you know how to do this manually go ahead.
- Copy the files from the respective donor car in spec physics zip file MINUS THE car.ini into the car folder. Make sure you overwrite.
- This part might be difficult if you really have no idea what you're doing, but go through the car's files and start deleting anything that looks like it'll conflict and/or ruin the Perfect BoP(tm). Make the new car's folder look as similar as possible to the donor physics folder. For example if your car has .lut files referencing it's old tires, those can be deleted. If you need help please just come on mattermost or mumble and ask.
Specifics
car.ini
- Keep the car.ini of the original car.
- From the donor car.ini, copy over the [BASIC](unsure about GRAPHICS_OFFSET and GRAPHICS_PITCH_ROTATION, test for yourself lol) [CONTROLS], [FUEL], [FUELTANK], [RIDE], [RULES] and [PIT_STOP] categories to your new car. Delete anything old in those categories.
- Leave the [HEADER], [INFO], and [GRAPHICS] categories as is. Delete anything else.
View the Car in CM Showroom
Click car params, scroll down and click "Align using data" under "Wheels." The wheels are probably messed up.
- Adjust the wheelbase with WHEELBASE in suspensions.ini
- Adjust the track with TRACK under [FRONT] and [REAR] or [GRAPHICS_OFFSETS] in suspensions.ini.
- Other minor things can be adjusted with GRAPHICS_OFFSET and GRAPHICS_PITCH_ROTATION in car.ini if necessary.
- Finally, in Content Manager, make the car independent of the original car. That is the one that doesn't have the _sundaycup suffix. You do this by going to Content->The car you made and then to the right of the power curve, under the preview pic, click on "Parent" and then on "Make Independent".
- Zip up the car folder and submit it
Ok I'm All Done Now What
- Test your car in game to make sure it actually works correctly.
- Your car's sound might be complete shit, use Content Manager to replace sounds.
- Skin your car if you want. I hope your car came with a template lol.
- Delete all the skins besides the one you want to use.
- Don't pack the data.
- Link the car on the Google doc.
I Can't Get It To Work In Game Halp
Just send the car over anyway in the Google doc/ask in the mattermost or mumble, just mention its fucked and someone will look at it and probably help fix it.
How Do I Connect to the Server?
Server will be WAT: BYOTC and the pass is 4ch
Restart Procedure
Race will be restarted if needed. But probably not.
Race Format
Two races, 15 minutes each +1 lap. First race is quali, second is full grid reverse.
Don't drive like an idiot, and pay attention to the flags.
Don't flip Marko Tulska. Unless it's Flip Marko Tulska Day or if flipping him would be really funny.
Track Limits
Feel free to run wide on corner exit, just expect to be called a faggot and insulted in public especially if you wreck someone because of it.
Skins Guideline
Your car will be yours and yours alone. Submit the skin you want with the car. There will be no skin packs between events, but you will also only have a single car on the server of the one you pick. That means the server will NOT require booking mode.
FAQ
- Presence on Mumble is not mandatory, but highly encouraged. If you're not on mumble at the very least pay attention to the AC chat.
- While the series is open for anyone to join, please practice until you feel comfortable around the track before joining the race.
