Design: Mercedes AMG GT3 (+Evo)
Back in 2019, I was making these GT3 designs. I had started with the Ferrari 488 GT3 and made the Porsche 991 GT3 shortly after. Back then, I also started working on a Mercedes AMG GT3 design, but never got around finishing it. Eventually, the 2020 Evo model was announced, making the uphill battle to finish it even steeper. A couple of months back, I made the Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo, and I always meant to revisit the Mercedes design sometime. Well, today I finally got around to finishing it....
ACC Playercount Round-up: June 2020
June 2020 was, unfortunately, the first time since September 2019 in which the player count saw a (slight) decline. It had to happen some time, since growth can’t be eternal (looking at you, capitalism). There are actual, good reasons for the decline in players which I will detail in this post, so read on if you’re interested to hear my hypotheses! In this article I will analyze the playercounts from Assetto Corsa Competizione using data from both steamdb and steamcharts. I implement these into my own spreadsheets, making my own easy-to-read graphs. June...
ACC Playercount Round-Up: May 2020
May 2020 was a month of consolidation for ACC. After March’s consolidation and April’s crazy month, May still sees a big growth in average player count but not as big a change as last month’s numbers. In this article I will analyze the playercounts from Assetto Corsa Competizione using data from both steamdb and steamcharts. I implement these into my own spreadsheets, making my own easy-to-read graphs. May 2020 May started out very strong, still boosted by the F1 drivers (Leclerc, Albon and, to a lesser extent, Norris) playing the...
Miracle Cure or Placebo? Exploring the world of (paid) setups!
Over the past year since the official release of Assetto Corsa Competizione (ACC), whenever someone claimed that they felt held back by the default setups or if they expressed discontent that “[X-driver] would not be as good without their setup”, I would try to explain that the default setups are, by and large, everything you’d need when you start driving. “Sure, a proper setup could help,” I’d say, “but only to close that final half-second gap. The rest is up to the driver and not the setup. The stock aggressive...
ACC wallpapers part 3: Five more free before ‘n’ afters!
In-between work and writing guides for ACC I’ve also found time to edit some more screenshots into – what I feel – are wallpaper-worthy shots. I really like doing these, because they don’t take long to make as soon as I have an idea I want to pursue (and a screenshot to match). The style I felt I was developing in part two I feel evolving with every edit I publish. I experiment a bit with motion blur, gaussian blur, radial blur, gradients, vignettes, film grain, and I even tried...
The Ultimate Guide: ACC for dummies.
Assetto Corsa Competizione is, by far, my favourite game at the moment. I’d love to share this experience with everyone. However, this game might not be for everyone. Even though the game looks pretty on the surface, there are some underlying ‘issues’ you need to be willing to overlook or adapt to before you judge this game. One of these issues is a lack of documentation. This post is meant to fill in some of the gaps for new players. Things you need to know not just before buying, but...
ACC wallpapers part 2: Five more before and after edits!
Since people liked my ACC wallpapers, I felt motivated to keep making them. The past couple of days I made five more wallpaper-worthy photoshops. Below you can find the ‘before’ and ‘after’ picture to each of these five edits. I feel like I am really hitting a style that I (personally) like. If you want me to a commission, feel free to send me a message on contact@felixdict.com. If you like these, be sure to keep up with my latest work by following me on Twitter or Instagram! Coach Dave...
Video – Short Clip: Smoothest pit-entry ever?
Sunday was a 90 minute ‘biggrid’ event (it turned out to be medium-ish grid). Qualifying fifth, I had decent pace. I took one position mid-way my first stint while coasting in fuel map 2. By the half-way mark, I had a couple of laps left on fuel but I decided to enter the pits to make sure I wasn’t undercut by Edoardo Radis who was right on my tail. What happened after is best described by watching the video. I wasn’t even mad at this pit-entry. I was actually quite...
ACC wallpapers: Before and after edits!
The past couple of days I enjoyed some success by editing screenshots I made in Assetto Corsa Competizione (ACC) with photo-editing software. I have made four larger (i.e. more than just rebalancing colors) edits so far which I’m happy enough to share. I thought it’d be nice to use my blog to post the before and after shots of my edits, so you can see the work I put in! If you like these, be sure to keep up with my latest work by following me on Twitter or Instagram!...
ACC Playercount Round-up: April 2020
April 2020 was another storming month for ACC, which saw another huge growth spurt in it’s player numbers. In this article I will follow up to last month’s round-up which was generally well received by you. As was said last month, I’m using data from both steamdb and steamcharts and implement them into my own spreadsheets, making my own easy-to-read graphs. April 2020 April’s trendline starts exactly where we left off with March, at approximately 2,500 peak concurrent players. While the contained trend is slightly less steep than last month’s...
