Best Assetto Corsa EVO Settings for Thrustmaster T248
Assetto Corsa EVO just released in Early Access and it really does feel like an early alpha of the game. There's not much to the game as it currently stands, but the roadmap for the future looks promising. Importantly, the physics feel solid. There is a good base here to build the rest of the game. I expect in a year to see a very good game come out of this.
In terms of force feedback, it has the general feel of the original Assetto Corsa, but not as good. For the Thrustmaster T248, we only make some minor tweaks to the force feedback settings. Unfortunately, there really isn't much ability to change the force feedback too much.
In this guide, we will look at the best settings to use in the Thrustmaster Control Panel, on the wheel and in-game for the force feedback.
Thrustmaster Settings
Assetto Corsa EVO does not have a Soft Lock feature, so you would have to set the rotation for the car you want to drive in the Thrustmaster Control Panel (or a close approximation on the wheel) to have one. That's not realistic in a game like this with so many different cars. Hopefully the developers or a modder will be able to add a proper Soft Lock to the game.
| On-Wheel Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| ROT | 900° |
| FORCE | 4 |
| FFB | 1 |
FORCE at 4 bars with FFB at 1 creates a perfectly linear force feedback response with no clipping, which is the ideal for any racing game.
| TM Control Panel Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Rotation | 900° |
| Overall Strength of all forces | 65% |
| Constant | 100% |
| Periodic | 100% |
| Spring | 100% |
| Damper | 100% |
| BOOST | Off |
| Auto-Center | by the game |
Rotation and Overall Strength are identical to the ROT and FORCE wheel settings, respectively. Changing it in one place overwrites the other. I recommend changing these on the wheel and ignoring the values in the Thrustmaster Control Panel.
Spring is not used by Assetto Corsa EVO, so the value actually doesn't matter. I leave it at 100% since it is important in other games.
Damper is used by Assetto Corsa EVO. It's most noticed when the car is stopped, adding some weight to the wheel.
BOOST should always be turned off. For an in-depth look as to why, see my BOOST Force Feedback Analysis.
Assetto Corsa EVO Settings
In Settings > Controls > Thrustmaster Advanced Mode Racer > Car:
You need to manually bind the steering, pedals, paddle shifters, and any buttons you want to use. There are no presets available.
In Settings > Controls > Thrustmaster Advanced Mode Racer > Settings:
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Steering Lock | 900° |
| FFB Gain | 90% |
| Dynamic Damping | 40% |
| Minimum Damper | 0% |
| Damper Gain | 10% |
| TrueForce Gain | 0% |
Steering Lock needs to be set to exactly what is set in the Thrustmaster Control Panel.
FFB Gain controls the strength of all the forces. This is the entirety of the force feedback, the only other options are for adding weight to the wheel using the Damper force.
Dynamic Damping adjusts the Damper force based on the speed of the car. This is barely noticeable on these wheels.
Minimum Damper makes the Damper force never go below this value. These wheels have plenty of natural damper in them, so we don't need to use this.
Damper Gain is the main Damper force. This only adds weight to the wheel, most noticed when the car is stopped.
TrueForce Gain is only used by some Logitech wheels.
The other options in this menu are used when playing with a gamepad. They have no effect when using a wheel.
Conclusion
Assetto Corsa EVO needs a lot of work, but that is to be expected. The previous Assetto Corsa games also went through similar growing pains. I would expect a number of patches in the coming months will add a lot of content and fix a lot of the issues currently in the game.
Let me know if you have any questions or comments.