For SOL : When you download the mod from Race Department now, you'll end up with a PDF file that has a mega download link (and an alternative Mediafire link) to SOL and the installation instructions in the following pages. I've put the same links here for your convenience. For Exquisite : To load the sol config, instead of double-clicking on the config file, you'll need to go to C:\Users\user\Documents\Assetto Corsa\cfg\Sol and copy the config file here. MAKE SURE TO SAVE YOUR CURRENT ONE AS BACKUP. PSA : You can sign up for a FREE account on Race Department. They just try to make it look like you need to get a paid account. If you get an error from CM that says "Failed to determine CM preset type", it's because the creator of the mod has shifted the presets for different settings to weblinks which you can click on and "Apply" in CM. EXTRA FX ---> acstuff.ru/s/zQXvEo SHADOW FX ---> acstuff.ru/s/y6x6IO LIGHTING FX ---> acstuff.ru/s/pNitGj RAIN FX ---> acstuff.ru/s/eIIdX1
See if you can get to it from Steam. Open up steam, right click on Assetto Corsa, properties, local files, browse. That will open up your root Assetto Corsa folder.
Hehe yeah it was seriously bottlenecking. I recently upgraded to a 13700kf coz the old motherboard was acting up. Now I think maybe the GPU is bottlenecking 😂
Omg bro, you actually helped me unlike the rest!!! I was going into a different assetto corsa file!!! Not the local one and you actually showed me how to do it easily!!! You are the fucking goat, you got a new sub!!!
@@play_by_ear Maybe shutoko or any example of each? Also off topic question does this PP filter have a much better effect on mod maps because on the normal monza (i used to test) there wasn't much difference.
I’ve done a regular shutoko and a no hesi shutoko! You can check that out over at The Best Mod for Assetto Corsa in 2022 - Traffic Server in Shutoko Revival Project Free Roam Map czcams.com/video/LsPa06yPKBY/video.html I find exquisite looks most obvious for evening / night drives. Either way you don’t want a PPfilter to be too in your face or too outlandish. Just right is best 😃
Im having a one problem and it’s driving me crazy Ive downloaded every thing for need so i can play with traffic yet there is no traffic can anyone help me all the videos on youtube doesn’t say how to apply them only download files and then they appear out of nowhere
For traffic, the map that you’re on needs to have a traffic file, either that or the server that you’re connected to must have traffic set up. I did a video on how to download and connect to the Shutoko Revival Project server, but make sure you have at least the Japanese car pack DLC for Assetto Corsa first, otherwise it won’t work. Hope this helps! The Best Mod for Assetto Corsa - Traffic Server in Shutoko Revival Project Free Roam Map czcams.com/video/LsPa06yPKBY/video.html
Hey thanks for this! What I cannot understand is what do you mean by paid model @3:50 when you say pure is paid. Like, how does patreon is successful among modders, wont once you download the file people can leave patreon of the modder or it is tied internally through patreon so as long as we pay we can play with paid mods or the payment is mainly for updated mods ?
There are people who subscribe to someone's Patreon for just a month then download whatever content they want to. Of course, you won't get any updates if the creator does post up any updates after your one month Patreon sub ends.
Thank for the video. Drag and drop does not work for me. Might be because I dont have the full version of content manager. How do I import the exquisite custom presets maunally?
question regarding the Exquisite PP filter, at the moment of install the latest filter version is 5.1.1 and this version has different settings than the one shown in video, and I can't install/find the filter in content manager, I got to use SOL which make it darker than Exquisite, what can I do ?
The link you put (down in the comments) is for Sol 2.2.7, but the main link to Sol is for 2.2.9, but when I install that I don't have an option for 'Controller Script', just 'Weather Script' under Settings/Weather FX in CM. This install is now VERY confusing as this video is really out-of-date. Also, when you download 'Exquisite 5.2' it is just a system folder that you drop into the main AC game folder. There is a sol_config file, but I have no idea where to put that as there is no folder under 'user/documents/asseto corsa'. The included install instructions also reference this non-existent folder.
Yeah unfortunately the updates to Content Manager / SOL / Exquisite aren't consistent and can change up the menu's quite substantially. I've tried to detail all this in the comment section but it can end up getting burried amongst all the other comments. Anyway, for the SOL weather, you should be on a newer version of Content Manager (0.8.25) and only have "Weather Style". Step 1: Under Settings --> Custom Shaders Patch --> Weather FX, set "Weather Style" to "Sol". Step 2: In the "Drive" Menu, when selecting the weather type, choose "Sol 2.5 (Sol Planner)" For the sol_config file ; check in your "Documents" folder if you have any "Assetto Corsa" folder. If not, your game file could be installed in some non-standard directory, if so, check the installation drive if there's any Assetto Corsa folder. Hope this helps.
@@play_by_ear I do have that newer CM (0.8.25) but only have Weather 'Script', not Weather 'Style'. Also under the Drive menu there is no option to set weather type. I was able to select all of the Sol settings under the Python App heading, and Sol does show up in-game, but I think something is still wrong. Yes, I have it installed on the D: drive, not C: I do have an Assetto Corsa folder (main game directory). SO you're saying it goes in the 'Documents' folder within the main game directory?
Downloading from the link, I don't get the same files you do. The four folders you make reference to are only one. There are no sol options listed in my activated apps page. The controller script never shows up. The only thing that seem to be working is the PP filter. Even the exquisite download doesn't shoe the same file names as your video.
There have been newer versions of SOL and Exquisite since I made this video, the steps are slightly different but still similar enough. For SOL, the Race Department link provided will download a PDF which contains a download link to SOL. The steps to follow will be the same once you download SOL. For Exquisite, the install is the same as my video, but to load the settings presets files, you have to double click on them instead of dragging and dropping in to CM. Hope this helps!
I’ll haven’t gotten down to installing v5.0 yet, but the filter should work anyway if you select it in Settings -> Assetto Corsa -> Video -> Post-Processing and select Exquisite - SOL. I’ll update again once I’ve installed v5.0 over the next couple of days.
@@gacuss3798 you can double click on those 2 files to load the graphics settings into Content Manager. Make sure to check your display resolution in Assetto Corsa \ video settings after doing so, as the two files will change your graphics settings
hey, i followed all of your steps but i got a black screen in the end. my controls are working and i can hear the gears shifting when i put in the command, but i cant see anything. i tried switching back to the default pp filter but it didnt fix the issue. any help?
Its a bit late but they changed the controller settings for weather fx and put it to the quick drive weather type seection, what does that mean? Where can I acces that to change it to SOL 2.2?
The creator of Exquisite has changed the downloaded package. In the current downloaded RAR archive, there will be a "system" folder. Drag the "system" folder into your root Assetto Corsa folder over at \SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\assettocorsa
yo gus i saw what play by ear pinned here but i cant figure out what to do when it shows "Failed to determine CM preset type" sorry im not english so i dont understand what play by ear mean
hey man to load the settings presets, just click on the links here one by one and they will ask if you want to load the settings. EXTRA FX ---> acstuff.ru/s/zQXvEo SHADOW FX ---> acstuff.ru/s/y6x6IO LIGHTING FX ---> acstuff.ru/s/pNitGj RAIN FX ---> acstuff.ru/s/eIIdX1
It does work with Pure, but in my opinion, if you're already on Pure, just go ahead and use Pure or Pure Candy as your filter. Exquisite is a great free alternative, but I feel Pure looks nicer, at least to me.
I have Exquisite_PURE showing up in my PPF, but not Exquisite_SOL. Any idea why? Also, I now can't change weather mid-session, have I missed if there are any limits of what the filter can do or something?
Try to remove the old ppfilters first. Go to Steam folder -> steamapps -> common -> assettocorsa -> system -> cfg -> ppfilters and delete all .ini-files that contains "Exquisite" then re-install Exquisite again. If the install went well, you should see "EXQUISITE - SOL.ini" in steamapps -> common -> assettocorsa -> system -> cfg -> ppfilters For the weather script, check that your Controller Script is set to Sol 2.2, and your Weather Script is Sol. After that make sure you change the PP filter in Settings -> Assetto Corsa -> Video -> Post-Processing and select Exquisite - SOL. Hope this helps!
Make sure you have Content Manager installed, followed by Custom Shaders Patch (use the latest untested version which is v1.79 now) and lastly SOL. After that you should be able to install any PP Filter that you wish to. Sometimes different mods can mess up some config files and so on. I usually do a fresh install of AC every now and then and only reinstall the mods that i really like, starting from a clean slate.
The newer versions of CM / SOL no longer have the controller script drop down. Check out my video here which shows the different screen : czcams.com/video/9-Y5SjhI0a8/video.htmlsi=Dfbh7OUMMO2hh9ZQ
They make it look like your only options are paid accounts, but you can most definitely sign up for a free account! Scroll down all the way and look out for the small text. Hope this helps!
When I try to install the he custom shaders pack I have a error, is says ULA utilities in extension/ULA are missing (reinstall patch?) when I try to re install it doesn’t work anybody have a solution?
I’m really not sure why this error happens but I’ve read that some people have solved it by updating content manager to the latest version. If that doesn’t solve it, they’ve tried different CSP versions. Hope this helps!
Do i have to pay for sol? cause when i try to download it asks to make an account but when i try it gives me payments i thought the intro said i dont need to pay a single dime can anyone help?
The newer versions of CM no longer have the controller script drop down. Check out my video here which shows the different screen : czcams.com/video/9-Y5SjhI0a8/video.htmlsi=Dfbh7OUMMO2hh9ZQ
They have moved the controller script In a recent updated version of CM. In the “Drive” menu, you should be able to select Sol 2.5 in the Weather drop down list. This link has some pictures showing the menu if you have trouble finding it. www.racedepartment.com/downloads/sol.24914/updates#resource-update-107235
Race Department makes it look like you need to sign up for a paid account, but you can get a free account. Scroll down all the way to the end of their registration page and there will be some text to click on for a free account. Hope this helps!
There was an update done for Exquisite since this video was made. If you check under Settings \ Assetto Corsa \ Video, under Post-Processing, you should see Exquisite there.
You can double click on the files to load them. The creator of the mod changed that part about the presets in an update since the time my video was made.
for the exquisite preset load C:\Users\user\Documents\Assetto Corsa\cfg\Sol i dont have the sol file in there and i dont understand why bc the sol weather and all the exquisite_sol is loaded on the launcher
The downloaded .rar archive will have the sol_config.ini file. You may need to make sure your file explorer is not hiding your system files (windows hides all .ini files by default i believe). If you did the steps, the file could already be there, just that it's hidden by windows!
You can just double click on it and it will ask you if you want to save it. A recent update to sol changed it and it can’t be dragged and dropped now for some reason.
Try extracting the zip archive first using winter, and then installing the mod. I’m not sure why but sometimes it makes a massive difference and other times it doesn’t matter
You’ll need to register for a free account on racedepartment before you can download the files there. If I remember right, you’ll need to scroll down all the way at the registration page and find the small words to click on for a free account.
Yeah the mod creator changed the uploaded file. Now you will download a PDF file and click on the link to download SOL. The presets should still be there and you can double click on them to load them into CM.
The free version of custom shaders patch doesn’t have rain effects unfortunately. You’ll need to use a paid preview version of Custom Shaders Patch for rain to show.
@@mitr3193 it’s subtle differences, but look for details such as the tyre smoke, glowing brake discs under heavy braking (on cars that support it), and how street lights (especially on Shutoko) have a star burst look to it instead of just appearing as a light. The easiest way is just to make some massive Smokey donuts and check out the smoke produced. Hope this helps!
Give it a try with your current settings first and see how you like it. If you feel it needs some tweaking, the creator of the mod has shifted the presets for different settings to weblinks which you can click on and "Apply" in CM. EXTRA FX ---> acstuff.ru/s/zQXvEo SHADOW FX ---> acstuff.ru/s/y6x6IO LIGHTING FX ---> acstuff.ru/s/pNitGj RAIN FX ---> acstuff.ru/s/eIIdX1
You should be on a newer version of Content Manager (0.8.25) and only have "Weather Style". Step 1: Under Settings --> Custom Shaders Patch --> Weather FX, set "Weather Style" to "Sol". Step 2: In the "Drive" Menu, when selecting the weather type, choose "Sol 2.5 (Sol Planner)" Hope this helps
You should be on a newer version of Content Manager and only have "Weather Style". Step 1: Under Settings --> Custom Shaders Patch --> Weather FX, set "Weather Style" to "Sol". Step 2: In the "Drive" Menu, when selecting the weather type, choose "Sol 2.5 (Sol Planner)"
You should be on a newer version of Content Manager (0.8.25) and only have "Weather Style". Step 1: Under Settings --> Custom Shaders Patch --> Weather FX, set "Weather Style" to "Sol". Step 2: In the "Drive" Menu, when selecting the weather type, choose "Sol 2.5 (Sol Planner)" Hope this helps!
Sometimes there are glitches during the install of either CSP or SOL. Do a clean uninstall of SOL and then CSP, making sure to delete any files / folders that have the name SOL in it. And then reinstall CSP and test. If that works fine, install SOL and test. Done step by step, you should be able to pinpoint whether it’s CSP or SOL. Hope this sorts it out for you!
yup exquisite is free. You'll need to sign up for an account at overtake.gg (formerly Racedepartment.com) and you can sign up for a free account, just look out for the small text at the bottom of the sign up page.
The .rar file that you download contains a "system" folder. Just copy that whole folder into your root Assetto Corsa folder and overwrite any files if it asks. Hope this helps!
You should be on a newer version of Content Manager (0.8.25) and only have "Weather Style". Step 1: Under Settings --> Custom Shaders Patch --> Weather FX, set "Weather Style" to "Sol". Step 2: In the "Drive" Menu, when selecting the weather type, choose "Sol 2.5 (Sol Planner)" Hope this helps
hey man that's the Shutoko Revival Project and I was on their traffic server. I did a video on how to get that installed and running on their server. you can check it out at: czcams.com/video/LsPa06yPKBY/video.html
Otherwise you can check out their official discord, they've got all the intructions and download links there Official Shutoko Revival Project Discord Server: discord.gg/shutokorevivalproject
haha! that's a great question. I wanted to upgrade my GTX1080 just when GPUs were really hard to come by thanks to crypto miners. I didn't have any plans on going big with a 3090. Hell, a 3090 wouldn't even fit my ITX case back then, but that was the only card I managed to snag at retail price! So to fit my GPU, i ended up getting a full sized 011d XL and ended up custom looping it since I now had the space. Turns out the 4790k is still sufficient these days for sim racing even though I'm pretty sure my CPU could be bottle necking my GPU.
You should be on a newer version of Content Manager and only have "Weather Style". Step 1: Under Settings --> Custom Shaders Patch --> Weather FX, set "Weather Style" to "Sol". Step 2: In the "Drive" Menu, when selecting the weather type, choose "Sol 2.5 (Sol Planner)" Hope this helps!
Yeah it looks like the file that you download from Race Department to the PDF. You can follow the download links in that PDF to get SOL. I've put the same links here for your convenience. Mega: mega.nz/file/0XVExRiD#1UhDEHdjCcgQLLQ-8YjSe3XWj9Tdb6GikXcNnWqb-nw Mediafire: www.mediafire.com/file/fjeyw7ydw5l2z9o/Sol_2.2.7.7z/file
You should be on a newer version of Content Manager and only have "Weather Style". Step 1: Under Settings --> Custom Shaders Patch --> Weather FX, set "Weather Style" to "Sol". Step 2: In the "Drive" Menu, when selecting the weather type, choose "Sol 2.5 (Sol Planner)" Hope this helps!
You should be on a newer version of Content Manager and only have "Weather Style". Step 1: Under Settings --> Custom Shaders Patch --> Weather FX, set "Weather Style" to "Sol". Step 2: In the "Drive" Menu, when selecting the weather type, choose "Sol 2.5 (Sol Planner)" Hope this helps!
I just saw that a newer version of Exquisite has been released since I made this video. Let me check it out and see if anything’s changed with regard to the installation.
It’s quite normal to lose some FPS depending on the post processing filter. If the drop is too much, you could just leave it on SOL instead of Exquisite.
@@play_by_ear Also my game runs really well on single player but when i join traffic servers online the game starts to crash or freeze and stutter a lot making it almost unplayable. Is it because of the wifi or the ram?
I would say that it’s likely the wifi. Some servers will auto kick if your lag is too high. I used to run AC on an i5 4590 (non-K) with 16Gb of DDR3 and that ran well for online lobbies. Is it possible to run a cable to your router direct, so that there’s no need for wifi?
@@play_by_earI have my laptop hooked up to the ethernet already my internet speed is 70Mbps. But i get ping as high as 200ms as i live in Dubai and there are no servers here which leaves me with no options but to play on the eu,us,au servers.
Yeah the ping is likely the problem man. Hard to drive when the ping is so high. Maybe you can try connecting to servers in Asia / Singapore and see if that helps.
I've messed around with my Neck FX settings quite a bit and I think I may have reset them coz I made too many changes. I find that Neck FX makes for more engaging cockpit view replays but it can be quite a distraction during actual gameplay. Either way, here's my settings as they are now. drive.google.com/file/d/1OVrG37dAlZ5l97c98mENMwcZTjRnaTSP/view?usp=share_link
I guess you’re talking about the post processing filter? Yeah you can easily change post processing filters in the settings if you don’t like it. If you really don’t like it and want to uninstall, you can delete it fairly easily too.
CSP and SOL should actually make the game run better. Some post processing filters eat up FOS but Exquisite seems ok from my own testing. If you find that your FPS drops too much, you can always turn off some features of CSP, starting with "ExtraFX".
This could be tricky. First off, try changing the time of day! For some reason, my time of day setting doesn’t always correspond to real life: 12 noon can be dark, 8pm could be bright, etc. Try deleting off any existing / old PP filters and restarting content Manager. If that doesn’t work, it’s usually easier to just do a fresh install of AC and reinstall the mods you want, rather than messing with CSP / PP settings and testing them out one by one.
It’s free, you just have to sign up for a free account on race department to download it. They make it difficult for you to spot the free account but the option is there.
Hey man the link is in the video description 😀 it’s a download link from Racedepartment which you can sign up for a free account, although they make their free account sign up very obscure.
@@Quac21 am not sure if their server is jammed up at the moment but I just tried and it’s slow AF for me right now. This is the download link though (same link as in the video description), maybe try later when they have less traffic. www.racedepartment.com/downloads/exquisite-pp-filter.48337/
You're need to use content manager. Sometimes some people comment that drag and drop doesnt work for them with Content Manager, but if all else fails you could install it manually. Which mod are you trying to install? I could list the steps to do a manual install if that helps.
Try in unzipping the files first before dragging into content manager. I’m not sure why but sometimes it’s fine with compressed archives and sometimes it just doesn’t play nice. Hope this helps!
They take quite a bit of effort to make it seem like you need to pay for an account, but yeah you’ll need to hunt down the little text / button to sign up for the free account
no you dont, but i thought so too. you have to go down to the bottom of the page where it says something like "set up free account here" and you have to actually click the word "here" in the text as it is a disguised link. they try to get you to spend money on an account when it gets you nothing. lmk if u need any more help :)
That should actually be ok to run this comfortably. Have you turned up all the graphics settings? Make sure you're running 1080p display resolution at the minimum too.
For SOL : When you download the mod from Race Department now, you'll end up with a PDF file that has a mega download link (and an alternative Mediafire link) to SOL and the installation instructions in the following pages. I've put the same links here for your convenience.
For Exquisite : To load the sol config, instead of double-clicking on the config file, you'll need to go to
C:\Users\user\Documents\Assetto Corsa\cfg\Sol and copy the config file here. MAKE SURE TO SAVE YOUR CURRENT ONE AS BACKUP.
PSA : You can sign up for a FREE account on Race Department. They just try to make it look like you need to get a paid account.
If you get an error from CM that says "Failed to determine CM preset type", it's because the creator of the mod has shifted the presets for different settings to weblinks which you can click on and "Apply" in CM.
EXTRA FX ---> acstuff.ru/s/zQXvEo
SHADOW FX ---> acstuff.ru/s/y6x6IO
LIGHTING FX ---> acstuff.ru/s/pNitGj
RAIN FX ---> acstuff.ru/s/eIIdX1
for some reason my user documents folder doesnt have assetto corsa in it?
See if you can get to it from Steam. Open up steam, right click on Assetto Corsa, properties, local files, browse. That will open up your root Assetto Corsa folder.
@@voidinheritant It is not in an documents. It is in Steam/Steamapp/Common/Assetto Corsa
why isnt controller script option appearing?
@@kooki15131 ive got the same issue
Great and straight-to-the-point tutorial for people starting off into assetto. Awesome!
Thanks! Glad you found the video useful!
thanks, just got acu and your videos are so easy and straightforward it helps a lot
Bro your pc is bottlenecking like 🔥 with the i7 4th gen and you started your channel just 1 day after my birthday
Hehe yeah it was seriously bottlenecking. I recently upgraded to a 13700kf coz the old motherboard was acting up. Now I think maybe the GPU is bottlenecking 😂
@@play_by_ear 🤣
This is the first tutorial i ever could follow myself, thank you so much
Thank you! I’m glad my video was useful to you!
Omg bro, you actually helped me unlike the rest!!! I was going into a different assetto corsa file!!! Not the local one and you actually showed me how to do it easily!!! You are the fucking goat, you got a new sub!!!
Thanks man! Just got into ac and your videos helped me out by a lot!
Glad you found it useful!
Thank you for this video it now graphics cleared up for me. Was sick of seeing too film grains pixel 🤣🤣🤷♂
Glad it worked out for you! Few simple free mods like these can get the trick done!
Great video best tutorial i've seen, could you do one for installing cars/tracks?
Thanks! I guess I could! Any particular car or track you have in mind?
@@play_by_ear Maybe shutoko or any example of each? Also off topic question does this PP filter have a much better effect on mod maps because on the normal monza (i used to test) there wasn't much difference.
I’ve done a regular shutoko and a no hesi shutoko! You can check that out over at
The Best Mod for Assetto Corsa in 2022 - Traffic Server in Shutoko Revival Project Free Roam Map
czcams.com/video/LsPa06yPKBY/video.html
I find exquisite looks most obvious for evening / night drives. Either way you don’t want a PPfilter to be too in your face or too outlandish. Just right is best 😃
why coping this 4 folders from sol is taking so long its been 2 hours and its only 2%
Same problem any solution
4790k with a 3090 is crazy lol, but very good tutorial
Someone help me please when I drag the sol files into my assetto corsa folder it works but it doesn't show up in my content manager.
did u fixed it?
@@Hoi_444 use 7zip it worked for me
Im having a one problem and it’s driving me crazy Ive downloaded every thing for need so i can play with traffic yet there is no traffic can anyone help me all the videos on youtube doesn’t say how to apply them only download files and then they appear out of nowhere
For traffic, the map that you’re on needs to have a traffic file, either that or the server that you’re connected to must have traffic set up.
I did a video on how to download and connect to the Shutoko Revival Project server, but make sure you have at least the Japanese car pack DLC for Assetto Corsa first, otherwise it won’t work. Hope this helps!
The Best Mod for Assetto Corsa - Traffic Server in Shutoko Revival Project Free Roam Map
czcams.com/video/LsPa06yPKBY/video.html
im very late but when i drag the sol files to my AC folder, it takes 18 hours for them to transfer?
Hey thanks for this!
What I cannot understand is what do you mean by paid model @3:50 when you say pure is paid. Like, how does patreon is successful among modders, wont once you download the file people can leave patreon of the modder or it is tied internally through patreon so as long as we pay we can play with paid mods or the payment is mainly for updated mods ?
There are people who subscribe to someone's Patreon for just a month then download whatever content they want to. Of course, you won't get any updates if the creator does post up any updates after your one month Patreon sub ends.
Thank for the video. Drag and drop does not work for me. Might be because I dont have the full version of content manager. How do I import the exquisite custom presets maunally?
You can try double clicking on them, I think that’ll work too.
Thanks man!
Glad you found the video usefull!
i cant download sol because i need to pay for an account
Hey man you can sign up for a free account. Scroll down all the way to the end of the Racedepartment sign up page and look out for the text link.
question regarding the Exquisite PP filter, at the moment of install the latest filter version is 5.1.1 and this version has different settings than the one shown in video, and I can't install/find the filter in content manager, I got to use SOL which make it darker than Exquisite, what can I do ?
The latest downloaded version has presets that you can double click on. Doing so will load the settings into Content Manager.
The presets will be part of the archive that you downloaded from Race Department. It should show up as two separate files if I remember right.
Amazing video! Can u tell me which honda is this in the start?
It's one of the EG6 civics from the Shutoko Revival Project back then but I apologise as I can't recall which one exactly!
when i put the sol files in the asseta files then check my weathers it doesnt say sol what do i do?
Try to close Content Manager and relaunch it and see if that does it
I do it and it still doesn't work, (same problem) pls help me bro@@play_by_ear
The link you put (down in the comments) is for Sol 2.2.7, but the main link to Sol is for 2.2.9, but when I install that I don't have an option for 'Controller Script', just 'Weather Script' under Settings/Weather FX in CM. This install is now VERY confusing as this video is really out-of-date. Also, when you download 'Exquisite 5.2' it is just a system folder that you drop into the main AC game folder. There is a sol_config file, but I have no idea where to put that as there is no folder under 'user/documents/asseto corsa'. The included install instructions also reference this non-existent folder.
Yeah unfortunately the updates to Content Manager / SOL / Exquisite aren't consistent and can change up the menu's quite substantially. I've tried to detail all this in the comment section but it can end up getting burried amongst all the other comments.
Anyway, for the SOL weather, you should be on a newer version of Content Manager (0.8.25) and only have "Weather Style".
Step 1:
Under Settings --> Custom Shaders Patch --> Weather FX, set "Weather Style" to "Sol".
Step 2:
In the "Drive" Menu, when selecting the weather type, choose "Sol 2.5 (Sol Planner)"
For the sol_config file ; check in your "Documents" folder if you have any "Assetto Corsa" folder. If not, your game file could be installed in some non-standard directory, if so, check the installation drive if there's any Assetto Corsa folder.
Hope this helps.
@@play_by_ear I do have that newer CM (0.8.25) but only have Weather 'Script', not Weather 'Style'. Also under the Drive menu there is no option to set weather type. I was able to select all of the Sol settings under the Python App heading, and Sol does show up in-game, but I think something is still wrong.
Yes, I have it installed on the D: drive, not C: I do have an Assetto Corsa folder (main game directory). SO you're saying it goes in the 'Documents' folder within the main game directory?
Same problem here...
I am having problem with drop file when I try to drop the extension file in it copying the file very slow
Downloading from the link, I don't get the same files you do. The four folders you make reference to are only one. There are no sol options listed in my activated apps page. The controller script never shows up. The only thing that seem to be working is the PP filter. Even the exquisite download doesn't shoe the same file names as your video.
There have been newer versions of SOL and Exquisite since I made this video, the steps are slightly different but still similar enough.
For SOL, the Race Department link provided will download a PDF which contains a download link to SOL. The steps to follow will be the same once you download SOL.
For Exquisite, the install is the same as my video, but to load the settings presets files, you have to double click on them instead of dragging and dropping in to CM.
Hope this helps!
any idea why exquisite 5.0 wont let me drop the other 2 files in content manager?
I’ll haven’t gotten down to installing v5.0 yet, but the filter should work anyway if you select it in Settings -> Assetto Corsa -> Video -> Post-Processing and select Exquisite - SOL.
I’ll update again once I’ve installed v5.0 over the next couple of days.
@@play_by_ear .
@@gacuss3798 you can double click on those 2 files to load the graphics settings into Content Manager.
Make sure to check your display resolution in Assetto Corsa \ video settings after doing so, as the two files will change your graphics settings
hey, i followed all of your steps but i got a black screen in the end. my controls are working and i can hear the gears shifting when i put in the command, but i cant see anything. i tried switching back to the default pp filter but it didnt fix the issue. any help?
nevermind, i fixed it. but the game looks kind of horrible, any tips?
Its a bit late but they changed the controller settings for weather fx and put it to the quick drive weather type seection, what does that mean? Where can I acces that to change it to SOL 2.2?
you have to go back to a reccomended version of content manager
Hello! When i open the EXQUISITE5.2.rar there are no such files you showed in the video. What should i do?
The creator of Exquisite has changed the downloaded package. In the current downloaded RAR archive, there will be a "system" folder. Drag the "system" folder into your root Assetto Corsa folder over at \SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\assettocorsa
i did the same and i still have ps1 graphic AND ITS ALL ON MAX i cant understand whats wrong but im so pissed off
How’s the specs for your PC? Could it be underpowered CPU or GPU wise?
But the account for SOL is not free?
You can sign up for a free account. Scroll down all the way on the sign up page and look for the small text
yo gus i saw what play by ear pinned here but i cant figure out what to do when it shows "Failed to determine CM preset type" sorry im not english so i dont understand what play by ear mean
hey man to load the settings presets, just click on the links here one by one and they will ask if you want to load the settings.
EXTRA FX ---> acstuff.ru/s/zQXvEo
SHADOW FX ---> acstuff.ru/s/y6x6IO
LIGHTING FX ---> acstuff.ru/s/pNitGj
RAIN FX ---> acstuff.ru/s/eIIdX1
This filter work on pure or not? Bcus newest pure ver, im not using sol. Anymore, or you can suggedt me good ppfilter for pure ? Ty
It does work with Pure, but in my opinion, if you're already on Pure, just go ahead and use Pure or Pure Candy as your filter.
Exquisite is a great free alternative, but I feel Pure looks nicer, at least to me.
I have Exquisite_PURE showing up in my PPF, but not Exquisite_SOL. Any idea why? Also, I now can't change weather mid-session, have I missed if there are any limits of what the filter can do or something?
Try to remove the old ppfilters first. Go to Steam folder -> steamapps -> common -> assettocorsa -> system -> cfg -> ppfilters and delete all .ini-files that contains "Exquisite" then re-install Exquisite again.
If the install went well, you should see "EXQUISITE - SOL.ini" in steamapps -> common -> assettocorsa -> system -> cfg -> ppfilters
For the weather script, check that your Controller Script is set to Sol 2.2, and your Weather Script is Sol.
After that make sure you change the PP filter in Settings -> Assetto Corsa -> Video -> Post-Processing and select Exquisite - SOL.
Hope this helps!
@@play_by_ear I deleted all pp filters and installed again. They are non existent. i tried downloading it again no luck i have no pp filters at all.
Make sure you have Content Manager installed, followed by Custom Shaders Patch (use the latest untested version which is v1.79 now) and lastly SOL.
After that you should be able to install any PP Filter that you wish to.
Sometimes different mods can mess up some config files and so on. I usually do a fresh install of AC every now and then and only reinstall the mods that i really like, starting from a clean slate.
@play_by_ear Started from a clean Slate and both Pure And Sol don't appear it says save and apply but never shows up under filter
Hmm i can’t think of anything else other than to try restarting Content Manager and see if that loads it up.
i dont see the drop down menu's at 2:24 in my content manager
Thank you very much
I’m glad you found it useful!
i have a problem! i can only see the weather script but not the conrtroler script. what can i do about that?
The newer versions of CM / SOL no longer have the controller script drop down. Check out my video here which shows the different screen :
czcams.com/video/9-Y5SjhI0a8/video.htmlsi=Dfbh7OUMMO2hh9ZQ
when i download sol it asks what i want to open it in what do i select
Hey Owen you'll need to use 7z to unzip the file. A few mods insist on using this instead of Winrar / Winzip in order to minimise any corrupted files.
@@play_by_ear how do you download 7z??
@@KseriesWill you can get it over at www.7-zip.org/
is this for ac regular or for competezone
Also I thought you said free, I need to pay for an account on race department to download the pp filter.
They make it look like your only options are paid accounts, but you can most definitely sign up for a free account! Scroll down all the way and look out for the small text. Hope this helps!
When I try to install the he custom shaders pack I have a error, is says ULA utilities in extension/ULA are missing (reinstall patch?) when I try to re install it doesn’t work anybody have a solution?
I’m really not sure why this error happens but I’ve read that some people have solved it by updating content manager to the latest version. If that doesn’t solve it, they’ve tried different CSP versions. Hope this helps!
@@play_by_ear thanks!!! I didn’t see anything about it
Hope you get it sorted!
Do i have to pay for sol? cause when i try to download it asks to make an account but when i try it gives me payments i thought the intro said i dont need to pay a single dime can anyone help?
there is small text at the bottom that allows you to make a free account its slimy that they do that but you can 100% make one for free
What exactly is the controller script for? For some reason I do not see it in the same place as you do.
The newer versions of CM no longer have the controller script drop down. Check out my video here which shows the different screen :
czcams.com/video/9-Y5SjhI0a8/video.htmlsi=Dfbh7OUMMO2hh9ZQ
Why my controller script is missing in my CSP WeatherFX? Any Solution?
They have moved the controller script In a recent updated version of CM.
In the “Drive” menu, you should be able to select Sol 2.5 in the Weather drop down list.
This link has some pictures showing the menu if you have trouble finding it.
www.racedepartment.com/downloads/sol.24914/updates#resource-update-107235
for Exquisite i need an account for the download, but the register is on payment. how can i download it for free?
Race Department makes it look like you need to sign up for a paid account, but you can get a free account. Scroll down all the way to the end of their registration page and there will be some text to click on for a free account. Hope this helps!
holy shit , you are a freaking life saver , i thought race department accounts are paid :sob:
They do run a great site so there’s no harm in giving them a few dollars, I just like free stuff :)
@@play_by_ear yea but , im young and my parents wont really let me spend my money... Totally would pay that 1$ to the guy who made pure
also i got one more question , i downloaded exquisite but they didnt give the recommeded presets , how do i get it?@@play_by_ear
I downloaded the exquisite files but there not showing the exquisite_sol thing in content manager
There was an update done for Exquisite since this video was made. If you check under Settings \ Assetto Corsa \ Video, under Post-Processing, you should see Exquisite there.
When i try drag an drop the last two files it says :
Can’t load CM preset:
Failed to determine CM preset type
You can double click on the files to load them. The creator of the mod changed that part about the presets in an update since the time my video was made.
@@play_by_ear ion get it bro :((
this might be to late but when i download sol it downloads on a notepad not file?\
any fixes?
same thing idk what to do
Thanks bruh
Glad you found the video useful!
for the exquisite preset load C:\Users\user\Documents\Assetto Corsa\cfg\Sol i dont have the sol file in there and i dont understand why bc the sol weather and all the exquisite_sol is loaded on the launcher
The downloaded .rar archive will have the sol_config.ini file. You may need to make sure your file explorer is not hiding your system files (windows hides all .ini files by default i believe).
If you did the steps, the file could already be there, just that it's hidden by windows!
@@play_by_ear There is no folder under USER/DOCUMENTS, so where does this file go?
it says: "Can`t load CM preset: Failed to determine CM preset type" when i drag sol.ini in content manager
You can just double click on it and it will ask you if you want to save it. A recent update to sol changed it and it can’t be dragged and dropped now for some reason.
@@play_by_ear when I double click the sol_config file it just brings me to notepad
@@shaneobrien5879 its the Exquisite preset that you need to double click on. Am not at the computer now, let me check exactly which one it is later.
idk why but i cant drop sol to acs x 86 folder it says its gonna take 1 day or somthing
Try extracting the zip archive first using winter, and then installing the mod. I’m not sure why but sometimes it makes a massive difference and other times it doesn’t matter
when i download sol it doesent download any of those things it is just a picture slide on how to download
You’ll need to register for a free account on racedepartment before you can download the files there.
If I remember right, you’ll need to scroll down all the way at the registration page and find the small words to click on for a free account.
The Cmpreset file wasn't in my file for the pp filter for some reason
Yeah the mod creator changed the uploaded file. Now you will download a PDF file and click on the link to download SOL. The presets should still be there and you can double click on them to load them into CM.
can you pls help me? i set the weather on heavy rain. i hear the rain but didnt see it
The free version of custom shaders patch doesn’t have rain effects unfortunately. You’ll need to use a paid preview version of Custom Shaders Patch for rain to show.
my tire smoke isnt working :(
I did everything correct but when i start up a track and play nothing changes it is still the same like before:(
What track did you try it on? Some tracks (though seldom) don’t have CSP support.
@@play_by_ear I tried akina downhill, shutoko revival project and the stock tracks that come with the game
@@mitr3193 it’s subtle differences, but look for details such as the tyre smoke, glowing brake discs under heavy braking (on cars that support it), and how street lights (especially on Shutoko) have a star burst look to it instead of just appearing as a light.
The easiest way is just to make some massive Smokey donuts and check out the smoke produced. Hope this helps!
i cant drag and drop the folders into CM and cant seem to find a solution in the comments, any help?
still looks good and its a great tutorial though
Give it a try with your current settings first and see how you like it.
If you feel it needs some tweaking, the creator of the mod has shifted the presets for different settings to weblinks which you can click on and "Apply" in CM.
EXTRA FX ---> acstuff.ru/s/zQXvEo
SHADOW FX ---> acstuff.ru/s/y6x6IO
LIGHTING FX ---> acstuff.ru/s/pNitGj
RAIN FX ---> acstuff.ru/s/eIIdX1
the website isnt free to join to download the content tho so how could it be free?
There’s an option to sign up for a free account
I have downloaded the file, but every time I try to drag and drop it into content manager nothing happens
Try extracting the zip archive first, and then dragging and dropping into Content Manager. Perhaps you’re missing the 7zip plug-in in Content Manager.
🙏🏽 thx
my controller script just disappeared from weather fx... pls help
You should be on a newer version of Content Manager (0.8.25) and only have "Weather Style".
Step 1:
Under Settings --> Custom Shaders Patch --> Weather FX, set "Weather Style" to "Sol".
Step 2:
In the "Drive" Menu, when selecting the weather type, choose "Sol 2.5 (Sol Planner)"
Hope this helps
thanks G
In my content manager the controller script doesn’t show up what should I do
You should be on a newer version of Content Manager and only have "Weather Style".
Step 1:
Under Settings --> Custom Shaders Patch --> Weather FX, set "Weather Style" to "Sol".
Step 2:
In the "Drive" Menu, when selecting the weather type, choose "Sol 2.5 (Sol Planner)"
@@play_by_earWhen i go to select the weather style there is no Sol 2.5 (sol planner) option
I only have a weather script how do i get a controller script in weather fx?
You should be on a newer version of Content Manager (0.8.25) and only have "Weather Style".
Step 1:
Under Settings --> Custom Shaders Patch --> Weather FX, set "Weather Style" to "Sol".
Step 2:
In the "Drive" Menu, when selecting the weather type, choose "Sol 2.5 (Sol Planner)"
Hope this helps!
my sky is black and my sol configs arent configging
Sometimes there are glitches during the install of either CSP or SOL.
Do a clean uninstall of SOL and then CSP, making sure to delete any files / folders that have the name SOL in it.
And then reinstall CSP and test.
If that works fine, install SOL and test.
Done step by step, you should be able to pinpoint whether it’s CSP or SOL.
Hope this sorts it out for you!
I saw that Pure is paid, however is this exquisite thing free?
yup exquisite is free. You'll need to sign up for an account at overtake.gg (formerly Racedepartment.com) and you can sign up for a free account, just look out for the small text at the bottom of the sign up page.
there's no sol 2.2 on weather fx, how can i fix that?
The controller script will be “Sol 2.2”, but the weather script will be just “Sol”. Hope this helps!
I put the settings in and my game became not full screen can someone help idk hoe to fix it
Under your video settings, check the display resolution
@@play_by_ear now its at 1176x664 50 hz and i dont remember what it used to be so what should i put it at
@@play_by_ear i fixed it now thanks
bro i dont have a think called controlar script
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I have everything except exquisite installed, I can’t find assetto corsa file in it and I’m about to have a heart attack 😂
The .rar file that you download contains a "system" folder. Just copy that whole folder into your root Assetto Corsa folder and overwrite any files if it asks. Hope this helps!
Why i dont have this two options in weather fx?
You should be on a newer version of Content Manager (0.8.25) and only have "Weather Style".
Step 1:
Under Settings --> Custom Shaders Patch --> Weather FX, set "Weather Style" to "Sol".
Step 2:
In the "Drive" Menu, when selecting the weather type, choose "Sol 2.5 (Sol Planner)"
Hope this helps
@@play_by_ear it helps me, thank you soo much 😁
@@play_by_ear It's still called 'Weather Script' for me, but no 'Controller Script'. I'm on version 0.8.25 of CM.
what is the free roam map that in the intro? share link please
hey man that's the Shutoko Revival Project and I was on their traffic server. I did a video on how to get that installed and running on their server. you can check it out at:
czcams.com/video/LsPa06yPKBY/video.html
Otherwise you can check out their official discord, they've got all the intructions and download links there
Official Shutoko Revival Project Discord Server:
discord.gg/shutokorevivalproject
Why you have a 3090 with a 4790k?
haha! that's a great question. I wanted to upgrade my GTX1080 just when GPUs were really hard to come by thanks to crypto miners. I didn't have any plans on going big with a 3090. Hell, a 3090 wouldn't even fit my ITX case back then, but that was the only card I managed to snag at retail price! So to fit my GPU, i ended up getting a full sized 011d XL and ended up custom looping it since I now had the space. Turns out the 4790k is still sufficient these days for sim racing even though I'm pretty sure my CPU could be bottle necking my GPU.
How do I take of the pp filter
Under Settings \ Assetto Corsa \ Video. Scroll down and you'll see "Post Processing" and you can select the Filter from the drop down list.
most things make sense
im real
Thanks!
i dont have the controller script option in weatherFX
You should be on a newer version of Content Manager and only have "Weather Style".
Step 1:
Under Settings --> Custom Shaders Patch --> Weather FX, set "Weather Style" to "Sol".
Step 2:
In the "Drive" Menu, when selecting the weather type, choose "Sol 2.5 (Sol Planner)"
Hope this helps!
ive a issue whenever i dowload sol it dowloads as a pdf
Yeah it looks like the file that you download from Race Department to the PDF. You can follow the download links in that PDF to get SOL. I've put the same links here for your convenience.
Mega:
mega.nz/file/0XVExRiD#1UhDEHdjCcgQLLQ-8YjSe3XWj9Tdb6GikXcNnWqb-nw
Mediafire:
www.mediafire.com/file/fjeyw7ydw5l2z9o/Sol_2.2.7.7z/file
Where can i get the mod for the honda you are driving?
It was one of the cars in the Shutoko car pack at that time and I can’t really remember what it’s called, sorry!
Can you help me i wont get controller script to pop up i wont get it
You should be on a newer version of Content Manager and only have "Weather Style".
Step 1:
Under Settings --> Custom Shaders Patch --> Weather FX, set "Weather Style" to "Sol".
Step 2:
In the "Drive" Menu, when selecting the weather type, choose "Sol 2.5 (Sol Planner)"
Hope this helps!
i cant see the controller script in the content manager pls help
You should be on a newer version of Content Manager and only have "Weather Style".
Step 1:
Under Settings --> Custom Shaders Patch --> Weather FX, set "Weather Style" to "Sol".
Step 2:
In the "Drive" Menu, when selecting the weather type, choose "Sol 2.5 (Sol Planner)"
Hope this helps!
i want to register in sol but it need money to register!
You can sign up for a free account. Scroll down all the way and look for the small text link
idont get th apps thing at 3:13
It should be there if you have custom shaders patch (CSP) installed. Did you manage to successfully get CSP installed?
do you have any idea of why exquisite doesn't show in the pp filter in assetto corsa video options?
Sounds like the install *didn’t happen correctly. Do you have SOL under the PP filter options?
@@play_by_ear yes, I have it
I just saw that a newer version of Exquisite has been released since I made this video. Let me check it out and see if anything’s changed with regard to the installation.
@@play_by_ear Ok, I dunno why, but it works now, but thanks anyway
my fps have been dropping since I set the mode is normal or it's me who did wrong
It’s quite normal to lose some FPS depending on the post processing filter. If the drop is too much, you could just leave it on SOL instead of Exquisite.
@@play_by_ear no its work correctly just me i have change my setting
@@ael9375 glad you got it sorted out!
Can i run these settings on I7 7700HQ and GTX 1060 6GB with 16GB RAM?
Yes your computer should be able to handle it at 1080p
@@play_by_ear Also my game runs really well on single player but when i join traffic servers online the game starts to crash or freeze and stutter a lot making it almost unplayable. Is it because of the wifi or the ram?
I would say that it’s likely the wifi. Some servers will auto kick if your lag is too high.
I used to run AC on an i5 4590 (non-K) with 16Gb of DDR3 and that ran well for online lobbies.
Is it possible to run a cable to your router direct, so that there’s no need for wifi?
@@play_by_earI have my laptop hooked up to the ethernet already my internet speed is 70Mbps. But i get ping as high as 200ms as i live in Dubai and there are no servers here which leaves me with no options but to play on the eu,us,au servers.
Yeah the ping is likely the problem man. Hard to drive when the ping is so high. Maybe you can try connecting to servers in Asia / Singapore and see if that helps.
wait do u have to pay race deparment to use there mods?
You can sign up for a free account! They don’t make it very obvious on their website.
did you guys have to pay money to get sol?
You don't need to pay for it. You can sign up for a free account. Scroll down all the way on the sign up page and look for the text link.
hahahah bro i really like your pc - old beast i7 with the best GPU for 2022
Haha! I just hope nothing breaks on the mobo or CPU. They’re probably 8 years old or maybe more 😂
Could you share neck fx settings?
I've messed around with my Neck FX settings quite a bit and I think I may have reset them coz I made too many changes. I find that Neck FX makes for more engaging cockpit view replays but it can be quite a distraction during actual gameplay.
Either way, here's my settings as they are now.
drive.google.com/file/d/1OVrG37dAlZ5l97c98mENMwcZTjRnaTSP/view?usp=share_link
@@play_by_ear ❤❤❤
is there way to turn off or uninstall it?
I guess you’re talking about the post processing filter? Yeah you can easily change post processing filters in the settings if you don’t like it. If you really don’t like it and want to uninstall, you can delete it fairly easily too.
these are gonna frie my pc?
CSP and SOL should actually make the game run better. Some post processing filters eat up FOS but Exquisite seems ok from my own testing. If you find that your FPS drops too much, you can always turn off some features of CSP, starting with "ExtraFX".
How do i fix buggy black sky?
This could be tricky. First off, try changing the time of day! For some reason, my time of day setting doesn’t always correspond to real life: 12 noon can be dark, 8pm could be bright, etc.
Try deleting off any existing / old PP filters and restarting content Manager.
If that doesn’t work, it’s usually easier to just do a fresh install of AC and reinstall the mods you want, rather than messing with CSP / PP settings and testing them out one by one.
The exquisite pp filter isnt free?
It’s free, you just have to sign up for a free account on race department to download it. They make it difficult for you to spot the free account but the option is there.
thank you so much man@@play_by_ear
Is this the 2014 version?
Yes it’s the “old” Assetto Corsa. Not the newer Competizione.
cant find exquisite download link
Hey man the link is in the video description 😀 it’s a download link from Racedepartment which you can sign up for a free account, although they make their free account sign up very obscure.
@@play_by_ear no download link in rdepartament even with regged account
@@Quac21 am not sure if their server is jammed up at the moment but I just tried and it’s slow AF for me right now.
This is the download link though (same link as in the video description), maybe try later when they have less traffic.
www.racedepartment.com/downloads/exquisite-pp-filter.48337/
i cant drag and drop it
You're need to use content manager. Sometimes some people comment that drag and drop doesnt work for them with Content Manager, but if all else fails you could install it manually. Which mod are you trying to install? I could list the steps to do a manual install if that helps.
@@play_by_ear i am using content Manager still doesbt Work but i Just manually installed it
The copying of sol into asc needs so long is that normal i have a samsung m2 980 pro but it is needing for 500mb 10 hours
Try in unzipping the files first before dragging into content manager. I’m not sure why but sometimes it’s fine with compressed archives and sometimes it just doesn’t play nice. Hope this helps!
Is it just me or do I have too pay for Racedepartment?
They take quite a bit of effort to make it seem like you need to pay for an account, but yeah you’ll need to hunt down the little text / button to sign up for the free account
It’s not free it make me pay when creating an account
You can get a free account. When signing up for an new account, scroll down all the way to the bottom and look out for the small text
But to get a race Department acc you have to spend Money😭😭😭
no you dont, but i thought so too. you have to go down to the bottom of the page where it says something like "set up free account here" and you have to actually click the word "here" in the text as it is a disguised link. they try to get you to spend money on an account when it gets you nothing. lmk if u need any more help :)
No, there’s no need to spend money for a race department account! You can sign up for free!
@@samuel15097 You saved my life bro tysm
My game still looks very cartoonie I’ve done everything in this video
What’s your computer specs? It should start looking decent with just Custom Shaders Patch alone.
@@play_by_ear Ryan 3700k 2060 super that’s turning 4 this next march
That should actually be ok to run this comfortably. Have you turned up all the graphics settings? Make sure you're running 1080p display resolution at the minimum too.