Targa Florio Scanned Build v.0.3.8 [Assetto Corsa] (Patreon)

Hello hellooo everyone, and welcome back to Targa Florio!

holy dear mother of all gods, it has been quite a few chaotic months. Some are good chaos, some are brow raising chaos lol.

The issue with my teeth is still not done, I'm still going back and forth to the dentist, alternating between the Endodontist and surgeon. Maybe this will still goes on until the end of the year. maybe. But I can eat, and that's a good thing! although I would honestly say, it's not very comfortable yet. But I'm optimistic it will get better and better!

Anyway, I hope you guys are in good health and doing great!

Today, we got an update of the track, and a special addition that made the track feels more alive!

All credits goes to Beni for this update. Beni came out with the idea of adding ambient sound and environment, and even I was pleasantly surprised when I tried it the first time.

So this ambient sound and environment is adding various sounds and even insects flying about. And for me, it came so naturally that when I turned it off, it feels strange as if the world suddenly became silent. I hope you guys find it exciting too!

Here are some feature of the new ambient sound addition:

There's a setup app in the track's folder to adjust the sound level and the amount of visible insects, or to turn them off completely.

the sounds depend on the tone of day and season as well as temperature and weather. So on a cold winter day you won't hear many insects but on a hot summer day they'll go crazy. Some sounds will only occur at night.

the visible insects also depend on those factors.

both also occur more in certain locations.

fully detailed sounds are only implemented until Caltavuturo junction, the rest will follow.

I'd recommend checking out Beni's Patreon page, as he got his own scanned track project:

https://www.patreon.com/cw/Beni_tracks_and_cars

oh and by the way, this updated version now features the entire track, with the full circuit layout combining the old version and the scanned part.

this is temporary of course, and we are going to update it each time we got new scanned sections ready.

And speaking of new sections, we do have the sections from Cerda Station to the beginning of the previous scanned parts. it's not completely ready yet, there are some details and preparation before we can merge it, but it is completely drivable.

And I must admit, working on this section was insanely difficult. It took waayy longer that I ever thought it would be. there are many days where I just stare at my monitor racking my brain no how to get this done, and there are a plenty of hours down the drain because I have to scrap it and start over.

But effort and perseverance paid off I guess. I came out with a good method that actually working great. and this method significantly speed up the process and lift the heavy work out of my hands. Now, aside from preparing this section to be merged, I already started preparing for the next section.

Here is the Targa Florio (combined) version 0.3.8 with ambient sound app

and if you're interested to try, here is the targa florio scanned test version (from Cerda station).

Well that's it for today. I hope you enjoy your week! For F1 fans out there, tomorrow is the Hungarian GP, I hope we got a good race!

Stay safe, stay healthy, work out regularly, drink enough water, and don't forget to go out and touch grass once in a while!

As always, thank you so much for your support and encouragement.

Cheers!

Abulzz