I hope AC Evo also thought deeply about how to develop and maintain the physics for all the cars. Yes you need real data and your high level simracing experience will be very helpful. But the next step is making the *right* changes to parameters or models. The link between driver and vehicle dynamics I've found very hard to make. And since they have lots of cars, probably with tuning options on some, the number of "effective cars" is going to be quite large. How to turn real and sim driver feedback into a manageable physics workflow is no easy task. And then imagine supporting and developing the game for 5 years in the future. I hope their models are not too complex. iRacing boasts about how everything is modeled to the last molecule. Project Cars 4 also boasts about minute details. I'm of the opinion that a large field of cars can't be maintained and developed properly unless the physics models are built from the ground up with this in mind. Do you need combustion chamber airflow calculations or can you achieve certain effects simpler and easier? IMO iRacing, RF2, and probably also the project cars games are evidence that higher detail physics models don't have any relationship with better driving cars. I hope kunos saw this and went for a pragmatic approach, adding complexity only when the benefits truly outweigh the drawbacks, looking from the perspective of having hundreds of different physics combinations that you maintain and update during todays long product lifecycles..
Well done! Congratulations on your new role, couldn't have found anyone to fit it better than you do. It's such a relief that Kunos seems to really listen to experts and community voices on their new game. Excited!
Every iRacing streamer is biased because they share refferals and directly earn money when fans use theirs. Esp. stramers who got betting activated. So yeah, you're going the good route. Congrats and have a good time working for Kunos
Many congratulations Nils, with your attention to details, the sim racing/driving community only benefits with you playing a more prominent role in what is a much anticipated title. Enjoy! (I also look forward to seeing a server setting for cockpit only, hehe, I know you'll suggest it eventually, even though nothing to do with what you have stated as your role.)
This is awesome. No worries about bias, you're reputation is solid and Kunos trusts you so that's all that needs to be said. Would love to see dev videos and maybe even streams/races with the community as Aries did. Good luck!
Could you ask them about active reset?! I really really really hope AC Evo will have it! It would be sooooo helpful and efficient to learn and experiment with tricky corners (and/or all corners). I wish ACC had it too!
That's some fucking great news. That alone makes me hyped for ACE again. I really hope Kunos will hear your inputs, which will definitely make the game better in many aspects, from the basic car behavior to the esports level. Congrats!
All I ask you is to tell the sound devs to make a proper transmission whine for the 992 Cup pleaaaaassseeeee. rFactor 2 got it spot on so it's achievable
Congrats, Nils! So happy for you (and for us) as it is so important for a sim to have feedback whilst development phase. Looking forward to the release and all content to come from you. Cheers, Freddy
Woah, been years since I checked back on Simracing and here you are, new clean room setup, and still going strong! Living the dream mate, keep it up :)
As always Nils - kudos to you for your transparency and clear disclosure of affiliation. Hands down the most professional and in-depth simracing channel.
Congratulations Nils! Happy for you, and the community. You've been a great source of information and support. I suspect you will be a wonderful addition to Kunos. Looking forward to enjoying AC EVO and learning from you. Cheers! Rick
Honestly I'm glad you're involved. And you have always come across as completely objective and no time for the tribal nonsense that too often surrounds sim racing. This can only make things better - at least, for evo!! But whilst you have the ear of kunos, USA pt2, Europe, Asia track packs and car updates for ACC please, you know you want it!
IMHO LMU communicates forces of the suspension through ffb that result from road undulations. I can feel the weight of the front setttleing from abrupt dips and elevation changes. This effect release adds to the immersion. I attempted to produce the same in ACC with barely a little luck. Adjusting the fov to magnify (magnifying the road also improved the sensation; the ffb is synchronized with road events so the more one makes the road undulations apparent to the eyes, the more the feel).
Thats some big news mate! Congrats to that position. It's nice to know, that we have someone again who knows what he's doing AND is also vocal about stuff. good move Kunos ❤
Congrats, I'm Still wowed by your lfm guides so can't wait for evo! I love that your making sure there is real world correlation because that is why I sim race!
This is great to hear! When a game development company is humble enough to hire a top enthusiast with a following like yours Nils, as a former game developer, it shows me that they believe in what they are creating. TAKE MY MONEY KUNOS.
Congrats! Please look into DFR aka dynamic foveated rendering for VR, boosts performance/increase quality for VR. Can let fancy VR render faster than 2d.
@@terrysearle2633 Surely that's a question for Nils, not me 🤔 I prefer iracing to acc, This doesn't make me think one is better than the other, I'm just used to iracing.
Moin Nils, tolle Neuigkeiten. Ich habe dich immer sehr faktenbasiert und objektiv über die verschiedenen Sims sprechen hören und denke nicht dass sich das in Zukunft ändert. Deshalb werde ich natürlich auch weiterhin deine Videos und Streams schauen. Ich hoffe dass wir in Zukunft aber auch wieder etwas GT3 racing sehen werden. Das macht mir zumindest am meisten Spaß, abgesehen von deinen "Erklär"-Videos.😅 Mach weiter so
This is the best news I have heard all week. (Which wasn't that hard tbh). Having a somewhat independent Esports Test driver raises my hopes towards EVO to new heights.
Thanks for the update! Super cool that you're working with Kunos on AC Evo. Honestly, fuck iRacing-it looks like a PS2 game, and it’s boring to watch. Maybe you can make it more fun? Not gonna lie, I have zero hopes for AC Evo, but if anyone can make it worth getting excited for, it’s probably you. And gimme that AMS2 content already-I need to see what they’re cooking! Keep doing what you do, I’m here for it!
I have a question, don’t you think being heavily involved in the development of the game, and being able to drive it all through the process of it and before everyone else might give you a competitive advantage if you were to compete in esports on the game ? Not only because of the fact you’d have more time driving it than anyone at the start, but also because of the knowledge of specific aspects (setups, tyre wear, physics, …) you might pick up from the devs, which you would not get if you were just a normal player ? Curious to hear your thoughts on that 🙂 But anyway that is a great opportunity, congratulations! For us players it’s nice to know they have someone like you onboard to give feedback!
yeah fair point. though i doubt the esports pros of tomorrow should fear a 38 year old veteran. the game comes in early access, I'm not sure when esports will play a role on this title. and there is only so much to know and so much to set up, people will very quickly outperform what we saw during our testing, as the testing is not around trying to set unbeatable world records with randomly occuring exploit setup. im happy if i can ever win a single race again ;)
Want "cometitive" advantage? disable all the "immersion" functions on your gear. OR disable all ELECTRONICS assists, learn to be fast with a slow car. (SKILL ISSUE).
This is GOOD news ... It will only make EVO a better sim with your input. Can we also get Kunos to give ACC a final update before the team fully transitions to EVO. You would be the best individual to present any nuances in the sim to level set. Really looking forward to the future of Sim Racing ... Cheers!!!!
Congratulations on your new position. This will help make ACE authentic. Interesting to see how the other sim developers from other companies react to your new position. Will they see you as a competitor.
Aris did so much for ACC for me. The level of background detail that he provided regarding the physics and the tyre model and setups really help me to enjoy it so much more than if he was there. I am hopeful that you will provide the same information.... no pressure. Regarding AMS2 v1.6 is the big one for me. With LFM integration this sim should not be ready for the big time. Regarding ACE how about one wink for yes and two winks for no.
Congrats, my friend! You are an amazing person and deserve the best of all. You probably already know a lot. But if by any chance you haven't read these books, I recommend them a lot. Tune to win - Carroll Smith. And Analysis Techniques for Racecar Data Acquisition, Second Edition - Segers
Wow, congratulations! Sounds like a dream job for you, and for most of your followers. This can only mean good things for EVO going forward. Btw. are you working for Kunos or with Kunos? What comes to people making their own conclusions though. There is a reason why popular content creators are called influencers. They actually influence the way people think about things and I'm sure your followers don't approach iRacing for example with a completely open mind. And that is all fine of course, just don't fool yourself (or your viewers) that a bias doesn't have an impact. I'm also curious how other companies view your objectivity going forward. Will they be more hesitant in giving you early access or free content to review. Anyway, good news and wish you all the best with Kunos!
So... are you gonna compare the setup changes to car A in ACE against the same car A IRL or... as you would expect a car to behave in general? Surely every car has it own specific behavior especially at the limit, as i would expect?
Firstly - Congratulations :) Secondly - Maybe, Making an event by Kunos for motorsport journalists from EVO, Autocar, CAR Magazine Channel would be good idea if You are all are looking for good feedback and most real experience in sim? What do You think and will You ask about that Kunos?
im afraid driving GT3 cars on the limit irl is not something that's easy to come by, let alone forcefully misusing them and risking to crash 750k€ :D thats just not the reality of how things work
@@SimracingPopometerIf you do it on an airport with plenty of space, you could try the limits with very little risk to crash. But it will cost a lot of money anyway.
When there is a company, which one is doing a particular game and this company hire best class players to help them - you know that this is trustable and pro company. It's similar to Blizzard and GGG: Blizzard - we know better what to do... and they do shit GGG - we hire best "nerds" from TH-cam to help us... and we do brilliant things.
Cool - das freut mich für dich, aber auch für uns - ich bin sicher, dass du relevante Inputs für EVO geben kannst, damit Racing damit noch besser wird! Wirst du weiterhin eSport betreiben?
I am not sure that I'm on the right channel becouse I prefer powersliding and drifting than hotlaping but if Kunos want to work with You, You have to be one of the best from the best of the best and I would follow Your steps with AC Evo ;) :) If You can give Kunos feedback it would excellent if You can pay attention to proper torque 🙏 That is one of the things that I miss so much in AC1 and would be great to have more room for playing with the throttle and have that low end proper torque also for playing with the balance ❤️ And of course congratulatjons for that great role 👏👏👍
Thats good news for everyone. Congrats on taking that role, well deserverd! -Michel
Danke Michel!
been with you for years, and planning to stay. Proud of your progress and growth. Vamos!
Happy days, please ensure EVO is not another tire temp and brake simulator 😅
As a huge Kunos fan and a huge Nils fan, this is great news! Looking forward to seeing this new partnership and content. Nice one Nils!
I hope AC Evo also thought deeply about how to develop and maintain the physics for all the cars. Yes you need real data and your high level simracing experience will be very helpful. But the next step is making the *right* changes to parameters or models. The link between driver and vehicle dynamics I've found very hard to make. And since they have lots of cars, probably with tuning options on some, the number of "effective cars" is going to be quite large. How to turn real and sim driver feedback into a manageable physics workflow is no easy task. And then imagine supporting and developing the game for 5 years in the future.
I hope their models are not too complex. iRacing boasts about how everything is modeled to the last molecule. Project Cars 4 also boasts about minute details. I'm of the opinion that a large field of cars can't be maintained and developed properly unless the physics models are built from the ground up with this in mind. Do you need combustion chamber airflow calculations or can you achieve certain effects simpler and easier? IMO iRacing, RF2, and probably also the project cars games are evidence that higher detail physics models don't have any relationship with better driving cars.
I hope kunos saw this and went for a pragmatic approach, adding complexity only when the benefits truly outweigh the drawbacks, looking from the perspective of having hundreds of different physics combinations that you maintain and update during todays long product lifecycles..
Well done! Congratulations on your new role, couldn't have found anyone to fit it better than you do. It's such a relief that Kunos seems to really listen to experts and community voices on their new game. Excited!
Congrads man huge honor to do this!
thanks, indeed!
Every iRacing streamer is biased because they share refferals and directly earn money when fans use theirs. Esp. stramers who got betting activated. So yeah, you're going the good route. Congrats and have a good time working for Kunos
Many congratulations Nils, with your attention to details, the sim racing/driving community only benefits with you playing a more prominent role in what is a much anticipated title.
Enjoy!
(I also look forward to seeing a server setting for cockpit only, hehe, I know you'll suggest it eventually, even though nothing to do with what you have stated as your role.)
consider that done :D
This is awesome. No worries about bias, you're reputation is solid and Kunos trusts you so that's all that needs to be said.
Would love to see dev videos and maybe even streams/races with the community as Aries did.
Good luck!
Could you ask them about active reset?! I really really really hope AC Evo will have it! It would be sooooo helpful and efficient to learn and experiment with tricky corners (and/or all corners).
I wish ACC had it too!
That's some fucking great news. That alone makes me hyped for ACE again. I really hope Kunos will hear your inputs, which will definitely make the game better in many aspects, from the basic car behavior to the esports level. Congrats!
All I ask you is to tell the sound devs to make a proper transmission whine for the 992 Cup pleaaaaassseeeee. rFactor 2 got it spot on so it's achievable
Good news all round, congrats. Looking forward to the AMS2 1.6 preview.
Congrats, Nils! So happy for you (and for us) as it is so important for a sim to have feedback whilst development phase. Looking forward to the release and all content to come from you.
Cheers, Freddy
Great news Nils. Well deserved. I'm sure you'll be an amazing asset to Kunos💯
Woah, been years since I checked back on Simracing and here you are, new clean room setup, and still going strong! Living the dream mate, keep it up :)
As always Nils - kudos to you for your transparency and clear disclosure of affiliation. Hands down the most professional and in-depth simracing channel.
Very happy to have you contribute to AC Evo. Now you need to buy yourself a Miata and start drifting!
im all for the edge of grip, not blatantly beyond it ;)
Congratulations Nils!
Happy for you, and the community. You've been a great source of information and support. I suspect you will be a wonderful addition to Kunos.
Looking forward to enjoying AC EVO and learning from you.
Cheers! Rick
Thanks Rick!
Super sache. Ein sehr kluger schritt von kunos direkt auf fahrer zu hören.
This is great news for you and Evo. It's exactly what I imagine you'll be great at. Perfect position for you, and I hope it's as awesome as you are :D
OMG, that is so heartbrakign see Aris leave Kunos. But I also couldnt be happier to see you working for Kunos.
This new role has the potential to enrich the community beside Kunos, yourself etc. I look forward to it.
Honestly I'm glad you're involved. And you have always come across as completely objective and no time for the tribal nonsense that too often surrounds sim racing.
This can only make things better - at least, for evo!!
But whilst you have the ear of kunos, USA pt2, Europe, Asia track packs and car updates for ACC please, you know you want it!
OMG this is huge. Both for you and Kunos. Congrats.
Kunos is making great decisions at the moment! Can't think of a better fit for this role than you.
IMHO LMU communicates forces of the suspension through ffb that result from road undulations. I can feel the weight of the front setttleing from abrupt dips and elevation changes. This effect release adds to the immersion.
I attempted to produce the same in ACC with barely a little luck. Adjusting the fov to magnify (magnifying the road also improved the sensation; the ffb is synchronized with road events so the more one makes the road undulations apparent to the eyes, the more the feel).
Congrats Nils, yeah I did spot you in the trailers, all the best hey.
Congrats Nils!
Maybe once Evo is out we could see some Aris style physics videos going into detail?
Possibly!
Good news and I look forward also for your AMS2 1.6V preview.
Congratulations! This is exciting news 😊. Can't wait for Evo to come out.
Thats some big news mate! Congrats to that position. It's nice to know, that we have someone again who knows what he's doing AND is also vocal about stuff. good move Kunos ❤
Loved what Aris did for ACC, love what you do in racing, streaming and setups. They are in good hands ❤
Really happy for you and for us. This role probably is a win for us too. Have fun and enjoy the testing.
Smart move Kunos. Contgrats Nils !
grats Nils well deserved colab
congratulations for the great work you do on your channel and glad that you give your opinion on assetto corsa evo it is good for everyone..
happy for you! you are the man for the job ;)
Great! Congrats! I always said that you are one of the best gaming setup engineers - great news!!
They're lucky to get someone of your calibre mate, well done.
Congrats, I'm Still wowed by your lfm guides so can't wait for evo! I love that your making sure there is real world correlation because that is why I sim race!
Amazing ! Congratulations, wish you all the best for this role !
nice News. Good luck for the future there. I think its a good job for. Cuz ur Setups work fine while they are not min/max
This is great to hear! When a game development company is humble enough to hire a top enthusiast with a following like yours Nils, as a former game developer, it shows me that they believe in what they are creating. TAKE MY MONEY KUNOS.
Good luck Nils! I wish you all the best!
Congrats!
Please look into DFR aka dynamic foveated rendering for VR, boosts performance/increase quality for VR.
Can let fancy VR render faster than 2d.
Ok, so no AC Evo questions. What about a possible final ACC patch? 😇
listen here you little... :)
Didn't kunos say that they will give ACC some work after EVO release? (Haven't seen this video yet 😅)
not aware of every official or inofficial statement :D
Bravo Nils, welcome to the "other" side :)
;)
one day you'll also work on a sim!
@SimracingPopometer ask Marco if they need someone then. I can't see many possibilities otherwise 🤣
Congrats Nills! this is really good news for us simracers.
Congratulations on this well deserved opportunity 👏
This is the best thing, that could possibly happen to Sim-Racing in general.
Exactly what I was thinking 👍
@@jaymate140why he spent so much time in acc, and acc was complete crap
@@terrysearle2633 Surely that's a question for Nils, not me 🤔 I prefer iracing to acc, This doesn't make me think one is better than the other, I'm just used to iracing.
Nice.
A bright future ahead. 😊
congratz :) good for all
Moin Nils,
tolle Neuigkeiten.
Ich habe dich immer sehr faktenbasiert und objektiv über die verschiedenen Sims sprechen hören und denke nicht dass sich das in Zukunft ändert. Deshalb werde ich natürlich auch weiterhin deine Videos und Streams schauen.
Ich hoffe dass wir in Zukunft aber auch wieder etwas GT3 racing sehen werden. Das macht mir zumindest am meisten Spaß, abgesehen von deinen "Erklär"-Videos.😅 Mach weiter so
Cheers nils for making real life physics more realistic 👏👏
Finally someone that will fix the game on time. Wp man, very deserved.
Really happy for you and for us ! I think you're trully one of the best people for the game to fill that need
This is the best news I have heard all week. (Which wasn't that hard tbh).
Having a somewhat independent Esports Test driver raises my hopes towards EVO to new heights.
Thanks for the update! Super cool that you're working with Kunos on AC Evo. Honestly, fuck iRacing-it looks like a PS2 game, and it’s boring to watch. Maybe you can make it more fun? Not gonna lie, I have zero hopes for AC Evo, but if anyone can make it worth getting excited for, it’s probably you. And gimme that AMS2 content already-I need to see what they’re cooking! Keep doing what you do, I’m here for it!
I have a question, don’t you think being heavily involved in the development of the game, and being able to drive it all through the process of it and before everyone else might give you a competitive advantage if you were to compete in esports on the game ?
Not only because of the fact you’d have more time driving it than anyone at the start, but also because of the knowledge of specific aspects (setups, tyre wear, physics, …) you might pick up from the devs, which you would not get if you were just a normal player ?
Curious to hear your thoughts on that 🙂
But anyway that is a great opportunity, congratulations!
For us players it’s nice to know they have someone like you onboard to give feedback!
yeah fair point.
though i doubt the esports pros of tomorrow should fear a 38 year old veteran.
the game comes in early access, I'm not sure when esports will play a role on this title. and there is only so much to know and so much to set up, people will very quickly outperform what we saw during our testing, as the testing is not around trying to set unbeatable world records with randomly occuring exploit setup. im happy if i can ever win a single race again ;)
Want "cometitive" advantage? disable all the "immersion" functions on your gear.
OR disable all ELECTRONICS assists, learn to be fast with a slow car. (SKILL ISSUE).
This is GOOD news ... It will only make EVO a better sim with your input. Can we also get Kunos to give ACC a final update before the team fully transitions to EVO. You would be the best individual to present any nuances in the sim to level set. Really looking forward to the future of Sim Racing ... Cheers!!!!
Sounds like a plan! good Luck!
Congratulations on your new position. This will help make ACE authentic. Interesting to see how the other sim developers from other companies react to your new position. Will they see you as a competitor.
they can't prevent me from playing the public game anyway ;)
and again, im a player still and i try to keep that perspective
Happy for you, what a legend! But what about esprot stuff? Will you still take part in sro / vem events?
whatever time allows
Aris did so much for ACC for me. The level of background detail that he provided regarding the physics and the tyre model and setups really help me to enjoy it so much more than if he was there. I am hopeful that you will provide the same information.... no pressure. Regarding AMS2 v1.6 is the big one for me. With LFM integration this sim should not be ready for the big time. Regarding ACE how about one wink for yes and two winks for no.
gonna have very dry eyes here
Congrats, my friend! You are an amazing person and deserve the best of all. You probably already know a lot. But if by any chance you haven't read these books, I recommend them a lot. Tune to win - Carroll Smith. And Analysis Techniques for Racecar Data Acquisition, Second Edition - Segers
Congrats and good luck with it all
Congratulations! All the best!
Thank you!!
Is AC Evo will use any kind of anti-cheat service? That would be important...
What seat do you use?
thats a RCC seat. we work as a reseller in germany/EU
Wow, congratulations! Sounds like a dream job for you, and for most of your followers. This can only mean good things for EVO going forward. Btw. are you working for Kunos or with Kunos?
What comes to people making their own conclusions though. There is a reason why popular content creators are called influencers. They actually influence the way people think about things and I'm sure your followers don't approach iRacing for example with a completely open mind. And that is all fine of course, just don't fool yourself (or your viewers) that a bias doesn't have an impact.
I'm also curious how other companies view your objectivity going forward. Will they be more hesitant in giving you early access or free content to review.
Anyway, good news and wish you all the best with Kunos!
That's an awsome opportunity, great news!
Congratulations, what an awesome role.
honestly better than the "sim to real racing" story arch
Wow, your knowledge on esports, will help to connect the game with the people who really plays the game
AMS2 support might have just saved me from moving on from Popometer since I have been mostly on RaceRoom as I await AMS 2 1.6.
This is great news Nils :)
CONGRATS!!
Nice, congrats! I'll have to try out the AMS2 popo. Motec not the most reliable with AMS2.
wow, I always wondered how many test drivers the different devs have.
sometimes the number looked like zero
So... are you gonna compare the setup changes to car A in ACE against the same car A IRL or... as you would expect a car to behave in general? Surely every car has it own specific behavior especially at the limit, as i would expect?
Aaah. Als alter ArisFanBoy und NilsFan bin ich grad einfach wie der kleine Wikinger. Total entzückt. Nils - viel Spass und viel Erfolg.
Firstly - Congratulations :)
Secondly - Maybe, Making an event by Kunos for motorsport journalists from EVO, Autocar, CAR Magazine Channel would be good idea if You are all are looking for good feedback and most real experience in sim? What do You think and will You ask about that Kunos?
Very nice Nils, congrats, man.
congrats man, you deserve it
appreciate it!
Congratz!
Do you also test the cars with different tc/abs settings, even something like gt cars with tc off in real life?
im afraid driving GT3 cars on the limit irl is not something that's easy to come by, let alone forcefully misusing them and risking to crash 750k€ :D
thats just not the reality of how things work
@@SimracingPopometerIf you do it on an airport with plenty of space, you could try the limits with very little risk to crash. But it will cost a lot of money anyway.
Pretty cool that, gl ❤️
This is mankind, progression and EVOLUTION
Congrats Neil's
Es freut mich sehr für Dich Nils!
what headset is that?
beyerdynamic dt 797 pv ;)
When there is a company, which one is doing a particular game and this company hire best class players to help them - you know that this is trustable and pro company.
It's similar to Blizzard and GGG:
Blizzard - we know better what to do... and they do shit
GGG - we hire best "nerds" from TH-cam to help us... and we do brilliant things.
Kunos + German engineering 👀 Perfection👌🤌 congrats 🥳🍻
Cool - das freut mich für dich, aber auch für uns - ich bin sicher, dass du relevante Inputs für EVO geben kannst, damit Racing damit noch besser wird! Wirst du weiterhin eSport betreiben?
wenn es Esports gibt, mache ich das auch :)
Congratulations 🎉
so basically you decide how the car feels...one man?! how many else are doing this for kunos? surely just not you.
yeah thats not how it works ;)
There's most likely lots of other simracers or real life racers testing the game. Its obviously not just one person.
Congrats!!
Great choice Kunos.
Hell ya.. Very cool Nils.
I am not sure that I'm on the right channel becouse I prefer powersliding and drifting than hotlaping but if Kunos want to work with You, You have to be one of the best from the best of the best and I would follow Your steps with AC Evo ;) :)
If You can give Kunos feedback it would excellent if You can pay attention to proper torque 🙏
That is one of the things that I miss so much in AC1 and would be great to have more room for playing with the throttle and have that low end proper torque also for playing with the balance ❤️
And of course congratulatjons for that great role 👏👏👍
I agree, might have been mentioned a few times :D
@SimracingPopometer I would definitely be mind blown by the level of the detail 😅 Thank You for Your answear🤝💪✌️