Assetto Corsa EVO Update 0.3 Delayed, Pushing The Roadmap Back Even Further
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Assetto Corsa EVO initially arrived with plenty of hype with its Early Access launch in January. Since then, it hasn’t gone as smoothly as the team would’ve hoped.
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The initial launch was immediately plagued by server crashes, always-online requirements that locked players out of content, and technical issues that prevented many from even starting the game.
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While updates and fixes have addressed some problems along the way, the player counts have steadily declined despite multiple price cuts (with the latest being the current 20% off until August 5 for Steam Racing Fest), and the Steam reviews are still justifiably ‘Mixed’.
Putting it bluntly, there have been a LOT of issues. Some have been fixed, while plenty of others remain.
While the game looks unquestionably stunning, there’s very little content to keep fans returning, especially sim drifters. The last update, back on May 7, brought just 7 new cars and 2 new tracks, plus some minor improvements.
But it’s still in Early Access, and things will start to turn around soon when more content arrives, right?
Well, you’d hope so. However, right now, there doesn’t seem to be much urgency to turn that around…
The Early Access Roadmap Is Way Off Schedule
Up next in the roadmap is the ‘3rd Early Access’ 0.3 update, which the team announced would arrive in July 2025. However, they’ve just announced that’s no longer the case.
The reason is that “we’ve encountered some challenges that led us to invest more time in making sure the update is truly road-worthy.”
Since they haven’t provided any idea of when it can be expected to arrive, Instagram user i30n_perf_fl asked, “Any idea when the release will take place?👀😊”.
The team responded: “we can’t say at the moment, we want to ensure that the core fundamentals of multiplayer are right before we release it to the world. We’d also like to avoid setting an expectation and then potentially miss it like we have for this update”.
Given that the full 1.0 version of the game was due to arrive in Autumn 2025, it feels extremely unlikely it’ll be anywhere near that at this point.
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Initially, the highly anticipated free-roam open world feature was also planned to launch in Summer 2025. Right now, that still appears to be a LONG way off.
Looking at the roadmap released along with the 2nd Early Access (0.2), we can see that ‘Free Roam – Step 1’ is now due to arrive with the… 8th release.
Given that it’s taken over half a year to get to the second of eight Early Access stages, we’re likely in for a long wait!
What We’ll (Eventually) Be Getting With Update 0.3
The good news is that when Release 0.3 (eventually) arrives, it’ll bring the return of a drifting fan-favorite BMW E30 M3 from the original game alongside another sideways-friendly classic – the Mercedes-Benz 190E Evo II.
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The ‘apology teaser’ also hints at the other cars expected in the update:
- Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport
- BMW M4 GT3 EVO
- Caterham Seven
- Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo EVO 2
- Dallara Stradale
- Audi RS 6 Avant
- Ferrari F2004
A brief ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ moment in the trailer also shows a super-grippy, partially melted tire.
Image credit: @assettocorsaofficial - YouTube
So far, they’ve only mentioned this is an ‘Updated tire model’, but it could be potentially great news for added grip when drifting.
Alongside the new cars, there will also be two new circuits:
- Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
- Red Bull Ring
Further additional improvements include:
- Multiplayer Mode ‘Step 1’
- AI Opponents Improvements ‘Step 2’
- VR Support Improvements ‘Step 3’
- New Special Events
When we’ll finally get to drive them is anyone’s guess at this point, though!
Meanwhile, Something Exciting Is Brewing In The Background…
Right now, we’re admittedly more excited by the recently announced ‘acedit’ mod manager for AC EVO, which provides some optimism that it could eventually offer similar third-party support that earned its predecessor the reputation of being the ultimate drifting simulator.
It’s still early in the project. However, it’s getting progress updates most days, and we’ve already seen teasers showcasing JDM cars that aren’t in the retail game (GR Supra), fitted with aftermarket Volk and Rays wheels.
This provides some hope that AC EVO might eventually live up to expectations while Kunos continues to stall, especially for drifting fans.
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