Since the 1.0 version of Assetto Corsa Competizione, the maximum amount of cars that can run on a public multiplayer server now also depend on the safety related restrictions that are set up.
To allow more cars on the server you can do two things:
- Set the server to private, by configuring a password.
- Adjust the safety related restrictions, as explained below:
Unrestricted servers now start with 10 slots, and gradually increase with a simple formula:
Slots = (Safety Rating) / 4 + (Track Medals)This is visualized in the following graph:
Each Track Medal is worth a slot and the SA rating gradually unlocks more and more slots. (at fairly low 45 SA we will find the break even to the 24 slots we are used to. Going beyond, 70+ SA will unlock the new maximum of 30 car slots.)
These requirements were implemented by Kunos Simulazioni.
As their research data proves that racing in a populated unrestricted server doesn't deliver a realistic chance to survive the start of a race, except when the servers aren't fully populated.
Also since a lot of drivers want clean racing and cannot stick with the decision to join low population SA servers.
FAQ:
Q: What are track medals? and how do I earn them?
A: Every track has 3 "medals" to earn.
The first medal is easy to obtain: Do one clean lap without cut or spin.
For beginners, this of course requires to learn the track, which is the very basic requirement of anything that will follow. Go slow and easy, at this point nothing else is important. Blue feedback colors mean you are slow (which is much better than too fast), Green is perfect, yellow/orange/red indicates mistakes or overdriving you should avoid.
Also, your TR rating can't get worse at any time. Go out and drive, even testing something can't have any negative impact on TR.
The 2nd medal is similar: Do clean 2 laps in a row, that is without loss of control and with a (very low) minimal pace. Once you achieved this, the TR rating will be at 50% and unlock your next task: Consistency.
At this point, you always have the choice to focus on the next rating, or to improve the previous one(s).
There is one more track medal to earn: 4 clean laps in good conditions (adjusted lap requirement in wet/night conditions).
