Best Assetto Corsa EVO Settings for Thrustmaster TX / T300
Assetto Corsa EVO has recently been updated to version 0.3 in its Early Access period. The game is slowly adding more features and has updated some of its force feedback settings. Importantly, the physics still feel solid, which makes for a good base to build the rest of the game. I expect to see a very good game come out of this when it finishes development.
In terms of force feedback, it has the general feel of the original Assetto Corsa, but not quite as good. For the Thrustmaster TX and T300, the default force feedback isn't terrible, but we can improve it a bit with some settings tweaks. Unfortunately, there really isn't much ability to change the force feedback too much.
In this guide, I will show the best settings to use in the Thrustmaster Control Panel and in-game for the force feedback.
Thrustmaster Control Panel Settings
Assetto Corsa EVO does not have a Soft Lock feature, so you would have to set the rotation for the car you want to drive in the Thrustmaster Control Panel to have one. That's not realistic in a game like this with so many different cars. Hopefully the developers or a modder will be able to add a proper Soft Lock to the game.
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Rotation | 900° (TX) 1080° (T300) |
| Overall Strength of all forces | 75% |
| Constant | 100% |
| Periodic | 100% |
| Spring | 100% |
| Damper | 100% |
| BOOST | Off |
| Auto-Center | by the game |
Spring is not used by Assetto Corsa EVO, so the value actually doesn't matter. I leave it at 100% since it is important in other games.
Damper is used by Assetto Corsa EVO. It's most noticed when the car is stopped, adding some weight to the wheel.
BOOST should always be turned off. For an in-depth look as to why, see my BOOST Force Feedback Analysis.
Assetto Corsa EVO Settings
In Settings > Controls > Thrustmaster TX / T300 > Car:
You need to manually bind the steering, pedals, paddle shifters, and any buttons you want to use. There are no presets available.
In Settings > Controls > Thrustmaster TX / T300 > Settings:
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Steering Lock | 900° (TX) 1080° (T300) |
| FFB Gain | 90% |
| Dynamic Damping | 40% |
| Minimum Damper | 0% |
| Damper Gain | 20% |
| TrueForce Gain | 0% |
| Curbs Effects | 0% |
| Road Effects | 20% |
| Tyre Slips Effects | 15% |
| ABS Effects | 10% |
Steering Lock needs to be set to exactly what is set in the Thrustmaster Control Panel.
FFB Gain controls the strength of all the forces. This is the entirety of the force feedback, the only other options are for adding weight to the wheel using the Damper force.
Dynamic Damping adjusts the Damper force based on the speed of the car.
Minimum Damper makes the Damper force never go below this value. These wheels have plenty of natural damper in them, so we don't need to use this.
Damper Gain is the main Damper force. This only adds weight to the wheel, most noticed when the car is stopped.
TrueForce Gain is only used by some Logitech wheels.
The Effects are all optional, based on your personal preference. They are not part of the physics simulation, they are added vibrations based on certain conditions. If you have them all turned on, the vibrations get can distracting, so be careful with these.
Curbs Effects adds a very light rumble when you run over a curb. This isn't necessary, as the curbs are plenty strong from the base FFB.
Road Effects adds some road texture on certain parts of a track.
Tyre Slips Effects adds a light rumble when you lose traction.
ABS Effects adds a rumble when ABS kicks in.
Conclusion
Assetto Corsa EVO needs a lot of work, but that is to be expected. The previous Assetto Corsa games also went through similar growing pains. I would expect a number of patches in the coming months will add a lot of content and fix a lot of the issues currently in the game.
Let me know if you have any questions or comments.