Assetto Corsa Competizione (ACC) Update 1.8.9.1 Patch Notes

Assetto Corsa Competizione update 1.8.9.1 released on PS5(Version 1.008.009) and Xbox Series X/S. According to the official ACC patch notes, the latest update brings a long list of bug fixes and gameplay changes. Apart from this, ACC update 1.8.9.1 (1.008.009) also includes stability and performance fixes.

Previously, an update added free BMW M4 GT3 2022 and sim racing improvements. Unfortunately, players are still experiencing problems with the game. Today’s Assetto Corsa Competizione patch 1.8.9.1 will fix a few of these issues.

Read the full details below.

ACC update 1.8.9.1 Patch Notes for PS4, PC & Xbox – March 2, 2023

General Fixes

• Camera – Using both the “look left” and “look right” inputs at the same time to look backwards leaves the camera in that position even after releasing the buttons.
• Championship/Career – Mid-Session saves cannot be resumed.
• Commands lock panel appearing when the race is over.
• Controls becomes unresponsive a few seconds after joining and then leaving a private lobby.
• Default steering wheel presets not showing up.
• Impossible to interact with popups in case they appear while looking at Replays/Highlight.
• Multiple debug strings are displayed in private lobbies.
• Multiple qualifying sessions are not applied in Private Lobbies.
• The user is disconnected via timeout after 2 minutes and 10 seconds of waiting to join a CP server session.
• Dynamic Weather and track status stays on “no” and “optimum” respectively even with other options selected.
• Navigation via left thumbstick still working when trying to change a key-bind.
• Exiting a replay or loading a save mid-session freezes the display for a few seconds.
• Setup Date and Time is always the same.
• Some assets are erroneously visible while in spectator mode on multiplayer servers.
• The Player’s engine sound clips out at low RPMs in the Single Player mode.
• User can join a CP session by selecting Please Refresh.
• On circuit Paul Ricard, the ideal line flashes too early telling the user to slow down at the wrong time.
• The rain VFX overlays the rear-view screen when the user uses an exterior camera-angle.

PS5 specific fixes

• Application crashes or becomes unresponsive when attempting to exit the matchmaking options in Multiplayer.
• Audio issues dropouts.
• Counting of Points in Career Mode messed up.
• In a private lobby, any custom cars selected by another user will be improperly displayed.
• Saving setups with a wheel connected.
• The car rear edges are being left behind.
• Unable to cycle through dashboards on cars.
• Yellow flag pitlane glitch.

Xbox specific fixes

• The title crashes in sessions following a resumption from Sleep/Suspended due to missing car setup data.
• Italian – Incorrect LOC text for ‘Light Indicators’ in HUD options.
• CP sessions at Imola are inaccessible despite 2020 GT DLC being installed.
• In Private Lobby setup, the Weather and Track Conditions menu displays as Single Player and the Starting Track Conditions submenu is missing.
• Occasional missing cursor focus on CONTINUE on results screens of Championship races.
• Title does not notify player of DLC dependency when having started a Championship with DLC content.
• Application does not accept input from the active controller when an additional user signs in.
• The user is required to terminate and re-launch the title in order to be able to use any DLC content.
• The title enters an indefinite partially unresponsive state after resuming from connected standby, Quick Resume, or a suspended state during a Private Multiplayer game session.
• The title provides access to the previous user’s Career save data following an Xbox profile change.
• Returning to the game while it was in a suspended state removes all FFB from the steering wheel.
• Adjust text for ‘Not Connected’ message when players try to join in progress sessions after Qualifying.

Download free Assetto Corsa Competizione update 1.8.9.1 on PC (Steam), PlayStation 4 and Xbox.