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In the world of sim racing, the error message Assetto Corsa is obsolete: v1.16.3 is required"

Broken Mods: A corrupted installation of the Custom Shaders Patch (CSP) or a conflict with a specific car or track mod. Proven Fixes If you are seeing this error, try these steps in order: assetto corsa is obsolete v1.16.3 is required

Find the version number at the very top (it may say 1.16.4). Change it to 1.16.3 and save the file. Restart Content Manager. Secondary Fixes In the world of sim racing, the error

The Future: Will Assetto Corsa Ever Update?

Kunos Simulazioni has officially stopped updating Assetto Corsa (they are focused on Assetto Corsa Competizione and the upcoming Assetto Corsa Evo). There will never be a v1.16.4 or v1.17. Restart Content Manager

Here is the catch: Modern versions of CSP (specifically versions 0.2.0 and above) trick the game into reporting a fake version number to the server to ensure compatibility. Specifically, many server configs look for 1.16.3 because that was the last stable "vanilla" version before CSP fundamentally altered the netcode.

In the world of sim racing, the error message Assetto Corsa is obsolete: v1.16.3 is required"

Broken Mods: A corrupted installation of the Custom Shaders Patch (CSP) or a conflict with a specific car or track mod. Proven Fixes If you are seeing this error, try these steps in order:

Find the version number at the very top (it may say 1.16.4). Change it to 1.16.3 and save the file. Restart Content Manager. Secondary Fixes

The Future: Will Assetto Corsa Ever Update?

Kunos Simulazioni has officially stopped updating Assetto Corsa (they are focused on Assetto Corsa Competizione and the upcoming Assetto Corsa Evo). There will never be a v1.16.4 or v1.17.

Here is the catch: Modern versions of CSP (specifically versions 0.2.0 and above) trick the game into reporting a fake version number to the server to ensure compatibility. Specifically, many server configs look for 1.16.3 because that was the last stable "vanilla" version before CSP fundamentally altered the netcode.