good and bad weather SUITE (gbwSuite) for Assetto Corsa
The 2018 weather system by Peter Boese, the author of Sol and Pure. Discontinued, but it's where Assetto Corsa's most-used graphics lineage began.
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What this mod does
good and bad weather SUITE (gbwSuite) is the weather system Peter Boese released in 2018, before he created Sol and, later, Pure. It’s free, but discontinued: the author himself points to Sol as its successor, and today Pure, a paid subscription on his Patreon, has taken that place. It has more than 21,000 downloads and a rating of 4.93 out of 5 from 151 reviews.
What it did
- Generated weather from Content Manager: weather files, color curves, filter and tire smoke matched to the time of day.
- Calculated the sun’s position from each track’s GPS coordinates.
- Night fog and other night effects, with a look that changes with temperature.
- A default weather with its own textures for online play, because the complex weather doesn’t work online.
- A PDF manual with step-by-step installation.
Why it’s no longer the recommended option
The weather is static, with no passage of time; for day-night cycles the author points you to Sol. Installing from Content Manager doesn’t work, and you have to disable weatherFX in Custom Shaders Patch. Today it’s mostly interesting as a piece of history or for older installs. To play with current CSP, the logical choice is Sol, which is free, or Pure.
User rating
Highlights and things to keep in mind
- From the author of Sol and Pure
- 4.93 rating from 151 reviews
- PDF manual included
- Discontinued since 2018
- Manual install, not with Content Manager
- Best to disable CSP weatherFX
Requirements
- Assetto Corsa for PC
- Content Manager 0.8.1829 or later
- weatherFX disabled in Custom Shaders Patch
- Free OverTake.gg account to download
How to install it
- Go to the gbwSuite page on OverTake.gg and log in.
- Download the file (about 174 MB).
- Follow the included PDF manual: installation is manual, because dragging it into Content Manager doesn't work.
- If you use Custom Shaders Patch, disable weatherFX in its settings.
- Pick the weather in Content Manager before heading out on track.
Version history
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2.5.211 Nov 2018Current
Sensible GMT time when the track has no useful location data
Common problems
Is it the same as Pure?
No. It's the earlier weather system by the same author, Peter Boese. He then created Sol and, later, Pure.
Does it have a day-night cycle?
No. The author explains that the weather is static and points you to Sol for time progression.
Does it work online?
The complex weather doesn't. It includes a default weather with its own textures meant for online sessions.
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