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## An Update on the Future of Assetto Corsa EVO ##
With Release 0.5, we want to take a moment to share an important update about the direction of Assetto Corsa EVO, shaped by ongoing discussion and feedback from our community.
After careful evaluation and many internal conversations, we’ve decided to move away from the current Career mode and in-game economy systems. This means features such as XP, virtual currency, and economy-based progression will no longer be part of the experience. This decision wasn’t taken lightly, but it allows us to focus on building a clearer, more authentic experience that better reflects what our community values and supports the long-term vision of the game.
Rather than simply removing structure, this change allows us to replace the Career mode with experiences that are more directly focused on driving and improvement. The single-player experience will continue to grow through a completely reworked Driving Academy, designed to be a meaningful tool for learning, improving driving skills, and mastering cars and tracks.
Alongside this, we’re investing in a set of **competitive features** and **special events** built around **online leaderboards, hotstints, and other focused game modes.** These experiences are designed to offer **clear goals, replayability, and healthy competition**, without the limitations of a traditional economy system.
By simplifying the overall structure, we gain more freedom to focus on what matters most behind the wheel: driving quality, racing, and simulation depth. It also allows the team to move faster and spend more time polishing systems that many of you care deeply about, including:
• deeper racing and simulation systems
• strong modding foundations
• future community-driven multiplayer options
• richer and more flexible single-player content
• competitive features and special events based on leaderboards and time-based challenges
• free-roam development and ongoing UI improvements
While the original Career mode won’t be part of the final direction, providing meaningful structure for solo play remains very important to us. Our goal is to guide progression through skill, learning, and competition, rather than through an artificial economy, while continuing to support well-received features like vehicle tuning.
## Looking Ahead ##
Release 0.5 is a meaningful step forward in variety and usability, with new content to drive, UI and performance improvements and the aim of being a foundation for what will come up next.
Assetto Corsa EVO development has never been more intense, and with every Early Access update, the goal is to deliver at our best towards our vision of **Driving, Simulation, Evolved.**