Worth £14.99?

HabUK · Jan 31, 2017

This is currently half price on Steam, heard mixed things about it, is it worth a punt for £14.99?

Jan Mikuž · Feb 1, 2017

Coming to AMS forum asking if it's worth 15£...
Was this an attempt at trolling ?
What do you think, this is...a pack of Raceroom skins ?

HabUK · Feb 1, 2017

Jan Mikuž said:
Coming to AMS forum asking if it's worth 15£...
Was this an attempt at trolling ?
What do you think, this is...a pack of Raceroom skins ?

Not at all, I was asking the valued opinion of Race Department members who have played it. Beginning to wish I hadn't bothered.

Jan Mikuž · Feb 1, 2017

Yeah, I thought as much.
Just a reflex of a fan here, sorry.

15£ is hardly a sum, though...Almost anything can be argued to be worth 15£ nowadays, hehe.

fortyfivekev · Feb 1, 2017

HabUK said:
Not at all, I was asking the valued opinion of Race Department members who have played it. Beginning to wish I hadn't bothered.

I think AMS users are pretty friendly and helpful so no need to worry. Some people are sensitive about the gmotor origins but I don't really know why as it has been a great engine and in any case Reiza have made so many improvements and additions in the last couple of years.

HabUK · Feb 1, 2017

Well thanks to everyone for the civil replies, I've now bought it with the DLC as that is on offer for 30 GBP. See you on the track.

Paulo Gomes · Feb 1, 2017

You definitely need to donwload the track megapack by Patrick and company , plus the porsche rsr 3.0 and cart extreme mods

ls important to have a good/correct ffb settings on the wheels software and graphics seetings, once in the game is pretty straightforward. When you launch the game from steam there is a option to see the users guide, doing a quick read helps a lot.

I start sim racing with iracing, and the big diferrence for me, is how much alive the cars are, what does not mean they more unstable, exactly the opposite, if you drive a car to about 70% of its performance its very easy to drive, doens't matter if it is a f1 from the 60's or a modern road car, but once you start pushing bit more they become alive, and usually very unforgiven when the lack of driving skills comes in to play.

Besides that you have from big heavy trucks to superkarts, f1's to mini copper's. Is a bit like this, if someone wants a good and very credibel simulation of a certain type of racing this game is very good at it, and imo is the most credibel sim avaible to public.

Alex72 · Feb 1, 2017

Good job buddy. Definitely a must have for any simmer.

Dont forget to get "CrewChief" spotter voice mod. It amplifies the awesome by a lot when racing. So much better voice and much more lines of speech compared to the stock one.

HabUK · Feb 1, 2017

Paulo Gomes said:
You definitely need to donwload the track megapack by Patrick and company , plus the porsche rsr 3.0 and cart extreme mods ls important to have a good/correct ffb settings on the wheels software and graphics seetings, once in the game is pretty straightforward. When you launch the game from steam there a option to see the users guide, doing a quick read helps a lot.

I start sim racing with iracing, and the big diferrence for me, is how much alive the cars are, what does not mean they more unstable, exactly the opposite, if you drive a car to about 70% of its performance its very easy to drive, doens't matter if it is a f1 from the 60's or a modern road car, but once you start pushing bit more they become alive. Besides that you have from big heavy trucks to superkarts, f1's to mini copper's. Is a bit like this, if someone wants a good and very credibel simulation of a certain type of racing this game is very good at it, and that imo is the most credibel sim avaible to public.

Thanks for the info mate, much appreciated! I've played iRacing so it'll be interesting to see how in compares!

Alex72 said:
Good job buddy. Definitely a must have for any simmer. Dont forget to get "CrewChief" spotter voice mod. It amplifies the awesome by a lot when racing. So much better voice and much more lines of speech compared to the stock one.

I'm already using crew chief (gonna throw him a few bucks as well, it's awesome!)
Looking forward to trying it with Automobilista later!

Alex72 · Feb 1, 2017

@HabUK If you use it in AC then you are in for a treat. There is more lines used in AMS.

More split times, damage etc. You will be happy. So just set it to AMS in CrewChief and turn the spotter off in the sim and you should be golden.

HabUK · Feb 1, 2017

Alex72 said:
@HabUK If you use it in AC then you are in for a treat. There is more lines used in AMS. More split times, damage etc. You will be happy. So just set it to AMS in CrewChief and turn the spotter off in the sim and you should be golden.

Cheers mate!

Alex72 · Feb 1, 2017

Like mentioned above you have to get this track pack: http://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/automobilista-track-megapack-23-tracks.11779/

Its AMS quality all 23 of them. v1.0 and then the link you see there for v1.1.

HabUK · Feb 1, 2017

Looks like I've got a busy night ahead of me!

Andy_J · Feb 1, 2017

HabUK said:
Looks like I've got a busy night ahead of me!

Let us know what you think of it.

fortyfivekev · Feb 1, 2017

Also check the graphics tips section in the manual as for best results you need to setup AA, etc. in the Nvidia/AMD tools rather than in game.

Ryan Soucy · Feb 1, 2017

ouvert said:
to be honest I wouldn`t buy it for 14.99 .....

... wait till it is for full price .. game is worth it and devs deserve it .... you`ll get one of TOP 2 or TOP 3 sims on market ... I recommend getting Seasson pass too for all those DLCs (released and upcomming)

Buy it at 1/2 price! (Then get the Season Pass!!!!)

Ryan Soucy · Feb 1, 2017

Also, look for the European Endurance Center mods for WEC and GT3. Good stuff. You can also get a Pirelli World Challenge mod which may not mean much in the UK, but it gets me excited!

HabUK · Feb 1, 2017

Done!

Ryan Soucy said:
Buy it at 1/2 price! (Then get the Season Pass!!!!)

Steve Bird · Feb 1, 2017

HabUK said:
I don't know, I haven't played it, hence the question. AC and Raceroom are my 2 main ones at the moment.

To be honest mate, AMS is just as good as RRE and you don't have to pay for mods, tracks and liveries. A bargain at that price I would say.

Ryan Soucy · Feb 2, 2017

The devs are great too. It is unbelievable, but I feel like these guys really care, like no other devs for any game. Not that the other devs are really bad, but its *different* with these guys. Products great, support is great, mods are great, price is great. They've got my money!
That being said RRE is in my top 3 also, I've managed to buy packs when they pricing has been good and have gotten a LOT of content at decent prices. Also, mod quality is all over the place, and sometimes I can't be bothered to sort it all, so I stick with the big, good stuff for AMS I find here (usually if it has Patrick's name on it!!!).