Reiza Studios has recently made waves with the long-awaited release of the 1971 version of the Nürburgring for Automobilista 2 – the Brazilian developer continues to be hard at work, however: The final circuit for the Premium Track Pack, three new cars and more improvements on the physics and multiplayer side are coming soon.
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With the current cycle of dev updates being released every other month, give or take, the outlook Reiza posts for upcoming updates to AMS2 tends to be substantial, and the most recent one is no exception. Reiza Head Renato Simioni even hinted at another highly-popular circuit to possibly join the growing roster of locations. For now though, here is what to expect from the next AMS2 update.
On the modern end, the Sigma P1 G5 will extend the P1 class based on the Brazilian Endurance championship. The prototype racer is an evolution of the original Sigma P1, which can already be found in AMS2.
To round out the list of new vehicle releases, a car that had been shelveld last summer is finally going to see the light of day – kind of: Instead of a licensed version of the Dallara IR-18 IndyCar that the Motorsport Games standalone game of the series prevented, a somewhat fictionalized version is coming, adding another generation to the Formula USA already in the sim.
The almost-IndyCar comes with aero configurations for road and street circuits as well as short ovals and superspeedways.
This put a damper on the expectations of those who were hoping for Le Mans to be the sixth track of the Premium Track Pack – but they may still have something to look forward to, as Simioni hinted at in another forum post.
Image credit: Reiza Studios
With the current cycle of dev updates being released every other month, give or take, the outlook Reiza posts for upcoming updates to AMS2 tends to be substantial, and the most recent one is no exception. Reiza Head Renato Simioni even hinted at another highly-popular circuit to possibly join the growing roster of locations. For now though, here is what to expect from the next AMS2 update.
Cars
Undoubtedly the strong suit of AMS2, the sim's content is set to receive interesting additions. After having introduced the 2023 Stock Car Pro Series and the 71 Nürburgring recently, a vintage car that should feel right at home at the latter's Südschleife is coming in the Formula Junior – these small 1960s single-seaters are light and low on power, providing close and exciting racing that the many vintage tracks of the sim should be a perfect stage for.On the modern end, the Sigma P1 G5 will extend the P1 class based on the Brazilian Endurance championship. The prototype racer is an evolution of the original Sigma P1, which can already be found in AMS2.
To round out the list of new vehicle releases, a car that had been shelveld last summer is finally going to see the light of day – kind of: Instead of a licensed version of the Dallara IR-18 IndyCar that the Motorsport Games standalone game of the series prevented, a somewhat fictionalized version is coming, adding another generation to the Formula USA already in the sim.
The almost-IndyCar comes with aero configurations for road and street circuits as well as short ovals and superspeedways.
Tracks
Meanwhile, the sixth track of the Premium Track Pack has been revealed – the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain is coming! Opened in 1991 and host to Formula 1 ever since, the track should serve several open-wheel and prototype classes in AMS2 well. Recently, the circuit has been in the headlines for axing its controversial chicane complex in favor of a faster, more flowing final sector as it was until 2006. The track is scheduled to be released in time for the Spanish Grand Prix, which takes place on June 4th.This put a damper on the expectations of those who were hoping for Le Mans to be the sixth track of the Premium Track Pack – but they may still have something to look forward to, as Simioni hinted at in another forum post.
Physics, Multiplayer & More
While the content front in AMS2 is as strong as ever, Reiza does not let the sim's physics fall by the wayside. The upcoming update to v1.5 will also include significant changes to aerodynamic and tire behavior, which a few car classes have already received in v1.4 - now, the rest of the roster is set to be elevated to the same level.
Revisions to how the cars' undertrays influence their aerodynamic behavior will go hand in hand with this, and Simioni states that the oval variants of the F-USA cars in particular "are massively improved with noticeably more accurate dynamics, while others present subtler differences." Thus far, the CART vehicles have allowed for much more slip angle in their speedway and superspeedway configurations than they should have.
The same goes for mods: Enabling and disabling bootfiles to get community-created content to work within AMS2 may be a thing of the past soon. The dev update states that "we are pushing for a solution to lift the need to use Bootfiles for mod installation and possibly lifting some other hurdles [...] to better support the great modding projects already being delivered for AMS2."
You can find the full dev update here.
Tires & Aero
A recently discovered problem with remnants of the old ISI P Motor engine will be tackled in v1.5. These remnants resulted in data being input wrongly and confusing the tire model, and solving this should result in a more refined and predictable handling.Revisions to how the cars' undertrays influence their aerodynamic behavior will go hand in hand with this, and Simioni states that the oval variants of the F-USA cars in particular "are massively improved with noticeably more accurate dynamics, while others present subtler differences." Thus far, the CART vehicles have allowed for much more slip angle in their speedway and superspeedway configurations than they should have.
Multiplayer & Mods
While not precisely specified, AMS2 will see "some substantial upgrades including some net code developments" according to Simioni. The sim's multiplayer mode still has some issues to be addressed as well as missing features, but Reiza has mentioned the online part as being one of their main points to improve upon in 2023, which should help player numbers.The same goes for mods: Enabling and disabling bootfiles to get community-created content to work within AMS2 may be a thing of the past soon. The dev update states that "we are pushing for a solution to lift the need to use Bootfiles for mod installation and possibly lifting some other hurdles [...] to better support the great modding projects already being delivered for AMS2."
You can find the full dev update here.