Automobilista 2 | 'Biggest Update Yet' Coming Soon

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Reiza Studios has released their August development update for Automobilista 2 and shared some exciting plans for upcoming content and physics updates.

The newly released Automobilista 2 August, 2022 development update has brought some exciting news for players.

Originally scheduled for release at the end of July, the significant 1.4 game update is now scheduled for release at the end of August.

The 1.4 update seems to be intended as a baseline for physics in the title to allow Reiza to more easily publish future content, user interface features and gameplay modes.

Outside of the new baseline for AMS2, August will also see the sim receive some interesting new content, including the highly anticipated Racin´ USA Pt3 DLC. The third installment of this DLC will include a 2022 edition of Formula USA (Indycar), plus oval configurations of cars and tracks.

The Mercedes AMG GT4 will also be added to the title as free content, along with the Ginetta G55 GT3. The Ginetta is intended to be raced against the Ultima GTR in a new GT Open class, rather than against other GT3s in the title.

Reiza is also bringing significant improvements to Automobilista 2's mechanical damage modeling, which should bring enhanced realism thanks to the addition of common real-world issues like misfires and coolant leaks. Reiza notes that this can be disabled by players looking for a simpler racing experience.

You can read the full August, 2022 development update on Automobilista 2's Steam page. Are you looking forward to these updates? Is there new content you're specifically waiting to try? Let us know in the comments below.
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I have been obsessed with sim racing and racing games since the 1980's. My first taste of live auto racing was in 1988, and I couldn't get enough ever since. Lead writer for RaceDepartment, and owner of SimRacing604 and its YouTube channel. Favourite sims include Assetto Corsa Competizione, Assetto Corsa, rFactor 2, Automobilista 2, DiRT Rally 2 - On Twitter as @simracing604

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If they do get the Indy deal it's huge. We have a few sims that do ovals right. Most of them lack something. However, IF AMS2 gets the license it opens huge doors for the future of the game. (More content and other ways too)

Who knows we shall see. One thing that is common between all the games that had the license is that they are mostly already or are being delisted from stores (FM7: Gone, PC1 & 2: going other long gone)
 
your enthusiasm is contagious mate
however, just to remind you - nothing of that is licensed
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They announced talks with Indycar about a license. Therefore the DLC will be either delayed or released without the Formula USA 2022 first of all until the contracts are clear. Would love to see them licensed in game! Still, V1.4 will be released this weekend, while they currently discuss how to proceed with the DLC.
 
Depends on how you want to gauge "realism" - in terms of the sheer amount of components, dynamics and variables it models and the complexity of each of these models, it objectively is the most advanced & in-depth racing sim on the market.

The problem can and often has been that in that scope and complexity, there is a lot more things to get wrong and compromise the overall experience to an end result that is less than the sum of the parts. AMS1 was objectively technically simpler than the aforementioned sims, but it arguably delivered a driving experience that rivaled and in some aspects surpassed them because it got the fundamentals right.

There´s always going to be a subjective element to gauging realism - any sim engine has its quirks, compromises and limitations, and these may result in different people with their own preconceptions about realism to feel differently about the resulting experience.

I can´t promise you´ll love AMS2 as of v1.4 if you didn´t gel with it before, but I can say that we have made enough substantial progress getting it to a state of maturity not only in physics but as an overall game, that warrants suggesting you all give it a fresh go. You may just be pleasantly surprised :)
yooooooooooooo the man is here
 
They announced talks with Indycar about a license. Therefore the DLC will be either delayed or released without the Formula USA 2022 first of all until the contracts are clear. Would love to see them licensed in game! Still, V1.4 will be released this weekend, while they currently discuss how to proceed with the DLC.
I really hope that Reiza will get the license to make the official Indycar game instead of Motorsport Games! :):):):)
 
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