Automobilista 2 | December Development Update Released

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Reiza Studios have released their Automobilista 2 December Development Update. In it, you can read all about what is coming up for the racing sim. We'll briefly go over the main points here.

Updates on Upcoming DLC​

6 packs of DLC have been announced to still release for the 2020-2022 season pass. Their release dates have been pushed as seen below.
  • Supercars Pt 1 - December 2022
  • Brazilian Racing Legends Pt 1 - December 2022
  • Historic Track Pack Pt 1 - December 2022
  • Nürburgring Historic 1971 - January 2023
  • Adrenaline Pack Pt1 - Q1 2023
  • 6th Premium Track - Q1 2023
  • Racin´ USA Bonus Pack - Q2 2023
If you have already purchased the 2020-2022 season pass, all these pieces of content will be available to you without any problem, despite the fact some of them will be released in 2023 only.

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Supercars Pt1 DLC Overview​

The Supercars Pt1 DLC will include the road-going versions of 3 modern supercars.
  • Corvette C8 Z06
  • McLaren Senna
  • Brabham BT62
Especially the Brabham is intriguing to me, even though those cars can presumably only competitively be driven in one-make races.

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Brazilian Racing Legends DLC Overview​

Brazilian Racing Legends will include several cars in which Brazilian racers had some fortune.
  • Brabham BT49 Cosworth V8
  • Brabham BT52 BMW I4 Turbo
  • Lotus 98T Renault V6 Turbo
  • McLaren MP4/4 Honda V6 Turbo
  • McLaren MP4/5B Honda V10
  • McLaren MP4/6 Honda V12
This pack includes exclusively open-wheelers, so fans of those may rejoice!

Historic Track Pack Pt 1 DLC Overview​

Some classic race tracks will be making their way to AMS2 this month still.
  • Cascais 1988
  • Jerez 1988
  • Bathurst 1983
We'll cover the other DLC once they get to release.

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AMS 2 Welcomes Nissan into its Family​

Furthermore, Nissan will be making its debut in AMS2 soon. The following cars will be available.
  • Nissan R89C Group C
  • Nissan R390 GT1
  • 2017 Nissan GT-R GT3
The inclusion of Nissan in AMS2 is one that was severely missed. However, this has now been reverted with license agreements finally coming around!

Updates on Further Game Developments​

Not only the content received some attention in this December Update.
Here's a list of things Reiza Studios has been working on:
  • Adjust Pit Speed Limit - users will be able to adjust that based on their own preferences, between 60 and 100 km/h.
  • Motorsport Presets - Don't worry, this one got nothing to do with another company named Motorsport. This setting is to select race rule presets based on several IRL series.
  • Physics - The flood of classic content apparently requires some physics adjustments that need to be worked into AMS2's code.
  • Force Feedback - This also needs adjustment to work with the classic content.
  • New Cockpit Display Functionalities - Several inclusions like TC and ABS being visible on the dashboard.
  • AI Developments - New cars and tracks cannot come without adjustments to AI.
Now, there are also plans for other things to edit. Here's a list of the todo's on Reizas agenda:
  • Multiplayer - This will receive some work, apparently Reiza have found out much stuff about that and are confident they can make improvements in 2023.
  • Content - A new DLC has been teased, the "Adrenaline Pack DLC" will be worked on, featuring dirt oval and rallycross racing.
  • Some sort of Endurance Racing content. Will we get yet another sim racing competitor in the race for WEC/IMSA racing?
  • Modding Support - Or at least making modding and installing mods easier. Make sure to keep an eye out on the AMS2 Modding Database here on RD for current and future community generated content.
  • Career Mode is also apparently being worked on with a targeted 2023 release.
This concludes the comprehensive list of updates from this December blog post.

Of course, this is only a roundup. You can read the full thing in all its glory here.

What do you think of this massive list? Looking forward to what AMS2 has in stock? Let us know in the comments down below!
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Xela1 said:
Did you pay your DLC already - e.g. via season pass? Did you get your DLC completely? Guess NO in spite of splendid announcements. Also the DLC delays are obvious - I don t care but it s a fact and measured in „Brazilian-time“ and Caipi
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I don't care if they are late. That doesn't have anything to do with extrapolating stuff from a forum and copying it in another forum trying to attach to it a different meaning and a different subject from the original. There should be no space for such stuff on forums.
 
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Dirt content??? Oval and rally cross??? That would be absolutely amazing, I've been waiting for that move since I've preordered AMS2.

First and last time I've preordered a game, and not any regret. The more time goes by the more Reiza meets my expectations, and they are very high.
 
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MadDriver11 said:
I don't care if they are late. That doesn't have anything to do with extrapolating stuff from a forum and copying it in another forum trying to attach to it a different meaning and a different subject from the original. There should be no space for such stuff on forums.
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"MadDriver" we ll enjoy the AMS2 stuff soooon ....
 
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Momperface said:
until the multiplayer architecture is overhauled it will always be a dead game
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Nope, because AMS2 will still be my to go sim. And it still is for a small group of online racers(I often meet the same people in the public MP sessions). It will probably stay like that and grow slowly if Reiza doesn't change anything.

But sadly enough there is a truth in what you say. AMS2 deserves 10/25+ times the amount of online/multiplayer drivers, but this will probably indeed only happen with a complete rework of their MP approach. Once Reiza focusses on this then the sky is the limit.
 
Cote Dazur
Great to see so much new content coming soon to AMS2. I am very impressed with Reiza, as, at the same time they have improved so many aspect of the game. Their is a lot of passion for motorsport in that team and it shows.
Still, I have to wonder what it could have been, if that amazingly talented and passionate team had decided to tackled a different game engine than SMS. One can only dream at the kind of driving experience would be on the table today.
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Nice little additional info from Renato on the Reiza forum:

"In another unrelated topic, I saw someone enquire earlier about what sort of generic F-Classics will be in the new Gen3 class - it´s missing from the Dev Update, but we do have one new model and 3 others recycled from Gen2, all with updated physics, liveries and different engine configurations to ensure the MP4/5B has a good and diverse set of sparring partners."
 
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80s single seaters aren't really my thing, but part of the reason for my hesitance about historical content in games is the lack of matching, era appropriate circuits.

It's important to remember that what immerses different people differs from person to person. For me, this is the big one. AC has been my go to for vintage for years because it has the circuits to match; driving a Lotus 49 on a modern circuit... meh. Driving it on something from the 60s... perfect. So for the 80s GP cars, the Group A touring and the Group C cars, the new additions in the historic track pack (Estoril, Jerez, Bathurst) are ideal.

Another of my key immersion principles is field variety. Especially if all the cars in a field are copies of each other. Again, AMS2 tackles this by having multiple 'generic' cars and a few branded ones for each, but all these GP cars go into the existing categories and make them bigger, another tick in my book.

So this update, to me, is "the 80s one". The most exciting cars to me are actually the Nissans, especially the expansion of the Group C field.

I haven't bought the overall season pass, so each of these packs means a choice for me. The street cars aren't my cup of tea, the 80s tracks definitely are and the GP cars are a 'maybe'.

My most anticipated piece of content remains the Nurburgring though, because it's the 1970s content that really clicks with me in this game. My hope is that the 'endurance focus' in 2023 isn't just modern stuff and will expand the 70s touring and GT cars, which this Nurburgring and the incredible Spa truly deserve (come on BMW CSL!).

And game-wise, AI updates are the other important part for me and I really look forward to seeing what the latest patch improves in this regard!
 
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Cote Dazur said:
Great to see so much new content coming soon to AMS2. I am very impressed with Reiza, as, at the same time they have improved so many aspect of the game. Their is a lot of passion for motorsport in that team and it shows.
Still, I have to wonder what it could have been, if that amazingly talented and passionate team had decided to tackled a different game engine than SMS. One can only dream at the kind of driving experience would be on the table today.
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What engine? There was no better engine available. There still isnt even....
 
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Richard Wilks said:
What engine?
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Well, apparently, no other for you, as I get from your reply that the SMS engine gives you the best simulation driving feeling of all the other engine available to us today. Nothing wrong with that, enjoy!
Others, prefer a different engine, such is life.
For those, with a different taste than yours, enjoying driving more in other titles, more often, then, thinking than a talented team like Reiza could be developing in the engine they prefer, is a comforting thought.
Merry Christmas Richard. All good in the world.
 
Richard Wilks
Cote Dazur said:
Well, apparently, no other for you, as I get from your reply that the SMS engine gives you the best simulation driving feeling of all the other engine available to us today. Nothing wrong with that, enjoy!
Others, prefer a different engine, such is life.
For those, with a different taste than yours, enjoying driving more in other titles, more often, then, thinking than a talented team like Reiza could be developing in the engine they prefer, is a comforting thought.
Merry Christmas Richard. All good in the world.
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But what engine??

There are no other engines available that could strike a deal like this!!

AC engine doesnt have nearly the same features, and from what i heard kunos wanted an arm and a leg to license it, hence it never was for anybody, and the ISI engine was an S397 exclusive, and reiza themselves didnt want to work more with it after the foray they made with content for it, so this has nothing to do with "driving feel"....
 

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