AMS 2: New Game Footage - Plenty of News in July Roadmap

[Paul Jeffrey]

Reiza Studios have been teasing exciting sim racing news once again... with a nice comparison video thrown into the mix for good measure!

Anyone here ever heard of Automobilista 2? Yeah, I thought you might...

I did something I never really do yesterday, I announced an announcement for an upcoming announcement. Sounds silly doesn't it? Well to be honest with you, I was just so excited about the prospect of more AMS 2 news, I really, really wanted to put a little flag in the sand of the internet and give us all somewhere to go roast the marshmallows for a while and pass the time until said announcement wanders into the wild.

Well that time is now, so I'll step aside and hand over to Reiza Studios to share the latest happenings over in Brazil...

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Hello everyone! We are back with another Dev Update to bring you the latest news about our active projects.

This has been another very busy month for the team, and possibly (hopefully!) the last in which we have worked in 3 different sims simultaneously (AMS1, rF2 & AMS2). It´s fair to say switching back and forth from engines doesn´t make things easy for the devs who are involved in all these fronts, so kudos to them for continuing to push hard in order to bring us up to the status I can now present to you

On rF2 there´s not much news yet as we´re still working on small update for the Bundle to fix a few remaining issues. This should not take long now.

For AMS1, we also didn´t quite make to release before the end of July as we had been aiming for, but August will surely see the release of Snetterton and Donington Park as final DLC items for Automobilista 1, along with a small patch for a few tweaks and minor bug fixes.

Both Snetterton and Donington have been modelled with the aid of LIDAR data and are along with the previously released brit tracks some of our most accurate models.

Here´s a preview of Snetterton in AMS1:

The main focus remain of course in Automobilista 2 and things continue to come along strongly there too, with a bunch of fresh cars and tracks being brought up to spec for the new engine as you´ll see peppered through this Dev Update

AMS1 vs AMS2 - Ultima GTR @ Snetterton Comparison

We found ourselves in an unusual position the last couple of months as we developed the same content both for the old title (AMS1) and the new one (AMS2) at the same time, as both Snetterton and Donington Park are being released as DLC for AMS1 and will be part of the base game in AMS2. It made for some interesting back and forth, and we thought it was worth putting together a comparison video. Check it out:

Opinions may and will vary as they always do and obviously nothing from the AMS2 video is quite the finished article yet, but in any case we found it made for an interesting comparison. From a devs POV we left the experiment feeling both reassured that the old dog AMS1 was well put together and is still holding up, at the same time with confidence that AMS2 moves every front up a notch or three in the right direction and with lots of room for improvement still.

The most improved part is actually the physics as this is one of the cars that drive substantially better in AMS2, although you can´t see that in the video

It will take a few months still until you all can compare for yourselves but at least there will be some fresh AMS1 content to race with in this time!

Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit coming in AMS2!

We are happy to be wrapping up a licensing deal with the historical Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit which will see the track featuring in multiple versions from its rich history as base game content in Automobilista 2.

The recently upgraded Kyalami is located in Johannesburg SA, it has hosted the South African Grand Prix several times from the 60s all the way to the 90s, and as a Grade 2 FIA certified track it is currently one of the few viable options for a future return of F1 to the african continent.

Kyalami will feature in Automobilista 2 release with its latest revision along with the sweeping, high speed historical 1976 version, with the 1992 version to be added post-release.

This is an exciting deal for us as not only it highlights our goals of expanding the horizons for Automobilista 2, but also from a sim perspective it adds an interesting challenge as the track is located over 1500m above sea level. In AMS1 we unfortunately didn´t get around to completing our thermodynamic model, but with AMS2 we luckily have that out of the box as part of the Madness engine so when racing in Kyalami players will have to contend with the extra challenge of a high altitude location and the resulting significant toll in engine and aerodynamic performance.

Sprint Race also coming in AMS2

Sprint Race is a new Brazilian series which we are excited to officially include in Automobilista 2.

Managed by ex driver Thiago Marques, the series offers a low budget entry point for new drivers and has remained a healthy popular series for several years now. It has recently made its first venture abroad for races in the USA.

Powered by a 260HP V6 engine with RWD, sequential 6-speed shifter and with a central driving position, this car serves as an excellent training tool for several types of racing and should be a perfect option for door-to-door action.

A reminder that you can already pre-order Automobilista 2 through the AMS2 Early Backing Campaign. We´d like to thank everyone who already bought in, the extra revenue stream is most helpful and it´s being put to good use with some fresh licenses already secured and others already lined up. More information on this program and how to participate here.

If you are looking forward to Automobilista 2 but would rather wait for release, you may opt instead to add the game to your Steam wishlist via the AMS2 Steam Store page - Steam will then let you know as soon as it´s released.

We got some more exciting news coming up but these we have to save for next month. Look forward to catching up again then, possibly a little earlier than usual

Well folks, take a breath, have a relax and go enjoy that video again!

Automobilista 2 will release for PC December 2019.

For the latest Automobilista 2 news and discussions, head over to the AMS 2 sub forum here at RaceDepartment and get yourself involved in the conversation today!

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[2stains]

We need to stop trying to categorize each other ! United we stand , divided we fall !

 

[Deleted member 197115]

I think i understand what you mean but if you could record the engine sound with your voice it will help A LOT!

Done

 

[2stains]

 

[ek73]

dirt and sst will be post release dlc content, atleast thats the plan
also keep in mind we gonna have stadium super trucks compared to ams1 super trucks

check out interview with Renato, there's info there about it

Ah thanks for that. They were only super trucks? Well these super stadium trucks should be fun then

 

[FeltHat]

You gotta avoid licensing issues somehow Gimme thats sweet Brabham livery

 

[Amanda]

Slightly Mad Studios, has already confirmed that no ISI code is left only One percent of the drivetrain code was left over.

I've always wondered about this. Cool.
Do you have any sources I can read more?

Thanks

 

[Michel Bélisle]

I've always wondered about this. Cool.
Do you have any sources I can read more?

Thanks

Is that supposed to reassure us?

 

[Giovanni Lazzari]

..

 

[Amanda]

Is that supposed to reassure us?

I'm not sure I follow lol
Is what supposed to reassure us?

If there is a link then yeah, it's assured that the claim true. And it's not that I don't trust Melanie on this, but I need sources in order to reproduce any claims I see on the internet (for most cases, at least).

 

[bgil66]

Looking forward to seeing if there will be any Dev vids

 

[Emery]

I've always wondered about this. Cool.
Do you have any sources I can read more?

Thanks

Something like that was once said by Ian Bell... how many people trust what Ian says?

On the other hand, there was a lack of context when he was quoted, too. If he was talking about only the graphics code, then I can easily believe that. If he was talking about only the tire physics, then I can easily believe that, too. If he was talking about the UI, well, that's obviously true. However, if he was talking about the overall physics engine, then I doubt it is true.

 

[Amanda]

Something like that was once said by Ian Bell... how many people trust what Ian says?

On the other hand, there was a lack of context when he was quoted, too. If he was talking about only the graphics code, then I can easily believe that. If he was talking about only the tire physics, then I can easily believe that, too. If he was talking about the UI, well, that's obviously true. However, if he was talking about the overall physics engine, then I doubt it is true.

Which is why I want a source to the quote

I've seen other SMS employees saying that PC2 is basically pMotor with a new tire model, which to me makes it seem as if PC2 is mostly pMotor2 with some new improvements and a completely new tire model.