AMS 2 | New Previews Revealed: Lots Of Cars Heading To The Simulation

[Paul Jeffrey]

Reiza Studios have dropped a very nice couple of Twitter messages this evening, showing off some interesting content making its way to the simulation.

• BMW M3 E30, Lotus 23, Mini Cooper 1965 confirmed.
• Kart track updates in development.
• Further content to be revealed.

Well, these are a nice surprise! Ahead of the usual end of month roadmap posting, Reiza Studios have revealed a bunch of new content is due to make its way into the simulation in the very near future - with the promise of yet more to come as part of the next build update.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1309876475273924609

Yes you've seen it right, the historic collection of cars is set to be expanded yet further with the inclusion of machinery from BMW, Lotus and Mini previewed within the tweet, potentially forming part of the upcoming touring car pack DLC that has previously been revealed by the studio.

As well as goodness from the world of old school racers, Reiza have also confirmed two of their kart venues will be heading into AMS 2 very soon, with work currently underway to bring the Buskerud and Speedland to the sim in the very near future, previews of which you can see below:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1309877133129527296

Sounds like a good month ahead for Automobilista 2 fans!


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[RedBarchetta]

I am actually becoming afraid that there is not enough people thinking like us, and it is kinda sad. I wrote something similar on rF2 forum, now that 488 came out. So many people praising this car as something special, the best car in all of the sims. Took it for a spin, I was like ok, ok it is automatic but i will manage. Almost mate to the 3rd lap on Nordsleife and just died of boredom. And now this 488 will just sit there along with other GT3 cars I have in rF2 never to be driven again.

Okay, since you have no interest in GT3 cars in AMS2 then no one else should?

At least you have the right idea, though. If you don't want to use the car in the sim then don't use it.

 

[jhimlahey]

Okay, since you have no interest in GT3 cars in AMS2 then no one else should?

No one ever said that. We were just talking about GT3 cars being over saturated and boring to us personalty and how we wish there are more official older manual cars to drive.

You don't need to feel offended so much just because we don't like automatic cars like you do.

 

[RedBarchetta]

No one ever said that. We were just talking about GT3 cars being over saturated and boring to us personalty and how we wish there are more official older manual cars to drive.

Apparently you did not read the post that you were agreeing with? @kondor999 posted specifically that he did not want them in the game

Just as long as they don’t add GT3 cars, I’m happy.

What do you care if they are in the game or not? If you don't want to drive them, don't drive them.

 

[Cote Dazur]

Reiza Studios

@ReizaStudios
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Sep 30

The update is now scheduled to go live on Friday October 2nd.

 

[UMC 22]

What do you care if they are in the game or not? If you don't want to drive them, don't drive them.

Perhaps it's his way of saying that he'd rather the content developers spend their time on something a little more unique? I can't say that I disagree with that, to be perfectly honest. I don't think we really need more GT3's given that they're already in pretty much every other current sim already. That said, they're free so I'm not going to whine about it.

The update is now scheduled to go live on Friday October 2nd.

It is October 2nd. AMS 2 updates usually come pretty late for EU timezones, and it's not even 10pm UTC yet.

 

[jhimlahey]

Apparently you did not read the post that you were agreeing with? @kondor999 posted specifically that he did not want them in the game



What do you care if they are in the game or not? If you don't want to drive them, don't drive them.

Yes that is truth, I did agreed with him but that doesn't mean I personally mind if GT3 cars are in the sim. Especially as long as I can get at least some of the classic cars.

 

[dreamer al]

Perhaps it's his way of saying that he'd rather the content developers spend their time on something a little more unique? I can't say that I disagree with that, to be perfectly honest. I don't think we really need more GT3's given that they're already in pretty much every other current sim already. That said, they're free so I'm not going to whine about it.


It is October 2nd. AMS 2 updates usually come pretty late for EU timezones, and it's not even 10pm UTC yet.

At this moment it is just 7.30pm Oct 2nd Brasil time. So yes, plenty of time!

 

[makan]

Automobilista 2 V1.0.4.0 Update Released

The new update adds several Classic cars, brings the popular Mini Challenge JCW as it is in the top class of the UK Mini series, two Kart circuits, along the usual package of new features, fixes & improvements.

One of these features is the initial revision of the HEAD MOVEMENT setting for cockpit cameras (renaming what was before "WORLD MOVEMENT"), although users will still have the option to use the original legacy head movement if they so prefer - please check the descriptions in-game for
more details as to how best configure this option to your preference.

It's 3.8 GIG

Spoiler: V1.04.0 Changelog

V1.0.4.0 CHANGELOG

CONTENT

• Added 1960s Touring Car Series (featuring Lotus 23 & Mini Cooper S 1965)
• Added BMW M1 Procar Series
• Added German Group A Series (featuring BMW M3 E30 & Mercedes 190 Evolution
• Added Mini JCW UK Series
• Added Buskerud Kart Track (2 layouts)
• Added Speedland Kart track (4 layouts)
• Added Hockenheim 1988 Short layout (part of Hockenheimring DLC)*

GENERAL

• Added borderless window mode option (Perfromance Options Screen)
• Altered behaviour of helmet/cockpit cameras to prevent locking to world horizon and improve smoothing/damping of camera view
• Fixed issue where event date was not correctly set if host changed track via multiplayer lobby
• Added 'Start New Championship' flow; Added Select championship type, select vehicle/livery, Pre-allocate opponents Added championship specific AI Skill / Aggression settings to championship overview (can be adjusted mid season as desired
• Fixed clamping of range when validating Multiplayer AI difficulty setting on client.
• Added support to look backwards when pressing loo left / look right simultaneously
• Fixed "dummy" objects unintentionally appearing in reflections at higher settings.
• Player now retains control of steering/shifting during pitstops when 'Manual pitstops' setting is enabled.
• Fixed issue where sometimes player control was not restored after an AI controlled pitstop.

UI & HUD

• Added Help text to advanced setup screen
• Fixed missing center suspension setting heading localisations
• Added help text for all setings (subject to further review/localisation adjustments)
• Changed 'WORLD MOVEMENT' to 'HEAD MOVEMENT' to reflect new functionality
• Adjusted showroom climate brightness
• Added French & Spanish localization options
• 'Waiting for host' message now also displayed after race sessions in multiplayer when appropriate.
• Changed 'EXIT' button to 'RETURN TO MAIN MENU' on post session leaderboard
• Added confirmation step when attempting to exit while waiting for host to return to lobby at the end of multiplayer events.
• Fixed incorrect activation states on Broadcast Control overlay toggles.
• Fixed menu mouse activations and highlight state throughout on Broadcast Control
• Added Start New Championship screen for championship and vehicle/livery selection (additional championships to follow)
• Replaced "Reset Championship" button with "Start New Championship"
• Entering championship mode now opens new championship page if no valid save is present.

DEDICATED SERVER TOOL

• Limit AI Difficulty slider to 70-120%
• Max Grid Size and Max Human Opponents now allowed to be equal in http UI
• Replaced AllowableTimePenalty with AllowedCutsBeforePenalty and limit to correct range (1-50)

PHYSICS & AI

• Replaced open Salisbury-based open differential physics with more effective alternative;
• Further reduced differential lock per clutch setting
• Fixed CTD with Caterham Academy / Supersport
• Fixed F-V12, MP4-12, kart shifter & other unreleased cars missing latest minimal AI strentgh adjustment (being too slow below 100% setting as a result)
• M1 Procar: Revised tyre construction; Revised Suspension Geometry; Lowered engine inertia; Increased brake torque; Revised tyre constructio
• Adjusted AI lateral movement in initial launch off the line
• Reduced differential locking increment per clutch setting (all cars)
• Slightly adjusted kart tyre treads & FFB max force
• Slightly reduced F-V10 Gen2 AI tyre rolling resistance to better match player´s

AUDIO

• Onboard cameras now all use onboard sounds
• All cars revised for any persisting inacurate engine sound position (forward-rear, left-right)
• Added helictoper & drone sound effect (track dependent, where animation is present as sound effects are tagged to the respective objects)
• Puma P052: engine sound offset to side fixed, corrected small click in low-ish rpm loop.
• Kart 125 2T: increased internal engine volume slightly, external decreased slightly
• Camaro SS: increased external sound volume (both trackside and external on car views); fixed bad on-power low RPM samples overlap and general transition from idling to on-power.
• Ultima GTR Race: Adjusted filtering on external audio (trackside).
• Super V8: Adjusted SUB-frequencies over RPM range
• Puma P052 small adjustment to interior sound.

TRACKS

• Reworked treeline and grass blade shader, added few new types of grass blades & reworked existing ones.
• Reworked fog/haze shader with different exponent steps depending on angle you look at, so you can see the sunlit air when facing the sun
• Adjusted fog levels in heavy cloud/overcast setting for european tracks
• Added custom track animated objects (still WIP) to Spielberg, Kyalami and Buskerud
• Small art passes to Spielberg, Bathurst, Kansai
• Ortona: Fixed pit speed warning on track over 60kph; Added correct trigger for pit exit on layout 4;
• optimized track cut mesh
• Fixed VIR South hole after pit exit
• Silverstone 2020: Extensive performance pass
• Outon Park: Marbles test : less boxes (78->24), bigger boxes, 0.5-1.5 range, no brake zones
• Snetterton: Fixed some AI pit lane issues (hitting pitwall, driving onto grass at pitlane to main path merge)
• Adjusted textures; fixed some object LOD popping; Adjusted 100 layout pitlane/pitexit/trackcut to prevent a DQ in some cases
• Curitiba: Minor optimization & art pass; improved pit lane path merge to main path; remapped garage/pitbox locations; calibrated dynamic brake marker spacing
• Spielberg Historic:Restored road patch bumps; minor optimization pass; calibrated brake marker spacing
• Londrina: Fixed black treelines
• Imola 2001: Added period-accurate ad boards
• Silverstone 2020 Intl: Improved AI line.
• Added VR Spectator cams to Interlagos, Silvestone 2001, Bathurst, Hockenheimring, Imola
• Fixed objects popping in Spielberg, Silverstone 1975, Silverstone 2020
• Brasilia: Fixed several object LOD popping; Various object & texture adjustments
• Brands Hatch: Upgraded road seam & roadline shaders; Improved brake marker texture and spacing; Minor optimization pass
• Interlagos: Fixed object LOD popping; Upgraded road seam & roadline shaders;
• Imola: Fixed hole at Acque Minerali; closed some open edges between double sawtooth curbs; fixed some grass glitches; calibrated brake marker spacing; upgraded sign placement to latest references;
• Upgrade distance marker shader to rz_basic, rework sign placement based on recent reference video; moved start trigger 5m to align with pitwall starting gantry; added garage door collisions; relaxed road noise slightly; minor optimization pass
• Ortona; Minor Art pass; Added new AI paths for paddock area; Fixed broken UV4 groove mapping. Upgraded road seam & roadline shaders; ;New HUD track maps. Optimized track cut mesh; Added starting lights; Fixed wrong way/DQ bug from new paddock pit lane; Updated fast lines for layout 1 and 3; Minor optimization pass
• Guapore: Fixed various object LOD issues; Minor Optimization & art pass; Fixed some open edges; added animated drones
• Adjusted road noise for Guapore and Ibarra

VEHICLES

• SuperKart: Updated liveries
• Added Stock Car 2020 dangling damaged parts
• Added Sprintrace dirt and damage effects + dangling parts
• Added Super_V8 dirt and damage effects + dangling parts
• Fixed Caterham Academy Driver & car animations

 

[Michael Stead]

I'm pretty sure that in the past they have said that the modern mini series won't be coming to ams2 because the real series doesn't exist anymore and they were working on a replacement.

Welp, look at that. I was completely wrong.

 

[BillGuy]

Added support to look backwards when pressing loo left / look right simultaneously

Awesome! We basically get a button back.

Player now retains control of steering/shifting during pitstops when 'Manual pitstops' setting is enabled.

'Ruh oh! Advanced apologies to my crew guys.

 

[dreamer al]

Lotta fun taking the BMW M3 E30 for a spin around Bathurst.

 

[Kenny Paton]

Nice w

Automobilista 2 V1.0.4.0 Update Released

It's 3.8gb

Nice update from those hard working devs at Reiza.

 

[Robert_S]

Omg what a blast did I just have with BMW M3 E30 and BMW M1 Procar on Brands Hatch Indy and AI is damn good .This game has the best feeling of driving the car , you know all the time what car is doing and what will do.

 

[miker]

Only had time for a quick spin this morning to check the update but the BMW pro car felt really nice. Give the guys at Reiza their due....they keep on pushing out the updates

 

[RedBarchetta]

Perhaps it's his way of saying that he'd rather the content developers spend their time on something a little more unique? I can't say that I disagree with that, to be perfectly honest. I don't think we really need more GT3's given that they're already in pretty much every other current sim already. That said, they're free so I'm not going to whine about it.

Understood, but I have great faith in Reiza that they will do their usual top notch work and make the GT3's a lot 'livelier' than in the other sims. Every car in AMS2 is just so alive behind the wheel, I'm hoping to see that in the new cars.

I completely understand @jhimlahey complaints about the 'automatic' GT3s. Moving from AMS2 to ACC is almost absurd, the ability to come out of the corners in ACC and just mash the throttle without a care in the world. AMS2 you need to really work that throttle all around the circuit. Again, I'm hoping for a bit more of that with the GT3s. Time will tell!

 

[Kevin Troschinski]

Sorry missed the update somehow. Have i to delete Documents folder once again ? Did not try AMS2 longer time

 

[UMC 22]

Have i to delete Documents folder once again ?

Nope, not this time. You might want to reset car setups to default within the game though, as there have been a few changes there.

 

[jhimlahey]

I completely understand @jhimlahey complaints about the 'automatic' GT3s. Moving from AMS2 to ACC is almost absurd, the ability to come out of the corners in ACC and just mash the throttle without a care in the world. AMS2 you need to really work that throttle all around the circuit. Again, I'm hoping for a bit more of that with the GT3s. Time will tell!

That's a good point, surely I will try that. Although. this AMS2 update is a dream come truth!
Best update ever lads. Gonna be happy weekend!

 

[makan]

I'm at work
Is there any gameplay video of new MINI ?

 

[UMC 22]

Is there any gameplay video of new MINI ?

Not that I know of, but I intent to be in AMS 2 within the next few minutes and could perhaps make one. You'll probably be home by the time I'm done though!