Automobilista 2 | Build 1.0.6 Available Now

[Paul Jeffrey]

Reiza Studios have dropped a new build update for their Automobilista 2 racing simulation, adding two new and exciting pieces of content to the simulation.

• BMW M6 GT3 added.
• Ginetta G55 GT4 Added.
• Physics and AI improvements.

Another impressive collection of updates and improvements have come the way of Automobilista 2 fans recently, with build update 1.0.6 of the simulation having dropped on Steam - and with it has come new content for good measure, in the form of the BMW M6 GT3 and Ginetta G55 GT4 cars - further expanding these popular classes within the title.

To be fair, AMS 2 is currently already rather rich in content, so perhaps the most interesting aspect of this build release is yet further refinements to the AI and physics within the title - two areas where it would be fair to say Reiza Studios need to apply the most polish, so hopefully this new build represents yet another step in the right direction for the popular Brazilian development team.

AMS 2 V1.0.6 Update Notes:

Content

• Added BMW M6 to GT3 class
• Added Ginetta G55 to GT4 class

UI / HUD

• Fixed issue where too much chat history was played back in some instances
• Seat adjustment input is now continuous (hold to move)
• Adjusted various background image anchors to improve display on 16:10 and triple screen

Physics & AI

• Slightly increased longitudinal slip in Cup / Stock 2020 / Proto P3-P4 tires
• Stiffened sidewalls for GT / Stock / Proto tires
• Revised default tyre pressures & ranges for all cars (closer to optimal and / or as per real series regulations – requires setup reset to default)
• Adjusted default steering lock / ratio for GT3 / GT4 cars to more accurate values (requires setup reset)
• Revised Balance of Performance for GT3 / GT4 class
• Revised brakes for GT3/GT4 cars
• Corrected tyre tread width for Porsche Cayman Clubsport (265mm front / 305 mm rear), Porsche 997 3.8 Cup (275mm / 315mm)
• Revised Porsche Cup aero, adjusted default roll bars
• Reduced front splitter downforce dropoff with yaw in all GT/ Stock Cars
• Fixed missing wet tire compound for Camaro GT4R
• Adjusted Camaro GT4R suspension
• Adjusted Copa Montana center of gravity height
• Revised Procar, Group A, Ultima Race baseline damper rates
• Fixed Ultima race front left, rear right fast damper ranges incorrectly available
• Improved rear efficiency, reduced Group A rear brake torque
• Adjusted FFB max force for F-Vee, Procar, Mini, Stock Car 2020, GT3, GT4 cars
• Callibrated tire temperature color display range (correcting errors with some tires not displaying correct colors for optimal / overheat tires)
• Adjusted rear wing efficiency for Stock2020, Montana

AI

• Further smoothing out of AI lateral transitions to reduce jerkiness/weaving/abrupt lane changes
• Added logic to prevent AI slowing on track after returning from partially outside track limits
• Added logic for AI to be more reactive and switch switch behaviors more often
• Initial steps to reduce the impact of small Front-to-Rear collisions between AI (as seen at race starts especially with vehicles of differing performance)
• Reduced range of AI variation from ideal racing line
• GT3, Porsche Cup, P4, P3, P2, F3 callibration pass
• Minor AI aggression scalar adjustment for GT cars
• Further wet weather callibration passes for all GT / Stock / Proto cars

Audio

• Adjusted Mclaren 720s tire skid volume
• Lowered tranny whine given enigne sounds feature them prominently

Tracks

• Nurburgring: Various fixes for LODding / Z-Fighting issues; Corrected a few trackside ads;
• Added proper groove to 24hr layout; trimmed roadverge excess polys; Various crowd corrections; Various texture updates; further correction to trackside shimmering cameras; minor optimization pass
• Kyalami: New AIW pit lane path (fix AI hitting pit wall when leaving pit box, improved merge to the main path at T1); Relax track cut limits on some runoff areas; Minor performance, art pass & LOD fixes
• Interlagos: Fixed floating pit box lines
• Campo / Curvelo: Adjusted flag LOD range
• Montreal Historic: added missing HUD map

Vehicles

• Porsche Cayman GT4 – Fixed red cockpit material issue
• Fixed lights for Fusca (all variants) + wiper UV mapping fix (HC1/HC2)
• Adjusted brake glow ranges for carbon brakes (player & AI)
• Camaro GT4R: Fixed missing RPM LEDs

Original Source: Reiza Studios.

AMS 2 is available now, exclusive to PC.

Check out the AMS 2 sub forum here at RaceDepartment for a great community resource to help you maximise your experience within the simulation.

 

[DEIC]

Sadly i feel the same, i don't know what it is with this sim.

On one day it feels great and is loads of fun.

Next patch, same car, same track but all of a sudden it does not feel as good anymore.

FFB is a vague mess for me since the latest patch, very loose and with little useful feeback. No feel for the limit of the tires at all.

I remember enjoying the Porsche GT4 a couple of patches ago but today i did not even want to finish the race with this car. There was a discussion on the official forum where people claimed that cars could feel totally different within one session. So in the end i don't even know if it's just another bug or just me not having a great day.

AI is indeed much better but this game always feels like one step forward, at least two steps back.

I had the same problem, even my custom ffb stopped working for no reason one time but after recalibrating the wheel is all good as before.
So try recalibrating your wheel at least if you do not want to delete the AMS2 files in My Documents because there seem to be problems with the ffb.

 

[DEIC]

Same here. I hope reiza will improve t300 support soon. This is easily 2 levels below AMS1.

FFB on T300rs is very good now and it has been for a while, what are you not ok with?
You could try the custom ffb made by NuScorpii for my T300rs is better than the default.
LFB at 31
FX at 11
Damping at 0

 

[acidburn82uk]

It would be super awesome if some of you Gents here would come and join us for AMS2 Club races on Tuesday evenings:

AMS2 Club Race - MCR S2000 @ Oulton Park Island

Less talking and more racing!

 

[TheRealCeeBee]

we all know now and then you find a great car/track combo you wish you knew about before, give this a whirl, BMW M1 Procar at Ibarra, (ai line is slow at launch for some reason, so set them high skill, lowish aggresion, been at it

for hours now, just pure awesomeness!

 

[passenger]

Try the M1 also at Curvelo, Cascavel and Estoril, then at Nords for a long wild
ride. Great stuff.

AMS 2 is getting closer and closer to AMS 1. And it will surpass it with time.

Great work, Reiza. Congrats, and thank you for your dedication and passion for motorsports simulation.

 

[RaceNut]

Agree with your general points, but don't agree about latest Default. The Default is better than ever, as long as you don't forget to tune the Damping (probably setting it to 0 for any non-direct drive wheel would be a good start) and are not afraid of using some LFB (it isn't a sign of a lack of manhood related to your wheels, people). Once I increased LFB from where I had it traditionally, I got much better feel at centre without losing any of the new details and subtle feedback that is better in Default than any Custom file I have tried so far. I am sure it is possible to get it in a Custom file, but it may be more difficult than we would like. That being said, it is great to have Custom files as an option for whatever reason someone prefers to use one.

I'll give your suggestions another try as I admit it's been a few updates since I've explored the extremes in regard to the in-game FFB settings. I have been using some (up to 25%) in-game damping and LFB but, it wasn't enough to sort the center feel issue.

 

[Deleted member 197115]

I'll give your suggestions another try as I admit it's been a few updates since I've explored the extremes in regard to the in-game FFB settings. I have been using some (up to 25%) in-game damping and LFB but, it wasn't enough to sort the center feel issue.

Nuscorpii's on old FFB had the best center feel.
New default is not super bad, a bit jolty and still a bit weak in center, but nowhere as bad as before.
LFB is a must even on DD wheels, but in game damper is a fidelity killer. If you can, try to use one in driver instead.

 

[WPxNJ]

we all know now and then you find a great car/track combo you wish you knew about before, give this a whirl, BMW M1 Procar at Ibarra, (ai line is slow at launch for some reason, so set them high skill, lowish aggresion, been at itView attachment 423432 for hours now, just pure awesomeness!

Had that "ai slow at launch" yesterday with the GT3s at Ibarra, 100% aggression. Will try a lower setting-thanks.

 

[McClusky]

Love the new update! The GT3 and GT4 cars feel fully connected to the pavement (and to the grass ) and the telemetry that feeds my G Seat and transducers is unmatched by any other Sim IMHO

 

[RaceNut]

Nuscorpii's on old FFB had the best center feel.
New default is not super bad, a bit jolty and still a bit weak in center, but nowhere as bad as before.
LFB is a must even on DD wheels, but in game damper is a fidelity killer. If you can, try to use one in driver instead.

Yeah, I did use Nuscorpii custom version for a time, it was very good. I suspect the in-game damping will still affect detail too much for me but, I'll increase LFB significantly and see how that works.

Thanks for the tip!

 

[BazzaLB]

Turn OFF grass fixed all performance issues for me

Yep, this helps. I fired up PCars2. PC2 Nurburgring GP track runs a lot smoother than the AMS2 one in VR with same settings. AMS2 version still needs some optimisation passes if you ask me.

 

[David Peres]

V1.0.6.1 CHANGELOG

• Revised BMW M6 setup ranges & default settings (requires car setup reset to default)
• Further GT3/GT4 brake revisions, also for Ultima Race, Super V8, Sigma P1, Lancer Cup cars
• Reduced brake wear rate by 25% (both carbon and steel)
• Slightly increased downshift protection function (less overreving allowed)
• Improved GT3/GT4 AI launch on starts
• Reduced GT3 AI rolling resistance to better match player´s straightline speed
• Fixed Ginetta G55 Supercup ABS range
• Nurburgring/Nordschleife: Terrain/roads material optimization, new armcos with new more detailed meshes, new armco graffiti, resolved flickering of armco graffiti; Further improvements to shimmering issues on TV cameras of Nordschleife / 24h layouts
• Montreal: Various minor fixes, optimization & art revisions
• Montreal Historic: Various minor fixes, optimization & art revisions
• Silverstone: Fixed disappearing helicopter
• BMW M6 GT3: Added Racelogic timing display and improved alcantara material in cockpit dash

 

[Demichkd]

Drives great, looks great, all around fast becoming my favorite overall sim. Yeah, a minor issue with the M6 cockpit dash display after this update but all around great stuff. Just keep doing the outstanding work you're doing Rieza and I'll continue getting hours upon hours of amazing fun.

 

[TurcoMaldade_]

people love to hate AMS2 and bash it as I've never seen a sim get bashed before. Maybe it's the engine, I don't know.

I just hope Reiza keeps improving the sim and doesn't listen to all this nonsense.

It baffles me how every single small update report get's over 100 comments and over half of those are just baseless complaints about things most people have no idea how it works.

 

[Stephen O'Sullivan]

The Sprint Cars at Adelaide Modern make me happy.

 

[Demichkd]

people love to hate AMS2 and bash it as I've never seen a sim get bashed before. Maybe it's the engine, I don't know.

I just hope Reiza keeps improving the sim and doesn't listen to all this nonsense.

It baffles me how every single small update report get's over 100 comments and over half of those are just baseless complaints about things most people have no idea how it works.

I edited my comment as I certainly don't want it to be viewed as you mention(baseless complaint). Not that you were referencing my comment. I'm fully aligned with your second sentence and personally love to love on AMS2.

 

[Deleted member 197115]

Another update, do these guys even sleep?
Hope studio is not burning out devs.

 

[Rodger Davies]

I won't spoil Paul's please in posting the official news, but before he does get to it some news from the December update:

• A lot of work in pipeline for the December update but short on specifics: https://forum.reizastudios.com/thre...ovember-development-update.14294/#post-107452
• GT1 class will add '98 Mercedes CLK-LM and '98 Porsche GT1 Evo
• Screenshots of '95 McLaren F1
• Spa (modern version) coming December
• Sounds like Group C and Historic Tracks pushed to 2021, but not confirmed

 

[WPxNJ]

• Improved GT3/GT4 AI launch on starts

Very needed. Was bad. I'll try again at Ibarra. It was like 17 GT3 drivers ahead on the grid were all on their phones.

 

[Durge Driven]

people love to hate AMS2 and bash it as I've never seen a sim get bashed before.

Where you been living the last 10 years ?
rfactor2 is savaged 10 times this

Only thing I ever said was AMS2 FFB is not dictated by the physics which is simple fact