AUTOMOBILISTA Motorsports Simulator is coming to Steam on Q1 2016

[Renato Simioni]

Successor of Stock Car Extreme, new racing simulator by Reiza Studios will be free to all current owners of SCE

AUTOMOBILISTA puts you in the driving seat of an advanced racing simulator to deliver a uniquely diverse motorsports experience!

As the natural successor to Reiza Studios´ previous title - the highly regarded Stock Car Extreme, originally released in 2013 - AUTOMOBILISTA continues to simulate premium Brazilian racing series such as Stock Car V8, Copa Petrobras de Marcas, Formula 3 Brasil and Mitsubishi Lancer Cup, now packing every car and every track from their respective 2015 championships.

Beyond the brazilian core, AUTOMOBILISTA is extensively complemented with one of the most diverse selections or racing vehicles to be found in a racing game: only in AUTOMOBILISTA will you be able to jump from a rental kart to a 800-HP F1 car; from drifting a Rallycross Evo X to jumping ramps in a Supertruck; from mastering the driving basics in a Formula Vee to managing a full 24h race in an endurance prototype; back and forth through time with historical and modern content including a sample from several decades of Grand Prix racing - all of this and much more within a few mouse clicks. Thoroughly researched and cohesively developed for maximum simulation accuracy, AUTOMOBILISTA captures the fun only motorsports in its various forms can provide.

In addition to the content already present in Stock Car Extreme - all of which comprehensively upgraded - AUTOMOBILISTA turns it up to a new level by adding all the new cars & tracks proposed in the SimRacing Bonanza crowdfunding campaign, new simulation features such as dynamic track conditions, advanced transmission and tire modelling, substantial upgrades to physics, graphics & audio, new game modes and much more!

SPECIAL OFFER - AUTOMOBILISTA free to everyone who owns Stock Car Extreme on Steam by January 5th!

AUTOMOBILISTA is an evolution of the project presented by Reiza´s successful crowdfunding campaign in July 2015. Originally proposed as an extensive free update to Stock Car Extreme, AMS has grown further to become a completely independent release from SCE - it will however remain free to everyone who bought Stock Car Extreme up until January 5th 2016.

Therefore if you already own SCE on Steam, AUTOMOBILISTA will become immediately available to you upon release!

SCE owners who have not yet activated their copy of Stock Car Extreme on Steam should do so before January 5th 2016 by retrieving their Stock Car Extreme Steam key here, and activating it on Steam. It is not necessary to install SCE on Steam - just have it activated there to ensure your free copy of AMS. This will have no effect on your SCE installation outside Steam, where serial numbers will remain functional (owners who had previously made the switch also have had their NonSteam Serial Numbers reactivated).

Upon launch, AUTOMOBILISTA will sell for US$ 39.99 so for those who don´t yet own Stock Car Extreme, this is a special opportunity to get both SCE now and simultaneously ensure a free copy of AUTOMOBILISTA - all for the current price of Stock Car Extreme (currently selling for the special Steam holiday price of US$ 22.49 / R$ 89.99). This special offer is available only until 5th January 2016, as from January 6th 2016 onwards buying Stock Car Extreme will no longer warrant a free copy of AUTOMOBILISTA.

AUTOMOBILISTA - Motorsports Simulator will be released exclusively on the Steam platform during Q1 2016.
Further information as it becomes available on www.game-automobilista.com

A few in-game screenies:

 

[Galin Dimov]

Dynamic weather?
Animated pilot arms and hands?
Animated pitstop?

If VR support is something Rieza is considering, animated drivers are pretty much a must but let's see the response from the Devs
As for the announcement, congratulations Reiza, I think it's a good move and makes a lot of sense from a Business stand point as well! Fingers crossed AMS will gain some momentum and the sim will be more popular

 

[Msportdan]

GSC and im sure the new automobilsta, can easily go up against rf2 imo.

"but not so advanced that we can´t even figure out what might be missing with it let alone do something to address it."

was this a dig at rf2 modders...? lol or ISI themselves..

or just my wicked sense of humour! lol

 

[Will Mazeo]

GSC and im sure the new automobilsta, can easily go up against rf2 imo.

SCE is the main obstacle stopping me from going rF2 I'll only do it now because of the ELMS league but I'd rather have it happening in SCE if we could put some forums together to have enough people for it

 

[Toymoi]

You have video demonstration of automobilista ?. since you commented improved graphics, albeit minimal. When we see a gameplay? thanks

 

[ouvert]

You have video demonstration of automobilista ?. since you commented improved graphics, albeit minimal. When we see a gameplay? thanks

he mentioned press prerelease version of a AMS so there must be something available to put some new years smiles on our faces or at least those comparison screenshots ..

 

[Toymoi]

he mentioned press prerelease version of a AMS so there must be something available to put some new years smiles on our faces or at least those comparison screenshots ..

You know the date of the press?
I want to see comparison videos too

 

[Galin Dimov]

Thinking about the VR support, considering DX9 will not be supported by Oculus Rift, I wonder how will AMS be able to support it? Is it planned for AMS to be shifted to dx12 (dx11 would really make no sense) at some point in 2016?

 

[Renato Simioni]

GSC and im sure the new automobilsta, can easily go up against rf2 imo.

"but not so advanced that we can´t even figure out what might be missing with it let alone do something to address it."

was this a dig at rf2 modders...? lol or ISI themselves..

or just my wicked sense of humour! lol

Not a dig at anyone, we´re ISI fanboys through and through. Just our general impression about physical tire models, if there´s one bit missing or one bit wrong the whole thing falls apart, whereas with Pacejka models you have a lot more control for fine-tuning.

You have video demonstration of automobilista ?. since you commented improved graphics, albeit minimal. When we see a gameplay? thanks

You will see a lot of it still until release, it´s a good 30-60 days until then.

Dynamic weather?
Animated pilot arms and hands?
Animated pitstop?

No
Possibly
No

 

[DaVeX↯]

Poor Renato all this questions all togheter lol
I am sure will be a great year for you Reiza!!!

Just an idea, you should put a banner here on RD to remember all they have to switch on Steam until 5...

 

[GTAce]

*snip*

I know the reason why you're using gMotor, but that won't change my opinion. KartKraft will show what's possible physics wise in UE4 and I'm sure it won't be less than in gMotor, but coding this stuff is a lot of work I imagine.

 

[pixeljetstream]

Great news about the rebrand/relaunch and polish

Dx11 and dx12 will coexist and make both sense in the way that dx11 is higher level/easier to use... Whilst dx12 is mostly for some hardcore engine developers, who want apis similar to console. Imo racing games are not as "dynamic" in content to really benefit greatly of the cpu-centric optimizations of dx12 to draw tons of objects. Unless you want destruction or a lot mote detsil beyond the tracklimits

 

[Jan Mikuž]

Great stuff, Renato. Thanks for the extensive, informative and kind reply.
Yours are always a treat to read through. Very pleased with all the positive news you've shared with us.
Obrigado (thank you) !

 

[Jake Fangio]

I still not get it, It basicly will be a massive update to SCE? Same engine, only enhanced graphics, physics, some new features, so why re-naming again ? Im so confused. Just why ?

They are renaming it for marketing reasons,Game Stock Car Extreme doesn't really roll of the tongue does it.This is effectively a gsce reboot,with free upgrades.And to me who loves this developer,this feels like a big thank you from them for supporting their game.When AMS 2 comes out,I'll snatch it up with joy!.

 

[Yapci]

reiza uses gmotor 1 if im not wrong

...so rF2 wich have dx9 engine and gMotor 2.5 (Reiza one is gMotor 2) is a "new" old game too?
Come on guys....

 

[Zulnex]

I am definitely going to be giving this one a try. I see some mighty fine cars.

 

[F_B]

Great news for simracing in general. One of the better sims can only become better. However I hope the online part will be reworked heavily and more people will join pickup MP races, that'd be great.

 

[carsonpoland]

..The main points are already covered in the press release and includes all that was proposed in the campaign: new 1080p UI; new HUD system; dynamic track conditions; advanced tire and transmission modelling; new content and updates to all existing content.

You mean a drivetrain elasticity? Sector3 implemented this in raceroom

 

[ouvert]

reiza uses gmotor 1 if im not wrong

not even rFactor is using gmotor1 (isimotor1).. rF is on gMotor2, AMS will be on modified gmotor2 and rF2 is on modified gmotor2 (called 2.5) ....

 

[Thug-Life]

reiza uses gmotor 1 if im not wrong

rFactor 1 uses isiMotor2 http://imagespaceinc.com/software.php SCE uses rF1 engine.

 

[Leonardo Ratafiá]

dx9 is old, it's true that rf2 uses dx9.. that's why its graphics suck, though is a good simulation