Paul Jeffrey
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Reiza Studios have been busy indeed - releasing a brand new update to the venerable simulation and showing off impressive previews of some interesting new content.
With updates for the Automobilista racing title thought to have reached its conclusion earlier this year, Brazilian development team Reiza Studios still have a few welcome surprises up their sleeves for fans of this fabulous sim, very recently having deployed an unexpected bonus update alongside confirmation that some interesting new content is set to arrive before the start of the festive holidays...
Addressing the new update first, Reiza deployed a new build to AMS on Friday 14th December, moving the sim to build version 1.5.13 and adding a number of small but important changes to the software. Of these changes, some of the more notable additions include 2018 spec revisions to the Imola circuit, a new additional layout for the Goiania track, and various improvements to the drift element of the game. You can check out the full update notes below -
- Fixed UI bug that could allow reset tire sets / track progression / tire wear / fuel wear mid session
- Fixed AI not going out of garage when tire sets UI option is set to "Default"
- Corrected conflicting IDs in Drift tracks
- Made windowed mode default to borderless
- Added various fixes to drift score calculation
- Added multiple race setting to Dedi Toll
- "Look for XInput devices" is now defaulted to off to avoid long loading times (will reset for all users to default)
- Fixed bug where running multiplayer in spectator mode would cause single player to default to TV trackside camera
- Further tweaks to default settings in dedicated server (Max Data Client minimum 128 kbps)
- Added new Extreme SimRacing branding to tracks and various car skins
- Goiania: Added external ring layout
- Imola: Updated to 2018 modifications & added night time lighting
- MCR: Added headlights and brakelights for night time racing
GENERAL NOTES:
Logitech G29 / G920 users: Support for auto rotation is on a dedicated Beta Branch labeled LogitechG29. Further instructions as to how to switch to a beta branch here.
If you experience any issues running the game following the update, it´s worth running a Steam Integrity Check to make sure all files have been added / updated correctly.
As well as releasing this little bonus build prior to the weekend, Reiza have also given a bit more insight into the upcoming new pieces of content set to hit the simulation later this month. Featuring the lesser known Puma brand, Reiza Studios are planning to bring both modern and historic content to AMS in the form of the Puma Pack release, new previews of which can be seen below:
Featured images are from the Puma GTB & P052. The upcoming pack will also include the modern Lumimari sports car and the classic GTE, with both P052 & Lumimari to be added as free base game content, while the GTB & GTE will be added as part of the Brazilian TC Classics DLC.
Automobilista is a PC exclusive racing game from Reiza Studios, and can be purchased from the Steam network.
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If you enjoy Automobilista then take your experience to the next level with RaceDepartment! Join in our brilliant online Racing Club to take part in organised online race events, or head over to the Automobilista Modding Forum to have a look through our community made content, or if this isn't enough to keep you occupied, check out the general AMS sub forum and involve yourself in our wonderful sim racing community.
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