Third party cars

[Lesthegringo]

Hi all, I was starting to look at maybe getting AMS 2, having run AMS for a couple of years and liking it, but looking at the downloads section I note that there are no third party car mods out there, just re-skins of existing ones. Not being that savvy about it all, is this due to it not being possible like with rFactor, AMS, AC etc, or simply that we are too soon into its life

Cheers

Les

 

[Squalido]

We used to think it was impossible, but actually today a car mod was released and it was quite a surprise. I won't post a link here as I don't know if it is allowed.

The procedure for installing mods seems to be the same as PC2.

So who knows in the future if the community will create more content for AMS2, but now we know it is possible.

 

[Lesthegringo]

Ok, cool - I will will wait for developments with anticipation

Les

 

[Cloudini5]

We used to think it was impossible, but actually today a car mod was released and it was quite a surprise. I won't post a link here as I don't know if it is allowed.

The procedure for installing mods seems to be the same as PC2.

So who knows in the future if the community will create more content for AMS2, but now we know it is possible.

Do you think this will be working in multiplayer aswell ? Or maybe start creating bugs in the game

Anyone knows how this is for pc2 ?

 

[Günthar Rowe]

I assume that on joining a server. the files are checked?

I have already installed the eLMP mod, and have joined servers running cars that came with the game and no errors or problems...

 

[UMC 22]

Since you need to specify the car being used in the DS settings, and that the DS needs to recognise and support that car to work (ie, if you don't patch the DS after a content release then you can't use that content on it), I doubt this revelation is going to mean much for online racing.

Also PCars 2 used pretty much the same process and didn't exactly have the most active modding scene. When you have much easier and better supported alternatives like Assetto Corsa and AMS 1, I can't see AMS 2 becoming a popular mod platform unless the process becomes much, much easier.

 

[Cloudini5]

Since you need to specify the car being used in the DS settings, and that the DS needs to recognise and support that car to work (ie, if you don't patch the DS after a content release then you can't use that content on it), I doubt this revelation is going to mean much for online racing.

Also PCars 2 used pretty much the same process and didn't exactly have the most active modding scene. When you have much easier and better supported alternatives like Assetto Corsa and AMS 1, I can't see AMS 2 becoming a popular mod platform unless the process becomes much, much easier.

Well i can see auto installers writing every part of the process right ?

 

[UMC 22]

Well i can see auto installers writing every part of the process right ?

Unfortunately it usually just isn't that easy, and it still wouldn't make the job of actually creating a mod any easier for those who do the work... for free, in their spare time. Given the choice of straight-forward, easy mod creation in AC or a complicated, PITA full of work-arounds in AMS 2 (potentially), which would you choose? Most will choose the former.

 

[Günthar Rowe]

TBH, tracks are more appealing than cars as there is already a ton of car in the game.
it was V8SC. Would love to have all the tracks to race a V8 SC season

 

[General_Failure]

As far as I know a modding group started to port content to AMS 2 but a bit later they abandoned the project. All cons for now, it's a cryptic process, the player base is very small and the game is still in early access. Will see in the future, but I doubt it.

 

[UMC 22]

All cons for now, it's a cryptic process...

Indeed. At the moment I don't think it's a question of whether or not it is possible... anything is possible. It's more a question of whether it is viable. And right now it isn't.

 

[Günthar Rowe]

I spent 30 mins and had a new car in-game, but was not at all finished... and was just to test the process...

Proof of concept... the V8SC’s are pretty much already in-game anyways... like I said... testing

 

[Günthar Rowe]

I could see the addition of drift cars and the likes being popular... that and more street style cars, for The Green Hell alone

 

[UMC 22]

Getting a car into the sim is one thing. Getting it to make full use of the sim, it's features, and the physics engine is another.