Reiza Studios has revealed the Could 2024 Improvement Replace for Automobilista 2. As normal, Renato Simioni, CEO at Reiza Studios takes us behind the scenes of the AMS 2 improvement and brings us updated with a number of the upcoming content material, options, and enhancements which might be within the works on the way in which to the AMS2 V1.6 launch.
Take a look at the complete Improvement replace beneath.
Automobilista 2 is out there by way of Steam for €36,99. The Automobilista 2 + 2020-2021 Season Cross Bundle is out there for €140,78.
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Greetings everybody!
As per our final catch-up in March, we have now since been utterly immersed within the work for what’s promising to be the largest AMS2 replace but – as with earlier milestone updates, V1.6 will introduce main developments to each entrance of the sport, the collective impact of which to represent a leap that ought to surmount occasion that of V1.5 final 12 months – the sport will look, sound, really feel and race higher than ever, wrapped by a very overhauled person interface and boosted by a number of the coolest premium content material we have now ever labored on.
The depth of the modifications in AMS2 V1.6 is such that we couldn´t presumably cowl all of it inside a single dev replace – given we’re nonetheless a number of weeks away from its launch, we’ll break the information in elements to provide everybody the prospect to digest all of the options and content material incoming with this replace.
Please bear in mind the above in case you don´t see information you have been most trying ahead to simply but – there’s a lot extra concerning the V1.6 replace to cowl past what you’ll learn on this Dev Replace.
At Least Seven New Premium Automotive Manufacturers to Be part of AMS2 in 2024
We start with what to anticipate on the content material entrance for v1.6 and past for the rest of 2024 – as introduced within the final dev replace, we now have struck a really thrilling new partnership with IMSA to function most if not all the 2024 WeatherTech SportsCar represented in AMS2, and it’s partially (however not solely) in pursuit of that concentrate on that we have now signed new licensing offers with at least seven premium automobile manufacturers, with a number of extra nonetheless being pursued.
Because of these offers, not solely will a big portion of the fashions competing on this 12 months´s championship be current in AMS2, however a number of courses shall even have their grids boosted with new rivals, as all of those manufacturers produced fashions with robust context inside courses already represented within the sim.
Whereas this was all the time the plan – such is the attain of AMS2 that the courses represented inside it could inevitably must be crammed over time quite than all of sudden – having so many premium manufacturers be a part of the sim inside a comparatively brief time frame is additional demonstration of AMS2´s rising profile throughout the digital motorsports scene, one thing we’re immensely pleased with.
Fairly a number of of those manufacturers will make their AMS2 debut already in v1.6, and in time we´ll identify all of them in addition to element the fashions it’s possible you’ll count on from every – learn on to verify the primary one!
Audi to Arrive in Automobilista 2!
We’re thrilled to announce a brand new licensing take care of Audi AG to formally function a number of fashions from the well-known 4 Rings in AMS2 – the primary few fashions of a reasonably sizeable checklist already arriving with V1.6 as each free base recreation content material in addition to a part of ensemble DLC packs.
Very like its Bavarian counterparts already that includes in AMS2, Audi possess a wealthy and numerous historical past in motorsports, producing a number of the most iconic racing vehicles for Endurance and touring automobile collection particularly which we’re desirous to function in AMS2.
It doesn´t get a lot better than the Audi Quattro V8, the AWD that rocked DTM within the early Nineteen Nineties, profitable two championships on the trot with Hans-Joachim Caught. The automobile can be added to our Group A as free base recreation content material.
The unique Audi R8 LMS GT3 may even arrive as free base recreation content material, bringing some V10 aptitude to the GT3 Gen1 class
Lastly, the Audi R8 LMS Evo II which together with 4 different GT & Prototype fashions can be a part of the Endurance Pack Pt2, additionally deliberate for launch alongside with V1.6 for an estimated worth of US$ 9.99.
Highway Atlanta Incoming!
Shifting on to tracks – it could be unattainable to do IMSA justice with out that includes the remaining hosts for a few of their most conventional and thrilling occasions. AMS2 already options Daytona, Laguna Seca, Lengthy Seashore and Highway America, and one of the apparent names so as to add to that checklist is that of the Michelin Raceway Highway Atlanta – we’re thrilled this curler coaster monitor is one in every of three tracks making up the IMSA Observe Pack which is deliberate to be launched with the V1.6 replace – the pack is estimated to promote for US$ 14.99
AMS2 V1.6 Physics Revision
Content material information are all the time welcome and absolutely most will agree these are some formidable new vehicles and monitor to see arriving for AMS2. However the worth of recent content material in a racing simulator solely goes so far as the standard of the simulation itself –and there’s no scarcity of efforts going into delivering on that entrance too, with physics as soon as once more getting main updates.
Final 12 months´s V1.5 replace featured a serious physics overhaul through which a crucial tire modelling subject received rectified, together with a lot of particular aerodynamics and suspension modelling refinements to varied vehicles within the sim. This arrange a much more superior and dependable physics baseline which we have now continued to incrementally polish over the rest of 2023 and into 2024.
There have been nonetheless some SETA breakthroughs for our physics devs to crack, and because it seems it closely pertains to a typical suggestions, we´ve been receiving from actual drivers and hardcore customers alike – that of AMS2 tires nonetheless seeming comparatively forgiving and tolerant of over-driving. With that into consideration, the devs poured extra time into tire hysteresis, which as we lined within the final dev replace is a key component on this equation- to briefly recap, hysteresis is the lack of power by means of tire distortion, and its modelling determines how deep a selected rubber compound can sink into the asperities of the monitor floor, and thus maintain peak adhesion for longer. Preliminary tread revisions for extra detailed hysteresis modelling already options within the up to date physics of the F-Final Gen2 and Inventory Automotive Professional Collection 2024 as of the final replace, however even these courses have been additional developed since.
Whereas not as complete because the V1.5 revisions, the physics revisions of V1.6 web an evolution that´s at the least as vital as that of v1.6 – tires really feel extra related and responsive than ever whereas remaining completely natural, however as soon as they begin to slide the window to maintain the automobile underneath management is considerably smaller.
The tires´ thermodynamics properties together with flat recognizing, put on and degradation charges have additionally been completely revised for each dry and moist tires (the latter of which present process an overhaul on their very own proper).
Whereas tires as all the time are the crucial element, the V1.6 physics revisions transcend them – brakes have additionally acquired a radical thermodynamic move, and ERS modelling has been additional developed to raised simulate the properties of LMDh prototypes as might be seen within the preview beneath:
Opinions will definitely fluctuate as they all the time do amongst sim racers as to what sim “will get” physics proper and we don´t foresee unanimity with the discharge of v1.6 – our brains usually are not all wired the identical and even amongst actual racing drivers it´s pure for various folks to have totally different sensibilities to what could also be missing in a sim vs the expertise of driving an actual race automobile. All we will realistically purpose for is to be meet our personal targets for the depth and class of the physics in AMS2, and with v1.6 we’ll take one other decisive step in the direction of that purpose.
Seen Tire Put on & Harm
If tires and tire administration can be extra crucial than ever with V1.6, so is the necessity for the driving force to observe their state – in actual life that´s a lot simpler to do in open wheelers through which drivers can see them with their very own eyes. As of V1.6 that may even be doable in AMS2, with visible illustration of tire put on & flat spots.
That is one thing we had already finished in AMS1 however in much less subtle method – in AMS2 the tire tread is bodily modelled in a grid of twenty-two longitudinal segments by 6 lateral ones, every with their very own dynamic put on and harm properties which may to at least one part of the tire band receiving extra put on than the opposite relying on components similar to tire strain and camber angle in addition to the character of the monitor, and if that’s the case you´ll be capable of visualize that sample.
The identical applies to flat spots, which in AMS2 might be accrued in several segments of the tread, every with totally different depth and inflicting their very own particular deformation of the tire, to various repercussions on its efficiency and what you´re feeling by means of the FFB. In V1.6 we´re revising all flat recognizing dynamics of each tire in order that the quantity of injury induced from a wheel lockup appropriately corresponds to the floor, the hundreds on the tire and its compound properties, and likewise in order that the visible illustration of the harm is correct.
There’s extra to come back on this entrance past – different forms of tire harm may even be represented each bodily and graphically and a brand new choice to restrict the variety of new tire units out there on given race weekend will make driver administration of tires much more crucial, however these will come after v1.6.
Additional V1.6 Developments
Earlier than we cowl another invaluable V1.6 updates, let me to strengthen that is simply a number of the new options we have now already lined – there’s an UI overhaul in progress together with a lot of substantial AI developments (together with a lot improved defensive & blue flag habits) and a few Multiplayer wins additionally already within the bag, however these fronts (and way more) we’ll cowl in a follow-up dev replace as soon as the work on them is accomplished.
Even the checklist of modifications already within the Beta is a bit overwhelming so to cowl a number of the most related enhancements to date:
Pit entrance and exit for all tracks will now function pit lights to sign when the pit is open or closed in addition to inform drivers exiting the pits of incoming visitors.
The racing line is receiving a number of realism changes in order that it´s each grippier when dry in addition to extra slippery within the rain – its visuals in each circumstances are likewise being revamped to raised characterize its relevance:
All automobiles within the sim are additionally being extensively revised for a richer degree of element – one of many areas being tackled is that of car windshields which have been revised to a cohesive degree of tint and reflections, and which now function various ranges of seen scratches and even fingerprints – test it out:
We’ve additionally added help for varied forms of new car lights, starting from additional headlights to blinking warning LEDsas nicely as purposeful LEDs such because the P2P standing lights within the Brazilian Inventory Automotive Professional collection.
Improved particle results – the final replace already noticed some nice progress to water spray particles, and work on this entrance has continued with mechanical failures now doubtlessly resulting in some wonderful (and blinding!) clouds of white smoke in case of extra catastrophic failures. Tire smoke has additionally been revamped for a extra practical look. – previews of those developments within the video beneath:
That covers it for Pt1! There’s much more for us to go over earlier than V1.6 is due for launch, however these can be subjects for Pt2 sooner or later in late June.
