Automobilista 2 News

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The Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit is now available in Automobilista 2! Also featuring in this update is the Sigma P1, which despite the name actually raced in P2 class for most of 2019, thanks to a somewhat overweight drivetrain. That´s the P2 car in the game now - the 2020 car promises to be a big step forward to bring the fight to the AJRs in P1 class, and once it gets to race it will have a version in AMS2 as well!

With these additions we are now up to 40 unique racing classes, 40 venues for over 70 layouts! Check out the full updated car & track llist here.

The new update rectifies some netcode issues that have made close racing difficult in Multiplayer mode up to now - all good for quality online action now!

The new buil also brings a round of AI performance callibration in this build to balance performance vs player following recent modifications, as a result you may find necessary to adjust AI Strength from what you were running before in certain series in order to get the same performance from the AI )the goal being for less adjustments needed from series to series).

IMPORTANT! This is the last weekend to buy Automobilista 2 with the current 40% discount over its v1.0 price - as we have crossed the halfway point in our Early Access roadmap, by Monday pricing will be adjusted accordingly to be 20% off its v1.0 full price, remaining that way until its official release.

V0.9.0.1 CHANGELOG:

CONTENT

• Added Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit
  
• Added Sigma P1 to P2 Class
  
• Added Passat to Copa Classic FL Class
  

GENERAL

• Update App Key used in Live Motion SDK
  

NETCODE

• Reduced Fade Accel parameter to minimise chances of "ghost" car-to-car collisions in a Multiplayer Session
  

UI & HUD

• Fixed back button on TimeTrial screen
  
• Amended all brake bias labels to include F / R qualifier and all values to include front and rear.
  
• Fixed telemetry HUD screen anchors (affects ultrawide positioning)
  
• Fixed in-game menu anchors on various pages (audio, camera, controls & gameplay options screens, save/load setup, quick/full setup edit screens, VR)
  
• Added Track Altitude information to loading screen
  
• Added current time of day to Session Overview / Pause screens
  
• Added Imola 1972 & Modern trackmaps
  
• Added Stock Car Driver names
  
• Updated missing tire names for Caterhams, F-Ultimate, Copa Classics
  
• Added chat box to lobby page, multiplayer & pre-event screens
  
• Fixed bug with incorrect engine torque statistic in vehicle selection & loading screen due to reversed metric / empiric system conversion
  
• Adjusted naming for various Metalmoro MRX models
  
• Fixed track country label on lobby page
  
• Added exit confirmation to pre-event screen
  
• Coodown lap now defaults to manual player control
  

PHYSICS

• Standardized ranges, adjusted drag & lift increments per setting for cars with adjustable radiator & brake ducts
  
• Adjusted brake heating for all prototypes & GT cars
  
• Minor adjustments to Ultima Race, StockV8, F-Vintage tyre treads
  
• Reduced roll inertia for StockV8, SuperV8, Ultima Race, Ultima
  
• Slightly reduced grip off the ideal racing line
  
• Reduced Metalmoro AJR diffuser efficiency
  
• Adjusted StockV8 diffuser center of pressure slightly rearwards
  
• Adjusted Roco, MRX, ARC Camaro engine torque curves
  
• Moved default brake bias rearwards for Sprint Race, StockV8, Ultima Race
  

AI

• Slightly increased AI awareness of human players
  
• AI performance tuning for GT3, StockV8, P1, P2, P3, P4, Ultima Race, Sprint Race, F3, F-Vintage classes
  

TRACKS

• Spielberg: fixed hole in garage floor; replaced incorrect pit building walls & pit doors; remapped garage and pit stall locations; removed excess grid assignments (32 cars supported); rebuilt triggers.
  
• Brands Hatch. Fixed bug with cars appearing to float over the track; adjusted rolling start location; revised track limits; fixed garage door collision
  

VEHICLES

• AJR: Adjusted Driver Animation; Added Imperio #175 & Mottin Racing 46 liveries
  
• MRX: Corrected RPM LEDs for all variants
  
• Ultima Race: Adjusted collision mesh
  
• Puma P052: New liveries/updates/redesign for #01 #02 #04 #06 #07 #08 #10 #11 #12 #13 #19 #42 #53 #54 #69; Added community skins #17 #91
  

EDIT: A silent hotfix just went up to address the Passat crash & other minor tweaks - no change in version number. Changelog below includes entries that were missing from original v0.9.1.0 changelog:
Fixed crash while loading Passat from Copa Classic FL class
Adjusted turbo and dump valve volume for Lancer R & RS
Adjusted volume for running on dirt for all cars.
Slightly reduced bump amplitude from grass & gravel
Slightly reduced aero drag from Caterham (all models)
Switched MRX P4 tire compound to a stiffer option
Adjusted Super V8 engine for more accurate power output (20 HP more)
Minor adjustment to AI performance in Copa Classic FL class
Adjusted MRX & F-Vintage AI throttle application tweak
Lowered F-Ultimate AI upshift logic to better optimize engine torque curve

Time Trial mode is now available - please note that not all car / track combos will have boards available yet, the ones that are still missing will be added over the coming days.

Also please be advised that we plan to reset all Leaderboards by the time we hit v1.0.

V0.8.7.1 CHANGELOG:

GENERAL

• Enabled Time Trial Mode
  
• Player now has complete control in pits if Pit Stop Control is set to "Manual" in Gameplay Options (no longer gets automatically held up due to incoming traffic)
  
• Implemented new CutTrackFraction logic for detecting how far back a track limit infringement in previous lap invalidates the next one (5% of track length in practice, 10% in qualifying, 15% in Time Trial)
  
• Fix bug where spawning in garage in between sessions would cause Trucks to crash into the garage
  

CONTENT

• Added Opala Stock Cars 1986 Season
  

UI & HUD

• Added missing F-Trainer A vehicle specs; Corrected Puma GTB, Super V8, Lancer R & RS, Copa Classic specs
  
• Fixed AJR V6 short name in session config screen
  
• Added new 'Full' variation of the Laptime Info HUD element (gives past lap info or Time Trial info depending on game mode/session)
  
• Moved Laptime info position slightly higher in default layout
  

PHYSICS & FFB

• Added "Tyre Scrub to Rack" effect to FX FFB slider (New Default profile only
  
• Added "Min force" FFB funcion, disabled by default (can be activated in custom FFB file)
  
• Minor FFB adjustments to various cars to better suit New Default profile
  
• Increased FFB smoothness for FWD cars
  
• Fixed remaining issues with excessive brake wear
  
• Revised drivelines for all TC Classics, AJR, F-Vintages, F-Classics Lancers, Ultimas to correct excessive drivetrain losses & inertia
  
• Fixed suspension physics for Copa Classic B Passat
  
• Minor adjustments to tyre tread & carcass for Copa Classic, Lancers, Opalas, Ultima Race, AJR, Stock Car & F-Classic
  
• Added wet tyre options for Lancers & Copa Classics
  
• Corrected excessive engine boost in Lancer R & RS
  
• Fixed wrong default tyre option in some TC Classics that could cause CTDs
  
• Reduced front ride height range & moved diffuser center of pressure forward by 8cm in Metalmoro AJR for more accurate aero balance (all variants)
  
• F-Classics Gen1&2: moved diffuser center of pressure forward by 2cm for more accurate aero balance, increased diffuser downforce loss with yaw
  
• F-Classic (all Gens): Adjusted default setup (stiffer rear ARB, corrected ride height inconsistencies); fixed V8 engine wear range
  

AI

• Disabled glitchy AI function that would cause it to behave erratically while trying to weave out of the way under blue flag in Practice & Quali (AI will now just reduce speed to let faster car by)
  
• Adjusted AI behavior under yellow flag (a bit less overzealous)
  
• Revised AI damper rates for all cars
  
• Minor AI performance tweak to Londrina (both layouts)
  

TRACKS

• Corrected environment & track temperature ranges for South American tracks
  
• Interlagos Kart: Fixed layout 3 fences and walls missing when running less than High Track Detail
  

VEHICLES

• Passat Copa Classic B: Updated interior textures, corrected collision mesh
  
• Puma P052: Updated cockpit interior textures; updated liveries for #03 #05 #08 #35 #36 #52 #65 #78 & added Community skins #55 #56 #58 #60
  
• Sprint Race: Added rear brake lights
  

Greetings everyone! We hope you all have been keeping safe and catching up with your sim racing while we continue to go through these surreal times.

It´s now been a month since Automobilista 2 was released in Steam Early Access, and what a ride it has been up to here! It´s been great to see the game being overall very positively received and that the sim racing community shares our confidence about its future.

Most will not be aware but with both Stock Car Extreme and Automobilista 1 being free updates to those who bought the previous version of the game, Automobilista 2 is actually our first completely new title release since Game Stock Car 2013 back in November 2013! And despite the less than ideal circunstances surrounding all of us these days, we are happy to say the game has got off to a very strong start.

As we have continued to stress since the initial announcement, Automobilista 2 is a long term project but we feel we have now crossed the most challenging milestones, and are in better position than ever to develop the game to its full potential.

We hope you all continue to enjoy the ride as we continue to push on!

[h3]Automobilista 2 v0.8.7 coming up - Time Trial is Now In![/h3]


Version v0.8.7 will hit Beta in the coming hours, and after some early mileage in Beta to iron out any showstopper it should also be deployed to the Main version of the game.

The highlight of the new build is the availability of Time Trial Mode, given everyone the chance to see how they measure up iagainst the best in a hot lap running any car / track combo in the game!

The system is an evolution of the popular Time Trial mode we had in Automobilista 1, with the new engine bringing some great new features such as the ability to load ghost laps (both from the best time in the leaderboard or from your best placed Steam friend).

The new build will also see the addition of the Classic 1986 Brazilian Opala Stock Car season, fully revamped from AMS1 with all cars featuring their original authentic branding.

The new version will also bring further FFB & AI updates, along with the usual batch of fixes and improvements.


[h3]Multiplayer Development[/h3]

We are pushing to address the problems reported by users with glitchy collisions while running in Multiplayer races - previous builds have already corrected some innacuracies in the collision mesh of several cars, and we are now investigating potential adjustments in the netcode to fully recitfy the problem.

The presence of this issue and attention it is requiring has pushed back the introduction of the Multiplayer rating system, but we remain commited to complete the work on both fronts before the end of Early Access.

[h3]Next up - Kyalami & Sigma P1[/h3]

Next week will see the introduction of the modern Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, to go along with the Historical 1976 version already offered in the game.

The Kyalami Circuit has undergone a complete revamp in recent years which has put it in the map again of the major international motorsports series. We are very happy to celebrate this classic venue rising profile by bringing the track to Automobilista 2, hopefully doing justice to the technical layout and the picturesque beauty of the South African scenery - check out some previews:




Next week´s build will also see the introduction of a new Brazilian Prototype - the imposing Sigma P1 debuted in the Brazilian Endurance Championship in 2019, powered by a mighty Audi V8 turbo engine - the car will be fully revised for the new season complete with an engine built in-house, with the goal

[h3]Later on... Mclaren, Lotus & Brabham share the Track Again![/h3]

We are thrilled to confirm extensive licensing agreements with some of the most iconic brands in motorsports in Mclaren Racing, Classic Team Lotus and Brabham Racing, which will see a number of their Classic Grand Prix cars being added to Automobilista 2.

The first batch will not take much longer, including beauties such as the Lotus 72D, the Mclaren M23 and the Brabham BT44 pictured below:


These however will be just the beginning - more to come where these came from :)

[h3]Automobilista 2 - Early Access Price Bump Incoming[/h3]

With Automobilista 2 now one month into its Early Access phease and roughly halfway through the road to v1.0, we will be reducing the current 40% discount over its full release price accordingly next week as we hit v0.9.0. The Game will then remain with 20% off its v1.0 price (US$ 49.99 / €44.99 / R$ 149,99) until the end of Early Access.

If you haven´t yet got Automobilista 2 don´t miss the last few days to grab it still with 40% off!

[h3]One last thing, or Two...[/h3]


But we will talk more about these next month :)

Happy Racing folks, and stay safe!

Automobilista 2 v0.8.4.0 has been deployed now - here are some important info about the changes in this release:

BRAKES for all cars, including optimum temp ranges, wear, fade & failure properties have all been thoroughly revised according to the brake materials and specs of each car. These will address the brake failure issues from v0.8.3.2 and should hopefully provide more realistic wear and more "feel" on some cars.


CUSTOM DATE option has been temporarily removed from session options, now sessions will always run on default date for that track - with that we have also addressed the bug that would cause a new track selection to retain the default date of the previous track, which could be particularly problematic when for example the user switched from a Brazilian track with a December Summer default date to an European track, leading the latter to load with winter weather and temperatures with fairly big impact on physics that the user wouldn´t have an obvious visual cue for. Next step will be to add a custom season option along with seasonal foliage (which besided the added visual variety will provide the visual cue for different temperatures). Option to customize date may be added at a later stage once we have more systems feeding correctly from such a specific setting.


FORCE FEEDBACK: we have included an additional "NEW DEFAULT" profile featuring several Force Feedback developments, as an option to the "OLD DEFAULT" profile in the FFB UI - those with existing game settings will remain with "OLD" until they opt to switch to "NEW" . As the Gain, Low Force Boost and FX sliders work quite differently in the "NEW" profile, we want to give people the chance to opt into the new once they have understood how the Sliders may need to be adjusted.

Main differences with "NEW DEFAULT" relate to the Low force Boost slider. and how it interacts with the Gain slider.

In AMS2 "OLD DEFAULT" profile, Gain slider was a confusing device as overall output FFB path was setup badly, with Low Force Boost applied after Gain slider - this was problematic as essentially then you have as many combinations of what happens with signal as there are settings on Gain slider, leading to big inconsistencies (this explains some of the difficulties users had finding a good all-around FFB setting that worked well with all cars, specially on more powerful wheels).

With the "NEW DEFAULT" profile, Low Force Boost is applied before Gain slider, leading to more consistent behavior - it is now factored in the same order as AMS1.

Sample of differences in LFB curve with OLD vs NEW profile:


In the next build we will be adding further functions, including an updated tyre scrub formula & a minimum force configuration. Future builds will see a custom FFB multiplier per car so that users can fine tune each car to their preference. Once these and some other minor adjustments are completed, we believe AMS2 FFB will be ready for v1.0 release and by then "old" default profile will have been completely phased out.


V0.8.4.0 CHANGELOG:

CONTENT

• Added Interlagos Kart track (3 layouts)
  

GENERAL

• Disabled custom event date setting
  
• Fixed bug that would cause a new track selection to retain the default date of the previous track
  
• Fixed multiplayer client rebroadcasting (could cause clients to be dropped from server)
  

UI & HUD

• Added pedal input & engine power/torque data to telemetry screen
  
• Fixed reported issues with VR / Triple HUD customization (needs validation, will reset any previous edit in those types of display)
  
• Reenabled HUD selection for Options screen in-session
  

FORCE FEEDBACK

Added "New Default" FFB profile, with the following changes vs "old Default:

• "Remapped" Gain slider
  
• Improved Low Force Boost formula
  
• A more detailed calculation of steering linkage ratios and how they influence force transferred over to the rack
  
• Overall small change in FFB output
  
• More accurate self-aligning torque and factors in residual Mz, camber inclination Mz; steer gyro Mz
  

PHYSICS & AI

• Updated brake disc thickness, optimum temps, wear, failure, fade properties with variations depending on brake material, fixing brake failure issues from previous build & improving brake feel on some cars
  
• Minor adjustments to F-Classic tyre tread (all gens)
  
• Adjusted AI tyre rolling resistance in F-V12, F-3, Roco
  
• Minor AI performance update for Brands Hatch, Campo Grande, Donington, Guapore, Montreal, Oulton Park, Snetterton, Velocittá
  

VEHICLES

• Puma P052: Updated missing LOD levels, cockpit display, rim blur, windscreen
  
• Copa Truck: Added new parameter for Trucks to spawn in their pit slot rather then inside the garage, fixing bug in tracks where they wouldn´t fit the garage
  
• Adjusted MRX & Roco collision mesh
  
• Opala OldStock: Fixed bodywork mapping distortion
  
• Gol Copa Classic: Added missing LOD levels
  
• F-V12 : Updated #22 #23 community skin
  
• Copa Uno: Completed livery updates for all cars in the series
  

This is a hotfix to correct a few issues from yesterday´s build.

Changelog for v0.8.3.2:

• Fixed telemetry HUD switching
  
• Added new function to improve AI skill / performance on 1st lap
  
• Fixed inverted FFB on Fuscas, F-Vee, F-Vintages
  
• Adjusted gearbox tolerances for P052