Automobilista 2 News

Hockenheimring is now available!
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Host of the German GP 37 times, the Hockenheimring is one of the tracks with the richest heritage in the world of motorsports. Historically known for its bygone classic layout with long straights through the surrounding forests, the track was reformed for the 2002 German GP, becoming much shorter modern circuit but retaining a high speed, flowing nature perfectly suited for wheel-to-wheel racing with all types of cars.

This pack features 4 distinct versions of this legendary track from 4 different decades - 1977, 1988, 2001 and 2020, along with extra modern layouts (National, Short A & B).

This the first DLC to be released for Automobilista 2, and it is FREE to all current AMS2 owners and for those who purchase AMS2 over the weekend (July 24-25-26 2020) - by July 27th the Hockenheimring Pack will be sold as an independent DLC to AMS2, and also as part of the 2020-2021 Season Pass.

For those who have already purchased the Season Pass, be assured its value will be preserved with the addition of a 6th DLC pack to the five originally included in that package.

Along with the Hockenheimring we are also deploying the first major update post V1 release - similar updates around this time of the month will be a regular fixture for the foreseeable future.

The exception will be in August when we are releasing not one but two major updates (including a LOT of new content) at the beginning and end of the month.

The next update (scheduled for August 7th) will feature substantial developments to championship mode and introduce portuguese, spanish & french localization.

We remind all users that AMS2 is a long term project that will continue to evolve and expand in a monthly basis for years to come - all fronts of the game will still have major improvements, with a lot of it to make it in before the end of the year. If you want to learn more about what´s incoming make sure to check out our July Development Update next week, where we will expand on these plans including some great content announcements!


[h3]V1.0.1.0 CHANGELOG:[/h3]

CONTENT

• Added Hockenheimring 2020 (GP, National & 2 Short layouts)
  
• Added Hockenheimring Historic versions (1977, 1988, 2001)
  

UI & HUD

• Fixed incorrect logo alignment on initial splash in some resolutions
  
• Added Session duration information to In-Race Info Layer
  
• Add 'Skip Cooldown Lap' option after race is finished
  
• Tweaked text colour and background opacity on timing/delta messages
  
• Increased name area on relative positions HUD unit
  
• Fixed championship standings screen only displaying first driver
  
• Added markers for DLC content
  
• Fixed Single Official Championship autoloading.
  
• Fixed lower case button labels on pause menu return to pits button.
  
• Corrected inconsistent size in Kart thumbnails
  
• Fixed Caterham Academy gearbox information
  
• Fixed error in Superkart name
  
• Slightly improved lighting in showroom
  
• Corrected Stock Cruze 2020 Thumbnails
  
• Fixed position 6 selecting position 5 vehicle on monitor leaderboard
  
• Fixed looping issue when trying to invite players to lobby via steam overlay
  
• Added more fonts assets
  
• Updated splash screen content logos
  
• Added hud colors + HUD class logos for Montana and G55
  

PHYSICS

• Implemented optimal brake temp ranges (this adds an optimal brake temperature plateau to the brake response curve, making them slightly less peaky)
  
• Revised load damping for all tyres & sidewall & tread stiffness tweaks to F-Retro, F-Reiza, F-V10, F-Ultimate, Caterhams
  
• Adjusted F-Classic, F-Trainer, F-Retro & F3 tyre treads
  
• Adjusted carcass stiffness for karts & superkarts
  
• Reduced carcass heating for Truck tyres
  
• Added new Differential hump mode values (this affects how the viscous locking torque varies by fluid temperature inside the diff, reducing locking torque as slip starts to increase the temperature, then virtually seizes with high locking torque as thermal expansion dominates at higher temperatures)
  
• Removed air restrictor setup option
  
• Reduced front ride height range & default setting, rear brake torque for G55 Supercup
  
• Revised rear wing efficiency & distribution for G55, Stock V8 2020 (both models
  
• Further adjusted F-Retro aero yaw & rake sensitivity
  
• Reduced wheel contact factor (hopefully contributes to excessive collision issues)
  
• Slightly increased FFB max force range
  
• Fixed Push-to-Pass button being available for Stock Car series in Time Trial mode
  
• Fixed wrong default preload following range correction in v1.0.0.3
  
• Added antistall clutch to all karts
  
• Kart brake heating updates
  
• Adjusted Copa Truck tyre temp optimal window
  
• Reduced engine inertia for superkart
  
• Adjusted head physics (slightly better bump damping in cockpit view)
  
• Minor adjustment to MRX & Sigma P1 FFB max force
  
• Corrected default wing setting for F-V10, F-V12 (one click more in both ends for both cars)
  
• Reduced baseline anti-roll bar stiffness for F-Reiza
  
• Opalas: Reduced brake heating, moved default brake bias slightly forwards
  
• F-Classic: Small tweak to FFB max force
  
• Increased DRS effects for all cars that feature the device
  

AI

• Added new AI start logic (AI cars now are more creative off the line in looking for spaces and getting out of single file over first lap)
  
• Added opponent names & personalities for F-Ultimate, F-V10, F-V12 drivers
  
• Adjusted AI blue flag behaviour to reduce erratic movements when lapped in races
  
• Minor AI performance callibration pass for P1, P2 models
  
• Slightly reduced AI Grip for Bathurst
  
• Revised Classic cars AI performance & throttle application (fixing some inconsistencies added with late pre-release changes)
  
• Callibrated AI performance for Copa Fusca, Copa Uno, Copa Clasic, Karts, Caterhams, G55 Supercup series
  
• Increased AI effects for DRS
  

AUDIO

• Reduced default tire skid & surface volume to 50%
  

TRACKS

• Brasilia: Fixed vehicles popup behind the tents at turn 1
  
• Cascais Slightly improved performance in replays
  
• Guapore: Reduced garage depth (stops AI crashing on pit exit)
  

VEHICLES

• Fixed bug in sorting cars of the same class in a quick race grid (now grid is always randomised within same grid grouping value)
  
• Fixed Gol & Passat grid grouping in Copa Classic FL & Hot Cars
  
• Added Gol wiper animations and cockpit vibrations (all variants)
  
• Сhevette: Wiper pivot point correction
  
• Added Copa Truck wiper animations and cockpit vibrations (mirrors/window net)
  
• Added Puma GTB, GTE,P052, Chevette wiper & cockpit animations
  
• Added cockpit animations, wipers & windscreen cleaning animation to ARC Camaro and Passat (all variants)
  
• Added suspension animations and cockpit vibrations to F-Classic G3M2
  
• Updated Vitor Genz KTF livery
  
• Added New Ginetta G58 livery
  
• Corrected F309 undercar shadow
  
• Corrected cockpit POV for F-Classic G3M2
  
• Temporarily disabled some suspension animations fro F-reiza, F-V10, F-v12 and F-Ultimate
  
• F.Reiza: Fixed numbering on liveries
  
• Updated Formula V10 Gen2 liveries: (2 New Teams - AsiaTech Factory Racing #24 #25 / Dominilab Racing #26 #27) + Updated/Revised #05 #06 #09 #10 #11 #12 #18 #19
  
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This is the third and final hotfix to complement last week´s v1 release with some immediate fixes & additions - another more substantial update is already in the works and should be deployed towards the end of July.

We´d like to take the opportunity to inform new users that might not have followed the development of AMS2 that the plan is for major updates adding a mix of new features, content and fixes to be deployed at the end of every month for the foreseeable future, occasionally being complemented by hotfixes such as this one.

V1.0.0.3 Changelog:

• Added real driver names to Stock Car 2020 series & fictional names to ARC Camaro series (all series will feature dedicated driver names and AI personalities by the next update)
  
• Bathurst: Adjusted track, curbing and wall geometry in several places: elevation at The Cutting, curb height at Quarry, curb width & angle at McPhillamy Park, walls at Forrest's Elbow, curb width at The Chase and curb height at Murray's corner; tweaked foliage placement & types; added more details to the roads & environment; added crowds; added several buildings; added distant villages; finished power lines & night lighting; adjusted livegrass placement; adjusted shadows and optimization; added hires adverts textures; Fixed wrong normals on 150m board
  
• Recalibrated brake marker spacing at Goiania, Cascavel, Guapore
  
• Corrected object orientation and reset pivot on dynamic brake marker objects. at Velopark, Interlagos, Campo Grande
  
• Adjusted onboard cameras for Camaro SS, Chevette, Fusca, F-Trainer, Uno, MCR2000, Sprint Race, Ultima GTR (full revision to follow in next update)
  
• Super V8: corrected RPM display range
  
• Sprintrace, Corolla, Stock Car 2019, Copa Uno: Fixed stickers flickiring and interior LOD issues
  
• Added wiper animations to Copa Uno & Uno Copa Classic B
  
• Corrected windshield wiping animation for MIT Lancer R & RS, Stock Car 2019, Copa Montana, Metalmoro AJR, Sigma P1, Opala 1979, 1986 & Old Stock
  
• Fixed Goiania layout for first round of Stock Car 2020 championship
  
• Added missing Stock Car Push-To-Pass functionality (not allowed in 1st lap, 5s delay between button pressing & activation) to Copa Montana, Stock Car 2019 & Stock Car 2020
  
• Stiffened front tyre sidewalls for F-Reiza, F-Ultimate,Stock Car, Ultima GTR (Road & Race), Copa Truck, F3, F-Trainer, Sprint Race, Montana, Caterhams & all Prototype classes
  
• Removed medium tyre compound option for StockCar 2020 (only hards available now as per 2020 rules)
  
• Lowered default diff preload & viscous lock settings (requires setup reset to take effect)
  
• Minor AI callibration to Stock2020, F-Retro, G55 series
  

This is the second of three scheduled complementary updates to hotfix minor issues & add remaining assets complementing content added in the V1 release.

As planned for official release, the Time Trial leaderboards have been fully reset with new boards going up for the new content - get your laps up there!

Please note the HUD updates will reset previous customizations.

V1.0.0.2 Changelog:

• Updated opening splash screens & main menu background
  
• Added interface toggle & updated "Back" button in monitor screen
  
• Updated position/lap counter HUD widget
  
• Set display current lap instead of completed laps in position widget
  
• Reduced number of positions displayed in overall standings hud widget
  
• Added relative positions HUD widget
  
• Tweaked default positions for HUD elements
  
• Updated StockCar 2020 cockpits & wiper / windshield animations for both Cruze & Corolla
  
• Updated wiper mask & animation , SuperV8, Sprintrace, Sigma P1
  
• Added wiper & windshield animations for Fusca (all variants)
  
• Added new liveries for GX390 Kart
  
• Updated liveries forSigma P1, AJR Judd, Ginetta G58, F-ultimate
  
• Reduced max AI strentgh grip multiplier to reduce issues with AI misbehavior @ 120% setting
  
• Minor increase of AI peak mid corner grip in modern-slick shod cars
  
• Reduced F-Retro aero yaw sensitivity (all models)
  
• Bathurst: added dynamic brake markers; added fences / armcos / other tweaks to barriers around the track; corrected wall height on the hill; added hotel building (still WIP), club house, farm buildings and some other buildings; Added powerlines (still WIP) Fixed a hole in the terrain in the Chase corner
  
• Granja: Added night lighting
  
• Velocitta: Fixed player DQ when leaving pits
  
• Spielberg: Recalibrated DRS and braker marker sign spacing/distance and reset pivots on dynamic brake markers.
  
• Interlagos: Removed static DRS signs
  
• SuperV8 sound updated with Rev Limiter, pitlimiter and pitlimiter trigger sounds
  
• Ginetta G55: external sound update.
  
• FClassic G3M1: Updated engine positional audio
  

V1.0.0.1 hotfix has just been deployed:

• Fixed loading screen crash when joining in-progress multiplayer sessions
  
• Adjusted FFB clipping, aero & default steering ratio for Stock 2020 & corrected minor wheelbase / track width discrepancies
  
• Adjusted Ginetta G55 & G58 max FFB force to reduce clipping
  
• Bumped up SuperV8 engine output slightly to bring it closer to latest engine specs
  
• Bathurst: Updated road & trackside ads textures, fixed triangulation glitch in main road at the pitwall area
  
• Added missing Cascais loading screen
  
• Fix DRS trackside board issues at Interlagos, Kansai, Spielberg
  
• Corrected windshield water wiping animation for Ultima GTR Road version
  

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After a gruelling 3 months of work since its first Early Access release, we are thrilled to finally bring you the official release of Automobilista 2!

We are also happy to say we have also fulfilled the majority of the goals we had set out to achieve during Early Access, and the little bits that are still due should not take much longer. The official release of course does not mean the game is done - as we keep stressing AMS2 is a long-term project which will continue to see major game updates covering every front of development and bundles of new cars and tracks (free and paid) being released in a monthly basis all the way to the end of the year and beyond - the V1 milestone is all but the end of the beginning, a solid baseline upon which we will continue to build on for a long time.

With release time coinciding with the Steam Summer sale we have elected to keep the current 20% Early Access discount embedded in the pricing for a few more weeks. Not only that - with Hockenheimring scheduled to be our first DLC soon, everyone who bought the Game in Early Access or comes to buy it before the end of the Steam Summer Sale will receive the Hockenheimring DLC (which includes 1977, 1988 and 2001 historical versions) for free!

Please note the Stock Car 2020 series, Bathurst and championship mode as very late additions to this release and are still considered WIP - there should be complementary builds tomorrow and Friday to wrap up a few loose ends on this release, but nothing that should greatly deter your enjoyment!

Below is the full V0.9.7.0 - V1.0.0 CHANGELOG:

CONTENT - NEW TRACKS

• Added Bathurst Track
  
• Added Brasilia Track (2 layouts)
  
• Added Granja Viana kart track (4 layouts)
  
• Added Cascais Portugal Track
  

CONTENT - NEW CARS

• Added Stock Car 2020 Series
  
• Added Copa Montana series
  
• Added Opala Stock Cars 1979 Season
  
• Added 2018 Camaro SS to Street Cars Series
  
• Added F-Retro Gen1 Series (also featuring official Brabham BT44, Lotus 72E, Mclaren M23 Grand Prix cars)
  
• Added Ginetta G55 GT4 Supercup Series
  
• Added Ginetta G58 prototype to P1 Class
  

GENERAL

• Added DRS rules for F-Ultimate & F-Reiza series ( valid only for tracks with DRS zones - Azure, Kansai, Interlagos, Montreal and Spielberg)
  
• Reduced fraction of a lap that invalidates the next one if driver goes off track in Time Trial mode
  
• Provisionally set pit speed limit to 120 km/h & added pit speed limiter for all historical cars to minimise potential issues in initial release (may revisit this later for historical accuracy when required features for proper functionality is coded in)
  
• Reduced distance required for AI to pick up speed leaving pits
  
• Removed stop-go from first speeding penalty
  
• Reduced stop-go penalty from speeding penalty a 2nd Time
  
• Doubled speed tolerance for temporarily going over speed limit
  
• Reduced pitstop time penalty from hitting crew or wrong area
  
• Reduced slowdown time to pay track limit penalty
  
• Corrected F-V10 pit speed limit
  
• Increased time to remove player from session when black-flagged
  

UI & HUD

• Fixed Old Stock info to display correct number of gears
  
• Corrected Jacarepagua Historic length info
  
• Corrected Copa Montana Gearbox information
  
• Added missing ibarra HUD trackmap
  

PHYSICS

• Added DRS functionality to AJR Chevy V8, Sigma P1, F-Reiza, F-Ultimate
  
• Added parameter for blending Physx & original physics for vehicle collisions with walls (hopefully eliminating "sticky wall" effect)
  
• Front and rear wings for all formula cars now detatch with damage
  
• Slightly reduced draft effects
  
• Further revisions to adhesive friction curve with velocity & minor tread adjustments for all tyres (dry & wet)
  
• Slightly increased load stiffness with tyre pressure for F-Ultimate, F-Reiza, F-V10, GT, Prototype classes
  
• Increased front tyre sidewall stiffness for Stock Car, Ultima Race, Sprint Race & all prototypes for better compliance & less bouncing at high speed
  
• Stiffened up default SuperV8 suspension rates
  
• Fixed Metalmoro AJR excessive brake duct cooling
  
• Revised aero & suspension damage properties for cars that still had provisional values
  
• Fully revised kart physics & AI (all classes)
  
• Further callibration of AI throttle application
  
• Minor adjustments to P3, P4, Super V8, F-Vee, Copa Fusca, Copa Uno, Opala 1979 & Old Stock tyres
  
• Decreased brake fade when below optimal temperature
  
• Adjusted default steering lock for Karts, F-Vee
  
• Revised F-Vintage & F-Retro V12 engine torque curves
  
• Removed onboard brake bias and adjustable roll bars for cars that shouldnt have it
  
• Slightly inreased base tyre carcass load stiffness for
  
• Minor tyre tread adjustments to F-Retro, GT4 tyre treads
  
• Lowered FFB smoothing for F-Trainer, F-Vintage, MCR
  
• Lowered brake heating for steel brakes
  
• Slightly increased SuperV8 downforce
  
• Fixed minor innacuracies in F-Ultimate & F-Trainer tyre diameter
  
• Reduced Camaro SS tolerance for shifting without clutch
  
• Adjusted suspension damage thresholds
  
• Adjusted Sigma diffuser aero
  
• Fixed Opala Old Stock engine (now uses proper 300 HP variant)
  
• Reduced ARC Camaro default steering ratio
  
• Moved Fusca default brake bias slightly rearwards
  

AI

• Improved AI throttle application logic so it differs from slow to mid & high speed corners (less hesitation exiting those corners)
  
• Enabled different throttle, brake and line accuracy ranges according to AI driver skill (custom AI drivers per series to better explore these ranges still to be added)
  
• Reduced range for AI drivers to stray off ideal line & smoothed transitions when exploring different lines
  
• Adjusted AI damper rates to avoid bouncing / rolling over higher curbs
  
• Further increased AI Strength range (slower @ 70%, faster @ 120%) for all cars
  
• Slightly increased AI willingness to condede position when overtaken
  
• Adjusted AI speed under blue flag / off track / damaged car
  
• Reduced maximum AI lateral offset from ideal line
  

AUDIO

• Adjusted surface sound gain (prevent crackling on limiter)
  
• Disabled automatic toggling of headphone downmix mode.
  
• Fixed error where 4.0 channel configuration in windows resulted in 5.1 mixing mode in-game
  
• Placed limiter on surface sound bus .
  
• Limiter in stereo output mode is controlled from game code; output set to -6dB to avoid possible output overloading
  
• .F-Vintage: Updated gear change sound
  
• Ultima GTR (both versions) adjusted gearchange sound volume.
  
• Adjusted engine sound position & gearbox sound position for all cars (gearshifts should no longer be offset to the side)
  
• Fixed "moving" shift sounds on multiple open wheelers
  
• Improved Caterham Academy engine loops
  
• Improved loops on several 4-cylinder Duratec engine sounds
  

TRACKS

• Updated trackside advertising for international tracks
  
• Updated 3D grass shader
  
• Updated road shader
  
• Disabled 3D grass rendering in rear view mirrors
  
• Adjusted far fog climate values (adds a little more haze to the horizon)
  
• Imola: Fixed transparent trees
  
• Kyalami Historic: Improved AI fast line
  
• Revised trackside TV cameras for Adelaide, Adelaide Historic, Interlagos, VeloCittá
  
• Fixed bug with Ortona crowds
  
• Fixed Azure map coordinates
  
• Added ambient reverb to new tracks that still didn´t have them
  

VEHICLES

• Added wiper animations and cockpit vibrations for Metalmoro AJR, Sigma P1, Opala (all variantes)
  
• Added DRS wing animation for F-Ultimate, F-Reiza, Sigma P1, AJR Chevy & Honda Turbo
  
• Added suspension animation for F-Ultimate, F-Reiza, F-V10, F-V12, F-Vee
  
• Adjusted driver model & animations for Ultima GTR, AJR, ARC Camaro, Puma GTE, F-Classic G1M2, G3M2
  
• Corrected bugs in 3D animations of F-Vintage, F-Trainer
  
• Adjusted MRX collision mesh
  
• Revised backfire logic for all cars that have it (less backfiring in upshifts, more in downshifts / lifting)
  
• Increased headlight range at night for all cars
  
• Fixed duplicated Uno in Copa Classic B
  
• Adjusted upper driver model LOD switching (fixes the driver appearing to "duck" as car approaches TV cam)
  
• Fixed RPM bar / lights for G55, Opala
  
• Improved Vertex AO for F-Classic tyres
  
• Added batch of new liveries for Kart GX390