Automobilista 2 V1.1.1.1 is now live - this is a hotfix to complement our latest release with some further improvements & corrections.


GENERAL

• Reverted track base grip & range to pre v1.1.1.0 values (corrects Time Trial grip levels being slightly lower in the last release)
  
• Track rubber state is now reset if session starts wet
  
• Fixed race length being overwritten by active session length when sending MP Lobby data
  
• Removed redundant / pre-release folders for livery overries
  
• Fixed AI being limited to host´s car class in servers with high player:ai ratios.

UI & HUD

• Fixed incorrect drive axle data on session on loading screen
  
• Minor German localization adjustments

PHYSICS & FFB

• Various minor default differential & suspension adjustments for all cars (setup reset recommended)
  
• Slightly raised brake cooling rates
  
• Reduced slick water dissipation further reduces slick efficiency on a wet track)
  
• Increased drafting air scale (slightly increases drafting effects for all cars)
  
• Raised F-Reiza FFB max force scale

AI

• Fixed bug causing AI to be excessively slow in first session of a race weekend
  
• Further fine tuning of aggression scalars per car
  
• Further AI performance callibration passes
  
• Further AI rain performance callibration with both wet & slicks
  
• Reduced ARC Camaro AI CoG height to minimise chances of it rolling over high curbs
  
• Added corner-specific AI performance adjustments: +10% exit of T8 @ Adelaide Modern; +5% exit of second last & last corners @ Spielberg GP; +10% Exit of Stowe @ Silverstone 91 +10% Entry of Luffield1 @Silverstone 91 +10% Exit of chicane @ Silvestone 75; -10% Exit of Luffield @ Silverstone Modern; +10% Exit of Oak Tree hairpin & exit of final corner at VIR Full / Grand +10% Radillon & -5% Exit of Stavelot @ Spa

AUDIO

• Fixed missing gearbox grinding sound for some manual cars that were missing it

TRACKS

• Nurburgring: Minor art & functionality pass
  
• Imola: Minor art & functionality pass; revised AI paths & trackside cameras
  
• Goiania: Updated AI paths
  
• Spa-Francorchamps: Added DRS boards at detection & activation points
  
• More drones moves/removed at various tracks

VEHICLES

• F-Vintage Gen 1&2: Added dirt / scratch map
  
• Brabham BT26: Added dirt / scratch map; fixed rear wing livery overlap
  
• Puma GTE: Added 3 new liveries
  
• Ginetta G40 Cup: Updated liveries #10 #20
  
• ARC Camaro: adjusted driver position, edited the cockpit to have more room for the driver feet, detached cockpit gear shifter

Greetings Everyone! Here we are for the first dev update of what promises to be a very exciting year for Automobilista 2.

We have started the year as we left off 2020, with foot hard on the gas and already deploying a couple of substantial updates to bring some important core developments to physics & AI. Along with another batch of general developments, the latest v1.1.1.0 release has also introduced a couple of neat Ginetta G40 variants nicely filling that tin top club racing niche that was still under represented in AMS2.


Even before the update went out, we were already pushing towards some of the steps that will follow in the coming months - let´s take a closer look into those...


As suggested in the last two dev updates, we have been opting to slightly throttle back on our release schedule for new content relative to our original roadmap in these recent updates. We will continue to put more focus towards developing existing content and other core game developments, with new content progressing in parallel and at a more steady but still quite productive pace - current plans forecast a ratio of about 2-3 new cars / 1 track per month for the remainder of 2021 (not to be confused with an equivalent release ratio as some of that content will be part of the larger expansion packs).

For a similar reason we are also going to hold a bit longer on publishing our complete 2021 Roadmap until we have finalized our initial assessment of the planned features and finalized the remaining licensing deals for the content to be released this year, which we expect to take a few more weeks.

What we can advance already is that given this slightly stretched schedule, which will see the release of some content initially planned for 2021 rolling into 2022, we are also stretching the Season Pass term to cover all of our 2022 DLC releases. The Season Pass now should cover everything we have already planned to release for AMS2, not only retaining but expanding its value with some further not-yet announced items added to the overall package.

Even though part of the reason for holding on publishing the 2021 roadmap a bit longer is to ensure what we eventually come to present is a more reliable plan, we´d hope users will still keep in mind as we advance that the roadmap or even the shorter term plans usually presented in these dev updates are still targets that we can elect to flex if we find it necessary or useful to do so - neither the roadmaps nor dev updates should be taken as a commitment to a schedule but rather as a rough overview of our development plans, presented with the intent of giving our users some foresight into what they may expect going forward.

With all this said, we can also confirm we will continue our routine of major monthly updates all through 2021, and we do have some concrete milestones for the next couple of months we can already share - so let´s expand on that :)


Excepting the usual likely hotfix for the v1.1.1.0 update sometime over the next week, our next major update should arrive as usual towards the end of February. Here are some of the highlights planned for it:


Our track team is still working on Belgian territory, now taking a trip back in time to retro-reform our Spa-Francorchamps to its 1993 version.

The track was originally supposed to be based on its 1991 configuration, but we´ve opted to switch to the 1993 version thanks to higher quality reference material. Also, although the track configuration remained the same throughout the 80s and Early 90s, the 1993 revision featured some small adjustments to the curb profiles at the Bus Stop double chicane which remained largely unaltered until 2002, and contributed to a better flow of the track in that last part of the lap.


The much anticipated Group C Sauber Mercedes C9 and Porsche 962C duo will finally arrive in next month´s update, suitably in combo with its contemporary version of Spa-Francorchamps.

Similar to the GT1 cars that arrived in December, the Group C class represented another golden era in sports cars in history, and these two models were front-runners at its peak in the late 1980s, when it approached F1 in terms of both popularity and performance.

Having the series represented in Automobilista 2´s historical roster was therefore a no-brainer choice, and we are thrilled to see their arrival is finally just around the corner!


Another much anticipated historical content arriving in the next update is the 1999 GM Omega Stock Car - the last "proper' Stock Car to race in the series before the dawn of the prototype era in the 2000s, the Stock Car Omega was still largely based on its production counterpart which replaced the Opala in the Brazilian market during the 90s. It also shared a lot of its DNA with its Australian cousin, the Holden Commodore.

The introduction of the 1999 Stock Car series will complete our tribute to the prime Brazilian championship on the verge of the 10th Anniversary of our very first title, Game Stock Car released in 2011. Time does fly when you are having fun!

The February Update should also feature some further Quality of Life improvements and fixes, the biggest priorities being to rectify some persisting reliability issues with FFB and Multiplayer.


The late March 2021 update will mark the first Anniversary of AMS2 EA release, and we´re pushing to mark the occasion with an even bigger update than usual.

On the content front, the March update will be fairly packed with some very interesting new cars, but we´ll save discussing more about these for next month ;)

Besides another substantial batch of QoL developments, the March Update will finally see the arrival of the highly anticipated Custom Championship Tool - we have again elected to push its release a bit further down the line not only to ensure everything is working well, but also to make a more feature rich release, including some further customization options for weather, track conditions, opponent and class selection which are not currently in the game but that are expected to be introduced along with the tool itself.

We´ll expand more on the above in next dev update, but here´s a small WIP preview of the configuration screen where users will be able to configure their championship rounds:



The March Update will also see some more promising developments to the LiveTrack and Weather systems, aiming further fulfill the potential of the excellent technology we have in the Madness engine. Again, we´ll hold from spilling the beans too soon, but rest assured there are some exciting stuff in store here!

That covers it for January - we look forward to catching up with all again later next month!

• Minor adjustment to tire falloff rates (slightly less when hot)
  
• Minor driveline tweaks
  
• Adjusted brake heating, cooling & wear rate for Sigma P1
  
• Fixed gearbox type for G40 Cup, reduced brake torque, reduced default coast bias for both models
  
• Reduced Puma P052 FFB max force
  
• Adjusted skiptoend to avoid AI getting faster simulates times in karts
  
• Reduced engine idle RPM for Procar, Group A

Our main update of the month adds Ginetta G40 to GT5 class & its own G40 Cup class, brings another batch of substantial physics, AI developments, general fixes & corrections, plus a sigfnicant update to LiveTrack functionality.



CONTENT

• Added Ginetta G40 to GT5 series
  
• Added Ginetta G40 Cup series

GENERAL

• LiveTrack now maintains rubber state between sessions.on a race weekend (rather than resetting to a "green" track at the start of every session)
  
• Reduced base grip from a green track & increased grip range to max grip state

UI & HUD

• Added option for German localization
  
• Fixed wrong description on 'Edit HUD' menu option
  
• Adjusted size and layout of ICM strategy menu to make current strategy more readable
  
• Fixed scrollbar on Start Championship list
  
• Fixed incorrect heavy fog icon
  
• Fixed Race sessions showing practice length on lobby detail page
  
• Fixed Add session start time to lobby detail page
  
• Remove stray icon from formation lap info HUD element
  
• Fixed text alignment of Retired/Pit indicator on replay/spectator leaderboards
  
• Added missing translations for some recently released tracks
  
• Added missing Edit Hud Description, Drive layout, FFB Damping translations
  
• Fixed PIT text overflowing container on HUD leaderboard in some languages
  
• Fixed issue where simulate/retirement screen could become unresponsive when choosing no during exit confirmation.
  
• Adjusted loading screen gradient to provide more positive feedback at lower levels
  
• Added leaderboard class icon for GT40Cup, Group A, JCW, TC60

PHYSICS

• Further differential & driveline fine tuning; further reduced crankshaft mass (reduces overall engine inertia); reduced axle shaft mass & slightly reduced wheel bearing losses (slightly increases top speed & improves differential functionality)
  
• Further tire tread adjustments for all cars (generally less speed sensitivity, slightly sharper peak slip angles)
  
• Revised tire grip falloff rates when under and over optimal operating temperature, & added rates to several tires that didn´t feature substantial falloff rates
  
• Further revisions to rain tire compounds
  
• Slightly reduced efficiency of slicks on wet surface
  
• Slightly increased tire automatic preheating ratio before race starts
  
• Adjusted optimal temperature ranges for carbon & steel brakes
  
• Adjusted brake heating & cooling rates for all cars
  
• GT3 cars now use steel brakes instead of carbon ceramic
  
• Revised Kart / superkart physics (tires, driveline)
  
• Fixed errors in front tire tread for Fusca Classic FL
  
• Fixed error on Super V8 Hard tire compound
  
• Replaced Roco tire physics to better match the one from its P3 opponents
  
• Slightly adjusted F-Classic G3M1 torque curve
  
• Moved default brake bias slightly rearwards for F1 cars, Porsches, P1 cars (require setup reset)
  
• Minor Procar Group A, Caterham, Porsche Cup & Superkart revisions (require setup reset)
  
• Minor F-V10 G1 / Mclaren MP4-12 aero corrections to front wing yaw & pitch sensivity
  
• Minor adjustments to default FFB (communicates rear end better from vehicle yaw rate developing on turn in and countersteer on rear tyres sliding)
  
• Improved FFB damping function: it´s now non-linear with very little effect in small /slow steering inputs, more on really fast & bigger inputs
  
• Reduced effects of tire flatspots on FFB

AI

• Added parameter to callibrate AI traction off the line on a wet surface vs player
  
• Added parameter to control how far ahead AI cars factor lapped cars ahead per type of car
  
• Adjusted AI performance on wet (both on slicks and wet tires), correcting some generally large discrepancies in each case
  
• General AI performance callibration pass for all cars
  
• Further adjustments to AI throttle application for various cars
  
• Further adjustments to AI aggression scalars per car
  
• Further reduced AI lateral jerkiness/weaving/abruptness
  
• General AI callibration for various cars
  
• Bumped AI aggression scalars, reduced AI extra awareness with human scalars to better exploit latest AI code developments & better raceability

AUDIO

• Sprint Race: Improved off-throttle pops, further polished engine sound loops
  
• Caterham Academy: Improved off-throttle pops, further polished engine sound loops

TRACKS

• Spa: Minor art pass
  
• VIR: Rebuilt collision walls to latest tandards; fixed disappearing pit guy for north pitlane layouts
  
• Velo Citta: Added terrain shadow casters; minor corrections & fixes
  
• Hockenheim: Reduced road mesh noise; Minor bug fixes; Updated TV cameras & added VR cameras to all layouts
  
• Reduced road mesh noise forGoiania, Jerez, Velopark
  
• Interlagos Historic: Minor bug fixes
  
• Cascais: Reduced road mesh noise; Fixed a few LOD pop issues
  
• Montreal Modern:Reduced road mesh noise; minor bug fixes
  
• Brands Hatch: Reduced road mesh noise; minor bug fixes
  
• Spielberg:Reduced road mesh noise, minor bug fixes
  
• Adjusted drone animations & removed excessive number on some tracks

VEHICLES

• Added 8 new Chevette skins (10 in total)
  
• Added street tire tread for external model of Camaro SS, McLaren F1, Ultima GTR, Copa Fusca, Opala 79 and Opala OldStock
  
• Corrected headlights effect for Mclaren F1 GTR & BMW M6 GT3
  
• Fixed kart LODs to avoid visible opponents legs popping
  
• Further brake glow range adjustment to better match physics heating & cooling rates
  
• F301 and F309: Improved cockpit windshield glass material and rain drops
  
• Sprintrace: Added boot and wing to cockpit
  
• Mini: Fixed wipers not working in cockpit view; Improved cockpit carbon material
  
• Further adjusted backfire parameters (less backfiring when lifting off throttle)
  
• Added visible onboard brake glow for cars with visible brake discs from cockpit
  
• Gol Classic B: Corrected wrong number #94 now #65; 3 teammate skins added
  
• Ginetta G40 Cup / GT5 livery updates to #05 #10 #28 #32 #38
  
• Porsche 991 Cup 2: Fixed small glitch in cockpit model

Our January 2021 Development Update should be posted tomorrow with further info about some of these changes, along with news about the roadmap for upcoming content & developments - make sure to check it out!

Automobilista 2 has now been updated to v1.1.0.5 - this is a hotfix to further complement our latest release with some additional improvements and corrections.

The update is large in size (1.6GB) because of a build error changing the checksum of some large files that have otherwise remained unchanged - we apologise in advance if that causes any inconvenience.


GENERAL

• Fixed bug that could lead to vehicles receiving draft from vehicles far behind them

UI

• Fixed distance to screen value on triple screen setup

PHYSICS

• Further driveline adjustments & fine tuning, fixing issues with clutch slipping in upshifts with some cars
  
• Adjusted default clutch setting for Stock cars, Montana, Camaro GT4R, Porsches
  
• Fixed bug with F-Retro wet tires breaking physics
  
• Fixed bug with F-Ultimate slicks breaking physics if driven on wet
  
• Adjusted default gear ratios for M1 Procar, Group A cars

AI

• Further improvements to AI lateral weaving/abruptness of movement
  
• Added new improvements to AI behaviour when it predicts it´s going to run off the road (should reduce some causes of abrupt lateral movement / loss of control)
  
• Further general A performance callibration

AUDIO

• Caterham Academy: adjusted sounds, improved audio loops
  
• Copa Fusca: Fixed engine sound drop-off during gear shifts
  
• SprintRace: further improvements to audio loops
  
• M1 Procar: increased volume when driving in swingman view

TRACKS

• Spa: various fixes for lodding pop-ups, further optimization
  
• Velopark: Improved wall collisions; fixed some terrain gaps; improved shadows; adjusted tire stack height; adjusted 3D grass to fix instances of wall clipping; removed shadow casting & reflections from transparent face
  
• Interlagos Historic: Added startlights; removed shadow casting from transparent fences
  
• Oulton Park: Added missing track lights
  
• Curitiba: Adjusted HUD map zoom
  
• Curvelo: Adjusted render mesh to match updated physical noise

VEHICLES

• Added community liveries: Copa Fusca - Fernando Goncalves #888 / Luiz Gonzaga #09 / Marcos Cruz #20 / Tom Emilsen #3422 / Troyan Donut #61 / Filomena Silva #00
  
• Caterham 360 Superlight - Allan Nenes #25 / Gasper Zupan #2
  
• Caterham 620R - Gyda Marvik #25 / Chris Shire #26

Automobilista 2 has been updated to v1.1.0.4 - this is a substantive complementary update to the release from two weeks ago, the highlights being several improvements & corrections for Spa, new tire & driveline physics developments along with some new AI logic that should greatly improve their skill dodging traffic in multiclass races.

Please note that while there is no need to delete your Automobilista 2 settings folder in this update, several cars require a setup reset to default to receive some of their latest adjustments as marked in the changelog below.


GENERAL

• Reduced pit speed limit of historical classes from 120 km/h to 100 km/h to minimise issues with AI overshooting its pitbox
  
• Disabled mandatory pitstops in GT1 90s Championship

UI & HUD

• Fixed issue where UI would become unresponsive when restarting a race from the post session leaderboard screen
  
• Lobbies now always use descending order when sorting lobbies by player
  
• Custom even screens now display full vehicle name instead of abbreviated version
  
• Fixed English label on FFB GAIN INCREASE mapping
  
• Added GT1 HUD icon

PHYSICS & FFB

• Added several new gearbox, clutch, crankshaft, driveshaft & wheel bearing models to better suit various types of drivelines
  
• Reduced differential viscous hump & clutch lock ratios
  
• Revised F-Retro & F-Classic tire carcass (all gens)
  
• Further stiffened carcass sidewall for GT1 / GT3 / GT4 / Prototype / Stockcar tires
  
• Further tire tread adjustments to F3, Mini, Sprintrace, Stock Car, Caterhams, F-Retro, F-Classic (all gens), F-V12, F-Ultimate, Porsche Cup, GT3, GT4, Copa Truck, Street Cars
  
• Fixed error in tire models for BMW Procar, Group A & Opala 1986 cars
  
• Reduced water dissipation for Formula Vee / Copa Fusca / Uno / Opala 1979 / Opala Old Stock tire treads (makes them slightly less efficient on a wet track)
  
• Revised Porsche Cup physics (reduced inertia, more low end engine torque, default setup adjustments, new custom tire tread) (requires setup reset)
  
• Further fine tuning of FFB max force for 570S, Caterham 620R, Ginetta G55, Opalas, Porsche Cup, BMW Procar, Group A, GT1 cars
  
• Slightly reduced aero draft effect (all cars)
  
• Slightly adjusted Mercedes CLK GT1, F-Ultimate default setup (requires setup reset)
  
• Reduced GT1 & Opala rear brake torque (all cars)
  
• Increased pit speed limit in GT1 class to 100 km/h
  
• Mclaren 570S GT4: adjusted aero center of pressure; fixed rear right fast damper range; increased brake torque; adjusted default setup (requires setup reset)
  
• Adjusted engine compression curves for GT1 cars, Mclaren 570S GT4, Ginetta G55, F-Retro, Caterhams
  
• Fixed error in Group A damper and rebound travel (requires setup reset)
  
• Slightly raised Roco 001 CoG height
  
• Slightly stiffened Mclaren F1 LM front suspension rates
  
• Opened up differential adjustments for Caterhams with LSD
  
• Disabled downshift autoblip for Mclaren F1 GTR, Porsche 911 GT1, MCR 2000; enabled for Metalmoro MRX P2
  
• Slightly increased downforce from F-Classic Gen1 diffuser
  
• SprintRace: Adjusted rear wing center of pressure; increased bodywork drag
  
• Reduced engine inertia for F-Trainer, Caterhams
  
• Raised minimal front ride height for F-Classics (requires setup reset)
  
• Adjusted gear ratios for Procar, Group A cars (requires setup reset)
  
• Adjusted default roll bars, dampers for all Porsches (requires setup reset)
  
• Fixed inverted slow / fast damper rates in Porsche Cup cars (requires setup reset)
  
• Fixed asymetrical right front ride height setting in Porsche Cayman Clubsport (requires setup reset)

AI

• Added new overtaking logic - AI cars now evaluate speed of cars further ahead to dodge slow traffic more efficiently
  
• Fixed bug causing AI simulated times to fluctuate widely
  
• fixed issue where AIs would brake without reason on pit entry or exit
  
• Further general AI performance callibration for throttle & brake application, tire rolling resistance & drivetrain losses (to better match player straightline speed), launch speed (slow starts still remain an issue with Group A & Procar)
  
• Increased AI speed on wet tracks while running slicks
  
• Slightly increased AI aggression scalars per vehicle
  
• Further reduced AI jerkiness in lateral movement
  
• Reduced AI brake distance offsets
  
• Fine tuned AI brake performance
  
• Update AI fuel load logic for practice sessions (now uses same as quali - further customizations of fuel levels per car will follow in subsequent builds)
  
• Slightly reduced AI quali performance & improvedp practice performance (all cars)

AUDIO

• Minor sound loop corrections on transmission whine samples for Porsche GT3R and BMW M6 GT3, Sprint Race and Super v8 samples

TRACKS

• Updated weather probability ratios (a bit less rain generally)
  
• Spa: Extensive art & performance pass; added night lighting, added more static objects around scene, more trackside objects; fixed some tree & treeline shadows, fixed holes in paddock area looking from Bruxelles; added new kart building and marshall huts, updated pit fence and other fences; updates to foliage and outside terrain/roads to match the 2020 look; reduced foliage around Blanchimont; Generated new AI paths (much better fast line); adjusted track cut runoff limits
  
• Imola 1988: Fixed a few wall and terrain gaps; Minor AI grip increase
  
• Goiania: Rebuild armco collisions in attempt to fix ireported ntermittent collisions
  
• Curitiba: Further road mesh noise revisions
  
• Curvelo: Reduced road mesh noise
  
• Guapore: Reduced road mesh noise
  
• Ibarra: Updated trackside cams for reverse layout

VEHICLES

• MetalMoro AJR: Fixed tail lights, external mirrors;
  
• MetalMoro MRX: Adjusted RPM LED ranges for P3 variants
  
• Further fine tuning of exhaust parameters (for cars producing less backfiring)
  
• Further adjusted carbon visual brake glow range
  
• Added new Metalmoro AJR liveries (including a new batch of community skins)

Automobilista 2 has now been updated to v1.1.0.1 - this is a hotfix to complement the latest release with some further improvements & fixes to new features / content.

We apologise for the ongoing unavailability of the standalone Spa DLC on Steam - we have already requested Valve´s support to address it and expect it will be sorted soon (by Monday at the latest). In the meantime it is still possible to acquire the track as part of the Premium Track Pack, or the complete 2020-2021 Season Pass. EDIT SPA DLC STANDALONE IS NOW AVAILABLE!

• Added International GT3, F-Classic Gen1, GT1 championships
  
• Enabled multiple random weather slots in championship seasons
  
• Disabled formation lap for championships ith rolling starts
  
• Fixed FFB per vehicle adjustment in-session
  
• Fixed FFB adjustment localization
  
• Fixed Caterham tail lights not working in dark
  
• Extensive Spa-Francorchamps art pass, performance improvements, object pop-up & wall hole fixes
  
• Adjusted AI performance through various corners for better balance vs player
  
• Slightly increased Bathurst AI Grip values
  
• GT1 physics revisions: Adjusted engine compression curves & added throttle map for all models; adjusted default coast differential setting; Slightly improved Mclaren F1 GTR engine & center of gravity
  
• P1 class physics revisions: corrected G58 weight distribution; added 10-15kg to AJR cars for better BoP accross class
  
• GT1 AI callibration pass, GT3 AI rolling resistance adjustment to better match player straight speed
  
• Adjusted roll bar rates in Group A cars (requires setup reset)
  
• Greatly reduced values for AI simulated times when skipping session (logic appears to have been broken in one of the latter AI code changes so this is a paliative measure to help prevent AI doing much faster times when skipping session until bug is addressed)
  
• Time Trial mode now includes all the latest content

It´s time for fireworks! A new year is soon (already?) upon us, and we at Reiza have been working flatout through this Holiday season to celebrate it with a bang - the most famous race track in the world, some amazing historical sports cars, new features and many improvements mark v1.1.0.0 as the biggest Automobilista 2 update yet!

IMPORTANT: Given the amount of substantive changes in this update, strongly recommending all users to start a fresh profile by deleting their Documents/Automobilista 2 folder to avoid issues (this will be requested with far less regularity from this update onwards).

The Livery System Override is now fully implemented with this update - to get your hands on the templates for all cars currently in the game and learn more about how you can go about replacing the original car liveries with your own please check this topic (will be updated with new templates as we add them).

Please note that we have another batch of single player championships & a complementary art update for Spa incoming tomorrow after it goes through some internal testing in the morning.




Cars:

• Added GT1 Series (featuring Mercedes CLK LM, Porsche 911 GT1, Mclaren F1 GTR LT)
  
• Added Mclaren F1 LM to Street Cars series

Tracks:

• Added Spa Francorchamps 2020 *Part of Spa-Francorchamps DLC Pack
  
• Added Ibarra Reverse layout

• Introduced track specific weather probability system for more realistic random weather
  
• Random weather condition is now preserved if session is reset
  
• Disabled "Real Weather" option (until system implementation is complete)
  
• Added option to customize FFB gain per car
  
• Adjusted netcode parameters for more reliable close racing and more accurate timing predictions
  
• Adjusted default cockpit camera settings
  
• Increased cockpit seat position storing from 20 to 100 vehicles.
  
• Added live edit messages for vertical and longitudinal cockpit seat position
  
• Added F-Ultimate & F-Reiza championship seasons

• Added new main menu panel arts & backgrounds
  
• Updated track loading screens & increased resolution to 4k
  
• Added loading bar gradient & fixed position on ultrawide resolutions
  
• Fixed monitor controls and back button positions on ultrawide resolutions
  
• Update Control Assignments screens to include per vehicle FFB gain increase / decrease
  
• VSync is now always enabled in Main Menu
  
• Added tag (AI)/* to AI players in multiplayer
  
• Added additional states to DRS HUD informing detection zone & availability
  
• Vehicle default sorting reverted to alphabetical order
  
• Corrected various vehicle naming inconsistencies
  
• Fixed Velopark incorrect track grades

• Revised tyre physics for street cars, F-Vintage (both gens), F-Retro, F-Classic (all gens), F-V12, F-V10 (both gens), F-Reiza, F-Ultimate, Copa Classic, Hot Cars, Lancer Cup, Puma P052, M1 Procar, Group A, Opala 1986
  
• Revised rain tyres for GT3, GT4, P1, P2, P3, P4, F-Retro, Procar, Group A, Opala 1986 Copa Classic, Hot Cars, Lancer cup, Puma P052
  
• Revised Ultima GTR, F-Retro, F-Classic (all gens), F-V12, F-Ultimate & F-Reiza aerodynamics
  
• Adjusted logic for pre-race tire & brake pre-warming & tire pressure conditions (slightly under peak conditions for more realism & avoid unnatural tire inflation)
  
• Reduced default number of clutches for several cars & further reduced rate of differential locking per clutch
  
• Further revised F-Retros, F-Ultimate & Ginetta G58 suspension rates
  
• Further adjusted exhaust parameters for all cars (results in more accurate visual & audible backfiring / spluttering)
  
• Reduced max height to account before front wing / splitter stall in several cars
  
• GT3 Series: Added 15kg to Mclaren 720S, subtracted 10kg from Mercedes AMG GT3, added 10 HP to Porsche GT3-R for improved BoP
  
• Further revisions of FFB max force to iron out potential peak force inconsistencies
  
• Small adjustments to center of gravity height in Opalas, F-Retros, F-Ultimate
  
• Reduced Ginetta G55 engine inertia
  
• Futher reduced differential preload baseline settings
  
• Disabled viscous differential in street cars
  
• Adjusted default roll bars, ride height & differential settings for F-Classic (all gens), F-V12, F-V10 Gen1 & 2
  
• Adjusted default Differential settings for F-Retro, Stock Car 2020
  
• Adjusted F-Ultimate ERS to not kick in until 75% of throttle is applied

• Added preliminary new logic to improve AI overtaking lapped cars
  
• Added new tolerance parameter for AI to not concede position to player until a given amount of the car length is alongside (prevents issue with AI cars appearing to be "scared" out of the way when approached from behind by player)
  
• Slightly raised AI CoG height multiplier & adjusted AI damper rates to avoid cars bouncing at hard compression
  
• AI callibration pass for all cars that received tyre physics and / or aero updates
  
• Reduced range of lateral movement away from ideal line & rate of movement when taking urgent action
  
• Created new AI paths for Nurburgring Nordschleife & 24h layouts (improved & more consistent performance)

• Updated Sprint Race sounds
  
• Adjusted tranny volume for GT3 cars to more balanced levels & more torque dependent; adjusted volume balancing; optimized number of samples used to minimise potential performance issues

• Removed wave length in artificial road noise (slightly reduces car / camera vertical movement oscillations)
  
• Temporarily removed animated Helicopters & planes until remaining functionality issues are addressed
  
• Revised road mesh & reduced noise (high frequency bumps) for Curitiba, Kansai & Taruma
  
• Updated Bathurst trackside camera
  
• Velopark: Minor performance & art pass; updated AI with improved performanceUpdated Nurburgring 24h layout trackside cameras to reduce shimmering / trembling & added VR cams

• Added BMW M6 GT3 dirt / damage effects + dangling damaged parts + new colliders + detached diffuser
  
• Gol Copa Classic: Fixed LOD errors at longer distance
  
• Mini Cooper UK: Fixed LODding issues with windows
  
• Lancer Cup (R/RS): Added Dirt/Damage + detached bumpers (LODA/B/C) + dirt texture for wings (RS) + modeled inner panels (LODA/B/C) + new collision + dangling damaged partsdriver animations + Detached Gear Shifter
  
• Fixed Mini cooper 1965 damage on lower LODs + Detached gear shifter (cpit) + detached bumpers on LOD C
  
• Lotus 23: Fixed LOD D missing, added damage models on lod B/C, detached dangling parts on LodC, closed panel gaps on LOD A and Cockpit, removed unecessary damage models for tyres
  
• MCR S2000: Added dirt/scratch textures
  
• Added missing tail light for Sprint Race, Stock Car Cruze 2019 & Ultima GTR
  
• Fixed LOD errors in cars with DRS wings which could make rear wings appear to flick open at certain distances

Greetings everyone - here we are again for our last AMS2 Dev Update of the year!

As mentioned in our previous catch-up earlier this month, we have been working hard to deliver a quite substantial update for AMS2 in our 2020 wrap-up - the whole team has in fact been at it through the Holiday season so far in order to tick as many boxes as we´re able in this update, and we are now in process of rounding it up for release at some point before New Year´s eve.

To ease the suspense, we decided to bring this Dev Update forward a bit in order to give you all a glimpse into what you may expect for this final AMS2 update of 2020 - hope you enjoy it!


On the content front, the highlight of the new update is the addition of the 90s GT1 Series, with 3 iconic models (Mercedes CLK LM, Porsche 911 GT1 & Mclaren F1 GTR LT) arriving for AMS2 to bring what many believe to be one of the golden eras in sports car racing back to life!

These late 90s GT1 cars are some of the most exciting race cars ever - we felt very strongly about having them in AMS2 and getting their essence properly represented, and feedback in Beta testing so far seem to suggest we´re on the right track to achieve that.

The GT1s should probably be the highlight of this release but it´s not all - the update will also feature the legendary Mclaren F1 LM - the special edition of the already iconic supercar following its success at Le Mans. With 671 hp, the F1 LM is a mighty machine and to this day the ultimate enbodiment of what a Supercar should be.


As the tyre slogan goes, power is nothing without control and that certainly applies to the enjoyment of powerful sim racing cars as well - with that in mind we have thoroughly revised our street tyre physics in order to make the experience of driving a Mclaren F1 properly challenging, without being frustrating - these changes likewise benefit the Ultima GTR and Camaro SS with which the F1 will share the Street Cars category in the game.

The update in fact features a pretty substantial physics revamp, with all cars receiving updates to an extent or another, so you may want to revisit some of the oldies too!


The physics developments are obviously great value, and it´s in the most challenging corners that they become most noticeable - all the better then that this update will be the one to feature a track with no shortage of such corners, the epic Spa-Francorchamps!

The circuit originally made out of 14km of public roads linking various charming pictoresque villages deep into the Belgian countryside was eventually shortened to its current 7k, but retained much of its flair. Over the past few decades, Spa has become the quintessential race track on the international motorsports scene and arguably the overall favorite for both real and virtual racers alike. It´s only fitting then that possibly our most significant AMS2 update will also be the one to see its arrival to the sim.

The track team is still working hard as they have been all year in order to complete the track in its full glory - it is already in great shape but we wanted to cover some more ground on the art front before producing preview screenies, unfortunately none quite made it in time for this dev update.

We will indeed be running out the clock this month in order to get the track ready for release, and at this point it´s still possible we will opt to release the game update first, with the track coming a few days later - in any case you may expect our track team to continue to pour extra details into it in the days following its release, as they have in other recent releases.

Also worth reminding that even though the Spa DLC and the packs that include them will also see historical variants added to the pack at no extra cost, this initial release will only feature the Modern track as it is today - the 1991 layout should follow by February, with the 1970s 14km version coming later on in 2021.


The release of Spa will be another major milestone on the big plans we have mapped out for AMS2, many of which yet to come to surface. We love what we do and feel privileged to be able to do it, so we always strive to make our work as accessible as we are able to those who share our passion - even though these are already relatively inexpensive products, we do realise that these are specially tough times and that sometimes even small amounts of disposable income can be in short supply.

At the same time, AMS2 does feature many premium cars and tracks now which are quite costly to license and produce - sometimes releasing them as DLCs are the only viable way for us to offer them, and that will be increasingly the case as we go into 2021 and the arrivals of some major Expansion Packs.

Looking to best reconcile that reality with our wish to keep AMS2 as accessible as we can manage, we are opting to leave DLC tracks available for all users when running single player championships that feature those tracks. We are also evaluating a way to make DLC tracks available for all users in multiplayer races when joining as a client (this however most likely won´t be implemented in time for this upcoming release).

DLC tracks will remain exclusively available for owners in other game modes, when creating a multiplayer session and eventually for users who wish to add them when creating custom single player championship seasons.

Please keep in mind this may change as things evolve over the course of AMS2 development, so if you enjoy the game and want to see it continue to grow don´t miss out on grabbing the DLCs if and when you have the chance, specially during the seasonal Steam sales as the one currently ongoing


That covers the content side of things, but the upcoming update features a lot more in core game developments - besides the aforementioned physics revisions, below are some of the other highlights to look forward to:

The User Interface has received a very nice cosmetic facelift and all background screens are now available in up to 4K resolution.

We have implemented some much-requested quality-of-life features such as options to customize camera position and FFB Gain per vehicle.

While there has been no further developments to the Camera System in this update, we have revised a lot of our content to address issues with track surfaces and / or car suspension when these were contributing to an excessive amount of oscillations in cockpit view; while it remains important to tune your camera options to your personal preferences and some track / car combos make for inherently bumpy rides, we expect issues on the content side of things to have been greatly minimised.

AI Development has continued to be one of our top priorities, with a lot of AI performance callibration passes in parallel to the ongoing physics revisions, along with some further AI behavior code developments. We are now looking into the AI behavior under blue flags to improve their ability navigating traffic in multiclass races, most improvements will probably only make it in for our next update late in January but some early developments may possibly arrive already on this release.

On the Multiplayer front, we have made some valuable adjustments to the netcode in order to improve reliability in close racing, with Multiplayer tests in AMS2 Beta so far seeming to confirm good gains have been made.

Championship Mode will receive a big boost with several new championships being included in the next update both for the real and fictional series included in the game.

The Custom Championship tool which had been planned as one of the highlights of this update unfortunately won´t quite make it in time for this release - even though the structure for users to create and configure their own championshp seasons is mostly in place, it still needs a few more weeks of work for all customization options to be supported and for the feature to be fully tested - thus we´re opting to keep working on it a bit longer to include it a more feature-complete version next month.

The Custom Livery system has received some further tweaks and a complete template package for all cars in the game will finally be available in time for the update deployment.

Last but not least, we have some very cool developments coming up to further boost the value of the superb Weather System in the Madness engine - the first of these featuring in our next update is a more accurate probability system when running Random weather in a session, which ensures weather variations are more realistic to the climate of the track´s location - this allows for setting up races with unenscripted weather, without the risk of running into unlikely weather variations.

This is the first of several interesting developments incoming on the weather system front in future updates - more to come!


So Long 2020 - Here We Go 2021!

This update will conclude the work done in the first year of AMS2´s dev cycle - 2020 has obviously proved a challenging year on many levels for many people in all walks of life, so we´re pretty relieved to have made it through and delivered on the majority of our plans for the year - we like to think the game has seen considerable progress made in all fronts since its release, and we´re very pleased with its overall status as of this upcoming update.

At the same time, we remain aware there is a lot of work still to do in order for AMS2 to fulfill its great potential and to make it attractive to a wider range of sim racers - we go into 2021 with that goal firmly in mind, and confident that by this time next year we´ll have moved considerably closer to it. This is still just the beginning!

An updated 2021 roadmap will have to wait a little longer as we have been fully consumed by the ongoing work on this next update, but we should have a lot of interesting news to share already by the end of next month - stay tuned!


For now, we´d like to thank everyone who have been along with us on this ride so far, and wish you all a very healthy and Happy New Year in 2021 - may it fulfill all its promises!

Automobilista 2 has been updated to V1.0.6.2 - this is another hotfix to our latest update, fast-tracked into release to address some relevant issues with the new content.

The hotfix also includes some of the developments intended for the update coming up later this month, hence the unusually large size.

No settings or setup reset required with this update other than for the 2 cars specified (BMW M1 Procar & Ginetta G58).

This update also completes support for custom liveries - more information and templates for all cars to be posted shortly!

• Added Nurburgring Sprint Short layout
  
• UI Server Browser: Disabled refresh button during cool-down period; Sort by player count descending is now default; Trimmed leading whitespace from lobby names; first item after refreshing/sorting list is now selected
  
• Slow server list refresh rate and extend maximum timeout. Refresh now typically takes longer but reliably returns more servers to the UI browser page as a result.
  
• Added support for car livery overrides
  
• Fixed Stockcar 2020 Championship round 5 (Santa Cruz) missing rolling start and forced pitstop.
  
• Revised tire tread physics for all cars (in progress)
  
• Bumped steer lock range for all cars
  
• Minor aero adjustments for F-Vintage, Copa Truck, Procar, Group A, Opala 86, F-Retro
  
• F-Ultimate: raised baseline rear pressure
  
• Increased speed tolerance to trigger jump start penalty
  
• Revised FFB Max force for several cars for better consistency
  
• Fixed asymetrical right front damper range in Procar
  
• Revised suspension & bumpstop rates for Procar, Ginetta G58 (requires setup reset)
  
• Minor weight distribution adjustment for Procar, Super V8
  
• Improved AI performance at Ibarra
  
• AI callibration pass (all classes)
  
• Slightly increased AI roll torque stab & CoG height multiplier to minimise risk of AI cars rolling over high curbs
  
• Adjusted AI code to help prevent small nose to tail bumps between AI during race starts and when drafting
  
• AI now return to track in a safer manner after slipping or going off road
  
• Further reductions in AI lateral jitter / weaving / abrupt moves
  
• Slightly reduced bump amplitude of gravel / grass
  
• Several audio balancing adjustments to GT3 & P1 cars volume levels (internal & external)
  
• Nurburgring: Added missing wall at Breidscheid; minor art & performance pass; Completed VR cams for Nordschleife / 24H layouts
  
• Fixed helicopters disappearing on some tracks
  
• Slight tweaks to animated objects @ Brands Hatch & Bathurst
  
• Bathurst: Slight improvements to night lights optimization; revised trackside cameras
  
• F-Trainer: Fixed black external mirrors
  
• BMW M3 E30 GroupA: Fixed windshield banner; Fixed rear wing texture error on car 02