Automobilista 2 Update Incoming

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Formula Ultimate Gen2 and Stock Car Pro Series 2022 are landing on Automobilista 2 very shortly.

In the last few days, Reiza announced a tonne of update and development news for AMS2. So let’s take a look at what they revealed.

The Formula Ultimate Gen2​

This new addition to AMS2 is Reiza’s interpretation of the 2022 F1 regulations. The new regs are a shift in thinking of the way aero is used to create downforce, creating cleaner air for the car following, which should result in closer racing. The new regs have also increased the weight of the cars by 46 KG, and the cars are fitted with larger wheels with lower profile tyres. Reiza couldn’t resist the chance to develop a car for AMS2, based on these rule changes and so the Formula Ultimate Gen2 was born.

In AMS2, there's already a Formula Ultimate 2019, which is based on the 2019 Formula 1 regulations. The new car has more advanced ERS modelling with adjustable options of deployment modes, revised V6 engine and revised sound, and revised drafting affects.

Reiza will also be implementing several of the new developments to the Ultimate 2019 car.

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Stock Car Pro Series 2022​

Reiza will celebrate a 13 year partnership with the Brazilian Stock Car series this year. A new track will be added to AMS2 - the Galeao Airport Temporary track, which will provide a venue for Stock Car’s return to Rio for the first time in 10 years. Galeao will be available in AMS2 before the real event, which takes place on the 10th April.

Whilst no new cars will be available, Reiza has thoroughly revised the two models available to drive in this series. The Physics of the cars has been reword, tyres have received a major update, with extensive developments to the carcass. The updates that have been deployed for the Stock Cars will also be applied to other cars in the coming months.

The F-Ultimate Gen2, the Stock Car Series 2022 and Galeao will all be free and added to the base game.

New Steam Beta Branch.​

Not to be confused with AMS2 Beta. From v1.3.5.X onwards, updates will be deployed to the Beta branch for a few days. This allows the user base to provide feedback and report bugs they might find.

To access the Beta branch - right click on AMS2 in the Steam library, go to properties, beta tab, and select “Beta” branch from the drop down menu. Once the official update has been deployed, the user will be reverted back to the default branch of AMS2. If players want to opt in again for the next update, they will need to repeat the process above.

Players can revert back to the default branch at any time, players may want to opt out, or they may have come across a bug, or they may want to compare the changes implemented. To access a previous version - right click on AMS2 in the Steam library, go to properties, Beta tab, and select “PreviousBuild” branch from the dropdown menu. To revert to the current build, repeat the above process and select “None” from the dropdown menu.

Further Updates and DLC​

  • Nürburgring 1971 is currently being worked on and will be free to those who already own the Nürburgring Pack.
  • Spa Francorchamps 1970 will be delayed. The push back is a result of further work required for the Spa Pack, which will include the revamp to the 2022 layout.
  • The third part of the Racin USA will focus on oval racing and is planned for release before the end of July.
  • A fourth bonus of Racin USA will also be available and is expected to arrive sometime in early 2023.
  • All other DLC packs in the 2020-2022 Season Pass are still planned to arrive before the end of this year.
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Lol...

I own a 28 hp 2T kart. Try again.
You know, I've been kart racing too, for decades, I wasn't bad at all and I tell you AMS2 is a great simulation, so who wins?
All you prove is your hatred of an awesome sim just because you like another sim.
Me when I don't like something I don't care, I have something else to do.
Not you, you like coming to hurt others, you love it.
I pity you.
 
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You know, I've been kart racing too, for decades, I wasn't bad at all and I tell you AMS2 is a great simulation, so who wins?
All you prove is your hatred of an awesome sim just because you like another sim.
Me when I don't like something I don't care, I have something else to do.
Not you, you like coming to hurt others, you love it.
I pity you.
I'm not sure it is hatred for another sim. I have been vocal about AMS2 a bit myself (not in a thrashy way) but the reason I did it was because I would love to like it. The physics/FFB is not clicking with me like it does in other sims. It still feels off. I do try it time and time again to see if it improved when there are big updates. But so far it's not there yet, not for me at least. So my point is that often it is because you would like to care about something that you are vocal about it.
 
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So my point is that often it is because you would like to care about something that you are vocal about it.
I have no problem with that, but when it becomes a pointless back and forth then the thread ends up a mess and those members who want the info find themselves wading through posts that aren't relevant.
One of the most common complaints I get is about threads being derailed, often by the same people saying the same things back and forth.
 
So my point is that often it is because you would like to care about something that you are vocal about it.
Maybe this kind of "logic" is working for you.
And that is OK - ofcourse.
But saying as a general thing that people - who both are very critical against a racing game and at the same time cannot in any way back their wague critical points up - are just doing this because they love the game, is...
Yeah is at least for me pretty unlogical :)
 
I'm not sure it is hatred for another sim. I have been vocal about AMS2 a bit myself (not in a thrashy way) but the reason I did it was because I would love to like it. The physics/FFB is not clicking with me like it does in other sims. It still feels off. I do try it time and time again to see if it improved when there are big updates. But so far it's not there yet, not for me at least. So my point is that often it is because you would like to care about something that you are vocal about it.
Hello, I totally respect people like you who seem very honest, no problem, everyone has their own opinion, yours is moderate and acceptable.
On the other hand, if you're interested in AMS2 (definitely worth it, especially if you're into VR), On the Wheel, have you tried resetting your steering wheel settings?
Still on the steering wheel, I assign two shortcuts directly on the steering wheel, + and - for adjusting the FFB when I test a car, so I can fine tune the FFB while driving, because it's true that each car has its own feel , in general it is played on ten points, but it makes life easier.
In the game settings, the "enhanced base" settings I think it's called, or something like that are already pretty good, I have a Fanatec Elite, no top end and it works great.
I had a lot more trouble finding a setting that suited me on Assetto Corsa to tell you, that I found much less natural, but I got used to it and I still love it.
Anyway, have a good day and I hope I was able to help you a little.
 
I'm not sure it is hatred for another sim. I have been vocal about AMS2 a bit myself (not in a thrashy way) but the reason I did it was because I would love to like it. The physics/FFB is not clicking with me like it does in other sims. It still feels off. I do try it time and time again to see if it improved when there are big updates. But so far it's not there yet, not for me at least. So my point is that often it is because you would like to care about something that you are vocal about it.
I get it and, I see your point. However, the issue is that when people 'Like to care' it is actually more like they casually care and when you casually care (with zero data to back up your....care) then it turns into slander/libel/defamation, and that's just not cool.
 
Loving the new formula ultimate gen 2 car and was pleasantly surprised how good it is, well done Reiza and for getting it out before f1 2022 is released. As someone who doesnt mind a little f1 2021 here and there i think codemasters have genuine rival here imo only with a much better track roster so will be interesting to see how that compares upon release as i think its going to be very similar and will struggle to better this tbh but may have the better multiplayer following. Dont know what some people are on about with the neg comments on the graphics of ams 2 as i personally think the graphics are fine, laser scanned tracks would be a welcomed upgrade in the future but thats another topic altogether lol. Another vote here for semplex's refund
 
I honestly dont know where this hate comes from. People throw stuff around like well sure it looks good and ya you can play it in VR as though those are not major factors in a game. In what universe does graphics not count in a game. As for how the cars drive, this is one of those things that I really dont know if people are just shilling or what. I have played AC and PC2 and Race Room and Dirty Rally 2 and the cars drive better than anyone of them. Its not that any of those games are bad its just AMS2 is better. I really do believe that the majority of complaints are coming from people who play AC and think that is what reality is and anything that does not play like it is just a bad game.
 
New formula gen 2 car is great and all but ... I lost all my interest about this game when 1.3 update released. I don't know if it's just me but that "big physics and FFB" update ruined the game for me. It changed driving feel and car handling completely for me...
I'm not an expert by any means and i'm not even a great driver but something is not feel right about it.
 
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New formula gen 2 car is great and all but ... I lost all my interest about this game when 1.3 update released. I don't know if it's just me but that "big physics and FFB" update ruined the game for me. It changed driving feel and car handling completely for me...
I'm not an expert by any means and i'm not even a great driver but something is not feel right about it.
If you preferred AMS2 prior to 1.3 then what game do you normally play? The physics were definitely wrong prior to 1.3 and that is a fact, not opinion. There is still a ways to go but it has definitely become more realistic. Maybe a game like Forza is more enjoyable for you in the way it handles? I am surprised to hear anyone say they prefer pre 1.3 honestly. It was awful by most peoples account.
 
i gave AMS2 a few days ago a new go after being away from the sim for like two months and i have to say that the FFB feels now much more like ACC which by now i came to dislike a bit after getting more into rf2 and iRacing. I remember that AMS2 used to feel much more similar to these two and not to AC or ACC.
 
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Maybe a game like Forza is more enjoyable for you in the way it handles?
Oh my! I actually have Forza Motorsport 7. And it's awful. Just terrible... I don't even touch that, its getting virtual dust in my HDD :sick:
Driving wise, the most enjoyable game is ACC for me. Than Pcars 2 and than AMS2...

I am surprised to hear anyone say they prefer pre 1.3 honestly. It was awful by most peoples account.
Well i don't know how to express it but in ACC, it feels like car has it's own weight and it reacts accordingly. I'm not just talking about wheel heavyness. I think this is what people means when thay say "feeling connected to car". In Pcars2, that feeling is there too (not quite like ACC but still there.) But in AMS2, i don't get that feeling, like i'm not in control.

i have to say that the FFB feels now much more like ACC which by now
I agree with that. It's much more like ACC (which i dig it) as you said.

Don't get me wrong. I referred 1.3 update as "big physics and FFB" in my previous post just because that update was about "physics and FFB". Guess i expressed it poorly in my first post, my bad... Like i said: "it changed driving feel and car handling completely for me". FFB wise, it's great after update.

it's just you
Well, i'm sorry to hear that. Maybe you're right, i'm one of those odd ones. It's ok.
After all that's why we are here right? To share our experience, ideas and opinions.
 
Well i don't know how to express it but in ACC, it feels like car has it's own weight and it reacts accordingly. I'm not just talking about wheel heavyness. I think this is what people means when thay say "feeling connected to car". In Pcars2, that feeling is there too (not quite like ACC but still there.) But in AMS2, i don't get that feeling, like i'm not in control.
That sounds like a FFB configuration issue. PC2 is famous for it's light-weight toy cars with too little inertia, especially rotational inertia, which was mostly fixed by AMS2. And ACC feels like the cars have artificial inertia added to them just to make them feel heavy and resistant to direction changes.
 
I think i can best describe for me the difference between ACC/AMS2 (since last update) on the one side and iRacing/rf2 on the other side as follows: With ACC/AMS2 i dont feel my tyres, i feel suspension work and the surface bumps. I dont have the feeling that the rubber of the tyres is flexing at all when i corner and have heavy load on the tyre and go over a bump or drive over curbs/sausages. I just dont feel it.
With iRacing/AMS2 i have a much more pronounced feeling of what the tyre is doing and i also feel the downforce working/not working much better, like when traction breaks and when downforce is not holding the car anymore, its to me better simulated via the ffb in iRacing/rf2. Using CSL DD btw. I can wrestle the car better and be more aggressive at the very limit of tyre grip and downforce levels, i simply can read it better where the limit will be.
So thats why i currently like these two better than ACC/AMS2.
 
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That sounds like a FFB configuration issue.
Well maybe i should try custom ffb files for AMS2 too. I always thought it was more about the game itself than FFB. In Pcars2 i use Christiaan's Pure FFB. With that it gets closer to ACC for me. I wish there was more road noise with that profile though. I kinda like it. It gives me even more "connected to road" sense.
 
Well, i'm sorry to hear that. Maybe you're right, i'm one of those odd ones. It's ok.
After all that's why we are here right? To share our experience, ideas and opinions.
Of course, talking is nice. as Borat says :)
We have different opinions and that's ok.
The fact that Project Cars 2 have better FFB feeling that AMS2 is quite puzzling to me
maybe it's your settings like someone said or something, don't know.
But, for me, those two game are not really close.
Or, even worse, that PC2 is better than AMS2 in FFB compartment :confused:
But each his own I guess. I couldn't hold my original Assetto Corsa game, something's always missing, unfinished, unpolished. and I had to uninstall.
Sometimes I look at all those shiny cars and huge choice of the tracks available for that game and I sigh for a moment but still feel... naah, that's not my cup of tea.
And most people here are mad about AC. different opinions.
 
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