Automobilista 2 V1.1.0.0 RELEASED - Now Updated to V1.1.0.5

I understand... I will see if I notice this in the races.
They do have a tendency to go "wide", don't they? Like three abreast, for a very long time?! Makes it quite hard to get a move in.
It's like, c'mon guys! Overtake or not, but they're very reluctant to concede position now. (Which I abuse by forcing them on a line that leads over sausage-curbs and what not, it's fun, sometimes they topple over!)

 

Me, driving on a two-lane highway with a lorry overtaking another lorry for five hours.

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Where did we arrive on the CLK GTR gear indicator? I couldn't find onboard footage, but I did notice that it was a thing in Project Cars. No way to know if this is correct or not based on another game. Kind of looks wrong being forced into that tiny space...

 

Or me, waiting 5 months for a rtx3080?! How are you oez? Good job on procuring this rarity of a GPU...

 

It wasn't there in the real CLK LM for 1998 (in game) and it was introduced only in the 1999 CLR which is a fairly different car introduced for the next year class (not called GT1 anymore by FIA)

 

But it does not make any sense if everything is shown in digit except the selected gear? With a sequential gearbox it is not possible to "feel" the selected gear when touching gear leveler as with an H-pattern.
Here is a cockpit from a McLaren from 1993/1994, I do not know if I am right but I am sure that the first digit from left is the gear, others maybe any oil-/water temps and fuel, above GOOD TO SEE (compare to classic G3M2 V10 model) the RPM-bar. All for driving and engine-health necessary. Something like speed is informative but for race-driver not necessary.
If you have an digit display, it is possible to configure as you want. Via a controller lights can switched on/off like you want, that means depending on a (rpm) sensor it is possible to get a (shifting) light glowed at a specific value. The same with the rpm-bar which is only a display with no physical limits. That is today, that was 20 years ago, that was 60 years ago.... That's why I do not understand why the dash of the MB CLK is working that way, not IRL not in AMS. It does not make any sense that the start of glowing of any shifting-/rpm-lights is miles behind the optimum engine performance. You have no effort and it is bad for engine lifetime as well.

 

Mate, motorbikes (street and race versions) have always had sequential gearboxes and for the most part of their history no gear indicator until very recently LCDs made their way on bikes. Why would that be so troubling for you guys?
Also to answer to your point on the optimal change rpm, it is actually a function of what the next gear ratio is as well. So the best rpm to change really depends on how fast the torque curve drops after max power vs the difference in gear ratio between current and next gear. In other words it's a number that does not exist in itself

 

I already answered this pages back...

You literally do not need to know what gear you are in with a sequential. What is your current rpm? What do you want/need to do next? Shift up or down (or don't shift) accordingly. That's it. @alink, try it with the F-Trainer and you will see it is quite easy.

 

Sorry guys, maybe there is some misunderstanding.
It is not when I should shift, it is the technical equipment in the MB CLK LM and some other cars where I think the visualation on the digital dash does not fit to the engine performance.
But now, we have a long discussion about this topic with no result (at least for me) and I think Reiza has done it right / real or will do it. That's it, over and out

 

Yes you did and agree. There is the HUD too

 

Guys, about the shifting lights etc discussion, here's a Dyno app that you might find useful. I had written it for PCARS2, but works fine with AMS2 as well, you just need to set the Shared Memory option to Project CARS 2. It also needs one of the recent .Net Framework versions installed.

To use it, just run it, then open any kind of session in AMS2 with the car you want to test, in a track with a long straight and put the car in the beginning of it. Put 4th gear with autoclutch on and fully press the gas, until it slowly reaches the limiter. Then the app will show you the power/torque curves logged from telemetry. I had been using this in PCARS2 to figure out the optimal gear shift points for every car.

 

Is this the only way to get correct results? Cant we just run a normal lap in TT for example?
So much thanks btw, was searching something similar for days. I didn’t try it yet but if you interested to resume development on it we could provide feedback.

 

Problem with that is that there will probably be spikes on the gear changes, for example telemetry might be still be outputing power values from previous rpm, while the gear is being changed. A smooth, one-gear only run will give more accurate results. Hope you like it, but it's very simple actually, so I don't think there's room for further development for it. In case you'd like something added though, yeah please tell me! Probably in another thread or by pm though, let's not go further off-topic in this already off topic

 

Spoiler alert

"Gameplay video showcasing the latest developments to Automobilista 2 in the upcoming v1.1.0.4 - these include an extensive art revision to the recently released Spa-Francorchamps DLC, including night lighting, faster AI lines and improved performance. The update will also feature further extensive revisions to tire and driveline physics, as well as new developments to AI behavior, including much better detection of slower cars up ahead which should make multiclass racing more competitive. In this video we take a ride with the recently released Mclaren F1 GTR, contending against the superior Mercedes CLK LM & Porsche 911 GT1 and the typical ever-changing weather of Spa as the night begins to set - makes for some exciting racing against the AI"

Source: in video description

 

Thanks for your tireless work...great job Reiza!!!

 

Thanks for your continuous efforts and @Renato Simioni! I love it!

Seems like you threw a bone to couple of us physics thread regulars . I can't wait to sink my teeth into these driveline changes.

 

With the new random weather model I feel very happy, and now with a little bit less rain, what's better, great.

-do we get the Spa-karting track anytime?
Great to see different weather conditions over the track, that makes Spa and especially Nurburgring much-much-much-much more real, and one of my "feature request" wish has come true, maybe next step is weather radar / or,at least, weather forecast.
As always, I love the job you are doing, keep on!

 

Any plans to add mandatory pit stops to timed races? Would be nice to have that as an option for like 60 min GT races, but still have a mandatory pitstop like some real world series do.

 

Awesome! This is a proper update, not a hot fix! Glad to see that promo video too!

 

I didnt see any light over the road in the test run, only houses and car objects. Can anyone confirm?