Automobilista 2 V1.2.4.1 & Monza DLC RELEASED - Now updated to V1.2.5.1

I have just tested it, and my VR constantly goes to Motion Reprojection mode on this track, so... There's that...

To be fair though, it is very beautiful (at least the 10k with chicane, the 1991 and the current versions are, I'm sure the others too)!

 

I bought a 3070 so that I didn't have to use ASW but it seems as this game develops over time it is getting more resource heavy. Back to ASW for me, god help anyone running something like a 580(my old card).

It is great to drive tho

 

It is quite accurate 23 years ago when Papyrus released GPL. That was the greatest SIM I ever had.
But with todays REIZA release of Monza historic I can relive my great memories to GPL.
THANK YOU REIZA you are the best as always

 

Thank you Reiza, lovely work, simply gorgeous.

 

Isn't Ilja from CSP on the case for Reiza now? Maybe he was employed to look at the weather system and rain in particular?

 

The new tracks are beautiful. Thank you!
One bug report / observation :
I tried the Mclaren f1 lm at the historic Monza with ramps and no chicanes, and the car's undercarriage scratches the surface of the ramps. It begins with several scrapes on the first ramp and then gets really loud and prolonged on the second one.

 

Just an FYI, if you're keeping track, I get a solid 15 FPS loss on Monza from other tracks. Beautiful work on this track. Hopefully some optimizations will help.

 

I limit the frames in the performance menu but because i use a fps counter in the corner of my screen i can see that it doesn't work.Was already like this in the previous update, worked fine before that.
Here is a screenshot of the settings i am using right now and a screenshot of the fps i am getting in the menu , if i am driving i get around a 100 fps

 

Monza is great especially 1971 and 1991.
But there is something strange between
Curva Grande and Variante della Roggia
with the 1991 layout (and Formula 1 G3 M2):
it feels like there is a longitudinal groove or bump along the straight.
The car is pulling to left and right.
A similar effect is at exit of Lesmo II

 

Running on the ramps at full speed creates huge vertical forces on the car (basically lateral Gs are transformed into vertical loading). You need to run a very very stiff setup or otherwise use bump stoppers to prevent bottoming out (and tires pressures help too). Bump stoppers are quite tricky to use as they may influence other corners in a sudden and unexpected way.
Personally I think tires with standard pressures are struggling not to get squished under the immense load right now. Need to do more testing on this to see if/how high tire pressures help.

 

The Alfa Romeo advertising in Monza, does that mean something for the future? Also would have liked to see the old Alfa logo since in 1991 that one would probably be used. (just a small detail)

 

crown of the road?

 

Just got an update, about 150mb.

 

true! but it be nice to know they have the Alfa Romeo license and could use it to make cars

 

Thanks for the update and new track! I didn't even know I already owned Monza. Lovely track! The full 10k w/o chicanes is insane in the F Vintage Gen1s.

Speaking of the old oval, here's a nice interview with Derek Hill, son of Phil Hill who won his F1 title on this very track:

Listen to the extraordinary story of America's first F1 champion Phil Hill, 60 years on from his title triumph | Formula 1®

 

Just did my first race at Monza 10K. Stunning.
Is anyone else getting random blue flags? Actually not so random, I get them going through backstretch next to pits before oval and at end of sector 1 (every lap).

 

The game seems to be confused as to where the driver is located when going through there. When plotting the trackmap on Second Monitor I end up missing that stretch until halway through the first oval turn.

 

The position counter is bugged around that section of the course where hey overlap.