Automobilista 2 V1.4.5.2 & New DLC Packs RELEASED!

From reading this thread I am reassured to come back to the game in a half year or so. It is still so buggy that it just doesn't make sense to play it apart from the occasional round for testing. It is a pity.

 

What bugs are you talking about? The only thing which is completely broken is Snetterton. Certain small things might not work as expected, but it is still very good

 

My first though was: wow AMS2 has snow and ice now But then, noticed that buildings and so are missing or coverd by snow....

 

I wish

 

F1 Classic Gen 2 and F1 Classic Gen 4 are also broken with no drivers.
Also the F1 Classic Gen 4 new McLaren cars ? Their AI is horrendously slow ! And with a custom grid start you will always start in the back with those cars, the AI always starts in the back too.

 

I haven't tested it out much but I've noticed too racing the mp4/6 that I seemingly always started at the back of the grid if I didn't do qualifying, even though chose to start in the middle

 

It's in a much better shape than 6 months ago and it's on route to be in better shape in 6 months time. I suppose if you expect bug free game then even in one year there will still be issues since Reiza is continually improving it and will be in at least next year too. And of course, if you're making big changes new bugs will temporarily surface.

 

Well, one of the most enraging bugs that have been in the game since day 0 is still present: stuck lobbies.

The lovely feeling of practicing for 20 mins and qualifying for another 20 mins only to get stuck in the lobby just before the race. To add salt to the wound, the only way the host can exit that deadlock is to ctrl-alt-del away.

 

If I based the games I play on the negative feedback all those games get, I wouldnt be able to play any.

 

Would love if there are some AI cars (3...6) when doing Test Day.
It's so boring and no attraction, competition, challenge, nothing.....
Please REIZA, it shouldn't be so difficult I hope


No one else with me on track? Sad

 

Why not just set a long practice session?

 

I don't want AI messing up my test sessions, mucking up the track with dirt and crashing into me. Use a single race with a long practice session if you want to simulate a track day.

 

This is hilarious. Complaints about a mode designed for a PRIVATE track day that has no competitors, when you can just load a Practice session with whichever and however many competitors you please and for whatever time length you prefer. @alink

 

The only thing apart from player should be (currently unavailable) your Ghost.
This would make Test day relevant and very useful for setup testing.

 

Hello,

Some questions.

Does AI use different turbo boost in qualify and race?

Tested F-Retro gen3 cars in Jacarepagua 88. Default settings used in all cars. In my hands McLaren (1:32.8) was fastest by second to Brabham (1:33.8). Then came generic turbo (1:34.2) and slowest was generic dfy car (1:34.6). Only one fast lap was made. That was good when I drove those cars. Not huge differences. But then come AI drivers. Brabham is fastest by 1-2 seconds to McLaren. Generic cars can't compete Brabhams and McLarens. Both of those cars lose about 2-4 second per lap. Something wrong with AI drivers? Brabham drivers too fast or are others too slow? I know I could change those making custom file for those cars. Default files are crypted and can't change?

 

Well... At least virtual Le Mans 24h was a raging success
I really miss the track in AMS 2, Le Mans and the RSR are one of my fav. long standing combos.
So I do VIR and Gateway(full road course, the middle one) with that car.
Was it always this good? Haven't touched in a while 'cause I was underwhelmed at first.
I'll get to the point; I liked rFactor's rendition of the RSR, so I tried some setup to see if I couldn't make it behave similarly.
Very stiff rear ARB and the infamous "set diff clutches to 2"(I know it ain't right, but I'm trying to make the rear misbehave...)
On default ffb, I'd say it comes very close.
Especially in those turning-while-braking situations, the aforementioned tracks have this in spades!
Loose rear end, lift-off rotation until well into next week, you name it.
I've noticed this with some other cars as well; when they're modelled to a certain degree of fidelity across multiple sims, their general characteristics and feel are scary similar! The RSR when tweaked underlines this point all the more. I'm also not the type to take a magnifying glass to an analytic graph to do my setups. I look for feel and behaviour.

If you're bored and want to test this, I'll see if I can leave a time @ modern Imola so you can steal the setup.
All run without any TC btw.
And with tyres more or less in their optimal ranges, so you might want to do Gateway in winter...

 

People will see this pic and say: "See? I always said that F1 is all about the cars and the drivers don't matter!"

 

That's what I always do.

 

Trying to upload pic in here but error occur everytime. It's less than 3mb .png.