Automobilista 2 November 2023 Development Update

Discussion in 'Automobilista 2 - News & Announcements' started by Renato Simioni, Nov 17, 2023.

  1. MarcG

    MarcG Well-Known Member AMS2 Club Member

    Joined:
    Mar 8, 2016
    Messages:
    620
    Likes Received:
    313
    that's the bit that stuck out to me, resisting two companies and I'd wager a rather large bet the dreadful MSG were one of them (I'd be very surprised if I'm wrong!). So HUGE respect to Renato for resisting that temptation.
     
    • Agree Agree x 8
  2. MarcG

    MarcG Well-Known Member AMS2 Club Member

    Joined:
    Mar 8, 2016
    Messages:
    620
    Likes Received:
    313
    ...and yes I agree with the above, I think it's great to hear a developer speak from the heart and not from the boardroom of the marketing department every single time. It's actually refreshing to see Renato get pi$$ed off as it shows his passion for what is essentially his baby (along with his staff of course!). I wish more devs would speak out like this, say it how it is and not conform to corporate speech to appease the suits in the towers.

    On the flip side sure some of us may repeat the same moans & groans, I'm just as guilty of that as the next person, but that in itself shows our passion in wanting this sim (or whatever game/sim we're ranting about) to be even better. There's no actual harm in that other than the blood pressure of the Devs boiling over somewhat when they read the same garbage for the hundredth time, but if they all responded like Renato did above then maybe it'd sink into us a bit more that AMS2 is in great hands and at the end of the day that's all that matters, no matter how annoying it may be that some of our own personal issues don't get addressed.

    So yeah, the heart & passion is clearly strong with Reiza - Good!
     
    • Like Like x 3
    • Friendly Friendly x 3
    • Agree Agree x 2
    • Winner Winner x 2
  3. TheRaptor103

    TheRaptor103 Consistently inconsistent AMS2 Club Member

    Joined:
    Nov 28, 2021
    Messages:
    20
    Likes Received:
    24
    Just want to add here that I really appreciate the continued work on improving the single player experience. The best thing about AMS2 for me (and why I keep coming back to play it) is how easy it is to just pick your car, pick a track, and then start a race. There's not much of a need to mess around with various settings and/or mods, like with other games on the market, to have a good race. For someone like me, who never knows when they're going to have free time and just wants to play a game they know they can have fun with, AMS2 is a godsend.

    Thank you, truly, to everyone at Reiza.
     
    • Agree Agree x 12
    • Like Like x 4
  4. formulafan1994

    formulafan1994 New Member

    Joined:
    Apr 10, 2022
    Messages:
    12
    Likes Received:
    4
    so now, it's just an matter of waiting? i hope it'll be here soon, i'm excited for it!
     
    • Agree Agree x 2
  5. Renato Simioni

    Renato Simioni Administrator Staff Member

    Joined:
    Feb 14, 2016
    Messages:
    4,873
    Likes Received:
    45,545
    Respect and kudos primarily warranted to the dev team more than myself personally - if I didn´t feel at the time we had the manpower and drive to do better on our own, I could very well have sold. A lot of these guys could earn bigger bucks elsewhere too - they stick around not because of my good looks, but because they enjoy working with each other and the freedom they get to do their best work.

    The reason for the harsher tone of the previous reply is not because we are intolerant to criticism or just looking for claps and cheers - it should be evident to anyone who follows the game, reads these dev updates and check the changelogs how aware we are of persisting issues, which is precisely what is making me a little intolerant to the vitriolic nature of some posters. It´s possible to enquire and point out issues and even demand improvements to them without pretending they are being neglected.
     
    Last edited: Nov 20, 2023
    • Winner x 33
    • Like x 22
    • Agree x 8
    • Friendly x 7
    • Informative x 1
    • Useful x 1
    • Optimistic x 1
  6. iggymax

    iggymax Britney is in the wall BANNED

    Joined:
    Oct 11, 2023
    Messages:
    76
    Likes Received:
    87
    Chemistry must be great between you guys and that's awesome to hear, but i would also stick around because of your good look
     
    • Funny Funny x 12
    • Agree Agree x 1
    • Winner Winner x 1
    • Friendly Friendly x 1
  7. Ernesto_171

    Ernesto_171 Active Member

    Joined:
    Nov 27, 2022
    Messages:
    187
    Likes Received:
    86
    I can have fun in SP in AMS2 with VR using a 3060ati + R7 5800X, with a lot of eyecandy and 120FPS and 60FPS in rain with headlights on full grid even in Hockenhein. Max Quest 2 resolution.

    If Reiza keep pushing without abandon this great graphics engine for VR, this sim is the benchmark for VR racing. And even to VR gaming itself.
     
    • Agree Agree x 6
    • Like Like x 1
    • Informative Informative x 1
  8. deekracer

    deekracer Active Member

    Joined:
    May 29, 2020
    Messages:
    243
    Likes Received:
    153
    Completely agree. Seeing how Reiza consistently meets its challenges, I have little doubt it will build a stupendous MP at some point.
     
    • Like Like x 1
  9. deekracer

    deekracer Active Member

    Joined:
    May 29, 2020
    Messages:
    243
    Likes Received:
    153
    I think it is so damn cool that the main developer of game speaks to us one-to-one as much as possible in this media. Renato's passion for his work is obvious here and it feels very refreshing in an often impersonal world. Also comforting to know that a sim that gives me the release I need is financially secure.

    The more positive tone in this forum today also feels great!
     
    • Agree Agree x 12
    • Like Like x 1
  10. Brazencore

    Brazencore New Member AMS2 Club Member

    Joined:
    Jul 29, 2023
    Messages:
    6
    Likes Received:
    5
    Dev team are doing an amazing job and I couldn't be happier with what you have produced up to now. Your description of how many use this Sim hit the nail on the head for me, and is exactly why I wanted to invest some backing into the Sim with no expectation for any specific returns other than a big thankyou. Keep doing what you're doing!
     
    • Like Like x 2
    • Agree Agree x 1
  11. Pav

    Pav Member AMS2 Club Member

    Joined:
    Jul 25, 2023
    Messages:
    37
    Likes Received:
    19
    I’m usually pretty quiet here but just wanted to unequivocally voice my support for what Renato is saying here. Keep doing amazing work Reiza, you really are doing something special and the heart and dedication this team has, has really become evident to me since the 1.5 update and through being in the loop on all the beta work since. You’ve become my favorite game devs at the moment because of the refreshing level of care and dedication you are showing.
     
    • Agree Agree x 8
    • Like Like x 6
    • Winner Winner x 1
    • Friendly Friendly x 1
  12. john Ellis

    john Ellis The Rectifier of Names AMS2 Club Member

    Joined:
    Mar 18, 2020
    Messages:
    814
    Likes Received:
    942
    If any developer other than Reiza had taken on the challenge of realizing the untapped potential and unfulfilled promise of the Madness engine, I would have lost interest in AMS2 years—literally years—ago. Anyone who has ever worked a day in his life to earn his daily bread can recognize hard work when he sees it. Hopefully, one should appreciate such efforts and accomplishments as well.

    Honestly, I suspect the vast, vast majority of AMS2 critics have squandered far more of their own talents than the employees at Reiza Studios. If nothing else, their tiresome whingeing has wasted a lot of time—for all of us.
     
    • Agree Agree x 5
    • Friendly Friendly x 3
    • Winner Winner x 2
    • Like Like x 1
  13. Ulysseita

    Ulysseita New Member

    Joined:
    Oct 28, 2023
    Messages:
    5
    Likes Received:
    2
    Please, tell me you are sorting the parallel projections problem on Pimax devices as well!
     
    • Like Like x 2
    • Optimistic Optimistic x 1
  14. WALLACE ALMEIDA MARINHO

    WALLACE ALMEIDA MARINHO Active Member

    Joined:
    Mar 13, 2020
    Messages:
    185
    Likes Received:
    85
    I'm in favor of a DLC session pass 2024-2028 if I have paid, who out there is in favor? To increase the content of AMS2.
     
    • Like Like x 3
    • Agree Agree x 2
    • Funny Funny x 1
    • Winner Winner x 1
  15. WhippyWhip

    WhippyWhip Active Member AMS2 Club Member

    Joined:
    Apr 4, 2020
    Messages:
    531
    Likes Received:
    178
    that's great that your company is doing great and financially healthy, nobody would wish for anything different

    it still doesn't change the fact ams2 is the least played sim and that's all down to it's multiplayer bugs, i'm in many sim racing communities and everyone owns ams2 but nobody plays it for this very reason despite the game having probably the best content list in sim racing.

    i don't know why you felt you had to go on a rant simply because i stated a truth that you don't like to hear
     
    • Dislike x 25
    • Disagree x 11
    • Agree x 3
    • Like x 2
    • Funny x 1
  16. RockyTM

    RockyTM Modder AMS2 Club Member

    Joined:
    Jan 8, 2022
    Messages:
    79
    Likes Received:
    97
    Whippy:

    Renato:
    No, I don't think you do.
     
    • Funny Funny x 10
    • Like Like x 1
  17. Malaman

    Malaman New Member

    Joined:
    Jul 20, 2022
    Messages:
    12
    Likes Received:
    4
    Well if the company is financially healthy it means they are doing something right despite what some forum members think.

    As someone who don't care about MP AMS 2 is my main sim and the one I'll support for as long as it exists.
     
    • Agree Agree x 8
    • Friendly Friendly x 3
    • Like Like x 2
  18. Ettore

    Ettore Well-Known Member AMS2 Club Member

    Joined:
    Feb 21, 2020
    Messages:
    2,646
    Likes Received:
    1,609
    Long live AMS2 and independent Reiza. Such a refreshing jewel in the landscape of big corporations seizing the whole industry.
    :hurrayreiza:
     
    • Agree Agree x 10
    • Like Like x 5
    • Winner Winner x 4
  19. Pandytim99

    Pandytim99 Well-Known Member AMS2 Club Member

    Joined:
    Aug 23, 2022
    Messages:
    1,271
    Likes Received:
    597
    bro you’re a club member so you know better than anyone else about all the weekly tests, yet you’re still here whining the same stuff over and over and ignoring all the tests/ well placed explanations from Renato?

    Tsunoda have an advice 4 you m8 IMG_5572.jpeg
     
    • Funny Funny x 6
    • Like Like x 2
  20. Andy Reader

    Andy Reader Member

    Joined:
    Oct 31, 2023
    Messages:
    34
    Likes Received:
    30
    there are so many communities playing ams2 online quite happily. join one if you want. otherwiswe just STFU
     
    • Like Like x 2
    • Agree Agree x 1
    • Winner Winner x 1

Share This Page