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Reiza August 2019 Development Update

Discussion in 'Announcements' started by Renato Simioni, Aug 31, 2019.

  1. Renato Simioni

    Renato Simioni Administrator Staff Member

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    Greetings from the Nurburgring!

    Don´t get too excited yet though as this is not for a recon trip.. yet anyway :) just visiting the Sim Expo which is going on again this weekend, of course I had to find some time to wrap this update!

    August has been another very busy month - this is some of what we have been up to the last few weeks:

    Automobilista - Final DLC tracks & Update
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    Our long overdue final AMS update is finally ready - those of you with access to AMS Beta can already enjoy v1.5.2, which among other things includes the two final DLC tracks - Donington Park and Snetterton, each selling for US$ 5.99 but free to those who already own the AMS Season Pass or Reiza backers on any current or past campaigns.
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    Unfortunately the DLCs didn´t get submitted for review in time for Steam to greenlight it before the weekend, so release will remain on hold until Monday when it should finally be deployed.

    Both Donington Park and Snetterton have been modelled with the aid of LIDAR data and represent some of our finest work. They also bring our roster of british tracks up to a total of 5, all of which carry over to AMS2 and serve as a baseline for further very interesting brit-centric series... But we´ll get to that later :)
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    In addition to the two brand new tracks, the final AMS1 update packs some extra values with some bug fixes and an extensive update to controller support, with wheels from all 3 main manufacturers receiving attention - highlights include support for the newer Fanatec Podium DD wheels and for a bunch of features from the latest Fanatec models. AMS v1.5.2 allows Logitech G29 - G920 owners to run the game from its main branch, no longer requiring a separate branch.

    While another hotfix for minor glitches that pop up post-release is likely, by and large this update marks curtains finally coming down for Automobilista, almost exactly 3 years after its v1.0 release back in August 2016. Automobilista exceeded our expectations in every way and opened doors for us to take bigger steps in the future, and for that we´re very thankful - but it´s the fact many of our fellow sim racers remain so engaged with it is what is most rewarding for us. We hope v1.5.2 is a proper send-off it and that people continue to enjoy it for a while longer!

    rF2 Bundle Update

    The update for the rF2 Bundle is likewise wrapped for release but on hold for a few more days until S397 has a window to review and prep them for deployment. These cover mostly fixes for minor bugs reported since our last update a couple of months ago.

    E-Stock

    Over the course of August Reiza together with Stock Car Brasil promoted the very first E-Stock competition - the first official E-Sports event for the main brazilian motorsports series.

    The event consisted of a week-long Time Trial from which 10 top drivers earned a sit to a single multiplayer race along real drivers and other invitees, with the top prize for the winner being an Extreme P1 Seat. Due to logistics the event was restricted to Brazilians only, but it still proved an intense battle with top 30 in Time Trial covered by less than 1s, and the race itself a fierce battle between Gustavo Ariel and Bruno Fernandes, with the latter eventually coming out on top. The full race was streamed from the official series Youtube channel as per the link above.

    There is a lot of buzz for E-Motorsports lately and other series besides Stock Car are looking to explore this further to create venues for sim drivers to make the jump into the real series. Expect these to become regular fixtures next year with Automobilista 2.

    Automobilista 2 - the new & improved Formula Classic
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    You may recall from the AMS2 intro trailer that we already have a few historical Mclaren F1 cars lined up for release in AMS 2 (a lot more to come on that front) - as exciting as it is to be bringing those great classics back to life in AMS2, we find it´s important to give them some proper competition to race against.

    Enters the new, improved and substantially expanded F-Classic series, going from one single model from AMS1 to a total of six, fully scratch built models, spread over 3 generations covering different regulations and engines ranging from massive 1400 BHP monters, to glorious sounding V10 and V12 3.5l with everything in between.
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    This means teams will have unique performance and handling providing a lot more variety and very real challenges within these fictional series. Other fictional series from AMS1 will receive similar treatment for AMS2.

    Updating car and track assets for AMS2

    With AMS1 being limited by its 32bit architecture and some of its cars and tracks showing its age, porting them over to the Madness engine is far from a copy&paste move - all cars and tracks from AMS1 in fact need substantial rework to be suitable for the new engine, and with AMS1 featuring a roster of over 50 unique tracks and over 40 vehicle models, upgrading and exporting most of these into the new engine is by itself a project of massive scale. To the team´s credit we are not only managing it within schedule, but doing so parallel to development of new cars and tracks.
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    We spent a good chunk of August focusing on doing these updates, ranging from creating new trackside objects, upscaling models and remapping textures to a complete top-to-bottom overhaul, to outright remodelling them from scratch in the case of the most dated assets.
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    The upgrades while considerable may still alow sharper eyes to tell which are not quite to the same level of the fully scratch-made models, but they should hopefully be enough to reduce the difference to almost negligible, ensuring we retain a consistency across all cars and tracks, which is crucial on several levels.
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    As in previous updates we´ve dedicated a lot of space to presenting how we have been going about upgrading old content and bridging the gaps from one engine to another - this has obviously been a big part of AMS2 development so far, in order to ensure it´s a natural progression from AMS1.
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    This however will be it for talking about the familiar stuff - from next month onwards we´ll start presenting a bit more about what´s fresh incoming with Automobilista 2 - features, physics and of course, some of the new cars and tracks that will come on initial release and beyond - those taking part in the AMS2 Early Backing Campaign can be assured the funding boost is being put to good use :)

    That´s it for August! I´m out now to catch some of the ongoing track action and then to check out what´s going on at the Sim Expo - we just missed making it with Automobilista 2 this year, but Reiza is still present with some partners running Automobilista 1. If you spot me with an Automobilista 2 shirt walking about feel come say hello :)
     
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  2. Alexandre Sene

    Alexandre Sene Well-Known Member AMS2 Club Member

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  3. SmaSy

    SmaSy New Member AMS2 Club Member

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    Really thrilled to see the F-Classic series expanded. It's always been my favourite open wheeler in AMS1!!
     
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  4. Łukasz Łażewski

    Łukasz Łażewski Member AMS2 Club Member

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    So if I Backing AMS2 will i Get Latest DLC free or have to buy on steam, how it works (my AMS + Season pass key was given to friend)
     
  5. Dave Stephenson

    Dave Stephenson Administrator Staff Member AMS2 Club Member

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    It gets attached to Season Pass keys, so your friend will recieve automatically against the same key.

    If you already have season pass from backing via Indiegogo, Purchasing the old beta membership packages here on the forum or via direct purchase on Steam then you too will recieve it automatically against the same key you already have activated.
     
  6. Bull Shark

    Bull Shark Later has long since begun. AMS2 Club Member

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    Looks nice to me.. Great... :D
     
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  7. kodnin

    kodnin Active Member AMS2 Club Member

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    Thanks for the writeup @Renato Simioni! Awesome developments. Stoked to see the variety in the F-Classic series models. Would love to see that for the F-V12 series as well.

    Just checking, do you say there will also be more variety in the other F series? Enjoy the rest of the Expo!
     
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  8. Salvatore Sirignano

    Salvatore Sirignano Active Member AMS2 Club Member

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    Thanks for the write up, looking forward to more variety in the historics! Keep up the good work! :)
     
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  9. Scraper

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    Thank you for the update. It's all looking very good.
     
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  10. Knell Rohan

    Knell Rohan Active Member AMS2 Club Member

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    Now for BTCC need Truxton, Croft, Knockhill and Silverstone! And BTCC, "of corse"!
     
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  11. Fabio Mattos

    Fabio Mattos Member AMS2 Club Member

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    Thanks for the update!
    BTW interesting number choice for the formula classic cars:p
     
  12. Aaron Green

    Aaron Green Well-Known Member AMS2 Club Member

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    Thats EPIC news on the F-Classic front. Cant wait for that, we just need some decent skins from Reiza/Community created and i'll be one happy chappy. Talking of that British championship if you did manage to land the BTCC license then thats it - its over for every other game. I think most petrol heads hold BTCC in high regard, but would it be a vintage season or current??! The golden age of 95-98 springs to mind.
     
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    Msportdan Well-Known Member AMS2 Club Member

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    Salut to AMS1, its been a journey and at the same time been a milestone in sim history. Im sure the same outstanding work will go into AMS2 and I am especially looking forward to that more than any sim/game for the forseable!

    Cheers Reiza!
     
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  14. Dann Murillo

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    Ohh man I saw the Nurburgring logo and thought you guys closed a deal to add it to AMS2. What a win that would be to have the Nurburgring GP & Nordschleife layouts. Gotta make it happen! :cool:

    Great news about the Formula Classic beauty. Absolutely cannot wait for AMS2!
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  15. 2ndLastJedi

    2ndLastJedi Free speech matters AMS2 Club Member

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    Great update, I'm getting excited!

    Question, what track is this?
     

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    Interlagos, mate. ;)
     
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    2ndLastJedi Free speech matters AMS2 Club Member

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    Thanks, looking from where?
     
  18. Dann Murillo

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    That TV cam is looking from just before you enter the pit lane.
     
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  19. Angus94

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    can drag racing fans expect to see any content or provisions made for Drag Racing, whether it be tracks, starting system etc......if tracks or a starting system are provided the community could mod the cars themselves
     
  20. fireballr18

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    Wow....both new tracks for AMS looks so lovely and well done. Fantasic work. :hurrayreiza:
     
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