Automobilista 2 May 2021 Development Update

Indeed. Dave replied earlier

 

Actually can I advocate for Monza's version of the 90s? The one with the double chicane at T1 and the faster Lesmo 2 and gravel all around the track to make it more nerve wrecking? Can you do the magic and bring the true Monza back alive @Renato Simioni?

 

So could the same thing then happen in AMS2 as well once development has ended?

 

Great work on this update Reiza and @Renato Simioni. Very impressive development congrats!

Keep up the good work and always be safe! COVID is really making our lives tough!

 

It currently is.
As long as the underlying polling system doesn't/didn't change, it is possible to simply use your host file to reroute the polling call (address/IP) to a PC (local or remote) where said 3rd party program is running.

OpenWeather [Testing]: A proposal to fix weather issues (projectcarsgame.com)

 

This looks absolutely fantastic BUT... please improve the VR performance. There are certain tracks like Jerez where you can't run rain or night even with an alien PC like mine that runs 6900 XT, 5900x and 3600 MHz 32 GB RAM.

 

So does that mean everytime we roll over to a new year it drops the 40th years weather off as it would now be 41 years? Did what I type actually make sense? Lol

 

You guys are just awesome.

 

I guess what was meant is that the backlog goes all the way back to 1980, with the database increasing every day once the game fully polls all info externally.

 

These are definetely gonna be a pretty long 4 days
Best of luck Reiza!

 

Keep up the good work guys! I'm so excited for the C8.r/imsa. I have to say to anyone that doesnt have the DLC. It's well worth the money, and definitely the best in terms of 1p quality currently on the market.

I just wish there was some way I could donate to get backer status since I missed the fundraiser before EA lol.

 

Regarding the weather. Is it possible to have different weather cells on the same track in real time? The Nordschleife in particular is known for extreme weather differences. To clarify the question: would it be possible to have light rain in the most norther part and partly cloudy with sun at the box row? 10km away?

 

I don't remember Pcars have the historical weather system available in the public but I remember playing with it briefly in WMD. However, no doubt Reiza has taken these systems a lot further. Honestly, I am really happy to see these systems coming back and being quite polished.

I am curious if Reiza could get some of the removed features in Madness engine, namely the puncture one and also the damage system. Or bring thy hybrid or EV system into AMS2.

 

regarding the openweather thing for pCars2, their implementation used a shared API key (same key for every owner of the game, hardcoded somewhere). Presumably the API request limit for this key was exceeded very early on (either by people playing the game or stealing the key - it's in plaintext in the API call so trivial to obtain).

I guess maintaining the API key's access cost money, and (at the time at least) it wasn't possible hide the key. Worth considering here if AMS2 is taking a similar approach.

I wrote that little Java proxy that intercepts the OpenWeather calls and forwards them on with a different API key (one that's specific to that user). This seemed to work OK. The proxy could also pretend to be the actual server, giving fairly sensible weather responses based on the location being requested. TBH, I've no idea if it still works

 

With the weather set to Random, this effect is already possible in the current v1.1.4.5 release. But if you want to decide the outcome yourself, that is a different thing.

 

Okay, good to know.

 

I'am quite sure the weather is player centric and all the same over the track currently. It only changes with time or follows race by sectors whenever a player activates it.

 

That already happens but it will always be somewhat randomised i think