Automobilista 2 Custom Force Feedback - Overview & Recommendations

Although AMS2 is a physics-based simulation, the finer and final aspects regarding FFB preferences are, in the end, subjective. Attached is a collection of custom-FFB files for AMS2 developed by the community to help make a great racing simulator even better. If there are additional files, or updated ones, that need to be added, please feel free to reach out to @john Ellis and @ricxx to help them keep things up to date. The Custom FFB Collection comes in two versions: One already includes JSGME, the other does not.
Installation: Extract the .7z to your Documents\Automobilista 2 folder. Prior to launching AMS2, use JSGME to activate the custom-FFB file of your choice. Note: Z-Archive folders contain many earlier/previous versions in separate subfolders. To activate any of these files with JSGME, copy over the relevant subfolder to the main folder prior to installation.


Custom FFB Files for AMS2 v2.94 includes the following files:

Joaquim Pereira FullFFB v24
NuScorpii - Heavy Messing v2.5 (All)
NuScopii - Heavy Messing v2.5 - Brian Phillips
NuScorpii - Medium Messing - Br1am

rFuktor2 Karsten Hvidberg - Eddie de Beer & Friends Tribute
rFuktor 5.0.1.3 Karsten Hvidberg et al
rFuktor 5.0.1.3 Karsten Hvidberg et al Exp1 & Exp2
rFuktor Alegunner68 Hybrid
rFuktor Alegunner68 tune of Daniel V900 V1 (both)
rFuktor Brock Harvey T300 v3.3 final
rFuktor Daniel V7000 Topspeed 4 (both versions)
rFuktor Dud
rFuktor Kuku GTrFuktor Evo tune V2
rFuktor Kuku GTrFuktor V1
rFuktor Manolo & Stakanov ATMOS rFactor 5.0.1 series (All)
rFuktor Stakanov ATMOS Mod V1.6.3.4 (All)
rFuktor NBrembo G27
rFuktor Peter Stefani G920
rFuktor Peter Stefani VRS DFP
rFuktor Theodore Schultz Moza R9
rFuktor Thirty-Four
rFuktor TomP G29
rFuktor tUMi SC 2 Sport

Reiza Basic Rack Force V1.4
Reiza Basic Rack Force V1.5
Alex291190 - Rack Force

Z-Archive Alegunner68
Z-Archive Brock Harvey
Z-Archive Daniel
Z-Archive Joaquim Pereira
Z-Archive Karsten Hvidberg et al
Z-Archive Kuku
Z-Archive rFuktor Peter Stefani
Z-Archive Silver Raw files
Z-Archive Stakanov
Z-Archive Various rFuktor files

Sources
Page 1 posts by @Karsten Hvidberg & @NuScorpii
Your custom FFB file guide by ricxx

Contributors
For the original rFuktor series:
@Karsten Hvidberg with Shadak, Panos, Kuku & tUMi

For the Heavy Messing series:
@NuScorpii

For additional rFuktor and/or Heavy Messing variants:
@Danielkart
@Alegunner68
@Theodore Schultz
@Kuku Maddog
@tUMi
@Manolo
@Stakanov
@Peter Stefani
@TomP
@Joaquim Pereira
@NBrembo
@Dmand
@Dud
@Thirty-Four
Brock Harvey (all versions included; also available at here at RD)

For Basic Custom files:
Reiza Studios - V1.5 & V1.4
@Alex291190 - Rack Force

 

Daniel, this makes me so happy. Now you can make mine work.....lol
Congrats on the new base!

 

Thanks Lab Pong! I think everyone has their own preferences and ideas about how the base settings should be. That can be very subjective and different. I just try to match it to my custom as much as possible, that's all. Ultimately, the best settings on the base are always your own and that it is right for you

 

Hi lads. Getting a little confused trying to read back a lot of pages. I have a DD1 with the Formula V2.5 wheel and V3 pedals. What's the best custom FFB profile that can be recommended? Thanks

 

always start with original 5.0.1.3 from original author’s on page one .
Otherwise you will have no baseline to compare .

 

Hi guys! After a few days with my new Simucube2 Pro Base (Fantastic Base) I got a lot of information and new feedback. But things that I already suspected with the Fanatec DD1 have also been confirmed with the Simucube. With this information and new insights, I was already able to write new V80 Customs, which are already working extremely well. Now I'm really looking forward to the physics update 1.5 from Reiza, so that I can then post the adjusted customs to you. See you and until then I wish you a good time

 

Can't you share it already, as 1.5 is still far away

 

Hello! Go back 1 page. John Ellis and ricxx have compiled the best files from various modders. There you can test everything and select your personal best file

 

Hello Lars! It shouldn't take that long with the 1.5 update, maybe 2-3 months. No point in posting it earlier because maybe it will change too much after the update. Let us surprise

 

Excellent point. I updated the custom FFB collection (v.1, available here) to add "the original" and many of its predecessors--and renamed many folders--to more clearly indicate how various custom files relate to one another. Also includes Peter Stefani's tuned original, so no need to download it from RD.

 

When compiling my recent collection of custom FFB files, it seems the various tunes available are based on either (a) rFuktor 5.0.1.3 or (b) rFuktor 5.0.1. Pardon my ignorance, but what are the salient differences between the two? The notes at Karsten's initial post imply both 5.0.1.3 and 5.0.1 use the damping slider to set damping (as opposed to power steering in some versions) ... and I'm not well versed enough in the rFuktor world to grasp the underlying, numerical differences between the two files. Not to imply that one is better than the other, but are there particular reasons why some modders prefer one over the other as the basis for their further personalized tunes?

 

Hello Easy! The Simucube gives me a lot more feedback from the road and can give me more feedback (curbs, road, car) than the dd1. That means I need less FX in the game because otherwise it gets too loud. The damping of the Simucube and the dd1 confirmed me. Dampening is good at base in combination with friction. In-game damping is better set to 0. Dampening in the game even increases the oscillation when driving ( no matter with which custom) Many new experiences and impressions that will all help me with the V80 Customs and then share them with you when 1.5 from Reiza is ready

 

The rFuktor 5.0.1.3 must be Karsten's latest file, which apparently was posted on February 9 2022 and which obviously has to be based on the earlier 5.0.1, which again of course went through multiple iterations. If I understood correctly all of the tweaked files from all the different people are based on this file.

As I wrote in the OP, if people who were around during that period find wrong info, don't hesitate to correct me.

 

You can also tone it down with in-game FX (which I recommend for Simucube). With damping at the base you can eliminate the oscillation (for me as much as necessary but as little as possible) and together with friction at the base you will get a nice center

 

5.0.1 and 5.0.1.3 are pretty much the same, and it’s far to far back to remember the differences internally. would have to do file comparison . but not really important now.

I consider 5.0.1.3 the last non experimental file. there was a file that turned on the power steering element that followed for those that liked that system . Im thinking it 5.0.1.4 if i recall .

after that there was some experimental stuff added that didn’t really add anything .

after that my focus was on smoothing some frequencies of vibration and removing oscillation .
i just say 5.0.1.k as a identification stamp . it’s all from the same generation between 5.0.1 and .3

 

The settings on the base are very individual and always a matter of personal taste. In addition, my settings from the dd1 and the Simucube are precisely matched to the custom file. There are things that are already integrated in the custom file and are therefore no longer relevant, or it changes the settings on the base. I think every custom file from the modders but also the defaults from Reiza all result in different base settings. That's why people have very different attitudes and wonder why it doesn't work for them. My base settings are also only recommendations and should be a good starting point for my customs, which everyone can adjust to their personal taste.

 

Update: Most recent version can be found here.

Thanks so much to everyone who replied to my earlier question regarding potential 5.0.1 vs. 5.0.1.3 differences. Upon further reflection, differentiating between the two versions in such a linear manner strikes me as misleading and problematic, so I posted an updated collection that removes those distinctions. After all, if the previous folder structure required a paragraph's worth of disclaimers, something just isn't right....

I reorganized the folders to remove the majority of 5.0.1 vs 5.0.1.3 distinctions (except Karsten's files, naturally). Consequently, folders are simply organized alphabetically by tuner's name. Here is the revised folder list:

rFuktor 5.0.1 Karsten Hvidberg et al
rFuktor 5.0.1.3 Karsten Hvidberg et al
rFuktor Alegunner68
rFuktor Daniel V70 for belt 2-5Nm
rFuktor Daniel V70 for belt and dd 5-8Nm
rFuktor Daniel V70 for dd 8-30Nm
rFuktor Daniel V70 for dd 8-30Nm (Motion-tactile)
rFuktor Kuku High Freq
rFuktor Kuku Low Freq
rFuktor Manolo & Stakanov 01 ATMOS rFactor 5.0.1 - MOD V1.4 FIX (WITH YAW)
rFuktor Manolo & Stakanov 02 ATMOS Hybrid1 5.0.1-5.0.1.4 - MOD V1.4 FIX (WITH YAW)
rFuktor Manolo & Stakanov 03 ATMOS Hybrid2 5.0.1-5.0.1.4 - MOD V1.4 FIX (WITH YAW)
rFuktor Manolo & Stakanov 04 ATMOS rFactor 5.0.1.4 - MOD V1.4 FIX (WITH YAW)
rFuktor Manolo & Stakanov 05 ATMOS - MOD V1.4 FIX (WITH YAW)
rFuktor Peter Stefani
rFuktor Theodore Schultz
rFuktor tUMi

Z-Appendix earlier rFuktor versions [Contains many previous rFuktor versions, etc.]
Z-Appendix NuScorpii - Heavy Messing v2.5 - Detailed
Z-Appendix NuScorpii - Heavy Messing v2.5 - Minimal
Z-Appendix NuScorpii - Heavy Messing v2.5 - Smooth
Z-Appendix Reiza Basic Rack Force

Also, I placed all of the earlier, pre-5.0.1 rFuktors (from Page 1) and other older files into appendices, so that they are available for educational purposes, but without overcomplicating the main list of files available to activate. If there are other, relevant files that should be included, please let me know.

 

@john Ellis I just realised my answer had very little to do with your question At least we got a reaction from Karsten. Would be nice if he got a bit more involved again.

 

Ooh, that should be interesting. Can't wait to try it out. I would have no clue where to start if making my own file from scratch. I have been tinkering with other peoples files including yours to find a sweet spot on the Logitech G direct drive 11hm wheel.

 

I don't know if Ams2 supports Logitech's Trueforce or which games already do it. I can imagine this audio based tactile feedback to the wheel changing the FFB. But it would be interesting to know if Trueforce works better with defaults or Customs. Maybe they open a thread for Logitech's Trueforce then other users could benefit from it too