Troubleshooting - Automobilista 2

I can't update. I've done everything written on the first page and nothing works. I've cleared the download cache, restarted, verified the files, uninstalled and reinstalled. It's almost finished, but the files just stop installing. I have enough space on my hard drive. I've been trying everything for a week now, and the update just won't finish. The other games update normally!

 

At this rate it's probably best to completely uninstall and reinstall the game.

 

Yes, come to think of it, I updated my Elgato Drivers/software recently which was a few releases behind. So I've tested some more games and I am definitely seeing similar behavior on some of them (see below), therefore I'm very confident that the recent Elgato Stream Deck software update to version 6.9.1 (21711) is the culprit.

EDIT/UPDATE: Yep, it's 100% the Elgato software. 6.8.X works fine, but starting with 6.9.X, the issue appears. Once I rolled back to 6.8.1, all games are working correctly again in WINDOWED BORDERLESS mode.

AMS2
WINDOWED = YES, Stream Deck works correctly
BORDERLESS = NO, does not work correctly
FULL SCREEN = NO

DIRT4
FULLSCREEN = YES
BORDERLESS = NO

DIRT RALLY 2.0
WINDOWED = YES
FULLSCREEN = YES (at first, until I ALT-TAB out and then back, then NO)
WINDOWED BORDERLESS = NO

F1 22
WINDOWED = YES
FULLSCREEN = NO (at first, until I ALT-TAB out and then back, then YES)
WINDOWED (FULLSCREEN) = NO

GRID LEGENDS
FULLSCREEN = YES
WINDOW FULLSCREEN = NO

ACC
FULLSCREEN ENABLED = YES
FULLSCREEN DISABLED = YES

 

Hi,
Same issue here.
I host servers with a lot of players, and after the latest patch I've had multiple problems:

1. My server stopped working—people couldn’t join, so I had to set up a new one (I'm using a dedicated server).
2. Online play has become extremely slow. Yesterday, during rain, the game was practically unplayable. My FPS dropped significantly (I have a 4080 Super). I use VR, and with every new patch I have to lower the resolution—as if the game consumes more performance with every update.
3. The FPS drop isn’t just affecting me. I’ve joined other rooms and noticed the same issue happening frequently.

 

I'm not sure if I should ask this here or create a dedicated post but I've experienced some extreme stutter on one of my last races.
I wanted to ask if it's unwise, unadvisable to cap the frames in AMS2 using nvidia control pannel to do so?

I mean, inside AMS2 I can cap it at 120hz (since I won't imagine I'll be able to smoothly run faster than that) but I'm not sure if that actually caps the game at real 120fps or if I need a 3rd party interaction (nvidia control pannel in this case) to make sure that I cap those frames.

I usually record while playing and want to make it look as smooth and fluid as possible.

 

Hi Carlos, I do the cap directly via AMS2s start parameters: "-pthreads 2 -fpscap 118". The last one is the cap just below 120HZ. The first one I needed since more threads were used from some updates ago, I experience some tiny micro stutters. I never had good fps cap control via nvidias driver. I get good control (meaning low latency, very accurate) with RTSS and the ingame (startup) options. (VSync off, freesync on, in my case). But be aware I don't have any experience with recording at the same time The above mentioned works perfectly for driving in my case.

 

"-pthreads 2" how do I know how many physical cpu threads should I use?

I have:
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
G.SKILL Ripjaws V (2x8GB)
ATX Gigabyte B550

I have the idea my system can be a bit outdated by today's standards but at the same time I think Ryzen CPUs are better at multithreading, would 4 give me benefits?
Also noticed more stutters capping FPS using nvidia, and just turned it off. But I know too much FPS for a system (even if the system can provide it) can lead to some extra ms of input lag due to higher strain on the system, for me it's better to run at a steady pace even if it's slightly lower FPS.
I will try 120, I can't imagine trying 118 because OBS is recording at 60 and if the numbers aren't even, the recording gets a lot of stutters while the game looks normal.

 

hello, unfortunately they will now start telling you that your pc is obsolete, that your processor creates bottlenecks.

This is what I can tell you: up until 10 days ago I had the same processor as you, but with a 4080 super, I was playing in VR at a resolution of 3300x3000 and I had no problem, now since the patch came out in multiplayer the game has become very slow, I'm studying the problem, I noticed that it happens only in races, for example I have 25 players in my server and I have the game that totally freezes continuously, they are real continuous blocks, now it has become unplayable, yesterday I had to close the server after several races. In qualifying when it's clogged or everyone on the track doing the lap it all seems smooth so it's very strange. Unfortunately I know it will be difficult to solve the problem given also the ZERO cooperation, I think I have never or almost never received an answer in this forum in the end I solved it myself. I can also tell you that despite them telling you it's down to your (very good) processor this issue is plaguing several players, the day the patch was released when I was entering the servers I could see it was slow and some people were complaining about these things.

P.S.: I used to play at 3,300x3,300 and now I'm having these terrible shakes and I'm playing at 2,800x2800

 

I have 7900x3d no problems. Show firmeware and gamemod in windows to on. Ingame press win key and g. For using 3d/core and show in fullscreen mod. Sorry for off topic

 

So from what I've tried to find out, the only command I'm better of using is the "-popupwindow" (makes OBS better at recording) (allows Simhub overlays)
pthreads not advised for me, the game manages itself better.
fpscap also not advised, RivaTuner RTSS is the best FPS cap, at 118fps if running 120hz.

I'll be trying this, but overall seems to run better with only the "-popupwindow" command, but if you're not recording and VR I don't think that you would ever use that, it's like the game runs always on fullscreen.

I must say while a 4070 would still be an upgrade for me I think, anything past that would start to become a bit bottlenecked by this processor and while the GPU is the more tempting and visual upgrade, getting more than 16gb of ram is cheap and CPU on AM4 Mobos in our case the best option is the 5700X3D.
With that CPU then the likelihood of a bottleneck would be much slimmer. And comparing CPU to GPU prices... the CPU is not "that expensive".
Right now I can only dream of GPUs but they're becoming a scarce commodity.

And I'm running 1080p120fps to maximize performance while still be able to record.
My monitor is also a AOC C32G2 (0,5ms at 240hz) which is nice for fluidity, not the best quality.
And it was the biggest thing I could afford at the time being 32", and curved feels nice.

I got it for like 300€ many years ago... now it sells for 170€.... I could get 2 more but how I'm I going to run +2x1080 in this computer... and still record the middle, it's going to explode.

Besides for recording, I would rather get a 57 ultrawide (as tall as the 32 but ultra wide, or just wider version of my monitor) something like that where I can manage the image myself but it's hard to deal with such resolutions.

 

hi

I'm having to set angles of actual car mirrors each time boot up ams2, it doesn't seem to save my settings use vr only no virtual mirrors

not sure if car specific but solely been using formula trainer LFM online

is there a fix?

 

The first thing that comes to mind is permissions on AMS2 to access read and edit it's own files in the steam folder, and it's files in the documents folder, and maybe even some older folder inside "program files" or some other hidden part of the system.