Automobilista 2 Custom Force Feedback - Overview & Recommendations

Hey all,

it took a while, many changes, here is

"rFuktor ? experimental 1":

Additions:
* Improved loss of grip feel
* Pneumatic/mech trail
* Many minor things
* Damping slider is now damping slider again
* Auto adjust strength, based on projected downforce and downforce scale

 

My understanding is, that the kerbs_surface_scale is just that. The feeling of the surface of the kerbs, the serrations etc, whereas the kerbs_bump_scale would be the initial bump when you first hit the kerb.

 

That's what I was thinking but wasn't sure, thanks

 

As I have a simagic alpha Evo 12NM I have tried DanielKarts custom file first as he has this wheel. I still found it to be too light on initial turn and then very heavy on high force corners ie it was not linear enough. Adjusting friction and damping didnt help a lot. There is this high frequency slight buzz as well which was common with all custom files I tried and the defaults
I then tried Karstens custom file and this high force issue was improved somewhat but the curbs etc effects were too much and still the low force was not satisfactory
I found 34's file to be the best of the three but it seems to me the evo wheels arent working that well with AMS2. There is this slight buzz which is not road texture and there is little feel at low force. For example on the starting grid there is zero friction in the wheel when you turn it
In comparison LMU just using the default profile in Simpro Manager has good low force feel and more linear force as force increases. I can even run it at 20 FFB detail in simpro manager with no smoothing in game settings
I actually prefer AMS2 though as a game especially using older cars without aero andTC etc esp on historic tracks. 34's custom file makes a great job with these types of cars and tracks ie ability to control loss of traction on the edge...
Interested to know if others with simagic evo wheels have the same experience. I get the impression DanielKart feels good with his settings not sure why my experience differs.
PS Just noticed Karsten has released another version....have not tried that yet

 

My experience with the Simagic Evo and LMU is almost completely different from yours. LMU is currently unplayable for me and not an option. But no problem, just find something that suits your taste. Or try Reiza's defaults

 

"rFuktor ? experimental 2":

Several sigificant bugs that made the prior version almost junk fixed + some things added, some adjusted.

* Improved loss of grip feel
* "et2" timer fixed
* Startup initialization of pneumatic and mechanical trails fixed
* More real features of pneumatic trail added
* Downforce on bumps improved
* Auto adjust "downforce_scale" depending on the car's downforce capacity

Let me know if you think the losing of grip feel is too much for non high downforce vehicles. I'm considering making it slightly less so for those.

 

Hating too much rear bump, so it's scaled down here, so you don't have to.
No other changes.

rFuktor ? experimental 2.1

 

I was aware some evo owners are having issues with LMU Race Beyond Matter being one but not sure if it is affecting everyone - my impression is certainly not unplayable. Strange
AMS2 bugs me though as to why I am not getting the same experience as you with your settings. Anyway it is by no means bad with what I am using at the moment
Could you do me a favoour I think I accidentally overwrote the default Simprom Manager ams2 profile for the evo 12 nm. Can you tell me what they are.

 

I feel the same way about LMU on the Logitech DD pro. I really want to like that sim and get into it but i just can't