Automobilista 2 June 2026 Development Update - Pt 2

If you have the game, you don't have to worry about anything. They'll arrive for free. For the F1 McLarens, I recommend purchasing the Brazilian Legends DLC NOW, which currently costs €3.75. It includes all of Senna and Piquet's cars (McLaren, Lotus, Brabham). You'll keep them forever

 

F1 2006/2008 in AMS2.... My dream is here at last ! Thanks Reiza !!!!!!!

 

The F1 stuff, I really appreciate the explanation - single seater racing isn't really my thing anyway so not a big problem personally.

Good to hear you'll look more into AI-to-AI racecraft in future, that's my biggest immersion breaker in the game at the moment.

And then the big one for me... the 2005 endurance pic with the Lister and generic model. I am hyped to the max for this and will definitely be picking up the 90s-00s tracks for it in the meantime. I want to say thank you for expanding and adding such depth to this era.

Hungaroring is very nice to have too; I'm a little disappointed it won't be one of those premium tracks with historic versions though, unless that is the case and I understood it wrong.

 

If some players dont have some of the branded cars how will skin packs work

 

This is a good question - my hope would be that the generic models will be very similar to the real ones, so modders can just tweak the liveries slightly (so you would have a licensed livery or generic livery to pick from depending on what content you have).

 

LISTER STORM WOWOWOWOWWOW

Very exciting update - I love how there's always something for everybody each time. I think we all appreciate the transparency on the issues behind the scenes and all trust that whatever decisions you make on content will be for the right reasons.

Got my money waiting in my steam account ready to fork it over, this all looks brilliant!

 

See post below for correct info.

 

Incorrect, here is how it worked last time it was available back in 2023

$200 USD if you dont own AMS 2
$170 USD if you owned AMS 2
$100 USD if you owned AMS 2 and all of it's DLC

 

Awesome—no need to say anything else.

 

OK, so just trying to clarify here. Not talking about DLC (thats clear already) but BASE content.

If the New "Yet to be released" Renault F1 now becomes BASE/free content and will be released as a Renault branded car with the new release in 1.6.9.8 (assuming I am correct here of course), moving forward, when this car becomes "unbranded generic", will that be the case for everyone who owns AMS2 (and therefore base content) or only those who purchase AMS2 base game from then on? Sorry, but this bit is not clear to me and official comment would be appreciated.

 

I think this is why it is a "free trial" for now. It will not have been bought by anybody as DLC, so if they need to they can pull the Renaults and replace them with similar generic models.

Obvs they would run into issues if everyone bought a Renault DLC and later found their Renaults replaced with similar cars that arent actually Renaults.

 

Yeah, this seems like a reasonable take and is the one I completely agree with. Some people (on other forums) believe that it will remain as a Renault so long as you owned AMS2 when it first drops and only people who buy AMS2 after that fact will have generic car.. Not something I believe is the case, so hoping official response can clear up the confusion. (No biggie either way, just clarifying)

 

If you bought the game before the next update, they'll be yours forever. If you buy the game after the update, you run the risk of losing them. But there's still no absolute certainty that Renault and the others will be sacrificed for McLaren. If Reiza doesn't finish with McLaren, it will be sacrificed and Renault will remain. In that case, the McLarens in the game will remain for those who bought it before the next update. And if you haven't yet purchased the Brazilian Legends DLC with Senna and Piquet's cars, I recommend doing so as soon as possible, as they're available for €3.75.

If you own the game, the F1 Renaults aren't a free trial. That's precisely why Reiza didn't release them as DLC. If he had released them as DLC, they would have been limited-time for everyone. If you don't buy the Brazilian Legends Pack now, you could lose Senna's McLarens if, for some reason, the deal falls through. For this reason, the pack is currently available for just €3.75, along with the Lotus 98T and Piquet's Brabham

 

I stand corrected! It's been quite awhile. Thanks for the clarification.

 

This is just YOUR guess. please just let some official comment be made.

 

It's not my hypothesis. It's what Simioni wrote. He seems very clear to me...

 

The puddles are back! I love you REIZA that's why I've bought everything you've released to date. I still have faith in you

 

x2. Oh I want to test that aquaplaning so bad.

 

Praying the Porsche 911 (993) GT2 finds its way in at some point, I know its not strictly 2005 but certainly from that era of GT racing

 

As someone who works in the legal field, I find it at list strange that a licensing agreement for video game content should have a time limit, or that there's even a possibility that the content might have to be removed from the game (unless, of course, some non-fulfilment by the publisher).
It doesn't matter whether the person who bought the content first can keep it, because the video game is a single package and can also be played online. So, then we'll have the problem that I have that content, and those who play online with me might never have it, even if they want it.
This claim, even if it doesn't depend directly on McLaren or the other F1 teams, but perhaps on rules imposed by those who manage F1, is still a damage to the video game publisher, because it reduces the value of the license they purchased, due to something that wasn't previously disclosed. This value is also reduced by the fact that if I have the cars from team X, I can no longer add the cars from teams Y and Z, or I'll have to remove them. If I paid a certain amount for the license without this limit, with it I probably would have had to pay much less.

That said, I fully understand that Reiza has no interest in legal wars against the teams or F1, and i also understand that Reiza's obvious choice is to keep the McLarens already in the game and probably make the other cars generic (including the Renaults for which the license was recently obtained). I hope at least they only remove the name and don't change the shape of the cars.

Honestly, given the way AMS2 is structured and the way it can be modified (skins, names, etc.), I believe that, especially for historic cars, the approach of a "generic" model with a shape very similar to the real one is definitely better. For example, in Formula HiTech, even the other "generic" models are perfectly recognizable, and if the McLaren had also been generic and unlicensed, it wouldn't have been such a big deal for us users.

In conclusion, while I'm saddened by this situation for Reiza and the efforts and sacrifices they're making, I'm still very excited about the development news and upcoming updates (especially from Hungaroring, Lister and his Milanese friends, speaking of "generics"), and I can't wait to support Reiza by participating in the Paddock, as well as by purchasing the DLCs!
Sorry for the length of this post.