Automobilista 2 May 2024 Development Update - The Road to V1.6 Pt1

The whole thing is extremely route and car dependent.
On Azure you can't get a single vehicle to complete a race without an accident or traffic jam.

On Le Mance there is a permanent traffic jam of 3-series cars without any accidents.

Ams2 can be anything from brilliant to stupid.
We absolutely have to give Reiza time to tame this monster. We have a brilliant game of quantity, now hopefully there will be more quality and consistency. If Reiza succeeds, then, oof. Then we have a real legend.
A legend that will last for decades. We sim racing fans have always been nerds. Reiza could make us as salon-worthy as GT7 or Forza put together.

We are so close to being part of something monumental. That it doesn't really matter whether it happens with 1.6, 1.7 or with 2.0 to achieve excellence.

We're all just so excited here because we feel this potential.

If, if, if, then, then, then...we all hope.

Gentleman, let's not make the mistake of insisting on a specific date like EA did. We are better than this countdown narcissist.

We are users!

 

Look at what you've done to me guys. You got me checking this thread every 10 minutes again. I was cured for like 3 weeks and I forgot about it. But nooo, you got me all hyped over reaching the 200 pages mark lol.

Take your time Reiza, we love you.

 

So now that I watched the last episode of Grand Tour I am running out of ideas what to do with my freetime.

 

Play AMS 2.

 

Does 1.6 improved something for playing on controller ?

 

I would suggest you watch Shogun - if you haven't already - and you enjoy Japanese culture, Samurai, and intelligent/witty storytelling.

 

I copy paste from the Internet:
To make an overtake stick on the inside of a corner, a driver only needs to have their front wheel in front of the defending car's rear wheel for it to be judged a fair move. On the outside, the cars must be side by side. Drivers can defend their position, but they can only move once. Any more, and that's weaving.

 

It would be helpful if this specified when and where this rule applies. If it's well ahead of the corner, then it makes perfect sense. What if the car behind manages to get their front wheel just ahead of the rear wheel of the car in front just as they reach the apex of the corner? What should the leading car do--jump out of the way? Does it only count if it is within the braking zone? ????????

 

I've tested a number of cars using a Xbox 360 controller. No change at all to controller handling, but the improvements to tires make the cars more predictable and in turn makes the game more enjoyable to play even on controller.

 

Could someone tell if AI is fighting AI in v1.6?

I mean, it happens a lot when I'm playing, a faster AI car is behind a slower one and keeps it there, it "doesn't know how to overtake" slower AI, which is the same car just slower.
It's not a blue flag situation.

Oh yeah, and there's the DRS on formula cars too that AI just deactivate when too close to the car in front.

And Karting AI? It can drive well on non-karting tracks or still just spins on corners? Specially Superkarts..

Can somebody tell if one or all these things is better in v1.6?
Or is one more situation of "not allowed to say until the launch of update"?

 

The controller vibrations haven't changed in any way either?

 

No.

 

A simulator should be played with a wheel, if you can play it with a controller it means it's just a videogame

 

Yikes.

Max Verstappen occasionally plays iracing with a controller, so please don't try to gatekeep this hobby. Not everyone has the space or the money for a full setup. Most of us got our start in GT, Forza, etc.

 

100% in the same boat, i on 120% difficulty managed to

either way its a video game imo, true sim would have alot more goin on then just a wheel on a desk

 

A simulator should be played with a motion rig, with VR, with a fan blowing air at your face, with a bill for the damage after each crash, with a requirement to wait a day between qualifying and a race and with a machine that breaks your legs after a strong collision with Armco. If you play without those things it's just a videogame.

 

wow what an extraordinary reference
it does actually matter WHO and WHERE such a rule was written as what I have seen does not agree with your claim nor have I ever heard such a rule at ANY SIM racing club that I've raced with.
imho what you suggest does nothing but guarantee a sh**show of collisions as if it isn't already bad enough IRL with constant FCY interruptions.
just one other opinion but the first I came across
"A lot of people seem to think that sticking their nose along side your rear bumper is good enough, causing a lot of carnage and ruined races."
Racing Etiquette?
exactly.

unfortunately the original source for the two documents I use as a reference are no longer on the net.

The Guide to Road Racing, Part 8: Passing Etiquette - Winding Road
The dive bomb · The Art of Road Racing

at least I got hard copies.
edit: arggh, too hasty.
The Guide to Road Racing, Part 8: Passing Etiquette - Winding Road Magazine
https://windingroad.com/articles/fe...cing-part-16-dont-be-that-guy-the-divebomber/

 

Ignore the dislikes, you are 100% correct.
Some people think it's still a sim if you drive from T-cam or chase view.

 

Simulators aren’t how you play them, but what they’re trying to do. If a game is trying to simulate real life, then it’s a simulator