Featured Automobilista 2 V1.6.9.9 & Historical Endurance Pack Pt2 RELEASED!

Get NAMeS v5.95 here for all the new drivers.

 

Wow was not expecting this to drop this weekend. The depth in the 2005 content from F1 to sportscars, to prototypes, and tracks is incredible. Amazing work Reiza!

 

I wonder whether that'll remove the stereotypical turn 1 ai trains you see on most sims

 

so is graining in for the classes with the 1.7 revisions ?
Read about it in the dev diary but none of it in the patchnotes ?

Cant wait to give the new cars a spin

 

Is the "F-Vintage (Gen 1-3)" a typo?

 

Essere Milano!
Thanks for the hard work as always, !

 

Thanx!
Is the UserData bug fixed?

 

The Milano 55 GT1 is just beautiful, already having a blast.

 

Am I blind, is that TVR not mentioned?​

 

Alright, I took all cars for a quick 5 lap spin around Road Atlanta Short, and was able to get a pretty solid first impression.

First off, all the cars look fantastic, as always. Reiza definitely has 3D modeling figured out by now, and while we hardly ever get to admire the cars we drive besides replays and the occasional look around in the pits, it’s nice to see how well done these cars are.
Exhausts are beautifully jittering, cockpits look fantastic, and the cars closely model their real life counterparts.

In terms of handling, all cars but the Panoz handle beautifully and as expected, with the GT1 cars being very stable in high speed corners, while they try to kill you on the accelerator if your tires are not up to temp yet. The GT2s are easier on the accelerator, but can get feisty in all sorts of corners and on the brakes, which is to be expected.
The Panoz is a bit weird, though, it is factually heavier than the Spyker, but feels way too lightweight, giving flashbacks to when AMS 2 felt like cars were steering from the center of the car, not the front axis. It’s drivable, very much so, but it takes some time getting used to and it feels like it shouldn’t be that way.

Next up, sound.
I’ve had several discussions outside of these forums about the sound of the "Historical Endurance Pack Part 1", shortly after it came out.
Back then, the weird sound settings used in the stream over on Overtake.gg made several people question the sound quality of the pack. I tried the pack when it came out and was quick to defend it, as not just the GT1 cars, but also the GT2s and the M3 GTR sounded exceptionally good.
I did have my issues with the sound of the LMPs, though, given that they sound very weak in cockpit/helmet cam, while giving you an eargasm on the outside.
The base sound of all cars are very accurate and were clearly not the issue.

Unfortunately, I have the same issues with this pack, where some cars sound severely dampened, and most are lacking depth during shifts.
The Spyker seems to be the only car that sounds superb both on the inside, and the outside.
The Panoz is a close second, only missing a teeny tiny bit of extra oomph during up-/downshifts.
The Maserati cup car is probably the easiest to “fix”, given that the base sound of the car is phenomenal, and it’s definitely not lacking depth and richness—it’s once again only the up-/downshifts. This one could easily become a fan-favorite.

For the GT1s, the Saleen is probably the best and also easiest to get right. From what I can tell, it’s simply too dampened, but the shifts seem to have a proper bang to them, so there’s that. The Saleen’s idle sound is heavy and properly menacing, exactly as it should be.
The Lister is only lacking that extra kick when shifting, the overall sound seems great, including the gearbox.
Sound-wise, the Milano is the most disappointing in this pack, given how awesome it sounds on the outside.
Startup + idle sound is fantastic, the gearbox, especially when taking off, sounds close to its real life counterpart.
Unlike the other cars, shifting in this car sounds very artificial, almost as if the sound cuts out for a split second. The downshifts are very weird, even on the outside, sounding like the engine revs a little too high, and the gear change is “too quick”—I’m having a hard time describing what’s wrong with it, it doesn’t sound realistic, though.

The Gilette sounds like a proper V6, a little more tame, but generally quite good. On the outside, shifts could use a little enhancement, but other than that, sounds great.

In short, all cars sound great on the outside, with the Gilette and the Maserati needing a little more oomph during shifts.
The base sound of all cars is close to perfect, no clear mismatches or anything like that.
In cockpit view, all cars but the Spyker are lacking in one way or another, mostly related to boring gear shifts. Getting those right would catapult these cars up to the best in the game.

 

Thanks, Reiza, for the wonderful update.

 

Thank you men. We need some deep passionnate guy like you. I wouldn’t never be able to know all that. ❤️❤️❤️

 

Did the Milano cockpit sound hurt anyone else's ears when they first tried it? maybe it was the surprise changing from the Saleen

Great update and dlc as usual Reiza <3

 

You also added the TVR