Automobilista 2 V1.6.9 RELEASED - Now Updated to V1.6.9.2

Automobilista 2 is now updated to V1.6.9.2, featuring a collection of further fixes & improvements to complement the latest update.

As of this update, the Racin´ USA Bonus Pack, the Nürburgring Touristenfahrten & Supercars Pt2 DLC content is restricted to owners of these DLCs or the packs / bundles that include them.

UPDATE NOTES

IMPORTANT!: Users who acquired the Racin´ USA DLCs through 3-Part items rather than the full expansion pack should retrieve a Steam key for full Expansion Pack in order to retain the recently added Stock USA bonus content; please click here for a step-by-step instructions in how to do that. If you already own the full Racin´ USA Expansion Pack, the 2020-2022 Season Pass, the Premium Expansion Packs DLCs, or any of the Bundles that include these you are all set to retain the Bonus content - nothing needs to be done.

If you do own all 3 parts but are having any trouble with these instructions or are just unsure as to how to proceed with any of the steps described below, you are also welcome reach out @Marius H or @Dave Stephenson here for support and we´ll be happy to get things sorted out for you


To users who might have observed a performance drop since the latest V1.6.9 release: we understand this could have been caused by the update adding the option to combine Supersampling AA with TAA, without that setting being properly reset in an existing user profile; TAA users who noticed a significant drop in performance (30%+) with no further changes to system or software since the last update are encouraged to check that Supersampling is indeed set to 'OFF' in the performance options screen if they haven´t done it already.

We have made some notable additional improvements to TAA since V1.6.9.1, including better application to vehicles, reduced shadow flickering, improved fence resolution and stability as well as reduced ghosting on gratings.


Further valuable improvements also to AI performance & overall racecraft on ovals, not just to the new Stock USAs but also all F-USAs and other tintops with oval variants also receiving a pass; worth reminder that as of this build, the only other classes that have designated short oval & speedway physics as well as AI adjusted for those tracks are Opala Stock 1986, Omega Stock 1999, Stock Car 2019, Stock Car 2020-2022 & Super V8; while take any class to race them on ovals, the experience will not be to the level of those listed above as of v1.6.9.2.

Still on the AI front, we have addressed an issue with AI blue flag behavior in multiclass racing where AI from slower classes would tend to slow down too much on some tracks to let faster classes by, actually making them harder to navigate on some cases and turning them into easy prey for the player when racing in the slower classes; for now this fix addresses the issue in more conventional multiclass combos, more "creative" class combos will be hampered by it but that will also be addressed on the longer run.

Finally, we have improved AI logic out of their pit garages all the way through the pit lane, addressing various issues of AI hitting objects, losing control or getting stuck in some of the trickier pit areas.

V1.6.9.2 CHANGELOG

GENERAL

• TAA: Fixed TAA not applying to vehicles properly; Reduced ghosting behind vehicles in chase camera view, Improved stability and clarity of fences, Reduced thin object flickering, Fixed TAA relaxing prematurely with fast camera movement in VR leading to flickering and aliasing; slightly improved clarity, further reduced instances of shadow flickering; fixed dark objects such as windscreen wipers moving against a bright background causing visual stains with TAA enabled
• Player auto-fuelling function disabled only for practice and qualifying sessions (original auto-calculated fuelling for race sessions persists)
• TrueForce device no longer spins or moves in uncontrolled way when first editing setup in Test Day

UI & HUD

• Fixed HUD pit stop timers not displaying when using beta HUD
• Substitute text "Formula" for "F-" for all short name display formats

PHYSICS

• Further minor tire tread adjustments to P1 (both gens), Ligier P4, Copa Classics, Copa Uno, Mini JCW, F-USA 2023, F-USA Gen1-3, F-Retro Gen3, F-Classic Gen1, F-Classic Gen2, F-HiTech Gen2, F-3, F-Junior, Lotus 23, Group A, Group C
• Revised engine inertia & crankshaft values for F-Classics / F-Hitechs, correcting some minor inconsistencies & fixing bug with HiTech G1M3
• Stock USA Gen2: Increased radiator cooling
• Aston Martin Valkyrie: Fixed KERS not deploying longer than 1s

AI

• Adjusted blue flag behavior for LMP2 (both gens), LMP2 2005, P2, P3, P4, GT1, GT1 2005, GTR, GT2 2005, GTE, GT3 (both), GT Open, GT4, Porsche Cup, Lambo Supertrofeo (both), G55 Supercup, F-USAs, Stock USAs, Copa Classics, Vintage TCs & all oval variants so AI drivers do not slow down to let lapping cars through in races
• AI cars lapping slower traffic now conform to dynamic corridors in tracks with greater dynamic ranges
  
• Adjusted AI throttle application to be smoother when leaving garage
• Fixed AI hitting fences ahead of their garage boxes when leaving the garage in tracks with alternate garages
• Spielberg Historic: Tweak the garage orientation to help some cars navigate the pit lane extension
  
• Daytona Oval: Further adjusted AI performance around the whole track
  
• Pocono Oval: Further adjustes corridors around T3 to prevent AI from hitting grass on the inside
  
• Calibrated AI simulated practice / qualifying times for Stock USA Gen1-3
  
• AI traction & braking calibration adjustments for GTE & GT3 (both gens)
  
• AI wet calibration pass for Stock USA Gen1-3, GT4, GT5, Caterhams
  
• AI calibration pass for F-Classic Gen1, F-Junior, F-USA Gen1-3, F-USA 2023, Mini JCW, P1 Gen1, P2, Stock USA Gen2 & Gen3 Oval variants

TRACKS

• Barcelona: Fixed z-fighting issues with building near T4
• Kyalami Historic: Fixed glitch with animated crowds
• Spielberg Historic: Reworked the garage door open / closed object AO

VEHICLES

• Livery overrides: Fixed Stock USA G1 and G2 showing a red hood when using paint materials.
• Stock USA Gen1: Fixed car body shadows not been cast on Speed Way variant
• Stock USA Gen3 export update: fixed wrong rain lights on LODB and LODC, smaller lightglows polygons
• Stock USA Gen3 LM: Adjusted fuel value size on display
• Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Evo: Fixed white-looking lower LOD issue
• Ginetta GT4 & Supercup: Removed gear stick and added shift paddles & corrected shift type animation
• Ginetta G40 Cup: Corrected tire tread texture to slick
• Aston Martin Valkyrie: Adjusted cockpit POV and driver animations
• Porsche 996 GT3 RSR: Adjusted cockpit POV and driver animations to be centered to the steering wheel
• Further adjusted thresholds for undetray sparks for F-Classics, F-HiTechs