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The Feature Request Thread...

Discussion in 'Automobilista 2 - General Discussion' started by VFX Pro, Jul 3, 2020.

  1. andy_east123

    andy_east123 Active Member

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    I recently did a day-night-day race at Jacarepagua ‘88 and thought it would be really cool if the hot air balloons had a periodic flash of flame.
    In low daylight conditions, it would be really cool if the balloon section would be lit also, like below:

    All the best
    Andy
     

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  2. stealthradek

    stealthradek Driving character: Chaotic good AMS2 Club Member

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    A pause menu strategy management for single player sessions.
    Something similar to the existing HUD widget but that can also be accessed via pause menu to adjust the race strategy without fiddling with it when driving.
     
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  3. Ricky Richards

    Ricky Richards New Member

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    A lot more livery slots for the Lotus 23. There are no other early 1960s sportscars. If we had more slots we could at least race them in a single make championship. Currently there are 4 slots, something like 16 (same as vintage mini) or even 20 would be fine. The default liveries can be as now (identical British racing green) just with the race numbers incremented.
     
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  4. Tomatosoup

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    Allow us to rebind the free cam keys so that we can map them to a controller and make smooth motions. Also being able to lock it to a car would be nice. Having the center of rotation fied on the camera and not some point in the distance would be amazing too
     
  5. Despi Routo

    Despi Routo New Member

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    Not really a feature but in the MP lobbies, there should be some kind of message or timer every Tuesday regarding Steam maintenances. I'm sure not everybody knows about this and are probably annoyed at Reiza even though it's a Steam thing.

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    For Time Trials, having two modes for Ghosts. One where the ghost do the full lap (current behavior) and another one where the ghost resets its position every sector.

    Sometimes when learning a track I put ghosts to help me improve but at some point, they are so far ahead they are useless for the rest of the track. It could be nice to sync them to every sector and trigger their visibility at the start of each.
     
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  6. TUFAN

    TUFAN New Member

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    To be honest, even without looking at the job postings, it can be seen from the vehicle brand lineup that the AMS2 period was a crucial stage for Reiza Studio's expansion. So I also hope that this game can have real V8 Supercars and Indycars(both modern and classic). Currently, the SuperV8 and F-USA 2023 are purely fictional vehicles. But the corresponding content of F1 and NASCAR is almost indistinguishable from reality. So I don't think F1 and NASCAR need to pursue official licenses(the official licensing fees for these two are astronomical), but V8SC and INDYCAR are still worth pursuing. If these two are available, the game would be really perfect in terms of content.
    Additionally, I'm really curious whether Ferrari's licensing fees are more expensive or if the vehicle licensing fees for these two racing series are higher.
     
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  7. John Hargreaves

    John Hargreaves Well-Known Member AMS2 Club Member

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    A 'Reset to Default' button for the audio settings would be helpful.
     
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  8. bobbie424242

    bobbie424242 Well-Known Member AMS2 Club Member

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    I made a request for that long ago (and probably others did too) but here we are.
    There are other screens that would also benefit from a 'Reset to default' button (the FFB one comes to mind). And ideally, the help text of a setting could mention the default value of that setting.
     
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  9. Angel_11ANB

    Angel_11ANB New Member

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    I am a young fan of Automobilista 2 and I’m starting this request to see the Autódromo Víctor Borrat Fabini (El Pinar) in Uruguay added to the simulator.
    As you know, the circuit was recently renovated and expanded to a 4,150m layout to host the FIA TCR World Tour. It now features international standards, including the improved "Gonchi Rodríguez" curve and high-tech race control.
    Given amazing work with Argentine and Brazilian circuits, adding El Pinar would complete the South American regional core and give much-deserved visibility to Uruguayan motorsport. It would be a perfect match for the TCR and Stock Car classes already in AMS2!
    I hope You read this post or have support, thanks you
     
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  10. wickfut

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    I would prefer a more realistic static weather skybox as an option. A realistic looking sky changes the whole look of the game.
     

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  11. DaWorstPlaya

    DaWorstPlaya Active Member

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    A feature request I would like to make is, the ability to turn OFF the "return position penalty" during multiplayer races. This penalty strikes someone for passing off track and being told to return the position. Too many times, during a race folks have to dodge a pile up on track and thus end up off track. They end up passing cars that have spun out while off track. In these types of situations, I think it's plenty if the person just gets a track cut penalty but doesn't incurr the penalty of having to return the position back to the cars that spun out on track. I would really like to see the option to turn OFF this specific penalty if possible, as it really takes away from the enjoyment of racing when it strikes.
     
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  12. Ricky Richards

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    I had the return position warning during an offtrack when a car completely elsewhere on the circuit retired promoting me by one position, while I was offtrack (how come I don't have to pass his retirement position on track to be counted as overtaking?). Fortunately I lost a position while rejoining anyway, but yes this is buggy (or not automatable) and I would like to turn it off. Certainly it should not apply if the new person we are ahead of is out or not moving at racing speed.

    GPLaps who is one of the more pro-AMS2 content creators got a drivethough in his LFM DTM Hockenheim video when avoiding a pileup and nobody came past him, and obviously that's a terrible image for the game if it happens in a video showcasing the online multiplayer.

    Actually I'd like to turn off the thing that magically transports retired cars to the pits. Particularly in historical racing they should just remain at trackside. Then they could be overtaken naturally.
     
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  13. Revhed

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    I’m tired of crashing into walls or other cars during races with auto pitlane active, especially at race starts.

    Can we get a way to see if the steering is straight in the HUD? Other sims have this, and it’s really useful; either a warning that your steering isn’t straight (like in AC) or a graphic showing the steering angle.

    Right now, it’s frustrating to drive down pit lane or at the start, not knowing if your wheel is straight, only to get launched left or right into a wall or another car as soon as you cross the pit exit line or the race starts.

    Cheers
     
  14. Despi Routo

    Despi Routo New Member

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    Not really a feature request, but I was just wondering, could AMS2 have Formula E cars ? How complicated would it be to simulate those ?
     
  15. Matej L. Kleindienst

    Matej L. Kleindienst Member AMS2 Club Member

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    ... Multiplayer Front, the option to sign up and join Scheduled Races from third party services such as LFM and JR (already integrated and available externally with the help of SimGrid in our new Automobilista portal) will also be integrated into the in-game Lobby. ...

    Thank you.
     
  16. Pixel

    Pixel Active Member

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    Please look at making the UI fully navigatable with the wheel buttons, currently it's super poorly designed.
     
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  17. Vogelaufmzaun

    Vogelaufmzaun New Member

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    Hello Renato,

    I am part of a german simracing community. We have been organizing events and leagues for multiple years now, and many of us race there almost exclusively.
    Will the multiplayer-side of AMS2 still recieve some focus in the future, outside of LFM integration?
    Is MP stability and bug-squashing still on the agenda?
    While it does work for us most of the time, there are still quite some issues to be looked into and features we would like to see.

    Mid-race joining for example is not possible and would help with those that lose connection right before the start. Once you get that implemented, i assume driver-swaps would be on the menu too.
    Starting from the pit-lane is currently not possible.

    Optional proper dedicated servers that avoid the steam multiplayer infrastructure would be nice, so longer races are not at the whims of the steam online service, which had many issues recently (along with many other online services).

    Examples of some issues:
    There seems to be an issue with setups not properly getting loaded during the first stint for some, causing cars to be hardly drivable, it was fixed after the first pitstop. We have not reproduced this issue yet because it only showed up rarely and on few individual drivers.

    An issue recently was that in multiplayer a car and driver was not being loaded at all for the host, but said driver still participated in the race. It caused an accident for said driver, because the host didn't see him.
    Not sure how frequently this happens, we only noticed it once so far.

    One feature that would be appreciated:
    Saving and loading of presets to set up mp sessions. It's a bit of a pain in the ass to check every option multiple times so everything is set up correctly, because options changed when you have connected to other servers.


    The BoP options for MP leagues here is speaking directly to us. I hope that many of the other features also become available for multiplayer.
     
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  18. TomLehockySVK

    TomLehockySVK Well-Known Member

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    Control bindings should have these options so that any wheel can have full control over menu functions. This is from Wreckfest. Moza wheel in AMS2 is not supported for full menu control unlike a Thrustmaster or Logitech.

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  19. TeiTenga

    TeiTenga New Member

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    First of all, congratulations on AMS2. For me, it's one of the best simulators currently on the market. It's true that its online mode could be improved, but for me, it has many other things that are more important (I understand that for other people, this might not be the case).

    I came to AMS2 over a year ago, captivated by its FFB, AI, and VR. I have all the DLCs, and I consider them all essential.

    But recently I've gone back to AC1 because I miss open-world maps like LA Canyons.

    Has REIZA considered making open-world maps at some point? I personally (and I think many others would) would pay to have LA Canyons in AMS2, along with some street cars.

    Thanks!!!
    Cheers!!
     
  20. Periophtalmus Spintirus

    Periophtalmus Spintirus [3DP]BumbleBee AMS2 Club Member

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    I think this could be the task of (paid?) mods if the modding could get some help from REIZA.
    IMHO the small team doesn't have the manpower to get huge open world maps running.
    And it's not the original intention to do this stuff and nor that's original content of AC1.
    What can go wrong with such plans you see in the case of ACE now...
     
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