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Beginning with one of the most substantial developments of V1.6 and a much requested one – AMS2 V1.6 will support larger grids of up to 48 cars. This has been one of the developments that had been “up in the air” until recently but luckily we´ve managed to get that one accros the finish line as it is a critical one in AMS2´s push to offer quality Endurance Racing simulation.
A little while ago we shared news about ongoing collaborations with several online sim racing services focused on providing scheduled multiplayer racing, such as Low Fuel Motorsports, JustRace, and RaceCraft Online. The latter two have supported AMS2 scheduled races for some time already, and LFM is expected to make its exciting debut offering AMS2 schedules soon after the V1.6 release.
AMS2 V1.6 features the first stage of a substantial graphics overhaul, including revisions to environment lighting, vehicle materials, along with new and updated shaders. The end result is a significant upgrade to the game’s visuals, delivering a more natural and cohesive integration of cars and tracks in different weather and time settings. These improvements are to the benefit of every track and car in the game with negligible performance impact.
Dynamic exhausts will now glow hot at sustained high engine speeds
Tires become visibly wet from running on a wet track
Furthermore, a wider range of tracks featuring trees in the immediate trackside surroundings now have them in 3D replacing the old rotating 2D sprites.
These trees even get wet under the rain.
The graphics overhaul extends into several elements of the weather system; one of the ways it does is through the new humidity modeling system – AMS2 now factors humidity levels (either automatically generated through climate of the location interpolated with current weather conditions or by picking up real data if using Real Weather) in generating environmental fog and haze; high levels of humidity in colder environmental temperatures can also lead to contrail vortices forming around the rear wing og formula cars depending on the characteristics of the car and how fast it is going.
The evolution of track conditions under rainy weather as it grows damp and then soaked with water is more clearly visible, especially at lower saturation levels.
The previous two development updates in April and May already covered aspects of the physics revisions in V1.6, which as elaborated before is driven primarily by the development of tire hysteresis along with a tire thermodynamics overhaul. Brakes have also received a thermodynamics overhaul of their own and have a much more tangible feel to them, and several individual cars that had issues of one nature or another have been revised if not completely remodelled, ensuring the quality standards across the whole car roster is greater than ever before.
That covers it for this Dev Update! There is much more to be said about these and other developments for AMS2 V1.6, especially the audio development which we haven´t quite covered along with arguably the largest and most exciting collection of content ever packaged within a single sim racing update, but for now it is time to get back to work – not many corners remaining on this road so it won´t take too long for Pt3 to come around.
We are thrilled to announce a new licensing deal with Audi AG to officially feature several models from the famous Four Rings in AMS2 – the first few models of a fairly sizeable list already arriving with V1.6 as both free base game content as well as part of ensemble DLC packs.
It doesn´t get much better than the Audi Quattro V8, the AWD that rocked DTM in the early 1990s, winning two championships on the trot with Hans-Joachim Stuck. The car will be added to our Group A as free base game content.
The original Audi R8 LMS GT3 will also arrive as free base game content, bringing some V10 flair to the GT3 Gen1 class
Moving on to the race tracks – it would be impossible to do IMSA justice without featuring the remaining hosts of some of their most traditional and exciting events. AMS2 already features Daytona, Laguna Seca, Long Beach and Road America, and one of the most obvious names to add to that list is that of the Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta - we are thrilled this roller coaster track is one of three tracks making up the IMSA Track Pack which is planned to be released with the V1.6 update – the pack is estimated to sell for US$ 14.99
Content news are always welcome and surely most will agree those are some formidable new cars and track to see arriving for AMS2. But the value of new content in a racing simulator only goes as far as the quality of the simulation itself –and there is no shortage of efforts going into delivering on that front too, with physics once again getting major updates.
While tires as always are the critical component, the V1.6 physics revisions don’t stop there – brakes have also received a thorough thermodynamic pass, and ERS modelling has been further developed to better simulate the properties of LMDh prototypes as can be seen in the preview below:
The same applies to flat spots, which in AMS2 can be accumulated in different segments of the tread, each with different depth and causing their own specific deformation of the tire, to varying repercussions on its performance and what you´re feeling through the FFB. In V1.6 we´re revising all flat spotting dynamics of every tire so that the amount of damage induced from a wheel lockup appropriately corresponds to the surface, the loads on the tire and its compound properties, and also so that the visual representation of the damage is accurate.
There is more to come on this front – future updates will see other types of tire damage also represented both physically and graphically and a new option to limit the number of new tire sets available on given race weekend will make driver management of tires even more critical, but these will come after v1.6.
The racing line is receiving several realism adjustments so that it´s both grippier when dry as well as more slippery in the rain - its visuals in both conditions are likewise being revamped to better represent its relevance:
All vehicles in the sim are also being extensively revised for a richer level of detail - one of the areas being tackled is that of vehicle windshields which have been revised to a cohesive level of tint and reflections, and which now feature varying levels of visible scratches and even fingerprints - check it out:
Still on the content front, following popular demand the Betonschleife (aka "concrete circuit") has been added as an option for the Historic Nürburgring , part of the Nürburgring DLC pack.
A note of appreciation and apologies to livery modders such as @KRRTDustin, @TomLehockySVK and others in the community who had done great work with the old F-Ultimate Gen2 model that has now been retired - although we couldn´t justify retaining the old model given the lack of actual differences in specifications and inferior quality relative to more recent releases, it wasn´t a decision made without consideration and heartache for the impact it would have on your livery packs. We hope you find the much improved 3D model to be worth the trouble and that it proves a lot more fun to work with moving forward!
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We are delighted to announce that Automobilista 2 is now an official partner of the International Motorsports Association, the body in charge of several long-running racing series in the US, the premier of which of course being the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, featuring some of the most traditional Endurance events in the world such as the Daytona 24h, the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta and the Sebring 12h - the latter taking place just as we write this.
Although revision of all tracks for these developments are only expected to be completed in V1.6, several tracks will already feature them in V1.5.6 .
LiveTrack is also getting some valuable new developments not only to its various intertwined dynamics, but also to how these dynamics are represented in-game. These include a more distinctive-looking rubbered-in racing line in the dry and a likewise more distinctive line outside that rubber in the wet; the dustier edges of the road will also appear more distinctively lower grip, with clouds of dust being kicked up as cars run over them.
Last but never least, we have further PHYSICS development incoming - even though the V1.6 revisions won´t be as profound as last year´s V1.5 overhaul, there are still significant improvements with the focus once again on tire development - more specifically tire thermodynamics, wear & hysteresis.
Physics developer Tom Tessmer is leading the charge with these new tire developments - below is his summary of what the hysteresis developments entail:
A new year means a new season for our longest running-partner, the premier Brazilian racing series back for the last season in this generation of cars before completely new cars are introduced in 2025.
The top-level formula class in AMS2 is getting a big overhaul in V1.5.6. Initially released alongside the new real-life regulations of the 2022 season, the F-Ultimate Gen2 has since become somewhat outdated by both the developments of the real-life series as well as the improving quality standards within the sim. With this overhaul the F-Ultimate Gen2 gets a sexy new 3D model, updated sounds and new technical features to better simulate a modern GP car, the latest DRS rules - all wrapped with the latest V1.6 physics revisions which are a big step-up for this particular car.
Or is the the Fall Sale? That obviously depends on whether you are in Northern or Southern hemispheres, but what is true for everyone is that AMS2 and all DLCS are on sale with 50% off, making it a great time to complete your collection of any missing items which you can then enjoy it with both Spring and Autumn foliage in-game :)
That covers it all we had for this update! The wait for the next one won´t be as long this time - as the V1.6 update packs a far bigger punch beyond what has been previewed here, we need a few more of these articles to cover all of it so I´ll be pushing to have one every month from now until its release to cover all of it.
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