Automobilista 2 - Discussion Thread

[Beezer215]

Speaking of the Fusca HC2, how fun is this car? I had to use it last night because of this discussion. You can really get a nice slide in the corners for fun at the expense of your tires but wow, the feeling of being on the edge of grip is superb.
One of the best things about this update is how no matter if it's a car with 150hp or 500hp, fast or slow, there is always this sense of danger you're going to overdrive and spin. You can feel in the wheel that the tires will not hold if you push any more. I have spun just about every car that I've driven so far searching for what it's new limit is and each time I did spin, I understood why. It was realistic, I deserved to spin and figured out the limit.
And somehow doesn't the spins even feel better? The tire contact with the track has been significantly updated and is very immersive. Could sit here and write walls of text on what a good job they did amending some of the issues AMS2 had before.

 

[Pearl Jam]

Just had a race on here and not played it in months, obviously been patched since and oh my, now I have a Fanatec DD wheel it is insanely good, first off it looks absolutely fantastic on my mid hi-ish rig (4070) and the AI were the best I’ve ever raced against, obviously this could be attributed to the fact I’ve not raced on this sim in quite a while, but I actually felt like racing proper racers, ffb was immense, now I’m realising why Scaff adores this so much, loving the new UI interface too.

 

[Shaun]

Just had a race on here and not played it in months, obviously been patched since and oh my, now I have a Fanatec DD wheel it is insanely good, first off it looks absolutely fantastic on my mid hi-ish rig (4070) and the AI were the best I’ve ever raced against, obviously this could be attributed to the fact I’ve not raced on this sim in quite a while, but I actually felt like racing proper racers, ffb was immense, now I’m realising why Scaff adores this so much, loving the new UI interface too.

Yeah, I have Scaff to thank also for picking this up.

It was a long time ago now, but I recall reading a post of his where he urged people to give it a go. At the time there was a demo available, I can't remember the track but pretty sure it was with the Polo.
Being honest I didn't gel with the demo, uninstalled it and moved on. Months later and Scaff was still talking positively about it and there was a Steam sale on so thought bugger it and bought it.

Since then, I've purchased all the DLC and will continue to do so even if the content isn't of particular interest to me purely to support Reiza. The passion they have for AMS2 is obvious.

The 1.6 update continues the progression AMS2 has made, it's now my go to Sim/Game for pretty much all my racing. I don't have time to commit to online racing and when you find the sweet spot for yourself AI wise AMS2 gives a fantastic racing experience. The physics feel good, I'm no physics expert by a long shot but the cars feel 'natural' to drive to me.

Some of the new tracks AMS2 I have never even heard of is a huge bonus, Ibarra for is a great example of this. That downhill section after the main straight is just awesome.

 

[Northstar]

Some of the new tracks AMS2 I have never even heard of is a huge bonus, Ibarra for is a great example of this. That downhill section after the main straight is just awesome.

The track list really makes AMS2 feel different than every other game since it's not just the usual big name European, North American and Japanese tracks (granted they are thankfully there as well for the most part). It's opened my eyes to so many great tracks in South America that aren't Interlagos.

The best part is there's still some interesting content in the works as well as the long awaited career mode.

 

[Shaun]

The track list really makes AMS2 feel different than every other game since it's not just the usual big name European, North American and Japanese tracks (granted they are thankfully there as well for the most part). It's opened my eyes to so many great tracks in South America that aren't Interlagos.

Absolutely and while not complaining for personal reasons would also like to see some more Australian tracks and content.
I certainly can't blame Reiza for having a large amount of South American content.

The best part is there's still some interesting content in the works as well as the long awaited career mode.

I'd ask but know you can't give out the info anyway 👍, the career mode is something I'm really looking forward to. The way I see it is that it's likely to open my eyes to even more combinations I would never normally try.

If becoming an AMS2 Club Member was still open I'd be all over it. 👍