Automobilista 2 ?

Twinz · 5 Apr 2020 at 17:50

Mr G said:
Disappointed to hear the news as it appears the Steam comments echo the same vibes. Pity, will wish list this for now but might as well get hold of Project Cars 2 Deluxe for the time being.

I'm a fan of PC2. I autocross an FRS IRL (GT-86) and the PC2 GT-86 behaves like my car at the limit. My autocross hobby has also allowed me to drive a lot of other cool cars over the years and the few examples in PC2 that I have also driven IRL match up well-enough.

Last year I rented a GT-86 on the Nurburgring (practiced for the trip in PC2) and PC2 was spot-on with that combo.

Ninco! · 5 Apr 2020 at 19:18

Thanks @NeverWinter the Uno features in AMS2. Using an Xbox One Controller, sensitivity is capped at 17% so it makes pad controlling very sensitive. Might have missed something but I could not find how to tweak further.

The Uno is a completely different animal in AMS2. Whereas AMS, the car given its diminutive size, a monster, the bloody rear always wanted to overtake the front!

Whereas in AMS2 the Uno is a much calmer affair, much more planted despite the limited controls.

Equador track remains which is great (pic above is AMS, has high speed sweepers so lots of drifting) only one of my favourite tracks from AMS (Brasília) is not on the list? It was my test track of choice, either a simple oval although you could race the long circuit as well.

foster grant · 6 Apr 2020 at 00:18

I had to turn all the camara shake and world movemeant stuff to off cos playing the game was making me feel sick after being on it for even a short time ...but now its fine lol

lokiss · 6 Apr 2020 at 06:22

It's hit and miss with the cars, some of them are clearly broken. I toned down the sensitivity of both the throttle and brake to half their values for my T3PA-PRO's which made driving the open wheelers I was trying drivable. The last one I tried was completely broken, you only had to feather both axis and it took off or locked up. I'm trying to like it but it's a lot of hard work, ironically the FFB i'm not having too much of a problem with, which is what they're focusing on.

With you on the camera world shake too, locking to the horizon isn't something I want to do.

Grumps82 · 6 Apr 2020 at 08:24

Ninco! said:
Thanks @NeverWinter

Equador track remains which is great (pic above is AMS, has high speed sweepers so lots of drifting) only one of my favourite tracks from AMS (Brasília) is not on the list? It was my test track of choice, either a simple oval although you could race the long circuit as well.

What is the track called please ? Would like to try it.

Mr G · 6 Apr 2020 at 11:13

Twinz said:
I'm a fan of PC2. I autocross an FRS IRL (GT-86) and the PC2 GT-86 behaves like my car at the limit. My autocross hobby has also allowed me to drive a lot of other cool cars over the years and the few examples in PC2 that I have also driven IRL match up well-enough.

Last year I rented a GT-86 on the Nurburgring (practiced for the trip in PC2) and PC2 was spot-on with that combo.

Think you sold me on PC2 so going to buy and download this now.

Ninco! · 7 Apr 2020 at 18:29

Cobra-UK said:
What is the track called please ? Would like to try it.

Hi Cobra, its Ibarra, features in AMS 1 and 2.

stephenb · 8 Apr 2020 at 13:03

Disclaimer: I don't have the game but this is the best summary I have seen so far.

Grumps82 · 28 Apr 2020 at 13:27

Ive been messing around using the Caterham (the fastest one) and Ibarra.
Such a good track and car combo.

Cully · 3 May 2020 at 18:57

I really dont get the negativity on here about this sim.
Reiza are the kings of ffb and physics.
I also have to laugh at those saying its pcars skin, it uses the same engine thats where the similarity stops.
Anyhow since the last post on here about it the game has seen weekly updates and is in fantastic shape.

lokiss · 3 May 2020 at 21:04

I really want to like it, just wheel and pedal calibration is a complete mystery to me. I think the peddles are straight forward, but the wheel is well out of whack.

It runs brilliantly and looks absolutely stunning in VR. I was filling time giving it a quick go yesterday, that turned it to 40 minutes of running around Monaco in the Puma.

Just need to sort of the steering it's a complete mess on my TSPC.

Cully · 4 May 2020 at 09:45

Plenty over on sim forums play fine with that wheel.
Did you seek help on official forums?

Cully · 4 May 2020 at 12:18

foster grant · 4 May 2020 at 13:07

lokiss said:
I really want to like it, just wheel and pedal calibration is a complete mystery to me. I think the peddles are straight forward, but the wheel is well out of whack.

It runs brilliantly and looks absolutely stunning in VR. I was filling time giving it a quick go yesterday, that turned it to 40 minutes of running around Monaco in the Puma.

Just need to sort of the steering it's a complete mess on my TSPC.

I have the TS PC wheel and mine is fine i had no issues setting it up , although I think the steering can be a bit jerky.on some cars more than others, also I've not played it for about 10 days as I've pulled a muscle in my arm.

Twinz · 4 May 2020 at 13:25

I noticed there was an update for AMS2 when looking at my Steam library and tried it out again last night. (Caterham Superlight at Donington)

I found the driving improved over the last time I used it. The handling at the limit with just the defualt setup felt more convincing than before. I will probably start spending some time in AMS2 now.

Cully · 4 May 2020 at 14:36

foster grant said:
I have the TS PC wheel and mine is fine i had no issues setting it up , although I think the steering can be a bit jerky.on some cars more than others, also I've not played it for about 10 days as I've pulled a muscle in my arm.

Man i was out for 10 months after i tore the rotator cuff in my shoulder, pure agony.

foster grant · 4 May 2020 at 16:19

Cully said:
Man i was out for 10 months after i tore the rotator cuff in my shoulder, pure agony.

I think I pulled the inside of my forearm during big shopping the day before lockdown

lokiss · 4 May 2020 at 17:28

Umm, problem I have is I leave it, it locks the wheels like a digital input. I do the calibration and I might as well get out and turn the car by hand, it'll turn faster. The visualization of the wheel is horribly out of sync with what little input it gives too. I've trawled looking for answers, but the only moans are about FFB.

foster grant · 5 May 2020 at 13:29

lokiss said:
Umm, problem I have is I leave it, it locks the wheels like a digital input. I do the calibration and I might as well get out and turn the car by hand, it'll turn faster. The visualization of the wheel is horribly out of sync with what little input it gives too. I've trawled looking for answers, but the only moans are about FFB.

I dont know anything about FFB , but there does seem to be an understeer thing going on within the game even when I try a softer spring setup or steering angle and so on it doesnt seem to make any difference

Twinz · 5 May 2020 at 13:51

foster grant said:
I dont know anything about FFB , but there does seem to be an understeer thing going on within the game even when I try a softer spring setup or steering angle and so on it doesnt seem to make any difference

Some people on the AMS2 forum have suggested the updates may not be fully installing for some people. The "fix" is to delet/rename one of the files and let the game replace it new. (But I don't remember which file as I was happy with my update and didn't need to "fix" it)

I have only tried the Superlight Caterham since the update and liked it, but maybe I just found an outlier car and the rest still plow?