Automobilista 2's Biggest Update So Far! Now in v1.0.4.0

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Published on October 3, 2020 4:07:25 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qygmK5HM_eM

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Automobilista 2 (2020)

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0:00 Intro
0:22 Update Overview
5:01 Mini JCW Race at Ibarra
10:21 German Group A Race at wet Donington

V1.0.4.0 CHANGELOG (full changelog here: https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/1066890/view/2877195252813707670)

CONTENT
Added 1960s Touring Car Series (featuring Lotus 23 & Mini Cooper S 1965)
Added BMW M1 Procar Series
Added German Group A Series (featuring BMW M3 E30 & Mercedes 190 Evolution
Added Mini JCW UK Series
Added Buskerud Kart Track (2 layouts)
Added Speedland Kart track (4 layouts)
Added Hockenheim 1988 Short layout (part of Hockenheimring DLC)*


GENERAL
Added borderless window mode option (Performance Options Screen)
Altered behavior of helmet/cockpit cameras to prevent locking to world horizon and improve smoothing/damping of camera view
Added 'Start New Championship' flow; Added Select championship type, select vehicle/livery, Pre-allocate opponents Added championship specific AI Skill / Aggression settings to championship overview (can be adjusted mid season as desired
Added support to look backwards when pressing loo left / look right simultaneously
Player now retains control of steering/shifting during pitstops when 'Manual pitstops' setting is enabled.

UI & HUD
Added Help text to advanced setup screen
Fixed missing center suspension setting heading localizations
Added help text for all settings (subject to further review/localization adjustments)
Changed 'WORLD MOVEMENT' to 'HEAD MOVEMENT' to reflect new functionality
Added French & Spanish localization options
Added Start New Championship screen for championship and vehicle/livery selection (additional championships to follow)

DEDICATED SERVER TOOL
Limit AI Difficulty slider to 70-120%
Max Grid Size and Max Human Opponents now allowed to be equal in http UI

PHYSICS & AI
Replaced open Salisbury-based open differential physics with more effective alternative;
Further reduced differential lock per clutch setting
Fixed CTD with Caterham Academy / Supersport
Fixed F-V12, MP4-12, kart shifter & other unreleased cars missing latest minimal AI strentgh adjustment (being too slow below 100% setting as a result)
M1 Procar: Revised tyre construction; Revised Suspension Geometry; Lowered engine inertia; Increased brake torque; Revised tyre constructio
Adjusted AI lateral movement in initial launch off the line
Reduced differential locking increment per clutch setting (all cars)
Slightly adjusted kart tyre treads & FFB max force
Slightly reduced F-V10 Gen2 AI tyre rolling resistance to better match players

AUDIO
Onboard cameras now all use onboard sounds
All cars revised for any persisting inaccurate engine sound position (forward-rear, left-right)
Added helicopter & drone sound effect (track dependent, where animation is present as sound effects are tagged to the respective objects)

TRACKS
Reworked treeline and grass blade shader, added few new types of grass blades & reworked existing ones.
Reworked fog/haze shader with different exponent steps depending on angle you look at, so you can see the sunlit air when facing the sun
Adjusted fog levels in heavy cloud/overcast setting for european tracks
Added custom track animated objects (still WIP) to Spielberg, Kyalami and Buskerud
Small art passes to Spielberg, Bathurst, Kansai

VEHICLES
SuperKart: Updated liveries
Added Stock Car 2020 dangling damaged parts
Added Sprintrace dirt and damage effects + dangling parts
Added Super_V8 dirt and damage effects + dangling parts
Fixed Caterham Academy Driver & car animations

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