Automobilista – v1.4.9 Adds a Free Car, an Updated HUD and a New Turbo Model

Reiza Studios has treated Automobilista to another update – version 1.4.9 to be exact – adding long-awaited features such as a new turbo model. Plus, the Brazilian developer threw in a new car – for free!

As promised

If you read our post on last month’s AMS development update, the new features should be no surprise to you.

Stand-outs are:

  • New turbo physics, which are being used in F-Classic, Lancer Cup, Mini, Metalmoro MR18 & AJR, F-Truck series cars
  • Improvements to the single-player season tool
  • A revised native HUD and TV overlay
  • The Metalmoro AJR Prototype
  • Updgrade of the Spielberg track to 2017-spec

Details on how development will continue from now and what can be expected short-term will most likely follow in this month’s development update very soon.

Meanwhile, you can go and download the update on Steam now!

Changelog

NEW CONTENT

  • Added Metalmoro AJR Prototype series

GENERAL

  • Added turbo model (used by cars in F-Classic, Lancer Cup, Mini, Metalmoro MR18 & AJR, F-Truck series)
  • Season Tool: Added calendar generation support; added additional track filters for series/type/venue/no of ai supported; added randomize action to selected calendar
  • Fixed a bug that would cause timing issues on first lap of rolling start
  • Added skip race button to championships events where a DLC track is not owned
  • Prevented pit fixtures from loading whilst a player is on track online (should reduce stutter when a new player joins)
  • Removed race percentage as a race length type option, added a Distance option
  • Added protection so that FFB isn´t run when in the options screen
  • Added time out failsafe to the finish session button, only allow 2 times the fastest lap of the session or 1/4 of the session time if no lap set yet, before being able to press next session
  • Removed race percentage time scale option
  • Improved Fuel Rate calculations to use a rolling 5 lap average for AI & Player
  • Adjusted fuel warning to when you have less than 3 complete laps of fuel left and disabled it when fuel consumption is disabled

UI & HUD

  • Revamped native HUD & TV overlay system
  • Added ability to customize HUD layout with customingamelayoutini (See support folder – read notes in the file!)
  • DynHUD is now disabled by default (can be enabled back in AMS Config)
  • Replaced UI font
  • Fixed loading screen text sizing at different resolutions
  • Updated championship mode UI
  • Tweaked team name sorting code so that teams no longer require unique names (removing V12, V10, 2015, 2017 suffixes)
  • Combined Online Chat & Timing Monitor screens
  • Fixed last car disappearing on timing screen when a player is removed before starting a race

AUDIO

  • Added new interior and exterior curb samples (currently only in Formula V10)
  • Fixed possible occasional clicks and pops in audio (mostly noticeable on curbs / some engine sounds)
  • Fixed external shift sound sometimes producing artifacts when vehicle is far away
  • Slightly refactored external audio filter (should sound nicer when approaching / leaving camera)
  • Sound now pans from one side to the other in tracking external cameras (can be tweaked from PLR file)
  • Reverb level in surround mode can be adjusted per speaker from PLR file
  • Ambient sounds have been refactored, they are now in mp3 format and can be unique per track
  • Added new track announcer voice sound effects
  • Crowds now have two levels, excited and normal (more to come later)
  • Pit sound effects play only if you are in actual pit (be it viewing your own or opponent vehicle)
  • Disabled pitSounds and Ambient sounds for Audio PostFX on low setting
  • Announcer and crowd sounds are not played in test day / time trial
  • All vehicle sounds should now be in center / not panned to side regardles of audio output configuration, if wav files don’t have any pan in them
  • Fixed spotter spotting other vehicles when private qualifying is active (needs more testing)
  • Fixed bumpstop sound being triggered too often over curbs causing some clicks
  • Menu UI sounds do not produce clicks anymore if cursor is moved quickly over them
  • Reverb is muted when switching cameras
  • Ambient sound volume/pan is randomized slightly when switching external cameras

AI

  • Adjusted AI so that its less affected when driving side by side or when a drive quickly approaches from behind
  • Minor fix to reduce AI pulling to the inside when quite far behind other cars and approaching corners
  • Toned down AI “Sudden Move” scalar in all cars
  • Reduced AI aggression in all formula cars

CONTENT FIXES & UPDATES

  • Corrected DRS zone ends at Spielberg, Hockenheim, Kansai (preventing AI from flapping wing open/closed in post DRS braking zones)
  • Added 2 new clear / slightly clouded sky sets
  • Minor LOD adjustments to F-Vintage, F-Vee
  • Increased P2P power in StockV8, Montana
  • Spielberg: Complete track revamp to 2017 version & updated graphics
  • Cascavel: Reduced garage depth to stop cars crashing into pit wall leaving garages
  • Velopark: Fixed object popping in back straight
  • Adelaide: Fixed Supertruck Ramp Material sound
  • F-Vee: Updated external sounds
  • F-Dirt: Updated external sounds
  • SuperTruck: Reduced AI aggression
  • Ultima: Added LSD to road cars
  • Super V8: Adjusted AI fuel estimating
  • F-V12: minor tire adjustments
  • F-Classic: minor tire adjustments
  • F-Vintage: Minor AI tweak
  • F-Ultimate: Minor AI tweak
  • Mini: Fixed max number of opponents to 23
  • Metalmoro MR18: Adjusted fuel estimates
  • F-Classic: Added analogue cockpit configuration option; Fixed mirrors texture size, material mapping, overexposure, distortion
  • TC Classics: Updated cockpit textures (now all cockpits are in the main bodywork color and cockpit, roll cages can be skinned independently); Fixed various minor graphical glitches; Updated community skins; increased engine inertia; Fixed wrong VX IDs

GENERAL NOTES:

Logitech G29 / G920 users: Support for auto rotation is still on a dedicated Beta Branch labeled LogitechG29. Further instructions as to how to switch to a beta branch here.

If you have a bug to report please use the new bug report thread (make sure to check the opening post first).

If you experience any issues running the game following the update, it´s worth running a Steam Integrity Check to make sure all files have been added / updated correctly.

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