AMS2 V1.6 Preview - AI Racing with F-Ultimates @ Monza

This video features a short 6-lap against a field of F-Ultimates, demonstrating some of the major AI developments to feature in the upcoming release.
This video is part of the upcoming 2024 September Development Update.

[@ZoltarWOT]

can't wait for this update! my favourite VR racing experience and one of my most played games in last few years

[@hughjanus269]

me too... best overall / VR is amazing ....

[@spybaz]

Pity the MP experience is so useless

[@garytebbenham6843]

Vintage Spielberg, little bit of rain, late summer, late evening and racing in bathtubs, or vintage F1 cars, is simply amazing in VR.

[@DJ_Kelpie]

Hell yeah I'm right there with you. I can't not play this one in VR

[@user-hx3vp2vp7v]

I went from triple screen monitor to VR..Its that amazing,my mind was blown away when i raced in VR and im 48 years old guy

[@definitely_not_nick41]

Can’t wait for the IMSA content

[@sullyvansilva]

also the Audi content

[@THIS---GUY]

natuve support for 48 car grid

[@Sean-ps3ec]

@@THIS---GUY Would have been a bit happier for straight 50 tbh

[@SimRacingSatan]

Finally some proper A.I! This update looks like a whole new game to me. Cannot wait and of course take your time!

[@VibDik]

You guys have no idea how impressive this is! This is amazing work, and we all can't wait for this update! Hats off to the hardworking ReizaStudios Team, and you have all the support of us simracers!

[@marcosvsantosdev]

Thanks Reiza

[@polo424242]

This is perfect! AI is no longer driving to the limit of the artificial racing line, they're moving to the limits of what they car is capable of. This is evident in the late break by the AI at 5:35. Welldone guys. I can't wait to try this!!!

[@Gamebit257]

Oh wow, the AI actually backs off the inside line when you're overtaking! Kudos.

[@VibDik]

Unlike Verstappen

[@iahlee]

AMS 2 is the best! Loving all improvements! Can’t play without VR anymore hahaha. The best way to play it

yep, you can see the flatspot at the end (8:59)

[@Racer63.]

Thank you Reiza! Looking forward for this. Single player races are very popular. Maybe more than online.

[@abdnacerhammou]

the visible flatspot is insane!!!!

[@kronos711]

There's also gonna be visible tyre wear I think

[@abdnacerhammou]

@@kronos711 yep u can see it when the car slows down at the end, I think the graining looks amazing

[@nelsonsecco]

please more F1 Calendar Circuits, this game is Fucking Awesome. And Nascar BRASIL CONTENT

[@ryansta]

Sweet. When the TV style in picture view first came on, it fooled me initially thinking it was an actual TV Race comparison until I saw the cars game paint sims. With real life skins and reshading filters the graphics are pretty spot on. Amazing when you consider the price of the game how good it looks and drives.

[@ArconianSims]

Love the new tyre sounds, no more annoying squealing in corners! AI looks very promising, hopefully they will perform more consistently in all weather conditions, not only dry.

[@Math_0027]

It honestly baffles me that at one point this was Project Cars 2

[@flyingphoenix113]

This proves Ian Bell was right all along--the Madness engine possesses incredible potential. It's just a shame that SMS could never extract the true potential from the engine (although, thankfully, it seems that Reiza can).

[@Rave-agent]

An animation for DRS button press would be heavenly.

[@sevenbelow7]

Don’t you dare suggest it to reiza ! They may put it in but take another month to do so ! 😂

[@alcrack3996]

@@sevenbelow7well, they’re not a giant company as against those who compete

[@RessacaMotor]

Sou um fã do game e acompanho a empresa desde o primeiro da Stock Car. Muito feliz pelo update! No aguardo!

[@viktorianas]

The FIRST and the MAIN AI issue is/was first lap AI performance where usually you can overtake 4-6 cars in first couple corners. Just by fixing that and updating other tyres to Stock Car 2024 standards you will become #1 sim for elitist RF2, AC fanboy who values FFB, VR and AI as a top priority, super thrilled for the upcoming update!

[@andreic5822]

Try doing the quali session before the race, that will allow AI to get themselves sorted according to their performance for the race and they will do better in the first lap.

[@stefanomacchi1977]

naaa... AC famboys will never leave AC or give a positive comment to any other game... 🤣🤣

[@viktorianas]

@@stefanomacchi1977 well... I want to race 90s F1 and RF2 or AC are literally unplayable against AI, just absolute abomination! Yet in AMS2 I can really race with AI at 100% agro and they don't just randomly hit me every single lap, also I found out why FFB was weird in AMS2, now it's amazing on default.

[@marian9993]

@@viktorianas I agree with yopu about rF2.. great physics but AI in RF2 is abomination... such a shame

[@viktorianas]

@@marian9993 and it became abandonware after LMU launched... Yet AMS2 is and will be improving for foreseeable future.

[@SIMRACINGTRUCKER]

Car 21 as SC would be a good detail. I can't wait this looks huge!

[@DDFRacer]

Exactly what Bulk Brogan was waiting for, looks fantastic! Can't wait to resume my F1 career mode playthrough once this drops.

[@kevin_m]

Certified Bulkamaniac here agrees! I’m looking forward to testing out blue flag behaviour specifically.

[@DDFRacer]

@@kevin_m absolutely, if the blue flags have been sorted out and the AI don't hesitate for half a lap then it'll make such a massive difference

[@tallesttreeintheforest]

i would like an option to manually adjust the AI during a live session in some kind of "AI setting mode".. so you can fine tune entry, exist, braking, accerleration etc. whilst racing next to a AI ghost.

[@THIS---GUY]

even just a slider for ai% like gain% would be incredible. Not sure if that wpuld cause issues with ai or if they need a hard reset

[@Zombiefruit]

Looking incredible! Great work Reiza! Just bought all the DLC, happy to support what you guys are doing here

[@MetalSimVR]

Nice to see that there are no Chemtrails in the sky! 😉

[@mickaelsflow6774]

Looks promising. As always, the real test will be multiclass racing above 40 min.

[@Mcw32]

I already love this game and it just keeps getting better. Thanks Reiza!

[@mooncr]

they implemented 3d trees in this build. I've been waiting for this for years!

[@THIS---GUY]

classic monza is best monza. The current weekly time trial with the old school formula is awesome.

[@petouser]

These are some high level improvements, big thumbs up. This is making me think that maybe Reiza should make the F1 games, since EA/Codemasters end their F1 game series next year according to rumors.

[@chrisl211]

First thing I try: Alpine at Sebring :) Please release 1.6, my wallet is ready to support you guys.

[@RacePub]

It looks magnificent!! Cant wait to try it at VR!!! It's my fav VR racing platform...❤🎉

[@sockracer]

Can't wait for this to drop at the same time as AC Evo 💀

[@walkman1984]

how about damage? will AI take damage when hitting someone?

[@facemob360]

Love the video. Now can we get an easier way to set up triple screens?

[@Danstealth]

I can’t even play currently on my triples the camera is all bugged out. Not sure what happen

[@PITAH1]

​@@DanstealthI ve read it doesn't support a 4th screen. If you have it , try to disconnect to configure

[@omjeeo]

This is the biggest thing I wanted for this game. Hopefully it lives up to what is shown here because it looks great!

[@Brandi.74]

Best Racing Sim ever. hope the mods work after update.

[@YTOraijon]

Lol, wouldn't count on it. Didn't they already announce that the update was going to break a lot of mods?

[@andyw0340]

​@@YTOraijon The modders will have them up and running again in no time I'm sure.

[@sgsfabiano]

Cool. I saw no comments on AI vs AI, where they massively struggle to overtake each other. Has this been fixed? Also, any ETA when AI will use more than one tyre compound for cars such as the F-Ultimate?

[@hMint]

exactly my questions as well, in the video it seems the AI all take the same general line on the lead up to Ascari when they're fighting for position which isn't exactly amazing. I'd love for the cars to use any other tire compound other than soft for long distance races/according to the tire wear multiplier set but I don't think that's coming this update it seems

[@LixRG]

Do the tyre sounds on kerbs sound different? Or am I imagining things?

[@andreic5822]

You are not imagining things.

[@rofalmatt]

please fix the floaty feeling when going around corners

[@Pringa]

i wonder if they fixed ai being op in straights. i always lose about 10 spots at nurburgring's final stretch. my car tops out while ai flies by me, even slipstreaming doesn't help

[@studlydudly]

It's looking good, but using DRS makes the overtakes easy. The question is how are the AI at overtaking in classes that don't have DRS.

[@GarageRecordings]

Looks like it drives a lot more straight around the corners. Which is very good! The weird slip angle under power/drifty physics, especially present in high aero cars and the janky multiplayer servers were pretty much the only thing stopping me from jumping on AMS2 every day.

[@Shanakar]

So far from what it seems, the AI speed into and out of corners seems to have been improved some through this video which would be a welcome change considering the current state where the AI just has unrealistic grip in and out of the corners. It still seems like there is some fine tuning needed but if the video is anything to go by, seems like a massive improvement has already been mate. Looking forward to the update and hope it's across all cars.

[@benjiesau1497]

Is it possible to give the player more control of the AI difficulty setting with more than one slider? For example a lot of my current gripes would be solved by the ability to individually adjust straight line speed relative to breaking and cornering speeds, or wet speeds vs dry speeds, instead of having to just pick a generalized ai difficulty number. I am sure that you have been working to bring these big variances that the AI can exhibit closer, but with so many car and track combos why not let the player adjust if necessary.

[@depapier]

You can already do that using the custom ai editor. There is a lot of values per driver.

[@leonelbarros9084]

Great development! This AI mechanic is applicable for other cars (formula classic, retro, USA, GT, IMSA etc)?

[@JarPet]

Yellow car should have DRS also on the straight (5.50) , less than 1 second gap on detection point, right? 😇

[@dodge33cymru]

AI improvements look great, I'm hoping they also apply to my favourite classes (Group C, GTP, GT3, GT1) and multi-class can cope with it too! Thanks for the update

[@andreic5822]

AI improvements apply to all classes.

[@BOBOTHEBANDIT]

Amazing the a.i is massively better with the 1.6 update. I used to put the level at 100% and be faster but now I have to turn it down a bit. Yous have set the standard for a.i now. Well done 👏

[@woolf9035]

that looked sick. man i haven't played this game for a while the updates look great. Gotta hop back in the cockpit

[@gmanuk1986]

This looks amazing can't wait for the update

[@rmandingo357]

Yes! This is exciting. And bring on those VR fixes wished for in the official Reiza forum ;)

[@virtual_GaRy]

What an incredible progress from 1.5! The more dynamic AI will be a game changer. But it still looks like the AI is quite weak on the brakes, sometimes you finish braking 10m before the apex and still out-brake the AI car which has the inside line. Surprised to not see them take the advantage sometime to brake later and take the racing line when they are on the inside. Also I think lately this gen of F1 car got a lot more dirty air IRL as teams have learned how to push the wake outboard in the mid-sectiom, which makes the dirty air get sucked behind the centre of the car underneath the wing.

[@Squeezy01]

Today at Laguna Seca I saw an AI car go of the track with his whole left side and he spun under breaking. Will this type of driver errors still be present? Because it's nice to see from time to time.

[@andreic5822]

Yes

[@grocam3]

Nice change of UI fonts and all, much needed (still not done 100% drs on is different)

[@andreamas7692]

in this days of despair finally a good news.....lets gooooo reiza, i knew you wanted my money, here it iiiiiiisssssssss

[@mitchelldoub8488]

Totally not about AI racing which by the way looks super fun. But, is there any chance we could get a resizable virtual mirror and ability to move UI elements on screen? Mirror is way to small for me.

[@martincolombo3986]

Ohhh, confirmation of september for dev update!

[@Explo-gr1kx]

YES!!! Finally Flat Spots! Are there also Graining and Blistering in 1.6?

[@THIS---GUY]

1:46 for a second i thought the hand movement was fixed then the next second the 1 hand over hand animation was still there 💔

[@StarFox85]

where is the new sound??

[@DonKorny]

Question, can we expect some more GP Tracks?

[@sergiograffic]

cool ! looks great :) just hope that the FFB set-up has been reviewed too in a more realistic feel that it is until now (soft, unstable and sleepery)

[@SmokinKipper]

Sounds like you are sliding around many of these corners.

[@eduardopelliser2544]

now we have a full track map!

[@RandyMagruder]

Yipes 1:48. The hands still letting go in the wheel on hard overs is still there. Was hoping that would be fixed.

[@aignerjakob]

finally visible flatspots and wear 😍

[@hackisack8523]

The graphic changed a bit ? Looks beautiful with the AI

[@whereta3097]

I believe they mentioned updated reflections and material shaders opposed to the plasticy look prior

[@seangray4512]

Looking forward to this update! and can someone please bring Targa Florio to this game ;-)

[@airkorych]

Does anyone know if version 1.6 will have new anti-aliasing modes? The current anti-aliasing settings are really outdated. Will the developers add TAA (Temporal Anti-Aliasing)?

[@youp1tralala]

If you have a recent NVIDIA GPU, I suggest using DLDSR to improve image quality.

[@counterdebate]

September is over, so is 1.6 out now

[@virtualmotorheads]

I cannot wait. Lots of content creation potential with this new update. 😅 And of course plenty of racing will be taking place.

[@antrave]

more in car settings for the formula ultimate! also, allow a shift button for different selections for us on controllers! Game is fantastic, btw, almost 1000 hours!

[@bornwithoutclothes]

Please can we get an ingame tool that helps with triple monitor adjustments

[@ackgames]

Vai ter parceria com a lfm? Seria ótimo pra quem gostar de jogar online!

[@THIS---GUY]

they announced upcoming collaboration with LFM 2 months ago. The post said further updates will be coming soon

[@nakazonegamestreaming896]

Common Reiza GIVE IT to us ALREADY!!!!!

[@garytebbenham6843]

Will be great with more AI parameters so that individual drivers can act differently to others which will be great for modding historic drivers.

[@Travelife2000]

Is it possible to improve the rubber residues on the edge of the tracks before the release? They look like meatballs

[@ma14.27]

When the career mode drops there is really nothing better to play anymore.

[@Thorkell_Joms]

What kind of sorcery is this? :)

[@sr_akikubo]

How to place the complete map?

[@adriansoul7223]

I never understood why racing games do shiny tires. They stay like that for not even the formation lap and then theyre dirty and matte.

[@domigoff9302]

The driver is Renato...😅

[@jimmyholster]

It's all great of course, but I'd love to see some AI from your team and the other teams, not just the drivers. I want to hear my radio guy telling me that due to the car ahead running a certain strategy that we should go for an undercut/overcut etc. I want the teams to watch each other and adjust accordingly to win.

[@PanAhreRacing]

Announcement: F1 2026 to be developed by ReizaStudios

[@Sm0lders]

Cannot wait to try this out! 😃

[@mad-b264]

I began Sim Racing to see if it would help with my Mental Health issues, I suffer with Complex PTSD and Anxiety, The Anxiety I have suffered for before I was diagnosed with CPTSD, I can get this tense nasty pain, like a dull ache in my legs, Mainly at the top of my legs, But If I am doing something with my legs, It can help reduce the ache, So I though I am into racing, I loves Touring Car Racing the most, Oh And a bit of Dirt Rally 2, But I thought if I was doing something with my hands, Mind and feet at the same time, It might help with Anxiety, And it do, Sim racing is no cure for Anxiety, But Sim Racing can help reduce the effects of mental health, Also I do VR sim racing now using a Quest 2, I want a Quest 3, But after upgrading my Motherboard and Ram to an MSI Z690 Unify motherboard with 32gb of DDR5 ram, And yes 32gb is better than 16gb, Believe me I tried, But after putting another 2x8gb sticks on the motherboard, I can now have a full track of cars without stuttering, And to think I started sim racing using a PS4 Pro, Big mistake getting a console, I felt conned, My soul felt conned, Explaining why it is called a ConSoul, lol, Honestly I wasted about 600 pounds maybe 700 with the games, And PSVR, That was crap, Put me off VR the PSVR did, All I could play was Dirt Rally, lol, But after trying the Quest 2 with the PC I put together, PSVR seems like a mobile phone VR now, And even mobile phone VR is better than the PSVR, lol, Sorry PlayStation, But damn I felt robbed after buying everything including the games, Not to mention the fact you have to pay to even play the PS4, I probably spent about 200 pound more, And I got an i5 12600k, Sitting on a Z690 from MSI, With 32gb of DDR5 ram, And a 12gb 3060, With enough PSU power to upgrade the GPU in the near future, I do want the 16gb 40 series GPU, What ever one I can find for the best deal when the 50 series drops, I am hoping the 40 series prices will drop, Coz 600 pounds is a bit too much for me, Still though the PC I put together, And MSI Z690 motherboard, In a bad ass MSI Forge 320 Airflow gaming case, And with the MSI Z690 it do look good, I am pretty proud of my PC creation, lol, But yeah Sim Racing have helped me sort of change my life, I will be 100% honest, I was a drug addict before I started Sim Racing, And I can say Sim Racing and AMS 2 have helped me stay clean for a fair few years now, I think a lot of my mental health problems, Stem from the life of addiction, Over 25 years of my life was taking different drugs, I was addicted to class A, B and C in my life, My last addiction was Zanax and diazepam, I was taking pills everyday for about 2 years, So I then locked myself away, Got the PS4 Pro, I little crappy stand for the G29, After I sweated all the pills out of me, I was rough for about 6-8 weeks, In my bed suffering badly, But I done it, And then began the Sim Racing, So Sim Racing did help with me staying away from drugs, The only way I can get passed my addiction is being honest about my addiction, I am already ashamed of my past so explaining my past is just a way of me dealing with my past, And since I started Sim Racing in VR, The nightmares I can get that are nasty, Violent dreams I can get is vivid, Woke up shaking and sweating, Freezing coz of the sweating, And freaked out from a nasty dream, But the VR has seemed to reduce the nightmares by loads, So maybe VR can help people who get nasty dreams, Coz if VR can help me then surely VR can help others, Plus VR is a top way of facing phobias too.... But yeah thanks to Sim Racing and I could say AMS 2, Coz all I go on now is AMS 2, lol, I have got a fair few games on steam now, And I always find my self putting AMS 2 on, So Reiza is doing a top job of creating a top shelf simulation of racing cars, AMS 2 feels the most fluid and selection of cars and tracks, Makes AMS 2 worth every penny, I can't afford any other DLC, Race Room is even beyond what I can actually afford, AMS 2 is the only Sim Racing game I got where I have got nearly every DLC, All I need is Monza and the track in Spain, I have all the DLC cars, So yes AMS 2 is even value for money, And if AMS 2 can help reduce the mental health symptoms I gets then the money spent is money well spent, If I am not taking pills for my mental health then Sim Racing got a place for people who suffers with mental health...... Amen to Reiza, I can't wait for the IMSA my self, One of the PS4 titles I used to go on was Nascar Heat, I loved the American tracks for some reason, I enjoy Watkins Glen, So glad AMS 2 already has it, Again the selection of tracks AMS 2 has alone makes AMS 2 worth the cost, And I hear there is a sale at the moment for AMS 2 content.... So yeah AMS 2 will be at the top spot with the release of 1.6, I can only imagine how many people will be on AMS 2 the day of 1.6 release......

[@CarlosDiaz-oj5fn]

Dev update where?

[@briancoogan7732]

Holy shit. Can't wait!

[@Sele81]

Any news about career mode?

[@BumbleBee0815]

Coming 2025

[@jimmyholster]

Why not pomp and glory at the end of a race. I want to see some cinematics. I barely even finish races these days due to their being no celebration or reward when you win.

[@youp1tralala]

At Sebring you'll get fireworks

[@ilfanterock698]

I noticed there’s no water in the cockpit-on the steering wheel and gloves? The static water drops on the windshield seem a bit unrealistic. There’s still a lot to improve regarding the realism of the tires. Keep pushing forward, as you'll soon be up against tough competitors like "Reensport" and "Assetto Corsa" EVO. I personally stopped playing Automobilista 2 due to the cartoonish graphics, opting instead for RaceRoom. While RaceRoom’s visuals may not be as advanced, it offers a stronger sense of photorealism and better physics, not to mention the inclusion of Ferraris. I'm looking forward to version 1.6 to give Automobilista another shot. Best of luck with the updates!

[@JuiceRabbit]

Amazing!

[@luciomedina77]

Tks, Reiza!! Parabéns!

[@celiohigashi]

Vocês poderiam corrigir alguns erros de português nas mensagens de carregamento. Também focar no nicho de carros e pistas vintage.

[@The..Dutchy]

Please add albert park as a racing circuit 🙏

[@kevindocherty-j3u]

cant wait till multiplayer is viable

[@MrVkNext]

looks great, except for those 2D trees. Especially in VR - I just can't unsee those tree sprites like it's Duke Nukem in 1996. Glad some tracks are getting 3D trees, but looks like Monza is still using flat cutouts.

[@mooncr]

I can see that some of the trees closest to the track have been updated to 3d. Look at the end of the video, when he slows down; the trees at the chicane are 3d.

[@speedgoat7496]

Great work, I’m a fan

[@pmx360]

finally!!!

[@valdurion6779]

Please let us have 40-50-60 ai on the track! Label it experimental if it is risky to use! Bonus if you add an A.I Mistake slider like skill/aggression, so we can make the A.I make loads of mistakes like rFactor 2 had in their .json file.

[@Makaveluis]

Very excited!!