Automobilista 2 v1.1.4.0 + Brabham BT46B Fan Car Released

Reiza Studios today released a superb update that fixes and tweaks a decent number of things, but also adds the previously teased Brabham BT46B “fan car”.

Here is the car background copied from the release thread:

Designer Gordon Murray came up with the concept while In attempt to boost the performance of the BT46 against the mighty Lotus 79 which had been dominating the 1978 F1 season up until then – under the pretense of improving airflow and cooling through the drivetrain (which it actually also did) the fan in the BT46B would blow faster as the engine revved up, and as it did it would suck the air from underneath the car, generating astronomical levels of downforce in the process.

The car raced only once – the Swedish GP of 1978, and duly won it in dominating fashion at the hands of Niki Lauda. Bernie Ecclestone – who owned the Brabham team and at the time was also beginning to take a leading role in the newly formed F1 constructors association – decided to retire the concept to avoid stirring a feud with other constructors; contrary to common misconception, the BT46B was never banned or deemed illegal, and went into retirement with the distinct achievement of winning 100% of the races it entered.

Official screenshots:

Changes since v1.1.3.5:

CONTENT

Added Brabham BT46B to F-Retro Gen2 Class

GENERAL

Added new MAX AVAILABLE setting to Custom Event Opponents screen to limit number of AI opponents according to the number of liveries in the selected car or class
Excluded player livery from AI selection when enough liveries are available to not have duplicates
Added support to disable pitstop refueling for series that don´t allow it

UI & HUD

Added extended vehicle information to loading screen
Fixed selected state opacity on various start buttons
Extended pause menu and added full size photo and replay buttons
Added scrolling to long help texts in vehicle setup screen.
Fixed gear tacho gear indicator not changing colour at redline.
Merged / rearranged car info widget into a single element
Adjusted colours/opacity of some car info elements to improve legibility.
Fixed pit/formation speed limit and cooldown lap notice not enabled by default in some modes.
Fixed over-sized container on relative times widget.
Fixed inability to enable relative times widget in light mode HUD editor.
Restyled custom event session selection.
Fixed menu/weather input registration on practice/qualifying session settings.
Restyled HUD pit board
Fixed start new championship list always displaying selected state
Fixed help text alignment on session settings and custom event opponents pages
Fixed Opponent Number Type option not persisting across opponents dialog launches.
Enabled localisation for loading screen tips

PHYSICS & AI

Revised unsprung mass values (spindles & wheels) for all cars to correct minor discrepancies
Minor tire tread adjustment to F-Retro, F-Vintage
Disabled pitstop refuelling in F-Reiza, F-Ultimate
Adjusted default coast differential ramp angles in F-Retros / MRX / Camaro SS
Minor F-Retro Gen1 / Gen 2 aero revisions
Added longer final gear ratio for F-Retro cars (all models)
Sigma P1: Increased default preload, increased default final gear ratio
F-Classic: Increased minimum front ride height
Porsche GT3-R: Reduced minimum rear ride height
F-Retro: Revised suspension rates
Reduced gearbox wear in sequential & semi-auto boxes
Reduced 1970s Cosworth DFV RPM critical range for engine life time
Added blown diffuser emulation to F-Reiza
Adjusted front wing max height for F-Retros, F-V10 Gen1
Adjusted critical RPM range for engine lifetime in GT1, GT3, GT4 cars
GT5 AI calibration pass
AI callibration pass for Ginetta G40 Cup, GT5, F-Retro Gen1, Gen2, Mini UK & Stock Car 2020 / 2021
Minor adjustments to AI awareness vs player car

TRACKS

Added initial logic for loading trackside crowd / objects according to session type (initial implementation covers only 2D crowd which now does not show in test day / practice sessions)
Spielberg Historic: Increased supported grid size to 20; Fixed crowds season (summer to spring)
Londrina (Long/Short): Update curb mapping to support new colors texture; Performance pass reduce draw calls 15%; Reworked sponsor adverts on temp stands
Goiania: Performance pass reduced draw calls 40%
Interlagos (GP/kart): Performance pass reduce draw calls 30%; New pit lane path for GP layout
Jacarepagua Historic: Fixed broken normals on mountain treeline; Additional performance tweaks (draw call/chunk size); Fix podium LOD popping; deleted cones in middle of the road in Oval layout; adjusted pitlane path exit to minimise chances of AI crashing
Hockenheim Historics: Conform render to reduced road noise; Performance pass reduced draw calls by 35%; Improved livegrass texture
Imola 1988: Performance pass reduced draw calls by 28%; Fix a few minor object LOD popping;
Added missing start lights
Cascavel: Minor advert tweaks
Added VR cams for Oulton Park, Goiania, Velocittá & Velopark
Reduced or removed chance of fog / foggy rain in random weather depending on track

VEHICLES

F-Classic: Fixed wheels offset in suspension animations; Added camber values to the suspension animation in G1M1, G2M1, G2M3
F-Reiza: Added camber values to the suspension animation
F-Ultimate 2019: Added camber values to the suspension animation
F3 F309: Fixed visual artifacts in rear suspension; Added camber values to the suspension animation; Adjusted the graphic offset
Stock Car 2021: Updated liveris fro Julio Campos, Rafael Suzuki, Bruno Baptista
Added period-accurate driver helmets, suits & gloves to F-Retros, F-Classics & F-V12 (WIP and still with generic textures, further customization soon to come)
Corrected Lotus 79 RPM shift light range
Fixed F-Reiza cockpit antenna
Brabham BT44: Fixed shift warning light
Karts & Trucks: Corrected normal map size