AMS 1 or 2

[Don Cheadle's victim face]

I read that AMS 1 has better physics or FFB.
Is this true?
No fanboy responses please!
Thanks

[turtleCZ]

Oh, that's very hard question. AMS1 is awesome but Reiza thinks AMS2 is better. You need more criteria but AMS1 is a must buy.

[Don Cheadle's victim face]

Originally posted by turtleCZ:

Oh, that's very hard question. AMS1 is awesome but Reiza thinks AMS2 is better. You need more criteria but AMS1 is a must buy.

I have AMS, probly my fave racing game. RF2 is more fiddly.
I'm not a huge simhead, but I love racing the Super V8's around Oulton Park in AMS1 - feels great.
If AMS2 is a step back (apart from Graphics) I might give it a miss.

[turtleCZ]

If you have AMS1 and love it, AMS2 could be another step. It's great game but currently a bit too much WIP. Physics is very subjective (surprisingly) and AMS2 is very good now. I use gamepad and AMS2 support is a bit problematic but overall AMS2 is great.

I think you could love AMS2 but ISIMotor still has some aces. Hard to say.

[Ochso]

You can always try the free demo .. will give you a little more of an idea I suppose.

[Nats]

Games are subjective you will only know by trying it yourself

[ExtTM]

I've been enjoying AMS 2 more because of its better weather system, visuals, and now update physics. FFB is still better in AMS 1 but it is really close in AMS 2. Worth buying in my opinion.

[Dud]

Remember that AMS 2 is still in development, it's physics and ffb will most likely be constantly adjusted, in the end it may turn out to be better than AMS.

[pavig]

There is still a couple of things AMS1 does better than AMS2, but they are few and far between. People forget that AMS1 went through the same protracted development cycle where various things were up and down until they nailed it, stopped developiong and moved on to 2. You can download the free Copa Petrobras de Marcas sim by Reiza if you want to see where AMS2 started out.

So if you want a sim that is good, cheap and frozen in it's current state forever AMS1 is great, but if you have the patience to enjoy a developing sim and appreciate the bits that work well for you right now then AMS2 is the way to go.

AMS2 has a more complex and in-depth model for physics and ffb than AMS1, but so much of physics is personal preference. Some people prefer the cleaner driving model AMS1 provides.

[Mahjik]

AMS1 is on the old rFactor 1 platform. There are some inherit limitation of that older engine. Depending on what you like, you may enjoy the older rFactor 1 powered titles. AMS2 is using the Madness Engine, famously or infamously, used for the Project CARS series. It has a completely different physics engine which does away with the old static physics tables. I bring that up as that means there is a learning curve for Reiza learning the different physics implementation.

[REPresenh]

I downloaded RF2 last night...it sucks so bad I had to refund it. Couldn't detect dd1 and no maps and opponents...great, wtf....forget it!

[Vesa]

Originally posted by REPresenh:

I downloaded RF2 last night...it sucks so bad I had to refund it. Couldn't detect dd1 and no maps and opponents...great, wtf....forget it!

you probable did not let all the dlc bs finish downloading before loading into the sim... It is a VERY love/hate relationship for most people, but some of the racing in rf2 especially the league stuff is 2nd to NONE .

[turtleCZ]

Originally posted by REPresenh:

I downloaded RF2 last night...it sucks so bad I had to refund it. Couldn't detect dd1 and no maps and opponents...great, wtf....forget it!

Yeah, it's not for everybody.

[Don Cheadle's victim face]

Originally posted by Dud:

Remember that AMS 2 is still in development, it's physics and ffb will most likely be constantly adjusted, in the end it may turn out to be better than AMS.

It's been over a year I think.
Makes me suspect it won't get nailed.
That said.. if it's as good or better than AMS1 in some departments, I'm sure it's worth a go.
I'm sure I won't be disappointed.
As I say, I'm not a simhead, I enjoyed Project Cars 2, tho I think my faves are AMS1 and that fiddly RF2.

[turtleCZ]

PC2 is a good game.

[Don Cheadle's victim face]

Originally posted by turtleCZ:

PC2 is a good game.

pc3 is good if u just wanna sloth out with a controller?