Trucking Simulator Games Discussion

[Silverwing]

Awesome! This had to have been the secret announcement.  None of us saw this coming! It's been awhile since they've talked about it.  It was on a Christmas stream, but they said it would be a long term goal.

[timmelon]

One little observation about the update of trailer restrictions: since the latest patch, the HCT couple («long + long») area was extended from Finland to Sweden, making the available route length more than twice as longer. Buuut, the plus-sized single trailers (15 m ones, from Schmitz, Kässbohrer and Kögel DLCs) are now tied to the same areas where the «long + short» doubles are allowed (Iberia, Scandinavia and Germany with Netherlands), making them less useful — no more additional 10-15% of income for deliveries from UK to Turkey or from Baltic to Balkans. Also, less challenge in achieving the perfect drive award on that super curved road .

At least that bug with wrongly connected turn lights on the long Schmitz trailer is fixed. One more recent bug is still there — after the 1.51 release, both games may crash while loading the latest save (on my computer, it happens one or two times a week). Luckily, when you have quit the game after completing a delivery, you usually have two latest saves with about a minute between each other .

[Soda]

^ Images not showing up?

Also I have no idea about any of what you are talking about, lol!  I love how we got people on so many different levels all playing this game.  People who love the drive, the management part, the fine trucking details like chassis and trailers, etc.  So many different levels of understanding but all playing this game and enjoying it.

[timmelon]

I love how we got people on so many different levels all playing this game.

And I am glad that the upcoming driving school will surely attract more players by adding one more level (BTW, we can look at this school in a live stream announced for tomorrow). Of course, I think the advanced parking tasks could be a little difficult for ones who don’t have any advanced controller, although the mouse steering mods can help a lot in this case .
UPD:

Churches of Greece

(SCS Xwitter post with video)

Wow, there were almost three weeks without Greece posts. I see they like those «southern» bell towers — no need for four walls and a roof, just build one wall thicc enough and put the bell inside the opening in it .

[Wolfwood]

I am looking forward to the academy.  I know for a fact I can learn some new skills and hone my old ones. I really look forward to that.

1.52 is shaping up to be huge with what we've learned plus the German and California reworks.  We need to update our calendar that @MasterXtreme  made.

[timmelon]

ATS

1.51 Full Update (Second week of September)
Expansion of Freeway and new Depots In Oklahoma (Second week of September)
Mack Anthem Black Edition (Second week of September)
Mack Pinnacle (2nd/3rd week of September)
Arkansas DLC (September 16th)
New Cargo Animations (September 16th)
New Cargos (September 16th)
Arkansas World of Trucks Event (September 16)
Halloween World of Trucks Event (October 2024)
1.52 Full Update (Q4 2024)
Driving Academy (Q4 2024)
Christmas World of Trucks Event (December 2024)
California Phase 4 Rework [LA, San Diego, Bakersfield and souther CA] (December 2024)
Missouri DLC (December 2024)
Kenworth T680 Full Customization (December 2024)
Old Kenworth Trucks Rework (December 2024 / Q1 2025)
New 3D looking Interior For Building (Ongoing)

ETS2

1.51 Full Update (Second week of September)
Kassbohrer (September)
Krone eTrailer (September)
Halloween World of Trucks Event (October 2024)
1.52 Full Update (Q4 2024)
Driving Academy (Q4 2024)
New Volvo FH (Q4 2024)
Old Volvo FH Rework (Q4 2024)
Germany Rework, next stage (Q4 2024)
Christmas World of Trucks Event (December 2024)
Greece (December 2024)
Greece World of Trucks Event (December 2024)
New 3D looking Interior For Building (Ongoing)

[Grapefoot]

^ BOOM!

[MasterXtreme]

1.52 and the Truck Academy will be December releases as they will supposedly be released together along with the California rework and the German rework along with Greece and Missouri.  Oh wow... that seems like a ton of stuff all at once.  They should spread it out some but they haven't given us reason to think that yet.

If I am honest, to allow the reworks to get more attention, they should release 1.52 and the reworks a few weeks before Greece and Missouri.  I'd argue a two month separation among them, but that can't be done in this time window.  The reworks get overlooked when released at the same time as map expansions. In reality, they are just as big and as detailed as some map expansions.

ATS

1.51 Full Update (Second week of September)
Expansion of Freeway and new Depots In Oklahoma (Second week of September)
Mack Anthem Black Edition (Second week of September)
Mack Pinnacle (2nd/3rd week of September)
Arkansas DLC (September 16th)
New Cargo Animations (September 16th)
New Cargos (September 16th)
Arkansas World of Trucks Event (September 16)
Halloween World of Trucks Event (October 2024)
1.52 Full Update (December 2024)
Driving Academy (December 2024)
Christmas World of Trucks Event (December 2024)
California Phase 4 Rework [LA, San Diego, Bakersfield and souther CA] (December 2024)
Missouri DLC (December 2024)
Kenworth T680 Full Customization (December 2024)
Old Kenworth Trucks Rework (December 2024 / Q1 2025)
New 3D looking Interior For Building (Ongoing)

ETS2

1.51 Full Update (Second week of September)
Kassbohrer (September)
Krone eTrailer (September)
Halloween World of Trucks Event (October 2024)
New Volvo FH (Q4 2024)
Old Volvo FH Rework (Q4 2024)
Germany Rework, next stage (December 2024)
1.52 Full Update (December 2024)
Driving Academy (December 2024)
Christmas World of Trucks Event (December 2024)
Greece (December 2024)
Greece World of Trucks Event (December 2024)
New 3D looking Interior For Building (Ongoing)

[timmelon]

So, today was a first demonstration of the driving school:

I like how replay system is made — you can look at your attempt on a video from a chosen camera, and if you had a collision, it will be marked on that video progress bar.
Also, for some reason I hear a drumroll sound when I see this picture .

[Anyponedrawn]

^ In that video, one of them slipped up and gave a big secret away.

He said, "they are headed to Oregon tomorrow."  Is this PACCAR related?  Maybe a research trip for re-developing the Pacific Northwest? 


Also cannot wait for this function. I will complete it in both games!

[flemishcap]

I am watching the livestream and I am laughing at how they treat poor Nemiro. I did hear Mark say that Oregon remark. Nice secret gaff!

[MasterXtreme]

^ In that video, one of them slipped up and gave a big secret away.

He said, "they are headed to Oregon tomorrow."  Is this PACCAR related?  Maybe a research trip for re-developing the Pacific Northwest? 


Also cannot wait for this function. I will complete it in both games!

The Western Star Nation event is taking place this weekend and SCS will be there likely with their ATS rigs and at the same time schmoozing with Western Star for future updates.  They also mentioned they plan to go "fishing" while in the PNW.  So likely they will do some research of the region too.  Nevada and Arizona are going to be reworked first.  This hasn't been announced, but it is planned.

[timmelon]

They also mentioned they plan to go "fishing" while in the PNW.

I wish them to catch at least one new license for the trailer manufacturers . I actually like how the typical ETS trailer parking looks now — even if there are several curtainsiders in a row, they are from the different brands and look a little different, which adds more realism (sadly, it requires to give money for these DLCs ).
As for the PNW states rework — I don’t see the reasons to do this except for bringing some specific locations to more realistic look.

[Wolfwood]

Oh.... they meant FISHING as in looking for new clients.  I totally thought they meant fishing for fish, lol!

As for the PNW states rework — I don’t see the reasons to do this except for bringing some specific locations to more realistic look.

The cities especially could use some heavy reworks to match current levels of work.  They could keep the roads and everything the same, but now that they have more modern building and depots, they could rework those and improve the highway exits/entrances.  Throw in some of the newer trees and water and it's good.  They wouldn't need to redo entire road networks.

[timmelon]

Oh.... they meant FISHING as in looking for new clients.  I totally thought they meant fishing for fish, lol!

Uhm... Aren’t Finland or Norway (the parts for the next map expansion DLC ) good enough to fishing?