American Truck Simulator 1.56 (Illinois is next!)

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What are you most excited about with American Truck Simulator?

  • Trucks

    Votes: 8 15.7%

  • The open highway

    Votes: 21 41.2%

  • Mods

    Votes: 8 15.7%

  • Get me the game already!!!!!111!!!1!

    Votes: 14 27.5%
  • Total voters
    51
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Looks like the new Volvo VNL too.
 
This game will be so chill once it comes to console and the Road Trip DLC releases.
 
Is there a general message thread for ATS. Been playing since summer 2020. I justed purchased most of the add on states from last 12 months or so except Louisiana.

I have not messed around with any mods except for a little while in 2021. I wished they would just include a few classic 70's, 80's and 90's trucks in the game even if add on content.

When you select for next pick-up destination. Wished it would tell you if you have ever picked up from this company or delivered to company. Same with being able to tell if you how been to either town before.

It would also be amazing if they could implement teams drivers where the AI is your team mate and ride along (watch) as AI drives the truck. Same with just maybe being able to watch any of your other company drivers make their run.

Had something interesting happen last week was behind another rig at stop sign on two way road. AI going other way did not have enough room to make his turn on to the two lane road I was on.
After a few real world minuets. The AI truck in fromt of me backed in to my truck before I had time to find reverse and back my truck up. Would not of mattered because there was car behind me. On my current profile try to follow all the driving rules as much as possible.
 
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Is there a general message thread for ATS. Been playing since summer 2020. I justed purchased most of the add on states from last 12 months or so except Louisiana.

I have not messed around with any mods except for a little while in 2021. I wished they would just include a few classic 70's, 80's and 90's trucks in the game even if add on content.

When you select for next pick-up destination. Wished it would tell you if you have ever picked up from this company or delivered to company. Same with being able to tell if you how been to either town before.

It would also be amazing if they could implement teams drivers where the AI is your team mate and ride along (watch) as AI drives the truck. Same with just maybe being able to watch any of your other company drivers make their run.

Had something interesting happen last week was behind another rig at stop sign on two way road. AI going other way did not have enough room to make his turn on to the two lane road I was on.
After a few real world minuets. The AI truck in fromt of me backed in to my truck before I had time to find reverse and back my truck up. Would not of mattered because there was car behind me. On my current profile try to follow all the driving rules as much as possible.
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This basically acts as the general message thread as it is the most recently active one.

As for knowing if you have delivered to/from a town before, I usually use the map on the left and look at the roads needed for the journey - if they have been driven, I must have been to the town before.

I agree it would be helpful to have an indicator telling you when you have delivered for a company before (maybe a tick by the name?)

I don't use many mods, I've just focussed on the "ultimate graphics" mod, vehicle sound mod, a mod adding classic vehicles for more variety on the roads, and a mod that changes the colour of roads travelled so that it is easier to see what I've missed.
 
I have Coast to Coast and a drivable traffic mod (until the Road Trip DLC drops).
 
Anyways great game - with graphics and content being added frequently. Recently got the states added over the last 12 - 18 months except for Louisiana. Was hoping they would add like a Midwest state package deal by now.

South Dakota and North Dakota should be great.
Actually they say South Dakota great state to retire to. I am taking early retirement any time between next 6 to 36 months. Just not sure if I could handle winters in Rapid City. Except guess could stay mostly in doors on snowy/colder months. Catch up on gaming/TV/movies etc. then spend a lot more of spring/summer outdoors.
 
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South Dakota is out on 24th September...
That's right, we got South Dakota before GTA6 :lol:
 
Ford Road Trip DLC is out on 29th September!!!
 
More Road Trip gameplay...!
Contains spoilers (and hub caps :lol: ):
 
Just ordered the Ultimate Bundle on Steam with a healthy discount, so I have about six more states now, and I was pleasantly surprised that the Ford DLC was only £7 or so.
 
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Just ordered the Ultimate Bundle on Steam with a healthy discount, so I have about six more states now, and I was pleasantly surprised that the Ford DLC was only £7 or so.
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£7? And that gives you access to the new exploration/sightseeing/deliveries stuff with the cars.
Damn - there goes my weekend!!! :lol:

At that price I'll happily buy the other car dlcs in future as well.
 
The engine sounds are...ambitious to say the least. Yes, a Crown Vic can sound like that, but only if you put some Flowmasters on it. Still, it's fun though. Just need to dial in my controller for the throttle since you end up doing like 100mph without too much effort.
 
I'm hoping the workshop goes to town on mods for the cars, because it's a bit hollow right now.
 
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£7? And that gives you access to the new exploration/sightseeing/deliveries stuff with the cars.
Damn - there goes my weekend!!! :lol:

At that price I'll happily buy the other car dlcs in future as well.
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All set for the weekend...
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I've not been back on since Tuesday, but I'm glad to see the first workshop mods are coming through in time for this weekend.

Torn between buying an F150 or a Bronco.

Edit: I went with the F150, and with a Workshop mod, I was able to put the V10 Triton in it. 👌

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Been having a great time with the Road Trip dlc. Happy that I can mostly make my irl F-150, and with mods can also drop in the 2.7 Ecoboost mine has as well.

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Anyone else irritated by the fact that no matter day or night, at the outskirts of a town or in the middle of absolutely nowhere, whenever you approach a railroad crossing there's very (in)conveniently a train coming? Nearly every time it's behind a blind corner so you can't see it before it's already time to brake hard, or on an open road the lights begin flashing just suitably so that coasting doesn't help one bit but you can't get through before the booms come down either.

It's by far my main gripe with the "gamey" aspects in the sim, trying to maintain a good fuel economy is a futile attempt when there are forced stops that can't be prepared for. One every now and then wouldn't be bad, it happens, but the frequency is ridiculous and clearly meant to be like that. For example in Souht Dakota some time ago, driving west from Brookings, south past Mitchell and then through Yankton towards Sioux City. Had to stop in four in a ****ing row. Four. With the world scale being what it is that means being the next 20 effective miles at full throttle trying to get the truck back to speed for a few minutes and then hey whoops, another crossing. Traffic lights work in the same way, a "green wave" is an unheard of thing in SCS cities.
 
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Anyone else irritated by the fact that no matter day or night, at the outskirts of a town or in the middle of absolutely nowhere, whenever you approach a railroad crossing there's very (in)conveniently a train coming? Nearly every time it's behind a blind corner so you can't see it before it's already time to brake hard, or on an open road the lights begin flashing just suitably so that coasting doesn't help one bit but you can't get through before the booms come down either.

It's by far my main gripe with the "gamey" aspects in the sim, trying to maintain a good fuel economy is a futile attempt when there are forced stops that can't be prepared for. One every now and then wouldn't be bad, it happens, but the frequency is ridiculous and clearly meant to be like that. For example in Souht Dakota some time ago, driving west from Brookings, south past Mitchell and then through Yankton towards Sioux City. Had to stop in four in a ****ing row. Four. With the world scale being what it is that means being the next 20 effective miles at full throttle trying to get the truck back to speed for a few minutes and then hey whoops, another crossing. Traffic lights work in the same way, a "green wave" is an unheard of thing in SCS cities.
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You're right that there seems to be a high chance of a train appearing at a crossing, my guess is that the game triggers this when you get near to one. I don't often hit multiple crossings in one drive, but perhaps I'm just lucky to avoid them usually.

And there's a limit to how many green lights you get through seemingly.

I think the traffic lights are a good way of giving you time to view and appreciate the town you are in, or at least that is what I use red lights for.
 
It never rains but it pours.
South Dakota.
Road Trip DLC
And now the return of Brackenreach...!
Sadly you can't use the Ford cars for this
 
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