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Pretty sure they said that they're prioritizing making a path to the Great Lakes so that they can expand in all directions from there.
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OgNar posted:So, Louisiana? Home!
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Looks like this just came out. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1474930/Heavy_Cargo__The_Truck_Simulator/ Has a demo. quote:Transport oversized cargo in a variety of missions across a 175km² open world. Drive customisable, highly detailed trucks through dynamic weather and day and night. The official cooperation with Gruber Logistics allows you to get behind the wheel of real-life heavy cargo transports.   They have another game with mixed reviews like Rubbish and Stick to ETS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtnH73KcQm8
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175 square kilometers is an area roughly the size of Aruba, a bit less than one and a half times the size of Disney World. In open world video game terms it's a bit more than double the area of GTA V. That does not sound like it'd be able to support enough activity to be particularly interesting, especially since the developer commends indicate there's no time or space compression in the map. You're basically just transporting things around a large metro area.
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I watched a couple of Lets Plays of it. One person even suggested that they were using the same internal cab models as Truck and Logistics Simulator.
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Upcoming Germany rework news for 1.53. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/227300/view/6706514098923979993?snr=1_5_9_ Will be a while though, as we still don't have 1.52 yet.
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Yesterday they dropped the Fifth Generation Freightliner Cascadia and today released the Driving Academy mode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gm803sX3nyM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fav9uncyvYA Natsuumi fucked around with this message at 19:51 on Oct 16, 2024 |
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Man the new Moza stalks kick rear end. So immersive. Here they are in action: https://imgur.com/gallery/moza-stalks-3tfWymI
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IG-88 posted:Man the new Moza stalks kick rear end. So immersive. Here they are in action: that owns
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That’s rad. Need to see if they come out with a simucube 2 bracket for it.
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IG-88 posted:Man the new Moza stalks kick rear end. So immersive. Here they are in action: I didn't realize it had a physical return mechanism; that's rad.
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Greece comes out in a couple days.
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Largepotato posted:Greece comes out in a couple days. 
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Greece has the usual World of Trucks event. https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/227300/view/4440081939137823924 15 cities and jobs need to be 200+ km.
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The Christmas event is live, same as last year where you make deliveries to or from the magical winter wonderland map:Hedgehog Pie posted:The Christmas event is active and it's a bit more involved than last year's! The wonderland map is changed up somewhat, and this time around some deliveries will randomly task you with picking up additional pieces of lost cargo along the way.
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I have decided that I would like to try and get into American Truck Simulator, after not having played ETS2 in over a decade. I'm familiar with the basics, having played ETS up to being able to establish my own company and manage one other driver, but I'm specifically looking to learn how to drive in manual transmission, as inspired by this video from youtuber Squirrel ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcdxz5JNXe4 ... where the very act of driving requires careful management of engine RPM. Is there anything I could read, or watch, that discusses the correct way to do this? something like an Airplane Flying Handbook, but for trucks? a Truck Driving Handbook?
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You mean like actually driving a manual truck with a range/split gearbox? e: here's a video of how to do it in a Scania, I imagine it'll be pretty much this in an American truck. e2: This guy actually explains what he's doing in a Euro Volvo. Same principles, different shift pattern. FoulWeatherFriend fucked around with this message at 18:30 on Dec 21, 2024 |
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FoulWeatherFriend posted:You mean like actually driving a manual truck with a range/split gearbox? More like, if I set the game to manual transmission instead of the lowest/easiest difficulty, how should I be driving? When do I shift up, down? I know how to drive irl, but even my car is an automatic, so my only point of reference is "put it on L when going up a steep uphill and don't go past 20 kph when set to that"
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There's a range of RPM that is efficient, often it's marked in green in the tachometer and written in the manual. Or you can just listen to how the engine purrs, if the sound gets very low then you have low rpm and need to shift down. When going uphill you may want to shift down too, to avoid stalling. Also trucks have lots of gears and it's not always necessary to go through them systematically. Like in all the trucks that I've driven, #1 is just for crawling in a parking area. In traffic I would start from #2.
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Oh. You have a wheel and shifter, yes? Trying to do the manual shifting on the keyboard is literal torture. Try to keep the revs in the power band when you need power and where the engine is most fuel efficient when you don't really need power. In the real life manual trucks I've driven I've generally tried to keep the revs to ~1100 when not needing power, and tried to not exceed ~1550 when I need power. You should be in the gear you need when for instance approaching a hill, before you hit the incline. Same for going down a hill, you should already be shifted down when you hit the decline. If you try to shift when you're already slowing down going uphill you're in for a bad time, downhill is a bit easier to handle but you're still gonna wanna be in the correct gear so that you can just use your aux brakes instead of your actual brakes. Range/split gearboxes have a low range, typically gears 1-4, and a high range, typically 5-8, and a high/low split for every gear. Depending on the specific gearbox, you might have different ranges and splits available. In European trucks it's most common to have the ranges be 1-3/4-6 with splits on every gear, but from what I've seen in American trucks it's not uncommon to have the low range not have splits on the gears.
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You can just use the gearbox as an improvised speed limiter and glue the pedal to the metal. It's not real life so there aren't any problems with it. Shift up when the revs get very high and you want more speed. Shift down when you feel the truck losing power (or want to slow down). Sure you can do it more optimized but that's good enough. Try to avoid shifting from a high gear to a low one without first slowing down. Poil fucked around with this message at 20:12 on Dec 21, 2024 |
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Redline ever gear change, videogame gearboxes are real cheap.
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njsykora posted:Redline ever gear change, videogame gearboxes are real cheap. Just lol if you're not using the same gear shift timings in ETS2 and in F1 2024
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Hell yeah, if the engine didn’t blow you got the timing right.
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Has there been any update on when the new DLC states are going to come out? I've only recently gotten into American Truck Simulator and I'm not familiar with the development cycle for the state maps. Missouri and Louisiana both seem like they're going to be really fun to play (sorry Iowa).
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They don't usually announce a release date until a few weeks before. You can tell it's going to be soon when the Steam page art for the DLC adds a truck into the image.
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The last four states released were Arkansas (9/2024), Nebraska (5/2024), Kansas (11/2023) and Oklahoma (8/2023), for context for about how often new states get released. I'd guess that Missouri will drop in the next 2-3 months and Iowa in mid-late summer, based on past release dates.
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funkmasterfuma posted:Has there been any update on when the new DLC states are going to come out? I've only recently gotten into American Truck Simulator and I'm not familiar with the development cycle for the state maps. Missouri and Louisiana both seem like they're going to be really fun to play (sorry Iowa). As a Louisiana native there's like two things I'd consider fun- the Horace Wilkinson bridge and the Atchafalaya Basin bridge. Still can't wait to drive across my crappy state and see if I can take highway one from end to end.
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Spiggy posted:As a Louisiana native there's like two things I'd consider fun- the Horace Wilkinson bridge and the Atchafalaya Basin bridge. Still can't wait to drive across my crappy state and see if I can take highway one from end to end. driving by Norco at night and seeing the refineries in cancer ally burn off excess chemicals could be cool to see in-game
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gtrmp posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYQwCobs7WI SCS I have been waiting for you to do the Eisenhower eastbound into the city for years. If you cannot actively replicate the feelings of my heart as I see the skyline swell once I pass the Central Ave exit, you can go to hell.
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When changing gears manually using a shifter in ATS you really want to learn how to float gears (change gear without using the clutch). It makes driving so much smoother and easier, and you feel really cool doing it.  Since the truck gearbox is unsynchronized you are supposed to double clutch it, clutch into neutral and then clutch into gear, you can bypass this by switching gears really slow but by floating the gears you can do really quick up/down shifts. You need to set the advanced shifting option is the settings and also the setting for fast split from "never" to "clutch" "throttle" or "both". It's easiest with "both". As a rule of thumb most "normal" stock 18 speed gearboxes have a difference of 200rpm between gears witch makes it super easy to float gears. When you are at 1500 rpm you just release the throttle, yank the shifter into neutral, wait for the RPM to drop to 1300 and then push the stick into next gear and then stomp on the throttle. When doing a downshift you need to raise the rpm by 200 which makes it a bit more complicated. Release throttle, yank the stick into neutral, lightly touch the throttle to increase rpm by 200, release throttle, push stick into lower gear. If you mis-time the shift you will hear the gears grind, might be hard to hear if you are not using headphones. This is how you do it with a range splitter, I think it is different if you use an eaton-fuller layout (instead of gear 1-18 you have stuff like 1L, 1H, 2L, 2H etc.), you need some keybinds and stuff in that case I think, with a range splitter it is easy. It takes some time to learn how to do it properly but once you get it down you'll be cruising like a pro.
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Missouri DLC is out, with the requisite community event for delivering to or from every city in the state. And the newest announced truck sim DLC is... not trucks? Not semis, at least. It's licensed cars and pickups, like the F-150 and the 1969 Dodge Charger. 
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gtrmp posted:Missouri DLC is out, with the requisite community event for delivering to or from every city in the state. I’m intrigued about that for sure. Wonder what the gameplay loop of that will be
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My wish is that there are vans and smaller trucks.
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Ainsley McTree posted:I’m intrigued about that for sure. Wonder what the gameplay loop of that will be quote:Our vision for Road Trip goes well beyond simply introducing new types of vehicles. We're also exploring fresh gameplay opportunities—ways to give players a reason to drive them. That might mean taking on new kinds of tasks and jobs, or simply enjoying the open road, discovering landmarks, and soaking in the scenery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7r5DwPsNr0 I'm also hoping they also add some smaller truck hauling missions. There are a few pretty obvious ways to go there, RVs, hotshot, horse trailers, etc. It's also interesting that they're showing off a detailed interior model for the Crown Vic, implying that we could be either driving one or in the back seat of one. wolrah fucked around with this message at 15:52 on Apr 14, 2025 |
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Hopefully it's more than just "drive to X and check off a sightseeing task" (not that I still won't play it). Let me pick up hitchhikers or be a long haul uber driver or something
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Ainsley McTree posted:Hopefully it's more than just "drive to X and check off a sightseeing task" (not that I still won't play it). Let me pick up hitchhikers or be a long haul uber driver or something Every time you stop at a hotel in bumfuck nowhere, the game closes and Schedule I launches.
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Looks like someone trying to steal SCS thunder before they expand again. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1327040/Truck_World_Australia/ Resembles Alaskan Trucker more though. Though at least in this game when you open the door the mirrors move with it. e: hmm, the more I watch that gif, the more i'm not so sure  https://video.fastly.steamstatic.com/store_trailers/256879247/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1648132282
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OgNar posted:Looks like someone trying to steal SCS thunder before they expand again. That game has been "coming soon" since at least early 2022 and progress is glacial. You won't be having a VB longneck at 20 to 8 in the loving morning in your truck for quite some time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns15eHLDv1I
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