I just purchased the ATS Ultimate pack, but I think it is mostly just >decorative stuff -packs and paint jobs but I didn't have Arkansas and
the cabin accessories. It is only $9.49. Since I live in Montana, I
am looking forward to the upcoming South Dakota pack!
Lots of stuff related to the European TS, but I don't run that one
(not yet) although I have the basic edition.
On Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:49:55 -0700, PW <noneused@noneused.net> wrote:
I just purchased the ATS Ultimate pack, but I think it is mostly just
decorative stuff -packs and paint jobs but I didn't have Arkansas and
the cabin accessories. It is only $9.49. Since I live in Montana, I
am looking forward to the upcoming South Dakota pack!
Lots of stuff related to the European TS, but I don't run that one
(not yet) although I have the basic edition.
I did, largely because the new "Louisiana" map expansion DLC also
dropped on the same day (which may also give you an idea of what's
going to be on my 'what have you been playing list' in a few weeks).
Alas, the sale itself is pretty useless to me since I'm definitely one
of the 'whales' for that game's audience, and I've managed to snag
pretty much all the expansions already. Well, the ones I'm interested
in (no, I'm not buying paint-jobs that celebrate countries Russia,
Hungary or the like). But everything else I have, over the years,
added to the "owned DLC" tab. I'm not /proud/ of the fact... but its
true nonetheless. ;-)
But thanks for the heads-up, nonetheless. I checked it anyway, just to
be sure there wasn't something I might otherwise have missed. I can't
be a whale unless I eat ALL the krill, after all.
Side note: I found the Arkansas DLC one of the better releases for the
game, just in its visuals and driving. You'll be unhappy to hear this,
but it displaced Montana as my favorite DLC of the game. It was just
the way they designed the maps that struck me as particularly nice and realistic, as opposed to the too-flat of other expansions (the
changing verticality of the Montana DLC was also why I loved it so
much). I mean, sure, Arkansas took a lot of shortcuts to 'gameify' the terrain but it was less obvious than in other expansions.
After reading that "too flat" bit I have to ask, is there a Colorado DLC >yet?
On Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:49:55 -0700, PW <noneused@noneused.net> wrote:
I just purchased the ATS Ultimate pack, but I think it is mostly just >>decorative stuff -packs and paint jobs but I didn't have Arkansas and
the cabin accessories. It is only $9.49. Since I live in Montana, I
am looking forward to the upcoming South Dakota pack!
Lots of stuff related to the European TS, but I don't run that one
(not yet) although I have the basic edition.
I did, largely because the new "Louisiana" map expansion DLC also
dropped on the same day (which may also give you an idea of what's
going to be on my 'what have you been playing list' in a few weeks).
Alas, the sale itself is pretty useless to me since I'm definitely one
of the 'whales' for that game's audience, and I've managed to snag
pretty much all the expansions already. Well, the ones I'm interested
in (no, I'm not buying paint-jobs that celebrate countries Russia,
Hungary or the like). But everything else I have, over the years,
added to the "owned DLC" tab. I'm not /proud/ of the fact... but its
true nonetheless. ;-)
But thanks for the heads-up, nonetheless. I checked it anyway, just to
be sure there wasn't something I might otherwise have missed. I can't
be a whale unless I eat ALL the krill, after all.
Side note: I found the Arkansas DLC one of the better releases for the
game, just in its visuals and driving. You'll be unhappy to hear this,
but it displaced Montana as my favorite DLC of the game. It was just
the way they designed the maps that struck me as particularly nice and >realistic, as opposed to the too-flat of other expansions (the
changing verticality of the Montana DLC was also why I loved it so
much). I mean, sure, Arkansas took a lot of shortcuts to 'gameify' the >terrain but it was less obvious than in other expansions.
Sort of eerie Spalls! I forgot that somehow a long time ago when i
last ran ATS that I set something up for Montana. Don't remember how
I did that but I just did two jobs in Montana. Way too creepy because
it was incredibly accurate the scenery, routes, towns, etc.... I
missed the turn to Bozeman and drove to billings and did not see my
exit 333 899 south in Livingston (my exit to my home south of
Livingston) but I did see 89 north and a bunch of other road signs and >scenery were incredibly accurate. I turned around in Laurel, MT and
sure enough the refineries were right there! Had to head back west to >BozeAngelas to complete my job. Both ways in the dark from Great
Falls up north.
Unbelievable! But why do I sometimes get two or three trailers? Not
fair! My first one had 3 trailers behind me!! Missed the turnoff and
got stuck in parking lot trying to turn around but got out of it :-)
On Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:02:43 -0700, PW <noneused@noneused.net> wrote:
Sort of eerie Spalls! I forgot that somehow a long time ago when i
last ran ATS that I set something up for Montana. Don't remember how
I did that but I just did two jobs in Montana. Way too creepy because
it was incredibly accurate the scenery, routes, towns, etc.... I
missed the turn to Bozeman and drove to billings and did not see my
exit 333 899 south in Livingston (my exit to my home south of
Livingston) but I did see 89 north and a bunch of other road signs and
scenery were incredibly accurate. I turned around in Laurel, MT and
sure enough the refineries were right there! Had to head back west to
BozeAngelas to complete my job. Both ways in the dark from Great
Falls up north.
ATS uses 1 1-to-20 'compression' for its maps; that is, 1 mile in game
is roughly equivalent to 20 miles in reality. This has the advantage
of reducing the workload on the developers (unlike, say, "Microsoft
Flight Simulator 2020", all the maps in ATS are hand-crafted, so
creating all of America would be a daunting effort). It does mean that
a lot of exits on the highway get skipped.
As you noticed, you can often recognize parts of the landscape and
correlate them to the real world, but it falls apart if you look at
things /too/ closely. The developers goal was more to create a 'feel'
for the region than an exact match, and I think they've done that
fairly well.
But I've had similar experiences as yours with the game (not so much
in ATS, since its mostly 'out West' so far and I don't have incredible familiarity with most of that region of the USAmerica, but definitely
in ETS ;-)
Unbelievable! But why do I sometimes get two or three trailers? Not
fair! My first one had 3 trailers behind me!! Missed the turnoff and
got stuck in parking lot trying to turn around but got out of it :-)
When you're on the 'quick job' screen, there's a symbol (I think it
looks like a trailer hitch) that indicates if you'll be pulling
multiple trailers. These jobs tend to pay better but, as you noted,
can be a bit of a pain... especially if you accidentally stray off the
beaten path. Personally, I tend to avoid those when I can. I play the
game for how relaxing I find it, and the added stress of hauling three trailers through the narrow streets of some towns just isn't worth it.
Pity poor c.s.i.p.g.action.... now there are TWO people talking about
truck simulator games. ;-)
fair! My first one had 3 trailers behind me!! Missed the turnoff and
got stuck in parking lot trying to turn around but got out of it :-)
When you're on the 'quick job' screen, there's a symbol (I think it
looks like a trailer hitch) that indicates if you'll be pulling
multiple trailers. These jobs tend to pay better but, as you noted,
can be a bit of a pain... especially if you accidentally stray off the
beaten path. Personally, I tend to avoid those when I can. I play the
game for how relaxing I find it, and the added stress of hauling three >trailers through the narrow streets of some towns just isn't worth it.
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