The simulated visitors of American Truck Simulator is now packing some satisfying upgrades underneath the bonnet, with a brand new sound engine serving to make the world really feel extra actual. Other automobiles sound extra current as they trundle previous, and I really feel the wind whipping in my hair once I use one other new function: the power to wind your home windows down. It’s good, all this.
“We are switching from having two separate sound sets for the interior and exterior of your truck; to a new system which is based on a unified SFX set with various filters and effects applied on it during the final composition,” SCS have explained about their improve to the Fmod sound engine.
I went for a wee drive this morning, and I dig the change. I’ve seen some critical truckheads complaining that the brand new sounds misses a few of the nuance that makes vans distinctive, now sounding incorrect or same-y. I don’t find out about that. I simply understand how I really feel driving previous visitors with my window down: good. My driver has no seen arms within the game however I’m actually imagining hanging my elbow out the window.
Last evening’s replace additionally added the power to stroll round a bit – however solely a bit. You can now swap to a first-person digital camera view within the storage and stroll round your truck to examine it from a pedestrian’s perspective. I’d like to get out my truck and gawk at landmarks too, however that is nonetheless a pleasant contact.
Released final evening, ATS replace 1.37 additionally added a brand new meals tank trailer kind and made fines progressive, so that you’ll not get whacked with full penalties for minor infractions. See the patch notes for extra.
Some mods will want updating to work with this new patch, together with ever-popular TruckersMP multiplayer mod, so should you’ve modded ATS up the wazoo you may need to revert to an older model. The patch notes have directions for that too.
Fmod is headed to Euro Truck Simulator 2 too in its personal replace 1.37, presently in open beta testing.
SCS Software are presently engaged on two new state expansions for ATS, rolling into Colorado then Idaho.
