Following up on the announcement of the Experimental Open Beta for American Truck Simulator, we’re pleased to announce the arrival of the 1.39 Open Beta for Euro Truck Simulator 2 which incorporates varied enhancements, fixes, and new content material.
It will nonetheless take at the very least a number of weeks earlier than the total 1.39 launch, so please understand that that is the primary open beta iteration and it is rather a lot nonetheless a work-in-progress construct that may obtain updates all through the open beta interval. The preliminary launch of this beta is relatively uncooked and solely advisable for consideration for seasoned testers.
Please observe that customers who function on Linux or MacOS could expertise a extra unstable model of the 1.39 Open Beta and is taken into account extra experimental at the moment.
If you wish to take it for a spin, you possibly can assist contribute by reporting any bugs you could encounter on the appropriate section of our official boards. Your suggestions and reviews are extraordinarily invaluable for our group and we thanks upfront for taking the time to assist us out.
So, what are you able to look forward to finding within the 1.39 Open Beta for ETS2? Let’s take a better look!
LAUNCHPAD UPDATE
One of the primary issues you could discover whenever you launch Euro Truck Simulator 2 with the 1.39 Open Beta is a redesign of the present launchpad. The predominant motive why we’re introducing this variation is to pave the way in which for future additions, which can introduce new options to our games which might be accessed via the launchpad.
Until then, nonetheless, you possibly can see that the design has modified fairly considerably. The profile chosen on the high now impacts all different choices and managers discovered on the launchpad. This applies not solely to the Mod Manager however particularly to the brand new addition which we’ve positioned right here, Game Options.
This means that you can change your game settings with out even having to load the game. So for those who’re simply seeking to tweak your game earlier than streaming on Twitch or adjusting just a few choices earlier than heading into your truck, it might probably all be achieved from the launchpad display screen.
This is simply the primary iteration of the Launchpad design which is topic to adjustments and tuning all through the Open Beta interval. If you’ve gotten any suggestions to provide about this design, please tell us at our official forum category.
LOW-BED & LOW-LOADER TRAILERS
As we beforehand introduced in a latest weblog, new Lowbed & Low-Loader Trailers might be arriving at Euro Truck Simulator 2. These trailers have been reworked from the bottom up, providing drivers the choice to buy them and use them in an array of various jobs together with High Power Cargo Pack, and the Heavy Cargo DLC’s.
Low-bed and low-loader trailers now are available two predominant variations – quick and prolonged, plus they now have customizable chassis which might have an effect on their suitability for heavy cargoes. You will now additionally have the ability to regulate and tune them up with a number of new choices like colours, rear bumpers, and banners, markers, lights, ramps, aspect protectors, a number of variations of aspect/toolboxes, beacons, strobes, mud-flaps, and extra! Every single one among these new choices needed to be adjusted correctly for every of those new trailers, to ensure that they match completely!
This main replace impacts not solely the bottom game of ETS2, but in addition a whole lot of different DLCs such because the Heavy Cargo Pack, High Power Cargo Pack, Schwarzmüller DLC, and Special Transport.
CITY OF CALAIS RESKIN
Introducing the port of Calais, the fourth-largest port in France and the busiest for passenger site visitors. Its trade accounts for greater than a 3rd of financial exercise within the native space. As a lot of you could know, Calais is one among our base game cities which was launched with Euro Truck Simulator 2.
As such, a devoted a part of our map group has taken time to provide town and port a significant reskin, giving it a contemporary and up-to-date search for 1.39. The largest change you’ll discover is how the port is now represented in-game. In actuality, Calais port is big and so our map group has labored exhausting to finest replicate that actuality throughout the confines of our map scale. This newly recreated port will characteristic new belongings together with gates, terminals, ramps for ferries, and fences.
Other adjustments embody updates to the port entrance and surrounding metropolis areas which have been redesigned to correspond extra appropriately to actuality now. You can learn extra intimately about this free replace to Calais in this blogpost.
GENERAL BUG FIXES/SOUND CHANGES
1.39 additionally options varied bug fixes, enhancements, and an replace to sounds. This contains, however is just not restricted to, improved inside cab sound mixing and different adjustments in preparation for brand new and upcoming content material
While a majority of the adjustments in 1.39 will not be seen visually on this model, we look ahead to bringing you extra content material and adjustments within the close to future.
CHANGELOG
MAP
- City of Calais re-skin
UI
- Launchpad redesigned
VEHICLES
- Lowbed and low-loader trailers (ownable)
- Schwarzmuller low-loader (ownable) for the Schwarzmuller DLC
- DAF Euro 6 2017 Facelift added to AI automobiles
- MAN TGX added to AI automobiles (with 6×2/four variants as nicely)
FEATURES
- Sound updates and enhancements (turbo slider, sound positioning, cabin spatial mixing, sound distribution to equipment)
- Trailer browser & lister reveals all legitimate cargo variants
- Experimental transmission enter shaft emulation and clutch brake assist (g_clutch_brake)
- Sound updates and enhancements (turbo slider, sound positioning, cabin spatial mixing, sound distribution to equipment)
- Trailer browser & lister reveals all legitimate cargo variants
- Experimental transmission enter shaft emulation and clutch brake assist (g_clutch_brake)
So take pleasure in all the brand new additions, however please bear in mind: It’s solely an open beta, not a secure public model – so you could encounter bugs, instability, kinks, or crashes. It’s utterly okay if you wish to await the ultimate launch. But for those who’re fascinated with serving to us to get there quicker, we’ll respect your entire suggestions on our discussion board and your bug reviews on this part.
Please examine our modding wiki to get particulars pertaining to mods for the game.
If you want to take part within the open beta, you could find this model within the public_beta department on Steam. The strategy to entry it’s as follows: Steam consumer → LIBRARY → right-click on Euro Truck Simulator 2 → Properties → Betas tab → public_beta → 1.39. No password required.
