We enjoy to reveal that the 1.49 upgrade for American Truck Simulator has actually been launched and is currently readily available on Steam. This upgrade includes pest solutions, adjustments and brand-new web content, which are included listed below, so we advise having a read!
We’d like to take this possibility to say thanks to every person that took part, supplied their comments, and made pest records throughout the Open Beta duration. Your important input assisted us make tweaks, adjustments and squash some pests that we might have missed out on the very first time around. We wish you can currently start to completely delight in the fruits of your job.
First and leading, after several demands, we have actually included the Moon (back) to our evening skies! It’s a refined however impressive touch that includes an additional layer of realistic look and ask yourself to your online trucking journeys. Curiously, it deserves pointing out that what may look like an easy enhancement – the Moon – has actually positioned some substantial difficulties for a long time. Integrating the Moon right into the evening skies has actually needed spreading, making and computing lunar light, correct stages, handling representations in water bodies, managing damp roadways, and attending to mirror results, to name a few points.
In enhancement to that, we have actually likewise reimagined the evening skies, presenting vibrant celebrities that carefully sparkle, boosting the general credibility of the night-time experience.
We are likewise pleased to share that skyboxes will certainly currently remain in High Dynamic Range (HDR), which indicates that there will certainly be richer, a lot more dynamic shades overhead and our climate aesthetic results have actually likewise gotten an upgrade. Thunderstorms currently consist of noticeable lightning, supplying an extra immersive experience. And ensure to watch on the evening skies in particular areas, you may be happily stunned by what you will certainly discover.
To amount everything up, we’ve likewise prepared a for you showcasing every one of these adjustments. It’s certainly worth examining it out together with the we released formerly!
Hidden within the substantial landscape of Washington, a reasonable entertainment of the PACCAR Technical Center awaits your exploration.
Drivers will certainly currently have the possibility to experience the PACCAR Technical Center firsthand. This reasonable 1:1 entertainment will certainly use a peek right into the globe of vehicle advancement. For years, the PACCAR Technical Center has actually been the center of technology and advancement for popular vehicle suppliers, Kenworth and Peterbilt.
This center has actually contributed in screening vehicles, powertrains, modern technologies, and a lot more, and it’s where the titans of the trucking sector press the limits of what’s feasible, producing the future generation of renowned vehicles.
Even though the location will not be easily noticeable on the in-game map and UI, it will certainly be waiting on interested gamers to uncover with lots of fascinating little bits to discover. We’ve likewise included an additional layer of enjoyment, a tiny Easter egg will certainly be parked within the PACCAR Technical Center itself. We difficulty you to maintain your eyes peeled off and see if you can find this shock.
We wish you delight in taking a look at this brand-new and distinct enhancement in American Truck Simulator!
We’re likewise pleased to present an additional very asked for function. Used Trucks will certainly be currently readily available promptly generally food selection taking you to a choice of vehicles that are a lot more affordable contrasted to brand-new lorries. However, these made use of vehicles feature some gas mileage and wear, which is suggested by their celebrity ranking and a different home window that supplies an in-depth break down of the damages to different components.
One of one of the most substantial adjustments going along with this function is the improved damages and fixing system. In the past, our strategy was really simple – private components would certainly gather damages, stood for as a percent, and you might fix them, resetting the percent to no. However, with the 1.49 upgrade, components will certainly gather 3 sorts of damages
- Damage: This sort of damages can be repaired by conventional repair services, equally as previously.
- Parts Wear: When elements gather substantial deterioration, you’ll wish to change them.
- Permanent Wear: The irreversible wear stands for systemic maturing and wear throughout the entire lorry. It can just be squashed by Total Restoration of the whole lorry. This is an extra costly treatment, however it’s the only means to bring your vehicle and trailer back to immaculate problem.
With the enhanced damages system comes improved control over lorry upkeep. You can currently make educated options regarding which components to fix or change based upon your judgment. Alternatively, you have the choice to look for specialist recommendations for the very best fixing technique for your vehicle or trailer.
Happy (made use of) trucking!
Four years back, the Utah DLC was launched for American Truck Simulator. Back after that, we were still finding out a great deal regarding our devices and strategies, specifically when it pertained to the production of hills. Today, we delight in to be at a degree where we have actually enhanced producing hills in-game, specifically when it involves scale and information.
Today, we enjoy to launch with the 1.49 upgrade a tiny rework of a variety of hills found in Salt Lake City, Utah. We’d like to say thanks to those from our neighborhood that handed down their comments in relation to the depiction of the hills located in this lovely state.
You’ll locate that most of the times, the hills have actually been remodelled completely from square one, changing the older designs that as soon as stood there. We truly wish that you see a distinction from this rework! We wish to remain to remodel particular elements of our DLCs as our devices and alternatives remain to create gradually.
Be certain to show to us your trucking adventures with Utah in 1.49 on our social media sites networks, we would certainly enjoy to see them!
Another very asked for function featuring 1.49 is the intro of Keybind Modifiers! When formerly producing a brand-new bind in the food selection, you might just designate a solitary secret for an activity. With the 1.49 upgrade, you will certainly currently have the choice to utilize a mix of the secret and modifiers to bind an activity. For instance, you can currently designate Shift + L to transform your lights if you so desire!
This opens an entire brand-new globe of vital bind mixes for you to utilize, permitting even more binding alternatives, however that’s not all! You will certainly likewise currently have the alternatives to bind brief press and lengthy press secret. Holding the secret down will certainly be recognised as a lengthy press, and pushing a switch as regular will certainly be viewed as a brief press.
Keyboards aren’t the only peripherals making use of this modification. Controllers will certainly likewise be able usage this brand-new function!
With the arrival of the Kansas DLC for American Truck Simulator on November 30th, we have actually seized the day to bring an amazing upgrade to the Special Transport DLC. Today we enjoy to reveal the arrival of 2 brand-new extra-large freights!
Introducing the brand-new Wind Blade & Articulated Hauler freights, as component of the 1.49 upgrade! Think you obtained what it requires to transport these brand-new extra-large tons? You can locate these brand-new freight courses throughout a few of the currently existing courses in different DLCs and base game. We’ve likewise presented 2 entirely brand-new courses, both which begin with Pueblo in Colorado, where wind blades are commonly located being delivered in the real life!
However, that’s not all! The Kansas DLC will certainly likewise obtain numerous brand-new courses of its very own when it is launched. You can learn more regarding these courses, plus the enhancement of a brand-new Special Transport function for long run courses at our current article. Check it out below!
Another brand-new function which we enjoy to present to this upgrade is the choice of Automatic Headlights. It is a fairly uncomplicated function, that activates your fronts lights when the ambient light around the vehicle drops shout a particular limit.
If the choice is toggled, your light button placement for auto parking lights is changed by automated lights, so you can still transform your lights off or compel your fronts lights on with the various other button placements.
We have actually likewise presented the enhancement of Automatic High Beams. This function will temporally disable your high beam of lights when there is a lorry before you (both in your lane or oncoming) and transforms them back on when the lorry is much sufficient away.
These automated high beam of lights are allowed if you turn the high light beam button and when either your automated fronts lights are activated, or you transformed your fronts lights on by hand (in situation of automated fronts lights choice toggled off, high beam of lights just function when fronts lights are by hand allowed). We wish you appreciate this easy, yet valuable function for when you are travelling when driving!
Map
- PACCAR Technical Centre contributed to Washington State
- Mountains remodelled around Salt Lake City (Utah DLC)
Visual
- HDR Skyboxes, Moon and New Weather Effects
Vehicle
- New Special Transport DLC Cargoes & Kansas Routes
- Automatic Headlights and High Beam
Other
- Used Truck Dealers
- Keybind Modifiers