SCS Blog Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Open Beta test for the latest update of American Truck Simulator is here!(Euro Truck Simulator 2 may still need a few more days, as we are fighting with a small but particularly hard to catch bug there.)You may wonder about the game version number suddenly jumping to 1.28, as at the moment it was sitting at ver. 1.6. We have decided to unify versioning of ETS2 and ATS to simplify communication about game updates both internally and externally. The version number used to denote that ETS2 has been through 27 major updates, while ATS has been through 6 big revisions since the respective game's release. But we realized that this is not a crucial piece of information. It is more relevant and more important to provide the information that the updates, even if they appear at slightly different times, are based off the same core functionality upgrade; that the progress is in sync on both games. That's why we decided to only continue the numbering scheme established originally with the older Euro Truck Simulator 2 game, and stick to it even with American Truck. This way it will be clearer if and when both games reach a particular development milestone.As usual, this update is full of great features for you to try out. Doubles are the main feature of this particular update which is great on its own. But since there are different regulations in Nevada, we decided to add something special for our fans. Please welcome triples and Rocky Mountain doubles which are part of ATS Nevada economy now! Apart from those, there is a number of features worth looking into and we are sure you will take the time to study every bit of them through and through as you always do and then enjoy them in the game. Let's make a list here so you can decide which of them will catch your eye first. MAIN FEATURES Doubles (and more) Background screen options Better flares on the player and AI vehicles MINOR CHANGES Auxiliary brakes system support (engine brake and retarder in one control element) Fixed LP change in states/countries where no city formats exist Fixed brake vs parking brake behavior Retarder improvement (better cruise control behavior, no braking with throttle, icon when moving only) Fixed suspension load gauges Steam Inventory support to allow for distributing rewards from upcoming World of Trucks events Doubles are just amazing and so much fun, we are sure you will agree once you try them yourselves. Background screen options are a new cosmetic feature that changes the background of the main menu to better suit your style. You will have to try and choose one that suits you best. Flares have been a big change that was worthy of its own dedicated blog post and you can take a look at it here.If you wish to participate in the open beta, you can find this version in the public_beta branch on Steam. The way to access it is as follows: Steam client → LIBRARY → right click on American Truck Simulator → Properties → Betas tab → public_beta → 1.28 public beta. No password required.During open betas, there is a dedicated beta site for World of Trucks, which is used to safely test all new features. Please visit World of Trucks Open Beta web for more information. Also check our modding wiki too to get details pertaining to mods for the game.Just as with the previous Open Beta releases - please keep in mind that this is still only a beta version of the update! You may experience instability and/or bugs and kinks. It’s completely okay if you want to wait for the final release. But if you are interested in providing feedback at this stage, be sure to let us know on our forum. We appreciate all your feedback immensely.Related articles: DoublesBetter light flares for vehicles View the full article 2 Hurr durr I'm a bot *beep* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caff!!! Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 triples and extra long doubles, nice Independent driver On 8/28/2018 at 2:16 PM, caff!!! said: to quote Revolver Ocelot: I love to reload shift gears during a battle delivery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex [ITA] Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 I see there will be a peak of players on ATS Servers. From 100 to 2000 in one day. Noice. On the other side there may be more trollers/blockers blocking an entire Junction with a truck and 3 trailers, but... hey! Reports need somone to be reported! | Need help? | Allowed mods | TMP Rules | If you liked what I wrote, just click the "Upvote" button! Thank you! ↗↗↗ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smalley Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 I'm not going to try out the beta test on ATS due to losing a profile but I am looking forward to trying out the ets2 beta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The HitMan Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 I can't wait to drive with a double or triple as I have never tried before, only thing that I can see happening is people that may troll with them since they are longer and bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukas4544 [LTU] Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Maybe someone knows how to find triple ? I think this trailer type is very rare. Cant find any. ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgpch1983 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 to bad there is no multi drop yet and we cant couple these our selfs.. oh well.. still nice.. cant wait for the ets2 version and the final patches so it can come to mp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorgapmonsterTTV Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 i think it goes by regulations as i have only found triples in Nevada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caff!!! Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 (edited) yeah, the trailers are nevada only (guessing ETS2 is going to get extra long trailers for Scandinavia) I'm guessing the length variable is to keep the options away if there isn't enough room (walbert warehouses, for example) Edited July 20, 2017 by rrs Independent driver On 8/28/2018 at 2:16 PM, caff!!! said: to quote Revolver Ocelot: I love to reload shift gears during a battle delivery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinnieS Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 39 minutes ago, rrs said: (guessing ETS2 is going to get extra long trailers for Scandinavia) Why would it be Scandinavia only? Longer Heavier Vehicles, as they're called, are allowed in The Netherlands as well, on certain routes. Even though they're not allowed to cross borders. Only the border from The Netherlands towards the North Rhine-Westphalia area in Germany is currently allowed. I'm not sure about Scandinavia, but afaik, it's allowed there as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[S.PLH]Warrior Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 @Smalley - Truckers.FM you can create a new profile and use that for the beta haha i'm going to try it out looks very cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smalley Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 I would like to have a modded profile so I don't get into debt again haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[S.PLH]Warrior Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 is a temporary profile anyway @Smalley - Truckers.FM only for the beta until released you can delete the profile and continue with your normal profile new profile is just for testing and so on do it all the time for the beta's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smalley Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 I might do that. Who knows 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorgapmonsterTTV Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Triple trailers in mp this should be interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xboyeru Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 i will never try another beta i wait, until then i can enjoy my game on MP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
player1206 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 17 hours ago, WilnoWolf said: Maybe someone knows how to find triple ? I think this trailer type is very rare. Cant find any. it is very rare, triples and Rocky Mountain doubles only spawn on Nevada to Nevada deliveries and even then they only spawn in specific cargo depots (the ones that are big enough). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianGiordano Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 I hope they don't add these trailers into TMP. It'll be a nightmare primarily due to all the idiots that refuse to practice driving these in single player and would rather inconvenience everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 ^ ATSMP will be fine, few idiots driving there. As for ETS2MP; it's already mayhem (at least on EU2), it can hardly get worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgpch1983 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 @Iron Spirit [NL]oh yes it always can get worse.. you have no idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trucking Gekco Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 On 7/20/2017 at 9:17 PM, doorgapmonster said: Triple trailers in mp this should be interesting Triples handle much better than a 53' trailer IMO. I managed to get a Triple into one of the smaller gas stations so they aren't that hard to haul. You'd need to take a little bit of a wider turn than usual to stay in the lines but even then, if you take a tight turn I found it still stays on the road or close to it. The Heavy Haul trailers still remain the most challenging trailer in the game and when that DLC got supported MP wasn't that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punk_and_goth Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 cant seem to find triples and Rocky Mountain doubles looked all over NV and i cant find them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smalley Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Try going to sleep and see if that works. They should be somewhere around the map Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Hello @punk_and_goth, if you would have really 48 minutes ago, punk_and_goth said: [...] looked all over NV [...] you would certainly have found some of those trailers. However, I am almost entirely certain that you did not search thoroughly enough. The only thing you did was most like to click every city in Nevada and scroll through the list in order to be disappointed and come to the forums. If that is true then you have done everything right and should have visited the forums earlier. In order to get those special trailers, you actually have to go to the company which offers the contract and browse for different trailers. I will take the triples as an example now, it took roughly about five minutes to get one of those. I have done the following things: I went to a company and looked for the contacts they offer whilst paying attention to the little grey cog: Spoiler I have clicked that cog to chose my preferred trailer: Spoiler After having done so, I accepted that contract and delivered it: Spoiler That is how it is done properly and really quickly. Please note that not all of those trailers have this option as the two other contract above merely had the double trailers available. Nevertheless, with a little bit more effort, you can easily get those trailers. You are welcome. Kind regards, Anriandor TruckersMP Moderator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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