American Truck Simulator

[mp3manager]

I see that ATS is now supported by Nvidia Geforce Experience, so optimising is just a simple one-click affair.

ats by mp3manager, on Flickr

Edited by mp3manager on Tuesday 1st March 04:05

[TommoAE86]

It's the chrome on viper's 389 that loads up your cpu. It spanks mine in fps and the fan goes into high very quickly, it doesn't go to emergency super high and it's only a few weeks until I can upgrade. Vipers scs thread says that he is looking into what is loaded on when on interior view

Don't get the Rta mods, they are super high fps lol

[mizx]

Sent my 389 to one of my drivers and traded his T660 for this...



It's the VNL670 you can find on the SCS forum. Quite different feel but it's alright to drive, a little less long and a stubbier front so it seems more like a cabover. Performance seems to have improved a bit across the board too, gfx core load isn't maxing nearly so often and causing the dropped frames.

I also came across this, and would recommend turning the game's colour correction off and using it instead: http://www.modsats.com/ats-color-correction/
No in-game CC gets rid of the smudged out blue skies but is dull and still has the almost sickly over warm colour, this gets rid of that for more natural colour cast and adds the brightness/vibrance back in.

Edited by mizx on Thursday 3rd March 08:51

[gregd]

How did you add the extra radio stations Tommo and which did you find? A bit of country and western seems to suit the game but I like having an authentic local station with local ads etc for flavour!

[TommoAE86]

That looks like an awesome Volvo mizx, not one I like the look of but I'm in the minority with the amount of skins around for it. My 389 seems to be behaving itself at the moment as the only times I get issues is in LA/Las Vegas, I'm pretty much lag free in the FLB smile
Thanks for the colour mod, i'll give it a whirl tonight. I'd put in one of the HDR mods that's available on the scs forums and it has helped with my 389 & FLB by reducing the overall effect massively!

gregd I use one of the ones available on the mod sites but there are a few, I'll find out which one tonight and add a link for you. I don't listen to many of the country stations available and instead listen to "107 KBBN The Bone San Francisco" a rock station and love it. I've also been very bad and put in BBC Radio 2 and Nostalgic Rock from ETS2 as I like to listen to them too!!
To put your own station in you need to edit the "live_stream.sii" file in the main folder, the hard part is getting the right URL to play it live, but other than that it's just following the existing format of the supplied stations.

http://atsmods.lt/updated-radio/ for the radio station mod I use, adds a good selection from California and Nevada

http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=... this is the sound mod I use (it contains both ATS and ETS, or there is a selection from the googledrive link for sure)

http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=202&t... and this is the HDR pack I use!

Happy trucking all
ats_00749 by Tom P, on Flickr

Edited by TommoAE86 on Monday 21st November 22:11

[gregd]

Cheers Tommo, good man!

[callmedave]

Really enjoying this and my Kenworth W900!

but, in my first garage, all the slots are locked, I have a second garage with 3 open slots. but my initial garage, i cant expand or put anyone in - any idea why?

[TommoAE86]

You should be able to do it when you go into garage manager (g by default). Select your first garage and then in the picture there should be an upgrade button If not just sell it

[callmedave]

So i installed some more mods and It ruined my save game (no i didnt make a back up)

Im gonna start a new career, but plan to stream it online also.

I would like a larger map to use, can anyone suggest a map thats a good size?

Are there any other mods that you feel will make for good viewing? Im thinking of going for some flashy paint job/wrap on the truck.

[TommoAE86]

Was it an update that did it? I had that happen on ETS2 twice when I first got it. Now I'm ok as I block all updates until all my mods are updated but it can take a couple of weeks and everyone is running around with the new stuff

Trucks:
Viper's 389
Aradeth's VNL670
and the SCS W900 all have tons of skins available to them so your chance of getting snazzy ones are increased.

Maps:
Coast to Coast one is pretty popular
Alaska is also well regarded I think

Heard mixed reviews about the Mexico one but that might have been updated to be awesome?

The beta is out for Arizona at the moment so you may want to wait until that's released officially and everyone updates their mods so you don't have any more save issues?

When I'm home I can add links to the above but I generally get my mods either from the Steam Worksop or from ats.lt.

Can put a list of my mods up later if it will help you not overloading your game?

FLB in the evening!
ats_02275 by Tom P, on Flickr

[callmedave]

Ah, yes, it probably was an update that messed it up.

A list of mods would be gratefull.

I forgot about the Steam workshop, will check that out.

Thanks Tommo.

[TommoAE86]

Edit:

Here's the links to the above:

Trucks
Viper's Peterbilt 389
Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/...
SCS: http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=207&t...

Aradeth's Volvo VNL670
Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/...
SCS: http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=207&t...

Dimitry's Kenworth T800
http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=207&t...

GT-Mike's version of the Kenworth T800
http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=207&t...

Maps
N/B I don't use any map mods so am only going on what I read about them

Coast - to - Coast
http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=194&t...

Mexuscan (Mexico/USA/Canada expansion) - Requires Coast to Coast
http://atsmods.lt/mexuscan-1-7-2/

Alaska Offroad map
http://atsmods.lt/usa-offroad-alaska-map-v-1-6-by-...

Edited by TommoAE86 on Friday 27th May 19:07

[TommoAE86]

Right here are all the mods I use as they are loaded (so you can get a working mod order)

Environment
Sounds update
http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=212&t...

HDR improvement
http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=202&t...

abasstreppas flarepack
http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=...
- There are plenty of these around but all the others I've tried have failed to improve the lighting as much as this one does.

Better lines
http://atsmods.lt/better-lines-improved-road-marki...
- This improves the look of the road markings, making some faded and patchwork.

Real Gas Stations
http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=202&t...

USA Billboards
http://atsmods.lt/usa-billboards/
- Probably needs updating but it's better than the vanilla game

Improved ADR plates
http://atsmods.lt/improved-adr-plates/

Traffic

Classic cars AI traffic (Jazzycat)
http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=198&t...

AI traffic pack (Jazzycat)
http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=198&t...

Truck Traffic (Jazzycat)
http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=198&t...

Trailers
It might be worth noting that some of these might become obsolete with the upcoming realistic coupling update.

Wabash Duraplate Dryvan
http://atsmods.lt/wabash-duraplate-dryvan/

Trailers & Cargo pack (Jazzycat)
http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=208&t...

53' containers (steam workshop)
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/...

20' container (steam workshop)
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/...

Real Company & Trailers (Grimes)
http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=202&t...
- this also changes the logo's of your pickup/drop off locations. E.g. Wallbert = Walmart

Trailer pack
http://atsmods.lt/trailers-pack-v-1-2-standalone-u...

Truck accessories
RJL's Scania Accessories ReMoled V9.1 for ATS & ETS2
http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=175&t...
- There is only 3 items in this pack that have anything relating to Scania on them. It's all the lights I have on my FLB for example.

Goodyear filled tyres (taken from ETS2)
http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=...
- Only works on the Goodyear Marathon II tyres, fortunately they happen to be the best tyres available

Real Tyres mod
http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=202&t...

Alcoa Wheels
http://sharemods.com/n9f6zhwy6rdl/wheel_disc_alcoa... - these were on the T800 before the update.

Trucks
I only run two trucks in my game, just because there is less to update when SCS do something to the game

Peterbilt 389 - by Viper2
As said before, this is the daddy of all SCS mods really, the truck is amazing and the accessories are top notch.
Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/...
SCS: http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=207&t...

I have 3 skins for the 389, won't bother putting links as I'm bored with links now!

Freightliner FLB - by odd_fellow
I really like this truck and there are alot of skins available, not many others like it though. I have 11 skins for this truck all apart from 2 are real companies.
Try and avoid the one by "Solaris98" or something, he's updated it and while it's ok there are a number of annoying things that ruin it over the original.
http://atsmods.lt/freightliner-flb-update/

Hope that helps, let me know if you need any questions answered and I'll help if I can.

Edited by TommoAE86 on Monday 21st November 22:12

[callmedave]

Ace Cheers mate, Appreciate all that!

[FourWheelDrift]

Free Arizona map DLC arriving today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reeBU10VvMI

Edited by FourWheelDrift on Monday 6th June 14:54

[callmedave]

FourWheelDrift said:

Free Arizona map DLC arriving today.

Nice! Will check my Steam later today.

[FourWheelDrift]

Hidden race track in Arizona - https://youtu.be/qFvR2sFsHWw?t=548

[FourWheelDrift]

It was a 459mb update, also a 396mb update for ETS2 downloaded as well.

[TommoAE86]

Could someone confirm if I turn off this "advanced coupling" stuff I can keep my old un-updated trucks in use? Doubt my FLB will be updated quickly, my 389 though is already done and downloaded

Edited by TommoAE86 on Thursday 3rd November 15:47

[FourWheelDrift]

TommoAE86 said:

Could someone confirm if I turn off this "advanced coupling" stuff I can keep my old un-updated trucks in use? Doubt my FLB will be updated quickly, my 389 though is already done and downloaded

Steam update details says
"Physically simulated truck and trailer coupling (option). "

Option in my head says you can have or not. Must be in the settings. Changelog below.

MAIN FEATURES
Improved external jobs support in game (direct control, freight market).
Physically simulated truck and trailer coupling (option).
Added external jobs.
Arizona DLC.

CODE
Blinker auto off can be disabled (option).
Speeding highlight can be disabled (option).
Torque converter simulation greatly improved.
Automatic transmission behavior improved.
XInput support added - custom support for XBox controller.
Added UI support for 4th and 5th controller.
Gear shift selectors (range, split) now have UI support for position-based switches.

DATA
New accessories added to 579 and T680 (bullbars, deflectors, sideflares, etc).
Default air horn added to all trucks (attribute air_horn in sound accessory).
New engine sound of W900 (air intake).
Interior sounds of all trucks rebalanced.
US specific engine data.
Added new road from San Rafael to Eureka + new city Ukiah on this road

MOD
Damage params moved out from game_data.sii and some more added (including wear and part damage factors).
Data driven engines (torque curve, rpm limits).
Force feedback data for XInput added (force_feedback.sii).
Torque converter physics data added, separated manual clutch data (physics.sii).
Data change from driven wheel to driven axle.
Added check for internal camera continuity.