American Truck Simulator to receive a bigger map

American Truck Simulator, a truck-driving simulation game by SCS Software, will receive a bigger map as a part of future updates.

June 24, 2016 20:43

American Truck Simulator—a truck-driving simulation game by SCS Software, the developers of 18 Wheels of Steel and Euro Truck Simulator series—will receive a bigger map as a part of an upcoming free update, as the developers announced on Steam. To be specific, the scale that the map is built to will be expanded from 1:35 to 1:20, meaning that roads outside cities are going to be 75% longer. The new scale will be equivalent to that of Euro Truck Simulator 2. Changes will also be introduced in other aspects associated with rescaling the game world. However, as you might have guessed, this kind of work will take time to complete, in this case we are talking about several months. Once the update has been completed, it will be made available for free to all owners of American Truck Simulator. Other benefits of the upcoming patch include:

Retouching the existing system of roads and intersections and revisiting the placement of cities and crossroads;
Focusing on a better sense of scale and distance, more space for large vistas;
Adjusting the timescale – meaning a slower day/night cycle and longer intervals between when the driver needs to rest and refuel;
Revamping problematic junctions – no more interstate intersections!
Revamping the driver experience system to more closely mirror ETS2's system;
More room for densely populated areas in future map expansions.