Welcome to Cape Girardeau, Missouri! This city full of history is located on the western bank of the Mississippi River, right on the border with Illinois. So let's take a look at how our map designers recreated it for American Truck Simulator.
Cape Girardeau traces its origins back to the 18th century, starting as a modest trading post. It was officially established as a city in 1793. Today, with a population of approximately 40,000, it stands as the largest city between St. Louis and Memphis, serving as a regional hub for education, commerce, and healthcare.
This city is home to numerous beautiful historic buildings which our teams meticulously recreated for our game. These include landmarks like the Old St. Vincent's Catholic Church, the River Campus, Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge, Fort D, and the Missouri Wall of Fame, as well as other buildings such as the local synagogue, courthouse, or dry dock. We believe our asset and map designers did a great job putting it all together and you will feel like you are really there!
As always, truckers delivering in and out of the city will find plenty of job opportunities in the many depots that this city offers. You can come across a factory for building materials, a yacht builder, a truck and trailer service, a supermarket, a feed mill, a riverport, or even an ongoing construction site of a parking lot that will need your services.
We hope you are excited to visit this town once we release the Missouri DLC. If you want to show us that you are also looking forward to trucking in this map expansion, don't forget to add it to your Steam Wishlist! Remember to follow us on our X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky, and YouTube, so you won't miss out on any American Truck Simulator news.
Today is the day, engines at the ready! The Greece DLC for Euro Truck Simulator 2 is now released and we can't wait for you to get on the road. Are you ready to discover the Land of Legends and Myths and all that it offers? Let's move into top gear!
We look forward to you embarking on your first journey into Greece. Our team has been working hard to ensure everything is running smoothly for its release. From bug smashing to making those final touches to the map, we're ready for you to explore and deliver across the country and its islands!
Take your time and enjoy every moment as you discover:
Explore 15 major cities across Greece, including Athens and Thessaloniki, alongside smaller towns and settlements.
Travel via Ferry to the islands of Lesbos, Chios, Kefalonia, Crete and Rhodes.
Discover unique historical and natural landmarks including the Meteora Monasteries, the Fortress of Mytilene, Mount Olympus, the Corinth Canal and more!
Travel through diverse terrains, from historical cities to coastal roads and mountainous regions.
Drive across modern highways, winding country roads, and complex ports.
Deliver to unique depots such as Hotels, olive oil processing plants, marble quarries, and the bustling Piraeus port.
Discover a variety of viewpoints highlighting the Greek landscape and significant landmarks.
From bustling historical cities to charming island gems, Greece offers something new to explore at every turn. Whether you're drawn to the coastline or the mountains, you'll find unique opportunities to experience the country's beauty. From delivering to custom hotel resorts and local industries to making deliveries to ports, marble processing plants, and more, Greece has something for everyone to enjoy and discover.
#CruisingGreece World of Trucks Event
Introducing our newest World of Trucks Event, Cruising Greece! Embark on an epic journey through the legendary landscapes of Greece and its captivating islands, while contributing to its uniquely rich economy and earning special in-game Greek-themed rewards.
Earn a special Dolphin Paint Job for your truck when you complete your personal goal! To earn this, you must deliver cargo to or from all 15 of the explorable cities in Greece on a job contract that is over 200km in length.
Your personal progress will also help contribute to and complete the community goal of driving 200,000,000 km (124,274,238 miles) while delivering cargo to or from any city in Greece. Upon reaching this goal, all drivers who have completed their personal goal will receive an additional reward; a very cute Little Owl dashboard ornament!
But that's not all! We also have another unique gift for you. Complete any job using External Contracts or the External Market, TO or FROM the city of Mitilini, and you will receive a Donkey Plushie to accompany you on your journey, sporting a Greek-coloured bandana!
The event will be concluded on Sunday the 2nd of February 2025 at 23:59 UTC. Want to learn more? Take a read of our dedicated blog which you can find here.
Greece Release Live Stream
Join us for our special Greece DLC Release Live Stream as we count down to the release time! The stream will feature special guests involved in developing this exciting new expansion, and our CEO, Pavel Šebor. We’ll also be trucking through Greece the entire time and hosting giveaways. Don’t miss out! Join us at our official Twitch or YouTube channels today from 4:00 PM CET to be part of the release party!
Heavy Cargo Pack DLC Update
We're excited to share that the Heavy Cargo Pack DLC for Euro Truck Simulator 2 will also receive a free update containing 3 new cargos to haul across Greece and beyond! Drivers looking for a more challenging job contract can now find these new heavy and specialised machinery equipment:
Mobile Crusher: A powerful machine designed to crush large rocks and materials into smaller, usable sizes directly at the quarry site.
Mobile Screening Plant: A portable unit for efficiently separating and sorting materials by size to meet specific project requirements.
Mobile Stacker: A versatile conveyor system for stacking and transporting processed materials into organized stockpiles.
Each one of these cargoes has been recreated in detail by our talented vehicle and artist teams. We hope that you enjoy hauling each one of these challenging cargos on your travels. Send your screenshots and videos to us on our official social media channels. Happy Truckin'!
We invite you all to join us on Wednesday, the 4th of December, to celebrate the release of our new Greece DLC, by taking part in our World of Trucks event – Cruising Greece! Embark on an epic journey through the legendary landscapes of Greece and its captivating islands, while contributing to its uniquely rich economy.
The challenge for our #BestCommunityEver is to achieve the community goal of driving 200,000,000 km while delivering cargo to or from any city in Greece.
While you are #CruisingGreece, you will encounter its natural beauty, ancient and modern architecture, and historic locations whose stories have stood the test of time through millennia to educate and inspire many of us today. With so much to see and do in this Mediterranean paradise, it's easy to get carried away with all the possibilities. We can certainly recommend taking part in the olive and cotton industries, offering beautiful locations to visit, then there is Greece's world-famous marble exports and tourism to experience, including enchanting islands and postcard-perfect villages.
As you participate in Greece's iconic economy, you'll get to experience new custom-made depots including quarries, farms, a shipyard, and gas stations, where you can deliver cargo. You can also look forward to many more epic views and highlights such as:
Piraeus Port of Athens, the largest passenger port in Europe
Faliraki Beach, a beautiful tourist beach with golden sands and deep blue water
Lake Polyfytos Bridge, one of the longest bridges in Greece
Thessaloniki Cement Plant, featuring one of the largest-scaled artistic mural projects in Europe
As with past cruising events, you can use your own trailer and experience all these in the external market!
Greece DLC has 15 exciting new cities to explore, and we’ve got a special reward for completing your personal goal, which will require you to deliver a job to or from all of them. All jobs for the event need to be 200 km or more.
So, what are you waiting for? Come along and explore the Mediterranean paradise of Greece and its surrounding islands, and experience its hidden wonders and thriving economy in this latest addition to Euro Truck Simulator 2.
Rules
Using External Contracts or External Market, with a World of Trucks-connected profile in Euro Truck Simulator 2, the community goal is to drive 200,000,000 km while delivering cargo to or from any city in Greece.
When a player completes a delivery to or from all 15 unique Greek cities, they will achieve their personal goal.
All jobs for the event need to be at least 200 km or more.
You can check if your recent deliveries met these conditions using your Log Book in your World of Trucks profile.
Rewards
Personal: Players that deliver cargo to or from 15 unique Greek cities will gain a personal World of Trucks Achievement and a beautiful dolphin-themed ETS2 truck paint job Steam inventory item.
Community: When the community goal of driving 200,000,000 km during deliveries to or from any Greek city is met, and if the player has also achieved their personal goal, then they will receive a very cute Little Owl dashboard ornament as a Steam inventory item.
Note: In order to qualify for the community reward, you must complete at least your personal goal in Euro Truck Simulator 2. Each reward will be a Steam inventory item for Euro Truck Simulator 2. Once completed, claim your reward in the Events page on your World of Trucks profile.
The event will be concluded on Sunday the 2nd of February at 23:59 UTC.
We look forward to hearing from you about your legendary and triumphant travels, with loads of deliveries made on winding and picturesque coastline roads. We can’t wait to see all your photos! So, please share your screenshots and videos with us using the hashtag #CruisingGreece on our Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and Instagram profiles and we will share our favorite ones (we may even feature some of them in a future blog post!).
We are excited to reveal that the 1.53 Update for American Truck Simulator is now released and available on Steam for you to enjoy! This free update contains some new content that you can read about below.
We want to express our gratitude to everyone who took part in the Open Beta, shared their feedback, and reported bugs. Your contributions were invaluable in helping us fine-tune this update, implement improvements, and address issues that might have slipped through earlier. Thanks to your efforts, we hope you can now fully enjoy the results of your hard work!
California Rework - Phase 4
Phase 4 of the California Rework project focused on the southern region of California and includes 10 cities, 3 of which are entirely new to the world of American Truck Simulator. Drivers working in this region can make deliveries to and from the cities of Bakersfield, Santa Maria, Oxnard, Mojave, Barstow, Indio, Blythe, Los Angeles, San Diego, and El Centro. Similar to previous phases, much of the original base map was removed and reworked entirely from the ground up including the cities' surrounding areas.
Our team also focused on reworking key routes, including major coastal highways such as the US-101, CA-1, and I-5. In addition, several other important routes have been revamped, such as the CA-58, CA-14, and CA-99, along with interstates I-10, I-15, I-40, and I-8, which serve as vital connections to neighboring U.S. states. You can read about this phase of the rework project in more detail in a dedicated blog post.
Dynamic Cargo (Un)loading Update
Since the 1.50 update, we have implemented and then further expanded the dynamic cargo loading and unloading feature. So far, truckers have been able to experience this feature when hauling a grain hopper, a chip van, or a bolster logger. When using the logger, truckers were able to transport logs and enjoy the animated loading and unloading only in Arkansas. With the 1.53 update, this feature is available throughout the whole USA!
Driving Academy Fifth Generation Cascadia
In the 1.53 update, The Fifth Generation Cascadia from Freightliner was implemented into Driving Academy, our brand new game module introduced in 1.52. This state-of-the-art truck is the newest addition to the ATS truck roster, and now you can try it out in various challenging scenarios in Driving Academy!
Options QoL improvement
We're happy to introduce a feature that we believe many players will find helpful, especially those who often adjust their settings to fine-tune what is best to their liking and setup. When changing an option with a default value, players now have a visual indication of when a setting has been moved or changed from its default state.
Settings that have been adjusted from their default value now appear with a small visual indicator alongside that setting. We hope this helps users find which settings have been altered from default.
Smooth and Auto Camera Centring
Another new feature that we are happy to include with this update is Smooth and Auto Camera Centering! Players can enable this new option to return their camera to the central position automatically after moving it. When activated by the player or by moving forward, the smooth centering feature becomes noticeable as it gently transitions the camera to the central position.
This addition comes with a range of personal preference options, including three options for speed, which controls how fast or slow the camera returns to the center; as well as the option to set how many seconds of delay there should be before re-centering occurs.
For players who use a third-party head-tracking solution or prefer to adjust the position of the camera manually, there is the option to disable this feature altogether.
Special Transport Update
We have also updated the Special Transport DLC. As part of the California Rework project, we have added a new route for truckers to haul oversized cargo - between the rebuilt cities of Los Angeles and San Diego via the I-5.
But that's not all. In response to community feedback, we've decided to raise the maximum speed limit for special transport deliveries. Escort vehicles and transport trucks themselves can now travel at speeds of up to 55 mph, an increase from the previous limit of 40 mph.
Sliding Tandems Update
We have also introduced a new sliding tandems feature. Previously, players could only set trailer axles in a fixed forward or rear position. Now, select trailers come with updated chassis, allowing players to slide the axles freely to optimize the weight distribution for their load.
But be cautious! To make this feature as realistic as possible, if the trailer's rear axle's distance exceeds 40 feet from the kingpin, you risk receiving a fine at Californian weigh stations and, in some cases, directly from the police.
Changelog
Map
California Rework - Phase 4 release
Gameplay
Dynamic cargo loading & unloading of logs available throughout the USA
New Special Transport route from Los Angeles to San Diego
Raised speed limit for Special Transport jobs from 40 mph to 55 mph
Vehicles
The new Fifth Generation Freightliner Cascadia® added to Driving Academy
Fully functional sliding tandems and fines system
UI
Visualization of changed options in the settings
Smooth and Auto camera centering
We hope you are excited about the new content! Remember to follow us on our social media (X/Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok) so you won't miss out on any news from the world of American Truck Simulator, and share screenshots and videos with us featuring new content. Drive safe!
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