Today, SCS Software released the open beta of the next major update to American Truck Simulator, numbered 1.58.
Perhaps the most exciting part of the update is the Rework of Route 66, and more specifically, an overhaul of the surrounding locations, depots, landmarks, and cities found along the historical highway in Northern Arizona and parts of New Mexico.
We already saw plenty of the rework, including a few new and remade cities, the Grand Canyon, and Hoover Dam.
We also get the new Double Trailer Handling section in the Driving Academy and the reworked Truck Garages, on top of the update to vehicle physics and collisions.
More big changes include a redesign of the tutorial around a system of contextual hints, and a redesign of the Route Advisor, replaced with a new widget system, which you can customize.
The pause screen has been redesigned as well and turned into a quick info feature displaying details like controls, truck information, job details, and local regulations.
The UI of the Truck and Trailer Configurator has been refined and improved, aiming to provide “clearer navigation, better feedback, and added hints where needed.”
Lastly, the developers applied a few finishing touches to the Management Screen, including Driver, Trailer, Truck, and Garage Managers.
Below you can find the full changelog.
Gameplay
- Driving Academy – Double Trailer Handling
Vehicles
- Vehicle Behaviour, Physics & Collisions Update
Map
- Route 66 Rework Project
- Map Changes In Preparations for Road Trip
- New Truck Garages
UI
- Tutorial Redesign & Contextual Hints
- Route Advisor Redesign
- Quick Info Feature
- Truck Configurator Improvements
- Management Screen Improvements
As usual, keep in mind that this beta update is designed to provide feedback before the official release, so if you download it, you may encounter unexpected issues, and it may impact your experience.
American Truck Simulator is available for PC, and it’s the sister game to Euro Truck Simulator 2. PS5 and Xbox Series X|S versions are also coming.
Illinois is likely the next DLC coming after Louisiana, and you can check out its truck stops, the city of Marion, Rockford, Quincy, even more truck stops, Moline, Peoria, Champaign, the prairies, and Bloomington.
South Dakota should come afterward, and we already saw its Truck Stops, countryside, towns, cities, and more Truck Stops.
The game will soon cross the borders of the United States and go to Canada with the British Columbia DLC.
Another big project is the Road Trip feature, spearheaded by the Ford Car Pack (of which we also saw the Ford Crown Victoria and the Ford F-150), which will expand the simulator’s experience from trucks to cars and pickup trucks, including pure exploration and the delivery of smaller packages.