Euro Truck Simulator 2 News

Today, we're excited to share our first blog post focusing on one of the many cities which will be found in our upcoming Nordic Horizons DLC for Euro Truck Simulator 2. Let's make the journey to our first destination in Northern Finland!


Tervetuloa to Rovaniemi, the capital of Lapland! Best known as the official hometown of Santa Claus, this northern city attracts visitors from all around the world, with its unique blend of wilderness and modern comforts. As one of the larger cities in Finland, there is plenty to explore and discover as a visiting truck driver.


Drivers visiting this city will most likely arrive by the E75, which runs right through the city. As you approach the city from the North-East, you'll discover the crossing of two majestic rivers – The Ounasjoki River and Kemijoki River. Be sure to enjoy the view as you travel past them.


In the city you'll find landmarks such as the Arktikum Science Centre and Musuem, and of course, Santa Claus Village, which serves as a year-round family-focused Christmas attraction. Truckers will of course be able to enjoy seeing both of these, and more, on their travels through the city!


Did you know Rovaniemi experiences the Midnight Sun? Also known as the nightless night or polar day, the midnight sun is a natural phenomenon that occurs in locations north of the Arctic Circle. Simply put, the sun never sets between the months of June and July, as the earth is rotating at a tilted axis relative to the sun, and during summer, the North Pole is angled towards it! This has also been replicated in this DLC, so you'll experience it for yourself, virtually, no matter where in the (real) world you are.


Drivers will also find plenty of opportunities for job contracts in the south of the city, where the industry area is located. We look forward to sharing more on unique industries found in this DLC in the future.


We hope you enjoyed checking out the first (of quite a few) previews into the cities you'll find featured in the Nordic Horizons DLC for Euro Truck Simulator 2. If you are excited to get trucking in this region, be sure to add to your Steam Wishlist. Until next time, keep on truckin'!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2780810/Euro_Truck_Simulator_2__Nordic_Horizons/

Today, we are happy to share with you that the 1.51 Open Beta branch for Euro Truck Simulator 2 is now available to try and test out. If you plan on participating in this Open Beta, we ask that you please help us by reporting any bugs you may encounter in the appropriate section(s) of our official forums.


Your feedback and reports are extremely valuable to our team and we thank you in advance for taking the time to help us out. So, without further ado, let's take a look at what the 1.51 Open Beta has in store.

[h3]New Title Screen[/h3]
One of the first and most prominent changes you will encounter in this update is a complete redesign of our Title Screen. Whilst keeping in line with our recent user interface rework, we wanted a design which is easy to navigate and understand for all players.


First and foremost, one of the main difference you'll notice about the new Title Screen is the focus on a truck in the centre of the screen. On the left, you'll find the menu which allows easy access to the more important features of the game, such as Options, and other sub-menus such as the DLC (formerly DLC Browser) and the Mod Manager, which will display the number of MODs active next to it if you have any installed.

To access your Profile Manager, just simply click your profile widget located in the top right of the menu screen.


Functionally, we have also made navigation more comfortable with a gamepad or a steering wheel, requiring less time reaching for a keyboard from the moment you launch ETS2 or ATS. This design also leaves us space to make tweaks and changes where needed, as well as make additions in the future.

We'd like to thank the community for their feedback on the first iteration of this Title Screen, which was showcased in a recent blog. We look forward to hearing your comments on this version during the 1.51 Open Beta.

[h3]Germany Rework - Bremen, Kassel, Osnabrück and Magdeburg[/h3]
As part of our on-going Germany Rework project, we are excited to present the cities of Bremen, Kassel, Osnabrück, and Magdeburg have been completely re-worked and are included for free as part of the 1.51 update for Euro Truck Simulator 2.


Players checking out these areas can expect to travel on new and improved road networks, deliver to accurately represented industries in the area, discover and explore landmarks and more! Each of these areas have been rebuilt completely from scratch, utilizing new map techniques and technology.

Eager to learn more details about each city and their update? You can read about all the changes in these cities in our individual blog posts which you can find here!


We hope you enjoy re-discovering these cities again! There is plenty to explore and we would love to hear your feedback, seen your screenshots and more. Be sure to share them with us at our official SCS Software forums, or on our social media channels!

[h3]Custom City Intros for Italia and Beyond the Baltic Sea DLCs[/h3]
In this update, we have slightly reworked all of the in-game intros for every city in the Italia and Beyond the Baltic Sea DLCs with an ownable garage. With seventeen cities in the Italia DLC and twenty-four in the Beyond the Baltic Sea DLC, a total of 41 cities have received new or updated Custom City Intros!

[h3]Options QoL Improvements[/h3]
The main change is the addition of a search bar for easier navigation across all settings categories. When a search is conducted, matches will be displayed in the current setting category, and sections where the search term also appears will be highlighted.


We have also reorganized the existing options in the settings for better clarity. These options are now divided into subcategories within each section. Additionally, two new categories, "Interface" and "Accessibility," have been added to the bottom menu for better distribution.


We've also introduced some changes that provide ease of access when it comes to changing the Desktop Background in ETS2 and ATS. You can now change your menu background directly using a shortcut from the main menu, or alternatively, you can access the same option via the interface section in your settings.


However, that's not all! We've now also made it possible to preview your backgrounds before changing them. Simply click on the background of your choice via the carousel, and you'll be presented with a short preview of how it would look, before confirming your selection.


Players will also be notified through a small widget on the main menu if they have received a new Desktop Background option as part of an event reward or update. Clicking on this will also direct you to the new settings which are implemented in this update.

[h3]Changelog[/h3] Map

• Germany Rework project - Bremen, Kassel, Osnabrück and Magdeburg

Gameplay

• Custom city intros for Italia and Beyond the Baltic Sea DLCs
  

Vehicles

• Elite Rider rim design added to the base game as trailer rim option

UI

• New Title Screen
  
• Search bar added to the settings menu
  
• Accessibility and Interface categories added to the settings menu
  
• Improved changing of desktop background

So enjoy all the new additions, but please remember: It's only an open beta, not a stable public version - so you may encounter bugs, instability, or crashes. It's completely okay if you want to wait for the final release. But if you're interested in helping us to get there faster, we'll appreciate all of your feedback on our forum and your bug reports in this section.
Please check our modding wiki to get details pertaining to mods for the game.

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 Euro Truck Simulator 2 → Properties → Betas tab → public_beta → 1.51. No password is required. Sometimes you have to restart your Steam client to see the correct branch name there.

Today, we're excited to release a new episode in our SCS On The Road series. Join us in Istanbul, Türkiye as we are given the special opportunity to have a walk-around of a TIRSAN SKS Tipper, which was recreated and brought into our TIRSAN Trailer Pack for Euro Truck Simulator 2.


Join Selçuk (aka SiSL), our Technical Artist in Vehicle Design at SCS Software, and Ülken Necati Bilen, Head of Product Management at TIRSAN Treyler as they take you on a guided walk-around of the TIRSAN Tipper, and discuss the design, development and features of this trailer. We guarantee you will learn something new about this leader in the industry!

Please note, that this episode was filmed in Turkish to allow for a more natural and fluent conversation, and that subtitles in English are available by clicking on the closed caption icon, located just right of the settings cog wheel on the YouTube player.

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We are very grateful to the team at TIRSAN for allowing us to film and share this video with you, and for their hospitality during our visit. We hope you'll enjoy this special episode, and hope to bring similar videos in the future! If you like the video, be sure to subscribe, like, and leave a reply, as we'd love to hear your comments. We will see you soon for the next episode, until then, keep on truckin'!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2569750/Euro_Truck_Simulator_2__TIRSAN_Trailer_Pack/

Let's hit the road and explore Greece's highways and byways! In this blog, we're excited to showcase the intricate road network we've been working on for the upcoming Greece map expansion in Euro Truck Simulator 2.


Truckers will be able to get to Greece through six different border crossings. We have already shown you three of those in this blog. After arriving into the country, players will be able to travel in all directions thanks to multiple highways that we have recreated for this map expansion - the A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, and A8 - which will get you pretty much everywhere you need to go and will also include plenty of interesting and meticulously crafted intersections.


An important transportation hub will be the Igoumenítsa ferry, which acts as a vital point of access on the west coast of Greece, connecting the country with Italy. From there, three major European roads will await drivers and lead them through the rest of the country.


The E55 starts all the way north in Sweden and continues to the south of the Peloponnese peninsula. The E90 connects Portugal with Turkey and crosses Greece from the west to the Turkish border through Thessaloniki and then along the coastline. The E92 connects Greece's west coast with its east coast and goes through many cities, including Trikala.


Hopefully, we managed to get you a little bit more excited about this upcoming map expansion. If you like what you saw here, be sure to add Greece to your Steam Wishlist, as it really supports us and our future releases. Remember to stay tuned for more updates on the development of this DLC and other ETS2-related news by following us on our Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube Until next time, keep on truckin'.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2604420/Euro_Truck_Simulator_2__Greece/

With the upcoming 1.51 update for both Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator, one of the first and most prominent changes players will encounter is a complete redesign of the title screen.


Whilst keeping in line with our recent user interface rework, we wanted a design which is easy to navigate and understand for all players. First and foremost, one of the main difference you'll notice about the new title screen is the focus on a truck in the centre of the screen.


On the left side, you'll find the menu which allows easy access to the more important features of the game, such as Options, your Profile Manager, or other sub-menus such as the DLC Browser or Mod Manager which are now located under the 'Extras' part of the menu. You will also find the current version of the game displayed in the bottom left corner. If an update is available for the game, text above the version of the game will appear to notify you of that.


On the right side of the menu, you can find a widget featuring your currently selected profile and current trucker level. Hovering over this widget allows you quick glance at your profile statistics. In some cases, additional widgets may appear on the right side, for example, if your current profile is not connected to World of Trucks or if you are using a 'Open Beta' version of the game.

On the bottom right, you'll find our carousel of small banners, which gives players quick and easy access to the latest news from our official blog and features graphics presenting our newest releases.


Functionally, we have also made navigation more comfortable with a gamepad or a steering wheel, requiring less time reaching for a keyboard from the moment you launch ETS2 or ATS. This design also leaves us space to make tweaks and changes where needed, as-well as make additions in the future.

We hope you that enjoy this new look and overhaul of the Title Screen in the upcoming 1.51 update. Be sure to keep an eye our on our social media channels (X, Instagram, Facebook) for more news on other changes and additions found in this update. Until then, keep on truckin'!