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Go sight seeing in the American Truck Simulator - Colorado expansion out now

SCS Software continue to expand where we can go trucking with the American Truck Simulator - Colorado expansion out now and it looks like it has some good sights to see.

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American Truck Simulator's Colorado DLC tops the Steam top seller chart

It's November 12, 2020. This week has marked some of the biggest launches the videogame industry has seen in years. The Xbox Series X. The PlayStation 5. The Colorado DLC for American Truck Simulator. Wait, you don't think new ATS DLC is that big of a deal? Well, maybe not, unless being the best-selling thing on Steam is important.


Yes, friends, the Colorado DLC for ATS hit the top of Steam's global top seller charts today. The $11.99 / £8.99 / €11.99 expansion outsold Football Manager 2021, Destiny 2: Beyond Light, and even Cyberpunk 2077 to take the top slot - not to mention current Steam megahits like Phasmophobia and Among Us.


Now, it's not clear what the window to make it to the top seller list is - whether it's a game's sales in the span of a few minutes, a few hours, or some other stretch of time. The Colorado DLC remained at the top of the list for several hours today, but it's since been pushed to second place by Sea of Thieves, which is 40% off today. (Clearly, games about moving cargo are all the rage.)


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Colorado Release

The big day is here! Preparations to release Colorado for American Truck Simulator are in top gear. We are also preparing for a special release stream with special guests. So when exactly is Colorado releasing?

Colorado for American Truck Simulator will be released at 7pm Central European Time
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So what exactly does our Colorado DLC have to offer for truckers? These are just a few of the things we think you will love!

  • Drive from the great plains, through the Rocky Mountains to bustling cities and historical towns.
  • Haul cargo on the Million Dollar Highway
  • Discover Colorado's important industries like wind power factories or gold mines
  • Deliver freight to and from the inside of a large cargo aircraft in Denver International Airport
  • Admire representation of cities like Denver, Colorado Springs and many others
  • Visit landmarks like the Four Corners Monument and get a bird's-eye view on it with the viewpoint feature
  • Unlock Colorado-specific Steam achievements
  • and Much More!




And that shouldn't be the only reason to explore Colorado for yourself! As an added bonus we will also have a World of Trucks event for all new visitors to Colorado with unique rewards to be earned as you visit each city and deliver jobs. Learn more about the rules in our yesterday blog post and take part in #CruisingColorado at WorldofTrucks.com. We'd love to see your photos across our Social Media channels using the hashtag!

We expect to have this event available to players for an extended period of time, probably way beyond the point of reaching the 60 million miles which is the current community goal. We don't want to motivate you to rush through the DLC in a hurry to make sure you manage to obtain the personal achievement. We simply want to reward early adopters of the DLC for spending quality time with the new content.



We will also be hosting a special Colorado release live-stream across official Steam & Twitch channels starting at 16:00 CET.

Don't miss out on this broadcast as we talk with members of the map and research teams involved in the creation of Colorado and a special guest appearance from Pavel Šebor CEO of SCS Software! We will be answering questions from the community, talking in-depth about the DLC and of course, releasing Colorado LIVE on stream!

We hope you enjoy exploring what Colorado has to offer, we will see you on the roads!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1209471/American_Truck_Simulator__Colorado/

#CruisingColorado Event Announcement

With the Colorado DLC releasing tomorrow, November 12th, we'd like to celebrate by inviting you all to take part in our latest World Of Trucks event - Cruising Colorado! We know many of you are as excited as we are to visit this beautiful Rocky Mountain state with its breathtaking views and historic places, and we are delighted to announce that this event will reward drivers who contribute to Colorado's local economy and industries.



We are asking our #BestCommunityEver to achieve the community goal of driving 60,000,000 miles (96,560,640 km) while delivering cargoes to or from any city in Colorado. It doesn't matter what you haul, gold mining supplies, wind turbine parts, lumber, food, beverages, it all counts, every last delivery!
And, of course, you can use your own trailer during all of this in the external market!

Our Colorado DLC offers 13 fantastic and unique cities that we really want you to visit. So, we're offering a special reward for completing your personal goal, which will require you to deliver a job to or from each of them. All jobs for the event need to be 100 miles each (161 km) or more, so be sure to read the rules.

We will keep the event running until well after Christmas, so there will be plenty of time to relax and enjoy the ride while earning your rewards.

As you are #CruisingColorado and adding up the job miles, we guarantee there will be new experiences for you like never before. Not to mention, we have included many new viewpoints, offering handcrafted cinematic views, highlighting the attractions of that area. 
  • Visit the Four Corners Monument, the only point in the United States shared by four states.
  • Take a drive through Wolf Creek Pass, located deep in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado.
  • Drive over Red Cliff Bridge, a steel arch bridge that crosses over a beautiful valley.
  • Truck along the I-70, a major east-west Interstate Highway that passes through Glenwood Canyon.

  • Take a job from Denver International Airport, the 5th busiest airport in the U.S. and home of famous Blucifer.

Colorado, Nil sine numine (Nothing without providence), is our latest addition to American Truck Simulator. Know that as you wind down your cab window and settle in for the long haul, we'll be right there, cruising with you in spirit.  We can't wait to hear your thoughts about this incredibly beautiful, mountainous, triumphant, epic, and historic state.



Rules

Using External Contracts or the External Market, with a World of Trucks-connected profile in American Truck Simulator, the community goal is to drive 60,000,000 miles (96,560,640 km) while delivering cargoes to or from any city in Colorado.
The cities are: Fort Collins, Sterling, Rangely, Steamboat Springs, Denver, Burlington, Colorado Springs, Grand Junction, Pueblo, Lamar, Montrose, Alamosa, Durango

When a player completes delivery to or from each of the 13 Colorado cities, it will achieve their personal goal. 

All jobs for the event need to be at least 100 miles each (161 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 goal: Players that deliver cargo to or from each of the 13 Colorado cities will gain a personal World of Trucks Achievement and an impressive Rocky Mountain Bighorn themed ATS truck paint job Steam inventory item.



Community goal: When the community goal of driving 60,000,000 miles (96,560,640 km) during deliveries to or from any of the 13 cities in Colorado is met, and if the player has also achieved their personal goal, then they will receive a hanging Rocky Rodeo Gem ornament Steam inventory item.



We look forward to seeing drivers new and old exploring Colorado for the first time, and we would love to see photos from your first journeys across the state border! Share your screenshots and videos with us using the hashtag #CruisingColorado on our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram profiles and we will share our favourite ones (we may even feature some of them in an upcoming blog post!).

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1209471/American_Truck_Simulator__Colorado/

Hard Truck Tribute

In a recent blog post, we released a gameplay video from our up and coming Colorado DLC for American Truck Simulator, which showcased a beautiful drive from Denver to Grand Junction. But, did you notice something about the truck we were driving? 



Dedicated fans who have played our truck simulator titles as far back as the early 2000s may have recognized that the Kenworth W900 was sporting a familiar paint job from one of our earlier titles, Hard Truck: 18 Wheels of Steel. 



Believe it or not, it has been 18 years since we released Hard Truck: 18 Wheels of Steel (August 2002), but that is not all. Denver, Colorado was also the starting location for all new truckers beginning their trucking life in Hard Truck: 18 Wheels of Steel. It's amazing to see how far we've come and we are excited to once again re-visit Denver in our current American Truck Simulator title.

To celebrate this occasion, we wanted to reward our community with the Hard Truck Tribute Paint Job. This iconic flames design was available for the Kenworth W900 in Hard Truck: 18 Wheels of Steel and was a popular design among many drivers.  



Every owner of the American Truck Simulator base game will be eligible to receive this paint job as a free gift, which will be available to use on all current truck models. To receive this special paint job, all you need to do is complete the following requirements: 

  • Be registered on World of Trucks
  • Have your World of Trucks account connected to your American Truck Simulator game
  • Pick any external contracts in American Truck Simulator from any location of your choice, however, the job must be at least 500 miles long 
  • Complete this external contract job 
  • Claim your gift on your World of Trucks Event tab which can be found under 'My Page'


You will have until the 7th of February 2021, 23:59 UTC to claim this Hard Truck Tribute Paint Job. After that time, you will be no longer able to obtain this paint job. 
 


So thank you, our #BestCommunityEver, for all of your incredible support! Whether you have been with us since our humble beginnings or just joined the trucking family recently, it means a lot to us and our team to have you a part of this journey. We look forward to many more years of life on the road with you, we still have a lot of exciting things in the pipeline for our trucking titles!