On The Road - Truck Simulator News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqXeNl0xOy8

• BlockLOD Scene Management System developed and integrated:

1. Better render and culling performance in cities
   
2. Better reflection performance everywere

• Massively improved cockpit performance
  
• Improved engine sounds for the TGX
  
• Soundsetup improved for less CPU load
  
• Annoying clank sound removed
  
• Cabin springs added (WIP)
  
• Unneccessary links to foliage on distance sectors removed (slightly speeded up loading cycles
  
• PatchGrassSystem introduced with 0.5.4 added to all areas (massively reduced loading hiccups)
  
• Decals (graffiti, dirt and tarmac patches) and dense ground foliage added to Hamburg
  
• Started detailing the country areas (WIP) currently applied to:

1. A215/A7 Kiel-Hannover
   
2. A1 south/southwest of Hamburg

• Repaint functionality for player vehicles added

• Steam Workshop Integration removed for now. Sorry guys! We deliver it ASAP
  
• Simple cruise control
  
• Speed Limiter
  
• Dortmund including A2 between Hannover and Dortmund (WIP)
  
• Graphics update (lights and postFX)

• Scania R Streamline semi tractor unit added
  
• Roads get wet and dry slowly after rain
  
• Improved rain sounds for cockpit view
  
• working wipers with 3 stages
  
• Rain on windows
  
• Reworked plugin architecture should fix the error of disappearing trucks and menus ingame (not reproduceable anymore)
  
• No more rain sounds in tunnels and reduced under bridges

• upper front part of cockpit visible from exterior view
  
• UV mapping in doorboards fixed
  
• lines in speedometer light up correctly
  
• incorrect colliders for semi fixed
  
• incorrect wheel position interpolation on up/downhill sections fixed
  
• tunnel ambient sound at Elbtunnel north portal resets now correctly
  
• Missing tree collision in northern Hannover added
  
• Berlin Hellerau corrected into Hellersdorf

• TGX horn button gets now pressed instead of jumping out
  
• TGX pressed buttons do not disappear anymore
  
• TGX left stick rotates around correct axis
  
• TGX rear fog light fixed
  
• TGX gauge visibility improved
  
• Trailer rear fog lights fixed
  
• Tandem trailer park light fixed
  
• Gatehouse collision fixed

• TGX light color in cockpit fixed
  
• more grip on rear axles of tractor units
  
• slightly improved AI sounds // leicht verbesserte KI Fahrzeugsounds
  
• Massively reduced length of rain weather
  
• Fixed short annoying rain sound when changing back to main menu

• Sometimes rain drops inside the cockpit

https://youtu.be/lOBcEQ4TybQ

• New cockpit for the TGX
  
• Improved mirror field of view
  
• GPS device looks farer ahead
  
• Adjustments made to the XXL cabin
  
• Cabin prepared for the change between XXL, XLX and XL version
  
• Multi ray wheel collider (no more grinding along sidewalks and road bankings)
  
• Daydrive light added
  
• License plates for AI vehicles
  
• Brightness slider added to the graphics menu
  
• Quality settings for the reflections added
  
• New light/post processing setup
  
• Expanded logging activated to offer better support
  
• Further gearbox and suspension adjustments

• Indicators and Hazard light can be assigned correctly to different buttons
  
• Increased calibration time in the input menu
  
• Improved obstacle avoidance for longer AI vehicles (van and bus)
  
• Beam light deactivates fog lights and position lights
  
• Beam light enables both symbols in the cockpit
  
• Cockpit illumination gets correctly resetted after loading
  
• Indicators do not light up the cockpit anymore