Road Truckers: New Beginning News

[p]Hey everyone![/p][p]One of the things our players liked in Alaskan Road Truckers were the cockpit interactions. You could look at a button in the cab and press it. To make it easier to find these buttons when driving, we created the cockpit interaction menu where you use D-pad to switch between different buttons. But, these weren't perfect: you never knew the "path" to your preferred interaction, so it might require trial and error - and also it wasn't the quickest menu ever.[/p][p]For Road Truckers: New Beginning, we set ourselves a goal of making them easier, smoother, and more friendly. We created an interaction menu inspired by old radio panels.[/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]We have three levels of interactions: driving, safety and comfort. On each level, there are all interactions related to each aspect of driving. When you select an interaction, your camera points automatically at the interaction of your choice, so you don't have to look for it with the camera.[/p]

• [p]Driving interactions are related, well, to driving: it's about turning the engine on and off, switching the handbrake etc.[/p]

• [p]Safety interactions help you adjust to the road conditions, so these include switching the lights, let you lean out the window, switch the differential lock etc.[/p]

• [p]Finally, comfort interactions let you simply drive more comfy, with the radio on or off, with the sun visor up or down, etc.[/p]

[p]We have 15 interactions with cabin elements in total so you can really feel like you have your truck under control. Our menu is designed so that you only need to press the D-pad 3 times to get to the furthest away interaction. To avoid driving into a wall when using these, the time slows down a bit when the interaction menu is open.[/p][p]Do you prefer driving from the third-person camera? No worries. Of course you can't use this cockpit menu, but for you, we have a radial menu where you can select the cockpit actions.[/p][p]So far this new interaction system has got really great reception from our testers. We hope you will also like our solution![/p][p]If you like what you're seeing, add our game to your wishlist. Also, join our DISCORD.

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[p]Hey, Truckers!

One of the most requested features after our previous game, Alaskan Road Truckers, was: more customization. We'll deliver exactly that!

In Road Truckers: New Beginning, you will be able to change the engine, suspension, gearbox, steering, but also bumper, cabin, grill, hood, lower body, decorations, and colors. You can mix parts from different trucks to create something truly special: a vehicle that's uniquely yours.[/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]
It will help you to get the job done, and getting the job done is a step towards the big goal: saving the economy of your town and region.

If you're looking for a fresh take on trucking, with an RPG layer that adds more depth, follow us on Discord and wishlist the game - here or on PS5.

Keep trucking![/p][p]
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[p]Hey truckers,[/p][p][/p][p]Soon we'll be testing color settings and I'd like to ask you for help determining which one you'd like the most out of the ones below. The game will have color adjustment option, and this question is to determine which setting should be the default one. The final choice will be determined by your answers from here, our Discord, and our thread on r/trucksim.

[/p][p]We also started our community testing and soon we'll ask more people to join in a more open manner. The feedback we got so far, while coming from a handful of people, is hugely helpful. It is also consistent with our own line of thinking. This makes us very happy because it says that indeed, this game is going the direction you approve of. [/p][p]Soon I'll have more questions to you regarding certain things in Road Truckers: New Beginning. I can't wait to tell you about our mechanic of calling for help, but I'd like to complete it visually beforehand. Right now we are working, among others, on a motel feature, where you can go inside, talk with the receptionist, take a room, go into the room and sleep in the bed.

Exciting times! If you like our approach, consider wishlisting our game. Cheers!

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[p]Hi Truckers![/p][p]Some time ago we started collecting questions, mostly on Reddit, and now it's time to answer them in bulk. On a video. While working on a part of the in-game level. This decision sounded better on paper (it's difficult to focus on two things at once!), but we wanted to show you how the game is taking shape. So, if you have an hour to spare, grab a coffee and join Maksym (producer) and Michal (CEO, creative dir) in their deep dive into Road Truckers: New Beginning.
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If you'd rather read than play - we'll prepare a transcription and post it here at a later date. Consider joining our Discord and wishlisting the game. Cheers![/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p]

Hi there Truckers!

Michal here. I’m the CEO of Road Studio and the creative director of Road Truckers: New Beginning. If you played our previous game, Alaskan Road Truckers, you’ll know this is a follow up - but as you can see, it’s different in some aspects.

It’s a trucker sim at core, but in many ways deeper and richer than Alaskan - to the point where we can call it a trucking RPG. And it embraces the fact that even simulators are video games, made to be fun and satisfying. Our top priority is to deliver a quality game - the entire development is rooted in this assumption.

So what’s new when compared to Alaskan? Basically the things you’ve been asking for when talking about Alaskan.

Truck customization options are now greatly expanded and include replacing truck parts and full truck customization. You can replace and repaint anything you want, from the bumper to the steering wheel to the gearshift knob.

The setting has changed - it’s no longer Alaska. It’s our fictional setting which was designed to be fun and rewarding to drive through and explore. By not being bound to the real world setting, we can offer much more variety and challenges, with interesting roads to take. There are characters to meet, quests to perform, goals to achieve.

I could go on, but maybe just take a look at this chart to understand the evolution of the series.



Our total focus is on the technical quality. The game is what we’ve dedicated a year of our lives to so far, and we won’t let this time go to waste. We want New Beginning to be impactful, rewarding, memorable, fresh, beautiful, and simply fun to play. We want to give you a true role-playing trucking experience.

Will we succeed? You will be the judge of that. I invite you to follow the development with us. We’re proud of what we already have, and we will talk openly about it.

Consider wishlisting the game here or on PlayStation 5 (later we’ll launch a page also on Xbox).

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3333190/Road_Truckers_New_Beginning/

If you want to reach me directly, I’m on our Discord server.

See you soon. We have so much to show you!

Best,
Michal