# American Truck Simulator...anybody playing?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-truck-simulator-anybody-playing/916563
**Category:** The Game Room
**Tags:** video-games-e-games
**Created:** [July 28, 2020, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-truck-simulator-anybody-playing/916563 "2020-07-28T01:35:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
**Page:** 3
### Author:  [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-truck-simulator-anybody-playing/916563/41 "2021-04-11T16:27:35Z")
Decrease the steering sensitivity, and increase the non-linearity.
---
### Author:  [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-truck-simulator-anybody-playing/916563/42 "2021-04-11T16:55:41Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#):
>
> I just got ATS, and not every interchange is there; for example, when you get off the Bay Bridge and head north (well, east) on I-80, the first exit is Berkeley, which is actually the third in reality.
The map is 1:20 (originally 1:30 or something close) so there’s still going to be bits missing. What I meant was, some interchanges were originally represented by inter_sections_.
---
### Author:  [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-truck-simulator-anybody-playing/916563/43 "2022-11-08T16:11:47Z")
One week until Texas!
---
### Author:  [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2022, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-truck-simulator-anybody-playing/916563/44 "2022-11-17T00:05:50Z")
Anyone visited Texas?
I imagine I’ll probably get the DLC here in a couple of weeks and check it out. ATS is a game that I definitely play in fits and spurts. I get the itch when there is a new state to check out, so I’ll play to explore that state and grow the business a little, then I’ll get tired of it and wait for the next state to come out.
---
### Author:  [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2022, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-truck-simulator-anybody-playing/916563/45 "2022-11-17T00:15:21Z")
I still haven’t picked up Montana or Wyoming yet. Currently both on sale, and bundled I can get another 10% off, so I might have to grab them.
---
### Author:  [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2022, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-truck-simulator-anybody-playing/916563/46 "2022-11-17T02:30:38Z")
I fell out of favor with it when I got Wyoming; it was terribly glitchy. It kept crashing on me once I got past particular points. I had mods loaded to the gunnels but even with a clean game I couldn’t get it to run right. I’m sure that’s all been ironed out (who knows what kind of bugs Texas and Montana might bring). Now that I’ve recently traveled a lot of the routes in a lot of those states it might be pretty cool.
---
### Author:  [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2022, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-truck-simulator-anybody-playing/916563/47 "2022-11-17T02:47:16Z")
That’s a good point. I’ll probably wait on Texas for a while, at least until it’s been out long enough to go on sale, and hopefully all the bugs have been worked through.
---
### Author:  [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-truck-simulator-anybody-playing/916563/48 "2022-11-17T15:08:34Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#):
>
> Anyone visited Texas?
I’ve been exploring the panhandle after work, hauling back & forth between TX & NM. Just Lubbock and Amarillo so far.
> [@Jack\_Batty](#):
>
> I fell out of favor with it when I got Wyoming; it was terribly glitchy. It kept crashing on me once I got past particular points.
FWIW, the most I’ve ever seen were some drops in frame rate. Then again, I’m not bothering with mods until they stop dropping DLC.
> [@Jack\_Batty](#):
>
> Now that I’ve recently traveled a lot of the routes in a lot of those states it might be pretty cool.
I’m a little familiar with the Houston/Galveston/Beaumont area, having some siblings there. Looking forward to the Galveston ferry.
---
### Author:  [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-truck-simulator-anybody-playing/916563/49 "2022-11-17T15:16:19Z")
I have to say, when I drove past Hole in the Rock in Utah, this game was the first thing that popped to mind.
---
### Author:  [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2025, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-truck-simulator-anybody-playing/916563/50 "2025-08-15T20:31:03Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#):
>
> I’m not bothering with mods until they stop dropping DLC.
This is no longer true, I’ve started using some truck mods. Three of which are visible here:
> **[Steam Community :: Screenshot :: Rollin' down to Dallas...](https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3549579650)**
>
> Steam Community: American Truck Simulator. Rollin' down to Dallas...
I’m hoping to hit max level (currently at 80) before my original home state of Illinois goes live, then start a new game there.
---
### Author:  [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)
#### Post date: [August 19, 2025, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-truck-simulator-anybody-playing/916563/51 "2025-08-19T11:02:10Z")
I recently hit level 100. It now has all of the states I lived in when I lived in the US, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Nebraska, Kansas and Texas. I may switch back to Euro Truck Simulator 2 for a while or switch away from driving completely.
---
### Author:  [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2025, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-truck-simulator-anybody-playing/916563/52 "2025-08-20T01:01:13Z")
> [@kferr](#):
>
> I may switch back to Euro Truck Simulator 2 for a while or switch away from driving completely.
Whatever you do…
[ ](https://www.singulart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Keep-on-Truckin-1-1140x681.jpg)
---
### Author:  [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2025, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-truck-simulator-anybody-playing/916563/53 "2025-08-20T01:11:05Z")
> [@kferr](#):
>
> I may switch back to Euro Truck Simulator 2 for a while or switch away from driving completely.
I play ETS2 when I don’t feel like dealing with weigh stations. How am I supposed to “be more careful next time” for tires with wear levels barely into double digits? SCS really should change that message.
---
### Author:  [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)
#### Post date: [August 20, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-truck-simulator-anybody-playing/916563/54 "2025-08-20T15:22:12Z")
I don’t recall what the setting is called, but I’ve turned off the police. So you can sail past weigh stations and speed as much as you want with no penalties.
---
### Author:  [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-truck-simulator-anybody-playing/916563/55 "2025-10-29T13:59:29Z")
Huh. They’re starting on Canada (British Columbia) before finishing the Dakotas.
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHp-hG9B_-I)
I gather they have at least two teams covering the US and one for Canada.
---
### Author:  [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-truck-simulator-anybody-playing/916563/56 "2026-05-04T17:56:01Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#):
>
> I’m hoping to hit max level (currently at 80) before my original home state of Illinois goes live, then start a new game there.
Ten days until I start a new game in Illinois! The city where I was born (approximately halfway between Champaign and Chicago) didn’t make it in as a marked location so my new HQ will be in one of those.
[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-truck-simulator-anybody-playing/916563.md?page=2)