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Revision as of 21:18, 15 January 2020

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Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
American Truck Simulator
American Truck Simulator cover
Developers
SCS Software
Engines
Prism3D
Release dates
Windows February 2, 2016
macOS (OS X) February 2, 2016
Linux February 2, 2016
American Truck Simulator on MobyGames
American Truck Simulator on Wikipedia
Truck Simulator
Euro Truck Simulator (series)
German Truck Simulator 2010
UK Truck Simulator 2010
Trucks & Trailers 2011
Scania Truck Driving Simulator 2012
American Truck Simulator 2016

Key points

Many video and gameplay settings available.
Active modding community.

General information

Official website
Official forums
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
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Gold Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
All versions require Steam DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Arizona Free.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Christmas Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Classic Stripes Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Dragon Truck Design Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Forest Machinery
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Halloween Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Heavy Cargo Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Kenworth T680 Free.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Kenworth W900 Free.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Nevada Free.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
New Mexico
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Oregon
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Peterbilt 389 Free.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Peterbilt 579 Free.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Space Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steampunk Paint Jobs Pack Reward for following Steam Store page prior to release[1]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Special Transport
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steering Creations Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Utah
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Valentine's Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Volvo VNL Free.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Washington
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Wheel Tuning Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use the -nointro command line argument[2]

Game data

Configuration file location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\American Truck Simulator\config.cfg
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/American Truck Simulator/config.cfg
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/American Truck Simulator/config.cfg
Steam <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\270880\remote\profiles\<user-id>\config.cfg
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\American Truck Simulator\profiles\
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/American Truck Simulator/profiles/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/American Truck Simulator/profiles/
Steam <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\270880\remote\profiles\<user-id>\save\

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud
Added in update 1.33.[3]

Video settings

Advanced graphical settings.
Advanced graphical settings.

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Input settings

Input settings.
Input settings.
Key rebindings.
Key rebindings.

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Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Bulgarian
Simplified Chinese
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
Ukrainian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
4200 Use Truckers MP (Windows 64-bit only).

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Use Truckers MP (Windows 64-bit only).
Self-hosting
Direct IP

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
Use Helix Mod: Euro Truck Simulator 2.
Headsets
SteamVR
Add -openvr to launch options
Oculus VR (LibOVR)
Windows Mixed Reality
Add -openvr to launch options
OSVR
Devices
Tracked motion controllers
Traditional controller
Keyboard/Mouse
Tobii Eye Tracking
Added in 1.35 update[4]
Play area
Seated
Standing
Room-scale

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11 Fully switched from Direct3D 9 to 11 as of update 1.36.[5]
OpenGL
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Bullet
Audio OpenAL

Carrying over ETS2 settings to the game

Copy files[6]

Copy all *.sii files (with exception of profile.sii) from
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Euro Truck Simulator 2\profiles\<user-id>\
to
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\American Truck Simulator\profiles\<user-id>\

Console

The console can be accessed by pressing ~ in-game.
There is an extensive list of console commands documented here.
Enable console[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file location.
  2. Open config.cfg.
  3. On line 63 change uset g_developer "0" to uset g_developer "1".
  4. On line 88 change uset g_console "0" to uset g_console "1".
  5. Save the file.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7 64-bit
Processor (CPU) 2.4 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTS 450-class
Intel HD 4000
64-bit OS required. 32-bit version of the game is unsupported.[7]
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.9
Processor (CPU) 2.4 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTS 450-class
Intel HD 4000
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit
Processor (CPU) 2.4 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTS 450-class
Intel HD 4000
A 64-bit operating system is required.

References

  1. Steampunk bonus for following the American Truck Simulator group - Steam Community - last accessed on 2016-12-21
  2. Here's how to skip the splash screen: :: American Truck Simulator General Discussions - last accessed on 2016-6-7
  3. ATS update 1.33 is out! - last accessed on December 11, 2018
  4. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named 1.35
  5. American Truck Simulator Update 1.36 - last accessed on 2019-11-05
  6. Verified by User:Blackbird on 2016-9-13
    Works cause the games are so similar.
  7. American Truck Simulator Release Clarifications