There has been added yet another new driveable truck in American Truck Simulator. This time it is the new Volvo VNL.
The new models include the VNL 860, 740, and 300, with the 860 standing in the spotlight as the flagship and most advanced model of the three, offering the highest standard for the most demanding of truckers. And as usual they come with a range of possible customizations to both the exterior and the interior.
Sometimes you cant help but feel a little like a roadblock. But it’s also a bit of a serene experience just chugging along, feeling the Saskatchewan summer warm wind in your face.
Old John Deere tractor is one of the Giants Farmcon gift mods and the auger is from the free silo DLC pack.
SCS Software this week added the new MAN TG3 TGX as a driveable truck in Euro Truck Simulator 2.
As usual it arrives with a select choice of configurations and customizations. This includes 3 cabin sizes (GN, GM, GX), 6 chassis types (4×2, 6×2, 6×4, and 8×4), 8 transmissions, and 9 engine options up to 640hp. There is also quite a number of customizations available for it, where maybe the most interesting is the option to use the MAN OptiView digital mirror system. This makes it only the second truck in the game after the latest DAF truck able to use digital camera mirros instead of classic outside mounted mirrors. In the MAN’s case it also comes with a blindspot detector accessory with new functionality as well as the option to display the front digital mirror on the infotainment screen.
There is new free content coming to Farming Simulator 22 in combination with the new patch 1.9.1. This time it is the two AGCO brands Massey Ferguson and Fendt that get some new love.
The new machines are two Massey Ferguson tractors – 6S and 7S – and four different balers, two from each brand. Or more exactly two different balers in two versions each.
The round balers – which also have wrapping technology built-in – are called Massey Ferguson MF RB 4160V Protec and Fendt Rotana 160 V Combi respectively while the square baler is named MF 2370 Ultra HD in its Massey Ferguson version and Squadra 1290 N UD in the green Fendt one.
In addition to the new content there’s also some fixes coming in patch 1.9.1 and the changelog is as follows:
Changes & Improvements
Modding improvements
The Farming Simulator game series now has its own official magazine. The first issue of which is available both in print and digital form, either at select local newsstands or as digital purchase and download from the Giants‘ Farming Simulator website.
With 52 pages in total, the makers of the game series report on information on new releases such as the recently announced Farming Simulator 23 for mobiles and provide tips and tricks directly from experts behind the game. In addition, fans of the series can enjoy curated collections of the best user-generated and developer-tested mods available for download in Farming Simulator 22.
Readers will learn more about Farming Simulator influencers as well as Giants Software employees in personal interviews, and find out about immersion-boosting game peripherals in tech reviews. Event reports from the company’s international appearances and the Farming Simulator League are also part of the magazine. Each issue will include a special goodie – included in issue one is a download code for the classic Porsche Diesel Junior 108 tractor for Farming Simulator 22.
The physical print edition is available at select newsstands in 12 countries and 6 languages – German, English, Polish, French, Italian and Spanish.
A second issue of the magazine will be released in summer.
The 1.47 update for Euro Truck Simulator 2 has been released and features some bug fixes, a redesign of the user interface which now shows more details about your company, some new gameplay additions – It is now possible to buy your own gas cistern and livestock trailers – as well as the continued rework of German cities. This time it’s Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Nurnberg and Erfurt which have been completely redesigned.
A more general implementation is the new Uneven Surface Simulation – small bumps are procedurally generated to give roads and other terrains an imperfect feel to them. While they may not be visible to the driver, you will be able to feel these subtle bumps and in some cases hear them affect your vehicle whilst driving.
Among other new things introduced with the update is the possibility for Adaptive Cruise Control and Emergency Braking System. Adaptive Cruise Control automatically adjusts the distance and speed from the vehicle in front when in cruise control mode. This is especially handy when encountering a busy highway, where you may find traffic often merging into a gap in front of you, or in situations where traffic speed is constantly changing. The Emergency Braking System for its part activates your brakes whenever a collision is imminent with the vehicle in front, to avoid or minimize damage. This technology in the real world has saved countless lives and is found in most modern trucks.
There has also been a rethink when it comes to how the necessary reset after a game update functions. Whenever the player’s economy is reset during a game load, it was the norm for you to be teleported to your HQ garage. From now on you will instead be offered a free quick travel to any service station of your choice after a game change was detected.
The Göweil Pack DLC for Farming Simulator 22 has dropped and as usual we now have a review of it here.
It’s getting close to DLC release time again – the Göweil pack is coming March 21 – so that means it’s also time for the usual pre-DLC patch for the base game.
This time the main visible new stuff is the addition of a new storage building made specifically to handle bales and pallets in a nice, easier way. Which may be a very welcome addition not the least for when the Göweil pack drops next week.
The changelog in full is as follows:
New Additions
Bugfixes & Changes
Modding
The Kenworth Truck Company was founded in 1923 and are celebrating 100 years as a truck manufacturer! And since their trucks have been in American Truck Simulator ever since the game was released it is understandable that SCS Software is joining in the celebrations.
In particular this is done by releasing a new, special anniversary edition of the classic looking Kenworth W900 in the game, based on the real-life special edition from Kenworth.
This in turn also means that SCS took the time to go back and remodel the old standard versions of the W900 as well so that their visuals would be brought up to today’s standard in the game. They were after all in the game from release, so they did have a couple of years under their belts by now.
We’ve been spending some time in the past over in the Upper Mississippi Valley area lately.
This means somewhat smaller equipment. And somewhat less speedy at times too.
Of course there do exist somewhat faster ways to get around. On the way to the store to fetch some much needed seed and fertilizer for the autumn planting.
But when back there’s also grass to get in.
This is something a bit unusual – Soybean straw. Yep, that’s a thing here.
After winter comes a spring. When the snow is gone, field work starts again.
