ATS mods

[Shilka]

Here's some of the mods I'm currently using, and are in proper working order. Feel free to post mods in this topic yourself, but make sure you've tested them for functionality thoroughly!

Miscelaneous:

• No Barriers: removes those ugly floating XXXXX-es at dead end roads/exits etc (only the visual part, the road will still be blocked!): http://www.9ats.com/no-barriers/
• Softer Suspension: softens suspension while giving springs more travel distance to cause more cabin movement. Gives better visial feedback to what is happining to your truck (more cabin bouncing without overdoing it): http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=202&t=199735

Sounds:

• Sound mod for the stock trucks: Excellent soundmod by Kriechbaum giving engine sounds a little more oompf without overdoing it, including better brake sounds etc. Very realistic sound!: http://atsmods.lt/paccar-engine-sound-mod-for-the-kenworth-t680-peterbilt-579/

Trailers:

• Curtain Trailer: Realistic long curtain trailer with good weathering: http://atsmods.lt/curtain-trailer/
• Dumper trailer: Large long bulk goods trailer with loads varying in type and weight: http://atsmods.lt/dumper-trailer/
• Moving company trailer: Large volume moving trailer. Comes with several company skins: http://atsmods.lt/rd-moving-van/

Multiplayer:

• Multiplayer mod: From the same modmakers as ETS2MP: http://truckersmp.com/en_US

Some notes about truck mods:

• A lot of the currently available truck mods are poorly ported and need bugfixing. A lot of them have limited functionality and have the potential to crash your game, now and during future ATS updates.
• Always test truck mods in a seperate profile first.
• Always make a backup save first when using in your regular profile. There might be conflicts with existing mods.
• Do not use truck upgrades from modded trucks (horns, lights tires etc) on your other trucks. If you're forced to remove the mod for some reason, other trucks using it's modded upgrade parts will crash your game!
• If you want to remove a truck mod without rolling back to an earlier save, make sure to sell the modded truck(s) you own ingame first before removing the mod, or your save won't load anymore.

 

[little P]

Nice, thanks Shilka.

If I've got a custom truck in there and try and use the sound mod listed here (or the real air horn mod I have at the moment) will that conflict do you think?

 

[Shilka]

Nope, this sound mod is specifically for the two ingame trucks. The only way it would ever overrule a modded truck is if the modded truck would use the the stock engines and their sounds, but then the mod would have sounded like stock to begin with. and even then, you could give the truck mod higher priority then the sound mod and it would be ok.

The only sound mods that influence all trucks are sound mods for ambient sounds like wiper and rain sounds, wind sounds, axle whine and those sort of mods. Other then that truck sound mods (engine sounds etc) are always for specific trucks only.

 

[little P]

Brilliant thanks mate. :icon_cool:

 

[Shilka]

Multiplayer mod has come out yesterday, get it here: http://truckersmp.com/en_US

(requires registration and linking to your steam profile)

 

[Shilka]

Just been trying some multiplayer, and holy moly, I can tell you having 2000 people in a server sharing a map this size is quite an experience... especially on those single lanes roads that normally don't have traffic in singleplayer... wow, just wow.

 

[little P]

I was just going to ask you about this. Are you going to stream some of it? Would like to take a look

 

[Shilka]

I can't really stream it as I'm using all my upload for streaming, it would leave me no bandwit for the multiplayer. You won't have any problems finding others streaming it thoug if you want to take a look

Just install it, it's only a small self installing mod, you'll need an unmodded profile with an owned truck to play with though. Plenty of save games around to download if you want to have a beefy start at multiplayer