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[TheFormalPickle]

Sorry for not uploading the last week. Myself and my team had some personal issues come up separately but we are trying to get things back on track!

I hope you enjoy this video and let me know what to cover next :)

[daviddryden]

I have gone marginally in debt with a new higher spec PC, monitor, wheel, pedals, shifter and I'm not done yet, just to play this one simulator. Many real OTR truckers play this simulator with just as much passion as they take their real day to day job. That's what makes this game so much fun. ATS has a community like no other in the gaming world which truly sets it apart from just about every other title.

[TeaDrivenDev]

Another major piece that this doesn't mention: SCS Software's approach to everything. They continue to evolve ETS 2 and ATS in parallel and not only put out several new map expansions and other paid DLC (often cosmetic, but also e.g. new types of cargo) every year, but also actually *maintain* the game and all of the existing content. They continually improve the games' engines and add new features and mechanics all the time in regular *free* updates, and have a number of teams just busy with reworking and expanding parts of existing maps (or trucks), sometimes rebuilding entire countries from scratch. They've also established good working relationships with truck manufacturers and often don't just get the licenses to put the truck models in the games, but closely work with them to be as accurate in their representations as possible. And so far new trucks have always been added as free updates, while they could easily make them a few bucks each instead (and people would still buy them).

(I do not work for SCS. I'm also not a fanboy or even a simulation nerd, and I've only been playing the games for something like six weeks. It's just extremely striking to me how focused they are on just making their games the best they can be, knowing that their audience will happily pay for pretty much anything as long as prices are fair and the quality is up to the established standard, and overmonetizing everything is both unnecessary and would be counterproductive.)

[harold]

As a retired truck driver of 41 years local and over the road including owning my own Pete 359, I say this game is AWESOME!!!! Great video TheFormerPickle!

[Dantek_]

weirdly enough, i taught myself to drive in both ets2 and ats, like learning the behaviors of vehicles down the highway, putting traffic mods for more realistic traffic behavior, and how to be fuel efficient, by the first time i hit the open road, my instructor was amazed by me, like "this is your first time driving right? how are you this good? you don't need me here" and i just smirked and enjoyed every single moment of that

[b.s]

As a truck driver ATS did help me to get my license back in 2014, my weakness like most people was backing lol well after failing 4 times in road test somebody told me train for a while with AST, back between trailers and try to learn how to turn the wheels and understand what's going on so I got my self a cheap PC wheel with pedals and did exactly what he said for 2 months 7-8 hours every day and boom, I past my fifth attempt road test lol and been working since . I even wrote to ATS on face book and told them my story and they wrote back thanking me to share this with them so yeah I agree with you its a great game and actually can help people like me who want to become truck drivers in real world, for sure .

[AgentOrange]

One of the most impressive things about ATS is not something you notice, but something you don't notice. As an American, it's usually painfully obvious when some "American" setting in a video game is created by Europeans. They often feel more like Europe with some American cliches and often you'll see cliches from all over the country jammed into one space, making it feel painfully wrong. But that's not at all the case for ATS. It feels like it was made by Americans. It feels so perfect that you don't notice anything at all. SCS truly did their homework and it shows!

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American Truck Simulator is the reason I became a commercial driver. I learned how to back trailers with it, I learned the shift patterns of Eaton 18. My instructor thought I had driven farm trucks before, but no. Just ATS.

[festersmith]

As a 25 year veteran truck driver who very much loved my job/career, I used to come home from long shifts and play ATS to relax.
I am now medically retired from trucking, and miss the challenge and adventure of it. Not the being beholden to the often brutal schedule though.
I play ATS to scratch that itch, and it does it very well. Takes a good controls setup to really feel it.
ATS has its flaws as a simulator. But it is very well done. Just feels a little arcadey at times (physics and mechanics being the biggest). There are some simple mods that can really help across the board though.
The map size gives the feel an intrastate (local/within state) driver experiences daily.
I gotta tell ya, the map detail is so well done, I can actually recall seeing some the sights and places when I was a long haul driver. And I can almost navigate Washington state without looking at the in game map.

[blindovermatter]

One of my good friends introduced me to ATS when I was in college and we spent many hours watching YouTube and talking about what the map would bring in the future. Eventually, I bought the game myself. Being visually impaired, I struggle to play the game immensely, needing to use mods in order to get a lot of money really quickly so that any infractions, which tended to happen often, are mitigated somewhat. When the convoy update came out, we both enjoyed playing with the CV radio dialogue feature, where I conceptualized a character known simply as the blind squirrel. The blind squirrel is an angry old man who spends his days ranting and raving while stuck in and bumping around various parking lots or off of road medians throughout the great US of a. We spent quite a while laughing and causing chaos, and even though I can’t play the game very well even now, I look fondly back at those memories and maybe someday I can make some thing more of the blind squirrel and his adventures.

[kgunjoem]

As someone who is disabled and couldn't drive Trucks in RL. This game has been an amazing adventure for me! One day, I would love to learn how to drive a real Semi, but for now, this game helps!

[crazywolfe]

I've sunk thousands of hours, miles, and cash into this game it's honestly the only reason why I bought a gaming computer and sim rig along with a VR in the first place. I've worked on Semis most of my life and knew how to drive a 13 and 18 speed from working on them. The same week ATS came out I bought it since I played ETS2 from its debut as well. I agree, 18WOS was what started my intrest having a similar family history and its a chill relaxing game to play. Ever since the introduction of convoys (multiplayer) I've gained some of the closest friends I've ever had in gaming.

I'm trying to get into streaming my play of this game here on Youtube and Twitch as I display different mods and drive. It is still in the rough early stages but I'm wanting to stream to raise awareness of Veteran suicide and the toll it takes on friends and family. I have lost many friends I served with in the Marines and almost took that option myself but with gaming I found a sence of therapy. Playing both ATS and ETS2 have been my therapy.

[nickhterry]

I got really into ATS about a year ago and have put in over 400 hours. I now have my Class A CDL permit and I'll be starting truck school next month! really excited to get to drive the real deal

[brantleyanderson]

I love this game. I go back home during corn and soybean harvest and will drive truck on the weekends because it’s the only field related work I can stand to do anymore. But that 2 months of driving real truck is about all I can handle for real life trucking haha. The only thing I would change about this game is the delivery locations for the types of cargo. For example, why am I delivering a hopper trailer of corn to Walmart haha. Other than that, I love the work SCS has done with the game. Like all the work they put into floating gears really made me happy. That’s how I was taught to drive our trucks on the farm

[SIlverranger]

This game works so well because they've been making trucking games like Hard Truck since the 90's. They've since gone through several games with varying degrees of success, but each new game brought something new to the franchise. One game brought the map of the whole US, another added features like jake brakes and truck customization, weather systems, AI traffic improvements, etc. The game didn't just sprout out of the ground one day all perfect and amazing. SCS had been working those fields for nearly 30 years to get to the game we have today.

[AndrewNguyenOfficial]

I absolutely love this game. I typically spend most of my time playing a rotation of fast-paced competitive games (FPS and racing), but this along with "theHunter: Call of the Wild" always stay in my rotation of games to play. This game is so relaxing with just enough stimulating parts that keep me engaged.

Every time I tell my friends about this game, they're confused as to what's so enjoyable. The beautiful views? The feeling of exploring? The fun of maneuvering a large semi-truck? Or in my case, the nostalgia of driving where I grew up (Oregon).

A perfect Friday after work is a cup of coffee and American Truck Simulator.

[TemposdaSerpente]

Hey Pickle, I've met a trucking game when I was a kid. Saw my father and brother playing and hiding it from me when I was about 10 y.o. and nowadays I know that they were trying to protect me. The game was Hard Truck: Road to Victory and we had only the demo version (that era was a lot different to acquire a new game). After that day, I've never take distance from truck gaming. Years later I knew the Hard Truck 2, and a bit later, the better version: King of the Road. I've chased the Hard Truck: 18 Wheels of Steel, I've saw 18 Wheels of Steel Across America borning, and the Pedal to the Metal too. The Convoy, Haulin', America Long Haul, Apocalypse, etc, 'til the Euro Truck Simulator 2 in 2016 to me. Now, 8 years later, I've bought ATS and met that young kid again with myself playing it. It's just amazing. I've needed this game so bad and I don't even knew it. Sorry for my bad english, and greetings from Brazil <3

[alain_sans_c]

I'm an avid player of ETS, and recently tried ATS to bring something new in my trucking sim gaming time. It's really a game changer, maps are beautiful and, I don't know why, I find it more of a chill experience to drive on the US highways. Put in some country music, and I'im making a new journey each time I launch the game. The two ETS/ATS are the best driving games ever made. Thanks to SCS and the community.

[kylejmxb]

I start the mandatory entry level course to get your CDL in Alberta, called MELT tomorrow morning. Have over 500k miles in ATS and am so excited.
I drive box trucks now, with air brakes and pull a 40ft gooseneck pretty regularly. It doesn’t scratch the itch… very much looking forward to my trucking journey

[lupey]

Been hauling in ATS long before I become a real life trucker BECAUSE of this game! Love ATS/ETS2 (SCS SOFTWARE) it’s a game like no other they are so passionate and a great community.