American Truck Simulator Atlas Feature Adds Tourist Sightseeing Drives
Atlas shifts American Truck Simulator from pure delivery work toward exploration and sightseeing, a new direction that ties paid car packs to a feature usable with existing trucks.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
SCS Software revealed the Atlas feature for American Truck Simulator's upcoming Road Trip update. Atlas guides players to landmarks and hidden spots via Tourist Boards, unlocking exploration points and postcards. It requires the Ford Car Pack or RAM & Dodge Car Pack DLCs, which have no release date yet.
The Atlas feature is built around Tourist Boards placed on the map. Selecting one starts GPS guidance, and arriving unlocks further exploration spots tied to that landmark. A widget can notify players while driving, and new Points of Interest are completed simply by passing through them, unlike the existing Viewpoints and Photo Trophies.
Fully exploring a Tourist Board marks it as complete and rewards a postcard for the dashboard. Atlas will be available with the Ford Car Pack and RAM & Dodge Car Pack DLCs, and purchasers can use it with existing trucks. At launch, Tourist Boards will appear in seven states, with more planned later. The release timing for the Road Trip update and both DLCs is still undecided.
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