u/Nilderan

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SCS raindrops on cars (and trucks too) look awful. They are too big, oily and lack density. I don't understand why they never improved raindrops in the last few years. If modders can do it, then it's clearly possible.

List of mods (all free):

Truck, Edison Motors BDE: https://www.850modding.com/p/edison-motors-bde/
Map, Promods Canada: https://promods.net/
Weather, Frosty Winter: https://grimesmods.wordpress.com/2017/05/04/frosty-winter-weather-mod-ats/

Firstly, I absolutely love the game: the visuals, the variety of jobs, and the overall range of activities. Secondly, I know that this is a one-person project, so it's not possible to add everything. A few things that could use some love:

1. User interface: It works, but it's very unpleasant to look at. It feels like a placeholder for the actual UI. It is also inconsistent; for example, some icons are big and some are very small. For example, when you activate the control panel, some things are labelled, while the rest are just small icons that tell me absolutely nothing until I click on them to see what they do. An editor for the UI is essential. I need to move the minimap and other stuff so that it doesn't block the mirrors all the time.
2. Controls: Not everything has its binding on both the controller and the K&M. For example, there is no way to increase the cruise control speed on the controller. Only a few functions are mapped to the winch on the wrecker; the rest are only available when you scroll, and you can only activate them then. The same applies to the K&M: not everything is mapped by default. I know I can do this myself in the options, but it would be better if the game had all possible mappings by default. The default sensitivity on the controller is also strange; it's as if the game assumes that I'm driving a supercar and need super-fast steering. It took me some time to find a better sensitivity setting, and it's still far from ideal.
3. Sound: The engine sounds could definitely be improved.
4. Graphics: DLSS and FSR would be a great addition; the in-game scaler is not that good.

A better user interface and controls are the most important factors. These are the first elements a new player encounters, and if they find them frustrating on their first try, they’re likely to decide against buying the game.

I'm definitely going to buy it as soon as I can, driving that wrecker was super fun, and I saw that the mighty rotator is also in the game :)

Over the past year, I have been trying to find a head tracking solution for native and Crossover games on Mac. I managed to get an older version of OpenTrack working with Smoothtrack on Crossover, but I wanted to use a webcam (it doesn't work with OT via crossover) because Smoothtrack drains my phone battery really quickly and sometimes Crossover just refuses to run OT at all.

I found a native OpenTrack for Mac by a user called "Matatata". This is completely free:
https://github.com/matatata/opentrack

To get it working with Crossover, you need a small paid addon from the same author called "OpenTrack Wine Bridge", which costs around three fiddy. There is also a fully functional demo version, which stops tracking after 30 minutes, so you can test it out before spending money. You can find a link for it in authors github releases page, I can't post it here bacause reddit filters are removing post for no reason.

There is a lengthy readme inside wine-bridge folder on authors github explaining how to get it working:

Since I'm to dump to do all that wine prefixes and other stuff, I just installed OpenTrack and the bridge add-on, and it somehow worked with my cheap webcam in American Truck Simulator in Crossover.

I would be very grateful if someone could make a simple guide for it, as head tracking on Macs is basically non-existent, and a good guide would be an awesome addition to Mac gaming. 

I usually play without mods, but Weather 3.8 and Better Raindrops is a really great combo if you like proper rainy/thunder weather. Sorry for the low fps; gaming and recording on a mac m1 is quite a challenge :)

Three years ago, SCS introduced awesome new skyboxes, but ruined the overcast weather. Currently, most of the time it just rains we have simple sunshowers and even during thunderstorms there are barely any clouds. Hopefully this will be fixed in the future. Until then, two mods can help: 

• Better Raindrops by Avelium for ETS2
• Better Raindrops by Avelium For ATS
• Weather_3_8_4k by juninho944 for ETS2
• Weather_3.8_4k by juninho944 for ATS. There are also 8K and 16K versions of this mod for more powerful PCs.

I’m not a trucker IRL, so I don’t know if this behaviour is intended or not. Lately (I think since 1.59), my engine brake has been behaving as it does in the video: sometimes it keeps switching between the same two gears in a loop. The engine is not damaged, and I’m using a Volvo D13 500 TC with an I-Shift AT2612G.

Could someone please explain what is happening?

I lost the match 1-3 (Pro 3 difficulty). The crazy bastard served 32 aces, and I made too many unforced errors :)

I couldn't get used to the default combo buttons, so I simplified things by creating my own setup where each function has its own button. This has had a huge impact on my gameplay, making the controls easier and more fluid. I also published it on the Steam guide. Screenshots for Playstation and Xbox style glyphs. Let me know what you think :)

Is it normal that there is such a huge colour and presentation difference when playing against the sun? I know there is option to force the sun in the back but it feels weird to play that way all the time. My main issue is that sometimes is incredibly hard to see the ball when against the sun, especially when there are shadows on court. I can't find proper exposure values either, so if someone have any tips please share them.