American Truck Simulator - Arkansas Gameplay Preview

Hop in the driver's seat and take a drive with us! Today we're happy to offer you a first ride through our upcoming Arkansas DLC for American Truck Simulator. On this job, we're headed from a Truckstop in Springdale to a Lumber Mill located near Hot Springs. Ready to get rollin'?
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[@SCSSoftware]

Like what you see? Add the Arkansas DLC to your Steam Wishlist! store.steampowered.com/app/2585150/American_Truck_Simulator__Arkansas/

[@BoCoffey-w8u]

Will malvern ar be in the map for acme brick?

[@adithya_2001]

Added it already since it was announced

[@armanddesarrierespays719]

Done a while ago

[@TheAlive55]

The hype train is arriving...

[@carmantony0811]

Leaving for Arkansas!

[@Vanya890pc]

Лёха привет с канала

[@United-Nations]

No it isnt its just a singular small state

[@vkiparis]

О, а сказали, что у вас Ютуб отключили...

[@TectonicCrown7]

@@vkiparis У кого у нас? Если ты про Россию, то это не так, тут хоть и хуже стал работать но все же работает

[@Sean-ps3ec]

Coming from someone born and raised in Arkansas. Good job SCS it looks authentic and amazing

[@Dj3ndo]

Heck yeah! As a Fort Smith local i recognize everything. Good job! Super excited about this!

[@charliefancyboy4196]

You saw your house, right? I did.

[@elusive_mg_gaming]

Is this game very accurate ?​@@charliefancyboy4196

[@farmert7959]

I live in Jonesboro, AR and my daughter lives in Hot Springs. The drive into Hot Springs on hwy 270 was so authentic I knew EXACTLY where you were before I saw any signs. Amazing! I even spotted the restaurant my son-in-law mgs! ( the name was changed of course) . MULTIPLE thumbs up, SCS! 😎😃👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@BoCoffey-w8u]

@farmert7959 hey I grew up in hot springs and now go to college in malvern ar. I'm hoping malvern makes it on the map!

[@farmert7959]

​@@BoCoffey-w8uI'm not sure Malvern will be a city you can deliver to but pretty sure it will be "seen" on I30. I lived about 8 yrs in Arkadelphia and managed depots in Hope and Camden. I expect these towns to be the same as Malvern. Either way it's a really good DLC!

[@BoCoffey-w8u]

@@farmert7959 nice! We'll hopefully we can drive through it then.

[@PeterEvansPeteTakesPictures]

I'm so chuffed for you that you have your slice of the world lovingly recreated. Fingers crossed when they finally rework the UK In Euro Truck 2 I'll get the same experience for my neck of the woods. :)

[@martijnnvt6949]

Now that's a surprise!!! Love you SCS.

[@Robert.S459]

10 out of 10. Amazing Trees, rock formations and water. Brilliant work.

[@Risu1177]

Getting closer and closer to Florida every few months lol

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

Closer to Maine, also... XD

[@Streetrocker28]

@@Risu1177 can’t wait to have the 7 mile bridge ingame

[@Dave_Albright]

Florida DLC before GTA VI

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

@@Dave_Albright Totally wouldn't mind... bring it on, SCS! XD

[@Vixen1525]

Years*

[@Semper_]

The woods look so beautiful. Reminds me of home

[@MiloMurphy]

"Whilst the view outside the truck is the main focus, you may find that the cab you're travelling in feels a little different... we wonder why that might be." It's Mack Pinnacle, and it will be featured on the Arkansas DLC cover. Hope it will be an official announcement soon.

[@edwardfitzpatrick3168]

The Mack Pinnacle has now appeared on the cover on the steam page, however no official announcement yet

[@chessiecat96]

@@edwardfitzpatrick3168 Will likely release alongside Arkansas

[@AmericanAviator]

It looks great but I can't help but think at how the scale of the maps absolutely worked against this DLC. Driving through the Boston Mountains from Fayetteville to the Alma and I-40 interchange is really majestic and captures a really nice piece of that Ozark charm. I think it was not captured very well here where its at its most prominent in real life. It's about a 45 mile stretch of winding through massive Ozark mountains and here it seems very lackluster. Again, not saying it doesn't look great. Just that I think it could be just a little more expansive.

[@aavvv_]

I think as states become smaller moving East that is certainly going to be an issue. Will be curious to see how they creatively get around this.

[@NotchNate]

They neglected to make any tweaks, they compressed the maps and didn’t think to adjust other things. Like the acceleration of the trucks, I leave Phoenix and don’t hit 65mph until Tucson. That’s 1:40 minutes real time to hit 65. These trucks ain’t that slow…

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

@@NotchNate OTOH the AI traffic stops on a dime so you gotta slam the brake though the floor hard and early... took a significant amount of time for me to get used to that. Oh, and they also "take off" that quickly. Always feels like you're being in slomo, especially if you try to drive realistically in VR. There's genuinely like places in both ETS2 and ATS that allow me like 2.5-3 times the speeds I'd be comfortable with. To be fair, that's mostly in the older maps that haven't seen any reworks yet.

[@BlueDually4x4]

Map scale has always been a problem, Wyoming is a fairly huge empty state and the game really doesn't capture the whole drive two and three hours at 75mph and not see anything. Texas is gigantic and takes forever to get anywhere.

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

@@BlueDually4x4 My biggest issue with the map scale has been remote yards (typically agricultural ones) that aren't zoned like a city. Arriving with like 4 hours of time left, only to fail the timing because a minute is 3 seconds and it takes you 15+ minutes to cram that oversized load thing into a tight spot by backing it up with the jeep in between your fifth wheel and the actual trailer... SCS really needs to set every company yard to city scale no matter what.

[@krazypeanut_9116]

Looks great....Can't wait to drive in Arkansas

[@Ghostrider-gn8ml]

Great, the Mack Pinnacle is finally in the game!!!

[@themanhacc]

not yet

[@Ghostrider-gn8ml]

@@themanhacc They use it in their video so its just a matter time. And i have the feeling that this will happen very shortly so its almost like its already in the game.

[@fratguvendiren4354]

​@@Ghostrider-gn8ml This vehicle is not a Mack Pinnacle.

[@joealex65]

@@fratguvendiren4354 It is, you clearly don't know what you're talking about, there are 2 specific clues, the mirrors and a plaque on the passenger side that says PINNACLE clear as day.

[@AustraliaWorldwide]

always has been just now not a mod

[@bobgrey6137]

Just a couple of notes: Arkansas follows the MUTCD exactly as it is written, which requires acceleration lanes for all onramps (which Arkansas makes sure to build). I-49 in this video does not have these required lanes. Just after exiting Fort Smith on US-71, I noticed the yellow center lines are marked as a passing zone around a corner. This should not be a passing zone. Is the lack of US-70 between Hot Springs and Little Rock due to the work-in-progress? This seems odd to not have this road or the rest of the Hot Springs bypass. I have left the ATS community 3 years ago after getting banned from the forums for voicing my opinion of wanting to have more out-of-truck tasks such as cargo securement (the moderators considered it off-topic in my own thread about a project I had stopped working on because of these issues), however this DLC has me very excited to re-enter the community, especially with seeing the new dynamic cargo for grain hoppers. If we get this style of dynamic loading and unloading for other freight, namely flatbed and van load, I'd be very excited!

[@chessiecat96]

I never have been banned but I also have talked about the same things, along with beverage trucks, dirt and scratches, and wind. Maybe these will get added as some point when a full USA is finished.. Also the game, UI and graphics have changed alot since 3 years ago so, I'd start over with the game from scratch.

[@JackieDaytona01]

Anyone notice he is driving a Mack Pinnacle?

[@patrykgarsztka24]

😮

[@hhhgihh2013]

The vanilla graphics look better than ever!

[@Pastorjace]

YAY ARKANSAS MY HOME STATE!

[@BoCoffey-w8u]

Hey I'm in malvern!!!!

[@davidinark]

This is great! And you got off at Airport Road. Haha, my son lives right where you exited and turned (though the street to his apt is not in-game). So many familiar sites!!

[@curlenrandolph7200]

i liked it all, The water looked more realistic it actually was looked as if it was flowing

[@nat20dm]

21:36 You added Bubba's on Lake Hamilton, complete with their janky-ass parking lot! XD I love it! Can't wait to drive on these roads!

[@Bobus___]

My husband and I live in HS and I pass Bubbas every day to get to work, that marina and bubbas look identical!

[@nat20dm]

@@Bobus___ Right?? It's a fantastic recreation. It also happens to be a favorite place of mine and my wife's when we're in the Hot Springs area (we're up in Saline Co.). 🤣

[@dominikkovalcik2002]

Mack Pinnacle in video boys

[@TheCoyote808]

Now to find out where the full release of the T680 NextGen will be.

[@dominikkovalcik2002]

@@TheCoyote808 maybe 1.52

[@CangoFango]

Mhmm, perhaps - though vehicle updates have also often come between new game versions in smaller patches, so it may also come before 1.52! I suppose only time will tell though. 🙂

[@fratguvendiren4354]

This vehicle is not a Mack Pinnacle. This vehicle is Mack Anthem

[@joealex65]

@@fratguvendiren4354 It IS a Pinnacle, you don't know what you're talking about, there is a plaque inside the truck on the passenger side that says PINNACLE.

[@WheelHolder742]

Would love to see splitable doubles to do two separate loads like in real life. Or at least empty drop and loaded hook.

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

That and detachable boosters for the heavy chonker stuff. Would make it so much easier to park the things in the right spot in some occasions.

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

Such a nice day in "Arkensoar" is the Pinnacle of driving Macks.

[@NerdyNanaSimulations]

You did a great job, I live here and you managed to capture the beauty of the state even in the shortened time. I'm impressed.

[@BoCoffey-w8u]

Howdy from malvern ar. Grew up in hot springs and moved out to magnet cove near malvern ar. Cant wait to see 270 to i-30 from hotsprings. Also i hope we get malvern on the map cause of acme brick.

[@trucker2]

gonna wait here for 45 mins

[@G4M3R4V3R]

The game is getting better and better with every new DLC, which makes me very happy. I'm looking forward to when the Arkansas DLC comes out. great job SCS 😊👌❤

[@kycats8700]

Damn you gotta watch out for them State Bears around the truck stops too lol

[@nonLegalcat]

yall just doxed me in the first 3 mins lol amazing game thanks for creating my home state 👍

[@AndradeGames]

Ansioso para jogar essa obra de arte!

[@tonyrivera-fi8ep]

I’m so excited to buy that state once it’s released

[@Andy-uz7ct]

Very impressive video. I have already added the Arkansas DLC to my wishlist.

[@1907Jonas]

Yes, we get finally trees👍

[@sagetds1995]

As a former Fayetteville resident, I can't believe how scaled down I-49 between Fayetteville and I-40 is. The exits look very realistic though!

[@chessiecat96]

Yeah, Oklahoma was a bit disappointing, there's only so much they can add at a 1:25 scale map size sadly

[@mercedesbenz595]

Good evening from Japan. I wonder if the Arkansas will be released soon? I want to try it out soon.

[@turco7097]

It will be out in September

[@Sean-ps3ec]

Usually one month from Gameplay Preview to release

[@TeaDrivenDev]

You know what they used to fell those trees? An Arkansaw.

[@waveringthesimmer]

Looks great! Loving the greenery and country look! Can’t wait!! ❤

[@GeiloToaster_exe]

Finnaly we can visit CaseOh`s Home!

[@Poofesure1]

Goobertown

[@theblindtrader7358]

Good morning

[@michelhickey5765]

will this be released before the Christmas holidays?

[@nicholasdavidson1191]

Wooah holy shit, this is the best I've ever seen ATS look? Are we getting more graphical improvements, or did you guys just kill it when modelling this state? Looks amazing, can't wait.

[@kylem7917]

YES! The pinnacle is coming! My second favorite classic truck behind the Freightliner Century!

[@Lungolord]

Living around Fayetteville, amazing job looks good

[@Kill3rg00s3]

Let’s go!! I can’t wait to cruise this state when it comes out!! Looking great!

[@elijames3041]

Amazing video

[@SireDragonChester]

@SCSSoftware. Any chance when we know ATS will get vulkan.api support? Thanks.

[@belsteed6050]

Good job SCS,. about the "simulation" part of the game; the world is not freshly paved at all time, the cloud surfing is a bit annoying after a couple minutes, make it feel more satisfying to hit the road, the realism side of driving is left on the table in my opinion...some small changes could go a long way, for example your bum is on a airseat... i know exactly how my seat will react with my body on the road and its an important part of the waltz for the "simulation". i know its important to sell maps after all... but Im pretty sure lil effort to reach a bit more realism will bring alot more than you think for yourself in the long run. have a good one and GJ keep it up!

[@user-xr2rv7ci5l]

when are you going to get some damn good engine sounds in this game?

[@ferrokaffe]

1:12 Nah, that ASP Charger was just too smooth! I just can't wait to hit the roads of Arkansas!!

[@SpidmaxX]

Thanks! - Love to see that, you guys ( players ) enjoy those details! - it makes me happy.

[@WayneKerr69420]

will it pit manoeuvre me at 150 mph? i hope so!

[@SpidmaxX]

@@WayneKerr69420 haha that part i did not do, but you can try to outrun them in a truck - i just did livery and emergency lights 😀

[@WayneKerr69420]

@@SpidmaxX ah haha nice work :D

[@SpidmaxX]

@@WayneKerr69420 Thanks, there is lot more details!

[@SenFena]

i know some things gotta be cut out for scale purposes, but dang, the 49/fulbright interchange is just completely gone, and you get from sunset to wedington like instantly

[@bullfrog8465]

I wonder if the License for the Pinnacle to be available in FS22 expired...and Mack allowed SCS to release their version soon? Now if only Mack would give SCS the green light to add their version of a Superliner for ATS 😉 I'd be one happy pup 😂

[@Streetrocker28]

@@bullfrog8465 Superliner is also high on my list !

[@AdamGbl95]

Only 10+ more years before we see the rest of the US. Woooooh

[@ArrowsRealm]

Looks great, once again. I can't wait! 🤤

[@StoriesNyTwitch]

Also will we ever get a more informative GPS? Instead of it being a low res screen that only shows the speed limit?

[@aavvv_]

What sort of improvements are you looking for? There are mods in the workshop that add Google style graphics, other voices, ETA and on-duty time remaining, etc.

[@StoriesNyTwitch]

@@aavvv_ Yeah I've tried those haven't found any that map the interior truck gps all that much better though

[@deez_bulletz]

This is gonna be awesome i cant wait

[@oleanderkazzy_]

We're crossing the Louisiana with this one

[@johncarlolanoy729]

Wow! It's so nice and wonderful.

[@nelsonsalazar9172]

Greetings to the SCS Software team from Venezuela when they will make a DLC for North Dakota and South Dakota for American Truc Simulator

[@thesouthforlife]

Way to showcase the new Mack!! Creative

[@garrettchampion1067]

Can't wait to drive from Dallas to Little Rock when it gets released

[@SpaceNordeste]

It would be really cool if you released a version of the 2 games for the console version, in this case the PS5.

[@dakotaodum5200]

AWESOME VIDEO CAN’T WAIT 😀👍

[@ES8Gaming]

Thanks 🙏❤🤝

[@AnsariGamingWorld]

IS it Mack Anthem or Mack Pinacle ?

[@Dmitri58RUS]

Mack Anthem

[@leoarevalo6786]

It might be the pinnacle since that's not the sound the anthem makes also when the camera pans right take a close look Edit: its the pinnacle

[@joealex65]

Pinnacle, mirrors are a dead giveaway

[@mm72213]

I hope the mack pinnacle comes with this DLC

[@MichalKorytowski]

In the cabin on the right side there is a rectangular plaque with a Pinnacle engraving.

[@gregwootton]

Can’t wait to buy this!!

[@KekoZeskende]

This is another great video..Pls make option hands on the wheel.

[@Streetrocker28]

Server meshing SCS , server meshing , driving to another state should be a different server , it’s a way to eliminate scale problems ,computer should only load the state you are currently driving , do yo hop on the state border ? The other state should be preloaded , so we have less pop ins while driving , and you’ll get rid of the scale limitations … win win for everyone cheers great job !

[@DVDReviewDude]

Looks absolutely beautiful!!!!!

[@realKarlFranz]

I'm really looking forward to the release. I feel like each of the dlcs gets bettter with every release.

[@patito._.83]

Hola scs, tienen planeado poner ets2 y ats en consolas?

[@newyorktechworld6492]

Driving to some nice R&B music.😗

[@Bigbadpoppaj]

Fayetteville looks good, though there's a lot of trees at the exits.. like more than there ever is

[@mcheese420]

We are getting closer to the South East and Mid Atlantic!

[@toibingao12369]

I'm waiting for the Volvo FH Aero Electric and Mercedes-Benz eActros 600. Please add it, SCS. I really love to drive an electric truck in the game.

[@reedwhaley]

Looks good but the scaling seems off between Albert Pike and Airport. The junction at Albert Pike and Mtn Pine Rd to the bypass seems right but Airport past the bridge to a two lane is way off.

[@agtech.11]

This is amazing. Can't wait

[@meerschweinmann]

Whooop whooop, can't wait!

[@meistroracer88]

Hmmm...this is very good. I think and I hope it coming out soon.

[@seanfullerton5448]

Can’t wait until we get to the New England states.

[@generalshakewell]

We need the option to snap look.

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

I think the Smooth Camera Movement mod can do that, but yeah, would be better to have it out of the box. But ideally, you'd use a headtracker or VR anyways.

[@generalshakewell]

@CakePrincessCelestia Yeah, I have both VR and Track IR. Sometimes, I just don't want to have stuff on my head. Lol

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

@@generalshakewell Totally... or maybe you just wanna play on the Steam Deck or any other handheld at times.

[@giuseppemarchi3226]

Nice

[@SquirrelKnight50]

9:48 That truck was on a mission.

[@bob1152]

So hyped!

[@bartoszbabicz120]

I can’t wait for this dlc ❤

[@SK_RU]

Вот таких дорог должно быть больше

[@Poofesure1]

Finally the arkansas dlc and the mack pinnacle

[@Ravecat27]

Hey SCS Team, can you tell me what pc system you used for this video? It looks stunning. 😊

[@SoloSentado]

vamos rodar!!!!

[@kayden3]

Most of that just looks wrong from 20:30 until 22:20. There are 5 lanes past the bridge and it stays that way for miles. Hot Springs is much larger than that.

[@Flying_Blind]

After going across the river into Ft Smith, his next exit was hwy 71. They just skipped 2 big exits, 1st exit after the river was the actual Truck Route, Kelly Hwy. The next Exit would be Rogers Ave which is the main 4 lane road through and into town if I remember right. Hwy 71 is on completely the other side of town. I know, only so much space.

[@NelTopREE]

I am ready to put in an order for a few macks ? when can i expect delievery ?

[@HatsuneGacha]

No Truck Cover? Also Arkansas is going to be awesome

[@AustraliaWorldwide]

why do 40miles on a interstate lol

[@FirebirdFreak87]

Let's goooo!!!

[@Ravecat27]

10:19 Best DJ ❤

[@StoriesNyTwitch]

Yes it's finally happening 🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@myhybrid09]

I feel like such an idiot. I didn't know you can roll the window down hahaha.

[@11collier11]

Arkansas State Police!! Yes!!

[@projufla]

Will Canada be added to Ats?

[@Poofesure1]

Yes they said a couple providence

[@Streetrocker28]

@@projufla after US was done

[@nictyphoon9437]

I demand you to release it now as of today