ATS | Arkansas DLC! | American Truck Simulator | Cruising Arkansas | Episode 106

In this American Truck Simulator Let's Play career episode, we explore the newly released Arkansas DLC. We make deliveries to Fort Smith, Arkansas and then Pine Bluff, Arkansas. We also get lucky and find our first hidden road in Arkansas!
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ATS | Arkansas DLC! | American Truck Simulator | Cruising Arkansas | Episode 106

[@OLOGYNY]

I’ve discovered 5 of the Arkansas cities, and they’ve done a wonderful job!

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

Nice work, that's fast! Glad to hear that you're liking it as well. I like what I've seen so far. Very nicely done.

[@ESPirits87]

Arkansas seems to be on the smaller side of states in this simulator, but i was impressed how detailed Hot Springs was, probably one of the best i've seen so far of all states.

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

Oh, good to know, I can't wait to check it out.

[@coyi51]

Hidden roads still very much on the agenda and some nice scenery on the two drives. A shame about not being able to attempt the 270 parking. Many thanks.

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

I did miss backing up, seems like we are in a construction delivery zone but I'll take the two perfect deliveries. :)

[@RVJimD]

I was a morning person when you started rambling on about the topic but by this point I guess I'm a evening person 😅

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

Haha, funny man! ;)

[@RevanFan]

I'm a night person big time. My usual schedule I'm awake for is, like, noon to 4 AM haha.

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

Seems to be common, although 4am is probably on the later end of things. I really like the night time, too, though, when everything is quiet.

[@Bainesy8586]

I've always been a morning person since being a kid. I'm up at 05:30 every day for work. Only trouble is my body doesn't recognise weekends so I'm up at the same time then, plus the dog expects his breakfast at 6am. He's sooo demanding 😂

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

I have noticed that with the weekends too. But it's okay, the weekends up early is actually better than the weekdays up early. And yeah, our cats are totally used to 6:30 breakfasts now and won't have it any other way. :)

[@eddog6666]

NEXT DLC IS MISSOURI! This one may be insane! Underground deliveries could be coming! That’s right in Missouri you could be dropping a load inside a cave!

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

Underground deliveries? That sounds pretty interesting, for sure.

[@westilldontknow3407]

cant wait for the whole map to be complete :D

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

That will be amazing, yes, if I live that long. :)

[@craigmorson]

Hi zilla thanks for another fantastic episode keep them up 👍

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

Thanks Craig, I'm glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@megatronacepticon]

Finished off the event in one sitting since it means it's done and I can take my time with the rest of the state not having to worry about which deliveries go where etc. That being said I appreciate the fact that the event screen now keeps track of which cities you have and haven't done, so I hope that's something they take into future events. As states go this one I'm a fan of, it's so lush and green and there's detail everywhere. There's still a few areas I haven't checked out yet so I'll get in there and do that over the coming days, but what I saw during the cruising event I definitely liked and it's probably the cruising event I've enjoyed the most so far actually, not feeling at all like a grind the way some of them can by the end.

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

Nice work on the event, that was fast. :) I'm liking what I'm seeing so far as well. Fun to be sliding east with these states as they are picking up much more of an eastern US vibe to them. Fun times.

[@ParkeraNZ]

Oh thats a great idea for you and ya mate to meetup and attack Arkansas then you can see how parts in ATS match. So the cities are now auto tracked in game for the events, oh that is great! That 1st parking job I was like omg noooo Zilla its never as easy as you think. Nice cheaky hidden road there as well. Naturally a night owl but most working life especially when Butcher I was forced morning person.This DLC looks great, I might need to catch back up. Any issues with your existing mods?

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

Yeah, the tracking feature for events is a nice touch. I mean, you could often figure it out easily enough by looking where you drove on the map, but this is just easier and better. And no issues with mods, nope. I've got sound cutting out every five minutes or so for a couple of seconds but that's a computer issue as it was happening in a different game too.

[@thecustardprophet8434]

That must have been the most expensive nap ever, $180k for a nights sleep! I'm very much an evening person, up at 7:30 and then recording/editing 10pm to about 2am. I struggle to be productive early in the morning.

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

Yeah, I figured it would just solve the problem quickly, but probably not the most economical solution. :) And I'd call you both a morning and an evening person! That's burning things at both ends. :)

[@thecustardprophet8434]

@@ZillaBlitzPC Unfortunately, I've got no choice but to get up then for work, but much prefer to start a little later and go late into the night.

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

Ah, makes sense. :)

[@pterrok5495]

Buy the garage, sleep, sell the garage? You might even make a profit flipping it! Or, yeah, I guess you can get drivers to work out of there... ;-p Night owl all the way; 10 AM to 2:30 AM. Can be irksome as probably all ISPs decide to do some maintenance at like 1 or 2 AM. ;-p

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

Night owl seems to be the majority, for sure. :)

[@NerdyNanaSimulations]

Evening person... I'm going to bed 3 or 4 hours before you get up...lol. Would love to play the game but still working on fixing the freezing issue, also have a couple of rescues that are not fixed and two of the males decided to go head to head today .. one is 20lbs one is 90lbs so stressful to say the least... right when I tried to play. Waiting times for ending that foolishness are crazy here right now so just got to work on getting them in one at a time until the madness ends or I find an adopter which is also very hard right now as people are dumping dogs left and right, all the rescues and shelters are overflowing. Anyway, I like what I see so far hopefully I can figure it out and get in some play time tomorrow. Great video, enjoyed the drive. Blessings

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

Wow, that sounds busy, good luck with the dogs! So sad to hear people are abandoning them like that. I suppose the post-Covid situation means that people aren't home as much and now don't want the animals they picked up during the pandemic. Bless you for the work you are doing!

[@NerdyNanaSimulations]

@@ZillaBlitzPC It has less to do with not wanting them and more to do with can't afford them. Most apartments have made keeping dogs so expensive it's unsustainable, or banned them entirely. Food costs have tripled, vet costs have tripled... it's just a no win for anyone on the lower end of income. Even for us it's gotten very hard, I'm just that person that will eat only after my animals have eaten. As far as doing what we do, we love animals and someone has to do it. Owning our home helps.

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

Yes, I'm amazed at how expensive stuff like kitty litter has gotten. $20 for a container of dirt? Really?

[@chucksudduth]

I hope to get back on ATS soon. I just have to buy me a new laptop first.

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

It is a game that looks great on new hardware, for sure. Good luck getting that new laptop, always a fun purchase. :)

[@ParkeraSC]

Hell yeah lets Rig n Roll.

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

Love the new state feeling. :)

[@jimbrowning9766]

I'm up at 5 a.m. Mon-Fri for work and then around 6 a.m. on the weekends. I'm normally in bed by about 10 p.m.

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

That's pretty much the pattern I'm falling into except up at 6am every day now. I really enjoy it, just want to keep it up now. It's gotten pretty easy though once your body gets into the habit.

[@jimbrowning9766]

@@ZillaBlitzPC for me it is easy during the summer time. When the fall and winter gets here it is a little tougher to get up that early on the weekends. I normally get up that early with no alarm clock during the summer months.

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

Yes, it's pitch dark out now at 6am, and even when I get back from walking the dog it's still dark out. I liked it when the sun was coming right up at 6am as I'd start my walk. Still, I like the waking up in the dark too. :)

[@AdamRychtera-u2i]

Hey! That is nice, although i'd rather see the greece dlc release, to be honest. But this is great. I do not play Ats but your gameplays are addictive.

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

Greece will be marvelous! I have a good bit of the last DLC still left to explore as well, and Iberia too. So many places to drive now. :)

[@AdamRychtera-u2i]

@@ZillaBlitzPC you mean West Balkans, i loved it because in there you can see how they get better over time in the location rendering. They said by the time of release, the heart of russia was supps to be the most advanced dlc ever, so sad to not see come out. But WB had some more new textures because of the poor region, so that could have impact. It's well done anyway. I like the work on ats too but cannot judge as i never played really.

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

Most definitely can see how they upgrade the game with each DLC. The newer areas just pop now, especially compared to some of the earlier areas in places like Poland and England. Really fun to see. :)

[@AdamRychtera-u2i]

@@ZillaBlitzPC Over 10 years, i think, there are not really many games possible to resemble the real life authenticity out there.

[@eddog6666]

Hot spring is a national park in Arkansas

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

Good to know, thanks. The deliveries must be interesting then, I wonder?

[@VJGamz]

When you go to Alaska, will you drive or fly there? I’d reccomend driving, you would be driving through Canada, but it would take very long. Scenery is nice on the Trans-Canada highway, specifically in Banff in my opinion. Anyways amazing video as always!

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

Thanks! I'd probably fly or I'd love to take a cruise there someday. Running might be kind of fun too. :)

[@0p41]

Who's your NFL team! I'm a big time nightowl! Hate working my 9-5 as you may imagine lol

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

Vikings fan for me, although there are some other teams that I like too. How about you?

[@hal8517]

Possible hidden road? Take a screenshot of the map to show the exact location of your truck.

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

Good idea, yes, and I did show the map in the episode when we came across the first possible hidden road. :)

[@VJGamz]

Also another question, do you use the force feedback on your racing wheel? I do. But I don’t see much shaking on the steering wheel in your game.

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

I turned if off because the sound gets picked up by the microphone and it's not pleasant. :)

[@classicalmusic3979]

little rock is the capital city of arkensa

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

Thanks!

[@paul13gr]

100% night person. I was wondering, is Arkansas so Green in real life? so many forsests and trees?

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

I've heard that Arkansas is beautiful, yes, and very green. But I've not made it there yet to confirm in person. :)

[@paul13gr]

@@ZillaBlitzPC I was driving at the log company north of El Dorado and the forest there looked very dense. Like a primordial forest.

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

I'll have to make a note to get up there, thanks!

[@cwarren9981]

what happens to arkansas if you were to put the coast to coast mod on?

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

You want to wait until they update the Coast to Coast mod to version 1.51. :)

[@pragadheeshjp2113]

1:10 to 1:12 a hidden road?

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

Oh, very possible, yes! I missed that one on the way out of town. Possible there is a blocking graphic on it but I don't remember. Thanks!

[@RevanFan]

Just did my first two Arkansas drives a few hours ago. It's Arkansas, so it's not THAT interesting, but SCS is getting so good at replicating areas that I and my friends watching all said, "Yep, that looks like Arkansas." Haha. Also there's a new mirror FOV mod that is more up to date than the old one on the Workshop, but the game now also has better FOV now, so see how you like the in-game FOV before using the new mod.

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

Yes, they really are amazing at capturing what states "feel" like. I haven't been to Arkansas but have been to states surrounding that and it sure feels like what I imagine Arkansas to feel like. If that makes sense. And thanks for the FOV mod. I noticed the mirrors were a bit off for me in this drive, so I might see if I can tweak the view a bit.

[@RevanFan]

Should've dropped the trailer and taken that early hidden road.

[@ZillaBlitzPC]

The thought did cross my mind but I was thinking the road might've ended up far away and we didn't have a lot of sleep energy. I hope to circle back. :)