ATS Game Setting! How and Why!

This a fairly comprehensive look at the options available to you when setting up and tuning your ATS / ETS game. I go through pretty much every option. Some in depth and some quickly.
Hopefully this helps you get better performance from your game and provides a more enjoyable gaming experience. Cheers!
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[@itsTy21215]

Am I the only who thinks this dude sounds a lot like Jordan Peterson. It was like listening to Jordan playing ATS and I got excited. 😅

[@skippydinglechalk3525]

Lol I agree

[@terry7889]

No you're not lol

[@Jcush21]

The problem with Detours is that, in real life, you'd be routed to a surface road for maybe a mile or so then back on the highway. The trouble is, the game doesn't have that big of an infrastructure of surface roads to support that, so you end up being routed literally hundreds of miles out of your way. 1:05:00 Streetlamps or streetlights. 🙂

[@danmcnarry]

Exactly! Nicely put. Thanks!

[@AstralDragoon]

When I first started playing this game, I wanted to keep detours and road events turned on for the sake of immersion. That ended when I encountered a blocked freeway and a "detour" that just dropped me back at the same exit where it started. Had to off-road around it and was within about two real-time minutes of a late delivery. I'm still a bit sad to have them deactivated, but it's better for my blood pressure.

[@danmcnarry]

@@AstralDragoon Exactly!

[@southpineshooligan]

Mirror resolution is a fun one. Simply put Medium is where you want it. Lets say you're using 2k or 4k resolution in the game itself - Mirror resolution is double. So if you put it on high, your mirror resolution will be 4k or 8k. Which is why a lot of computers struggle. Set to medium, it matches your monitor resolution setting.

[@danmcnarry]

Good to know SPH! Thanks.

[@GreyDawgh]

I always have fatigue turned off, and the increased delivery time mod activated. I drive to enjoy my driving, look at stuff, some screenshots, maybe check out some of them videos you can at the camera icons, and not have to be constantly stressed doing it. I stress enough as it is RL at times, no need to add it in game too. I tried it a long time ago in ETS2, but didn't like it much. Not been on since, in any of the games. Honestly, the game play side of the, well game, never really interested me. If I want that, I have other games. I'm here for the trucks, and to just enjoy driving them!! Yesterday I finished a drive to Cache Creek, Northern Montana from out west, Coleville I believe it was...night time. I understand exactly where you are coming from Dan with the night driving, the music, your thoughts, all in your own little world, your bubble as you call it. Pretty cool, yeah. Not only in game. See, I have done some truck driving too, co-driving, up and down the Swedish west coast, back in the day, mid-late 80's. Big old Scania trucks with long trailers. Almost all of it night driving. I know the feeling. I use "Rest Period for ATS v2023.04.13" by Vinnie Terranova over on the SCS forums. Seems to do the trick and adds a lot of delivery time.

[@danmcnarry]

Thanks for your thoughts on this GD and also for sharing some of your driving history. Cheers!

[@harveywilson3216]

Thanks for sharing this, Dan, it took a lot of your time! Also thanks from us civilians for explaining some truck basics along the way! Cheers!

[@danmcnarry]

No worries Harvey! The game options keep growing and there is more and more to learn with every update. Little by little it doesn't seem like much. Taken as a whole over 2 or 3 years it's a huge change. I imagine we'll see some more cool stuff come out this year. Cheers my friend!

[@RKennedystreams]

I have a radeon RX 7800 XT Nitro, when i record using obs the video looks very grainy and not as clear like i see in game when im playing, what do you use to record and whats your recording settings if you dont mind i ask

[@tanjadelugt7090]

Thanks for sharing this,, it is the most completely ATS guide on internet... THANKS and I LOVE YOUR STREAM... 😎😎😎

[@danmcnarry]

You're welcome! I'm glad you found it helpful. Thanks for watching.

[@Operation-Stashpoint]

Morning Dan, just found your channel and really impressed with your guide videos :) You got another subscriber, Regards Neil (England UK)

[@danmcnarry]

Thanks for the compliment and subscription! Very much appreciated Neil.

[@user-LarryA]

Thanks Dan for taking the time to produce the How and Why YTV. Big improvment on sound and Graphics for a 32 inch 4 K Monitor. RTX 3080 Ti. Noted below comment set miiror resolution to medium. Appreciate the Post. 300%. All other setting Ultra or High. Test run. Complicated load. Fontaine Lowboy. Complicated Truck KW 900 DLC + other mods. Port Angeles, WA. Thats a complicated area to render. To Grand Canyon another Complicated area. Maintained 59 FPS_61 FPS. GPU Load 70%_83%. GPU Temp 75C_83C. Temp Curve 32c_90C. NCP. Manage 3D Settings_Program Settings. American Truck Simulator_Power Management Mode_Prefer Maximum Performance. Image Sharpening_On_Sharpen: 0.70_Ignore Film Grain: 0.17. This setting is embeded in the Graphics driver. Must Unlock. Monitored GPU Info On Screen In ATS.....Have A Great Day

[@danmcnarry]

Your welcome Larry. It's amazing just how different everyone's pc specs are. It's nice that the game has a lot of tune ability built in. Happy New Year!

[@rondini2]

I use a Stream Deck mini, with some buttons mapped to functions to avoid futzing with keyboard. Likewise a Thrustmaster wheel with PlayStation buttons. They’re mapped to things like cruise control, light controls etc

[@danmcnarry]

I love my Stream Deck too. It serves so many purposes. My whole dash board came about so that I could ditch the keyboard. Cheers!

[@Despiser25]

Driving at night for extended periods gave me the worst migraine headaches Ive ever had n my life. The other cars headlights burned a hole in my brain, lol.

[@scottsven9193]

Nice video, good info!! Thank you!

[@danmcnarry]

Thanks Scott! I appreciate it! Cheers!

[@busterbrown1686]

VR is the way to go unless it makes you nauseous . As a retired driver a direct drive wheel base with a 330mm or larger wheel is the way to go. Other peripherals for immersion is z906 surround sound and Buttkicker pro.

[@joemac3118]

I ran across a new mod called "RGM". Realistic graphics mod. It's so far the best weather/graphics mod that I've used so far. And it's free! 👍

[@chriskershaw138]

Steam workshop?

[@racingbroscvs3430]

what’s the link bud?

[@danmcnarry]

Sounds good Joe. I'll compare it to the 2.8 8k Weather mod I am using now and let you know what I think.

[@Travis_Hewitt]

Is that the one by Frkn64modding?

[@a53-platty78]

Isn't that only for Nvidia?

[@Weltschmerz1523]

The slider change that is coming with 1.48 is my favorite from the upcoming update. It'll be much easier to set things up. Maybe they could add a question mark to explain what a certain setting does in future. That could be helpful. An advice if I may give one, maybe put sections/chapters on the video like "gameplay" "audio" so people might watch what they're interested in. Really nice tutorial Dan, I watched mainly for the audio setting so thanks a lot!

[@danmcnarry]

I'll have to learn how to do chapters. I appreciate the feedback. Thanks.

[@rockyjetproject1345]

Thank you, Mr. Mcnarry.

[@danmcnarry]

You're welcome RJP!

[@rockerbuck967]

Thanks for this Dan! I tried this one from Dom's Diesel & Chrome kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpqXl5SMdrubgbM and it didn't sit well with me - I'll try yours. Knowing my luck, you'll like his settings LOL!!

[@danmcnarry]

Thanks Buck. I'll take a look at it but I'm pretty comfortable with what I've been using for quite a while now. Cheers!

[@southpineshooligan]

I use his updated version myself, with a couple of my own tweaks. The Nvidia cards do an excellent job at replacing the very dated in-game settings. Ats only uses one core, so I also use task manager to only use two cores, instead of 8, and that eliminates all in-game stuttering

[@xtreme1913]

Thanks for the setting there's stuff I didn't know there 😅

[@danmcnarry]

You're welcome! There is getting to be one heckuva lot of options now. I'm glad the video helped!

[@xtreme1913]

😀@@danmcnarry

[@wmgthilgen]

😅Why did you avoid the control mode setting's. Which is where one adjust their various device's to steer.

[@danmcnarry]

Do you mean the Force Feedback or are you talking about steering wheel and pedal setup? I skipped those because they might be the topic of another video and this one went really long. The purpose of this video was to touch on game configuration and tuning for best results and frame rates. Thanks for the comment.

[@festersmith8352]

Oh, I'm looking forward to that! I been fidgeting with those for 2 weeks now.@@danmcnarry

[@harveywilson3216]

Thanks for all your help and chill videos, Dan!

[@danmcnarry]

Thanks Harvey!

[@TheCumminspower59]

Hey Dan what’s that mod that extends your delivery time? I’ve been curious about one for the same reason I like the back roads haha

[@christianshadrick1150]

First like,view and comment so stoked for August 1st

[@danmcnarry]

I'm going to have to spend some time in ProMods Canada before the end of the month. It usually takes a while for them to catch up to a new game version so I better get some miles in now!

[@christianshadrick1150]

@@danmcnarry I have a little over 80K miles on my Pete

[@ZekenStreak]

Thanks a ton Dan. I really appreciate you taking the time to make this video. I learned quiet a bit with your explanation of the different buttons/settings. I’m going to give your setup a try & see how my system behaves. Take care. Cheers from next door.

[@danmcnarry]

You're welcome Zeke. It was long overdue! With any luck, it will help even if just a little bit.

[@ZekenStreak]

So far so good sir. I’m not sure of the head-turn-with-blinker selection though. 😆 That’s messing me up but I’m going to keep trying it. My FPS are up since changing my settings. I haven’t had a chance to go thru a big city yet as I’m discovering ReCon & Driver 47s little gems in Montana. Thanks again bud. Take care. Maybe in the future there’ll be a Hat Creek Cattle Co in tribute to Lonesome Dove.🤔🤞

[@danmcnarry]

@@ZekenStreak thanks for getting back to me with an early report on your settings progress. Let's hope it works in the city's too.

[@ZekenStreak]

I dropped the refresh rate back down to 60 Hz & it smoothed out the FPS for sure. In the city or built up areas the FPS drop down to 57 but out on the hwy it can climb back up to the mid 70s. Thanks for the guidance. It’s working out very well. Cheers from next door.

[@danmcnarry]

I'm glad it worked out Zeke! It's nice when you can squeeze a little bit of smoothness out of the game. It can be distracting and take away the immersion. Once that is out of mind you can get back "into" it!

[@rondini2]

I was hoping you would explain what the Assistant Action buttons, 1 thru 5, are meant to do/be used for. No one seems to know, and SCS has never responded to my inquiry

[@danmcnarry]

I will try and see if I can get them to do anything. It would be cool if they served some purpose. Worst case scenario is they are place holders for future upgrades that SCS is reluctant to talk about. Cheers!

[@michaezell4607]

SCS needs to FIX the problem with the pedals on gaming wheels not working properly. I gave up on trying to fix the dead zone problem on ETS2 after trying repeatedly to change the settings in the Logitech profiler from combined axis pedals to separate axis pedals and back again and it's still giving me problems with the accelerator being effectively stuck to the floor. I saw another older video recently where the person used the in game setup wizard and it seemed to work for them but it doesn't work for me. Also he had his pedals set to inverted rather than centered or normal.

[@danmcnarry]

Have you tried inverted? I set mine up with Game Hub then close that, test them with the Windows USB and Game Controller app then run the game and they work every time.

[@luismiguelrosegarces5557]

Amazing!! 🚛

[@danmcnarry]

Gracias Luis!