ATS | Where is the Hidden Road in Montana | American Truck Simulator Career | Off-Road | Episode 64

In this American Truck Simulator Let's Play career episode, we drive the off-road hidden road near Thomson Falls, Montana.
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This series is an American Truck Simulator career Let's Play (ATS) playthrough where we start with nothing and attempt to build a trucking empire in Europe.
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ATS | Hidden Road - Montana | American Truck Simulator Career | Montana Off-Road | Episode 64

[@coyi51]

Another excellent episode, with snow runner expertise coming in handy on the hidden road.

[@ZillaBlitz]

Thanks, coyi! The SnowRunner experience most definitely felt helpful here. :)

[@Jezzaaa3]

Great episode yet again Zilla! Seeing all the amazing sceneries in ATS I think I may be buying it soon (but will wait for the next sale haha). Only done one delivery in the past week in ETS2, guess taking some time off is needed as well! Looking forward to the next

[@ZillaBlitz]

I started ATS about a year after ETS2, and I really enjoy bouncing between the two games now. They're surprising the same and surprisingly different. And they go on sale a lot. :) Always nice to get a rest, too, for sure! :)

[@ParkeraNZ]

Nicely showcased the hidden road mate. I am planning on doing this once I've done the Event so this defo helps. Keep on trucking!

[@ZillaBlitz]

I am excited to see you make this drive. It's really fun!

[@nickstone3606]

yet another fantastic video mate,knew you would injoy that road

[@ZillaBlitz]

Thanks, Nick, that was a great little drive, for sure. :)

[@josesoto3693]

Zilla Love the vids man. Definitely fun watching. Im from Wisco. I actually lived in Montana not far from thompson falls so this Montana DLC has been pretty awesome. I'm an actual real life trucker and the neat part is I've been to 2 of the real life companies that are in the DLC. I've been to the one place in Sidney Montana the one that's behind the general mills and then also the the Great Fall air base. And I've actually stayed at a couple of the real life truck stops in Bonner MT and Miles city.

[@ZillaBlitz]

Welcome, Jose! It must be really interesting to drive trucks through some of the areas in the game, and just see how they compare to real life. That must make Montana really fun for you, especially having lived there! Thanks for stopping in. :)

[@krismangila1594]

Nice achievement there, conquering the hidden road in Montana! All that experiences hauling logging equipment in Washington and Oregon must have paid off!

[@ZillaBlitz]

That's a fun ride, Kris, for sure. I think the time spent with SnowRunner helped a lot too, to be honest. Thanks for stopping in! :)

[@NerdyNanaSimulations]

Haven't driven that road yet, went to Thompson Falls though. That was interesting, not sure I'd try it with a big trailer, you are braver than I. LOL Great video, thanks for posting. Blessings.

[@ZillaBlitz]

For some reason I feel like I have to drive it with a tandem trailer... And glad to hear you're enjoying Montana! :)

[@christianshadrick1150]

been itching for another ep. since the last one thank you for delivering

[@ZillaBlitz]

Sure thing, Christian, great fun to make these, thanks for enjoying them! :)

[@christianshadrick1150]

@@ZillaBlitz Do you run ATS in 4K?

[@thecustardprophet8434]

Awesome episode...I'd have kind of liked to see what would have happened if you had slipped off the road into that river!

[@ZillaBlitz]

Thanks, and yes! That thought did cross my mind... "What happens if I turn to the right here and go off the cliff?" It's kind of like the feeling I always have at the top of cliffs in real life. "I wonder what would happen if I step off?" ... Some curiosities are best left unanswered, I imagine. ;)

[@anonymous3738]

SCS should allow the player to own and drive cars. Those vehicles would be better-suited for scouting and exploring the map.

[@ZillaBlitz]

There are mods that do this, which can be kind of fun. :)

[@anonymous3738]

@@ZillaBlitz I know, but some people like me prefer official content. In a previous game, 18 Wheels of Steel: Convoy, there’s one mission where the player gets to drive a car, that being a red Mustang, although it’s a one-off mission with a time limit and the car can’t be bought or driven in free roam. There are also one-off missions where the player drives a school bus, a fire engine and a box van, but again, those vehicles cannot be owned by the player.

[@ZillaBlitz]

@@anonymous3738 Yes, I can definitely see your point. It'd be fun to have a "company car" to drive around and explore with.

[@CapybaraDevourer]

gonna try this road now, I love small roads in ATS.

[@ZillaBlitz]

This was a really fun drive, enjoy! In case it helps, I moved the ATS and ETS2 content to a new channel, and have a video about hidden roads in Oklahoma on that channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6fWgIV8rseMbtU

[@musakth5142]

thanks for the episode

[@ZillaBlitz]

My pleasure, thanks for stopping in! :)

[@HissyCat]

Such a fun episode. Your Snowrunner experience comes into play. =)

[@ZillaBlitz]

It really did. I was like, "I've driven much worse roads than this." ;) And flipped over on them. :)

[@HissyCat]

@@ZillaBlitz awesome video boss. =)

[@ZillaBlitz]

@@HissyCat But it's not shot in a B-17!

[@HissyCat]

@@ZillaBlitz True =)

[@GrayShirtGames]

Thanks for the shout out! I am actually working on videos this weekend :)

[@ZillaBlitz]

For sure! Thanks for the support! Glad to hear that you'll be back! :)

[@dyl4n1_1]

Really miss ets2 tbh

[@ZillaBlitz]

Thanks! I should be back to it soon, only two short of 100 episodes, so it's about time. :)

[@EdwardAshy]

Some of those spots were tight 😂

[@ZillaBlitz]

I know, right?! And then when the truck starts leaning to the cliffside ... best thing ever! :)

[@EdwardAshy]

Yea

[@shoka3167]

Nice gameplay 😊

[@ZillaBlitz]

Thanks! 🙂

[@Ranger_Adventure]

So few weeks ago i started watching this series and now in at this episode

[@ZillaBlitz]

Wow, that's fast! Thanks for letting me know! I'll have to make more. :)

[@Ranger_Adventure]

@@ZillaBlitz haha it's a addiction for me i love seing trucking in video games they're like cool and yea ur content is very nice and family friendly!

[@Lucid-Rule1]

I havent found any secret roads, if i have i passed them

[@ZillaBlitz]

They are definitely there. You got this!

[@GeneralJackRipper]

oh my god its a FRONT end loader

[@ZillaBlitz]

Pretty sure this depends on which end of the loader you're standing at. ;)

[@Mar10K0ng]

This is a BACKHOE loader. A front end loader only has a bucket in the front.

[@60clockgaming]

💙

[@ZillaBlitz]

Thanks!

[@StratfordWingRider]

How is he yawning and looking to fall asleep when driving down that road? My adrenaline would be peaking...

[@ZillaBlitz]

Haha! Good point! ... Ice. My ATS avatar has ice in his veins. :)

[@alberthinds78]

You have a sleeper in the truck. Why doesn't ats allow sleeper time in our in the truck?

[@ZillaBlitz]

That's a great question. :)

[@ateeqrahman870]

Hi zilla how are you looks fun

[@ZillaBlitz]

Good Ateeq! I hope you're well, and yep, that was a fun one. :)

[@ateeqrahman870]

@@ZillaBlitz yes it was have I told you that me and my friend was on the school twitter? and one of my friend sent me a concert what parts if the school did

[@ZillaBlitz]

That's great!

[@ateeqrahman870]

@@ZillaBlitz hmm

[@davidmooremoore1918]

Cool have you drive a western star truck

[@ZillaBlitz]

That's going to be next, but not yet. :)

[@GeneralJackRipper]

also there is a mod to add much longer trains, just fyi

[@ZillaBlitz]

Thanks! I mean, it's cool that it exists, but I don't think I want to wait longer for trains. :)

[@GeneralJackRipper]

@@ZillaBlitz b-but, but, but muh immersion?

[@ZillaBlitz]

@@GeneralJackRipper 🤣

[@loafheader]

hey, ive just started playing ats and i struggle with this one trailer that articulated that has another articulated piece with the cargo on it and then a smaller articulated piece at the back but nothing on it, its very long any tips on how to drive with it? i keep getting the back caught

[@ZillaBlitz]

I think the general rule that helps is: Swing Wide. And with those very long ones you really have to go straight and deep into the intersection before you start turning, otherwise the back will hit stuff. Hope that helps!

[@elmirkerimov6566]

When I want to cross that road, barriers block it. What can I do?

[@ZillaBlitz]

If there are barriers in front of it it’s not the correct road.

[@kenohara3917]

Hey Zilla how do you get the navigation info across the bottom of the screen?another great episode 😁

[@ZillaBlitz]

Hi Ken - Happy to help! That's SISL's Navigation Mod, available in the Steam workshop for ATS and ETS2. And thanks! :)

[@kenohara3917]

@@ZillaBlitz thanks mate 😀

[@azimmansor]

i cant pass the end route there's a XXXX block

[@ZillaBlitz]

You've not found the correct road then. These aren't blocked. There might be some blocked ones nearby, if you look around you'll find it. :)

[@arkhamgamingnetwork991]

Got a question for you. As this series continues on will there ever be a point in time where you may try like the coast to coast mod or any of these other map mods that are out there or are you just going to stick to the maps that SCS software has made for the game

[@ZillaBlitz]

Sure thing! My current thinking is... ETS2: Start a new series with ProMods installed (Episode 1), keep the existing one going but concentrate more on the new one. ATS: Explore more mods going forward, maybe even the Coast to Coast mod, with the current series. Start a new series with ProMods Canada installed (but not for a while)

[@arkhamgamingnetwork991]

@@ZillaBlitz Okay that sounds exciting. The only reason i was asking was because I feel like the game should be called west coast truck simulator, and not American truck simulator lol. It would also give you more states to do trivia ep's

[@ZillaBlitz]

Yes, I've heard mixed things about Coast to Coast, that it's awesome that you can drive to the east coast, but that the scenery is lots of copy past from what's in the game, so there really isn't much that's distinct about the cities and regions. I'd like to give it a try, though. Curious to see how it works out. I imagine they are updating it now that Montana is out.

[@arkhamgamingnetwork991]

@@ZillaBlitz well if you ever do Coast to Coast mod and you find yourself in New Orleans. Swing on by because that's where I live in real life LOL you never know I may get the trivia questions right on that one

[@ZillaBlitz]

I love New Orleans! Had a great time geocaching and attending a conference about 10 years ago. Such friendly people. :)

[@faydulaksono]

hello sir i want to ask what your pc specs? thanks

[@ZillaBlitz]

Sure thing. I'll have to put them together and will starting pasting them into the video descriptions. I'll do that with the next episode. :)

[@faydulaksono]

@@ZillaBlitz i'll wait! because ATS grahic in your video looks great!!! and only have low end cpu

[@4G4R.]

Do you have a steering wheel?

[@ZillaBlitz]

Perry! How awesome! Yes - Logitech G920, just picked it up about a month ago to replace a very old wheel. Some of the episodes in the 50s talk about upgrading to the new wheel. :)

[@4G4R.]

@@ZillaBlitz yep I have the same one!! So fun! I even have the shifter to fully immerse myself. Lol

[@ZillaBlitz]

@@4G4R. Most excellent! I might get that at some point. :)

[@4G4R.]

@@ZillaBlitz quite fun!

[@LuciCutie1727]

Is this mod ?

[@ZillaBlitz]

Happy to help! No, hidden roads are part of the DLC. No need to install anything other than Montana.

[@azimmansor]

hi.. just bought montana DLC.. not found tht route.. i have basic map+montana.. do i need buy all dlc map? @@ZillaBlitz

[@venatorclass9334]

That hidden back road in Montana everyone is talking about is a walk in the park It's so easy it's ridiculous 🤣 I've seen better in Forza horizon I'm not impressed

[@ZillaBlitz]

I never got the sense it was supposed to be super hard, tbh. It's not that sort of a game.

[@Eurodance_Groove]

Hi Zilla, I adore your channel and sympathy but I do not understand the criteria you follow to do your videos... You started with Snowrunner and you left it alone, halfway... Starting instead videos about wargame - ish tabletop games... May you firstly finish the series you started time ago, before starting new ones?!? May you come back with videos about the hard mode campaign at Snowrunner?!?

[@ZillaBlitz]

Very close now! I think tomorrow or Sunday. :)