The game got updated yesterday to version 1.28. Thanks a lot to everyone who gave us feedback in open beta!

• Doubles
  
  https://steamcommunity.com/games/227300/announcements/detail/1294067099912833659
  We introduced doubles in this update into Euro Truck Simulator 2 across Scandinavia where they are allowed.
  
  
• Background screen options
  
  This feature, admittedly mostly cosmetic, is a neat break of monotony when coming back to the game's main menu. As the options for alternate background scenes will grow over time, there will be more choice for you to picking a unique atmosphere that matches your style.
  
  
• Changed light look on the player and AI vehicles
  
  https://steamcommunity.com/games/227300/announcements/detail/1335730452506903011
  Light flares are a great change that sharpened the game's look quite a bit, as such, they have earned their own dedicated announcement.
  
  
• DAF XF 2017 Facelift
  
  We have added a facelifted version of DAF XF Euro 6 as a free update for everyone!
  
  

• Auxiliary brakes system support (engine brake and retarder in one control element)
  
• Fixed licence plate change in states/countries where no city formats exist
  
• Fixed brake vs parking brake behavior
  
• Fixed tire noise of silent tires
  
• Retarder improvement (better cruise control behavior, no braking with throttle, icon when moving only)
  
• Steam Inventory support to allow for distributing rewards from upcoming World of Trucks events

Your games will be automatically updated on Steam (make sure to opt OUT of beta branches now!).




As we are touring the various truck fests and transportation industry shows, we are gathering a wealth of material as inspiration for aftermarket tuning options for various trucks. We would like to reflect this real world phenomenon in our games, as we believe that it is also close to the heart of many players.



We have refreshed our DAF models in this update and now we are ready to bring even more joy for the fans of DAF trucks - we are releasing a new content module for Euro Truck Simulator 2 - DAF Tuning Pack DLC, to Steam Store today. There are over 70 new customization options included in this pack, going from the bottom to the top of your truck.



http://store.steampowered.com/app/461249/Euro_Truck_Simulator_2__DAF_Tuning_Pack/

Also a small personal note: I'm leaving SCS Software on Monday so you'll start seeing someone else here. So keep on quackin' and truckin'! ːacduckː

The game got updated yesterday to version 1.28. Thanks a lot to everyone who gave us feedback in open beta!

• Doubles
  
  https://steamcommunity.com/games/227300/announcements/detail/1294067099912833659
  We introduced doubles in this update into Euro Truck Simulator 2 across Scandinavia where they are allowed.
  
  
• Background screen options
  
  This feature, admittedly mostly cosmetic, is a neat break of monotony when coming back to the game's main menu. As the options for alternate background scenes will grow over time, there will be more choice for you to picking a unique atmosphere that matches your style.
  
  
• Changed light look on the player and AI vehicles
  
  https://steamcommunity.com/games/227300/announcements/detail/1335730452506903011
  Light flares are a great change that sharpened the game's look quite a bit, as such, they have earned their own dedicated announcement.
  
  
• DAF XF 2017 Facelift
  
  We have added a facelifted version of DAF XF Euro 6 as a free update for everyone!
  
  

• Auxiliary brakes system support (engine brake and retarder in one control element)
  
• Fixed licence plate change in states/countries where no city formats exist
  
• Fixed brake vs parking brake behavior
  
• Fixed tire noise of silent tires
  
• Retarder improvement (better cruise control behavior, no braking with throttle, icon when moving only)
  
• Steam Inventory support to allow for distributing rewards from upcoming World of Trucks events

Your games will be automatically updated on Steam (make sure to opt OUT of beta branches now!).




As we are touring the various truck fests and transportation industry shows, we are gathering a wealth of material as inspiration for aftermarket tuning options for various trucks. We would like to reflect this real world phenomenon in our games, as we believe that it is also close to the heart of many players.



We have refreshed our DAF models in this update and now we are ready to bring even more joy for the fans of DAF trucks - we are releasing a new content module for Euro Truck Simulator 2 - DAF Tuning Pack DLC, to Steam Store today. There are over 70 new customization options included in this pack, going from the bottom to the top of your truck.



http://store.steampowered.com/app/461249/Euro_Truck_Simulator_2__DAF_Tuning_Pack/

Also a small personal note: I'm leaving SCS Software on Monday so you'll start seeing someone else here. So keep on quackin' and truckin'! :acduck:

We are proud to announce the Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Italia map expansion. Our ETS2 map design team is working on it with maximum effort, and we are looking forward to bringing you our rendition of beautiful Italy with its rich history and modern industry.





You are most likely aware that the game already contains several cities from northern Italy. These areas of the game world will receive an extra layer of polish to coincide with the DLC release so even players who decide to wait with the purchase of the new DLC will benefit from a partial upgrade of the game map.

Our map designers have fallen in love with the new region right from the research stages - there are so many diverse environments to combine! From tall mountains to the shores of the seas, from manicured farmland to wilder and more arid places, it was clear that we are looking at quite a challenging and demanding task. We tried our best to depict the typical features of Italy from behind the wheel, like roads leading through the Apennines, where tunnels and bridges alternate with scenic vistas and curvy segments, opening the view to distant horizons. The geography and shape of Italy have also led to a relatively high concentration of cities and industries in the new DLC.





If everything goes according to the plan, we expect to release this latest Euro Truck Simulator 2 map expansion towards the end of this year. We hope that you will be as excited about our work as we are, and appreciate our efforts to show Italy for what it is: Bella Italia!





Add the expansion to your wishlist!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/558244/Euro_Truck_Simulator_2_Italia/

We are proud to announce the Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Italia map expansion. Our ETS2 map design team is working on it with maximum effort, and we are looking forward to bringing you our rendition of beautiful Italy with its rich history and modern industry.





You are most likely aware that the game already contains several cities from northern Italy. These areas of the game world will receive an extra layer of polish to coincide with the DLC release so even players who decide to wait with the purchase of the new DLC will benefit from a partial upgrade of the game map.

Our map designers have fallen in love with the new region right from the research stages - there are so many diverse environments to combine! From tall mountains to the shores of the seas, from manicured farmland to wilder and more arid places, it was clear that we are looking at quite a challenging and demanding task. We tried our best to depict the typical features of Italy from behind the wheel, like roads leading through the Apennines, where tunnels and bridges alternate with scenic vistas and curvy segments, opening the view to distant horizons. The geography and shape of Italy have also led to a relatively high concentration of cities and industries in the new DLC.





If everything goes according to the plan, we expect to release this latest Euro Truck Simulator 2 map expansion towards the end of this year. We hope that you will be as excited about our work as we are, and appreciate our efforts to show Italy for what it is: Bella Italia!





Add the expansion to your wishlist!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/558244/Euro_Truck_Simulator_2_Italia/

Here is a mysterious video hinting at what some of our developers have been working on for the past six months. Our faithful fans will surely know very quickly what's going on here! ːsteammockingː

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdXkngfzANA

Here is a mysterious video hinting at what some of our developers have been working on for the past six months. Our faithful fans will surely know very quickly what's going on here! ːsteammockingː

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdXkngfzANA

Open Beta 1.28 for Euro Truck Simulator 2 is now ready for you to try!



This update will bring the highly desired functionality of double trailers into the game. For their initial introduction, we will make transportation jobs with double trailers only available in the countries of Scandinavia, where we know them to be legal. We will be looking into additional territories or stretches of the road around Europe where local regulations allow for them to be operated, to expand your transportation choices in the future. For those interested in the details, you should look here and here. Nonetheless, we are sure it will be amazing to drive doubles through narrow roads and steep hills of Scandinavia for now.









Another highly visible feature coming with 1.28 is the option to use alternate backgrounds for the game's main menu.



New light flares have been a big change that was worthy of its own dedicated announcement and you can take a look at it here.

We're looking forward to what modders have in store for our latest Open Beta, we're sure it will be amazing as usual. One of the reasons for providing early access to our betas is to make sure that modders can test-drive their creations and adapt to any new stuff or technology changes before the final official update hits the servers.

• Doubles
  https://steamcommunity.com/games/227300/announcements/detail/1294067099912833659
  
• Background screen options
  
• Changed light flares on the player and AI vehicles
  https://steamcommunity.com/games/227300/announcements/detail/1335730452506903011

• Auxiliary brakes system support (engine brake and retarder in one control element)
• Fixed licence plate change in states/countries where no city formats exist
• Fixed brake vs parking brake behavior
• Fixed tire noise of silent tires
• Retarder improvement (better cruise control behavior, no braking with throttle, icon when moving only)
• Steam Inventory support to allow for distributing rewards from upcoming World of Trucks events

If you wish to participate in the open beta, you can find this version in the public_beta branch on Steam. The way to access it is as follows: Steam client → LIBRARY → right click on Euro Truck Simulator 2 → Properties → Betas tab → public_beta → 1.28 public beta. No password required.
During open betas, there is a dedicated beta site for World of Trucks, which is used to safely test all new features. Please visit World of Trucks Open Beta web for more information. Also check our modding wiki too to get details pertaining to mods for the game.

Just as with the previous Open Beta releases - please keep in mind that this is still only a beta version of the update! You may experience instability and/or bugs and kinks. It’s completely okay if you want to wait for the final release. But if you are interested in providing feedback at this stage, be sure to let us know on our forum, you can join the discussion here and report bugs here. We appreciate all your feedback immensely.

American Truck Simulator has an open beta too:

https://steamcommunity.com/games/americantrucksimulator/announcements/detail/1440441062980034117

Open Beta 1.28 for Euro Truck Simulator 2 is now ready for you to try!



This update will bring the highly desired functionality of double trailers into the game. For their initial introduction, we will make transportation jobs with double trailers only available in the countries of Scandinavia, where we know them to be legal. We will be looking into additional territories or stretches of the road around Europe where local regulations allow for them to be operated, to expand your transportation choices in the future. For those interested in the details, you should look here and here. Nonetheless, we are sure it will be amazing to drive doubles through narrow roads and steep hills of Scandinavia for now.









Another highly visible feature coming with 1.28 is the option to use alternate backgrounds for the game's main menu.



New light flares have been a big change that was worthy of its own dedicated announcement and you can take a look at it here.

We're looking forward to what modders have in store for our latest Open Beta, we're sure it will be amazing as usual. One of the reasons for providing early access to our betas is to make sure that modders can test-drive their creations and adapt to any new stuff or technology changes before the final official update hits the servers.

• Doubles
  https://steamcommunity.com/games/227300/announcements/detail/1294067099912833659
  
• Background screen options
  
• Changed light flares on the player and AI vehicles
  https://steamcommunity.com/games/227300/announcements/detail/1335730452506903011

• Auxiliary brakes system support (engine brake and retarder in one control element)
• Fixed licence plate change in states/countries where no city formats exist
• Fixed brake vs parking brake behavior
• Fixed tire noise of silent tires
• Retarder improvement (better cruise control behavior, no braking with throttle, icon when moving only)
• Steam Inventory support to allow for distributing rewards from upcoming World of Trucks events

If you wish to participate in the open beta, you can find this version in the public_beta branch on Steam. The way to access it is as follows: Steam client → LIBRARY → right click on Euro Truck Simulator 2 → Properties → Betas tab → public_beta → 1.28 public beta. No password required.
During open betas, there is a dedicated beta site for World of Trucks, which is used to safely test all new features. Please visit World of Trucks Open Beta web for more information. Also check our modding wiki too to get details pertaining to mods for the game.

Just as with the previous Open Beta releases - please keep in mind that this is still only a beta version of the update! You may experience instability and/or bugs and kinks. It’s completely okay if you want to wait for the final release. But if you are interested in providing feedback at this stage, be sure to let us know on our forum, you can join the discussion here and report bugs here. We appreciate all your feedback immensely.

American Truck Simulator has an open beta too:

https://steamcommunity.com/games/americantrucksimulator/announcements/detail/1440441062980034117

We know that our fans are waiting for any new information about the status of the upcoming update for our games. We finally believe that the extensive internal testing of the new content for Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator is almost complete. An Open Beta stage is planned next, but we do not want to release a build of the game with any known issues even into beta. At this point, we are still tweaking the last little things so we can invite you all to test new content as soon as possible, hopefully early next week.

In addition to new features, you can look forward to improved DAF XF 105 in the next update for Euro Truck Simulator 2. We have revisited the truck model and made quite some changes to the Exclusive and Standard interior. In the exterior, the changes touched stock sun shield for Super Space Cab and Super Space Cab Plus.


We're constantly striving not only to deliver new content but also to improve the existing one that we can proudly offer the highest standard of truck simulators to our fans.


Related articles:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/227300/announcements/detail/1294067099912833659
http://steamcommunity.com/games/227300/announcements/detail/1335730452506903011

We know that our fans are waiting for any new information about the status of the upcoming update for our games. We finally believe that the extensive internal testing of the new content for Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator is almost complete. An Open Beta stage is planned next, but we do not want to release a build of the game with any known issues even into beta. At this point, we are still tweaking the last little things so we can invite you all to test new content as soon as possible, hopefully early next week.

In addition to new features, you can look forward to improved DAF XF 105 in the next update for Euro Truck Simulator 2. We have revisited the truck model and made quite some changes to the Exclusive and Standard interior. In the exterior, the changes touched stock sun shield for Super Space Cab and Super Space Cab Plus.


We're constantly striving not only to deliver new content but also to improve the existing one that we can proudly offer the highest standard of truck simulators to our fans.


Related articles:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/227300/announcements/detail/1294067099912833659
http://steamcommunity.com/games/227300/announcements/detail/1335730452506903011