Truck & Logistics Simulator
Truck & Logistics Simulator - Console
The MEGA Update is here! | Truck & Logistics Simulator
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Here's an overview of the new content:
Convoy Escort in Multiplayer
- Purchase convoy equipment for your vans, pickups and cars to escort heavy vehicle convoys in multiplayer
New Missions
- Car Transporter
- Skidsteer loading rubbles
- Caravan transport
- Transporting telehandlers
- Transporting skid-steer loaders
- Forklift transport
- Generator trailer
- Iso-Tank transport
20+ New Vehicles
- Modern Truck
- Minivan
- Skidsteer loader
- Man rigid truck
- 6x4 version of existing Man and Scania trucks
- 3 new cars: A sports coupe, an SUV, and a hatchback
- Many new trailers and cargoes
Map Extension and environment
- With an 8km² new region, the environment gets 2 times bigger
- Lots of new details like moving ships and new tunnels
- Improved constructions and logistics centers
- Many other additional details like new trees, solar panels and rocks
Test Drive
- Ability to experience all missions in the game without purchasing the vehicles
Vehicles and Driving
- Cruise control support
- All vehicles now have a varying towing capacity, limiting missions each supports
- Added rising foot animation to trailers and rotating joystick to loader interiors
- Increased Trailer brake power to improve stability
- Improved collision physics detail
- Improved 3D model quality of most vehicles
- New vehicle sounds
- Reduced vehicle prices
User Interface
- Garage UI shows missions supported by each vehicle
- Ability to navigate to any point using the map in free drive
Other improvements
- Reduced memory usage of the game
- Improved lighting quality, added global illumination effect
- Fixed “Go Back To Garage” hang
- Added “I need to leave, bye” to the quick chat
- Improvements to the control mapper
- For multiplayer convoys, added second refueling areas to each fuel station
This update will break cross-play between Switch and Steam players. Therefore we added a separate branch called “cross-platform-compatible” for players that wish to play with friends on Switch until they also receive the update.
A dev-blog about progress with the biggest update so far.
Convoy Escort in Multiplayer
Convoy escort missions are almost completed. All vans, pickups, and cars will have purchasable convoy equipment which will allow you to escort logistics convoys in multiplayer.
Map Extension
A new 8 square-kilometer region will be added to the map in this update which will extend the mission length, allow longer duration missions, and will also provide alternative routes with mountain roads. The map extension is 90% completed but currently has many issues that we are currently working on.
New Missions
Here are screenshots of some of the new missions that are currently in testing;
Vehicles
There are more new vehicles than what we announced earlier. We added 6x4 versions of the trucks and remodeled around 50% of their exteriors.
We added a new modern truck which is still in integration. We added towing capacity to vehicles that vary between models and some vehicles can’t support heavier cargo missions.
A new minivan is also completed and integrated into the game. There are many new cargoes like a camping caravan or a generator.
There are many other small features like Cruise Control support and improvements in the environment with moving ships or aircraft. There are many UI improvements including the ability to navigate to any point on the map using the mid-mouse click or seeing which missions a vehicle can support.
We also improved vehicle physics by improved collision meshes of all vehicles and better brake handling for trailers.
Test Drive
We added a “Test Drive” function to vehicles before you purchase them. This feature allows you to test any mission available in the game without owning the vehicle similar to a sandbox mode.
Future plans
For the future, company management is a major feature that is currently in development. You will be able to create a company with a name and a logo and hire AI drivers for this company.
You will also be able to purchase vehicles and assign them to AI drivers, based on their experience and driving licences. Each AI driver and also your own driver profile will improve and level up after completing logistics missions and you will choose which licences to progress first.
The company management and driver profile features will probably be released with the version in which we get out of early access and make the full release of the game. We can't tell when exactly that will be. However, we want to share our plans with you already.
The big update with the map extension, the new missions etc. will be coming soon.
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The sale runs until November 1, 2021.
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Truck & Logistics Simulator at the Aerosoft NextSim21
Just watch the developer interview with exciting news about Truck & Logistics Simulator as VOD (starts at 1;59:02):
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Aerosoft NextSim21 Trailer
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