Next ATS truck speculation

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Re: Next ATS truck speculation

#4001 Post by harishw8r » 17 Sep 2021 12:45

Of either of 4900/5700XE is added, the other truck can be added easily. The sleeper is the same, just the dashboard/steering needs a change.
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Re: Next ATS truck speculation

#4002 Post by ASDF » 17 Sep 2021 15:57

We don’t know if PACCAR can allow Kenworth T800, Kenworth T880, and Kenworth W990 to join the American Truck Simulator. I hope to be able to drive the Kenworth T800 and T880 produced by the scs software vehicle team in the American Truck Simulator. And W990
Hopefully in the future America Truck Simulator will add these trucks: Freightliner 122SD/Century/Columbia/FLD/Cascadia/Coronado, Kenworth T800/T880/W990,Volvo VNX740, International HX520/ ProStar, and MACK Pinnacle, MACK Titan.
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Re: Next ATS truck speculation

#4003 Post by JackBurton » 17 Sep 2021 16:37

My preference for new trucks would be to the prioritize trucks that we do not have in the game yet before including newer (or older) models of trucks we can already drive. For this reason, I would move the old Cascadia, the new T680, the new 579, and the new VNL to the back of the list. The T680 and VNL we already have might not be perfect, but we don't have a T800, a T880, or a Pinnacle at all.

Beyond this, I would prioritize the more common trucks on the road today. I think I have seen a W990 exactly once, and maybe I see one 5700 a month, whereas I see several 122SDs, HXs, new Pinnacles, or 4900s a day. We already have plenty of the rarities in the game like the Lonestar, and I have never seen a 49X on the road in real life. Of course there are regional differences in market penetration across the country, so in New York we probably see more Macks and fewer Western Stars than might someone living in Washington State or western Canada.

Of course, these criteria are just my preferences. We all know that licensing deals are the primary determinants of which truck we will see and when.

On a related topic, Pavel's possible hint of an eighth brand in ATS is intriguing. If we are interpreting his words correctly, could it be the Hino that @supersobes mentioned? It seems like Tesla would be a likely option.
Tristam-94 wrote: 10 Sep 2021 13:00 I don't see any point in having a Tesla truck in the game until they are actually on the road in real life. Wouldn't make sense for them to show up in traffic either.
One one hand, I agree with this comment. On the other, I have never seen a 49X, but here we are.

Maybe it is wishful thinking, but a third option for a potential eighth brand could be a manufacturer that use to make semi-tractors, no longer does, but still retains the rights to their own IP. Autocar could be an possibility in this category. A quick glance at their twitter page (https://twitter.com/AutocarTruck) shows that their social media team has a deep appreciation for the company's history. Most of the other brands of yesteryear (Ford, Sterling, GMC,White, Marmon, Brockway) were acquired by players still in the game in some form or another.
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Re: Next ATS truck speculation

#4004 Post by harishw8r » 17 Sep 2021 17:11

Just for a clarification, the ‘eighth’ brand he talked about was for ETS2 alone, when he said ‘multiple companies’ that includes brands other than that of trucks which could mean for both the games.
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#4005 Post by Freeze338 » 17 Sep 2021 17:39

Tristam-94 wrote: 17 Sep 2021 06:48 I think trucks released in pairs are kind of a rare occurrence. It’s most likely to happen with 2 versions of more or less the same truck (like the Scanias in ETS2), so I could see the new VNL and VNX potentially release as a pair. Maybe Kenworth W990 and T880 as SBA/SFA counterparts?
W990 is more like T680. It shares same cab and interior. (72inch mid-roof sleeper ) only hood, side skirts, exhaust pipes and air filters are different. The rest is pretty much same. Just like Lonestar and LT.
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Re: Next ATS truck speculation

#4006 Post by ASDF » 17 Sep 2021 18:00

Peterbilt, only 579, 389, 379 can be used as both long-distance trucks and professional trucks?
Hopefully in the future America Truck Simulator will add these trucks: Freightliner 122SD/Century/Columbia/FLD/Cascadia/Coronado, Kenworth T800/T880/W990,Volvo VNX740, International HX520/ ProStar, and MACK Pinnacle, MACK Titan.
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Re: Next ATS truck speculation

#4007 Post by Tristman » 17 Sep 2021 18:11

JackBurton wrote: 17 Sep 2021 16:37 Maybe it is wishful thinking, but a third option for a potential eighth brand could be a manufacturer that use to make semi-tractors, no longer does, but still retains the rights to their own IP. Autocar could be an possibility in this category. A quick glance at their twitter page (https://twitter.com/AutocarTruck) shows that their social media team has a deep appreciation for the company's history. Most of the other brands of yesteryear (Ford, Sterling, GMC,White, Marmon, Brockway) were acquired by players still in the game in some form or another.
I thought about Autocar as well, but I didn't really see a truck on their website that seems like it would fit in ATS. It seems like they do either heavy duty cabovers, or heavy duty vocational trucks.
But like Harishw8r said, the comment during the stream was probably not about ATS.
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Re: Next ATS truck speculation

#4008 Post by Sora » 17 Sep 2021 18:16

I'm weirdly hopeful of the Old Cascadia for some reason. I don't really know why, since logically it should be dead in the water, but there are just a number of little things that crop up periodically that make me think "oh, maybe it wasn't truly abandoned". But at the end of the day I don't really know anything.

Anyway kudos to the creator of the new poll for making it 3 options rather than 2, because the other two votes went directly to VNL and 5700 without even looking at the other options. 3 means I still have one free vote for actual interaction with the poll.

My most wanted, at this point, would probably be the WS 4900 and the International 9900i... or the HX, I guess, since the 9900i is pretty much a sunken ship at this point. But I doubt that either of those are happening anytime soon - they're all "third priority" models when lots of brands are still waiting for the obvious second choice.
flight50 wrote: 16 Sep 2021 16:11 Agreed. I've always said at least bring 2 models per brand before doing a 3rd with a manufacturer. Ultimately, I'd like 21 models at least.
1) aero - fleet, modern day
2) classic - old school boxed
3) heavy duty

Not all brands have all 3 unless you go back to out of production trucks. I'd like to think this is where SCS is about to take it. With 21 trucks, everyone is bound to have at least 1 go to truck at that point. 21 is a lot more than just 4 trucks that started the game off year one. So ATS is just under half way to 21. By the time the MidWest is completed in the US, I don't see why 21 can't be possible. That is 11 trucks from now. If we got 2-3 a year, we should have 11 trucks well before the MidWest is completed.
I would also say that this is pretty much the preferred scenario for me. Or, to phrase it another way, I see things in four "phases"... that don't necessarily need to be done in order, but form reasonable mid-term goals.
  1. "Early-game": Get every major brand into the game
  2. "Mid-game": Give every brand an "older" model and a "newer" model. For many, this is Classic/Aero. For International, this is LoneStar/LT. For Volvo and Freightliner, this can simply be older/newer.
  3. "Late-game": Play around with vocational trucks as much as is feasible, and maybe add more up-to-date replacements for the base game models
  4. "Post-game": Look into classic trucks, or see if any brands have become relevant in the ~10 years it's taken to reach this point
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Re: Next ATS truck speculation

#4009 Post by harishw8r » 17 Sep 2021 18:16

@ASDF We also have the Vocational truck 567. The truck got the Ultraloft Cabin feature just a few months back. I guess one can actually spec it for Long Haul.
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Re: Next ATS truck speculation

#4010 Post by Freeze338 » 17 Sep 2021 19:03

ASDF wrote: 17 Sep 2021 18:00 Peterbilt, only 579, 389, 379 can be used as both long-distance trucks and professional trucks?
They stopped production of 379 long time ago. 389 took it's place .

Currently 389, and 579 are the only trucks and as harishw8r said 567 has sleeper option with a semi truck config.

But if you go a little bit past you can see Peterbilt 386 (stopped production in 2015) Peterbilt 587 (stopped production in 2016)
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