Western Star Trucks Discussion Thread

[Marcello Julio]

Will the 5700XE be the first truck to benefit from the sounds recorded on the US travel? I hope so.

[flight50]

We don't know if they will add the 5700XE to the traffic day one, but even if they don't it wouldn't be a deal breaker since 5700's are also rare to see, they would get to it eventually.

Actually the 5700s are still quite common in traffic. They where never as common as the W900, 389, T680, 579, LT nor VNL. But they are definitely are not rare. Maybe a certain version of them. It would actually be a disappointment to not seem them in traffic day one imho. The 5700 is different than both the 9900i and the 57x. That I agree but not putting them in traffic day one is just as bad as taking forever to bring the LT and new VNL to ATS. The 5700 just went out of production and it was the last most common truck still in production back when SCS had ramped up getting ATS truck licenses.

Of all the 2015 and newer truck models in the game now, its probably less common compared to those but compared the 57x, 49x and 9900i, the 5700 is more common. It can also be a regional type truck. Some see them, some may not. But now that I work right off US-75 at the High 5 here in Dallas with a great window seat, I see quite a few truck models when I'm just staring out the window every day. In the past 2 weeks, I've even seen (2) FLB's. Now that is rare and I've seen 2 of them. I've seen a few 5700s and before we got our new office, I working in an industrial park and Wilson Logistics was one of the companies I saw a ton of. Their truck fleet in Dallas are still the 5700s.

[parasaurolophus67]

The 5700XE isn't too rare. A CCTV camara on the peace bridge that they stream on youtube there's a good bunch of them cross the bridge.

[cydonianmystery]

Will the 5700XE be the first truck to benefit from the sounds recorded on the US travel? I hope so.

As do I; we sure don't need a third truck using the 49x sounds.

[harishw8r]

Will the 5700XE be the first truck to benefit from the sounds recorded on the US travel? I hope so.

I doubt. Given how long since they have recorded them, I can only assume that they are gonna do it for all trucks at once. But the wait isn’t too long!

[vmfrlt]

With the addition of WS 5700XE, can we look forward to the addition of WS 4900? I understand that the two vehicles share much of the modeling.

(Like the relationship between International Lonestar and LT.)

[parasaurolophus67]

Don't know yet. It was recently removed from the website. So it might be for the out of production list and be on the wishlist.

[Ness]

The 49x came along with the AI ​​version, it was a brand new truck that didn't actually go on sale until a few months later, and the AI ​​has been in the game since day one. The same situation was with the new DAF.

In fairness, it also was the first Western Star in the game. They needed an AI model so they can be parked at the dealerships.

[harishw8r]

Exactly, it makes the LT the first truck to be added to the AI from the get go.

[flight50]

With the addition of WS 5700XE, can we look forward to the addition of WS 4900? I understand that the two vehicles share much of the modeling.

(Like the relationship between International Lonestar and LT.)

I sure hope that is what comes about. SCS has added everything WS has that is in production. Now we are getting a recently removed model that is still pretty common. That also puts the 4900 on the menu as well hopefully. It will be the 3rd truck that SCS can make from another model at some point in the future. The LT already took itself off the list. That leaves the HX and the Pinnacle. I suppose you could say the VNR and VNX can derives from the VNL too.