Frosty Winter Weather Mod v10.7 [Upd: 28 May 2026]

[KingOfTheRoad77]

First, thanks a lot Grimes once again for the update and that wonderful winter atmosphere

Second, I'd like to ask if someone knows where to find the physics file / settings SCS is using for its Winterland? Which is the correct SCS package? (it isn't in the DEF, already checked that one.)
=> Frosty Physics is too strong for my personal taste at this scale of map and with the AI behaviour. So I wanted to take over SCS Winterland physics for the main map with Frosty Winter, too, since it adds that little extra, but seems to fit a bit better to the game's restrictions imho. Does anyone know?

[grimes]

@KingOfTheRoad77 - I believe those physics are hard coded and are a consequence of the road substance being tagged as "road_snow".

If you place this above Frosty you will also get the same physics as Winterland in Germany just as an example.

https://sharemods.com/zf3w7k2f6tx3/snow_roads.scs.html

[KingOfTheRoad77]

Okay, understood.
But that means: I would get the physics of Winterland only in Germany and other parts of the game world which are using those ger_xx.mat files. => As other countries sometimes have other road materials, this wouldn't work there. Right?

[grimes]

I was using Germany as an example but I could apply it throughout the map, there are a couple of issues tho, firstly your truck will produce wheel spray in dry weather whereas the ai won't which looks a bit weird, I could disable it but that means it would also be disabled when snowing, or perhaps I could make it more subtle, secondly the physics won't apply on prefabs like junction, fork roads etc

Edit: It doesn't work in Scandinavia, possibly due to the roads there using a different material effect.

[KingOfTheRoad77]

Thanks for your explanation and investigation

Would you mind thinking about which parameters in your Frosty Physics SII to modify in order to achieve approximately the same behaviour than in Winterland? Must not be 100% exact the same, just roughly. It would also be sufficient if you'd say "reduce these values XYZ by xx%"; I generally know how to open and edit those files.

[Marta]

Thanks for your explanation and investigation

Would you mind thinking about which parameters in your Frosty Physics SII to modify in order to achieve approximately the same behaviour than in Winterland? Must not be 100% exact the same, just roughly. It would also be sufficient if you'd say "reduce these values XYZ by xx%"; I generally know how to open and edit those files.

Hi.

Hold on a few days, I'm working on a solution to the traction issue in the ATS version. I'm currently testing it. If I succeed, I'll try to implement it in the ETS version, then there won't be any need to install any additional "winter" physics. If the author likes the mod, he'll probably release an update and you'll all be spinning your wheels in parking lots.

[gl00ria]

@Marta

Great looking forward to it.

GDC Physics has a PDF ratting the in-game tires, might help you during the testing.

[leleo]

Hi, I have some questions about the mod. Is the snow all over the map or areas where it doesn't snow in real life, don't they get snow too? Is there any possible order to join with Removed - Rule 2.3? If so, what would it be?
Thanks

[Marta]

Hi everyone.
I have a Christmas gift for you for the winter mod - check it out for yourself so you know what you're in for:
Winter Driving:

Watch the VIDEO

Forgive me for the clumsy antics at the end of the video, but I can't drive with camera number 2.

I've written to the author asking him to implement my changes directly into his winter mods, but for now, you can use my add-on immediately.

Mod description:
The mod improves the driving characteristics of roads in winter.

In your mod manager, place it above the "Frosty Winter Weather Mod v5.7" by Grimes and any traffic mods, and physics mods.
You should remove the additional Grimes physics mod and use the default one or another standard one that improves the behavior of the cabin, suspension, etc.
I personally use the following physics mod: GDC Logistics - Realistic Physics Mod - Steering Wheel & Pedals Edition (ETS2/ATS)

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/ ... 3612986670


Download the MODs

Note: Update - now there are three versions
1. common for ETS2/ATS
2. dedicated to ETS2 (even more slippery)
3. dedicated to ATS (even more slippery)

I'm driving on Goodyear tires, but if you put on some cheap tires from the base game, the effect might be more spectacular, so be careful, have fun, and enjoy.

To fully enjoy the experience, we need proper sounds for winter surfaces, so if you know a sound designer, please tell them to create a dedicated tires.bank of asphalt samples that simulate driving and skidding in snow, because I can't do that. It needs to be a complete database of absolutely every sample: driving, braking, skidding, squealing, etc.
I tried replacing the "asphalt.soundref" file with #snow, but the game throws errors and eventually crashes.


I wish everyone a Merry Christmas, and rubber obstacles on the roads!


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[ETS-fan]

Hi everyone.
I have a Christmas gift for you for the winter mod - check it out for yourself so you know what you're in for:
Winter Driving:

Watch the VIDEO

Forgive me for the clumsy antics at the end of the video, but I can't drive with camera number 2.

I've written to the author asking him to implement my changes directly into his winter mods, but for now, you can use my add-on immediately.

Mod description:
The mod improves the driving characteristics of roads in winter.

In your mod manager, place it above the "Frosty Winter Weather Mod v5.7" by Grimes and any traffic mods, and physics mods.
You should remove the additional Grimes physics mod and use the default one or another standard one that improves the behavior of the cabin, suspension, etc.
I personally use the following physics mod: GDC Logistics - Realistic Physics Mod - Steering Wheel & Pedals Edition (ETS2/ATS)

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/ ... 3612986670


Download the MOD

Note: The mod is compatible with ETS2 and ATS.

I'm driving on Goodyear tires, but if you put on some cheap tires from the base game, the effect might be more spectacular, so be careful, have fun, and enjoy.

To fully enjoy the experience, we need proper sounds for winter surfaces, so if you know a sound designer, please tell them to create a dedicated tires.bank of asphalt samples that simulate driving and skidding in snow, because I can't do that. It needs to be a complete database of absolutely every sample: driving, braking, skidding, squealing, etc.
I tried replacing the "asphalt.soundref" file with #snow, but the game throws errors and eventually crashes.


I wish everyone a Merry Christmas, and rubber obstacles on the roads!


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You are amazing!
I think Frosty is the best winter mod, but it always annoyed me that "sliding" is defined in the truck and not the road itself. Your mod finally changes that.
In short, great job!
Thank you very much!