If any state was to feature a wonky license plate choice, it should be Montana. I've never seen so much variety in license plates than in Montana.Bedavd wrote: ↑01 Jul 2022 08:13 Ah man, I put this thread together a while ago to help update on the plates. Maybe SCS just liked those 90’s plates better and decided to use them as the default. I’d prefer they use the blue plates but I noticed driving through Montana a few years ago that they seem to have a lot more variety in plate design than most other states. Looking forward to Montana coming soon, though!
Edit: opening the game up it looks like they don’t have separate plates for the tractors or trailers or police cars yet, so it’s likely still in the middle of being worked on in the beta. I care a lot about the plates so hopefully that’s the case.
That being said, I'm pretty sure that you can still get that plate today, and that there isn't a "default" plate design per se in Montana like there are in other states. The one in the image is a replica 1991 plate, which Wikipedia lists as having been issued from 2012-Present. Here's what it says:
And the Montana DOJ website lists them as "Alternate Standard Plates", distinct from their other optional plate designs. Very interesting. So IMO, SCS didn't really screw up here. Now if every plate is the 1991 Replica Alternate Standard plate, then that would be weird. But I can't say it would be an illegitimate choice considering that these plates don't come with extra fees. So while the blue is the "default", these are also standard if that makes sense.Replicas of 1991, 2000 and 2006 bases and the optional Montana Centennial plate, issued due to mixed reception of the 2010 blue base. Motorists can choose any one of these five plates.
https://dojmt.gov/driving/license-plates/
Maybe they'll include multiple passenger options and let them spawn randomly. ETS2 lets you spawn a different license plate in different cities for countries that make a differentiation. I can't imagine that adding a randomized element would be too difficult, plus it would pave the way for out of state plates to appear. It would be pretty amazing attention to detail if all 5 Montana standard plates were eligible to spawn on passenger vehicles.