American Truck Simulator Update 1.28 Open Beta

You might be wondering about the game version number suddenly jumping to 1.28, as the current version is 1.6. We decided to unify the versioning of ETS2 and ATS to simplify communication about game updates both internally and externally. The version number is used to indicate that ETS2 has gone through 27 major updates, while ATS has gone through 6 major changes since the game’s release. But we realized that this is not critical information. More relevant and important is to provide information that the updates are based on the same core functionality update. Progress is synchronized in both games.

As usual, this update is full of wonderful features for you. Double trailers are the main feature of this update. But since Nevada has different rules, we decided to add something special for our fans. Introducing triple trailers and double Rocky Mountain doubles, which are now part of the ATS Nevada economy!

Key changes:
- Double (and more) trailers
- Main menu background customization
- Improved visual representation of glowing headlights and lamps

Minor changes:
- Support for auxiliary braking system (engine brake and retarder combined into one control)
- Fixed license plate changes in states/countries where city formats are missing
- Fixed braking system and parking brake behavior
- Fixed quiet tire noise
- Improved retarder (better behavior with cruise control, does not brake with open throttle, icon while moving)
- Steam Inventory support allowing distribution of rewards from upcoming World of Trucks events

If you want to participate in Open Beta testing, you can find this version in the public_beta branch on Steam. The access method is as follows: Steam client → Library → right-click on American Truck Simulator → Properties → Beta tab → public_beta → 1.28 public beta version. No password required.

We remind you that the Open Beta release is made specifically so that modders can adapt their works to the official update release.