Euro Truck Simulator 2: Special Transport DLC Details

The first hints of the Special Transport DLC appeared even before last year’s New Year holidays. At that time, the developers thought they would be able to release this expansion within a few months, but unfortunately, the development took much more time and effort. After that, the developers showcased some content from the DLC at various events: at Gamescom 2017 during a closed presentation, they showed a new screenshot from the DLC; at Warsaw Games Week 2017, they brought a small demo of the expansion; then, they decided to announce it on television and invited representatives of the show “DVA3.” The developers have invested a great deal of time and effort into creating the Euro Truck Simulator 2: Special Transport DLC and today they would like to share the details with their fans.

A bit of history:
Some time ago, part of the development team took part in a convoy transporting an oversized load (a huge metal tank) to the Czech city of Mělník. This was a great opportunity for the developers to learn firsthand how the process of transporting such oversized cargo works. Over the following two days, the developers gathered data to make their expansion more realistic.

A lot of time has passed since then. The developers are now testing and polishing all aspects of the DLC. In the 14-minute video below, you can see how the oversized cargo transport currently looks in the Special Transport DLC.

Features of the Special Transport DLC:

- 11 new oversized cargoes (super heavy – up to 70 tons, wide – up to 6 meters, tall – up to 9 meters, long – up to 20 meters);
- 4 new semi-trailers;
- 17 unique routes for transporting oversized cargo (12 on the base game map, 2 for Scandinavia, 2 for Going East!, 1 for Vive la France!). The developers promise to continuously add new routes featuring complex oversized cargo transport.
- Over 80 new special cargo transport jobs;
- Escort vehicles: one escort vehicle will move ahead of the convoy, and the second will accompany the cargo from behind.
- Escort vehicles will be controlled by artificial intelligence.
- Special videos and cutscenes will play along the route.
- New object models, pedestrians, and animations will be placed along the routes.
- Pedestrians, journalists, and transport and special services staff who react to day and night changes as well as bad weather in the game;
- If the player does not follow the rules for transporting such oversized cargo, they risk failing the delivery mission.
- A new system of rest and stop zones so players can periodically save their transport progress;
- New flashing lights;
- New achievements;
- Players will receive increased experience points (XP) and higher payment for completing these types of deliveries.

Ready for this kind of transport? The developers hope to present players with truly interesting and challenging tasks.

There is no release date yet for the Euro Truck Simulator 2: Special Transport DLC, but the developers hope to launch it before the end of this year, roughly around the Christmas holidays (Catholic).

The end of the year promises to be exciting with lots of interesting things ahead, so stay tuned!