With 2023 in the rearview mirror, we’ve reflected on the highs and lows and we’re truly excited about what we can all achieve together.
Also, because you all keep asking, console is still happening. Things are progressing nicely and we’re all excited to discuss it in detail a little later. For now, just know that we’re still targeting an H1 24 release.
Controls
- New “Console” controller preset with analog steering
- Prevented disconnecting the wheel when using a different input type
- Added option to increase or decrease steering speed on keyboard and controller
AI
- Faster cars
- Smoother turning
- No sudden stops
- Overtaking slow players
- Cars honk in traffic jams
- Traffic ticket system improvements
Performance
- Part 1 of planned work
- Focus on improving the stability of the framerate
- Optimized memory usage
- Improved autosave system to reduce hitches, the game now saves smoothly
- Added option to disable animals rendering to increase frame rate
Visuals
- Generally less visual pop-in (part of ongoing improvements, more to follow)
- Better level-of-detail transitions
- Improved the look of snow tracks
- Improved the look of rain
- The third-person camera is not blocked by objects anymore
Gameplay
- Improved the position of multiple logistic location parking spaces
- Improved the parking scoring system
- Improved GPS pathing
- Reduced the backward pull when moving forward from full stop
- Fixes to 100+ reported issues
Stay in Touch
Buy Alaskan Road Truckers on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/849100/Alaskan_Road_Truckers/
Grab the free Ice Roads Expansion:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2704590/Alaskan_Road_Truckers_Ice_Roads/
Get badass cosmetics with the Mother Truckers Edition:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2600800/Alaskan_Road_Truckers_Mother_Truckers_Edition/
Become a post-apocalyptic warrior with the Trucking Hell Edition:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2709680/Alaskan_Road_Truckers_Trucking_Hell/
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