The Illinois DLC is now released
The wait is over — the Illinois DLC for American Truck Simulator is officially out now! 🚛
The Prairie State expansion brings players to iconic locations including Chicago, Springfield, Quincy, Effingham and many more, while also completing the legendary Route 66 journey across ATS from Chicago all the way to Santa Monica.
Illinois delivers a strong mix of dense urban areas, industrial zones, rural highways and classic Midwest scenery, making it one of the most anticipated ATS map expansions so far.
Alongside the DLC release, SCS Software also introduced two new trucks — the Volvo VNL and the fully electric Volvo VNR Electric – making ATS 1.59 one of the biggest updates in recent months.
One notable surprise however is the absence of the traditional World of Trucks Cruising event that usually accompanies new state releases.
The DLC released on May 14 alongside ATS 1.59 update.
4 new achievements also added to Steam
#AmericanTruckSimulator #ATS #IllinoisDLC #SCSsoftware #TruckSim
First Map Combo for ETS2 1.59 – Tutorial – May, 12 – 2026
ETS2 1.59 is finally here and I combined several maps to extend vanilla game area.If you just jumped in trucking simulators world don’t ignore Beginner’s Guide which can answer a lot of important questions but unfortunately outdated a bit since the new changes in 1.59.
Today’s combo includes Roextended, Rusmap, EAA, Eurafrica, JRR and other maps. 9 maps, 27 files, RCs, fixes. As always please follow the instructions in video and note that combo designed to version 1.59 and requires all map DLCs. Paid mods are optional. Extra mods are not recommended unless they are compatible with other mods and tested.
And consider to support Trucksim on Patreon
Links
📌Roextended 5.1 (paid or free version) https://trucksim.top/dlpr
📌Roex Road Connections https://trucksim.top/4jdz
📌Eurafrica 4.0 https://discord.gg/a2GwuHnEkE (Premium mod, optional. To purchase Eurafrica join Discord, choose tier, make Paypal payment and then open ticket)
📌EAA 1.59 v2 (paid, optional) https://trucksim.top/x0j8
📌EAA Rescaled 2.5 https://trucksim.top/ytr5
📌JRR (Java Road Revolution) 0.92a https://trucksim.top/toe0
📌Swedish Islands by BenganJ 2.2 https://trucksim.top/tbxe
📌Grand Utopia Map 1.19.4 https://trucksim.top/a6bq
📌European Grand Utopia 1.9 https://trucksim.top/sddf
📌rusmap 2.59 https://trucksim.top/d5zv
📌Sibir Map 2.12.1 (Free version) https://trucksim.top/w1tp
📌SJMap R7 https://trucksim.top/zt8m
📌Santiago de Compostela 14 https://trucksim.top/vag4
Mandatory Map Background:
📌Dark Background Map – Dark Grand Utopia+ 2.7 https://trucksim.top/5nld
Euro Truck Simulator 2 1.59 Released
SCS Software just released ETS2 1.59. If you tried beta don’t forget to disable it – go to Steam client → LIBRARY → right-click on American Truck Simulator → Properties → Betas tab → Beta Participation drop-down menu → None.
And if you tuned up buffer settings before this version it is time to disable it in config file.
ETS2 1.59 brings us reworked Benelux Rework. Below you can find couple videos with my discovery of new areas.
Changelog
Map
- Benelux Rework Release
- Volvo Trucks Experience Center
Vehicles
- Thermo King Update
Gameplay
- Tow to Road Feature
UI/UX
- Advisor Update – Finances & Damage Widgets
- Skills UX Redesign
- QoL UI/UX Changes
- Improved News Banner Readability
- World Map Pin Enhancements
- Save Icon Update
- Garage Cutscene Skipping
- D-pad Accessibility Improvements
Visuals
- Height Blend Improvements
Sounds
- Traffic Sound Rework
Other
- Detour Feature Maintenance
American Truck Simulator 1.59 Released
SCS Software just released ATS 1.59. If you tried beta don’t forget to disable it – go to Steam client → LIBRARY → right-click on American Truck Simulator → Properties → Betas tab → Beta Participation drop-down menu → None.
And if you tuned up buffer settings before this version it is time to disable it in config file.
Changelog
Gameplay
- Tow to Road Feature
UI/UX
- Advisor Update – Finances & Damage Widgets
- Skills UX Redesign
- QoL UI/UX Changes
- Improved News Banner Readability
- World Map Pin Enhancements
- Save Icon Update
- Garage Cutscene Skipping
- D-pad Accessibility Improvements
Visuals
- Height Blend Improvements
Sounds
- Traffic Sound Rework
Other
- Detour Feature Maintenance
Trucksim.top Turns 6: From First Posts to Thousands of Miles
Today marks 6 years since I started trucksim.top.
What began as a simple idea — sharing tips, discoveries, and experiments in American Truck Simulator and Euro Truck Simulator 2 — turned into something much bigger than I expected.
🚛 What happened over these 6 years
- Dozens of guides on profiles, map discovery, and game mechanics
- Experiments with save editing and optimization
- Coverage of new DLCs, updates, and features
- YouTube content alongside the blog
- A growing audience of people who actually care about the details
Some posts were simple. Some took hours (or days) of testing.
But the goal stayed the same: make useful, practical content for truck sim players.
🔧 What makes this blog different
There are a lot of ATS/ETS2 blogs and videos out there.
Most repeat the same info.
Here, I try to go deeper:
- Not just what works, but why it works
- Not just guides, but real experiments
- Not just news, but context
If you’ve ever used one of my profiles, strings, or guides — you know what I mean.
📈 What changed
A lot.
The games evolved.
The map got bigger.
Tools and mods became more advanced.
And honestly — the expectations are higher now.
People want faster, better, more detailed content.
🔮 What’s next
I’m not planning to stop.
In fact, I want to push further:
- More advanced guides (especially around map data & automation)
- Better tools and reusable templates
- More structured content instead of one-off posts
- Deeper integration between blog and YouTube
🙌 Thanks
If you’ve been reading, watching, or using anything from trucksim.top — thank you.
Even if you just stopped by once to grab a guide — that still counts.