Iowa is coming
Hawkeye State will have its representation in American Truck Simulator and it will be very soon. You’ve already seen sneak peek video and additionally SCS released Iowa gameplay footage which means that new DLC is on the way.
We also have 4 hidden achievements for Iowa in Steam (The Hawkeye State, Piggy Express, Golden Acres Explorer and Madison County Bridge). So we have chance to see the new expansion on next version of the game – 1.55 is still not even on the open beta and it could be final release right before Iowa DLC in the June or July. And it means that we have one DLC per version since Missouri released in 1.54 (Arkansas was on 1.52, while on 1.53 we have seen big California rework). Good pacing. Together with another early revealed state (probably South Dakota, but can be combined Dakotas bundle) we have 4 DLCs work-in-progress.
We also can assume cities that would be in Iowa DLC. Count of 12. My family lived in Des Moines (Urbandale) and I know a little about capital city area but nothing more. Another relatively big cities are Cedar Rapids and Davenport. The rest are really small towns, Iowa not a bit state anyway. But we are sure that SCS will do its best to show all the state’s atmosphere.
Beautiful 3 secret roads in Missouri
I collected all found hidden roads in ATS in big 224 roads guide and here are just 3 videos of secret roads in Missouri – in the Ozark area, Cape Girardeau and Mark Twain National Forest. Don’t forget that you can follow the progress on the list of secret roads https://trucksim.top/y9t6
News and early announcements are in Telegram channel https://t.me/trcksm
American Truck Simulator: 2025 Video Trailer
SCS wrote in their blog: It’s incredible to think how far American Truck Simulator has come since its original release in 2016. From its humble beginnings in California with just a handful of trucks and states, the game has grown into a vast, immersive virtual world enjoyed by millions of players across the globe.
Over the years, developers introduced a wide range of features and improvements, both big and small, that have helped shape American Truck Simulator into what it is today. With updates including a complete UI overhaul and a new weather and lighting system, an updated gallery, the introduction of city intros, viewpoints, new cargoes, loads of new trucks, the Convoy multiplayer mode and more; ATS has continued to evolve with every update.
Cars and Pickup Trucks in new Road Trip mode for ATS in 6 minutes
Missouri DLC Release SCS Stream in 12 minutes
Cars and Pickup Trucks in new Road Trip mode for ATS in 6 minutes
Vidcast featuring SCS team – Pavel, Nemiro, Mark, and Anton – as they talk through the concept and teased some details. I cut the video to 6 minutes
Original vidcast on SCS Software channel: https://youtu.be/e7r5DwPsNr0?si=tCSOSEM0Tv1CnyGC
All 224 Hidden Roads in ATS 1.54 (incl. Missouri) Secret Roads, Towns and Easter eggs
The guide contains 224+ hidden roads in 17 states (including Missouri DLC) on American Truck Simulator. It is actual for May 2025, on ATS 1.54.
Some roads are periodically disappear during map reworks and some new are being added in new game versions. Mostly I added marked roads but also some easter eggs are available.
I tried to avoid spoilers, mark only locations and removed hidden roads footages but if you prefer to to discover all hidden roads and secrets yourself better to skip the video.
Hidden and secret roads doesn’t affect percentage of map discovery.
List of cities shown in video by states https://trucksim.top/y9t6
Telegram: https://t.me/trcksm
All 80 Hidden Secret Roads in ETS2 in 20 countries * 2025 Guide
Map Combo Study 05.17.2025
Latest big combos for Europe and America are actual.
Probably will not update ATS one since no crucial changes in mods, but ETS2 update is in progress. Not sure that many new maps will be added but several important fixes are there. Hope to finish it on the weekend.
If you just started with mods and map combination please see beginner’s guide
Videos:
How to play Multiplayer TruckersMP for ETS2 and ATS guide
If you wish to play with friends or enter to VTC (Virtual Trucking Company) you should know how to play multiplayer on TruckersMP – the universe that unite thousands of truckers around the globe. In this guide I tried to explain basics which can be useful.
Iowa DLC Sneak Peek
Upcoming DLC for American Truck Simulator of Iowa State is probably will be released later in 2025 (Summer-Fall). I collected official SCS Software footages and pics. You can follow details of the new DLC on official blog and in social media.
Beautiful secret roads in Missouri
According to my latest hidden roads of ATS researched I found at least 12 new hidden roads in Missouri. Searching is still in progress. So probably soon will be update for 203 roads guide (which is obviously will be bigger) and you can follow the progress on the list of secret roads https://trucksim.top/y9t6
On couple below videos 2 of these secret roads – one in the Ozark area and one in Cape Girardeau. #CruisingMissouri. It is not Road trip mode yet, just mod car 2021 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat. Hope one day to reproduce it with vanilla car in game.
News and early announcements are in Telegram channel https://t.me/trcksm
Big Missouri Map Combo Update for ATS 1.54 with 16 Maps – May, 8 – 2025
The big map combo for ATS 1.54 with Missouri DLC includes Coast to Coast, Promods Canada, Reforma, Beyond, Aleutian Islands, Sierra Nevada, EMMN, Yards and other mods. Links below consist 16 maps and additions. Only Free mods.
Links:
📌Coast to Coast Map 2.20.54.1 https://truckymods.io/american-truck-simulator/maps/coast-to-coast
📌Promods Canada 1.4.0 https://www.promods.net/compat.php?game=ats
UPDATE📌Reforma 2.8.9.154 https://truckymods.io/american-truck-simulator/maps/reforma
📌Reforma Mega Resources 2.8.7.154 https://truckymods.io/american-truck-simulator/map-assets/reforma-mega-resources
📌Reforma Sierra Nevada 1.6.154 https://truckymods.io/american-truck-simulator/maps/reforma-sierra-nevada
📌Reforma OtherMaps Patch 28.154 https://truckymods.io/american-truck-simulator/map-patches/reforma-other-maps-patch
📌Beyond ATS 4.0 https://terramaps.net/download/view.php?game=beyondats
📌Beyond – Coast 2 Coast Road Connection 1.54-1.1 https://truckymods.io/american-truck-simulator/map-patches/beyond-coast-2-coast-road-connection
📌ATS Expansion 16.2 https://truckymods.io/american-truck-simulator/maps/ats-expansion-v13-for-151
📌ATS Expansion Cargo Add On 2.5PE https://truckymods.io/american-truck-simulator/map-assets/ats-expansion-cargo-add-on
📌Washington Extended 3.0 https://truckymods.io/american-truck-simulator/maps/ed-rezone-washington-extended
📌Discover Oregon 2.0 https://truckymods.io/american-truck-simulator/maps/discover-oregon-v10
NEW📌Texarkana Yard 1.01 https://truckymods.io/american-truck-simulator/maps/texarkana-yard
NEW📌Miles City, MT Yard ATS Expansion Addon 1.01 https://truckymods.io/american-truck-simulator/maps/miles-city-mt-ats-expansion-addon
NEW📌Columbia, Mo Yard 1.01 https://truckymods.io/american-truck-simulator/maps/columbia-mo-yard
📌Aleutian Islands 2.0.1 https://truckymods.io/american-truck-simulator/maps/adak-island-alaska
UPDATE📌East Meets Mid-North 1.54-7 https://truckymods.io/american-truck-simulator/maps/east-meets-mi-north
📌Ontario-Quebec 5-154 https://truckymods.io/american-truck-simulator/maps/discover-ontario
📌East Meets Mid-North – Promods Canada RC 1.54-2 https://truckymods.io/american-truck-simulator/maps/emmn-promods-rc
UPDATE📌East Meets Mid-North – ATS Expansion RC 1.54-4 https://truckymods.io/american-truck-simulator/maps/emmn-ats-expansion-rc
UPDATE📌East Meets Mid-North – Discover Ontario RC 1.54-4 https://truckymods.io/american-truck-simulator/maps/emmn-discover-ontario-rc
📌Project Better Arizona 0.4.2.1 https://truckymods.io/american-truck-simulator/maps/project-better-arizona
📌Project Better Arizona Reforma Connection 1.10.2 https://truckymods.io/american-truck-simulator/map-patches/project-better-arizona-reforma-connections
📌Background map options:
1. https://sharemods.com/tww7tt70t4jm/ATS_satellite.scs.html
2. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348711188
Bonus:
📌minimal adviser interface for ATS & ETS2 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=718961487
📌Alternate F2 Mirrors https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=647814782