Iceland DLC for ETS2 today and Cruising Iceland event
Today is that day. Iceland DLC will be released. SCS Software is celebrating the new expansion release with a new World of Trucks event, Cruising Iceland, starting also today. The Land of Fire and Ice is now open for business.
What’s in the DLC
14 cities to explore. SCS highlights the Ring Road (Route 1) around the whole island, the Haukadalur geothermal area where Strokkur erupts, the one-lane bridges where you have to yield, and colorful Reykjavík. Other features shown in the run-up include the Northern Lights, real Icelandic daylight hours, custom farms, quarries and a silica factory in Húsavík. Earlier previews also covered viewpoints like Gullfoss, Jökulsárlón and Goðafoss.
Cruising Iceland event
- What you need: the Iceland DLC and a World of Trucks-connected profile.
- How it works: use External Contracts or the External Market, so you can also bring your own trailer. Jobs must be at least 150 km, to or from any Iceland city.
- Community goal: drive 175,000,000 km combined.
- Personal reward: deliver to or from all 14 Iceland cities to earn a World of Trucks achievement and the Fire and Ice truck paint job.
- Community reward: a hanging figurine if the community hits the shared target.
- Claiming: on the Events page of your World of Trucks profile. You can check recent deliveries in your Log Book.
- Ends: Sunday, January 3, 2027 at 23:59 UTC.
Eurafrica for ETS2 1.62 Released
If you’ve been following the Eurafrica map mod for Euro Truck Simulator 2, here are updated versions for ETS2 1.62 just landed.
What Is Eurafrica?
For anyone new to it, Eurafrica is a personal, hand-crafted representation of Africa’s road network for ETS2, focused on the Maghreb region and beyond. It’s built to balance detail with performance, and comes packed with custom garages, companies, models, and genuinely challenging roads. It’s also compatible with major map mods like Promods and Roextended, so it slots into a lot of existing setups without a fight.
There are several video showcases on YouTube if you want to see it in action before diving in.
Changes in ETS2 1.62
- New Arab stop signs are in EuraMag
- 2 New custom pickup police (Maghreb and West)
- 2 New custom taxi (Sandero in Maghreb and Duster in West)
- New custom black colored walkers in West
As always: play safe, respect the terms, and enjoy the roads. 🚛
Roextended 5.4 released for ETS2 1.62
Roextended Free and Premium 5.4 for ETS2 1.62 was released and available as always on Roextended.ro.
Changelog:
- fixed all reported bugs
- updated materials to ETS2 1.62
Euro Truck Simulator 2 1.62 Released
SCS Software just released ETS2 1.62. 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.
ETS2 1.62 will bring us not only changes mentioned below but also new DLCs – Iceland and Coaches later this month.
Changelog
Map
- New Garages
Vehicles
- Improved Material System for Iveco S-Way
- DAF XG+ Emerald, Sapphire & 30 Years in Czechia Editions
- Goodyear Tyres Pack Update
Sound
- Game Radio Update
American Truck Simulator 1.62 Released
SCS Software just released ATS 1.62. 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.
Changelog
Map
- Road Trip Tourist Boards Update
Vehicles
- Improved Material System for the All-New 2025 Volvo VNL
- Goodyear Tires Pack Update
- Added the All-New 2025 Volvo VNL among AI traffic vehicles
Sound
- Game Radio Update
ETS2 Coaches DLC will be released November 12
The wait is almost over. SCS has confirmed that the Coaches DLC for Euro Truck Simulator 2 releases on November 12, 2026. Since our last roundup, SCS has shown new vehicle features, explained coach ownership and jobs, and revealed a third job type. Here’s everything that’s new.
July 17, 2026: New Vehicle Features
SCS showed the systems coaches have that trucks don’t:
- Destination display: a panel at the top of the windshield showing the final stop. It’s a removable accessory and visible from inside the cabin.
- Sun visors: coaches have big windshields, so the visors are split into left and right halves that you control independently, with animations and sounds.
- Rear-view camera: built into the dashboard, it replaces the navigation display automatically when you engage reverse. That should help a lot at tight bus stations.
- Interior lighting: ambient lighting in a colour of your choice, plus a main ceiling light you can switch on and off, useful when picking up passengers at night.
August 21, 2026: Vehicle Ownership and Job Schedule
- Buying a coach: coaches are sold through the Online Dealer and kept in their own garage, so they don’t take up your truck garage slots.
- Shared money: finances are shared between truck and coach modes. You can earn through Quick Jobs or regular truck jobs first, and loans are available if you want to start sooner.
- Customisation: chassis, engine, and transmission variants, plus seat upholstery and curtains, depending on the model. Some parts and accessories unlock through progression.
- Free roaming: an owned coach can go anywhere on the map and visit viewpoints, with fuel, fatigue, and other familiar systems working as they do with a truck.
- Contract Jobs: unlocked by owning a coach. You browse passenger services in nearby cities, drive to the station, confirm your line, and the game jumps to the scheduled departure. Many routes have multiple stops, and harder routes pay more money and experience.
October 2026: Scania Touring Gameplay Preview
The Scania Touring finally got its own gameplay video. It showed how driving style affects passenger reactions, with sharp turns and hard braking raising G-forces and drawing responses from passengers. It also featured passenger chatter behind you and the adjustable sun visor.
October 7, 2026: Tourist Jobs
A third job type for a more relaxed pace. You take passengers on a day out from a bus station to a landmark: natural scenery, city centers, or even industrial depots with guided tours. Some destinations have opening hours that affect arrival times. Whether the landmark is locally or globally known sets the trip length. At the end you get a viewpoint with a short cutscene, often with a short description of the place. The schedule is more leisurely than Contract Jobs.
November 1, 2026: Release Date and Trailer
SCS announced November 12 with an official trailer. The three launch coaches are the Scania Touring, Volvo 9700 DD, and MAN Lion’s Coach. The trailer highlights the G-force indicator, smooth driving, and the three job types: Quick Jobs for early money, Contract Jobs with your own coach, and Tourist Jobs. SCS also says Coaches will keep growing after launch, with more licensed coaches, customization options, and features.
Updated “What We Know”
- Release date: November 12, 2026
- Launch coaches: Scania Touring, MAN Lion’s Coach, Volvo 9700 DD
- Jobs: Quick Jobs, Contract Jobs (own coach required), Tourist Jobs
- Ownership: Online Dealer purchase, separate garage, loans, progression-unlocked parts
- After launch: more coaches, customisation, and features planned
Iceland releases two days earlier, on November 10, so it’s a busy week for ETS2.
Iceland DLC for ETS2 is coming in about 2 weeks
- The Iceland DLC launches on November 10, 2026, announced alongside a new trailer in SCS’s Steam announcement. That’s about two weeks from now and right after 1.62 hits stable.
- The map has 14 cities and settlements, including Reykjavík and Akureyri, connected by the Ring Road.
- Landmarks include Jökulsárlón, Goðafoss, Gullfoss, Seljalandsfoss, Víkurfjara, Geysir and Þingvellir.
- Some routes cross narrow single-lane bridges where you have to give way to oncoming traffic.
- Freight goes to custom-made farms, quarries and a silica factory in Húsavík.
- The Northern Lights can appear under the right conditions, and daylight hours follow Iceland’s real-world timing.
SCS Software has confirmed that the Iceland DLC for Euro Truck Simulator 2 launches on November 10, 2026, just after the 1.62 update. After more than a year of previews, here’s the full picture.
What’s in the box: 14 cities and settlements, including Reykjavík and Akureyri, linked by the Ring Road. Expect famous stops like Jökulsárlón, Goðafoss, Gullfoss, Seljalandsfoss, Geysir and Þingvellir, plus narrow single-lane bridges where you yield to oncoming traffic.
New work: custom farms, quarries and a silica factory in Húsavík, along with Keflavík’s fishing-town depots.
Atmosphere: the Northern Lights can show up in the sky, and daylight hours follow the real Icelandic calendar.
How we got here: announced June 2025, followed by previews of churches, the Ring Road, coastline, Keflavík, Akureyri, depots, fjords, scenic viewpoints and a first gameplay drive from Seyðisfjörður to Goðafoss.
Leaked Map:
Cities visible in the photo
- West and Westfjords: Ísafjörður, Patreksfjörður, Hólmavík, Ólafsvík, Borgarnes
- Southwest: Keflavík, Reykjavík, Selfoss
- North: Blönduós, Akureyri, Húsavík, Þórshöfn
- East and southeast: Egilsstaðir, Höfn
What else the map shows
- Route 1 (the Ring Road) runs around the whole island. The map also has secondary roads such as 30 to 41 in the southwest, 54 to 62 in the west and Westfjords, 85 in the northeast, and 92 and 93 in the east.
- Anchor icons mark ports or ferry points near Patreksfjörður, Ólafsvík and the south coast near Selfoss.
- Camera icons are scattered along the coast and the Ring Road. Together with the “Tourist Jobs” tab at the bottom, they look like sightseeing and viewpoint spots.
- There are fuel stations and service points in nearly every town, plus a few stops along the quieter southeast stretch toward Höfn.
- The Westfjords are a maze of fjord roads, which matches the “fjords define how roads are built” angle from SCS’s fjords preview.
- The Highlands in the center are empty, so the map sticks to the coastal and Ring Road network.
Trucksim Showcase 09.09.2026
Trucksim is on pause again. This time it’s a combination of two things.
First, we’re right in that in-between period between two versions of the games. ATS and ETS2 are between major updates right now, and until the next big patch lands there isn’t much new to dig into, test, or build guides around. It’s simply a quiet stretch for the games themselves.
Second — and honestly the bigger factor — my main job is still eating up much more of my time than I’d like. I’m trying to balance that with this hobby project, and right now the job is winning most days.
On a smaller note, I actually have two podcasts already prepared. Unfortunately I can’t publish them yet, since both use some copyrighted footage and I’m waiting on approvals before I can put them out. As soon as that’s sorted, they’ll go up.
No dates, no promises — just wanted to give an honest update on where things stand.
Thank you for your patience and support.
American Truck Simulator: 1.61 Open Beta
After a couple months of experimental beta for 1.61 SCS Software releases open beta starting from ATS and following with ETS2. Cycle of previous 1.60 version was quite short but longer than we expected in June. We can’t call new version fundamental and revolutionary but couple features will change life for some players. As always you can read about all changes of the official blog. To try beta go to Steam client → LIBRARY → right-click on American Truck Simulator → Properties → Betas tab → Beta Participation drop-down menu → public_beta. No password is required. Sometimes you will have to restart your Steam client to see the correct branch name there.
Changelog
Map
- Proximity Exploration
- Map Changes for Road Trip
Vehicles
- New Cargoes
Visual
- Improved Material System: International LT & International LoneStar
Map Combo Early Links and Load Order
I’m currently preparing map combo setups — free and premium. The difference between them: in the free version, you’ll find mods that can be downloaded for free, while for premium you’ll need to own the paid maps. There are some free replacements for premium mods that I’ll be using.
Links to new and updated mods are already available for patrons, so they can download the files ahead of the load order and video guide. The free setup will probably be released publicly tomorrow, while the premium one will follow a bit later.
