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.
Hidden Roads Study – November, 4 2026
Since 1.62 is here we have to do a recap what’s going on with hidden (or secret) roads in ATS and ETS2.
European guide was not updated since June 2026 and it is still actual until Iceland DLC we expect on November 10. But I’ve updated American guide added South Dakota as well as fixed some missed roads. Also updated flag of Utah in the video.
Please note that Proximity Exploration feature released in 1.61 can help you to find most of the secret roads without any guides. You can turn on or off the feature but anyway it is the biggest change in the game on this topic since 2022, when hidden roads came as markable objects in version 1.44. For sure some roads are real secret and even with this feature you need to go around all roads to find the location of unmarked path. So for some time I will continue to update my guides.
The next big update will be I after Iceland in ETS2 and British Columbia in ATS.
If I find any new roads or you suggest one I will not update it instantly since I skip mid-tier guide videos because of low views on YouTube. The same issue affects 100% discovery guides and map combo content. I know there’s interest from my audience, but without YouTube helping push this type of content, it quickly gets buried.
You can always check the complete list of cities with hidden paths here: https://trucksim.top/y9t6. It probably won’t reveal the exact secret road locations, but it can help you figure out if you missed any areas.
ETS2 (updated 06.01.2026, actual on 1.62 with all map DLCs before Iceland, 114 roads so far)
ATS (updated 11.02.2026, actual on 1.62 with South Dakota DLC, 290 roads so far)
Collection of 10 found roads in South Dakota with locations footages.
Map Combo Study 11.02.2026
We finished with map combo in games version 1.61 and getting ready for the new release as well as new DLCs. But until that we still have time to enjoy the long distance journey on Europe and America.
ETS2 1.61
Giga map combo I’ve finished last week for ETS2 1.61 took more time that I expected , and it has taken more time than I expected but it became a solid update with 74 maps. I reduced count of maps in the final setup to release it faster and maybe will do some corrections on it but not sure.
ATS 1.61
Bigger American combo is also actual and can be satisfy you until we are waiting for 1.62. While in Europe we will see Iceland and Coaches DLC this November, in ATS there is no significant changes of the map with new version.
Don’t forget about Beginner’s Guide which help new comers to dive to combos world. It will save you time, prevent recurring issues, and help you create a stable and enjoyable setup from the start.
ETS2 1.61 Giga Map Combo for ETS2 1.61 – Tutorial – October, 28 – 2026
ATS Bigger Map Combo for ATS 1.61 with 23 Maps – October, 18 – 2026
Guide mentioned above could be helpful:
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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.
Evolution of ETS2 – DLC Trailers & Releases (2012-2026)
This timeline showcases almost every official DLC trailer (+ free map expansions and reworks) from the 2012 base game launch through the upcoming Iceland DLC.
Watch how SCS Software expanded the virtual European trucking world from the original 18 countries to the complete continent, featuring:
Base Game (2012) – The foundation with 18 countries
Going East (2013) – Eastern European expansion
Major DLCs: Scandinavia, Vive La France, Italia, Beyond the Baltic Sea, Road to the Black Sea, Iberia, West Balkans, Greece, Nordic Horizons
Future expansions: Iceland DLC
It does not include future Isle of Ireland, Soul of Anatolia and UK Rework.
Each trailer is presented chronologically with game version info and covered regions. Perfect for ETS2 veterans wanting to relive the journey or newcomers discovering the game’s incredible growth over 13 years!
All footages taken from @SCSSoftware, the music has been replaced since most of the trailers have copyrighted tunes. Resolution of initial trailers was 720p and later 1080p so I framed them.
Map Combo Study 10.19.2026
A quick status update on where the Map Combo Study stands.
ETS2 1.61: the mega combo is taking longer than planned
I’m building a big mega map combo for ETS2 1.61, and it has taken more time than I expected. A lot of new maps were released and many existing ones got updates, so the setup kept moving under my feet. Trucksim is a hobby project and my time is limited, so I’m deliberately not publishing interim versions. I’d rather put the effort into one major, properly tested setup than hand out a string of half-finished ones.
The goal is to finish the new ETS2 combo this weekend. I can’t promise it, but that’s the target.
ATS: the big combo is done
The good news is on the American side. The larger ATS map combo is finished, and it should stay current for the entire 1.61 cycle. It includes most of the free maps that are available and can be combined right now.
I had planned to add paid mods as well, but that needs its own additional setup, and again time is the limit. For now the ATS combo covers free maps only.
What else is on the list
Alongside the combos, there are a few things I want to finish:
- Events that still need to be wrapped up
- More varied videos built around my own routes (see the North Dakota Routes)
- 100% discovery guides
- Hidden roads guides
Don’t forget about Beginner’s Guide which help new comers to dive to combos world. It will save you time, prevent recurring issues, and help you create a stable and enjoyable setup from the start.
ETS2 1.61 First Map Combo for ETS2 1.61 – Tutorial – September, 22 – 2026
ATS Bigger Map Combo for ATS 1.61 with 23 Maps – October, 18 – 2026
Guide mentioned above could be helpful:
Youtube channel as well as this blog is my hobby so I can spend on it only the free time. If you like my content please consider to support Trucksim on Patreon.
Bigger Map Combo for ATS 1.61 with 23 Maps – October, 18 – 2026
The second and fixed map combo with bigger areas to explore and count of mods. Combination designed for ATS 1.61 with South Dakota DLC. It includes Coast to Coast, Promods Canada, Beyond, Reforma, ATS Expansion, Mexssimap, ATMX, Sierra Nevada and other mods. Links below consist 23 maps and additions. Only Free mods.
Links:
UPDATE📌Coast to Coast Map 2.24.61.1 https://trucksim.top/mck5
📌Reforma 3.0.1.161 https://trucksim.top/j8q9
NEW📌Reforma Fix 1.61-1.0.1 https://trucksim.top/lzbq
📌Reforma Mega Resources 3.0.1.161 https://trucksim.top/et5v
📌Reforma Sierra Nevada 1.19.161 https://trucksim.top/0vxg
NEW📌Reforma Sierra Nevada Fix 1.61-1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/bzy4
📌Reforma Other Maps Patch 40.161 https://trucksim.top/pnhz
📌Promods Canada 1.6.4 https://trucksim.top/38bg
NEW📌Grand Utopia of America 1.5a https://trucksim.top/n1yv
NEW📌Grand Utopia of America – Base Map Connection 1.4a https://trucksim.top/1nzq
NEW📌Grand Utopia of America – South Dakota Fix 1.61-1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/avbu
NEW📌Beyond ATS 11.0 https://trucksim.top/l58f
NEW📌Beyond – ProMods Canada Fix 1.61 – 1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/5ps2
NEW📌Coast to Coast – Beyond RC 1.1.2 https://trucksim.top/gtlx
📌ATS Expansion 23 (Requires Volvo Construction and Heavy Cargo DLCs) https://trucksim.top/2363
NEW📌ATS Expansion Fix 1.61-1.0.2 https://trucksim.top/fokf
NEW📌EMMN Expansion 1.61-2 https://trucksim.top/1yl4
NEW📌EMMN – Promods Canada RC 1.61-1 https://trucksim.top/o6u9
NEW📌EMMN – ATS Expansion RC 1.61-1 https://trucksim.top/0fpb
NEW📌Ontario-Quebec V14-161 https://trucksim.top/wi8b
NEW📌EMMN – Ontario-Quebec RC 1.61-2 https://trucksim.top/ekkm
📌American Open Spaces 2.2 https://trucksim.top/805p
NEW📌Radiator Springs 1.3 https://trucksim.top/58w2
NEW📌Radiator Springs Fix 1.61-1.0.1 https://trucksim.top/hn53
📌ATS Mountain Rework V2.1 https://trucksim.top/sauz
UPDATE📌ATS Mountain Reworks Fix 1.61-1.0.1 https://trucksim.top/ti5c
NEW📌Discover Oregon Revived 1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/kp8y
NEW📌Trinity County Revived 1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/orbz
NEW📌Washington Extended Revived 1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/6t4u
NEW📌Washington Extended Revived Promods Connection 1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/urnl
NEW📌Petersburg Alaska Revived 1.0.0.1 https://trucksim.top/0cun
NEW📌Aleutian Islands Revived 1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/1lvk
📌Project Better Arizona 0.5.3 https://trucksim.top/rf0s
📌Project Better Arizona Reforma Connection 1.16 https://trucksim.top/aeg7
NEW📌Mexssimap 0.80.161 https://trucksim.top/z0xh
NEW📌Mexssimap Fix 1.61-1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/68zx
📌West Coast Ferry Terminals 1.1.3 https://trucksim.top/feih
📌Trucksmap USA 1.7pa1 https://trucksim.top/34dk
NEW📌ATMX 10.7 https://trucksim.top/b8kp
NEW📌NASCAR Map Combo Pack 1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/a2gi
NEW📌Ultimate Combo FIX – ATS 1.61-1.0.2 https://trucksim.top/lanu
📌Allan’s America Background Map 4K – Light (Steam Workshop) https://trucksim.top/wy6p
Hidden Roads Study – October, 13 2026
A quick recap what is going on with hidden (or secret) roads in ATS and ETS2. First of all – Proximity Exploration feature released in 1.61 can help you to find most of the secret roads without any guides. You can turn on or off the feature but anyway it is the biggest change in the game on this topic since 2022, when hidden roads came as markable objects in version 1.44. For sure some roads are real secret and even with this feature you need to go around all roads to find the location of unmarked path. So for some time I will continue to update my guides.
Big guides need to be updated – for ETS2 I have to check what is wrong with roads number – double check how many roads we have and what I missed. For ATS with 1.61 we got new DLC South Dakota where 10 new roads found (video below) but additionally I also have to check again count of roads and correct it accordingly. It will take some time on my side. So below you can find current existent guides more or less actual on 1.61 but not fully accurate. Guides for Europe with 114 roads and 281 in America are available on my channel excluding South Dakota. But below you can see 10 new roads footages in this new expansion. And the next big update will be I guess closer to the end of the year with Iceland and British Columbia DLCs.
If I find any new roads or you suggest one I will not update it instantly since I skip mid-tier guide videos because of low views on YouTube. The same issue affects 100% discovery guides and map combo content. I know there’s interest from my audience, but without YouTube helping push this type of content, it quickly gets buried.
You can always check the complete list of cities with hidden paths here: https://trucksim.top/y9t6. It probably won’t reveal the exact secret road locations, but it can help you figure out if you missed any areas.
ETS2 (updated 06.01.2026, actual on 1.61 with all map DLCs, 114 roads so far)
ATS (updated 06.28.2026, actual on 1.61 but without South Dakota DLC, 281 roads so far)
Collection of 10 found roads in South Dakota with locations footages.
Big Map Combo for ATS 1.61 with 11 Maps – October, 5 – 2026
The very first map combo for ATS 1.61 with South Dakota DLC. It includes Coast to Coast, Promods Canada, Reforma, ATS Expansion, Sierra Nevada and other mods. Links below consist 11 maps and additions. Only Free mods.
Links:
📌Coast to Coast Map 2.24.61.0 https://trucksim.top/mck5
📌Reforma 3.0.1.161 https://trucksim.top/j8q9
📌Reforma Mega Resources 3.0.1.161 https://trucksim.top/et5v
📌Reforma Sierra Nevada 1.19.161 https://trucksim.top/0vxg
📌Reforma Other Maps Patch 40.161 https://trucksim.top/pnhz
📌Promods Canada 1.6.4 https://trucksim.top/38bg
📌ATS Expansion 23 (Requires Volvo Construction and Heavy Cargo DLCs) https://trucksim.top/2363
📌American Open Spaces 2.2 https://trucksim.top/805p
📌ATS Mountain Rework V2.1 https://trucksim.top/sauz
📌ATS Mountain Reworks Fix https://trucksim.top/vlzi
📌Project Better Arizona 0.5.3 https://trucksim.top/rf0s
📌Project Better Arizona Reforma Connection 1.16 https://trucksim.top/aeg7
📌West Coast Ferry Terminals 1.1.3 https://trucksim.top/feih
📌Trucksmap USA 1.7pa1 https://trucksim.top/34dk
📌Allan’s America Background Map 4K – Light (Steam Workshop) https://trucksim.top/wy6p