Complete evolution of ETS2. All DLC Trailers & Releases (2012-2027)
Journey through the complete history of Euro Truck Simulator 2’s map expansions! This timeline showcases every official DLC trailer (+ free map expansions and reworks) from the 2012 base game launch through the upcoming Iceland DLC (2026-2027).
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
Future expansions: Nordic Horizon & Iceland DLCs
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.
ETS2 1.56 Open Beta
A day after American open beta for version 1.56, SCS announced the release for ETS2 and it is now available to test. Base game changes like new Profiles UI or Height Blend effect are the same as in ATS but in European sim some new content revealed for DLCs.
Changelog
Gameplay
- Camera Zoom – Hold/Toggle
Vehicles
- HS-Schoch Tuning Pack DLC Update
- Special Transport DLC Update – CZ LOKO
- Schmitz Cargobull Trailer Pack DLC Update
Visual
- Height Blend
UI
- New Profile Creation and Start-up Flow
- Management UI/UX Improvements
Other
- DLC Browser
As always more details on SCS Software blog and you can also try these changes joining beta branch. Go to Steam library – right-click on Euro Truck Simulator 2 – Properties – Betas tab – Beta Participation drop down menu – public_beta. No password is required.
ETS2 1.56 News
Alongside with ATS 1.56 Open beta release we have some news for European trucking sibling of SCS Software. I still do not believe that we will see Nordic Horizon DLC this fall despite the fact that we saw the trailer, the good signal that the release is around the corner. But this time the trailer was prepared for Gamescom presentation and probably the expansion will be released not in 1.56 cycle. But new game version can be released September-October 2025 and below are the updates we will see in it.
HS-Schoch DLC Update
With the arrival of the upcoming ETS2 1.56 HS-Schoch Tuning Pack is receiving a substantial refresh and expansion.
Accessory finishes:
- Chrome
- Paintable (can now be customised in any colour of your choice)
- Matte paintable (also fully colour-selectable)
Grilles and Light Bars:
- Roof bars will have new LED and non-LED versions
- Front light bars will now feature LED, non-LED, and even strobe versions
- Bottom grilles will also be updated, with slot-based options as well as an LED version
It will be brought also two brand-new paint jobs.
Since the release of the HS-Schoch Pack, several new trucks have been added to ETS2. With this update, SCS includes bars for all the vehicles that were not part of the game at the time of the DLC’s original launch.
Schmitz Cargobull DLC Update
The highlight of this update is the Schmitz S.CS High Capacity Transport (HCT). This configuration features two trailers connected with a dolly. Schmitz Cargobull now becomes the second brand in Euro Truck Simulator 2 to feature a 32 m HCT trailer setup.
Also arriving in this update is the Schmitz S.KO City chassis, equipped with a steering axle, which provides greater manoeuvrability in tighter spaces. While this feature is primarily aimed at navigating urban environments, in ETS2, you are free to take it anywhere you like. Whether threading through narrow streets or tackling longer journeys, this new option adds variety and flexibility to your trailer fleet.
CZ LOKO Locomotives
With the upcoming 1.56 update, it will be revealed new cargoes from the company CZ LOKO, a renowned manufacturer of locomotives, both to the Euro Truck Simulator 2 base game and also as part of the Special Transport DLC.
In the base game, it will added the locomotives MUV 75 and EffiShunter 300. While these aren’t the largest or heaviest machines you’ll encounter, don’t underestimate them – make sure your truck is well-prepared to handle the load. The MUV 75 tips the scales at over 14 tons, while the EffiShunter 300 weighs in at a hefty 36 tons.
The Special Transport already features oversized cargoes such as the Articulated Hauler, Large Reservoir Tank, Giant Silo, and many more. Now, the roster is expanding with a true heavyweight – the EffiShunter 1000, a massive locomotive built by CZ LOKO.
Truckers will haul this behemoth on a lowbed trailer. The total height (including the trailer) reaches an impressive 5.3 meters, with a length of 16 meters and a width of 3.1 meters. Navigating corners with the EffiShunter 1000 in tow will demand precision and nerves of steel.
Your truck will need a powerful engine for this job – the locomotive alone weighs 80 tons, plus another 10 tons for the trailer. That’s 90 tons of pure challenge rolling behind you.
It will be available to deliver the EffiShunter 1000 along three routes: Berlin to Szczecin, Kassel to Hamburg, and Bremen to Travemünde. Each journey will be escorted by two escort vehicles to help ensure a safe trip from departure to delivery.
Mega Map Combo for ETS2 1.55 – Tutorial – August, 27 2025
Another update of map combo for ETS 1.55. Current setup includes Promods, Eurafrica, Poland Rebuilding, Roextended, Beyond, PJ Indo, Great Steppe, EAA, Grand Utopia, Dreamland, JRR and many more. 58 maps, 167 files, RCs, fixes. As always please follow the instructions in video and note that combo designed to version 1.55 and requires all map DLCs. Paid mods are optional.
If you don’t have experience with map combos please first watch Beginner’s Guide
Links
📌Roextended 4.7 (paid or free version) https://trucksim.top/dlpr
UPDATE📌Roex Road Connections (Roex, Promods, RM, SR, PR) https://trucksim.top/ncg0
NEW 📌Eurafrica 3.7 https://discord.gg/a2GwuHnEkE (Premium mod, optional. To purchase Eurafrica join Discord, choose your tier, make Paypal payment and then open ticket)
📌Promods 2.75 https://trucksim.top/zzoj (Tutorial Promods https://youtu.be/13HdfZLhLqk)
NEW 📌Eurafrica ProMods Fix 1.55-1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/y4tk
📌Middle East Addon 2.75 https://trucksim.top/w5ru
NEW 📌Great Steppe 1.4 https://trucksim.top/ovok
NEW 📌Great Steppe – Beyond RC 1.55-1.1.0 https://trucksim.top/g0lz
NEW 📌Great Steppe – ProMods Fix 1.55-1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/vdg4
📌ProMods Off The Grid Special Transport Fix 1.55-1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/5n2f
NEW 📌Promods – Beyond Corfu RC 1.55-1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/10h3
📌Promods – SRMap Road Connection 2.1 https://trucksim.top/w5u5
NEW 📌Poland Rebuilding 2.6 https://trucksim.top/ep9e
📌EAA 1.55 (paid, optional) https://trucksim.top/x0j8
📌EAA Rescaled 1.7 https://trucksim.top/8r4z
NEW 📌Eurafrica EAA Fix 1.55-1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/uu0c
📌JRR (Java Road Revolution) 0.85a https://trucksim.top/toe0
NEW 📌PJ Indo 7.25 https://trucksim.top/ucfi
NEW 📌PJ Indo Map Combo Fix 1.55-1.0.1 https://trucksim.top/efnp
📌ROC (Roads of Chunghwa) 1.55 https://trucksim.top/s9q6
📌Roads of Chunghwa Fix 1.0 https://trucksim.top/7pco
📌Roads of Chunghwa – Beyond RC 1.0_fix https://trucksim.top/yo0k
📌Truck Dream Road (Unzip the file with right click) https://trucksim.top/qn6f
📌Truck Dream Road FIX 1.1.1 https://trucksim.top/qi7y
📌Roads of Chunghwa – Truck Dream Road RC 1.0 https://trucksim.top/z9jw
📌Southeast Asia Map 0.2.6.1-1.55 https://trucksim.top/yma8
📌Southeast Asia Fix 1.3 https://trucksim.top/3g3q
📌Southeast Asia – Roads of Chunghwa Fix 1.55-1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/75xc
📌Southeast Asia – Beyond Fix 1.3 https://trucksim.top/pydc
📌Java Road Revolution – Southeast Asia Map RC 1.3 https://trucksim.top/kk04
📌Grand Utopia Map 1.18.2 https://trucksim.top/a6bq
UPDATE📌European Grand Utopia 1.55-1.9 https://trucksim.top/7ib0
UPDATE📌European Grand Utopia Fix 1.55-1.0.1 https://trucksim.top/pins
📌Grand Utopia Portugal Rebuild Fix 1.55-1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/2fp0
📌DreamLand Map 1.5.5 https://trucksim.top/d0vq
📌European Dreamland 1.55-1.1.1 https://trucksim.top/ty65
📌European DreamLand Fix 1.55-1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/u9a1
UPDATE📌Sibir Map 2.11 (Free version) https://trucksim.top/1e1l
📌SibirMap Fix 1.55-1.1.0 https://trucksim.top/nr9d
📌Alekseevskoye – Almetyevsk Highway Addon 1.55 https://trucksim.top/74qi
📌Beyond 5.0 https://trucksim.top/ibws
UPDATE📌Beyond Fix 1.55-1.3.1 https://trucksim.top/xudc
📌Beyond Africa Extended Fix 1.55-1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/msb0
📌Beyond – Middle-East Road Connection 1.55-1.1.1 https://trucksim.top/qsyx
NEW 📌Egyptian-Libyan Gateway 1.1 https://trucksim.top/4jk4
📌Antarctica Map 0.8-1.55 https://trucksim.top/srt0
📌Nauru Map 1.1fix https://trucksim.top/fi3a
📌Canada Map 0.2.5 (DEF only needed) https://trucksim.top/4wbg
📌Canada Map Fix 1.1 https://trucksim.top/xy3m
📌Senj West Balkans Map Add-on 1.3 https://trucksim.top/apxh
📌West Balkans Path-Breaker’s Direction Map 4.5 https://trucksim.top/99lu
📌Rröfte kosova – West Balkans Improvements 0.3.3 https://trucksim.top/qbcq
📌Pyla 1.2 https://trucksim.top/kaa6
📌Pyla ProMods Fix 1.55-1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/hi4l
📌Pays de la Loire Extended 1.0a https://trucksim.top/1yjv
📌rusmap 2.55 https://trucksim.top/osds
📌NNmap 1.2.1 https://trucksim.top/ndid
📌NNMap – rusmap RC 1.55-1.1 https://trucksim.top/hina
📌rusmap – NNMap Fix 1.55-1 https://trucksim.top/p3ra
📌Project russia 5.6.3 https://trucksim.top/j5lh
UPDATE📌Project russia – rusmap fix 1.55-1.2.2 https://trucksim.top/soxd
📌Project russia – rusmap RC 1.55-3.0.2 https://trucksim.top/mcnp
📌ural map 1.6 https://trucksim.top/hdjv
📌ural map NOS RC 2.1 https://trucksim.top/7s5w
📌Altai map 1.7.2 https://trucksim.top/mxws
📌Altai Map Fix 1.55-1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/6y2z
📌Altai – ROC RС 0.3 https://trucksim.top/sv78
NEW 📌Far East russia Alpha 24 https://trucksim.top/djkq
NEW 📌Far East russia – Off the Grid RC 1.0 https://trucksim.top/4uya
📌Belt Of The Tundra 1.1.2 https://trucksim.top/gq1n
📌Belt Of The Tundra Fix 1.55-1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/o54m
📌Off the Grid 3.1 https://trucksim.top/ncvq
📌M12 vostok 3.0 https://trucksim.top/84fq
📌Northern Open Spaces 13.6 https://trucksim.top/oznd
📌Sibir Map – Northern Open Spaces RC 1.5 https://trucksim.top/bkld
📌Ural Map – Northern Open Spaces RC 1.1.1 https://trucksim.top/x3de
📌Off the Grid – Northern Open Spaces RC 1.2 https://trucksim.top/lxko
UPDATE📌Trans-Siberian Truckway 2.0 https://trucksim.top/zg3d
UPDATE📌Trans-Siberian Truckway – SibirMap RC 2.0 https://trucksim.top/irwr
UPDATE📌Trans-Siberian Truckway – Belt of the Tundra RC 2.0 https://trucksim.top/b5st
UPDATE📌Trans-Siberian Truckway – Beyond RC 2.0 https://trucksim.top/hccr
UPDATE📌Trans-Siberian Truckway – Altai Map RC 1.9 https://trucksim.top/fi5q
UPDATE📌Trans-Siberian Truckway – Off the Grid RC 2.0 https://trucksim.top/m5wm
UPDATE📌Trans-Siberian Truckway – Truck Dream Road RC 2.0 https://trucksim.top/egtc
📌Southern Region 13.1 https://trucksim.top/upsj
📌Southern Region Fix 1.55-1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/eg5m
📌Southern Region – Altai Fix 1.55-1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/m5sb
📌Bengan’s Swedish Islands Map (If you own the copy of the mod it will work in this version of the game, but in the future it will probably disappear from map combos)
📌West Africa 0.03-1.55 https://trucksim.top/i0c9
📌Africa Extended 1.3-1.55 https://trucksim.top/z5xv
📌Project Comoros 1.55-1.0 https://trucksim.top/sxa6
📌Maldives 0.1-1.55 https://trucksim.top/ch2o
📌Project Caribbean 1.1 https://trucksim.top/uti7
📌Heart of Africa 0.2 https://trucksim.top/yijp
📌Heart of Africa Fix 1.55-1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/j596
📌Barcelona Expansion (Promods add-on) 1.6 https://trucksim.top/qahq
📌Portugal Rebuild (Promods addon) 0.1.5 https://trucksim.top/g9xj
📌Portugal Rebuild Fix 1.55-1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/jzx2
📌Santiago de Compostela 11 https://trucksim.top/7ts3
📌More European Cities (Greece) 1.1 https://trucksim.top/xmyc
📌More European Cities (Greece) – Beyond RC 1.55-2.0 https://trucksim.top/f745
📌More European Cities (Switzerland) 1.1 https://trucksim.top/o31m
📌Promods-More Europe Cities(Switzerland) RC 1.55-2 https://trucksim.top/zcwy
📌MedMap Reborn 1.55-1.0 https://trucksim.top/oasq
📌MedMap – ROEX Fix 1.55-1.0 https://trucksim.top/ne7w
📌Rhineland Map 1.2 https://trucksim.top/8nz7
📌Rhineland Fix 1.55-1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/ffz3
📌Rhineland Map – ProMods RC 1.2 https://trucksim.top/9918
📌Rhineland Beyond Fix 1.55-1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/496w
📌Emden 7-1.55 https://trucksim.top/y6qw
📌Latvia Rebuild 1.28-1.55 https://trucksim.top/ktc2
📌SFIGC 0.6-1.55 https://trucksim.top/0o1d
📌SJMap R6 https://trucksim.top/zt8m
📌SJMap – ProMods FIX 1.1 https://trucksim.top/0j63
📌FLD Patch by Jerry GMC Master Fixer 1.55-1.1.1 https://trucksim.top/u4av
📌FLD Patch Promods by Jerry GMC Master Fixer 1.55-1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/bxyq
UPDATE📌Misc Assets Updates 1.55-1.3.1 https://trucksim.top/r2gp
Mandatory Map Background (use both):
UPDATE📌Dark Background 2.2 https://trucksim.top/cs77
UPDATE📌ETS2 Global Background Map + Grand Utopia 2.2 https://trucksim.top/wecn
Bonus Mods:
📌Route Advisor for ETS2 https://trucksim.top/p9h9
📌Full Screen Map 1.55-11.0 https://trucksim.top/070m
Map Combination Beginners Guide and Secrets for ATS & ETS2
Map Combos for SCS trucking games are not a simple thing for newcomers. So you can find lot of ready setups for actual version, including here on Trucksim, but before start better to avoid obvious mistakes. In this guide I’m explaining how to build map combo for Euro Truck Simulator 2 (ETS2) or American Truck Simulator (ATS), from how to download and combine maps, to tricks how to avoid crashes. I will cover the basics for beginners. Guide made in 2024 but is still actual in September 2025 on game versions 1.55 and latest DLCs
Mentioned in video parameters for Launch Options in Steam:
for 8GB -64bit -nointro -unlimitedlog -rdevice dx11 -mm_pool_size 4096 -mm_max_resource_size 32 mm_max_tmp_buffers_size 1000
for 16GB -64bit -nointro -unlimitedlog -rdevice dx11 -mm_pool_size 8192 -mm_max_resource_size 32 -mm_max_tmp_buffers_size 1000
for 32GB -64bit -nointro -unlimitedlog -rdevice dx11 -mm_pool_size 16384 -mm_max_resource_size 32 -mm_max_tmp_buffers_size 1000
Telegram: https://t.me/trcksm
Nordic Horizons DLC Official Trailer
Along with the announcement for truck simulators release on consoles, SCS also revealed Official trailer for upcoming ETS2 expansion Nordic Horizons DLC. The trailer is in traditional dramatic style with no surprises. We still have no evidence that the expansion will be released in 2025 and so early trailer revealed is linked mostly to Gamescom where it was presented.
According to #SCS, development of this DLC took more than two years and 2 map development teams. And in terms of area it might be bigger that two latest DLC (Greece and West Balkans) together. For sure Nordic roads and lands not so saturated as Balkan small countries or Greece but we hope it will bring us amazing landscape mapping and long haul experience.
Currently new trailer is not available on Youtube but you can see it on social medias, e.g. Facebook
In video below I collected available footages and pics of #NordicHorizons WIP before the trailer.
ETS2 and ATS on Consoles
SCS Software made an announcement during yesterday’s Future Games Show, the digital showcase that runs ahead of Gamescom and highlights upcoming gaming projects. The developer premiered an exclusive teaser confirming the console versions of their popular trucking simulators.
The announcement officially confirmed that both Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator will be making their way to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. This represents a significant expansion for the franchise, which has primarily been available on PC platforms.
Console players will gain access to the realistic trucking physics and open-world gameplay that has made these simulators popular among PC users. The move to next-generation hardware should allow for enhanced performance and visual fidelity compared to previous console attempts in the trucking simulation genre.
Map Combo Study 08.21.2025
If you just started with mods and map combination please see beginner’s guide. If you ask obvious questions explained in that guide most probably you will be send to watch it again.
Regarding actual map combinations for both games on version 1.55 we have setups for both games and I’m sure they are not final. While no significant changes in America and ATS combo is actual and on hold on improvements, European combination growing almost every day. Below you will find massive setup for 55 maps for ETS2 and soon it will be expanded with new released maps like Eurafrica, Great Steppe, Poland Rebuilding, updated Sibirmap and other maps. I need time to assemble and test it so I hope we can see it not early that the weekend.
Before start to combine maps on your side please always check if the guide you see is latest and actual. Please also follow rules and requirements – correct load order, DLCs compatibility and avoid extra mods that did not mentioned in the guide. Every single mod (not only map) can break the game and you will have a problems.
Today for Europe we have mentioned mega map combo with 55 and it will be updated soon.
ETS2 Mega map combo 55 maps (08.17.2025)
For American 1.55 you can still build 17 maps setup with all major maps including latest Beyond, Promods Canada, ATS Expansion. Combo requires latest Iowa DLC and some maps also other DLCs dependent. Please see the guide for smart shopping of American DLC with bundles. For American configuration we use only free mods.
ATS Big Map Combo (08.02.2025)
While European setup is on development and soon we will see the update with fresh mods, American one will be probably actual for some time, minor mod versions updated and links are actualized.
Guides mentioned above and could be helpful:
Great Steppe 1.4 for ETS2 1.55 released
It is finally available major update of Great Steppe map from Promods team. New and rebuild cities in Kazakhstan as well as update of AI traffic. Version 1.4.0 is available to download on official website.
Development updates and insights are also presented on Promods’ livestream
Sibir Map 2.11 released
New version of Sibir map for ETS2 1.55 has been released in 2 versions – Free and Support (paid). While in SV (paid support version) changes are in added Р-254 highway and also expansion of Omsk city, in FV (free version) the only the first change on freeway P-254 added. Currently support version is available in bundle with new standalone Hexamap demo and cost about $3 but you have to pay on the russian unknown website.
Link to download FV https://trucksim.top/1e1l