Are the maps self contained ??

[I am Groot]

Are the maps self contained ?? or can you drive continuously from one state to another ??.

[The_Mell]

Perfectly connected.
North west with DLCs Oregon and Washington:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1785808169
South East wit DLC New Mexico:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1785808254

If you buy Washignton DLC but not Oregon then there will be no connection and you must operate from a bought garage there i think.

[Fury6]

Originally posted by The_Mell:

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If you buy Washignton DLC but not Oregon then there will be no connection and you must operate from a bought garage there i think.

Yep, you'll need to buy a garage(s) in the unconnected states in order to fast-travel into/between the non-contiguous map areas.

[Capt. Carrot]

If you buy Washington but not Oregon you CANNOT drive from Washington to the base map and you can only travel between Washington and the base map once you have bought sufficient garages to have unlocked the online garage purchase option that allows you to buy garages without visiting them first.

Personally think that this was short-sighted of SCS. they could have turned the rail freight depots into travel portals (just like the ferry/channel tunnel travel portals in ETS2) and this would have allowed travel between states. This would also make it easier for disabled gamers in the future.

by the time the map is finally finished you will be looking at 4-5 hours real-time to drive from California to New York. disabled gamers may not be able to manage that sort of gaming in one stint and so utilise rail freight depots as travel portals could enable a cargo job to go from California to New York in a fraction of that time in reality but still maintain appropriate in-game delivery time

[Robinicus]

I would not say it was short sighted by SCS at all; their goal is to sell content to keep the revenue stream going. They provided a link to make it playable if you don't buy all the DLC but you also don't get all the same benefits and gameplay options as the people who have bought everything which is a fair way to do it; why should someone who buys only a small portion of the content be entitled to everything those of us who buy it all have?

The time taken on a trip is irrelevant; if people only want to play for an hour they move forward a step and pick-up where they left off the next time they play, just like it is now.

[Goose_Few]

^well said

[I am Groot]

Ok cool, thanks for the info guys...

[Okrutnik]

Originally posted by Capt. Carrot:

If you buy Washington but not Oregon you CANNOT drive from Washington to the base map and you can only travel between Washington and the base map once you have bought sufficient garages to have unlocked the online garage purchase option that allows you to buy garages without visiting them first.

Personally think that this was short-sighted of SCS. they could have turned the rail freight depots into travel portals (just like the ferry/channel tunnel travel portals in ETS2) and this would have allowed travel between states. This would also make it easier for disabled gamers in the future.

by the time the map is finally finished you will be looking at 4-5 hours real-time to drive from California to New York. disabled gamers may not be able to manage that sort of gaming in one stint and so utilise rail freight depots as travel portals could enable a cargo job to go from California to New York in a fraction of that time in reality but still maintain appropriate in-game delivery time

This same problem also have ETS2 DLC's Beyond the Baltic Sea and Road to the Black Sea (need for them Going East DLC)

[Ryu]

Originally posted by Gargamel:

Originally posted by Capt. Carrot:

If you buy Washington but not Oregon you CANNOT drive from Washington to the base map and you can only travel between Washington and the base map once you have bought sufficient garages to have unlocked the online garage purchase option that allows you to buy garages without visiting them first.

Personally think that this was short-sighted of SCS. they could have turned the rail freight depots into travel portals (just like the ferry/channel tunnel travel portals in ETS2) and this would have allowed travel between states. This would also make it easier for disabled gamers in the future.

by the time the map is finally finished you will be looking at 4-5 hours real-time to drive from California to New York. disabled gamers may not be able to manage that sort of gaming in one stint and so utilise rail freight depots as travel portals could enable a cargo job to go from California to New York in a fraction of that time in reality but still maintain appropriate in-game delivery time

This same problem also have ETS2 DLC's Beyond the Baltic Sea and Road to the Black Sea (need for them Going East DLC)

No, you don't need Going East in order to get to Beyond the Baltic Sea. They added a ferry route from Germany to Finland.

[Okrutnik]

Originally posted by ~{DCMT}~ Ryu:

Originally posted by Gargamel:

This same problem also have ETS2 DLC's Beyond the Baltic Sea and Road to the Black Sea (need for them Going East DLC)

No, you don't need Going East in order to get to Beyond the Baltic Sea. They added a ferry route from Germany to Finland.

but on road to the black sea u cant

[Ryu]

Originally posted by Gargamel:

Originally posted by ~{DCMT}~ Ryu:

No, you don't need Going East in order to get to Beyond the Baltic Sea. They added a ferry route from Germany to Finland.

but on road to the black sea u cant

More than likely. However, if there is no direct connection then you will be able to buy garage remotely and use Fast Travel to get there. Just no jobs going to or from the non-contiguous area. Just like if you owned Washington and not Oregon.

So again, you won't need to own Going East. :)

[Nite69]

yea they added remote garage buying for those that don't own all the DLC's I wondered how they were gonna do that for players that didn't have them all, and that was SCS solution to it

Might also be simple road mods available to connect the locatuons the player doesn't own

I have all the DLC maps for ATS and ETS2 so far so no issues here :) these games are awesome

[Okrutnik]

Originally posted by ~{DCMT}~ Ryu:

Originally posted by Gargamel:

but on road to the black sea u cant

More than likely. However, if there is no direct connection then you will be able to buy garage remotely and use Fast Travel to get there. Just no jobs going to or from the non-contiguous area. Just like if you owned Washington and not Oregon.

So again, you won't need to own Going East. :)

I own all expansion DLC and some ppl may have problem