Differential Lock

[Trombepis]

This is a standard function on most trucks, and it would be extremely useful in-game. It's so easy to get a truck stranded just by going up on a curb or in the dirt just because not every wheel is touching the ground evenly. If the freespinning of an unlocked differential can be simulated, so can a locked differential

[BobKlobb]

Agree, but I have yet to be unable to rock the truck free in any situation.

[room217au]

It's because the information for how each chassis behaves is in a separate def file.
ie. the 6x4 is a different file than the 6x2/4 is a different file than the 6x2, etc etc.
These files are loaded on profile load.
In terms of this game (and ETS2) it baffles me why anyone would drive anything other than a 6x4 or 8x4.
But that's just me.

To enable diff locking, the game executable would need to be re-written and quite substantially. All trucks would need to be re-configured, file-wise. New menu configs, controller configs... blah blah. It's a big job.

While I agree with the OP, I think this is something for ETS3 :)

[Rookie-31st]

I don't see it "extremely useful" in this game. Quite opposite, I find it pointless in current t game environment

[Trombepis]

If it's in the individual chassis files, modders could add chassis with solid axles. It would be more tedious in game, but pretty simple to implement. If enough modders got on board, it would show the developers that it's a feature people want

[Stoneslinger76]

Differential lock and inter-axle lock would be nice.
The dev's just changed the axles in (v1.3) "accessory_chassis_data.def" from "powered_wheel" to "powered_axle".

This should make a bit of differance, I am assumeing both wheels on an axle will drive now but will probably greatly reduce turning radius if multiple rear axles are "powered_axle".
Both "powered_axle" and "powered_wheel" would be needed for differential lock and or inter-axle lock to work correctly.

In real life if you have "her" all locked up (diff and inter axle) you are not going turn to well at all and break axles, drive shafts, differentials on dry pavement.

You want to be sure not to hit curb's obstacles straight on (15deg angle min) to allow one wheel to go over first. If you try to climb a curb straight on in real life the odds of breaking a axle or drive shaft/u-joint are increadibly high (getting fired even higher).

Some challengeing slippery conditions or muck/mudd at the jobsite deliverys, quarry/pit pickup points would make use of the axle/diff lock and would be a cool challenge for the ATS game.

take that dozer or excavator off the trailer and tow you out

[room217au]

I'm not exactly sure, but I think you guys have the wrong concept here.
I've never seen a "Detroit Locker", or any other capability like that, on a prime mover before.
The only axle options on a 6x4 are what you've called inter-axle.
In Australia it's called a diff-lock, but that's only because the power-divider "locks" the front and rear differentials together to make both axles drive the truck.
This does not mean the individual axles are locked (meaning the whole axle turns as one) but means that you can have both axles driving and still have normal diff-slip control for turning.
It's not recommended to have the diffs locked at road speed. It is more for situation-specific traction requirements.
SCS changed the chassis defs to make the sim more in line with real-world trucks in as much as the individual wheels don't drive, instead they are merely "attached to" the ends of a pair of axle shafts.

[Stoneslinger76]

Originally posted by room217au:

I'm not exactly sure, but I think you guys have the wrong concept here.

The only axle options on a 6x4 are what you've called inter-axle.
In Australia it's called a diff-lock.

The inter-axle lock is a option, it works in cooridantion with with the differntial lock (diff-lock).
Yes, the diff lock locks the power to both rear drives, with limited slip ("diff slip").

The inter-axle lock enables the axle shafts to be locked (no limited slip), when diff-lock and inter-axle lock are enabled all rear wheels are driveing/powered.
Its only used off-road in slippery/soft terrain conditions and turn radius is increased atleast 3-5 times.
In the cab you get 3 switches on the dash, 1 for differential lock, 2 for inter-axle (1 for each rear drive).

[Trombepis]

There is even a switch for it on the dash of the Scot A2HD mod in the workshop, aesthetic I'm sure, but it's there