Oversized loads + Articulated trailer issues when towed to certain repair stations.

[CynDee]

Really need the tow stations that have the wrought iron fence around it and the little car-park-like-white-roof over the entrance removed. Got an oversized/loaded dumptruck load stuck behind it when we needed a tow. It sent us there and couldnt get it through the small exit with the fence in the way. We couldnt even use part of the grassy spot either to wiggle through cause of the car-port-like-roof and the fence. Backing up was a no-go. Resetting by choosing to tow again put us in the same spot. So we tried the other side of the exit and no go there either.

Deffinitely needs addressing or maybe allow us to choose a tow place weve already passed on our current route. Current route only cause some people might abuse and choose to be towed 5 miles from destination but still allow these oversize loads not get stuck behind these style repair places. Or maybe if at said repair place then hitting the tow button again should tow/take you to a different one that was already passed on said route. Deffinitely annoying since we were only 200 miles from the destination. =/

[meatballs_21]

To clarify: you had oversized cargo and crashed, called a tow, and an obstruction (a canopy roof, I think I know the one you mean, it's at some truck dealers) prevented your trailer from getting out?

It sucks, you might just have to chalk that up to experience and remember for next time that if you crash bad enough to need a tow, your job is possibly forfeit (external contracts are if you call a tow)

[Mr. Doge]

May I ask how you got lots of damage? Did you crash or an AI glitch?

[rhuffp]

Another way out would be to :fly: over/out. if you have the dev console enabled

[Fury6]

This definitely sounds like an issue to be addressed by SCS, but in the meantime if you have the developer mode and console both active you can use the dev camera to reposition yourself back on the road outside the problem prefab.

Using the dev camera to reposition - press the '0' key (zero on the top numerical row) to get into the dev camera mode. Use the keypad keys to move and mouse to point/look, mouse scroll-wheel to adjust movement speed.

Once in a favourable position down close to the road (be aware clipping is OFF while using the dev camera) making sure you have space for your full combination, press CTRL-F9 to reposition your vehicle at your camera location and facing then just hit any of the normal view keys to leave the dev camera.
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To set up the dev mode + console you need to make a simple configuration file edit. The file you need to edit is the top level 'config.cfg' file located at:

"%userprofile%\documents\american truck simulator\"

find and set both the parameters:

g_console
g_developer

To be clear, after the edit the values should look as:

g_console "1"
g_developer "1"

The 'g_developer' parameter can be set to higher integers but I forget what they do (mine is set to 2 but I can't remember why I did that), heh.
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NOTE: If you're using the 'External' job market then there's no help for you until SCS resolves the problem internally. You can't use developer mod tools during those.

I would suggest that you log this to the SCS bug report section of the official forum.

[CynDee]

Its single player. We got stuck on railroad tracks. Our fault as we swerved to avoid a car that cut in front of us. but there was no way to get off cause of the angle except to get a tow since the articulated part(s) doesnt back up it just spins to one side and jams against the trailer preventing any kind of backing up and the closest tot he trucks articulated part just kinks up too.

Ty for the responses though. I dont think we have dev console enabled. We ended up abandoning it which sucks cause we were less than 200 miles from the 1800+ destination.

Another thing I noticed is with these Oversized ones that The trailers dont fit in some of the spawn spots. When weve gone to get one it was crunched in and upside down at a wallberts I think it was or the 'V' pick up place. Saw a similiar instance when we went to pick up a standard load and couldnt get to it cause an oversized one was blocking the slot it was parked in. We had to abandon that too. I could try to get screen shots but Im not in the area it happened at anymore and I think its random on if its an oversized load spawn.

[ttower]

Do you use any mods? I feel like SCS went through and updated all the prefabs to allow for these trailers to fit when they added them, since many places were too small. I remember seeing changes in these service stations which would allow the long trailers. I also do not remember ever seeing a Heavy Haul trailer spawn somewhere it doesnt fit, or blocking the way to another trailer. Sometimes they can be a tight fit, but never outright blocking the way. Mods might affect this however.

[CynDee]

I dont no. But my roomate does have some mods if i remember right. The headlight one and one of the trucks and some skins. Ill see if that was the case as we were playing on his comp at the time. Which might explain it.

I wonder if they can remove the articulated part at the back thats just really a bumper with a banner from the looks of things to allow backing up properly cause im wondering if maybe it wasnt being able to line it up to get it to squeak through. I wish wed grabbed screen shots now. =/

Or maybe they can force oversize loads to the non dealer ones. Thanks for that info, We got stuck on a gaurd rail with another different type of load several weeks back when another of them crazy cars just randomly changed lanes while it was raining and we swerved then to avoid damaging the load and got towed to an open planned repair place and didnt have any problems that time. Just had to turn it around cricle around and go out. Once again the articulated extra bumper at the end prevented backing up. If it was able to be locked in place for backing up maybe that would help. I wonder if theres a key that does that. *ponders* Cause its like driving a slinky.... or backing up a slinky on ball bearings or marbles and i cant imagine completing one of these types of loads on the hard difficulty parking without being able to back up.

But maybe we can find a similar oversize dump truck load and get towed to a dealer and replicate it for screenshotting or soemhting.

Tyty for the tips though everyone, much <3.

[CynDee]

*UPDATE* Ok he has 'ST Convoy mode compatibility' Mod that has the yellow dumptruck in one of the pics. So it is mod related hes taking it off now so as not to have that happen again. XD

TYTY again, much <3

[ttower]

As for the stinger, which is the name for the rear articulated part, they are not just there for the sign. IRL they are attached with hydraulics that allow the weigh of the load to be spread to those axles, helping make heavy combinations legal to drive on the road still. IRL they can also be locked to allow for backing up, but this is not possible within the game. The game should also never put you in a position that requires you to back up. You may put yourself in one, but the game never should.

[CynDee]

Yeah thats what I thought about backing up with one in game. XD
But I didnt know that about the stinger part IRL. So Tyty for the information, Learn something new everyday. =D