Discussion point: Map size

[Nkongo]

hey guys just a disscusion point here are you happy with the size of the map being a 1:35 scale or whatever it is? for me honestly i reckon it is too small. sure the america is bigger than the europe region but for it to be a proper truck simulator they need more open roads longer highways and being that small of scale i reckon getting from town to town will only take a matter of minutes. of course making a lager scale map would take more time but couldnt they just extend the highways and just stretch out the roads a bit more. its just a opinion guys whats yours? Euro truck felt like a good size and if america would be that size than i wouldnt mind.

[the gentle touch of a lesbian]

I think the scale will be fine once we get to play the game itself due to a higher quality map.

[Gizmosellsbunnys]

The scale is sufficient for ATS world, and saw the map itself and video of people driving it will work fine. Yes, it smaller ETS2, but ETS2 was based merger of german truck simulator and UK truck sim from couple years earlier. Its 34.5 scale looking at it probadly good balance at this point.

The quality of ATS far better than ETS2 now in content and accuracy. Nevada looks like I remember driving thru it.

[Nkongo]

i understand the quality will be far better in ats but from a simulator perpsective wouldnt you prefer longer roads? spending time enjoying the long highways rather than getting on it and in 5 minutes getting off it i dont know for me i feel like the map will be to small its just personal opinion

[Gizmosellsbunnys]

Somebody will ask the CEO about it probably good reason for the decision. Still, far larger than old 18 wheels of steel map

[Chief Zuma]

I kind of wonder about that myself, but I'm content with the added variety and quality. Even if it turns out to be a shorter journey, it seems like it will be more of an adventure. Of course it will also get much bigger when Arizona comes out.

[Gizmosellsbunnys]

Curious about Peach Springs AZ on the map as it was part old route 66 route. Be awesome used old maroon highway signs

[Gamesss]

https://www.youtube.com/results?lclk=week&search_query=american+truck+simulator+vs+euro+truck+simulator+2+comparison&filters=week


American truck simulator vs euro truck simulator 2 comparison
It is 2x smaller than ets2 watch here
-Map comparison
-Trucks comparison
-Cities comparison
-Size comparison
-Trucks comparison
-GPS comparison
-Roads comparison
-Services comparison
-Cars comparison
-Landscape comparison
-Intersection and traffic comparison
-Skills comparison
-Airplanes comparison
-Night comparison
-Sky comparison

[Nkongo]

Of course there will be more locations and with added dlc will extend the map but from town to town the journey will be short. Towns next to each other will sometimes almost be walking distance a bit exaggerated

[Chief Zuma]

Something else to bear in mind is that, judging by the footage that exists, speed limits in America are WAY higher than Europe. In one Nevada video I saw, the guy was travelling through an 80mph zone. So you can expect that even if the distances are the same, you'll probably cover them a little more quickly.

[Gizmosellsbunnys]

Originally posted by Ronaldus Invictus:

Something else to bear in mind is that, judging by the footage that exists, speed limits in America are WAY higher than Europe. In one Nevada video I saw, the guy was travelling through an 80mph zone. So you can expect that even if the distances are the same, you'll probably cover them a little more quickly.

I saw ATS video between Wennenucca and Elko. Utah and Wyoming most parts are 80 mph speed limit on interstate. Some may prefer ATS as you can make quicker deliveries.

[orb]

Originally posted by Yatesy:

spending time enjoying the long highways rather than getting on it and in 5 minutes getting off it

Well you can enable console, do for example "warp 0.7" command and you''ll spend there longer, and the cars overtaking you will feel having much more natural speed (if you feel too slow then either increase the warp slightly or get a mod that increases FoV inside cabin).

Originally posted by Atomic Fabrik:

video:American truck simulator vs euro truck simulator 2 comparison
is 2x smaller

lol. This of course isn't a valid world size comparison. It's just comparing zoom levels of maps. The map in ATS won't be 2x smaller if you zoom in to the same level as used in ETS2's max zoom out.

[Drevin]

I seem to remember from ETS2 that UK has the highest map compression, and Scandinavia has the lowest. Scandinavia also has more detailed cities, made of several subsections. I really hope that ATS has, at the most, the same map compression as ETS2's Scandinavia. After all, it needs to accomodate larger and detailed cities, just as in Scandinavia.

[Gizmosellsbunnys]

Would the size of the city offset map scaling. Scandinavia cities are larger than ETS2 main cities.

[MouldyK]

Originally posted by orb:

lol. This of course isn't a valid world size comparison. It's just comparing zoom levels of maps. The map in ATS won't be 2x smaller if you zoom in to the same level as used in ETS2's max zoom out.

Also, anyone who has trucked in ETS knows that route is never 2,700km.

Hell, I don't think any route is that long in the game!

[Drevin]

Originally posted by Drevin:

I seem to remember from ETS2 that UK has the highest map compression, and Scandinavia has the lowest. Scandinavia also has more detailed cities, made of several subsections. I really hope that ATS has, at the most, the same map compression as ETS2's Scandinavia. After all, it needs to accomodate larger and detailed cities, just as in Scandinavia.

Ok. I did some quick research. It seems ETS2's UK is actually larger, with a 1:15 compression. Vanilla Europe is at 1:19 scale, so a bit smaller. Couldn't find a ratio for Scandinavia, maybe it's also 1:19, but the cities are larger.

ATS seems to indeed have a 1:30 - 1:35 scale. I hope there was a very good reason behind this compression, because on paper ATS seems indeed twice as small as ETS2. Maybe SCS wants to finish the entire continental USA in a faster pace, rather than taking twice as many years to do that.