SCS

[antic3]

I have been playing ATS for a few years now, I must say that I believe SCS has some of the best coders there is in this games area of computing.
The game just works, the graphics, cars and trucks, scenery the whole game is incredible from a technical perceptive.

I am a Computer Hardware Technician and I am no Coder by any measure but I can somewhat get a grasp on how difficult a coding project can be.

I also play F124 , been playing F1 games for over 20 years.
Code Masters sold the franchise to EA a few years a ago and now it is a "Right Mess". The community is really piss..d.

Now I wish SCS could get their hands on this game, I feel sure they could improve it out of sight. F1 Esports is now a joke, with 750k in prize money for gamers you would think they would make a effort.

[Wolfgang]

I doubt SCS would ever have the money to buy anything from EA.

[maxcry]

I doubt SCS will do such a thing.
If you want to contact them there is the SCS Forum or their social media channels.

This place here is usually used to blame the devs for destroying the 300 mods people use with each game update... ;)

It's a player to player forum. No Devs around here usually.

[MagnusA]

I read OP as not speaking TO the devs at SCS, rather a "what-if" dreaming. :-).

I also think SCS would do wonder with any driving game, if they could afford it and have enough devs to acqui9re needed competence in the physics requried and actually do something.

Dreaming is ok, IMO.

[Dark & Realistic™ Nessie]

Ok, it's a more "what if" post, and in a certain way I agree with it. Not that I believe they'll ever do it though.

Maybe if I can go a little offtopic from the original post (although somewhat related), is that it made remind of those posts demanding an ATS2 or ETS3. Every year we see a new title from these EA franchises, be it F1, NHL, NFL, FIFA (the latter just lost its license name though). But what's the REAL difference from one year to another? The race tracks have more asphalt? We see ball deforming on every move? They added the need to eat, poop and sleep for team players?

Maybe if SCS put their hands on these titles, they'd be a single game each, and these features would be a free update, not attaching a number to their title - except the need to eat, poop and sleep, for sure.

Back to topic, one thing more down to earth would be SCS making their own non-truck driving title. I use driveable cars mods, and I only wonder if they could make more streets available for each city, it could beat some open-world driving games easily.

[maxcry]

Just imaging an SCS store (account needed, click here to sell your soul) , an SCS launcher (super spyware that eats up your computer) and an ATS/ETS 2024, ATS/ETS 2025 (added one new town and green as a paint option), Just 69.90 EUR only or 99.99 as collectors edition with the original soundtrack and the booing ghost.
In game you can spend another 1.99 for each lamp you install or 5.99 for a new paintjob.
Gas also costs real money... it's a simulator!
;o)

What a wonderful gaming-world we live in... with SCS. :)

[spuranz]

Agree with MagnusA, dreaming is ok.
But EA Sport basically has a monopoly in almost all Sports game genre with billions in revenue. They won't be selling F1 titles off cheaply...

@Dark & Realistic™ Nessie, each year people buy those titles because they added new players who got selected that year and maybe rules if the official ones are change...

Has the OP try F1 on rFactor 2? Is not a bad racing simulator at all

[Qrazy]

Originally posted by maxcry:

Just imaging an SCS store (account needed, click here to sell your soul) , an SCS launcher (super spyware that eats up your computer) and an ATS/ETS 2024, ATS/ETS 2025 (added one new town and green as a paint option), Just 69.90 EUR only or 99.99 as collectors edition with the original soundtrack and the booing ghost.
In game you can spend another 1.99 for each lamp you install or 5.99 for a new paintjob.
Gas also costs real money... it's a simulator!
;o)

What a wonderful gaming-world we live in... with SCS. :)

You left out the 169.99 three day early access version that includes chrome and unicorn puke paintjobs. Also a monthly + subscription that includes QoL things that should have been in the base game years ago.

[maxcry]

Originally posted by Qrazy:

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You left out the 169.99 three day early access version that includes chrome and unicorn puke paintjobs. Also a monthly + subscription that includes QoL things that should have been in the base game years ago.

Haha... yes. That list could be endless... :)

At least there are so many racing games around that you should be able to avoid EA.
Not with an F1 license of course.

[Dark & Realistic™ Nessie]

Originally posted by maxcry:

Just imaging an SCS store (account needed, click here to sell your soul) , an SCS launcher (super spyware that eats up your computer) and an ATS/ETS 2024, ATS/ETS 2025 (added one new town and green as a paint option), Just 69.90 EUR only or 99.99 as collectors edition with the original soundtrack and the booing ghost.
In game you can spend another 1.99 for each lamp you install or 5.99 for a new paintjob.
Gas also costs real money... it's a simulator!
;o)

What a wonderful gaming-world we live in... with SCS. :)

Don't forget lootboxes. Spend $100 on each, it may come with a full city, or a dice plush to put on mirrors. 😉

Originally posted by spuranz:

@Dark & Realistic™ Nessie, each year people buy those titles because they added new players who got selected that year and maybe rules if the official ones are change...

Well, maybe the only acceptable and logic reason. But still they could be added as an update, just like the trucks already are here - I know, technically they're DLCs too, just free.

[James]

Hehe, yeah. I've been having similar thoughts on "what if-" SCS decided to develop a Train Sim, Dovetails would be out of the pond, if they decided to do a Bus Sim, good luck Astragon and Aerosoft, etc. etc. As far as racing sims, no, don't think so (too much physics involved) - but I could be wrong! 😁