American Truck Simulator

American Truck Simulator

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Real World Billboards
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May 28, 2022 @ 7:48pm
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Real World Billboards

Description
For fans of realism
The mod updates (most) of the billboards around the map to use real world billboards.

I enjoy other real world graphics mods but have been wanting to see some new billboards lately that feature more updated billboards from 2021-2023 and also wanted to ensure that billboards represented their regions (to the best of my ability).

To accomplish this, I began making notes of where each instance of a billboard would appear and then tried to map companies to those locations, if they would advertise there.

Some billboards look professional. Some look ugly. Some are wacky or are designed to make you laugh. Some are PSAs. I did not want to include overtly political messages, so those kinds of billboards have been left out in favor of focusing on commercial-type advertising. Some billboards include subtle jokes that I've added, but they're not meant to distract from reality and you (hopefully) won't notice them unless you study them closely.

Updates
This pack is periodically updated so that the billboards stay fresh and relevant. Subscribers will occasionally discover new billboards without having to do anything but be subscribed!

In order to determine which billboards should be updated, I've created a scoring system that weights the billboards based on the number of times they appear and how old the art on the billboard is. This gives me a "weight" that I use to which billboards to focus on updating next to keep these fresh with each update.

Compatibility
As this just swaps out texture files (for now), it should be compatible with almost all other mods. However, to ensure that you see these billboards in the game, make sure that this mod is loaded above other similar-type mods.

Have billboard suggestions for your state? I would love to hear them!
65 Comments
Strafplanetenbewohner Feb 7 @ 9:16pm 
> This pack is periodically updated so that the billboards stay fresh and relevant.

In the meantime, an update wouldn't be so bad. Some billboards even display an error message.
Nator Dec 19, 2023 @ 2:29pm 
It would be so great to see this mod coming back to life.
Great work and by far the most realistic one for billboards out there! :)

Thank you for your work! :steamthis:
Ars0n1stX Sep 26, 2023 @ 2:08pm 
Thank you for sharing this awesome mod :steamthumbsup::steamthumbsup:
Old Sarge 57 Sep 14, 2023 @ 2:35pm 
I am looking for help in having a MOD created to change 3 Building Logos in ATS.
Torisev Icebear Jun 29, 2023 @ 5:05pm 
any chance you would add mp optional to the manifest file?
Strafplanetenbewohner Jun 7, 2023 @ 1:25pm 
@ExtraNoise Fuck! If I were you, I would jump out of the window.
ExtraNoise  [author] Jun 7, 2023 @ 12:55pm 
@m3LO
Apologies, my harddrive crashed without having any of my mod files backed up. I think I'm going to have to sideline this project for now until I can get everything up and running again. Take this as a reminder to back up your computer right now.
Strafplanetenbewohner Jun 7, 2023 @ 8:45am 
When is the update finally coming?
!-Road Reiver_TM-! Apr 17, 2023 @ 8:47pm 
It turned out to be another mod, Once I removed it, no more glowing signs. But I look forward to your update!
ExtraNoise  [author] Apr 16, 2023 @ 12:40pm 
Appreciate the heads up! I'm going to be releasing an update to this mod soon.