American Truck Simulator

American Truck Simulator

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Boeing73FLY's Enhanced Driving XPerience 2.0 (US) - Rain Sounds Edition
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Boeing73FLY's Enhanced Driving XPerience 2.0 (US) - Rain Sounds Edition

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Boeing73FLY's Enhanced Driving XPerience Collection: North America
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Description
NOTICE
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This mod must be installed at a higher priority over other sound or AI mods. DO NOT USE IN PARALLEL WITH SNOW VERSION!
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This mod makes the in-game driving experience a little more realistic.

Here is an outline of what has changed (NOTE: Points with a # symbol indicate something is not yet implemented):

DEFINITIONS
- Cargo
- Cargo and trailer combinations reworked.
- Inspired by LAFAYET47's Ownable Cargo Market Rework mod. Consider mine the 'lite' version of his.
- Cargo not requiring a cold-temperature climate will no longer use refrigerated trailers.
- Vehicles
- The following vehicles are removed from traffic as they are not found in the United States.
- Ford S-Max
- Mercedes C-Class Estate
- All AI cars, trucks, and buses have realistic acceleration and top speed behavior.
- For every car, engine power and weights have been carefully researched. Each car will accelerate differently. The primary source of information is "automobile-catalog.com".
- Top speed for every car is based on either factory tire specifications, a set speed limiter by the manufacturer, or a theoretical calculation from "automobile-catalog.com".
- Top speed for all cars towing trailers in California is 55 MPH (plus 10% speeding allowance).
- Top speed for every semi-truck varies according to certain configurations and conditions.
- Top speed for all buses is 75 MPH.
- In traffic, there is more variety of trailers (empty and loaded).
- The following Combination Vehicles (CV) are added...
- Rocky Mountain Doubles.
- Triples.
- Traffic density has been reworked.
- Special thanks to cip for letting me use part of his Real Traffic Density mod!
- World
- Traffic signals have longer and realistic timings.
- Green light interval is at least 20 seconds.
- Left-turn interval is 10 seconds.
- Amber (yellow) light interval is 4 seconds.
- Left-turn interval is 3 seconds.
- 2-second delay interval between signals.
SOUND
# AI
# Car, truck, and train sounds are emitted based on engine specifications.
# Example: If you see a Tesla, you'll hear a hint of electricity powering it.
# Horn sounds for both cars and trucks have changed.
# Police sirens are replaced with more realistic-sounding ones (recorded from Whelen 295SL100 device).
# Environment
# Bad Spring/Summer/Fall Weather
# Rainfall is slightly louder, noticeable during heavy precipitation.
# Feel Thor's power through your speakers with better thunder sounds!
# Bad Winter Weather
# When it is snowing, all you can hear is the sound of air (wind).
# Mover
# Sounds have been added to various movers such as flags, commercial airliners, and even the F-22 Raptor. Some sounds such as the helicopter have been improved.

I hope you all have a better driving experience with this mod. Have a safe drive! Feedback is always welcome. :)
253 Comments
MeanShadows35 24 Sep, 2024 @ 7:04am 
@makdayzcorporation If you read through hes already said when he has time to redo the whole mod. Hes having life issues.
makdayzcorporation 23 Sep, 2024 @ 7:00pm 
no update since 2023
chermet.1q 23 Sep, 2024 @ 12:03pm 
Is it necessary to install anothers mods for states DLS? What if I install only main mod?
stick 11 Aug, 2024 @ 10:13am 
i hope update soon
webbdavi2023 5 Dec, 2023 @ 11:05pm 
@Boeing73FLY just wanted to check in and make sure everything is okay. You get your wheel set up to start ripping some TruckSIM with us? I'm just about to add your MOD to my game and if the comments have any inkling I'm sure I'll enjoy it!
Hope you're doing better! Can't wait to hear back.
-David
King_DarkSide 12 Nov, 2023 @ 8:55am 
I have been salivating over this mod for a couple of weeks, I can't wait for the update to try it out!
MeanShadows35 7 Oct, 2023 @ 4:58pm 
@boeing73fly No worries man. Personal life come before game mods! Take care brotha.
Boeing73FLY [KBM,65 FOV]  [author] 30 Aug, 2023 @ 9:25am 
(1/3) Long post alert, but it's important, and I hope you can read it in its entirety...and I don't usually do posts like this. But it has to happen.

As some of you may know, it has been over a month since I declared that I would update this mod to Patch 1.48 along with adding a potential add-on mod for the Oklahoma DLC extras. To be completely honest, I STILL have not started to this day. I underestimated myself on how much real life can take away from your gaming hobby. I have many problems that I need to address personally, and it takes off a lot of my time for sure. Another problem I have is, I play other games. I need to play those other games in order to keep myself in check in a mental health sense; it helps me "escape reality". Rocket League is a personal favorite game of mine with countless number of hours spent in. And just recently I got into Derail Valley, a train simulation game, with already hundreds of hours spent in. Life is short. ...
Boeing73FLY [KBM,65 FOV]  [author] 30 Aug, 2023 @ 9:25am 
(2/3) Anyway, going back to the question, "When will the mod be updated?" The answer is, it really depends if I am in a good place (as of this post, I don't think I'm in a good place). That answer may sound like a stupid answer, but unfortunately, it is the stupid truth. Life f*****g sucks. I haven't even set up my Logitech G27 wheel since I moved out of college to be able to enjoy these trucking games in full. But rest assured, I am not giving up. I am working...slowly but surely. SCS Software is a fantastic company, and I do want them to continue working at the pace they have. Me? I have faith that I'm able to bounce back from my personal problems so that I can continue bringing better in-game experiences for American Truck Simulator AND Euro Truck Simulator 2 through my Enhanced Driving XPerience mod. ...
Boeing73FLY [KBM,65 FOV]  [author] 30 Aug, 2023 @ 9:25am 
(3/3) With all of this being said, I am attempting to get my mods back up to speed. Thank you so much to my loyal mod subscribers who are always looking forward to my mods. I appreciate your patience as I deal with a personal battle with life.