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  • TruckersMP Halloween 2024 – Events
    on October 19, 2024 at 10:00 am

    Greetings truckers! The scariest time of the year is creeping closer! This year again, the ghosts and ghouls at TruckersMP have decided to celebrate the spooky season with a dastardly duo of events including The Big Pumpkin Pickup, and our unique Halloween experience. You’re in for a treat
 or maybe a terrifying trick! Continue reading, to find out more information
if you dare! The Big Pumpkin Pickup Lots of hard work has been put into constructing 2 brand new farms, just outside Cologne & Las Vegas, where magically large pumpkins have been growing just in time for Halloween. Massive pumpkins were set to be hauled to various destinations throughout Europe and the United States. But something eerie happened on route! Under the cover of darkness, the skilled drivers tasked with the mission disappeared without a trace. They were last spotted near a notoriously haunted highway. We’re calling on the community for your help, to ensure all the deliveries are made in time! Here are all the details: To pick up these seasonal cargoes, simply head to our custom farms just outside Cologne & Las Vegas. Check out the map below! As a reward for taking part in The Big Pumpkin Pickup, you will earn a special achievement for your profile. To get this achievement you must deliver a minimum of 5 seasonal cargoes across the map. You must drive at least 75km/47mi per job to count. The cargoes for this event are called “Giant Pumpkins”, “Halloween Decorations”, “Halloween Gifts” & “Halloween Supplies”. This event will begin on the 19th of October, and you have until the 1st of November to finish all the deliveries. TruckersMP’s Halloween Experience Prepare for even more chills this Halloween at TruckersMP! We’re excited to show our spookiest event yet, featuring three new bone-chilling routes for you to experience. This year’s adventure promises to be more terrifying than ever! Join us on the 27th of October on American Truck Simulator to be part of a spine-tingling experience. We’re keeping most of the details under the graves for now – after all, revealing too much might spoil the magic! One thing’s for certain though, here’s what you need to know: The server will open at 15:00 UTC and the event will finish at 21:00 UTC. You may join the server between any of these times. Alternative Timezones When joining the server you MUST spawn at Los Angeles, Las Vegas or Fresno Please do not spawn at any other city as the roads may be blocked/closed and will be classed as free roaming. Once spawning at one of the cities above, there will be a custom queue system, we ask you to respect and follow all instructions from Event Staff and signage in the area. This experience will not be like a convoy as we plan to manage it a little differently from previous years to make this experience even better. The routes are designed to be driven with large gaps between each player. Please keep to the speed limits set on each route. You can view the event rules here By daring to participate in the Halloween Experience, you’ll unlock an exclusive profile award, for your bravery. If you have any feedback about our Halloween events we’d love to hear from you – let us know what you think on the forum, Discord or by submitting a feedback ticket to Event Management Wishing you a frightfully fun and spooky Halloween! -TruckersMP Team

  • Bring Haulie to life!
    on October 18, 2024 at 8:38 am

    Greetings TruckersMP Community! If you have been around TruckersMP you know Haulie, our mascot. Haulie is the friendly truck that appears on our different platforms, such as on the forum as reactions and on Discord as emojis and stickers. You can also find Haulie on our Twitch channel, social media, and merchandise. But, Haulie now needs your help to come alive as a plushie! You heard it right, Haulie is turning into a plushie you can have at home, perfect for when you have been rammed on the CD road or got stuck in a traffic jam in Kirkenes. You have the chance to receive an exclusive, real-life Haulie plush now by supporting our campaign until the 28th of October 2024. With a pledge of only US$ 2, you reserve your very own plush! If our campaign is successful, you will be charged the remaining amount of ~US$ 28 (and ~US$ 9 shipping): your Haulie will then be shipped directly to you. Support our campaign now through the Makeship petition page here! Not convinced yet? If we collect 200 pledges before the 28th of October 2024, we will add a Haulie plushie to both ETS2 and ATS truck cabins! Anyone who supports our Haulie plush campaign will receive an exclusive Discord role! To receive the role, just send a screenshot of your confirmation email to ModMail. If the campaign fails and Haulie does not end up as a plushie, you will receive your US$2 pledge back. If you have any questions, you can ask them in our exclusive #haulie-plushie channel on Discord. You can also get in touch with Community Management by creating a feedback ticket. We can’t wait to see Haulie guide you through your TruckersMP journeys! Will you help us bring them to life? -TruckersMP Team

  • Introducing the new Player Panel!
    on October 11, 2024 at 2:43 pm

    Greeting TruckersMP Community! After the great success of our improved chat system, we have come back with improving your TruckersMP experience even more. This time we have completely reworked the old Scoreboard into a more interactive, modern, and informative interface. Goodbye Scoreboard, hello Player Panel! We decided to change the name from ‘Scoreboard’ to ‘Player Panel’ because there is no ‘score’ within TruckersMP. The Player Panel is built instead to serve more purposes than just listing the surrounding players by offering interactive features and a modern as well as scalable interface that adapts perfectly to your screen settings. We want to give a special thanks to our Patron supporters for providing their valuable input on the panel. What’s new? Our goal has been to create an informative panel with interactive elements and easy navigation. Additionally, we have changed the design of the panel to be more modern, which was a highly requested feature from the community. Let’s check out what’s new! Functional Scaling One of the most requested features from the community was to implement functional scaling, which is now implemented. The panel now automatically adjusts its size based on your screen resolution and settings. You can also manually adjust the size of the different HUD elements to suit your preferences better. Font & Text Render We have integrated a new font engine, which means you will now see better support for a wide variety of languages and character sets. This way, you can see names and tags that contain special characters correctly. With that change, we’ve also changed the font to look more modern. Player List We improved player listing by merging player tag and name columns, which makes the list more compact. The player tags are now highlighted in bold to make them stand out more when players use similar colours. On top of this we have implemented icons that appear next to player names. There are icons for Steam friends, VTC members (if you are in a VTC), Patrons, and TruckersMP team members. You are also able to see your own icons if that applies to you. Steam friends VTC members TruckersMP team members Patrons We have furthermore added a new column containing different actions. Through this you are able to easily report, mute, and unmute a player. For now, these are the only options, but we might expand this to cover more features in the future. The context menu (right click on a player), where actions such as ‘Show Steam Profile’ and ‘Show TruckersMP Profile’ are located, remains the same. Lastly, the panel now opens in the middle of your screen by default, and we have placed the report button at the top for easy access. Sorting Players are now automatically grouped, first by friends, followed by other VTC members (if you are on a VTC). You can still change the grouping, for example with sorting manually by ID or Distance. You can now maintain these settings by checking ‘Save Player Panel’s customization’ in your settings under the ‘Interface’ tab. Searching Searching is no longer hidden as a toggle option; instead, it is a permanent part of the panel. It works the same way as before, allowing you to query players by their ID, tag, or name. Needed Removals Due to technical reasons, two features that were previously part of the Scoreboard had to be removed: Custom UI packs no longer apply to the Player Panel. This is due to changes to the current UI skin. In the future, we would love to support the ability to customise the colours, font sizes, and spacing, but at the moment this is not possible with the technology we are using. To streamline the overall design of the panel, we have disabled the date/time functionality. Since this information is available on most devices, we simply felt that offering it was redundant and didn’t justify the resources required to keep it maintained. Your Feedback Matters! As with any update, your feedback is very valuable to us. We want to ensure that the new Player Panel meets your expectations and works seamlessly. Make sure to contact the Support Team if you find a bug and Community Management for suggestions and feedback. This will help us to refine and improve this release further. Don’t forget to share your thoughts on our socials by using the hashtag #PlayerPanel! The new Player Panel is ready for action, and we can’t wait for you to try it out. Happy trucking! -TruckersMP Team

  • Featured Zone: The Alps
    on August 16, 2024 at 4:15 pm

    Greetings truckers! We have received alarming reports of the poor state of some roads in the Austrian Alps. A freak weather event has severely damaged the roads, rendering them almost undriveable, affecting delivery times and damaging cargo! Fear not, our “Road Maintenance Team” (Event Team) are springing into action, preparing the site, equipment and personnel required for any repairs necessary. With this comes the return of our Featured Zone events following the success and engagement received from the previous edition. What are we up to? In this edition, for a 2 week period starting on the 30th of August until the 13th of September on Simulation 1, the creation of operation sites and roadworks repairs will be happening live on the Austrian alpine roads. To allow for swift resurfacing, we will be closing the road in one direction at a time. There will be diversions and changes in directions of travel, as well as temporary speed limits for safety. Temporary traffic lights may also be put into use. For this Featured Zone, there will be a total of 4 different phases. Phases 1 through 3 will increase in intensity, meaning more additions and activity. From Phase 4 the workers will finish off their roadworks. Keep an eye out on our socials to see what is coming up next! What to expect in future Featured Zones? We began Featured Zone with a bang, with a live, in-game construction project to bring the highways around Calais up to ‘Managed Motorway’ standards. Now, we’re back with our second edition. However this time things are a bit different to the 1st edition. Going forward our operations that are part of Featured Zones will be on a smaller scale than you have previously seen. This edition will not result in permanent changes to the area, although this is still a possibility for future editions. Whilst travelling through the area please remember the following: Queues are likely, please be patient and follow all road rules. Follow all signage and instructions provided by TruckersMP staff. Reduced speed limits are in place throughout the zone. Do not stop in the zone: if you break down, use F7 to teleport to services. We hope that you enjoy this edition as much as the original Featured Zone from TruckersMP! We’d love to hear your feedback, so let us know what you think on the Forum, Discord or by submitting a feedback ticket to Community Management. Make sure to share your pictures with us on Facebook, Instagram or X/Twitter using the hashtag #FeaturedZone -TruckersMP Team

  • Introducing the Scout Tuning Pack!
    on July 31, 2024 at 9:01 am

    Greeting TruckersMP Community! The scout car has been part of the game for quite some time and has achieved iconic status among players. Our Add-On team has been hard at work by adding new items to the scout car so players can customise their experience. You may have already seen these new items on the roads. After Haulie took a wrong turn and the first shipment was lost, some of the items have been popping up on the black market. Despite this unexpected turn of events, we’re now excited to announce that the Scout Tuning Pack is now available on TruckersMP at every dealership! What’s new? The Scout Tuning Pack features different items for the scout car. Below you will find per section the different items that are available for customisation. The pack is available for both Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator with some minor variations between both platforms. Customisation for all players For the scout car there are multiple items that have been added for customisation that are available for all players: Single Orange Beacon Modern LED Bar (ETS2 only) Empty Roof Rack (ETS2 only) High Side Skirts with slots Underglow (ETS2 only: Green, White, Light Blue, Pink) Small Spoiler Bike Rack (ETS2 only) Race Splitter Upgraded Splitter Carbon Exhaust Painted Exhaust A scout car with the Empty Roof Rack, High Side Skirts with slots and the Small Front Spoiler. Customisation for Patrons (Master Trucker) For the scout car there are multiple items that have been added for customisation that are only available for Patrons (Master Trucker): Taxi Sign (ETS2 only) Taxi Skin Double Orange Beacon Roof Rack with Roof Box (ETS2 only) Low Side Skirts with slots Underglow (ETS2 only: Blue, Turquoise, Orange, Purple, Red) Large Spoiler Small Carbon Spoiler Race Carbon Splitter Gold Exhaust RS Sports Steering Wheel A scout car with the Taxi Skin and Taxi Sign. Truck Beacon Bar On top of the scout accessories, we have added a Truck Beacon Bar! Now you can warn your fellow truckers of any hazardous cargo effectively! A truck with the Truck Beacon Bar. Your Feedback Matters! As with any update, your feedback is very valuable to us. We want to ensure that the Scout Tuning Pack meets your expectations and works seamlessly. Make sure to contact the Support Team if you find a bug and Community Management for suggestions and feedback. This will help us to refine and improve this release further. Don’t forget to share your newly customised scout car with us on our socials with the hashtag #ScoutTuningPack! The Scout Tuning Pack is ready for action. We can’t wait for you to try it out and hope you have a blast trying the new items. Happy customising! -TruckersMP Team