![]() I think without it, it wouldn’t allow for Colorado to use its shadows so effectively on the rocks, and pop off the screen the way it does here. There’s nothing new graphically here, but American Truck Simulator looks and plays wonderfully since its most recent enhancements of Screen Space Ambient Occlusion (SSAO) added during the summer. You can even visit the Four Corners Monument which connects all driveable states of the game. Because activating one, you’ll be treated a sweeping cinematic showcasing the whole area.Ĭolorado features all of the things that make Colorado great, it’s diverse land: plains, mountains, canyons, and bowls. These were added in the Idaho expansion, but Colorado is yet another great place for them to exist, giving you a reason to explore and uncover all roads to get them all. Viewpoints have a special place in my heart. You won’t be missing anything if you don’t have the DLC for Special Transports, but it just enhances the existing package here. Colorado is full of these kinds of roads, and so this DLC offers a real challenge. The Special Transport routes require you to transport heavy cargo through narrow roads or around sharp bends where manueverability is at a minimum. Now, if you have the Special Transport DLC, you’ll get access to special new routes and restrictions. There’s lots of jobs needing doing, so there won’t a shortage within the state to deliver, or to out-of-state. One of the more interesting ones you can take on is going into Denver International Airport to deliver cargo inside of a large aircraft. There’s lots of activities, aside from just driving through the state in the mountains to dangerous highways, you can take on all sorts of jobs. There’s places where commercial vehicles can’t go, but this is a condensed version like all other states, so concessions have to be made. ![]() So it makes sense from a trucking standpoint why certain locations aren’t here. It’s far from problematic, but unless you live in the state, this is not something you’d notice, as there’s likely things I missed or didn’t notice when I reviewed Oregon. This equates to about 50 miles of distance cut out, confirmed by the in-game mile markers. They comprise of small towns, but what’s missing between Denver and Colorado Springs is Castle Rock, a notable landmark. For instance, the game skips a large section of landmass. Now there’s some inaccuracies related to decisions made to not include everything the state has to offer. There’s lots of other little touches from the accents of walls along freeways to the mining town of Cripple Creek. It even has the Fillmore Street exit in Colorado Springs, including the weird “X” intersection captured perfectly. The Colorado DLC has all the speed limits correct, even the changes when you get close to downtown Denver that reduces the regular speed limit from 75mph to 55mph. The lengths that SCS Software went to with the Colorado DLC shows, it’s amazing and is well-worth the purchase.Įverything from the look of crossing into the state’s borders down to certain individual streets are incredibly accurate. Colorado is a place full of secrets and wonderous beauty that you can’t help but stop to appreciate at nearly every turn. The sixth state DLC is a never-ending highlight reel for this state, and American Truck Simulator offers someplace new with tough terrain and treacherous roads to traverse. As a resident of Colorado, the state that this expansion resembles, I feel very qualified to talk about its accuracies, where there are many as well as its inaccuracies, which thankfully there are only a few.
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