Summary

Some games are perfect on their own. Others receive mods from dedicated communities to extend the game’s life and enhance the experience.American Truck Simulatorfalls somewhere in the middle. It is a fine game without any tweaks, but mods simply add to what many virtual truckers already deem perfect.

There are all types of mods available for you if you want to change things up. You’ve got yourrealistic graphics mods. Modders have made changes to how traffic works. And there are plenty of mods that allow you to alter the appearance of whatever truck you’ve gotten behind the wheel of.

A truck shows its headlight beams with the Realistic Headlights mod for American Truck Simulator.

9Realistic Headlights

You can find arealistic headlight modon the Steam Workshop. It does nothing but adjust the headlights, so you won’t have to worry about any color or texture changes to your truck, the interior, or the world around you.

The brightness, pattern, and color are all rebalanced in this mod. As you drive long routes through the night, you’ll be able to see better and navigate the darkness. Realism in a game like this is what we all look for.

Multiple realistic police cars from the Municipal Police Pack for American Truck Simulator.

8Municipal Police Pack

Mirroring the real world is something American Truck Simulator players just can’t live without. You all enjoy realistic locations and the feel of driving a real truck. With theMunicipal Police Traffic Pack, you can add even more realism.

The locations in the game will receivetrue-to-life police departments. Colors and liveries match those of city and state departments all across the United States. If you get in a fender bender in Utah, expect a real Utah squad car to pull up and handle the situation.

A truck drives in the rain with the Realistic Rain mod for American Truck Simulator.

7Realistic Rain

Driving games of all kinds often employ weather scenarios. You’ll find yourself driving through forceful winds, blizzards, and thunderstorms. Arealistic rain modfor ATS makes trucking in a down pour more lifelike.

This is one adds to the already impressive visuals of the simulator by taking it a step further. The sounds, appearance, and some high-quality thunder are all included with the mod. It also mimics real life delays between thunder and when lightning strikes.

The Assorted Cargo mod provides a larger list of products to carry in American Truck Simulator.

6Assorted Cargo

American Truck Simulator is all about delivering your cargo on time and intact. A trucker is in charge of their haul, no matter what is in the back. Anassorted cargo modgives you 140 new items to drive to your destination.

As an ATS mod, of course there’s a realism factor added. Each new piece of cargo has its realistic weight included. So you might find yourself with a truck full ofPlayStationconsoles or frozen meat, all acting in terms of weight and movement as they would in a real situation.

A burger king sits on the side of the road in the Real World Brands mod for American Truck Simulator.

5Real World Brands

The developers of American Truck Simulator did not have the licenses to include a variety of real-life brands and companies. The community decided to continue its efforts to make ATS as realistic as possible, bymodding several into the game.

Every brand and logo is replaced with real-life counterparts in this mod. This includes random stores you’ll drive by, gas stations you’ll stop at, and billboards you’ll see on your journey. It even adds real airplane brands onto those you willsee up in the sky.

A trucker drives down the road with the Revamped Dynamic Suspension mod in American Truck Simulator.

4Dynamic Suspension

The official title for this mod isRevamped ATS Dynamic Suspension. Suspension, seat, brake, clutch, and trailer actions all receive improvements in this mod. It drastically improves the driving experience, especially for those trying the game with a keyboard.

Everything is fine-tuned. You won’t catch a gust of wind driving through the desert and find yourself veering into a cactus. You’ll have much more control over how your truck reacts to the road, whether stopping or going.

A look at the oversize load signs from the Accessory Parts Mod for American Truck Simulator.

3Accessory Parts Mod

American Truck Simulator has a lot of customization, but it’s never enough, is it? With theaccessory parts mod, you’re able to take your customization to the next level. It adds a ton of paint jobs, stickers, and other accessories for you to put on your truck.

You can add oversize load signs to your car. There are additional horns, paint jobs, and decals to slap on the side. You might spend more timedesigning your truckthan actually driving it if you install this mod.

A truck turns a corner with much traffic on the road in American Truck Simulator.

2Realistic Traffic

More realism is the goal with therealistic traffic mod. American Truck Simulator does an okay job with traffic, but it can get a bit repetitive. This mod takes into account the time of day, the time of year, and the location when it loads in traffic.

The density and overall flow of traffic is much improved here. If you’re driving after everyone is getting out of work, you’ll get stuck behind a line of cars. Late at night in the middle of nowhere, you won’t find another soul on the road.

A modded GP truck in American Truck Simulator carries lumber in its bed.

1Truck and Trailer Super Mega-Pak

TheTruck and Trailer Super Mega-Pakis a trucker’s dream. You’ve got a lot of choices in American Truck Simulator, and this mod gives you many more. It even works with some other mods, adding varying skins to trucks from those packs as well as default ones in the game.

You could spend months switching out the skin ofthe truck you drivewithout running out of options. You’ll find reskins of all basic trucks with the K100e and Freightliner FLB. All variants of the SCS box, chip, and curtain trailers are included in this monstrous mod.

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