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"California is the most populous US state with 39 million people, and the third largest state by area 158,706 sq. mi. ... Pass multiple landmarks including scenic places, well know bridges and historical buildings. Explore the geographic diversity - from the Sierra Nevada mountains to the Pacific Coast, from fir forests to the desert." |
California is a state of the United States, which is featured in American Truck Simulator as part of the base game and is also present in the 18 Wheels of Steel series. It was the first ever state to be announced and implemented into the game.
The state is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west, Oregon to the north, the Mexican state of Baja California to the south, and Nevada and Arizona to the east.
As the oldest state in American Truck Simulator, SCS Software is currently in the process of reworking California to reflect current mapping standards. The latest phase of the rework, covering five northern Californian cities and surrounding areas, was released in update 1.44 on 10 May 2022.[2]
Contents
- 1 Release History
- 2 History in the Truck Simulator series
- 3 Cities
- 4 Roads
- 5 Achievements
- 6 Gallery
- 6.1 SCS Blog
- 6.1.1 Screenshots of the rescale (update 1.5)
- 6.1.2 Screenshots of new content added in update 1.31
- 6.1.3 Screenshots of new content added in update 1.32
- 6.1.4 Screenshots of new content added in update 1.35
- 6.1.5 Screenshots of new content added in update 1.38
- 6.1.6 Screenshots of the first phase of the rework (update 1.41)
- 6.1.7 Screenshots of the second phase of the rework (update 1.44)
- 6.1.8 Screenshots of future phases of the rework
- 6.1 SCS Blog
- 7 References
- 8 See also
Release History[]
- 6 September 2013: Blog post announcing American Truck Simulator. The images show locations in California.[3]
- 2 February 2016: California is released as part of the base game.[4]
Since the release of the state, new major content has been added to it for free in game updates (not including road connections to new neighbouring states).
- 6 June 2016: Update 1.3 adds Ukiah and US 101 from San Rafael to Eureka.[5]
- 12 December 2016: Update 1.5 rescales the map from 1:35 to 1:20 and includes Santa Maria, a completely reworked Oxnard, and countless additions and improvements.[6]
- 9 November 2017: Update 1.29 adds Interstate 15 from San Diego to Ontario, US 101 from Santa Cruz to San Francisco, and SR 190 and a minor road through Death Valley.[7]
- 14 May 2018: Update 1.31 adds SR 120 from Oakdale to US 395 through Yosemite National Park.[8] A blog post on 23 March 2018 announced the addition.[9]
- 10 June 2019: Update 1.35 expands and partially reworks Redding and adds SR 299 from Redding to Canby.[10] A blog post on 15 April 2019 announced the additions.[11]
- 5 November 2019: Update 1.36 partially reworks Santa Cruz.[12]
- 14 July 2020: Update 1.38 expands and partially reworks El Centro.[13]
- 13 July 2021: Update 1.41 adds the first phase of the California rework.[14] A live stream on 21 December 2020 revealed the first phase of the rework.[15] A blog post on 7 May 2021 announced the first phase of the rework.[16] See #Rework.
- 10 May 2022: Update 1.44 adds the second phase of the California rework.[2] A live stream on 16 December 2021 revealed the second phase of the rework.[17] A blog post on 23 December 2021 announced the second phase of the rework.[18] See #Phase 2.
History in the Truck Simulator series[]
Inclusion of cities[]
Los Angeles and San Francisco were included in all of the 18 Wheels of Steel games. Santa Cruz was also included in Convoy, Haulin', and American Long Haul.
17 more cities were initially included in American Truck Simulator, bringing the total to 20. Ukiah was added in update 1.3 and Santa Maria in update 1.5. Hornbrook was replaced by Hilt in update 1.41, and San Rafael was replaced by a scenery town in the same location in update 1.44. In total, there are 21 cities in California in American Truck Simulator. Official early alpha footage from 2015 featured Sacramento Valley and Santa Clara as cities.[19]
Rework[]
Rework progress as of update 1.44.
During the 2020 Christmas live stream, SCS Software revealed that, as the oldest state in American Truck Simulator, California would be reworked to reflect current mapping standards.[15] The rework was officially announced on 7 May 2021.[16]
Phase 1[]
The first phase of the rework was released in update 1.41 on 13 July 2021.[14] It covered the northernmost portion of the state, reworking the roads north of Reno, Sacramento, and Ukiah that were added before the release of Oregon (excluding sections through Eureka and Redding), namely Interstate 5 (Sacramento–Oregon), US 101 (Ukiah–Arcata), US 395 (Reno–Johnstonville), SR 44, and SR 299 (Arcata–Redding), as well as adding SR 3, SR 36, and SR 89. Hornbrook was replaced by Hilt, while the scenery towns of Blue Lake and Leggett were removed and 10 new were added. This phase of the rework saw the introduction of Border Protection Stations.
- 21 December 2020: Live stream revealing the first phase of the rework.[15]
- 7 May 2021: Blog post announcing the first phase of the rework.[16]
- 20 May 2021: Blog post about the rework of the road network. [20]
- 21 May 2021: The first phase of the rework is available in the experimental beta of update 1.41.[21]
- 9 June 2021: The first phase of the rework is available in the open beta of update 1.41.[22]
- 13 July 2021: The first phase of the rework is released in update 1.41.[14]
Phase 2[]
The second phase of the rework was released in update 1.44 on 10 May 2022.[2] It reworked five northern Californian cities and surrounding areas: Eureka, Redding, Sacramento, Truckee, and Ukiah. San Rafael was removed as a city due to the map scale and was replaced by a scenery town in the same location. The scenery town of Samoa was removed and six new were added. US 50, SR 16, SR 121, SR 255, and SR 273 as well as a Border Protection Station northeast of Truckee and the vineyard company Mon Coeur were added.
- 16 December 2021: Live stream revealing the second phase of the rework.[17]
- 23 December 2021: Blog post announcing the second phase of the rework and future plans.[18]
- 21 January 2022: Blog post about the rework of Ukiah.[23]
- 3 February 2022: Blog post about the rework of the road network.[24]
- 18 February 2022: Blog post about the rework of Truckee and a new Border Protection Station.[25]
- 7 March 2022: Blog post about new and reworked bridges, tollgates, and truck stops.[26]
- 25 March 2022: Blog post about the rework of Redding.[27]
- 5 April 2022: Blog post about the rework of Napa Valley.[28]
- 19 April 2022: Blog post about the rework of Eureka.[29]
- 21 April 2022: The second phase of the rework is available in the open beta of update 1.44.[30]
- 4 May 2022: Blog post about the rework of Sacramento.[31]
- 10 May 2022: The second phase of the rework is released in update 1.44.[2]
Future[]
Future rework plans were revealed in the blog post announcing the second phase of the rework, subject to change depending on development factors.[18] As of 23 December 2021, the third phase of the rework will cover the cities around the San Francisco Bay Area, including adding a new large and important city to compensate for the removal of San Rafael in the second phase of the rework. Depending on the team's size, more content that was left unfinished by developers who moved to a different team may be completed and added.
In the long term, the plan is to finish the California rework and start reworking several other states, as well as adding "something extra special" that was not specified further.
- 23 December 2021: Blog post announcing the second phase of the rework and future plans.[18]
Cities[]
There are 21 cities in California.
Cities which are also in the 18 Wheels of Steel games are marked with " * ".
Note: Sacramento is in italic lettering since it's the capital of the state of California.
Bakersfield 
|
Barstow | Carlsbad |
|---|---|---|
| El Centro | Eureka | Fresno
|
| Hilt (1.41) | Huron | Los Angeles *
|
| Oakdale | Oakland | Oxnard |
| Redding
|
Sacramento
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San Diego
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| San Francisco *
|
Santa Cruz * | Santa Maria (1.5) |
| Stockton | Truckee | Ukiah (1.3) |
Scenery Towns[]
Scenery towns on this wiki are defined as cities or communities that are unmarked on the map.
Removed[]
The following cities or scenery towns have been removed from the game in previous updates:
- Blue Lake (removed in update 1.41 as part of the first phase of the California rework)
- Fort Dick (was mentioned on a road sign only, never visible nor accessible with the Oregon DLC, removed in update 1.36)
- Hornbrook (replaced by Hilt in update 1.41 as part of the first phase of the California rework)
- Leggett (replaced by Laytonville in update 1.41 as part of the first phase of the California rework)
- Samoa (removed in update 1.44 as part of the second phase of the California rework)
- San Rafael (replaced by a scenery town in the same location in update 1.44 as part of the second phase of the California rework)
Roads[]
There are seven Interstate Highways in California:
There are seven US Routes in California:
| US 6 | US 50 | US 95 | US 97 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bishop (US 395) - Nevada |
 Sacramento |
 Blythe (I-10) - Needles (I-40) |
 Weed (I-5) - Oregon |
| US 101 | US 199 | US 395 | |
 Los Angeles (I-5) - Oregon |
 Crescent City (US 101) - Oregon |
 SR 14/SR 58 - Nevada; Nevada - Oregon |
There are 27 California State Routes:
| SR 1 | SR 3 | SR 4 | SR 14 | SR 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Los Angeles - San Francisco (US 101) |
 Douglas City (SR 299) - Weaverville (SR 299) |
 Stockton |
 Santa Clarita (I-5) - US 395/SR 58 |
 Sacramento |
| SR 27 | SR 36 | SR 37 | SR 44 | SR 58 |
 Malibu (SR 1) - Los Angeles (US 101) |
 SR 44 - Susanville (US 395) |
 Novato (US 101) - Vallejo (I-80) |
 Redding (SR 299) - SR 36 |
 US 101 - Barstow (I-15) |
| SR 74 | SR 89 | SR 99 | SR 110 | SR 111 |
 Carlsbad (I-5) - Ontario (I-10) |
 Truckee; Old Station |
 I-5 - Stockton |
 Los Angeles (SR 1) - Los Angeles (I-5) |
 El Centro (I-8) - Indio (I-10) |
| SR 120 | SR 121 | SR 126 | SR 130 | SR 139 |
 I-5 - US 395 |
 SR 37 - Napa Valley |
 Oxnard (US 101) - I-5 |
SR 1 - Patterson (I-5) |
 Canby (SR 299) - Hatfield (OR 39) |
| SR 152 | SR 180 | SR 190 | SR 198 | SR 255 |
 Gilroy (US 101) - Fresno (SR 99) |
 Fresno |
 Olancha (US 395) - Death Valley |
 US 101 - Huron (I-5) |
 Eureka |
| SR 273 | SR 299 | |||
 Redding |
 Arcata (US 101) - Alturas (US 395) |
There are four inaccessible California State Routes:
| SR 62 | SR 96 | SR 116 | SR 175 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vidal Junction (US 95) |  Willow Creek (SR 299) |
 Big Bend (SR 121) |
Hopland (US 101) |
Achievements[]
- Main article: American Truck Simulator Achievements
| Icon | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
|
California Dreamin' | Discover every city in California |
|
Sea Dog | Deliver cargo to a port in Oakland and a port in San Francisco |
|
Cheers! | Deliver cargo from all 3 vineyards in California |
Gallery[]
SCS Blog[]
Screenshots of the rescale (update 1.5)[]
Screenshots of new content added in update 1.31[]
Screenshots of new content added in update 1.32[]
Screenshots of new content added in update 1.35[]
Screenshots of new content added in update 1.38[]
Screenshots of the first phase of the rework (update 1.41)[]
Screenshots of the second phase of the rework (update 1.44)[]
Screenshots of future phases of the rework[]
References[]
- ↑ Official American Truck Simulator website, accessed 2022-03-29
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 SCS Software, American Truck Simulator: 1.44 Update Release, 2022-05-10 (accessed 2022-05-10)
- ↑ SCS Software, Change of Topic (and Continent!), 2013-07-06 (accessed 2022-04-08)
- ↑ SCS Software, American Truck Simulator Out Now!, 2016-02-02 (accessed 2022-04-08)
- ↑ SCS Software, Arizona map expansion for American Truck Simulator released!, 2016-06-06 (accessed 2022-04-08)
- ↑ SCS Software, ATS World Rescale is released in Update 1.5!, 2016-12-12 (accessed 2022-04-08)
- ↑ SCS Software, New Mexico DLC arrives alongside American Truck Simulator update 1.29!, 2017-11-09 (accessed 2022-04-08)
- ↑ SCS Software, ATS and ETS2 Update 1.31 Out Now!, 2018-05-14 (accessed 2022-04-08)
- ↑ SCS Software, Tioga Pass, 2018-03-23 (accessed 2022-04-08)
- ↑ SCS Software, American Truck Simulator Update 1.35, 2019-06-10 (accessed 2022-04-08)
- ↑ SCS Software, New Road Connections, 2019-04-15 (accessed 2022-04-08)
- ↑ SCS Software, American Truck Simulator Update 1.36, 2019-11-05 (accessed 2022-04-08)
- ↑ SCS Software, American Truck Simulator 1.38 Release, 2020-07-14 (accessed 2022-04-08)
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 SCS Software, American Truck Simulator: 1.41 Release, 2021-07-13 (accessed 2021-10-27)
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 SCS Software, Christmas 2020 Special Stream Recordings, 2020-12-21 (accessed 2020-12-21)
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 SCS Software, California Dreamin', 2021-05-07 (accessed 2021-05-07)
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 SCS Software, The SCS Software Christmas Stream Special, 2021-12-16 (accessed 2022-04-10)
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 SCS Software, California Dreamin' #3 - Development Insight, 2021-12-23 (accessed 2021-12-23)
- ↑ SCS Software, American Truck Simulator - Alpha build 0.1.60 gameplay, 2015-01-26 (accessed 2021-10-29)
- ↑ SCS Software, California Dreamin' #2 - Road Network Rework, 2021-05-20 (accessed 2021-05-20)
- ↑ Dareus, 1.41 Update Experimental Beta (Convoy), 2021-05-21 (accessed 2022-04-15)
- ↑ SCS Software, American Truck Simulator 1.41 Open Beta, 2021-06-09 (accessed 2022-04-15)
- ↑ SCS Software, California Rework - Ukiah, 2022-01-21 (accessed 2022-04-08)
- ↑ SCS Software, California Rework - Road Network #1, 2022-02-03 (accessed 2022-04-08)
- ↑ SCS Software, California Rework - Truckee & Agricultural Inspection, 2022-02-18 (accessed 2022-04-08)
- ↑ SCS Software, California Rework - Get to the Other Side, 2022-03-07 (accessed 2022-04-08)
- ↑ SCS Software, California Rework - Redding, 2022-03-25 (accessed 2022-04-08)
- ↑ SCS Software, California Rework - Napa Valley, 2022-04-05 (accessed 2022-04-08)
- ↑ SCS Software, California Rework - Eureka, 2022-04-19 (accessed 2022-04-19)
- ↑ SCS Software, American Truck Simulator: 1.44 Open Beta, 2022-04-21 (accessed 2022-04-21)
- ↑ SCS Software, California Rework - Sacramento, 2022-05-04 (accessed 2022-05-04)
See also[]
| The States of American Truck Simulator |
|---|
| Arizona - California - Colorado - Idaho - Montana - Nevada - New Mexico - Oregon - Texas - Utah - Washington - Wyoming |
