Euro Truck Simulator 2: Beyond the Baltic Sea is a map DLC for Euro Truck Simulator 2. It is the fifth DLC including map expansions. It was released on November 29, 2018.
The expansion features all Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), southern part of Finland and small parts of Russia. It is the largest map expansion in the game surpassing Vive la France!.
Release History
SCS Software first hinted about the DLC in a blog post posted on 6 February 2018. After that, SCS released information about the DLC in their blog, at about one blog post per month:
- 26 January 2018: In a video created by SCS for the Meeting Room of the Year competition, multiple hints for a Baltic DLC can be seen in the background.[1][2]
- 6 February 2018: Blog post which teases the next map expansion with screenshots.[2]
- 2 March 2018: First official blog post about the map expansion.[3]
- 6 April 2018: Blog post about border crossing prefabs.[4]
- 4 May 2018: Blog post about new industries.[5]
- 19 June 2018: Blog post about more industries.[6]
- 23 June 2018: New cities can be seen in the Germany revisiting video.[7]
- 15 August 2018: Blog post about nature and countryside.[8]
- 21 August 2018: Steam page for the expansion was added.[9]
- 7 September 2018: Blog post about landmarks.[10]
- 21 September 2018: Blog post about Saint Petersburg, the second largest city of Russia.[11]
- 16 October 2018: Blog post about Western Diameter in Saint Peterburg, Russia.[12]
- 6 November 2018: Blog post about towns and cities.[13]
- 10 November 2018: 1.33 Experimental Beta added some locations in new country.
- 14 November 2018: Blog post about Finland.[14]
- 21 November 2018: Blog post about ports.[15]
- 23 November 2018: Official release date announced.[16]
- 26 November 2018: Steam achievements added.[17]
- 29 November 2018: Beyond the Baltic Sea DLC is released.[18]
Cities
The DLC brings 35 new cities, 24 big and major cities and 11 small cities or towns. The capitals of the countries are marked in bold.
| City name | Country | Remarks | First mentioned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daugavpils | Latvia | 2nd largest city in Latvia | 21 August 2018[9] |
| Helsinki | Finland | Capital of Finland | 1.32 Open Beta |
| Kaliningrad (Калининград) |
Russia | Capital of Kaliningrad Oblast (Russia) | 29 June 2018[19] |
| Kaunas | Lithuania | 2nd largest city in Lithuania | 1.32 Open Beta |
| Klaipėda | Lithuania | 3rd largest city in Lithuania | 29 June 2018[19] |
| Kotka | Finland | 19th largest city in Finland | 23 November 2018[16] |
| Kouvola | Finland | 11st largest city in Finland | 23 November 2018[16] |
| Kunda | Estonia | 29th largest city in Estonia | 23 November 2018[16] |
| Lahti | Finland | 8th largest city in Finland | 15 August 2018[20] |
| Liepāja | Latvia | 3rd largest city in Latvia | 29 June 2018[19] |
| Loviisa | Finland | Nuclear power plant in Finland | Release |
| Luga (Луга) | Russia | Capital of Leningrad Oblast (Russia) | 23 August 2018[21] |
| Mažeikiai | Lithuania | Refinery in Lithuania | Release |
| Naantali | Finland | Seaport | 1.33 Experimental Beta |
| Narva | Estonia | 3rd largest city in Estonia | 7 September 2018[10] |
| Olkiluoto | Finland | Nuclear power plant in Finland | Release |
| Paldiski | Estonia | Seaport | 1.33 Experimental Beta |
| Panevėžys | Lithuania | 5th largest city in Lithuania | 23 November 2018[16] |
| Pärnu | Estonia | 4th largest city in Estonia | 6 November 2018[13] |
| Pori | Finland | 10th largest city in Finland | 23 November 2018[16] |
| Pskov (Псков) | Russia | Capital of Pskov Oblast (Russia) | 23 August 2018[21] |
| Rēzekne | Latvia | 7th largest city in Latvia | 6 November 2018[13] |
| Rīga | Latvia | Capital of Latvia | 23 November 2018[16] |
| Saint Petersburg (Санкт-Петербург) |
Russia | 2nd largest city in Russia | 2 March 2018[3][11] |
| Šiauliai | Lithuania | 4th largest city in Lithuania | 7 September 2018[10] |
| Sosnovy Bor (Сосновый Бор) |
Russia | Nuclear power plant in Russia | 23 August 2018[21] |
| Tallinn | Estonia | Capital of Estonia | 21 September 2018[11] |
| Tampere | Finland | 3rd largest city in Finland | 15 August 2018[20] |
| Tartu | Estonia | 2nd largest city in Estonia | 6 November 2018[13] |
| Turku | Finland | 6th largest city in Finland | 7 September 2018[10] |
| Utena | Lithuania | 10th largest city in Lithuania | 23 November 2018[16] |
| Valmiera | Latvia | 8th largest city in Latvia | 23 November 2018[16] |
| Ventspils | Latvia | 6th largest city in Latvia | 27 June 2018[7] |
| Vilnius | Lithuania | Capital of Lithuania | 7 September 2018[10] |
| Vyborg (Выборг) | Russia | 206th largest city in Russia | 16 October 2018[12][15] |
Industries
The Baltic area contains diverse common industries like farms and sawmills but also more specialized ones like a yacht building company.[5] Also a locomotive building company has been added.[6] The names of the companies can be seen in the trailer browser in 1.33 Experimental Beta (final names may vary).
There are also some of the already existing companies in the DLC. It is known that BHV, Container Port, GNT, IKA Bohag, Marina, NS Chemicals, NS Oil, Polaris Lines and Renar Logistik were featured.
Achievements
- Main article: Euro Truck Simulator 2 Achievements
6 new Steam achievements have been added on November 26, 2018.[17]
| Icon | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
|
Baltic Tourist | Discover all Beyond the Baltic Sea DLC cities |
|
Grand Tour | Complete perfect deliveries (no damage, no fines, on time) between the following countries: Russia - Lithuania; Lithuania - Latvia; Latvia - Estonia; Estonia - Russia; Russia - Finland. Any order or direction counts |
|
Exclave Transit | Complete 5 deliveries from Kaliningrad to any other Russian city |
|
Concrete Jungle | Complete 10 deliveries from concrete plants |
|
Industry Standard | Make at least two deliveries to each locomotive, furniture and paper mill factories |
|
Like a Farmer | Deliver cargo to each farm in Beyond the Baltic Sea DLC |
Gallery
SCS Blog
Farm
Farm
Farm
Farm
Sawmill
Sawmill
Yacht building company
Yacht building company
Vaida bridge (Near Tallinn)
Anna village
Jersika Orthodox Church between Daugavpils and Jekabpils
Old locomotive in Kaunas
Yelizarov Convent north of Pskov
Aurora monument near Saint Petersburg
Kaliningrad entrance sign
Liepaja entrance sign
MIG-17 fighter somwhere in Russia
Narva castle, Estonia
Post station in Vyra, south of Saint Petersburg
Saab Draken fighter jet outside Turku
Port of Helsinki
Port of Naantali
Port of Kapellskär
Port of Travemünde
References
- ↑ https://blog.scssoft.com/2018/01/meeting-room-of-year-competition.html
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 SCS Software, Something (else) is cooking!, 2018-02-06 (accessed 2018-02-09)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 SCS Software, Beyond the Baltic Sea, 2018-03-02 (accessed 2018-03-02)
- ↑ SCS Software, ETS2 Baltic: Border Crossing Prefabs, 2018-04-06 (accessed 2018-04-06)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 SCS Software, Beyond the Baltic Sea: New industries, 2018-05-04 (accessed 2018-05-04)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 SCS Software, Beyond the Baltic Sea New Industries 2, 2018-06-19 (accessed 2018-06-19)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tXOtEs1cVY
- ↑ SCS Software, Countryside and Nature, 2018-08-15 (accessed 2018-08-15)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 ETS2: Beyond the Baltic Sea on Steam
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 SCS Software, Baltic Landmarks, 2018-09-07 (accessed 2018-09-07)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 SCS Software, Saint Petersburg - Санкт-Петербург, 2018-09-21 (accessed 2018-09-21)
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 SCS Software, Saint Petersburg - Western Diameter, 2018-10-16 (accessed 2018-10-16)
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 SCS Software, Towns and Cities, 2018-11-06 (accessed 2018-11-06)
- ↑ SCS Software, Postcards from Finland, 2018-11-14 (accessed 2018-11-14)
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 SCS Software, Baltic Ports, 2018-11-21 (accessed 2018-11-21) Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name ":15" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 16.8 SCS Software, Beyond the Baltic Sea releasing on November 29, 2018-11-23 (accessed 2018-11-23)
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 SteamDB, Euro Truck Simulator 2 Achievements, 2018-11-26 (accessed 2018-11-26)
- ↑ SCS Software, Approaching the Baltic Sea!, 2018-11-29 (accessed 2018-11-29)
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRQ1pynw0Hk
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 https://imgur.com/a/vXnMIUx
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwQWwZFmfk0