Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Nordic Horizons is an upcoming map expansion DLC for Euro Truck Simulator 2. It will be the tenth map of DLC involving map expansions when it releases.
The DLC will be featuring the continuation of Norway, Sweden and Finland, initially introduced in the Scandinavia and Beyond the Baltic Sea map expansions respectively.
Release History[]
- Early 2022: The game file europe_bgn.dds is updated. The map highlights 27 cities in Norway and Sweden north of the Scandinavia DLC.
- 20 December 2022: In the 2022 SCS Christmas Stream, the team reveals some real-life photographs of moose, roe deer, a Border Crossing on the E10 road at the border with Sweden, and a group of team members from SCS Software at Nordkapp and an entrance sign of Norway in Bokmål and Northern Sámi languages, respectively written as Norge and Norga.[1]
- 19 October 2023: In the West Balkans DLC release stream, SCS Software CEO Pavel Šebor confirms that a Northern map expansion is in development.
- Late October 2023: Models with the tag poc are found in the game files, presumed to belong to this expansion.[2]
- 3 November 2023: A changelog about the 1.49.0.11 update (open beta) accidentally includes changes regarding the road between Storuman and Arvidsjaur. It is removed in an edit shortly after the post is made.[3]
- 19 December 2023: The 2023 Christmas live stream confirms the inclusion of Finland, and six additional cities.
- 26 January 2024: A blog post to officially reveal the name of the expansion with more new screenshots[4], alongside the release of its Steam Store page.[5]
- 12 March 2024: A "Guess Where We Are" blog post about regions and in Finland, Norway and Sweden.[6]
- 22 May 2024: A "Nordic Horizons Research Trip" post was posted on the Steam page for both the DLC and the main game.[7]
- 11 June 2024: A blog post about new assets in Nordic Horizons.[8]
- 16 July 2024: A blog post about Pavel, the map designer who designed the Nordic Horizons' natures and mountains.[9]
- 16 August 2024: A blog post about Rovaniemi, Finland, which is Santa Claus' official hometown.[10]
- 14 September 2024: A blog post about Bodø, Norway.[11]
Cities[]
Currently, about 50 cities are known to be featured in the DLC.
City name | Country | Remarks | First mentioned |
---|---|---|---|
Ålesund | Norway | Marked in europe_bgn.dds | |
Alta | Norway | Marked in europe_bgn.dds | |
Åsele | Sweden | Marked in europe_bgn.dds | |
Arjeplog | Sweden | Marked in europe_bgn.dds | |
Arvidsjaur | Sweden | 3rd November, 2023[3] | |
Bodø | Norway | 14th September, 2024 | |
Falun | Sweden | Marked in europe_bgn.dds | |
Harstad | Norway | Marked in europe_bgn.dds | |
Haparanda | Sweden | Christmas Stream 2023 | |
Jokkmokk | Sweden | Marked in europe_bgn.dds | |
Jyväskylä | Finland | Christmas Stream 2023 | |
Gällivare | Sweden | Marked in europe_bgn.dds | |
Gavle | Sweden | Marked in europe_bgn.dds | |
Karasjok | Norway | Marked in europe_bgn.dds | |
Kautokeino | Norway | Marked in europe_bgn.dds | |
Karlstad | Sweden | Marked in europe_bgn.dds | |
Kirkenes | Norway | TBA | |
Kiruna | Sweden | Christmas Stream 2023 | |
Kristiansund | Norway | Marked in europe_bgn.dds | |
Gavle | Sweden | Marked in europe_bgn.dds | |
Hamar | Norway | TBA | |
Hammerfest | Norway | TBA | |
Honningsvåg | Norway | The Nordic Horizons Research Trip post showed images of the researchers visiting Nordkapp, which is on the same island as Honningsvåg. It is likely therefore that it will be added. | |
Hudiksvall | Sweden | Marked in europe_bgn.dds | |
Inari | Finland | TBA | |
Lillehammer | Norway | TBA | |
Luleå | Sweden | Marked in europe_bgn.dds | |
Lycksele | Sweden | TBA | |
Malung | Sweden | Marked in europe_bgn.dds | |
Mo i Rana | Norway | TBA | |
Narvik | Norway | Marked in europe_bgn.dds | |
Rovaniemi | Finland | 16th August 2024 | |
Skellefteå | Sweden | Marked in europe_bgn.dds | |
Steinkjer | Norway | Marked in europe_bgn.dds | |
Storuman | Sweden | 3rd November, 2023[3] | |
Sundsvall | Sweden | Christmas Stream 2023 | |
Sveg | Sweden | Marked in europe_bgn.dds | |
Svolvær | Norway | Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Nordic Horizons DLC Reveal Teaser (on SCS' YouTube channel) | |
Trofors | Norway | Marked in europe_bgn.dds | |
Tolga | Norway | Marked in europe_bgn.dds | |
Tornio | Finland | Christmas Stream 2023 | |
Trondheim | Norway | TBA | |
Tromsø | Norway | Christmas Stream 2023 | |
Östersund | Sweden | Marked in europe_bgn.dds | |
Örnsköldsvik | Sweden | Marked in europe_bgn.dds | |
Otta | Norway | Marked in europe_bgn.dds | |
Umeå | Sweden | 12th March, 2024 | |
Vardø | Norway | Marked in europe_bgn.dds | |
Vennesund | Norway | Marked in europe_bgn.dds |
Confirmed scenery towns, which are unmarked on the map:
- Ivalo (https://blog.scssoft.com/2024/03/nordic-horizons-guess-where-we-are.html)
- Olderfjord (https://blog.scssoft.com/2024/03/nordic-horizons-guess-where-we-are.html)
Companies[]
References[]
- ↑ ❄️ SCS Software Christmas Special ❄️Ho Ho Hoooooooooooonk 🚛🎁, 2022-12-20 (accessed 2022-12-20)
- ↑ SCS Forum, 2023-10-31 (accessed 2023-10-31)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 SCS Forum, 2023-11-03 (accessed 2023-11-04)
- ↑ Introducing Nordic Horizons Expansion, 2024-01-26 (accessed 2024-01-26)
- ↑ Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Nordic Horizons in Steam Store, 2024-01-26 (accessed 2024-01-26)
- ↑ Nordic Horizons: Guess Where We Are, 2024-03-12 (accessed 2024-03-12)
- ↑ https://store.steampowered.com/app/227300/Euro_Truck_Simulator_2/
- ↑ Nordic Horizons - New Assets to Build the World With, 2024-06-11 (accessed 2024-06-11)
- ↑ Nordic Horizons: Building Nature & Mountains with Pavel, 2024-07-16 (accessed 2024-07-16)
- ↑ Nordic Horizons: Rovaniemi, 2024-08-16 (accessed 2024-08-16)
- ↑ Nordic Horizons: Bodø, 2024-09-14 (accessed 2024-09-14)