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"Visit Russia, home to a rich cultural heritage and history. As the world's largest country by total area, Russia showcases a wide diversity of landforms, climate, and, well, everything. Expand your travels to the east, stretching from the already explored Saint Petersburg in the Beyond the Baltic Sea DLC, further into the south and east. Visit the heart of Russia and admire its beauty full of breathtaking and sometimes even wild nature, just as well cities, where you can expect seeing stunning historic buildings from the recent and bygone times." |
Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Heart of Russia is an upcoming map expansion DLC for Euro Truck Simulator 2.
The DLC will feature another part of the Northwestern Russia, initially introduced in the Beyond the Baltic Sea map expansion.
Current postponement[]
The development of the Heart of Russia DLC at this moment is currently delayed and is under standstill of development due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. There has been no single announcement of the development of Heart of Russia coming to a complete end, canceling the DLC. As of May 30, 2022, it is exactly unknown when the DLC will release.
History of its postponement[]
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"In the early days we were like, "maybe it will be over quickly". ... But it was definitely clear that we couldn't follow the planned track: To communicate further about the beauty of the territory of Russia. ... We had basically been in like a testing process; We were just tuning it, and now we've got this DLC in the drawer that we can't release at the moment. I can't find any excuse now, even if we donate all the income to Ukraine." |
In an interview for the Czech gaming website Vortex on March 14, 2022, SCS Software PR and Marketing Manager Daniel Němec and CEO Pavel Šebor announced the indefinite postponement of the DLC due to Russia's invasion against Ukraine. Daniel explained in the interview that one group is telling the community the logics that SCS should release the DLC because the "trees, roads and the hills are not to be blamed", and then Pavel stated that the name 'Heart of Russia' was like an "emotionally charged name", which would sound like SCS is "provoking or hurting people" due to the current situation. Development of the DLC was a "sensitive thing" at that moment, although Pavel said that the team will "complete it, close it, finish testing and have it ready," but not release it.
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"We strongly believe that there is hope for the proud people of Ukraine to prevail and for the suffering to end for all. Injustice cannot and must not win. And, when the time comes for Ukraine to rebuild and heal, then we will endeavour to find a way for our Heart of Russia DLC to play whatever part it can in that healing process, for everyone." |
In a blog post about the statement of the DLC on May 30, development of Heart of Russia was refrained until the situation ends and heal, however there was no announcement of the "cancelation" of the DLC. The team also stated that the DLC was 6-8 weeks before completion, which means April 2022 would have been the release month of the DLC.
Release History[]
SCS Software first hinted about the DLC in blog post about celebrating the 8th Anniversary of Euro Truck Simulator 2 posted on 19 October 2020. After that, SCS released information about the DLC in their blog:
- 19 October 2020: SCS makes a blog post celebrating and thanking the community for the 8th Anniversary of Euro Truck Simulator 2 and as a reward, SCS teases the first screenshots in pre-alpha stages of the next map expansion after Iberia.[3] Members of the community identify the screenshots' locations as being near the Russian town of Poshekhonye.[4]
- 21 December 2020: In the SCS Christmas Stream, the team reveals more screenshots of the next map expansion after Iberia.[5] Members of the community identify one of the screenshots, an intersection which is part of the Moscow ring road.[6]
- 5 March 2021: First official blog post revealing the name of the expansion with more new screenshots[7] and added to Steam Store.[8]
- 22 June 2021: Blog post about nature.[9]
- 13 August 2021: Blog post about new landmarks.[10]
- 10 September 2021: Blog post about villages.[11]
- 4 October 2021: Blog post about churches.[12]
- 17 October 2021: Blog post about food mill industry.[13]
- 3 November 2021: Blog post about water bodies.[14]
- 12 November 2021: The 1.43 Open Beta for Euro Truck Simulator 2 is released.[15] During the subsequent days, members of the community examine the game files and discover mileage_targets.sii, which contains names of many cities in the game, including 35 new cities in Russia.[16] [17]
- 22 November 2021: Blog post about monuments.[18]
- 2 December 2021: First blog post about industrial areas.[19]
- 16 December 2021: In the SCS Christmas Stream, the team reveals new screenshots of Heart of Russia, including several screenshots making reference to the Slavic folklore figure Baba Yaga.[20]
- 17 December 2021: Blog post about forests and logging.[21]
- 22 December 2021: Second blog post about industrial areas.[22]
- 29 December 2021: Blog post about the city of Ryazan.[23]
- 7 January 2022: Blog post about road network.[24]
- 15 January 2022: Blog post about wagon factory.[25]
- 17 January 2022: The Steam header for the Heart of Russia Steam Store page is updated, which now includes a truck, the MAN TGX EfficientLine 3, and the background has been changed from the countryside to Moscow.
- 26 January 2022: Blog post about entrance monuments and region signs.[26]
- 8 February 2022: First blog post about gameplay video.[27]
- 25 February 2022: The header for "Heart of Russia" Steam Store page has downgraded back to its first appearance, the Russian countryside.
- 14 March 2022: In an interview for the Czech gaming website Vortex, SCS Software PR and Marketing Manager Daniel Němec and the CEO Pavel Šebor announces the indefinite postponement of the DLC due to the Russo-Ukrainian War.[28] [29]
- 20 April 2022: The 1.44 Open Beta is released, revealing some off-limits roads of the DLC.
- 30 May 2022: SCS posts a blog post about Heart of Russia's current situation with the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.[30]
- 29 June 2022: The 1.45 Open Beta is released, which updated the europe_bgn.dds file that includes the cities and roads of the DLC.
Cities[]
Currently, 36 cities are known to be featured in the Heart of Russia DLC. The capital city of Russia is marked in bold.
| City name | First mentioned |
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| Arzamas (Арзамас) | 5 March 2021[7] |
| Bryansk (Брянск) | 13 August 2021[10] |
| Cherepovets (Череповец) | 3 November 2021[14] |
| Dzerzhinsk (Дзержинск) | 4 October 2021[12] |
| Ivanovo (Иваново) | 4 October 2021[12] |
| Kaluga (Калуга) | 1.43 Open Beta |
| Kirishi (Кириши) | 5 March 2021[7] |
| Kolomna (Коломна) | 1.43 Open Beta |
| Kostroma (Кострома) | 1.43 Open Beta |
| Kovrov (Ковров) | 13 August 2021[10] |
| Lodeynoye Pole (Лодейное Поле) | 1.43 Open Beta |
| Moscow (Москва) | 5 March 2021[7] |
| Murom (Муром) | 1.43 Open Beta |
| Nizhny Novgorod (Нижний Новгород) | 4 October 2021[12] |
| Novomoskovsk (Новомосковск) | 1.43 Open Beta |
| Obninsk (Обнинск) | 1.43 Open Beta |
| Oryol (Орёл) | 17 October 2021[13] |
| Petrozavodsk (Петрозаводск) | 1.43 Open Beta |
| Roslavl (Рославль) | 22 November 2021[18] |
| Ryazan (Рязань) | 3 November 2021[14] |
| Rybinsk (Рыбинск) | 4 October 2021[12] |
| Rzhev (Ржев) | 13 August 2021[10] |
| Saransk (Саранск) | 1.43 Open Beta |
| Smolensk (Смоленск) | 4 October 2021[12] |
| Tikhvin (Тихвин) | 1.43 Open Beta |
| Tula (Тула) | 1.43 Open Beta |
| Tver (Тверь) | 1.43 Open Beta |
| Velikiye Luki (Великие Луки) | 1.43 Open Beta |
| Veliky Novgorod (Великий Новгород) | 3 November 2021[14] |
| Vladimir (Владимр) | 1.43 Open Beta |
| Volkhov (Волхов) | 13 August 2021[10] |
| Vologda (Вологда) | 1.43 Open Beta |
| Vyazma (Вязьма) | 1.43 Open Beta |
| Vyksa (Выкса) | 1.43 Open Beta |
| Vyshny Volochyok (Вышний Волочёк) | 3 November 2021[14] |
| Yaroslavl (Ярославль) | 1.43 Open Beta |
Industries[]
19 new industries were revealed on the game files of update 1.44 Open Beta:
| Name | Type | Logo |
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| All-Russian Glass Company (Всероссийская стекольная компания) |
Glass | 
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| Beaver Doses (ДОЗ Бобр) |
Forestry | 
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| Dacha (Дача) |
Furniture | 
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| Eskadra (Ескадра) |
Logistics | 
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| Finist Logistics (Логистика Финист) |
Logistics | 
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| Karkot (Каркот) |
Unknown | 
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| "Mammoth" Meat Processing Plant ("Мамонт" Мясокомбинат) |
Meat processing | 
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| Metallurgy Muromets (Металлургия Муромец) |
Metal industry | 
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| Nectarine (Нектарин) |
Beverages | 
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| Novoneft (Новонефть) |
Oil producing | 
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| Pomeranian Pulp and Paper Mill (Поморский ЦБК) |
Paper | 
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| Propos Holding (Пропос холдинг) |
Unknown | 
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| Rosselkhoz Baton (Россельхоз Батон) |
Farming | 
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| Shipyard Livadiya (Судостроительный завод Ливадия) |
Shipyard | 
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| Sirin Air (Сирин Эйр) |
Airport logistics | 
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| SNL (СНЛ) |
Building materials | 
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| Taiga (Тайга) |
Unknown | 
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| Vagonstroy Tikhvin (Вагонстрой Тихвин) |
Wagon manufacturer | 
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| Varangian Motors (Варяг моторс) |
Engine manufacturer | 
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Achievements[]
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Trivia[]
The new Steam header of Heart of Russia used between January 17, 2022 and February 25, 2022, featuring the MAN TGX EfficientLine3 in the background of the city of Moscow. Currently, it is unknown when will it be reused.
- On January 17, 2022, SCS updated the Steam header for the Heart of Russia Steam Store page, which included a truck, the MAN TGX EfficientLine 3, in the background of the city of Moscow. On February 25, 2022, SCS changed the Steam header for the Heart of Russia Steam Store page back to its first appearance, which is the Russian countryside. Currently, it is exactly unknown when will it be reused.
- Sirin Air, which was introduced in update 1.44 was the replacement of the AeroBaltica's cyrillic company in Saint Petersburg. It requires Beyond the Baltic Sea DLC.
References[]
- ↑ Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Heart of Russia Steam store page, accessed 2022-07-11
- ↑ SCS Software, Heart of Russia DLC Statement, 2022-05-30 (accessed 2022-05-30)
- ↑ SCS Software, 8 years on the roads of Euro Truck Simulator 2, 2020-10-19 (accessed 2020-10-19)
- ↑ SCS Software, SCS Forum, 2020-10-20 (accessed 2020-10-20)
- ↑ Christmas 2020 Special Stream Recordings, 2020-12-21 (accessed 2020-12-21)
- ↑ SCS Software, SCS Forum, 2020-12-21 (accessed 2020-12-21)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 SCS Software, Heart of Russia, 2021-03-05 (accessed 2021-03-05)
- ↑ Euro Truck Simulator 2: Heart of Russia in Steam Store, 2021-03-05 (accessed 2021-03-05)
- ↑ SCS Software, Heart of Russia: Nature, 2021-06-22 (accessed 2021-06-22)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 SCS Software, Guess where we are? Heart of Russia Edition!, 2021-08-13 (accessed 2021-08-13)
- ↑ SCS Software, Heart of Russia - Villages, 2021-09-10 (accessed 2021-09-10)
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 SCS Software, Heart of Russia - Churches, 2021-10-04 (accessed 2021-10-04)
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 SCS Software, Heart of Russia: Food Mill Industry, 2021-10-17 (accessed 2021-10-17)
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 SCS Software, Heart of Russia - Water Bodies, 2021-11-03 (accessed 2021-11-03)
- ↑ SCS Software, ETS2 1.43 Update Open Beta, 2021-11-12 (accessed 2021-11-16)
- ↑ SCS Software, SCS Forum, 2021-11-15 (accessed 2021-11-16)
- ↑ SCS Software, SCS Forum, 2021-11-16 (accessed 2021-11-16)
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 SCS Software, Heart of Russia - Monuments, 2021-11-22 (accessed 2021-11-22)
- ↑ SCS Software, Heart of Russia - Industrial Areas, 2021-12-02 (accessed 2021-12-02)
- ↑ The SCS Software Christmas Stream Special 🎅, 2021-12-16 (accessed 2021-12-16)
- ↑ SCS Software, Heart of Russia - Forests and Logging, 2021-12-17 (accessed 2021-12-17)
- ↑ SCS Software, Heart of Russia - Industrial Areas #2, 2021-12-22 (accessed 2021-12-22)
- ↑ SCS Software, Heart of Russia: Ryazan, 2021-12-29 (accessed 2021-12-29)
- ↑ SCS Software, Heart of Russia - Road Network, 2022-01-07 (accessed 2022-01-07)
- ↑ SCS Software, Heart of Russia - Wagon Factory, 2022-01-15 (accessed 2022-01-15)
- ↑ SCS Software, Heart of Russia - Entrance Monuments and Region Signs, 2022-01-26 (accessed 2022-01-26)
- ↑ SCS Software, Heart of Russia - Gameplay Video #1, 2022-02-08 (accessed 2022-02-08)
- ↑ Heart of Russia pro Euro Truck Simulator 2 teď nevyjde, 2022-03-14 (accessed 2022-03-14)
- ↑ Vortex #204 | Dojmy ze Steam Decku, esport v Excelu, Xbox v Japonsku a rozhovor o Ukrajině s SCS, 2022-03-14 (accessed 2022-03-14)
- ↑ SCS Software, Heart of Russia DLC Statement, 2022-05-30 (accessed 2022-05-30)