Special Transport DLC

The Special Transport DLC is a DLC for both Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator. The DLC adds oversized cargoes and escort vehicles to the game. The DLC has been released on December 13, 2017 for ETS2 and on November 7, 2018 for ATS.

Release History Edit

Euro Truck Simulator 2 Edit

22 December 2016: An oversized cargo + 2 escort vehicles can be seen in the PF 2017 video.^{^[1]}
18 October 2017: 8 new Steam achievements for ETS2 added.^{^[2]}
20 October 2017: First official blog post including information + a video of a TV Show of the DLC.^{^[3]}
27 October 2017: Blog post with more information about the DLC + a gameplay video.^{^[4]}
8 December 2017: Promo trailer^{^[5]} + Steam Achievement descriptions and icons for ETS2 added.^{^[2]}
13 December 2017: Special Transport DLC for ETS2 is released.^{^[6]}
16 April 2018: With update 1.31, new routes were added for ETS2.^{^[7]}

American Truck Simulator Edit

22 February 2018: American Truck Simulator Special Transport DLC announced.^{^[8]}
12 June 2018: Instagram post with the first revealed ATS cargo.^{^[9]}
10 September 2018: 7 new Steam achievements for ATS added.^{^[10]}
25 October 2018: Blog post of the Transport Helicopter in American Truck Simulator.^{^[11]}
4 November 2018: A tweet of SCS hitting 65K+ followers showing another Special Cargo.^{^[12]}
5 November 2018: Steam Achievement descriptions and icons for ATS added.^{^[13]}
7 November 2018: Special Transport DLC for ATS is released.^{^[14]}

Euro Truck Simulator 2 Edit

Features Edit

Ets2 Volkswagen Transporter Special — Escort vehicle

Because of the huge and heavy cargoes, the trailers have steerable axles, just like in the Heavy Cargo Pack. In the Special Transport DLC, escort vehicles (pilot vehicles) are helping you by stopping the traffic on intersections and driving in front of you. Other features are:^{^[4]}

Key Features Edit

11 huge cargoes (up to 70 tons, 6 m width, 5+ m height and 20+ m length)
4 new special trailers
Unique job routes for to challenge you with Special Transport (most in the base map, some through DLC expansions, more to come!)
A combination of over 80 Special Transport Jobs
Custom AI escort vehicles
Original intros for the cargoes and jobs, crowds and police cars along the routes
New models, characters, and animations of people assisting or spectating the transport
Curious pedestrians, journalists or transport co-workers along the routes
A new set of warning beacons for the trucks
Special Transport Achievements

Gameplay Features Edit

Close collaboration with AI escort vehicles required
Enhanced AI behavior: clearing the path, stopping traffic, giving advice, pushing opposing vehicles to the side etc.
The risk to fail the given Job on the spot if you do not adhere to strict instructions or regulations
New checkpoints system to keep your progress in a special transport job safe

Update 1.31 Addition Edit

New Special Transport routes in Base Map
New Special Transport routes through expansion DLCs
More than 40 additional cargo/route combinations

Available cities and routes Edit

Special transports are limited to specific routes. Currently, there are 17 routes available:

9 new routes in version 1.31:

7 new routes in version 1.35:

The number of available cities and routes in the game will be expanded later.

Cargoes Edit

The DLC adds 11 new cargoes to the game:^{^[15]}

Name	Image
Boiler Part (6.0 x 6.0 x 4.9 m & 45 t)
Construction Staircase (20.0 x 5.6 x 4.7 m & 50 t)
Excavator Bucket (3.5 x 4.9 x 2.9 m & 25 t)
Giant Silo (20.1 x 4.6 x 4.6 m & 40 t)
Haul Truck Chassis (8.3 x 6.0 x 4.1 m & 55 t)
Heat Exchanger (18.0 x 4.8 x 5.0 m & 70 t)
High-Tech Device (6.0 x 6.0 x 1.3 m & 45 t)
Huge Tyres (12.1 x 4.0 x 3.2 m & 20 t)
Industrial Condenser (12.0 x 5.4 x 4.7 m & 60 t)
Massive Tech Part (6.0 x 6.0 x 5.0 m & 44 t)
Service Boat (16.1 x 5.0 x 5.3 m & 25 t)

Achievements Edit

Main article: Euro Truck Simulator 2 Achievements#Achievements Requiring DLC

8 new Steam achievements for the Special Transport Pack on ETS2 have been added on October 18, 2017.

Icon	Name	Description
	The Bigger the Better	Complete delivery of all oversize cargoes
	Not a Canoe	Complete delivery of the Service Boat
	Big Brother	Complete delivery of the Haul Truck Chassis
	Giant	Complete delivery of the Silo cargo
	Not a Big Problem	Complete 3 consecutive oversize jobs without any damage
	Driver Exceptionnel	Complete deliveries on all oversize routes in current map
	Size Matters	Deliver first oversize cargo
	Mass-to-don	Deliver at least 195 tons of oversized cargo in just 3 consecutive deliveries