ATS gameplay mods

Here are 13 mods for American Truck Simulator gameplay: more realistic economies based on US data, fines, weigh stations, delivery and rest times, and new jobs for the cars in the Road Trip: Ford DLC, like rideshare trips or food deliveries. Almost all are marked for 1.61, the stable version; 1.62 is in open beta, and some mods disable themselves outside their version.

The best ATS gameplay mods to start with

• Realistic Economy by Slayin Egos: pay per mile, diesel prices by state, fines, garages and drivers based on DAT, AAA, BLS and ATRI data. Made for 1.61; it disables itself on other versions.
• Immersive Economy & Business Overhaul: slower progression, bank loans after 30 deliveries and your own trailers from level 15.
• Realistic Weighstations: lowers the chance of a weigh station making you pull in to 10%; the game's default is 60%.
• The Take Your Time Mod: a 2-hour load gets a deadline of 12 to 18 hours instead. For 1.60 and 1.61.
• Long Drive Short Rest: raises maximum driving time to 19 hours and cuts mandatory rest to 5 hours (stock values are 14 and 10).
• LGR Realistic Fines: rebalances fine amounts and chances for crashes, speeding, red lights and weigh stations. Version 1.3 with 1.61 support.
• Rideshare Jobs for Road Trip: your Road Trip car becomes a rideshare car, with trips of up to 559 miles, airports and VIP customers.
• Road Trip Long Haul: Road Trip's 149 job templates now cover 500 to 3,000 miles.

What to keep in mind

• Just one economy mod: Slayin Egos and Immersive Economy change the same values; if you enable both, the one higher in the Mod Manager wins. Back up your profile before changing the economy of an advanced save.
• Version: Realistic Economy by Slayin Egos disables itself outside 1.61, so it won't work on the 1.62 beta until the author updates it.
• Road Trip: Ford: rideshare, food delivery and medical courier jobs need that DLC.
• Time and rest: Take Your Time and Long Drive Short Rest make the game more relaxed; if you want the opposite, combine Realistic Fines with an hours log like ATS Elog.
• Installation: subscribe on Steam Workshop or copy the file into DocumentsAmerican Truck Simulatormod and activate it in your profile's Mod Manager.

If you'd rather make quick money without mods, read ATS money cheats; for a challenging playthrough, realistic mods for ATS; and to place each mod, mod load order.

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