Casual driving without pressure or violence? They can’t be the first, can they?
American Truck Simulator is adding a road trip mode where you drive different vehicles, 'say, a powerful pickup or even a sports car'
Submitted 3 weeks ago by Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
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duchess@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Definitely not. Test Drive Unlimited 2 leaps to mind, which while it certainly had racing events and racing related content in it, you could also just drive around doing nothing in particular as much as you wanted.
There are several other racing oriented games that nevertheless had open worlds and you’re never actually forced to race anybody in any of them, albeit usually at the expense of sacrificing any game progression and thus having a rather limited vehicle selection. Need For Speed Underground 2 and Forza Horizon, for instance.
PurpleTentacle@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The same is true for almost any open world game with vehicles. Casually driving a car in GTA while obeying the traffic rules has been a thing from the very beginning.
This still feels different somehow, though.
Lifekraft@jlai.lu 3 weeks ago
Snowrunner is a little bit about that too.
frazw@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Will it stimulate the downturn in shipping demand by making it harder to get work as the USA pushes itself and the rest of the world into recession.
Elevator7009@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Watch Lemmy turn one of the few apolitical posts about something American into something political in 3… 2… 1…
Politics is important but sometimes I just want to play a video game without someone turning the conversation to politics when that wasn’t the topic at hand at all. I’m super angry about all the things my country is doing now too, but I also sometimes want to enjoy what I have left instead of being constantly stressed about it and bringing up the horrors happening at every opportunity—especially with just a snarky comment and no links to taking action. (Here are a few, albeit aimed at Americans: indivisible.org for finding a local group, 5calls.org for calling your local representatives, www.mobilize.us for events in general, action.aclu.org/give/now for donating to a group suing illegal things the current admin is doing.)
On the other hand, people have to vent sometimes and I guess I need to build up tolerance and a thicker skin to that, even when it shows up in a place marked Games and not US Politics.
Lifekraft@jlai.lu 3 weeks ago
I get what you say but in this case the comment was still kind of funny in a satyrical way.
jumjummy@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
No, that’s a DLC. Second most popular one behind “driving while being a minority”. With that DLC you get pulled over and harassed randomly.
3dmvr@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
yeah other countries arent xenophobic at all they love minorities
nevetsg@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
To keep the Smokey’s distracted whilst you run bootleg beer across state lines?
Omega_Jimes@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
I look forward to a virtual road trip my 86 Hyundai Pony.
ogmios@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Oh great. Nothing is safe from the Trans Am agenda.
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
So, according to popular myth it’s really a penis size simulator!
alanjaow@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I was disappointed when I saw that there are few roads in the game (my expectations were far too high). I was hoping for, idk, 70% of roads? Really, some sort of driving game using google maps data would be pretty awesome, if a nightmare to process all the images. Hmm, data storage would be an issue too… streaming would be too slow (I think).
REDACTED@infosec.pub 3 weeks ago
Seriously, I’ve been dreaming about world-scale videogame (world generates as you explore based on every useful satellite data we have) where you can just drive around.
Flight simulator comes close, but it’s flying.
pineapplelover@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
And I believe it pulls the information real time from Microsoft servers
EarMaster@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I wouldn’t be to sure if Microsoft is working on something like this. What they did with Flight Simulator was pretty spectacular…
Tim_Bisley@piefed.social 3 weeks ago
Would be nice if euro truck sim got this.
Anarki_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Isn’t it already doable with mods tho? Just get a car mod? Right?
shiroininja@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’ve played both games for years. There were mod, but half of them are shitty or don’t work. One I tried just gave me black textures. Unless there’s some paid marketplace I don’t know about, the mod options for drivable cars are shitty.
Fredselfish@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Man I love this game. That be kick ass. I still want them to add the ability to eat food. All those fast food and gas stations and can’t eat.
thesohoriots@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Nothing like taking out the ‘93 Mercury Sable for a drive.
Kardore@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Several of the teasers showed off a WIP Crown Vic. As a truck driver IRL that owns a Mercury Grand Marquis, it feels like this update is made just for me!
fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.com 3 weeks ago
I want a Scion XB
MECHAGODZILLA2@midwest.social 3 weeks ago
Wow I do not need yet another hobby but I know a couple dudes who will go nuts for this with their rigs.
callouscomic@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
This game works wonderfully on Steam Deck.
tover153@lemmynsfw.com 3 weeks ago
This plus Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana and I can finally recreate Smoky and the Bandit 1!
Fredselfish@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Hell yeah!
psycho_driver@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Just give me a destruction derby mode please.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I just want rush hour traffic after being awake for three days in heavy stimulants mode.
Num10ck@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
you might like enviro-bear, the bear driving simulator for ios.
catloaf@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Why not just play Wreckfest?
weegee90@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
“Welcome to Destruction Junction!”