Thirteen years. It’s a number that invites reflection and celebration; this weekend we’re doing exactly that.
To mark ProMods’ 13th birthday, we asked some of our developers to share the areas they’re most proud of.. the places that challenged them, surprised them, or simply stayed with them long after the work was done. Today, as part of our birthday celebration weekend, we’re focusing on ProMods over the past 13 Years..

Some of the most memorable work in ProMods Europe came from areas that simply refused to be easy.
Gibraltar is one of them. Pim, who worked on the project alongside Tedesco for almost a year, describes it as “the most detailed project I’ve ever worked on and the most technically challenging”, and remarkably, every landmark was built without a single custom asset.
Monaco, worked on by Seum, presented a different kind of challenge: extraordinary detail compressed into an extraordinarily small space, demanding careful manipulation of visibility areas to make it work at all.

Further east, Vladzz-G has been quietly responsible for introducing new countries to the ProMods map. Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Malta all came through his hands; each one a new frontier, and Azerbaijan in particular a unique mapping experience given that YouTube and satellite imagery had to serve as the primary references. “Due to this,” he notes, “it’s even more interesting to map.”

For some developers, the most meaningful work is closest to home. Mirfi‘s work on Odesa, Ukraine was the culmination of more than fifteen years of ambition; a project that finally shifted Romania from “the end of the line” to a waypoint on a longer journey east into former Soviet territory.

Horizon‘s contribution to Western Lithuania carries a similar personal weight: the Tauragė area and the KK141 route along the Nemunas river represent, in his words, “my most beloved work in my own home country.”

ItzPxllel’s favourite is perhaps the most unexpected; the BAB3 near Würzburg, a stretch of German motorway that resonates not for its complexity but for what it represents on a longer drive. “It always reminds me that I am actually driving there,” he says. “It just gives an unexplainable feeling.” It’s a reminder that the best mapping doesn’t always announce itself.

Tedesco‘s pick takes us somewhere very few maps have ever reached: Nuuk, Greenland; a remote collaboration with Joes that brought one of the most isolated locations in ProMods to life. It’s the kind of addition that exists purely because someone cared enough to put it there.

DOWL‘s pick heads to Iceland, and it’s easy to understand why. Stykkishólmur harbour and the road to Ólafsvík offer a very different kind of isolation; Iceland at its most elemental, where the landscape stretches out in every direction and the road feels like it was placed there almost as an afterthought. It’s the sort of drive that stays with you precisely because there’s so little around you, and it captures something about Iceland that busier routes simply can’t.

Finally, a sneak preview. Lars (one of our newest developers!) is currently at work in Strasbourg, and while we’re not ready to say much more than that just yet, it’s a location close to his heart and one that’s shaping up to be something worth watching. His first to ProMods..
More on that soon.

Thirteen years of ProMods Europe. Thank you! to every developer who has poured themselves into this map, and to every player who has driven it. Here’s to the next chapter.

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Our work across the Nordic Horizons is far from finished.
Following from our first round of returning locations to the Nordic Horizons area, after the DLC released, v2.84 brings another set of ProMods Favorites back to the map; merged, built and refreshed to sit alongside the Nordic Horizons DLC. There’s also some important work done elsewhere in Scandinavia that’s well worth your attention. Let’s dive in.

Kittilä returns to the map having been fully reskinned for the Nordic Horizons merge. A firm ProMods favourite, the town sits deep in Finnish Lapland; a remote, quiet corner of the map that SCS left largely unfilled, and one that’s been noticeably absent since Nordic Horizons released. That gap is now filled.

Route 955
A major connector to Kittilä is the 955 Highway, running through the heart of Lapland. It’s a long, open road, making the world of ETS2 feel lived-in, and it covers a substantial stretch of territory that simply was neglected from Nordic Horizons DLC. Drivers heading north will find the journey feels complete in a way it previously didn’t.

Rv80
“The Rv80” feeds Kittilä from the west. Rounding out the town’s connections and giving the area proper accessibility from the surrounding network. Together with the 955 Highway, it places Kittilä firmly back on the map. Along this route, keep an eye out for a HUGE train depot, custom built and edged into the map.

Savonlinna is back, and it’s easy to see why it was missed. The city sits at the heart of the Finnish Lake District, surrounded by water on almost every side; and that geography defines the driving experience entirely. Roads here don’t simply connect A to B; they wind between lakes, cross bridges, and navigate a landscape that feels unlike anywhere else in the ProMods map.

South to Denmark, where Rødbyhavn has received a refresh. A currently unnamed city on the map, This is a road with genuine strategic importance; it leads directly to one of the key ferry connections between Scandinavia and mainland Europe, linking the Nordic network to Germany and the rest of the continent beyond. The refresh brings it up to standard and ensures the gateway to mainland Europe makes the right first impression.

Finally, a pair of Norwegian towns that SCS introduced as scenery… present on the map, but without the depth to make them worth stopping for.

With ProMods Europe v2.84, Kongsvinger and Molde have been properly defined, named, and given deliverable companies, turning two background locations into genuine destinations. It’s the kind of detail that quietly improves the map without announcing itself.. but drivers who know these towns will notice immediately.

With ProMods Europe v2.83, we’re keeping things Focused on Brittany & Lorient. Lorient is here, and it’s the headline of this Update, and it’s one we’re particularly pleased to share, not least because it holds a rare distinction for a French city: not a single toll booth in sight!

Lorient sits on the southern coast of Brittany, and the city has been built to reflect what it actually is; a working port city, practical and maritime in character, with the kind of industrial waterfront presence that makes it a genuinely useful destination on the map.

The port area comes with a full complement of companies, offering cargo pickups and deliveries that give drivers a real reason to make the journey. From the approach roads feeding into the city centre to the dockside itself, Lorient feels like a place with purpose; one that rewards drivers who take the time to explore it properly rather than passing straight through.

The road network extending across the area is where the scale of this addition becomes clear.
The N24 stretches east toward Rennes, cutting through the Breton interior with the kind of open, unhurried driving that this part of France does particularly well. To the north, the N164 and surrounding routes connect Lorient to the wider Breton network, passing through terrain that shifts between dense woodland, open farmland, and the occasional glimpse of the Atlantic horizon.

Tucked away within the woodland, there’s also a custom-built company waiting to be discovered; one of those additions that rewards drivers who take the time to leave the main carriageway and explore. Junctions, interchanges, and roadside detail have all been considered across the full extent of the area.. this isn’t just a city drop, it’s a proper regional addition.

The roads connecting Lorient to the rest of Brittany are fast, well-maintained, and, crucially.. free!
The N164 runs along the southern edge of the area, forming the main artery in and out of the city, while the N24 heads east through the interior toward Rennes. These are proper French national roads; wide, open, and built for distance. For a French city of this size and connectivity, it bears repeating: not a single toll booth.
After the A4, we felt you deserved it.

Alongside Lorient, v2.83 also brings a significant round of bug fixes and improvements to the wider map.
Most notably, for users of the TCP, and readers of our previous post regarding gas stations: all gas stations across Switzerland have now been updated to their real counterparts// something we previewed in an earlier blog post, and which is now live for everyone to enjoy.

Fire up the game, head to promods.net to grab the latest version, and we’ll see you on the road. It’s out now!