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ProMods 2.60 Previews: Iceland

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In this week’s preview we take a look at the new and rebuilt content coming to Iceland in ProMods 2.60, which includes the most brand-new content in Iceland since ProMods 2.10 way back in 2016. Developer DOWL has worked for over a year to build 300 km of new roads to drive as well as continuing to refresh older parts of the island.

The largest area of all-new content to explore is the stunning Snæfellsnes Peninsula which extends 75km out towards Greenland on the western side of Iceland. It has been dubbed ‘Iceland in Miniature’ due to the dramatically varied scenery including mountains, grasslands, lakes, fjords, and volcanoes such as the mighty 1,446 metre Snæfellsjökull.

Enjoy the drive along road 54 to the end of the peninsula and the historic fishing and trading settlement of Ólafsvík where you can find a number of fisheries needing your help to deliver new supplies and ship their products out of town. Tourists will enjoy the hiking trails into the mountains and the long sandy beaches.

Further up the north coast of Snæfellsnes lies the port town of Stykkishólmur with its picturesque harbour and the Súgandisey Island Lighthouse sitting atop the cliffs. The port serves the car/passenger ferry to the island of Flatey and to Brjánslækur on the Westfjords. As is often the case in Snæfellsnes, rugged mountains rise up from the coast and continue inland.

With such small populations and little traffic, the region has little incentive to pave all of its roads. The 54 along the north coast is unpaved for much of the route, twisting its way along the coast, while road 55 climbs over the highlands, connecting the north and south sides of the peninsula.

Meanwhile, a new route has been added in the Westfjords, allowing you to make the trip to the remote hamlet of Norðurfjörður at the end of the perilous and narrow road 643. Supplies are much needed in the winter and so it is up to you to ensure they arrive safely. Make sure you go prepared for the conditions you may face.

Elsewhere you can look forward to a refreshed Blönduós, an important town on the Hringvegur (Road 1) where you can stop for fuel and repairs, as well as delivering goods to and from the shop and port companies. Gone are many older assets, replaced with higher quality ones to make the town feel up to date.

That’s all for Iceland in 2.60, who knows what the future may hold for this unique island in ProMods.

ProMods 2.60 Previews: The Czech Republic

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Welcome to the first of our ProMods 2.60 Previews! Last year’s previews were a success and so we have decided to do the same again for ProMods 2.60. Over the next several weeks we’ll be taking a closer look at the new and refreshed areas coming in 2.60. Apart from seeing many screenshots you might also learn something new about the places we’ll be covering as well as get a little insight behind the scenes of our development.

Today we will talk about the Czech Republic and, in particular, its second largest city: Brno, which will receive a major rebuild in 2.60. But that’s not new information. A few months ago we shared a Development Update video focusing solely on the south-Moravian metropolis. If you haven’t seen it yet, we recommend you do so now as it will give you a better idea of what we’ll be talking about in the following paragraphs.

Present day Brno is a vibrant university city that combines glossy skyscrapers with majestic historical architecture including the city’s dominant buildings, the cathedral of St. Peter and Paul and the Špilberk castle. You’ll be able to see both when driving through the city centre.

What has driven the city forward for two centuries are the industry and logistics connected to it. In the 19th century textile plants became dominant and Brno received the nickname “Moravian Manchester”. However nowadays “Moravian Silicon Valley” would be more fitting as the textile industry was entirely replaced by IT firms and engineering companies.

The development of Brno is a great example of cooperation among team members. The whole project was started by developer EG0611 more than a year ago. Later on it was continued by developers Plum and scan720 and eventually Qixiwi filled the remaining gaps and made sure that everything was clean and polished.

Speaking of developers involved, Qixiwi wants to say following:
“Despite ETS2 being a road-oriented game, I actually put a lot of effort into creating tracks. In our representation of Brno there’s quite a long tram line with several custom-made stations where you’ll be able to spot authentic looking Tatra T3 trams.”

“Even my favourite place in Brno has something to do with rails. It’s the intersection of streets Heršpická and Poříčí where you can witness a unique example of street-running in the Czech Republic.”

Aside from Brno, roads I/35 and I/43 have been rebuilt by EG0611. When driving these roads you will also visit the scenic towns of Svitavy and Mohelnice as well as Vysoké Mýto with the Iveco bus manufacturing plant formerly known as Karosa.

ProMods 2.50 Released

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Over the past two months, we showcased the new content in our current map release. And now you can explore ProMods 2.50, compatible with ETS2 version 1.38, for yourself. 

This major update features over 40 new or rebuilt cities across 20 countries. For the first time, Albania, Montenegro and Georgia are represented. The changes are summarised in the following image:

As usual, this update both expands the map in many directions, and rebuilds/upgrades existing parts of the map. We want to keep as much of the map as possible at today’s highest standards, which sometimes requires improving ProMods mapping from just a few years ago.

For more screenshots and details of what’s new, just look through the recent posts on this blog, where we published numerous in-depth previews while getting the update ready for release.

To give you an idea of the scale of work involved: since we entered the beta-testing phase in late June, the developers have fixed almost 3000 bugs, and placed signs and other finishing touches all over the map. And in the first 3 days, we already served 30 TB of data to the community. So, what are you waiting for? We hope that you enjoy ProMods 2.50!

Download ProMods Map

Promoter Videos

Still need convincing to give our map our go, or just want something to watch while downloading to help you decide where to explore first? Our media promotion partners have made a wide range of content with a beta-version of the mod to inform and entertain you. One video from each promoter is listed below. Some of them have made many more!

We must start with our own official teaser trailer. TGM once again did an amazing job with this trailer!

For more in-depth, but still self-contained, cinematic preview videos:

Want to see more of a particular region? Wombat Trucker has serialised his videos (similarly to our own previews on this blog).

If you prefer longer-form driving videos or even livestreams:

We are not limited to English-speaking promoters:

We’d like to thank our promoters for all the hard work they put into creating their stunning content.

ProMods 2.50 Trailer Skin Pack

Look carefully at the start of our video trailer and you will notice a special trailer skin. Our add-on developer tkk7406 has made this trailer skin pack to celebrate the release of ProMods 2.50! It features screenshots from some of the top locations throughout the map. There are skins available for all types of box and tank trailers from the base game and both the Schwarzmüller and Krone Trailer Pack DLCs, so you’ll be able to match your entire trailer fleet to the ProMods 2.50 theme and design!

In addition, some of our promoters received personalised trailer skins, which you can see in their videos—again thanks to tkk7406. He collaborated with Clumsy and Squirrel to design their very own ProMods 2.50 trailers as a token of appreciation for supporting ProMods.

All three skin packs are available to download now in the Steam Workshop, separately from the main mod. Make sure you don’t miss them! You’ll find the main skin pack by clicking here, and if you are a fan of Clumsy or Squirrel or if you are a member of their VTCs, make sure you download Clumsy’s trailer skins and Squirrel’s trailer skins.

Add-On Packs

Of course, our official add-on packs needed updating to ETS2 version 1.38 as well. 

The Middle-East Add-On Pack version 2.50 features a new road connection amongst other minor improvements. 

Download Middle-East Add-On

The Trailer and Company Pack (TCP) version 1.26 and Cabin Accessories Pack (CAP) version 1.12 are simply compatibility updates.

Download Trailer and Company Pack
Download Cabin Accessories Pack