IMPROVED TRUCK PHYSICS V1.3 for ATS
Features:
– Mod adds more realistic and hard physics for ATS trucks;
– It is now more difficult to drive a truck, “feel” of the truck is increased;
– Changed driver body movement physics, which is now less static;
– Added five new modes for windshield wipers for vanilla and mod trucks (four intermittment modes, one long, one short) from 15 item list;
– Lots of changes was made in truck behavior:
1. Changed cabin weight to a more realistic value;
2. Changed brake efficiency: less overall effectiveness an less effectiveness at low speed (but higher upper margin of “low speed”). Increased max. brakes temperature, increased warm up/cool down rates;
3. Decreased autocentering speed of steering wheel. Decreased truck turning ability;
4. Increased rotational wheel resistance and air resistance. Also, increased inertia – slower acceleration and stopping;
5. Increased clutch strength for more realistic clutch-transmission behavior;
6. Decreased retarder effectiveness;
7. Increased chassis suspension travel values for vanilla trucks;
8. Slightly decreased overall damping force for truck/trailer chassis suspension;
9. Transmission inertia decreased;
10. Added tyres slip possibility. Tyres a little less rigid now;
11. Increased flywheel resistance – RPM drops faster, when not in gear;
12. Increased intensity of engine braking – truck slow downs faster, when truck is not given throttle;
13. Decreased engine compression – truck loses speed more quicker, when no throttle is given;
14. Increased transmission resistance – more losses in transmission.
15. Added slightly modified chassis files for:
Peterbilt 389 by Viper2;
Volvo VNL 670 by Aradeth;
Scania T by Solutech/RJL;
Kenworth T800 by dmitry68, kriechbaum, Stels, oq37 and SCS;
Kenworth K100 by Ivan, Ols, AU44, Oleg_Conte, darklorrd, Stas556, HaXwell, rus47tam, V4sil3, BoomStas556, dmitry68, Kriechbaum, SCS, Henki73, Waggi74, Pauke2004, vitalik062;
Peterbilt 387 by Ch_Vitalik, Kirilloid22, Dmitry68, Gosha Motor;
Freightliner Century by Vinzel;
Freightliner Classic XL by Softclub-NSK, Oleg Conte, Sergej Baltazar, dmitry68, Ventyres, odd_fellow, SCS Software, vitalik062
Freightliner Coronado by Softclub-NSK, Stas556, dmitry68, kriechbaum, knox_xss, David Otto, Joe Smith, vitalik062;
Freightliner FLB by SCS Software, odd_fellow, Kriechbaum, ventyres, vitalik062;
International Lonestar by SCS Software, Franck;
International Eagle 9300i by Kreichbaum, odd_fellow, Panther, SCS, guidot, KW_Driver;
International 9400I by slava1, modsru;
Mack Titan by FRANK_WOT, Андрей Васильев, vitalik062, Kriechbaum;
Peterbilt 351 by jawa, Stas556, Kriechbaum;
Peterbilt 579EXHD by Ivan, Тим, Джон, Mars812, Coalminer, Stas556, Mishanka, Fox071rus, Dmitry68, knox_xss, Chris, Classick, Kriechbaum, skiner, Regwiem, Михаил Шкутов (mihanikmsts);
Kenworth W900B Long by Stas556, dmitry68, vovangt4;
Kenworth K200 by jekich1, Fox071rus, Smith, Fire-Blade, Stas556, kriechbaum, Gerald Hardie, Mick Brown, Tracy N, Nathan Anderson, Dave Burgess;
Kenworth T908 by HD Truck Team, Kenworth T600 by slava1, vitalik062, Matgamer;
Kenworth T2000 by Sn4k3r, DB3, Panther, Kriechbaum, mjtemdark;
Freightliner Argosy by stas556, dmitry68, odd_fellow, FRANK_WOT, Kriechbaum;
Mack SuperLiner by RTA, ElEter.
Compatible with 1.2.x of ATS, should work on older versions too! Please keep original download link!
Installation instructions:
1.Extract scs file from downloaded archive to mod folder of ATS;
2.Open in-game mod manager and enable “Improved truck physics” mod;
3.Play!
Important! If you will use this mod with supported truck mods (look at added trucks list), use it with higher priority!!
Version history and changelog:
– 05.02.16 Version 1.0. Initial release.
– 16.02.16 Version 1.1.
Changelog:
– Decreased autocentering strength of steering wheel;
– Decreased truck steering sensivity;
– Removed fifth wheel roll angle and decreased its pitch angle;
– Decreased brake strength at low speed a little;
– Decreased cabin pitch/roll angles;
– Decreased cabin weight;
– Increased cabin springing and damping forces;
– Decreased air resistance;
– Fixed wrong, swapped by places, values for wheels slipping factors;
– Lots of tweaking of clutch, transmission and retarder values;
– Fixed bug with inability to stall engine;
– Added tweaked chassis for Kenworth W900;
– Added new windshield wipers modes for Kenworth W900.
– 01.04.16 Version 1.2.
Changelog:
Added modified chassis files and new windshield wipers modes for some mod trucks;
Decreased truck turning ability and steering sensivity;
Reworked cabin suspension values;
Reworked wheel suspension values;
Increased stiffness of tyre material a bit;
Increased a probability of truck skid;
Increased driver movement during driving a bit.
– 04.05.16 Version 1.3.
Changelog:
– Added tweaked chassis for:
Peterbilt 351 by jawa, Stas556, Kriechbaum;
Peterbilt 579EXHD by Ivan, Тим, Джон, Mars812, Coalminer, Stas556, Mishanka, Fox071rus, Dmitry68, knox_xss, Chris, Classick, Kriechbaum, skiner, Regwiem, Михаил Шкутов (mihanikmsts);
Kenworth W900B Long by Stas556, dmitry68, vovangt4;
Kenworth K200 by jekich1, Fox071rus, Smith, Fire-Blade, Stas556, kriechbaum, Gerald Hardie, Mick Brown, Tracy N, Nathan Anderson, Dave Burgess;
Kenworth T908 by HD Truck Team, Kenworth T600 by slava1, vitalik062, Matgamer;
Kenworth T2000 by Sn4k3r, DB3, Panther, Kriechbaum, mjtemdark;
Freightliner Argosy by stas556, dmitry68, odd_fellow, FRANK_WOT, Kriechbaum;
Mack SuperLiner by RTA, ElEter;
– Updated definition files;
– Corrected errors in console;
– Decreased brake efficiency;
– Increased cabin and wheel weight.
