EXPRESS PERFORMANCE MOD ATS Realistic Rush-Hour Traffic + FPS Boost 1.60.1.8s

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  EXPRESS PERFORMANCE MOD v1.2

  American Truck Simulator  (1.60 / 1.61)

  by Express Mods & Tips

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More FPS, with traffic that still feels real.

Three profiles - pick ONE for your PC.

Tuned a little more aggressively than the ETS2 version: ATS maps

are emptier and more rural, so they take a deeper cut and still

feel alive.

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  HOW TO INSTALL

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  1. Close the game.

  2. Go into the  profiles\  folder and copy ONE of the .scs

     files to:

         Documents\American Truck Simulator\mod\

  3. Start the game, open the Mod Manager, enable it.

  IMPORTANT: only ONE at a time. If you enable two, they both

  edit the same game files and fight each other.

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  WHICH ONE DO I PICK

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  1 - Balanced (mid-range PC)

      GTX 1060 / RX 580 and up. Keeps the roads busy, trims the

      grass and the worst city-centre spikes.

  2 - Low-End (weak PC)             <-- recommended

      GTX 1050 / RX 560 / older i5 / small all-in-one PC.

  3 - Steam Deck (ultra low)

      Steam Deck, ROG Ally, integrated graphics, mini PC.

      Very aggressive. On a normal desktop it cuts more than

      you need.

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  WHAT EACH PROFILE CHANGES  (vanilla ATS: AI 50, grass 60)

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                            Balanced  Low-End     Deck

  AI vehicle limit               30       22       15

  Spawn distance               450m     360m     288m

  Despawn distance             585m     450m     360m

  Grass density (of 60)          41       29       17

  Grass draw distance           72m      51m      38m

  Grass drawn vs vanilla        13%       4%       1%

  (the last row is what actually costs you frames)

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  BONUS - EXTRA FPS FROM config.cfg

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  A mod can only touch the game's def files. On a weak PC the

  real framerate lives in shadow resolution, mirrors and level

  of detail - and those sit in config.cfg, where no mod can

  reach.

  The tool in this folder can:

      config-tuner\TUNE PERFORMANCE.bat

  It backs up your settings before touching anything, shows you

  exactly what it will change, and lets you undo it whenever you

  want. It asks which game to tune (ETS2 or ATS). Read

  config-tuner\README.txt.

  It is OPTIONAL and separate from the mod.

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  MEASURING FPS PROPERLY

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  Traffic changes a lot depending on the in-game clock. If you

  measure at different times of day the number means nothing.

  Keep all three the same across both runs:

      Place ..... same spot, ideally a big city (LA, Las Vegas)

      Time ...... 16:30 - that is the peak, the worst case

      Weather ... clear in both

  Watch your MINIMUM fps, not the average.

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  WHAT IS NOT TOUCHED

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  Physics, economy, savegames, textures, models, trees,

  buildings and shadows.

  Compatible with truck mods, map mods and sound mods.

  Safe to add or remove mid-save.

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  CREDITS

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  Crafted by Express Mods & Tips - devs: 6, tarkin711

  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ExpressModsTips

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