Changelog v2.1.8 (ETS2 1.57)
- Experimental rework of all skyboxes
- Added more blue tones to shadows for deeper contrast
- Added subtle light orange tones to sunlight for warmer lighting
- Shadows are now more intense and defined
- Improved overall ambient feeling, making the world feel more alive and immersive
Graphics Improvement:
Infrastructure and Road Elements
- New red-white crash barriers
- New barrier models
- Updated barrier textures for more realism
- Changed lighting in some tunnels
Vehicles and Equipment
- More realistic FOV mirrors
- Improved truck lights
- Improved Mercedes steering wheel
- Wipers with 3 speed modes (slow, fast, very fast)
Sky and Atmosphere
- Improved sunshafts, fog, and depth of field (DoF)
- Added high-resolution textures for cloud shadows
- Improved night lighting
Weather and Rain
- New rain textures and improved rain physics
- Added more road reflections during rainy weather
- Improved specular (light reflections) on road surfaces
Lights and Flares
- Improved flares of street lamps and truck lights
- Changed flares from yellow to white
- Improved traffic lights
- Changed tunnel lights to white
High-Resolution Textures
- New high-resolution water texture
- New high-resolution road sign textures for: Poland, UK, Germany, Italy, France, Belgium, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Sweden, and Austria
- High-quality road sign models (work in progress)
- 35 company trailer textures in 4K quality (work in progress)
- 7 new 4K road textures (4096x1024 px)
- 3 new 2K road textures (2048x2048 px)
Various Fixes
- Changed lighting color of the Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge
- Added more exposure and game saturation
- Removed save message from the top left corner
- Added line mp_mod_optional: true to manifest.sii (the mod can now be used as an optional mod in SCS Multiplayer)
