Hello truckers! Today marks [b]TWO WEEKS[/b] until Alaskan Road Truckers launches on Steam! In the buildup to launch, we've been running a few closed playtests for our Discord members. This has been incredibly useful to us, helping us to refine our focus, fix bugs, and make some changes that the community has asked for. [h2][b]Community Playtest Updates[/b][/h2] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//33660248/feadd4c93812a58c7b6053de56e3d715a178a0a7.png[/img] We've received a ton of feedback over the most recent playtest sessions. Here are some of the changes we've been able to implement in our playtest build, which all helps make the final game better than ever: [list] [*] Added dedicated quality settings for rear view mirrors [*] Can now disable the first-person camera following the steering wheel [*] Camera toggle speed is increased [*] NPC cars now use taillights [*] Truck and trailer stop lights, reverse lights and direction lights now work (still WIP) [*] Wet road reflections have been improved [*] Trucker perk tooltips don’t flicker anymore [*] AI car improvements (still WIP) [*] UI scaling fixes [*] Concrete barrier collision fix [*] Sky and light tweaks - night is darker, sun reflections are fixed, fog is tweaked [*] Bird size and velocity tweaks [*] Draw distance improvement in some places [*] Subtle UI changes in facility and map menus [/list] There are many more changes, these are just the headlines, but we wanted everyone to know - we're listening to your feedback very carefully. This won't stop here either, when we launch the game we want to continue hearing from you - you're an essential component in making Alaskan Road Truckers a success. [h2][b]Playtest Videos[/b][/h2] We've been able to let streamers and content creators get their hands on the latest playtest builds over the last few days and the response has blown us away. Here's a few for you to whet your appetite in anticipation of the full game launch. [h3][b]Camodo[/b][/h3] [previewyoutube=RoXj-_aiO78;full][/previewyoutube] [h3][b]GametechUK[/b][/h3] [previewyoutube=Hpm3wtbdapA;full][/previewyoutube] [h3][b]Gadarol[/b][/h3] [previewyoutube=VY38ivrPkYY;full][/previewyoutube] [h3][b]SolderSolder[/b][/h3] [previewyoutube=b1x5IEzeY8Q;full][/previewyoutube] ...and there's many more out there! If you'd like to be involved in future playtests we may have an opportunity coming up - stay tuned for a potential Steam announcement. [h2][b]Stay in Touch[/b][/h2] With only two weeks to go, the best way to stay in touch with everything Alaskan Road Truckers is to wishlist us - then you'll be all ready to start your trucking adventure on the 18th! https://store.steampowered.com/app/849100/Alaskan_Road_Truckers/ Join our Discord: [url=”https://discord.gg/7nzKkAVgN4”]https://discord.gg/7nzKkAVgN4[/url] Like us on Facebook: [url=”https://www.facebook.com/alaskanroadtruckers”]https://www.facebook.com/alaskanroadtruckers[/url] Follow us on Twitter: [url=”https://twitter.com/alaskantrucksim”]https://twitter.com/alaskantrucksim[/url] Follow us on Instagram: [url=”https://www.instagram.com/alaskanroadtruckers/”]https://www.instagram.com/alaskanroadtruckers/[/url] Follow us on TikTok: [url=”https://www.tiktok.com/@alaskan.road.truckers”]https://www.tiktok.com/@alaskan.road.trucker[/url]