Why did we stop developing ETS2 and ATS studio?

Every couple of days, I get comments that ETS2 & ATS Studio was way better than Mods Studio 2, that MS2 does not work, and that I should update the old applications to support the current game version.

First of, I'm glad people think that old ETS2 & ATS Studio were awesome. They really were. I also think user interface looked way better than it does now. So... why did I decide to dump them and start completely from scratch?

E2S was made in a time when only ETS2 existed - in October 2013. There was no ATS, and also the game was not updated as often as it is now. Only a couple of DLCs existed... At that time, I also had way less development experience. All of that combined meant that the code behind the app was very rigid and oriented towards a specific task. It was convoluted, and it really was s PITA to update. I struggled for years to keep it updated and in line with ETS2 (and later on, with ATS). At one point, the game changes were so big, that it became impossible to update the apps. On top of that, the user interface elements that we used to design the app became obsolete as well, and it was time to pull the plug.

At this point, I can't even properly load the old source code in my Visual Studio. This effectively means that I cannot update the old apps - even if I wanted.

I also understand that Mods Studio 2 can annoy you at times. There's bugs, some features are missing, some things are different from what they were in the old apps... I'll do my best to fix bugs and develop missing features. But for some things, you'll have to put a little bit of effort and get used to the new way of doing things. I release MS2 updates almost on a monthly basis now. Things will improve - that's a prommise!

Join our Discord, we're always help with any MS2 issues you might have!

I hope you understand now why MS2 replaced the good ol' ETS2 and ATS studio.

Watch MS2 development live stream on Twitch

This Saturday (14th December 2019) I'll do a Mods Studio 2 development live stream! It's going to be a casual stream where I'll chat with you guys, develop some new features, talk about the plans, give out some SCS DLCs, etc... so, here's all the info about the upcoming stream:

Content of the stream?

• MS2 Development (C#, Visual Studio)
• MS2 Questions and Answers, Tutorials...
• Giveaway (SCS DLCs...)
• Casual chatting with you guys...

Did you say "Giveaway"?

I did... how else would I get people to watch it? Here's the list of things I'll give away:

• Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Road to the Black Sea
• American Truck Simulator - Utah
• Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Pink Ribbon Charity Pack
• American Truck Simulator - Pink Ribbon Charity Pack
• Munchies (x2)

Here's how the giveaway will work:

• We'll have 6 giveaway rounds throughout the stream, roughly one every 30 minutes.
• In each round will give away one Steam DLC or game.
• You can participate in the round(s) by using your raffle tickets.
• Before each round, everyone will get a free raffle ticket.
• The more raffle tickets you use in a giveaway round, the more chances you have to win the game or DLC. You can also skip a round and save your ticket for upcoming rounds.
• You can get additional tickets by watching the stream, being active in chat, following the channel or by donating live on stream.
• You can always use the command !points in the Twitch chat to see how many points you have available
• You enter a round of giveaway by using command !raffle

When?

14th December 2019 - that's a Saturday, people!

17:00-21:00 GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)

18:00-22:00 CET (Central Europe Time)

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM PST (Pacific Standard Time)

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST (Eastern Standard Time)

Where?

This all will be going on on my Twitch Channel

Hope to see you there!

What is Mods Studio 2?

Dear ETS2 Studio (and ATS Studio) users,

I've been getting a lot of questions lately about Mods Studio 2, what is it, and how it's related to ETS2 and ATS Studio.

In Short - Mods Studio 2 is the successor of ETS2 and ATS Studio. 

In 2013 we released ETS2 Studio. In 2016 we released ATS Studio. At that point, we came up with a name "Mods Studio" which was used to reference both ETS2 and ATS studio at the same time, although at that time, they were two separate apps.

Now, we have Mods Studio 2 - it's purpose is to replace both ETS2 and ATS Studio, as the new app can make mods for both games (and more!).

Also, I must point out that there will be no updates for our older apps, and that there is no more support available for them. We are now pushing hard to update MS2 regularly, and that we'll bring it to the level of old E2S.

So, if you've missed it - grab the newest Mods Studio 2 from the official website! (released today) 

New Mods Studio 2 finally released

It's finally here - an early access version of Mods Studio 2 has been released on SCS Software forum.

The most requested features are available:

• Truck skins (old, classic type)
• Truck skins (advanced type for Scania NextGen and MAN E6)
• Owned trailer skins (ETS2 only at the moment)

Click here to see the release topic

This is an early preview version - development is still going on so expect more features and improvements on a monthly basis.