Developer snapshot 2026-07-12

Preview snapshot for players who want the newest features before the next stable release. Expect rough edges; your save files stay compatible whenever possible, but back them up first.

Changes since the previous snapshot

Changed

• Route alerts no longer repeat at one mile. Fuel stops, rest stops, and other actionable exits now speak once at five miles. State lines speak once as you cross them.
• The soundtrack now uses the finished music throughout the game. Menu, daytime driving, and nighttime driving tracks have been replaced with their full-quality versions, normalized to match the existing music. Urban Roll also joins the menu rotation as a separate track from its driving version.
• Automatic shifting now follows real heavy-truck strategy. Lower gears use progressive shift points, the starting gear responds to load and grade, light trucks can skip unneeded gears, and braking selects a useful lower gear instead of stepping through every ratio. Engine audio now unloads between gears instead of sweeping upward as one continuous high-pitched tone.

Fixed

• Manual and automatic transmissions behave reliably on steep grades. The diesel governor now holds a safe low-gear road speed without quietly damaging the engine, and automatic trucks avoid shifts that cannot pull the hill.
• Transmission changes now apply when you return to an active drive. The game announces the new automatic or manual mode instead of waiting until the next trip.
• Destination signs no longer send you down an early exit. Navigation now favors the interchange nearest the destination over an earlier sign that happens to mention the same city.
• Speeding fines now follow you on bobtail runs. Empty repositioning trips charge accumulated speeding-strike fines and announce the cost in the arrival summary instead of silently letting the fines disappear.