Euro Truck Simulator 2: West Balkans is a map expansion DLC for Euro Truck Simulator 2. It is the eighth map of DLC involving map expansions. It was released on October 19, 2023 and it costs $17.99, £13.49, €17.99.
Discover, deliver and expand your trucking company to the countries of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia. From large bustling cities to the countryside filled with beautiful nature, you will be able to explore what the Western Balkans have to offer.
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~ Euro Truck Simulator 2 - West Balkans Steam Store page[1]
DLC Features
Travel through 8 new captivating countries, each with its unique charm.
Discover 14 explorable cities including Split and Belgrade
Take your truck on a drive through 30 vibrant towns
Experience the region's stunning nature, from Durmitor National Park to Bjeshkët e Nemuna National Park, with iconic mountains, hills, and mesmerizing sea views
Explore unique depots for the aluminium industry, chemical factories and oil wells
Take your cargo to 3 industrial ports along the Danube River (Belgrade, Novi Sad, Osijek)
Marvel at the beauty of the historical city centres in Split, Mostar, Sarajevo, Pristina, and more
Cross the borders at over 20 unique crossings
Enjoy the scenic countryside with 15 viewpoints and take a photo with your truck at 20 iconic landmarks
Deliver the following cargoes to complete a production chain in this order: Bauxite Terminal (Ore), Aluminium Factory (Aluminium Ingots), Betunia Market (Electrical Wiring), Light Factory Eumefa (Electronics), Larus Car Factory (Caravans).
Holiday Coastline
Complete 3 deliveries along the coast in this order: Rijeka - Zadar - Split - Niksic.
Trivia
West Balkans was released one day later after the 11th Anniversary of Euro Truck Simulator 2.
West Balkans is the DLC featuring the highest number of countries so far at eight countries, surpassing Beyond the Baltic Sea.
West Balkans is the first map DLC that does not add a new northernmost, southernmost, easternmost or westernmost city to the game.
West Balkans is the first map DLC since Going East! whose logo does not include the flags of the featured countries.
For early adopters of the DLC, having a profile connected to your World of Trucks account and making any delivery using the External Contracts or External Market to or from the city Podgorica will earn a Hermann's tortoise plush toy.[4]
Release History
SCS Software first hinted about the DLC in a blog post to celebrate of the Easter Day posted on 15 April 2022. After that, SCS released information about the DLC in their blog, at about one blog post per month:
15 March 2023: The 1.47 Open Beta is released, revealing some off-limit roads of the DLC.
20 February 2023: Blog post about Trieste, an Italian city near the Slovenian border, which SCS announced that the city will be introduced as a free addition to the base game of Euro Truck Simulator 2 in preparation for the DLC.[27]
12 January 2023: Second blog post about border crossings.[29]
20 December 2022: New screenshots were revealed in the SCS Christmas Stream, which showcased the Pelješac Bridge in southern Croatia, the Moračica Bridge in Montenegro and some other places in the West Balkans.[9]
9 December 2022: First blog post about border crossings.[30]
21 October 2022: Blog post about religious architecture.[2]
23 September 2022: Blog post about new industries.[7]
9 August 2022: Blog post about new landmarks and areas.[3]
5 June 2022: First official blog post revealing the name of the expansion with more new screenshots[4] and added to Steam Store.[31]
17 April 2022: SCS Software in their Instagram profile, make a post wishing for the whole community a Happy Easter and a new egg as part of the egg hunt appears hidden in the image, showing the Slovenian flag.[32]
15 April 2022: SCS Software makes a blog post promoting an egg hunt for the community on the occasion of the Easter Day. SCS hide the eggs around various SCS Software related websites and social media pages. Each egg was the countries flag of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia.[33]
14 November 2021: The 1.43 Open Beta added in editor_data.sii file references to balkan2 and mentions a prototype related to the city of Zadar, Croatia.[34]
