- 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
Euro Truck Simulator 2: West Balkans
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.
Summary
The DLC adds 8 new countries of the Western Balkans region (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia).
“ | 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. | ” |
~ Euro Truck Simulator 2 - West Balkans Steam Store page[1] |
DLC Features
- Adrica - Port logistics
- Aluxion - Bauxite mine
- Apus Oil - Gas stations
- Betunija - Building material storage
- Bosfir Komerc - Forestry
- BTS Petrol - Gas stations
- Celler - Construction
- Crno Drvo - Forestry
- Eumefa - Light industry
- Gryfoil - Gas stations
- Jastuk - Furniture factory
- Larus - Vehicle manufacturer
- Luka DunaVia - River port
- NADA - Gas stations
- PEGI - Gas stations
- Shuttle Cola - Shuttling Company
- Slava - Vehicle manufacturer
- Syllurgy - Heavy industry
- Syschema - Chemical company
- Vesna - Food processing
- Villco - Supermarket chain
Cities
The DLC includes 30 new cities featured in the West Balkans DLC. The capitals of the countries are marked in bold.
City name | Country | Remarks | First mentioned |
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Banja Luka (Бања Лука) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2nd largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21 October 2022[2] |
Belgrade (Београд) | Serbia | Capital of Serbia | 9 August 2022[3] |
Bihać (Бихаћ) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8th largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21 October 2022[2] |
Bijelo Polje (Бијело Поље) | Montenegro | 6th largest city in Montenegro | 1.48.5 Open Beta |
Bitola (Битола) | North Macedonia | 2nd largest city in North Macedonia | 5 June 2022[4] |
Durrës | Albania | 6th largest city in Albania | 21 October 2022[2] |
Fier | Albania | 7th largest city in Albania | 24 April 2023[5] |
Karakaj (Каракаj) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Aluminium Foundry in Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9 July 2023[6] |
Koper | Slovenia | 5th largest city in Slovenia | 1.47 Open Beta |
Kragujevac (Крагуjевац) | Serbia | 4th largest city in Serbia | 1.47 Open Beta |
Ljubljana | Slovenia | Capital of Slovenia | 1.30 Open Beta |
Maribor | Slovenia | 2nd largest city in Slovenia | 1.44 Open Beta |
Mostar (Мостар) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5th largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21 October 2022[2] |
Nikšić (Никшић) | Montenegro | 2nd largest city in Montenegro | 23 September 2022[7] |
Niš (Ниш) | Serbia | 3rd largest city in Serbia | 1.47 Open Beta |
Novi Sad (Нови Сад) | Serbia | 2nd largest city in Serbia | 1.47 Open Beta |
Novo Mesto | Slovenia | 7th largest city in Slovenia | 1.48.5 Open Beta |
Osijek | Croatia | 4th largest city in Croatia | 1.47 Open Beta |
Podgorica (Подгорица) | Montenegro | Capital of Montenegro | 9 July 2023[6] |
Prishtinë (Приштина) | Kosovo | Capital of Kosovo | 21 October 2022[2] |
Rijeka | Croatia | 3rd largest city in Croatia | 9 August 2022[3] |
Sarajevo (Сарајево) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23 March 2023[8] |
Skopje | North Macedonia | Capital of North Macedonia | 20 December 2022[9] |
Split | Croatia | 2nd largest city in Croatia | 5 June 2022[4] |
Tiranë | Albania | Capital of Albania | 21 October 2022[2] |
Tuzla (Тузла) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3rd largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21 October 2022[2] |
Vlorë | Albania | 3rd largest city in Albania | 9 August 2022[3] |
Zadar | Croatia | 5th largest city in Croatia | 1.43 Open Beta |
Zagreb | Croatia | Capital of Croatia | 1.48.5 Open Beta |
Zenica (Зеница) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4th largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21 October 2022[2] |
Achievements
- Main article: Euro Truck Simulator 2 Achievements
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:
- 19 October 2023: West Balkans is released.[10]
- 11 October 2023: Blog post about West Balkans' new routes for the Special Transport DLC.[11]
- 5 October 2023: SCS announced the release date of the expansion.[12]
- 27 September 2023: Blog post about languages and signs.[13]
- 21 September 2023: Blog post about new cargoes.[14]
- 18 September 2023: First live stream of West Balkans, showing parts of Croatia, Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia.
- 15 September 2023: Blog post about water bodies.[15]
- 4 September 2023: Blog post about gameplay video.[16]
- 1 September 2023: Blog post about tunnels.[17]
- 23 August 2023: Blog post about gas stations, truck stops and rest areas.[18]
- 18 August 2023: Blog post about large cities.[19]
- 9 August 2023: Blog post about street arts.[20]
- 26 July 2023: Blog post about landmarks.[21]
- 19 July 2023: Blog post about industry brands.[22]
- 9 July 2023: Blog post about aluminum industry.[6]
- 27 June 2023: Blog post about cities situated at the Adriatic Sea.[23]
- 14 June 2023: Blog post about construction sites and material stores.[24]
- 27 May 2023: Blog post about bridges.[25]
- 24 April 2023: Blog post about Albanian oil well.[5]
- 14 April 2023: Blog post about road network.[26]
- 23 March 2023: Blog post about architecture.[8]
- 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]
- 15 February 2023: Blog post about nature.[28]
- 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]
See Also
- Cruising The Balkans, World of Trucks event.
Media
SCS Blog
Belgrade, Serbia
Bauxite mine in Nikšić, Montenegro
Crkva Rođenja Presvete Bogorodice, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Church of Apostle Paul and Saint Asti, Durrës, Albania
New Ring Mosque, Tiranë, Albania
King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud Mosque, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Džamija Izačić, Izačić, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Holy Trinity, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Orthodox Church, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fethija Mosque, Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Border crossing between Hungary and Serbia
M-2, Montenegro
D223 southeast of Dubrovnik, Croatia
SH3 in eastern Albania
P8 in eastern Montenegro
A2 in northern Slovenia
SS202, Italy
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bradashesh, Albania
Skopje, North Macedonia
E70, Serbia
Dugopolje, Croatia
Zagreb, Croatia
Route 130, Serbia
Fier, Albania
Old Bridge (Mojkovac), Montenegro
Koper, Slovenia
Koper, Slovenia
Koper, Slovenia
Koper, Slovenia
Koper, Slovenia
Stadion Radomic Antic, Užice, Serbia
M5 (Sokolac Fort), Bosnia and Herzegovina
Easter Eggs Hunt
See also
References
- ↑ Euro Truck Simulator 2 - West Balkans Steam store page, accessed 2022-07-11
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 SCS Software, West Balkans - Religion, 2022-10-21 (accessed 2022-10-21)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 SCS Software, West Balkans - Guess where we are, 2022-08-09 (accessed 2022-08-09)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 SCS Software, Introducing West Balkans Expansion, 2022-06-05 (accessed 2022-06-05)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 SCS Software, West Balkans: Albania - Oil Well, 2023-04-24 (accessed 2023-04-14)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 SCS Software, West Balkans - Aluminum Industry, 2023-07-09 (accessed 2023-07-09)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 SCS Software, West Balkans - New Industries, 2022-09-23 (accessed 2022-09-23)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 SCS Software, West Balkans - Architecture, 2023-03-23 (accessed 2023-03-23)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Christmas Special Live Stream 2022, 2022-12-21 (accessed 2022-12-21)
- ↑ SCS Software, West Balkans Release, 2023-10-19 (accessed 2023-10-19)
- ↑ SCS Software, Big in West Balkans, 2023-10-11 (accessed 2023-10-11)
- ↑ SCS Software, West Balkans - Release Date Reveal, 2023-10-05 (accessed 2023-10-05)
- ↑ SCS Software, West Balkans - Languages and Signs, 2023-09-27 (accessed 2023-09-27)
- ↑ SCS Software, West Balkans - New Cargoes to Haul, 2023-09-21 (accessed 2023-09-21)
- ↑ SCS Software, West Balkans - Water Bodies, 2023-09-15 (accessed 2023-09-15)
- ↑ SCS Software, West Balkans - Exclusive Gameplay Video, 2023-09-04 (accessed 2023-09-04)
- ↑ SCS Software, West Balkans - Tunnels, 2023-09-01 (accessed 2023-09-01)
- ↑ SCS Software, West Balkans - Gas Stations, Truck Stops, Rest Areas, 2023-08-23 (accessed 2023-08-23)
- ↑ SCS Software, West Balkans - Through Big Cities, 2023-08-18 (accessed 2023-08-18)
- ↑ SCS Software, West Balkans - Street Art, 2023-08-09 (accessed 2023-08-09)
- ↑ SCS Software, West Balkans - Landmarks, 2023-07-26 (accessed 2023-07-26)
- ↑ SCS Software, West Balkans - Industry Brands, 2023-07-19 (accessed 2023-07-19)
- ↑ SCS Software, West Balkans: Cities of the Adriatic Sea, 2023-06-27 (accessed 2023-06-27)
- ↑ SCS Software, West Balkans - Construction Sites & Material Stores, 2023-06-14 (accessed 2023-06-14)
- ↑ SCS Software, West Balkans - Bridges, 2023-05-27 (accessed 2023-05-27)
- ↑ SCS Software, West Balkans - Road Network, 2023-04-14 (accessed 2023-04-14)
- ↑ SCS Software, West Balkans - Trieste, 2023-02-20 (accessed 2023-02-20)
- ↑ SCS Software, West Balkans - Nature, 2023-02-15 (accessed 2023-02-15)
- ↑ SCS Software, West Balkans - Border Crossing #2, 2023-01-12 (accessed 2023-01-12)
- ↑ SCS Software, West Balkans - Border Crossing, 2022-12-09 (accessed 2022-12-09)
- ↑ Euro Truck Simulator 2 - West Balkans in Steam Store, 2022-06-05 (accessed 2022-06-05)
- ↑ SCS Software on Instagram, 2022-04-17 (accessed 2022-04-17)
- ↑ SCS Software, Happy Easter Egg Hunt!, 2022-04-15 (accessed 2022-04-15)
- ↑ SCS Software, SCS Forum, 2021-11-14 (accessed 2021-11-14)
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Map Expansions | Going East! • Scandinavia • Vive la France! • Italia • Beyond the Baltic Sea • Road to the Black Sea • Iberia • West Balkans • Greece • Nordic Horizons • Heart of Russia (postponed) | ||||||
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