Kansas

Kansas
The Sunflower State
Location Details
Type	State
Capital	Topeka
Region	Plains
Accessible	Yes
Game(s)	American Truck Simulator
Cities	14
Time zone	CDT (UTC-5)
Price per liter	TBA
Price per gallon	TBA
Price per gallon with Garage	TBA
Also known as	Канзас Kanzasa Kanzasas
Publishing Information
Form	DLC
Platform(s)
Release Date	November 30, 2023
Price	$11.99, £9.99, €11,99
Store	Steam
DLC Features
State(s)	Kansas
Features	TBA
Speed Limits
Freeway	TBA
Undivided Highway	TBA
Urban Area	TBA
Combinations
STAA Double	Legal
RM Double	Illegal
B Doubles	Illegal
Turnpike	Illegal
Triple Pup	Illegal

Kansas is a state of the United States, which is featured in American Truck Simulator as a map expansion DLC that was released on November 30, 2023. It is the twelfth map of DLC involving map expansions, but the eleventh paid one.

Summary

The state is bordered by Nebraska to the north, Missouri to the east, Oklahoma to the south, and Colorado to the west.

Geography

TBA

Climate

TBA

“	Introducing Kansas! A U.S State that is home to a truly authentic cowboy culture and miles of land littered with wildflowers. Located in the Midwest of the USA, Kansas is known for its native grasslands, streams, abundant blue skies, and green grassland vistas. Once considered to be the country’s agricultural heartland, "The Sunflower State" has managed to attract many large businesses and develop in other industrial areas due to its central location and convenient infrastructure for logistics operations. But, as the nickname suggests, nature is certainly doing very well to keep up with technological progress, as the state parks and vast prairies offer unique views with a marvelous atmosphere that will leave every trucker passing by with something to remember.	”
	~ American Truck Simulator - Kansas Steam store page

DLC Features

• Deliver to 14 explorable cities including Kansas City, Wichita, or Topeka (Jump to section)
• See several landmarks unique to Kansas such as the historic Dodge City, Monument Rocks, and Mount Sunflower (See Landmarks)
• Become a trucker transporting goods for Kansas' key industries - Salt Mine, Food Factory, Car Factory, Building Material Factory, and Battery Factory (Jump to section)
• Deliver cargo to Aerosystem, playing a key role in Wichita's aerospace industry
• Visit Hutchinson and admire the world's largest silos
• Play a crucial role in one of America's major agricultural states. Transport goods that sustain Kansas' farming legacy
• Enjoy trucking through several scenic towns (settlements) (Jump to section)
• Drive through expansive prairies, providing unforgettable views

Main article: American Truck Simulator Companies

• Buildmaster - Building material factory
• Caliber Motors - Vehicle manufacturer
• ElectraVolt - Electronics
• Flavorfair - Food processing
• Global Sky Services - Aviation services
• Wichita Air Cargo - Airport logistics

The cover of the DLC features the 100th Anniversary Limited Edition of the Kenworth W900 with a Drop Deck Trailer attached to the truck, hauling a green tractor. The cover takes place in a large field of sunflowers near US 400 (according to one of the Kansas DLC loading screens, which showcases the exact location where the cover takes place), with a railroad track running through the field, as well as crossing the dirt road which the truck travels on. In the background (from closest to farthest), a crop duster is seen flying across the sunflower field, a tractor is seen on the far-right side of the cover in the field, a wind farm is seen also on the far-right side on the green rolling hills that stretch across the cover, and a blue sky with clouds at the horizon. The logo of the DLC sits on the right side of the cover.

Cities

There are 14 cities that is featured in the Kansas Map Expansion.

Note: Topeka is in italic lettering since it is the state capital of Kansas.

Colby	Dodge City	Emporia
Garden City	Hays	Hutchinson
Junction City	Kansas City	Marysville
Phillipsburg	Pittsburg	Salina
Topeka	Wichita

Scenery towns on this wiki are defined as cities or communities that are unmarked on the map.

• Belleville
• Cunningham
• El Dorado
• Fairview
• Fort Scott
• Galena
• Greensburg
• Kanorado
• Kinsley
• Liberal
• McPherson
• Mullinville
• New Strawn
• Newton
• Oakley
• Oberlin
• Overland Park
• Protection
• Smith Center
• WaKeeney
• Yates Center

Roads

There are six Interstate Highways in Kansas:

Interstate 35	Interstate 70	Interstate 135
Oklahoma - Missouri	Colorado - Missouri	Wichita (I-35/US 81) - Salina (I-70/US 40/US 81)
Interstate 335	Interstate 470	Interstate 635
Overland Park (I-35/US 50/US 69) - Kansas City (K-5)	Emporia (I-35/US 50) - Topeka (I-470)	Topeka

There are 17 US Highways in Kansas:

US 24	US 36	US 40	US 50	US 54
Colorado - US 83; US 81; Kansas City (I-70/I-635/US 40) - Missouri	Oberlin (US 83) - Fairview	Oakley (US 83) - Topeka (I-70/I-470/K-4); Kansas City (I-70/I-635/US 24) - Missouri	Colorado - Overland Park (I-35/I-635/US 69)	Oklahoma - Fort Scott (US 69)
US 56	US 69	US 75	US 77	US 81
Dodge City	Oklahoma - Overland Park (I-35/I-635/US 50)	Oklahoma - Fairview (US 36)	US 54/US 400 - I-35; Junction City; Marysville	Wichita (I-35/I-135) - Belleville
US 83	US 169	US 183	US 270	US 281
Oklahoma - Oberlin	Kansas City (I-70/US 24/US 40) - Missouri	Oklahoma - Phillipsburg	Liberal	Smith Center (US 36) - K-191
US 283	US 400
Dodge City; WaKeeney	Colorado - US 50; Dodge City; Mullinville (US 54) - Galena (K-26/K-66)

The shields for these State Highways are currently in the game files:

• K-1
• K-3
• K-4
• K-5
• K-14
• K-15
• K-18
• K-25
• K-26
• K-32
• K-34
• K-57
• K-61
• K-66
• K-99
• K-96
• K-126
• K-143
• K-156
• K-171
• K-191
• K-181
• K-254
• K-267

Achievements

Main article: American Truck Simulator Achievements

Icon	Name	Description
	The Sunflower State	Discover every city in Kansas.
	Wheat State Explorer	View cutscenes from all viewpoints in Kansas.
	Air Capital of the World	Deliver an Aircraft Wing and Jet Engine Inlets to or from every aviation depot in Wichita.
	Can You Keep a Secret?	Discover at least 3 secret roads in Kansas.
	Grain of Salt	Complete 6 deliveries from the Hutchinson Salt Mine in Kansas. At least 2 deliveries must be to a Food Factory.

Trivia

• 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 Topeka will earn a Tiger Salamander plush toy.

Release History

Before the DLC was released, SCS published several hints and news topics about the content featured in it that was previously under work in progress.

• 30 November 2023: Kansas DLC is released.
• 24 November 2023: Blog post about Kansas' turnpike tolls and new routes for the Special Transport DLC.
• 15 November 2023: SCS announced the release date of expansion.
• 11 November 2023: Blog post about gameplay video.
• 8 November 2023: Blog post about Topeka, the capital city of Kansas, Wichita and Kansas City.
• 5 November 2023: Blog post about SCS's research trip to Kansas.
• 2 November 2023: Steam achievements for Kansas are added to SteamDB.
• 31 October 2023: The 1.49 Open Beta is released, adding more new roads towards and within Kansas.
  • Notably, the entire length of US 36 within Kansas is among those roads.
  • It was revealed that Flavorfair and Buildmaster are in the beta files for Kansas.
• 27 October 2023: Blog post about agriculture.
• 21 October 2023: Blog post about rest stops, truck stops and interchanges.
• 13 October 2023: Blog post about landmarks.
• 4 October 2023: Blog post about railroad network.
• 26 September 2023: Blog post about new industries.
• 19 September 2023: Blog post about water bodies.
• 14 September 2023: Blog post about Hutchinson.
• 30 August 2023: Blog post about Emporia.
• 28 August 2023: The official microsite for Kansas is launched.
• 15 August 2023: Blog post about Colby and Hays.
• 1 August 2023: Oklahoma DLC released with some incomplete roads towards and within southern Kansas from Enid, Guymon, Tulsa and Woodward.
• 28 July 2023: Blog post about Dodge City.
• 22 June 2023: The 1.48 Open Beta is released, adding more new roads towards and within Kansas. The usa.dds map is also updated, revealing a road and city layout of Kansas.
• 10 May 2023: Second blog post about new landmarks and areas.
• 25 April 2023: First blog post about new landmarks and areas.
• 28 March 2023: Blog post about SCS' development of the DLC with some work-in-progress screenshots.
• 14 March 2023: The 1.47 Open Beta is released, adding some new roads towards and within Kansas, along with a Wichita Airport prefab.
• 28 January 2023: First official blog post confirmed Kansas will be the next state after Oklahoma with a few new screenshots , alongside the Steam store page being released.
• 3 January 2023: The above mentioned teaser video is posted on SCS' YouTube channel and in a blog post.
• 20 December 2022: In the SCS Christmas Stream, the team reveals a teaser video showing sunflower fields, a reference to Kansas' nickname, "The Sunflower State", with its file name as a reference to the word "sunflower", hinting that Kansas would be the next state after Oklahoma.
• 27 June 2022: Some gas station signs added in the 1.45 Open Beta are named with the abbreviation KS in the map editor, indicating that Kansas will be coming at some point in the future.

Media

Screenshots of new areas in Kansas

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Screenshots of landmark prefabs of the Kansas DLC

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Screenshots of new industries of the Kansas DLC

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Screenshots of railroad networks in Kansas

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Screenshots of truck stops, rest stops, and rest areas in Kansas

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See also

• Official microsite for the expansion
• Information about Kansas in real life