Euro Truck Simulator 2: Road to the Black Sea

Euro Truck Simulator 2: Road to the Black Sea is a map expansion DLC for Euro Truck Simulator 2. It is the sixth map of DLC involving map expansions. It was released on December 5, 2019 and it costs $17.99, £13.49, €17,99.

Summary

The DLC adds 3 new countries of Romania, Bulgaria, and the European part of Turkey (Thrace). It opened the eastern border of Hungary as well, further completing it. It is the second map expansion that adds 3 countries (after Scandinavia), the third that expands the map eastwards (after Going East and Beyond the Baltic Sea), the second that features "Sea" in the expansion name and the second that features a transcontinental country (in both after B. Baltic Sea).

“	Drivers will be able to expand their company and deliver to the countries of Romania, known for the forested region of Transylvania and the surrounding Carpathian Mountain range, Bulgaria with its diverse terrain and Black Sea coastline, and the Trakya region of Turkey which is the gateway to Europe's largest city, Istanbul. A significant parts of Road to the Black Sea map are composed of dense urban areas. From large cities to small humble villages found in the countrysides, truckers will also be able to drive on roads which lead to scenic coastlines alongside the Black Sea.	”
	~ Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Road to the Black Sea Steam Store page^{^[1]}

DLC Features

Romania, Bulgaria, and the European part of Turkey to explore.
Border crossings - including feature-rich border controls.
River ferry over the Danube.
20 new major populated cities with garages.
Europe's largest city, Istanbul.
Multitude of smaller towns and settlements.
Over 10,000 kilometers of roads to drive on.
22 new companies to drive for.
11 new local company docks and industries.
Most famous landmarks and recognizable places.
Detailed characteristic Balkan architecture.
Wide range of brand new unique 3D-assets.
Lush typical regional vegetation.
Local AI trains, trams, and traffic cars.
Horse carts - for Bulgarian and Romanian countrysides.
Unlock Black Sea-specific Steam achievements.

The DLC also features a total of 24 new industries with some having large and very detailed depots/plants:

Name	Type	Logo
Balkan Loco	Railway Logistics
Baltrak Lojistik	Logistics
Brawen Transport	Logistics
CGLA	Glass manufacturer
Dobra Ferma (Добра Ферма)	Farming
Dulcis	Vehicle manufacturer
Fallow Cargo	Logistics
Filgas	Gas Stations
Log n Stick	Logistics
Low Field	Farming
Ocean Solution Group	Boating
Oțel Impecabil	Steelworks
Petrin	Gas Stations
Rimaf	Farming
Rock Eater Quarry	Quarry
Rump	Vehicle manufacturer
SCS Paper	Paper producing
Shuttle Cola	Food
Sporklift	Pallet Truck Manufacturer
Stomanena Roza (Стоманена Роза)	Steelworks
The Train Foundry	Locomotive manufacturer
Timber Turtle	Logging
Trade Market Istanbul	Logistics
TTK (Теодора Транспортна Компания)	Logistics

There are also some of the already existing companies in the DLC. It is known that BHV, Cemeltex, CNP, Container Port, Domdepo, FLE, IKA Bohag, Kaarfor, Marina, NS Oil, Nucléon, Radus, Renat, Spinelli and Subse were featured.

Cities

The DLC brings 30 new cities, 20 big and major cities and 10 small cities or towns. The capitals of the countries are marked in bold.

City name	Country	Remarks	First mentioned
Bacău	Romania	15th largest city in Romania	6 November 2019^{^[2]}
Brașov	Romania	7th largest city in Romania	SCS Livestream
București	Romania	Capital of Romania	23 August 2019^{^[3]}
Burgas (Бургас)	Bulgaria	4th largest city in Bulgaria	10 May 2019^{^[4]}
Călărași	Romania	32nd largest city in Romania	23 August 2019^{^[3]}
Cernavodă	Romania	Power plant in Romania	10 May 2019^{^[4]}
Cluj-Napoca	Romania	2nd largest city in Romania	1.36 Open Beta
Constanța	Romania	5th largest city in Romania	23 August 2019^{^[3]}
Craiova	Romania	6th largest city in Romania	6 November 2019^{^[2]}
Edirne	Turkey	45th largest city in Turkey	10 May 2019^{^[4]}
Galați	Romania	8th largest city in Romania	17 October 2019^{^[5]}
Hunedoara	Romania	36th largest city in Romania	1.36 Open Beta
Iași	Romania	4th largest city in Romania	SCS Livestream
İstanbul	Turkey	Largest city in Turkey and in Europe	10 May 2019^{^[4]}
Karlovo (Карлово)	Bulgaria	39th largest city in Bulgaria	19 November 2019^{^[6]}
Kozloduy (Козлодуй)	Bulgaria	Power plant in Bulgaria	6 September 2019^{^[7]}
Mangalia	Romania	53rd largest city in Romania	6 November 2019^{^[2]}
Pernik (Перник)	Bulgaria	11th largest city in Bulgaria	17 October 2019^{^[5]}
Pirdop (Пирдоп)	Bulgaria	102nd largest city in Bulgaria	SCS Livestream
Pitești	Romania	13rd largest city in Romania	SCS Livestream
Pleven (Плевен)	Bulgaria	7th largest city in Bulgaria	6 September 2019^{^[7]}
Plovdiv (Пловдив)	Bulgaria	2nd largest city in Bulgaria	7 June 2019^{^[8]}
Reșița	Romania	30th largest city in Romania	6 November 2019^{^[2]}
Ruse (Русе)	Bulgaria	5th largest city in Bulgaria	6 November 2019^{^[2]}
Sofia (София)	Bulgaria	Capital of Bulgaria	17 October 2019^{^[5]}
Târgu Mureș	Romania	16th largest city in Romania	1.36 Open Beta
Tekirdağ	Turkey	44th largest city in Turkey	10 May 2019^{^[4]}
Timișoara	Romania	3rd largest city in Romania	25 July 2019^{^[9]}
Varna (Варна)	Bulgaria	3rd largest city in Bulgaria	7 June 2019^{^[8]}
Veliko Tarnovo (Велико Търново)	Bulgaria	16th largest city in Bulgaria	21 December 2018^{^[10]}

Achievements

Main article: Euro Truck Simulator 2 Achievements

7 new Steam achievements have been added on October 23, 2019.^{^[11]}

Icon	Name	Description
	Balkan Explorer	Discover all cities in Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey
	Ranger	Visit all border crossings between Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey
	Ferryman	Use a river ferry
	Taking the Scenic Route	Visit the following landmarks and locations: Iron Gates, Bran Castle (Romania), Pomorie Beach, Wall of Heroes in Varna (Bulgaria), Lake Küçükçekmece in Istanbul (Turkey)
	Turkish Delight	Complete 3 deliveries from Istanbul which are at least 2,500 km long
	Along the Black Sea	Complete perfect deliveries (no damage, no fines, on time) between these coastal cities: Istanbul-Burgas, Burgas-Varna, Varna-Mangalia, Mangalia-Constanța. Any order or direction counts
	Orient Express	Complete deliveries between following cities, in this order and direction: Paris-Strasbourg, Strasbourg-Munich, Munich-Vienna, Vienna-Budapest, Budapest-Bucharest, Bucharest-Istanbul

Release History

SCS Software first hinted about the DLC in a mysterious teaser video posted on 18 March 2019. After that, SCS released information about the DLC in their blog:

Before June 2018: Research and pre-production on this map expansion started.^{^[12]}
23 June 2018: In a live stream, it is revealed that the map DLC after Beyond the Baltic Sea will not include Spain or Portugal.^{^[13]}
29 November 2018: During the Beyond the Baltic Sea release stream, it is revealed that the next DLC will be in southern Europe.^{^[14]} Combining this with previous information, only the Balkans are left as a possible area.
21 December 2018: SCS gives a hint to the next ETS2 DLC in their Christmas stream by first showing a plush bat (related to Romania) and then three images: one depicting the city of Veliko Tarnovo in Bulgaria, a photo of the Transfăgărășan/DN7C road in Romania, and a photo of the Corvin Castle in Romania.^{^[10]}
4 February 2019: During an ATS livestream, Pavel mentions that the next DLC for ETS2 is not connected to the base map of that game, possibly ruling out Slovenia and Croatia as part of the next DLC.
18 March 2019: A mysterious teaser video that includes Bulgarian bagpipe music was posted on SCS's YouTube channel and in their blog.^{^[12]}
4 April 2019: Blog post which teases the next map expansion with screenshots.^{^[15]}
10 May 2019: First official blog post about the map expansion with a few new screenshots + trailer^{^[4]} and added to Steam Store.^{^[16]}
24 May 2019: Blog post about Romania.^{^[17]}
7 June 2019: Blog post about Bulgaria.^{^[8]}
13 June 2019: Blog post about Turkey.^{^[18]}
25 June 2019: Blog post about border crossings. This post reveals there will be two border crossings between Hungary & Romania, three between Romania & Bulgaria and two between Bulgaria & Turkey.^{^[19]}
9 July 2019: Blog post about villages.^{^[20]}
25 July 2019: Blog post about landscapes.^{^[9]}
9 August 2019: Blog post about industries.^{^[21]}
23 August 2019: Blog post about Romanian cities.^{^[3]}
6 September 2019: Blog post about Bulgarian cities.^{^[7]}
18 September 2019: Blog post about Turkish cities.^{^[22]}
4 October 2019: Blog post about landmarks.^{^[23]}
15 October 2019: Update 1.36 Open Beta added some locations in Romania.
17 October 2019: Blog post about servicing the cities.^{^[5]}
23 October 2019: Steam achievements added.^{^[11]}
6 November 2019: Blog post about river ferry in Brăila, Romania.^{^[2]}
11 November 2019: SCS teased release day reveal in the comment section of their blog.^{^[24]} A similar message was also given in the comment section of one of their Instagram posts.^{^[25]}
19 November 2019: Blog post about the drive from Plovdiv to Istanbul.^{^[6]}
22 November 2019: In the Bulgarian Paint Jobs blog post, SCS Software has said in the blog "an actual release date for the Road to the Black Sea DLC is coming soon."^{^[26]}
26 November 2019: Blog post about trains and trams.^{^[27]}
28 November 2019: SCS announced the release date of the expansion.^{^[28]}
2 December 2019: Blog post about the drive from Iaşi to Târgu Mureş.^{^[29]}
5 December 2019: Road to the Black Sea DLC is released.^{^[30]}

Media

SCS Blog

Bulgarian road 81 north of Sofia
Somewhere in Romania
Bulgarian road A1 west of Plovdiv
Bulgarian road 9 north of Burgas
Bulgarian road 9 north of Burgas
DN66 north of Târgu Jiu, Romania
Rovinari power plant, Romania
Rovinari power plant, Romania
DN73 south of Brașov, Romania
Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant, Romania
Bridge over Bistrița river (Romanian road 15)
Pomorie, Bulgaria
E-87 road in Edirne, Turkey
E-84 road in Tekirdağ, Turkey
Bulgarian roads 4 and 5 in Veliko Tarnovo
Burgas, Bulgaria
Burgas, Bulgaria
Burgas, Bulgaria
E-84 Road, Tekirdağ, Turkey, 40°57'13.5102" N, 27°48'45.426 E
E-84 Road, Tekirdağ, Turkey, 40°57'13.5102" N, 27°48'45.426 E
Silivri Prison Junction, Istanbul, Turkey, 41°7'6.4158" N, 28°11'1.6512 E
Giurgiu border crossing, Romania
Borş border crossing, Romania
Nădlac border crossing, Romania
Durankulak border crossing, Bulgaria
Borş border crossing, Romania
Lesovo border crossing, Bulgaria
Ruse border crossing, Bulgaria
DN15 north of Târgu Mureș, Romania
Reșița, Romania
Călărași, Romania
Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Church St. Paraschiva, Galați, Romania
Iași, Romania
Timișoara, Romania
Reșița, Romania
European Highway overviewing Mall of İstanbul, Turkey; 41°05'96" N, 28°81'09" E
Haramidere Metrobus Station, İstanbul, Turkey; 41°00'40" N, 28°68'59" E
Haramidere, İstanbul, Turkey; 41°00'45" N, 28°67'88" E
Küçükçekmece Junction, İstanbul, Turkey; 40°98'63" N, 28°77'24" E
European Highway exit overviewing Mall of İstanbul and some residence, İstanbul, Turkey; 41°06'28" N, 28°81'26" E
İstoç New Mosque, İstanbul, Turkey; 41°07'01"N, 28°82'12" E
Avcılar Tolls, İstanbul, Turkey; 41°05'48" N, 28°68'24"
Somewhere near Atatürk Airport, İstanbul, Turkey
Statue of Kırkpınar Wrestlers, Edirne, Turkey; 41°65'04"N 26°59'35" E