The preparatory ramp-up phase for a new ETS2 map DLC usually starts about a year ahead of full production. In fact, the project lead, the research team, and the art asset team have all started their work even earlier. The core of the Heart of Russia team has been in place since mid-2020. Even internally, there are many questions on how fast we can progress from where we are now.
We cannot commit to a release date at all yet. It should be emphasized that we are still very early in development for this project. The project (and the team) deserve to finally come into its own spotlight the motivation is certainly higher when the team can hear the voice of our fan community's support. Now, with Iberia in the final stretch and a release period already indicated, we think it's time finally to give Heart of Russia a chance to be seen. But with the exception of a few teases, we have kept mostly silent on the Heart of Russia project so far, as we did not want to confuse the community by promoting two upcoming expansions with very different release time frames. Typically, starting in January, we would already begin to shower you with various details and work-in-progress pictures from a new map DLC. This affected how we could communicate about our upcoming DLC plans. The pattern has obviously been interrupted now with Iberia taking longer to complete. Over the past few years, you may have gotten accustomed to a certain rhythm of map expansion releases coming towards the end of a year. The size of the territory we plan to cover is huge anyway, comparable to the previous, as of now still upcoming Iberia map expansion. Our current goal is to reach the upper Volga river, but if you know Russian geography, perhaps think of the Oka river rather than the lower parts of Volga or Don. Russia is so vast that we cannot expect to include the whole country, we do not even dare to cover the whole of the European part in one project.
To manage expectations, it's important to explain our ambition for the project. Home to a rich cultural heritage and history, drivers will be able to deliver to the very heart of Russia - Moscow, and beyond. Our roads will continue to expand into the world's largest country by area, Russia. We are excited to reveal today that you can look forward to driving in the Heart of Russia.Īfter focusing on the southwest of Europe, our eyes are set in the very opposite direction. As it turns out, most of your tips were actually spot-on. The community has been abuzz with speculation on what we are going to ultimately reveal. You may remember seeing a few screenshots in the ETS2 8th-anniversary blogpost, or you may have spotted something in our Christmas Special stream.
Over the past few months, we have started teasing the next next map expansion for Euro Truck Simulator 2, the next major map DLC that will come after Iberia.
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