If you have been playing ATS for a while, you would notice the game spawns AI vehicles at a balanced rate that makes the majority of AIs spawn nearly everywhere.
However, in real life, certain car brands are more dominant in specific states than others, like Ford in Wyoming and Arkansas or Honda/Audi in California.
To put it simply, this mod’s main purpose is to adjust the AI spawn rate and spawn area to relatively reflect US Car Culture better.
What I did was simply reclassify all the models to their accurate class (Compact to Full-size, Muscle, Pony, etc) plus their type (SUVs, Sedan, Pickup trucks), and then collate them with shared statistics of vehicles of their respective brands from the Internet and ChatGPT to get the desired number I wanted.
Therefore, with this mod, you should be seeing more sedan-type in plain/urban states, while pickup trucks and SUVs would be more noticeable in rural/mountainous states.
Below are some pictures captured in-game to give you a quick glimpse of traffic in some states. (g_traffic is set to 2 and is used for reference only
Los Angeles, CA – State with the highest share of sedan-type vehicles, which would make you catch various of them in traffic
Phoenix, AZ – Similar to CA, Arizona also slightly favors sedan-type vehicles more.
Casper, WY- Rugged Terrain and harsh weather are what make it one of few states that have a high share of pickup trucks
Colorado Springs, CO – Being a mountainous state also makes Colorado has more use of SUVs and Pickup trucks.
IMPORTANT:
For compatibility, this mod should be compatible with any traffic density/realistic traffic mod, as this mod just modifies specific spawn rates from the country folder. Additionally, I also recommend pairing this mod with a traffic mod (recommend Cip’s RTD) and use default g_traffic, this would make the AI spawn change more naturally while still noticeable.
I am not from the US, and the data I used might be outdated. Therefore, constructive criticisms, feedback, and suggestions are all welcomed. As this mod leans towards realism, I want to make this as accurate as possible.
Besides SCS base AI in-game, I have also made add-ons for Jazzycat’s AI Traffic and Classic Car Pack , which supported his mod’s latest version. Download links for them are below.
Lastly, the mod currently only support base map + all map DLC. AI will still spawn in states that come from map mods, but all will use the default spawn rate instead. If this mod working well then I will add support for popular map mods such as EMMN and C2C in near future.
LOAD ORDER: BELOW any traffic mod and ABOVE AI Traffic Pack. If you are using any Realistic AI Traffic Coloring, such as the one from CairamR, put this mod ABOVE those as well
Changelog:
v1.6:
All vehicles have been reclassified according to their proper segment (Compact to Full-size, Muscle, Pony, etc.) and type (SUVs, Passengers, Pickup Trucks).
All vehicles’ spawn rates have been adjusted, with the ratio based on brands’ market share and the model popularity itself.
Realistic vehicle specs make AI acceleration and speed look more natural.
Diversity between classic, modern, and sport vehicles with add-ons, helps improve the AI spawn to be as realistic as possible.
Some rare vehicles will now actually be “rare” and would need ideal weather, time, etc conditions to catch a sight of it.
Added support for 1 new state: ILLINOIS
This update marks the end of the diversity rework process.
Balancing will occasionally come to adjust the spawn rate of some vehicles, but a major change won’t likely come in the next couple of months until some states release their quarterly report.
The mod will now shift back toward the original plan with focusing on adding support for other states, more AI pack support, realistic coloring, etc.
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Added support for 1 new state: LOUISIANA
Current Car/UV/Pickup Truck market-share: 32.2%/32.1%/30.7%
Adjusted all vehicles’ spawn rate.
Released RTD Edition for Jazzycat’s Classic Car, they will follow Classic spawn
Updated models spawn rate
Adjusted muscle/touring car spawn rate to match with add-on ratio as they are being forced to follow normal car spawn rules. [MAIN MOD]
Adjusted classic/antique car spawn rate to match with add-on ratio as they are being forced to follow normal car spawn rules. [MAIN MOD]
Adjusted EV spawn rate to match with add-on ratio. [MAIN MOD]
Fixed Dodge Magnum LX spawn rate in Missouri. [MAIN MOD]
Increased spawn count and frequency by 80% for muscle/touring cars in RTD Edition. [JAZZYCAT’S AI TRAFFIC]
Increased van spawn rate by 50% in Texas and New Mexico. [JAZZYCAT’S AI TRAFFIC]
Decreased EV spawn rate by 15% in Arizona, by 35% in Nevada and Colorado, by 50% in Utah. [JAZZYCAT’S AI TRAFFIC]
Increased luxury brands pawn rate by 15% in Arkansas and Iowa. [JAZZYCAT’S AI TRAFFIC]
Fixed Oldsmobile 442 spawn condition. [JAZZYCAT’S CLASSIC CAR]
Fixed Toyota 2000 GT’s variants spawn error. [JAZZYCAT’S CLASSIC CAR]
Fixed Jaguar XK-E’s variants spawn error. [JAZZYCAT’S CLASSIC CAR]
Fixed several pointer reference errors. [JAZZYCAT’S CLASSIC CAR]
Adjusted taxi and truck spawn rate. [GRLK3512’S GTA V CAR]
Fixed GTA 4 Fortune spawn rate. [GRLK3512’S FICTIONAL CAR]
Significantly reduced Lamborghini Huracan and Mitsubishi Lancer X spawn rate. [GRLK3512’S ETS2 CAR]
Minor update, which includes recent suggestions and fixes for new bugs:
Main mod (1.53 and 1.54 only)
Disabled Ford S-Max spawn. (Not marketed in US)
Disabled Mercedes C-Class T-Modell (S204) spawn. (Not marketed in the US)
Significantly reduced Honda Accord CU2 spawn rate. (Marketed under Acura brand (Acura TSX) instead of Honda, which is a rare luxury brand in the US)
Significantly reduced Chevrolet Volt spawn rate. (Low market share for plug-in hybrid vehicles overall)
Reduced Chevrolet Caprice PPV 2011-2017 to lowest spawn rate. (Not officially marketed for civilians, only through exclusive dealers or auctions)
Jazzycat’s AI Traffic
Disabled Triple E Commander, Regency GT, Leisure Libero spawn. (Marketed exclusively for Canada only)
Disabled Suzuki Liana spawn. (Not marketed in US)
grlk3512’s ETS2 AI Traffic
Disabled Toyota Corolla spawn. (Heavily influenced by E180 model, which is not marketed in US)
Relatively fixed error with vehicles data can’t be found.
Fixed error with Mack RD spawn condition.
The update above is applied to GREEN STATES only. YELLOW STATES remain unchanged for the time being, and these changes will be included in their rework.
Credits:
justheretolurk
Download mod
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US_Car_Culture_v1.3.1
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226 KB |
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US Car Culture V1.1
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312 KB |
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US_Car_Culture_v1.5
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3 MB |
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US_Car_Culture_v1.6
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1 MB |
