ETS2 1.60 Open Beta – Try New Features Before Official Release

The team at SCS Software happily announces that the Open Beta for the 1.60 update for Euro Truck Simulator 2 is now available for players to try out and test. If you choose to participate, the team greatly appreciates any feedback, bug reports, or issues you encounter being shared in the appropriate section of the official forums.

Your feedback and reports are incredibly valuable to the development team. The team truly appreciates everyone taking the time to help refine and improve the game experience. Now, without further ado, let us take a closer look at what the ETS2 1.60 Open Beta has in store.

Game Radio – Five Unique Stations for Your Journey

With Update 1.60, the team introduces Game Radio, a brand-new in-game radio system designed to make every drive feel more immersive and authentic. Rather than just playing music, Game Radio gives players five stations with their own distinct sounds, identities, and moods. Each station shapes the atmosphere of your journey in a different way.

At launch, players can tune into Rust FM, Escape, PUMP IT!, Pop Gear, and Roadio. The stations span guitar-driven rock, American roots music, electronic, pop, and lo-fi. Each station features carefully curated tracks, handpicked to hold up across many hours on the road. Escape is also the only stream-safe station at launch, designed to help content creators avoid copyright claims.

Game Radio also introduces a new in-game widget displaying station info, track titles, and artist names while driving. Players can customize widget behavior through the Widget Options menu (F6). This update also brings a range of improvements to the existing radio and music player systems.

Game Radio arrives with its musical foundation in place, with more planned for future updates. You can find more information about Game Radio in the dedicated blog post.

Improved Material System – Better Interior Lighting

The Improved Material System significantly improves the lighting and visual quality of vehicle interiors in selected trucks. Its main focus is enhancing how interior materials react to light. The result is a more readable, detailed, and visually pleasing cabin environment.

During the development of Project Road Trip, the team implemented a wide range of visual and technical improvements. One of the most significant changes was a redesign of the materials used in vehicle interiors. The new system makes differences between materials such as leather, fabric, plastic, and metal far more apparent, even in low-light conditions. The solution uses multiple variants of dynamic cubemaps, allowing all materials to reflect their surroundings more naturally and respond to ambient light in a more realistic way.

The entire system was designed from the start with truck interiors in both games in mind. The base games and their existing fleets will gradually benefit from these improvements as well. The first trucks to benefit from the Improved Material System in ETS2 are the DAF NGD and MAN TG3 TGX models. With future updates, the team will gradually add this technology for other trucks across both games. You can read more about this feature here.

Light Tweaks – Visual Refinements

The team has carried out minor adjustments to global lighting. The adjustments focus primarily on exposure and contrast balancing. The update also includes subtle visual refinements for bad weather conditions. The work mainly consisted of smoothing out and polishing the overall visuals to achieve a more consistent and refined look.

Volvo FH Series 6 Update – New Aerodynamic Parts

With this update, truckers can customize their Volvo FH Series 6 with a selection of several new aerodynamic parts. These include newly designed aerodynamic roof deflectors available for the Sleeper Cab, Globetrotter, and Globetrotter XL cab variants. The updated components help create a smoother and more refined roof profile. They blend seamlessly into the truck’s overall design.

Alongside these additions, all Aero cabin variants will also have the option to add new distinctive black aerodynamic A-Pillar trim. This feature appears on the newest generation of the Volvo FH truck. These new additions reflect Volvo Trucks’ ongoing efforts to improve aerodynamic efficiency and optimize airflow around the cab to help enhance energy efficiency and overall vehicle performance.

Job Details Widget – Essential Info Without Pausing

Based on feedback from the #BestCommunityEver and upcoming widget designs, the Job Details Widget arrives with the 1.60 update. Its primary purpose is to enable a new, more immediate, and concise way of displaying relevant job information. In response to community feedback, the GPS now displays the estimated arrival day and time, along with remaining travel time and distance.

Once added, players can enable the Job Details Widget through the Widget Options menu (F6). The widget displays key job information, including cargo type and weight, delivery location, job income (color-highlighted), and remaining time to complete the job. Players have this info available immediately without pausing the game. You can read more about the feature here.

Expanded Rest Mechanic – Full Control Over Rest Periods

This new feature gives players greater control over their rest periods. Drivers can choose how long they want to sleep and exactly when they want to wake up. The system no longer limits players to a predefined rest duration.

Alongside this change, the Fatigue system splits into two separate values: Rest State and Mandatory Break. Each value has its own icon in the UI. The Rest State, symbolized by a bed icon, gradually depletes rather than recovering over time. Extended periods of driving steadily reduce the Rest State, while resting restores it at a faster rate.

The Mandatory Break system operates more strictly. It is indicated by a “P” icon along with the remaining hours before a required stop. In Euro Truck Simulator 2, drivers may drive for up to 10 hours before taking a mandatory break. This break requires 9 consecutive hours of rest. You can read more about this feature here.

Changelog – Complete List of ETS2 1.60 Open Beta Features

Vehicles:

• Volvo FH Series 6 Update

Visual:

• Improved Material System
• Light Tweaks

Sound:

• Game Radio

UI/UX:

• Job Details Widget
• Expanded Rest Mechanic

Enjoy all the new additions, but please remember: this is only an open beta, not a stable public version. Players may encounter bugs, instability, or crashes. It is completely okay to wait for the final release. If you are interested in helping the team get there faster, the developers appreciate all feedback on the forum and bug reports in the dedicated section.

Please check the modding wiki for details pertaining to mods for the game.

How to access the ETS2 1.60 Open Beta: Steam client → LIBRARY → right-click on Euro Truck Simulator 2 → Properties → Betas tab → Beta Participation drop-down menu → public_beta. No password is required. Sometimes you will need to restart your Steam client to see the correct branch name.

Check out our other recent updates: Volvo FH6 aero parts announcement and Improved Material System details.

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