Just as SCS Software step into to make it easier for me to recover from my reckless rig road rage, they’ve decided to pull the cover off another upcoming addition to Euro Truck Simulator 2’s ever-expanding map. This freshly revealed DLC’s dubbed Soul of Anatolia, and it’ll let you drive on past the Balkans and much further into Turkey than you previously could.
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“This vast, culturally rich region is a land of stunning contrasts, where sunlit coasts meet towering mountains and open plains,” SCS wrote in their Steam post about the DLC. “From the west’s olive groves to the glittering waters of the Mediterranean, a new vista awaits your discovery after every turn.
“Transport cargo from the bustling streets of Istanbul all the way to Aksaray, the easternmost point of this expansion. The route begins with engineering marvels as you cross the record-breaking 1915 Çanakkale Bridge, the longest suspension bridge in the world, or the impressive Yavuz Sultan Selim and Osmangazi Bridge, each a gateway into Anatolia. At the heart of your journey lies Ankara, the capital city and a vital crossroads of the region. Soon, the road may lead you past the shimmering expanse of Tuz Gölü, or through the vibrant tourist cities of Antalya and Alanya, where grand hotels rely on your cargo deliveries.”
While 2019’s Road to the Black Sea expansion marked ETS2’s first foray into Turkey, letting you drive into the European-facing tip of the country to visit Istanbul once you’d had your fill of motoring through Transylvania, Soul of Anatolia’s opening up Turkey as truck sim country you can get properly lost in. The Anatolian peninsula doesn’t make up the entirety of Turkey, but does comprise the majority of it, so you’ll have plenty of space to roam and plenty of interesting scenery to take in since it’s steeped in ancient history.
As of writing, there’s no release date for Soul of Anatolia, as is usually the case with SCS’s expansions when they’re first announced. “Keep in mind that there is a long way ahead to bring this big map to you, and everything you see here is still really much in a work-in-progress state and may change until the DLC is released,” the studio note. If you fancy, you can wishlist the DLC on Steam to keep an eye on it. Ireland and Iceland are the other two countries announced to be in line for an ETS2 expansion soon, while the Russia DLC’s fate remains up in the air for obvious reasons.
