# American Truck Simulator

## Connection Method

**Shared Memory (Plugin)** — A telemetry plugin writes game data to shared memory, which DR Sim Manager reads. The same plugin is used for both American Truck Simulator and Euro Truck Simulator 2.

## Setup Steps

1. **Locate the plugin file**: Navigate to:

   ```
   C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Local\DRSimManager\Plugins\AmericanTruckSimulator\
   ```

   Copy the file:

   ```
   scs-telemetry.dll
   ```
2. **Paste the plugin into American Truck Simulator**: Go to your American Truck Simulator installation directory. By default:

   ```
   C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\American Truck Simulator\bin\win_x64\plugins\
   ```

   If your game is installed elsewhere, navigate to:

   ```
   <Install Directory>\bin\win_x64\plugins\
   ```

   If the `plugins` folder doesn't exist, **create it**.
3. **Verify installation**: Launch American Truck Simulator. The plugin should load automatically.
4. In DR Sim Manager, select **American Truck Simulator** from the Source list and click **Start Motion**.

## Available Telemetry

ATS provides the same comprehensive telemetry dataset as Euro Truck Simulator 2:

* **Orientation**: Pitch, Roll, Yaw (cabin orientation)
* **Acceleration**: Full 3-axis acceleration
* **Velocity**: Full 3-axis local velocity
* **Angular Velocity**: Full 3-axis rotation rates
* **Speed**: Vehicle speed
* **RPM**: Engine RPM
* **Gear**: Current gear
* **Suspension**: Multi-wheel suspension data
* **Truck Systems**: Air pressure, brake temperature, fuel, and more

### Telemetry Quality: ★★★★★

## Recommended Starting Settings

* **Primary Cue Gain**: 80–120%
* **Smoothing**: Low to medium
* **Washout**: Low to medium

## Known Quirks

* **Same plugin as ETS2**: Both ATS and ETS2 use the same `scs-telemetry.dll` plugin. Install the plugin in each game's directory separately.
* **Multiplayer mods**: Works with TruckersMP and other multiplayer mods.

## Troubleshooting

### No telemetry data

1. Verify `scs-telemetry.dll` is in `bin\win_x64\plugins\`.
2. Make sure the `plugins` folder exists.
3. Ensure you are driving (not in menus).
4. Restart both ATS and DR Sim Manager.

***

**Plugin Credits**:\
This plugin was created by [Rencloud](https://github.com/RenCloud/scs-sdk-plugin), originally forked from a plugin by [nlhans](https://github.com/nlhans/ets2-sdk-plugin).


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