We live in the era of "this is popular, I can probably make a buck out of it".

引用自 Nimir-Raj：

We live in the era of "this is popular, I can probably make a buck out of it".

Greedy bastards lmao
I cannot economically or ethically defend paying double the price of the base game, for one single truck that was once free, that i've used before.

Welp im gonna try to get my hands on the haterbilt

Pete 351:
https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3243770715


Viper's Peterbilt can be downloaded from Youtube actually. Look for the Haterbilt. It is the same truck. And it's free.

引用自 AyMazingATS：

Pete 351:
https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3243770715


Viper's Peterbilt can be downloaded from Youtube actually. Look for the Haterbilt. It is the same truck. And it's free.

yeah but it seems like an old version

引用自 Puncake：

yeah but it seems like an old version

It was updated a week ago!

引用自 ThunderDownUnder：

引用自 Puncake：

yeah but it seems like an old version

It was updated a week ago!

yes, but the links in the video directs to a version from sept 2024

You just hit the green subscribe button and then add it via mod manager.

引用自 AyMazingATS：

You just hit the green subscribe button and then add it via mod manager.

it's not on the workshop, jeez cant people read

引用自 Puncake：

引用自 AyMazingATS：

You just hit the green subscribe button and then add it via mod manager.

it's not on the workshop, jeez cant people read

He literally linked to the Workshop mod of the 351 you said was "gone", then you said it was old but it was updated on 19 April...

If the OP is referring to the Haterbilt that latest version is 4.8.1. The download link is from 7 months ago.

That might be why there is confusion here because they are not mentioning the truck.

引用自 Puncake：

引用自 AyMazingATS：

You just hit the green subscribe button and then add it via mod manager.

it's not on the workshop, jeez cant people read

True, none of us can read minds ,

引用自 Puncake：

What happend to all the good truck mods?

Paid modding is killing ATS and stifling new mods.

SCS should look to Farming Simulator (which ironically has more semi mods than ATS does) for how to handle it. Paid mods are against the TOS, but modders that upload to their inbuilt mod system can get rewarded/paid for downloads.

引用自 JSAVGA：

引用自 Puncake：

What happend to all the good truck mods?

Paid modding is killing ATS and stifling new mods.

SCS should look to Farming Simulator (which ironically has more semi mods than ATS does) for how to handle it. Paid mods are against the TOS, but modders that upload to their inbuilt mod system can get rewarded/paid for downloads.

You're contradicting yourself.

You say "paid mods" are killing the Game (completely false, and completely unrelated to the game popularity, since paid mods are not supported, endorsed, or promoted by the Game Developer) and that "paid mods" are "stifling new mods" .. but then go on to propose a way to pay mod creators.

It seems more likely that "free mods" are getting more scarce because those who create them are getting better at their skills, and are finally realizing the Value of their time and effort.
- It seems far more likely that the ingratitude expressed by many in this thread is what is killing free mods .. comments like "We live in the era of "this is popular, I can probably make a buck out of it"." .. A good truck mod, with a full custom interior, and sounds/engines can easily take many HUNDREDS of hours to create, and it seems many think they are entitled to that time and effort, at no cost to themselves.

No, you are not entitled to other people's hard work for no cost to yourself.
- I wonder why no one seems to think the same thing about the game, why do you not feel entitled to have and play the basic vanilla game for free?
- Do you think it takes any less work, time, or effort for an independent 3D artist to build a Truck model than it does for the professional studio who is given CAD drawings by the Truck Manufacturer as part of their Licensing agreement?

引用自 _KC76_：

It seems more likely that "free mods" are getting more scarce because those who create them are getting better at their skills, and are finally realizing the Value of their time and effort.

Quality rarely changes for these people. They put out the bare minimum because they know people will buy it regardless.

引用自 _KC76_：

It seems far more likely that the ingratitude expressed by many in this thread is what is killing free mods ..

As someone who has made over 2,000 mods since the launch of ETS2, the main reason I decided not to publicly mod for ATS was because of all the paid modders stealing my content and making money off of it.

引用自 _KC76_：

comments like "We live in the era of "this is popular, I can probably make a buck out of it"." .. A good truck mod, with a full custom interior, and sounds/engines can easily take many HUNDREDS of hours to create, and it seems many think they are entitled to that time and effort, at no cost to themselves.

Most of them don't make the models, they buy them from turbosquid and similar sites. They only convert them to game format and edit them to their desire. It takes them a lot less time than you seem to think.

引用自 _KC76_：

- I wonder why no one seems to think the same thing about the game, why do you not feel entitled to have and play the basic vanilla game for free?

Because SCS do it legally?

引用自 _KC76_：

Do you think it takes any less work, time, or effort for an independent 3D artist to build a Truck model than it does for the professional studio who is given CAD drawings by the Truck Manufacturer as part of their Licensing agreement?

Actually yes. As I said they buy the models or take other people's free work. SCS do all the modelling themselves. Give or take that one truck they outsourced.


I know it doesn't apply to all modders, I'm sure there's a tiny group of 3 or 4 that are legit. But most are not.

The amount of paid mods I banned from SCS forum, before SCS decided to make Paid mods a no-no, for stealing content would probably shock you. And these were well known and respected authors stealing work.

I did not discuss paid mods in my reply to you, I discussed CONTENT CREATORS who happen to charge money for their hard work, and asked you to justify your disparaging comments about the same, that YOU made .. YOU literally brought up the topic of "making money off it" with the very FIRST reply to the OP in this thread .. I see you took the easy route and just deleted my comments, rather than answer why it is you endorse STOLEN mods such as the "Haterbilt", which you know can not be hosted here on Steam because of the lack of Permission for "hateru" to distribute.

"greatest community ever"