🚛 EXPRESS PERFORMANCE MOD ATS Realistic Rush-Hour Traffic + FPS Boost 1.60.1.8s

=============================================================== EXPRESS PERFORMANCE MOD v1.2 American Truck Simulator (1.60 / 1.61) by Express Mods & Tips ===============================================================
More FPS, with traffic that still feels real. Three profiles – pick ONE for your PC.
Tuned a little more aggressively than the ETS2 version: ATS maps are emptier and more rural, so they take a deeper cut and still feel alive.
———————————————————– HOW TO INSTALL ———————————————————–
1. Close the game.
2. Go into the profiles\ folder and copy ONE of the .scs files to:
Documents\American Truck Simulator\mod\
3. Start the game, open the Mod Manager, enable it.
IMPORTANT: only ONE at a time. If you enable two, they both edit the same game files and fight each other.
———————————————————– WHICH ONE DO I PICK ———————————————————–
1 – Balanced (mid-range PC) GTX 1060 / RX 580 and up. Keeps the roads busy, trims the grass and the worst city-centre spikes.
2 – Low-End (weak PC) <– recommended GTX 1050 / RX 560 / older i5 / small all-in-one PC.
3 – Steam Deck (ultra low) Steam Deck, ROG Ally, integrated graphics, mini PC. Very aggressive. On a normal desktop it cuts more than you need.
———————————————————– WHAT EACH PROFILE CHANGES (vanilla ATS: AI 50, grass 60) ———————————————————–
Balanced Low-End Deck AI vehicle limit 30 22 15 Spawn distance 450m 360m 288m Despawn distance 585m 450m 360m Grass density (of 60) 41 29 17 Grass draw distance 72m 51m 38m Grass drawn vs vanilla 13% 4% 1%
———————————————————– BONUS – EXTRA FPS FROM config.cfg ———————————————————–
A mod can only touch the game's def files. On a weak PC the real framerate lives in shadow resolution, mirrors and level of detail – and those sit in config.cfg, where no mod can reach.
The tool in this folder can:
config-tuner\TUNE PERFORMANCE.bat
It backs up your settings before touching anything, shows you exactly what it will change, and lets you undo it whenever you want. It asks which game to tune (ETS2 or ATS). Read config-tuner\README.txt.
It is OPTIONAL and separate from the mod.
———————————————————– MEASURING FPS PROPERLY ———————————————————–
Traffic changes a lot depending on the in-game clock. If you measure at different times of day the number means nothing.
Keep all three the same across both runs:
Place ….. same spot, ideally a big city (LA, Las Vegas) Time …… 16:30 – that is the peak, the worst case Weather … clear in both
Watch your MINIMUM fps, not the average.
———————————————————– WHAT IS NOT TOUCHED ———————————————————–
Physics, economy, savegames, textures, models, trees, buildings and shadows. Compatible with truck mods, map mods and sound mods. Safe to add or remove mid-save.
———————————————————– CREDITS ———————————————————–
Crafted by Express Mods & Tips – devs: 6, tarkin711 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ExpressModsTips
VERY SOON VIDEO TUTORIAL CONFIG.CFG ON EXPRESSMODSTIPS
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Credits: Express Mods & Tips