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From: candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid>
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Subject: Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN DECEMBER 2025?
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 01:10:07 -0000 (UTC)
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Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote at 01:25 this Saturday (GMT):
> On 1/2/2026 4:26 PM, candycanearter07 wrote:
>> Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote at 15:37 this Friday (GMT):
>>> On 1/2/2026 5:30 AM, candycanearter07 wrote:
>>>> Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote at 17:34 this Thursday (GMT):
>>>>> On 1/1/2026 9:14 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> * American Truck Simulator: Louisiana DLC
>>>>>> https://store.steampowered.com/app/3012580/American_Truck_Simulator__Louisiana/
>>>>>> Yeah, yeah. It's not my fault the developers keep releasing new
>>>>>> expansions. What, like I have a choice about /not/ buying/playing
>>>>>> them? Still, even I have to admit that these constant reviews of what
>>>>>> is -essentially- the same game is tiring. You don't like reading them
>>>>>> and, to be honest, I'm not much a fan of writing them. There's just
>>>>>> nothing new to say! So I'll try to keep it short... or at least as
>>>>>> short as I can (so, you know, only four paragraphs. That's as close to
>>>>>> 'short' as I can do ;-).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyway...the Louisiana DLC. It's fine. No, scratch that. It's
>>>>>> /good/... but not in any way that stands out from the other well-made
>>>>>> map expansions released by SCS Software. It's not a disappointing
>>>>>> release, that's for sure. But neither does it really excite.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Oh, there are some nice things. The vegetation has been greatly
>>>>>> improved; obviously SCS untied the purse-strings just enough to
>>>>>> finally buy a bunch of new tree and plant assets, and it shows. As
>>>>>> importantly, the density of the trees and bushes has been improved;
>>>>>> everything looks quite lush and jungley. The Louisiana map feels quite
>>>>>> distinct from the other states. It was sometimes hard to tell when you
>>>>>> crossed over from, say, Nebraska into Kansas or from Utah into
>>>>>> Arizona.
>>>>>>
>>>>> As someone who has driven across most of the American states IRL, that
>>>>> last line sounds right.  Geologically there _isn't_ a big difference
>>>>> between Nebraska and Kansas, or Utah and Arizona.  :D
>>>>
>>>> Wow, that's pretty cool! For your job, or just for fun?
>>>>
>>> The latter.  I once took a road trip with the goal of driving thru all
>>> 48 of the contiguous states.  But Katrina had other ideas.
>> 
>> 
>> Thats fun! What happened with Katrina?
>
> She sank New Orleans.


Oh, thats not good :(
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