18 Wheels of Steel: Across America
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| SCS Software | |
| Publishers | |
| ValuSoft | |
| Retroism | |
| Poland | TopWare Poland |
| Engines | |
| Prism3D | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | September 23, 2003 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Driving, Simulation |
| Vehicles | Truck |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | North America |
| Series | 18 Wheels of Steel |
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18 Wheels of Steel: Across America is a singleplayer first-person and third-person driving and simulation game in the 18 Wheels of Steel series.
General information
- SCS Software Forums for the game
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Simple disc check. | |
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| Retail | |
Polish release. Version 1.10. | |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Steam | |
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| Official website (unavailable) | |
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| Amazon.com (unavailable) | |
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Essential improvements
Patches
- Latest version is Patch 1.10. Polish retail release and digital releases are pre-patched to that version.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\18 WoS Across America\config.cfg %USERPROFILE%\Documents\18 WoS Across America\hw_caps.def |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/514160/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\18 WoS Across America\saves\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/514160/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| GOG Galaxy | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Launcher video settings. Note when you check do not show... you will not be able to set the fields on or off from the options menu because they are not available there.
In-game video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | Widescreen resolutions are Vert-. HUD is stretched. Use the FOV fix for an uncropped Hor+ image. | ||
| Multi-monitor | Widescreen resolutions are Vert-. HUD is stretched. Use the FOV fix for an uncropped Hor+ image. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | Widescreen resolutions are Vert-. HUD is stretched. Use the FOV fix for an uncropped Hor+ image. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | Widescreen resolutions are Vert-. HUD is stretched. Use the FOV fix for an uncropped Hor+ image. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | Use FOV fix to set a custom FOV value. | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Up to 16 samples. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | Called Sync every frame (In Direct3D 8 mode, use d3d8to9 for Vsync to work on Windows 10). | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Input
In-game control settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
In-game audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Music, sound | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Czech | Fan translation; download. | |||
| Polish | Polish retail release only. Subtitles translate the text from CB radio. | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation by GameVicio; download. |
VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
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| vorpX | G3D User created game profile (OpenGL), 3D screenshot and tweaking instructions see here |
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Issues fixed
Vsync not working on Windows10 (Direct3D8 mode)
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 8 | |
| OpenGL |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Operating system (OS) | 98, ME, 2000, XP | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 700 MHz | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 400 MB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible |
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| Sound (audio device) | DirectX compatible | |||
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (514160) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.