Roadside Studio

Mods Studio v.2025.02 released (Patreon)

Published:

2025-11-16 10:57:04

Imported:

2025-11

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Dear friends, We're getting close to the end of 2025, and we're only just releasing the second Mods Studio 2 update. There's tree main reasons for this:First, over the summer, we were busy completely reworking our activation system. It was a big job that included making the whole system from scratch on a completely new infrastructure. Now, this new Mods Studio will finally take advantage of it, and you should not have any issues reactivating your licenses. 🤞

Second, nudged by some unforeseen events, we decided it was time to grow up from a hobby project and become a proper company. As you can imagine, we had to handle a lot of paperwork over the last few months. Hopefully, everything is set now and we can continue doing what we like most - making good software. 🚀

And third - at this stage, Mods Studio is a well-rounded software that offers many features and tools. At this point, we are mostly listening to our users input and requests, and we try to gather them into related, themed updates. In practice, this leads to fewer updates, but they cover more of what our users want. 🤩

Now, let's see what's new...

📜 Changelog 📜

Mod template updates:

Cargo containers V2

Added option to match cargo to standalone trailers

Added color variants support to all mask skins

Content updates:

Scania traffic trucks updated for 1.57

Added Missouri to the list of ATS states

Added tutorial video links to many mod templates

Fixed missing cargo probability on SCS default cargo

New features:

Added extraction options to SCS Extractor

Improved extracting logic now uses SCS Packer, SCS Extractor (legacy) and regular ZIP extracting

UI and quality of life improvements:

Added Copy/Paste functionality to vehicle editor (Accessories and Variants lists)

Multiple vehicle editors can now be open at the same time

More informative error messages from NPOT validator

Improved error message when file is missing during mod build

Added filtering in cargo selection dialogs

Technical and security updates:

Upgraded to .NET 8

Updated SCS Packer

Icons saved now using DX10

Fixed a bug when saving PMD files

Fixed a project updating bug that ignored child variables

Make sure temporary mod build directory is correctly emptied

Fixed duplicating of simple cargo template

Activation check now uses new activation system

Fixed bug when template had internal name anything but InternalName

Current and former patrons lists now load from new activation server

🥳🎉 Shoutout to our amazing team! 🎉🥳

None of this would be possible if we didn't have a small but dedicated team that works tirelessly on Mods Studio projects. I'm very happy that we got a new team member who greatly contributed to this release - Paulo Denis. He single-handedly updated all our containers to be compatible with the new SCS cargo standard.

There's also our old veterans that deserve a shoutout - Mikey, Taede, Lucasi, Emaulligu and Pauly. Without them, not only that this release wouldn't be possible - but our Discord community would not be as welcoming place as it is.

And of course - a big thank you to you - our amazing Patrons! Without your support, we could not continue work on this project. I know it sounds dramatic, but it's a fact. So - Thank You! 🙏

✨📅 Our plans for 2026 📅✨

Mods Studio v.2026.01 will be mostly a tech update with some smaller content additions. We are working on automatic updating for our Patrons, code signing MS2 files and switching over to .NET 10. A new cargo template in the works is "Truck Horn" template, and that will be our first ever attempt at sound mods. Regular updates and bug fixes will of course be included.

A web-based meta game for all trucking enthusiasts is something we've been planning for a while now. Collect achievements, compete with others, work with VTCs, and more! This project will take advantage of our telemetry that we already have for our Stream Deck plugins.

Our Stream Deck plugins will get an update as well. This includes both SCS and Giants plugins. Bug fixes, optimization and new features for all our plugins.

3D Previewer Pro is also getting an update. Better model loading, bug fixes and better image editing!

More community events - We are going to continue with our regular DLC giveaways, but will also improve on hosting competitions where you can actually win prizes! It's been too long since we did that - and it's time to change that! Our regular last-Saturday monthly streams will continue in 2026 as well!