Despite this being the capital, there’s not much of an urban center represented here. But the real surprise of city aesthetics wouldn’t come until later.įrom Casper, I moved on to Cheyenne, which just so happens to be Wyoming’s capital and largest city. Again, Wyoming isn’t as rusty and dusty as the more southern states like many parts of New Mexico and Nevada. As for Casper itself, I was surprised to find how modern-looking it is. As I moved northward into the state’s interior, more greenery started to sprout up. The epic canyon scenery continued along the way, though this is where the scenery began to change. Heading back on the road, the next leg of the journey took me from Rock Springs to Casper. With so little population, Wyoming’s abundant space is used a lot for heavy industry. The real Wyoming does have a lot of heavy industries, so SCS clearly did its homework. They look quite imposing and raw compared to the natural formations around the state, but somehow visually appealing in their own way. Just north of this was one of a few huge mines. A lot of semis pass through here, making the abundance of big truck stops rather appropriate. But, it does make sense.ĭespite Wyoming being sparsely populated, this is a state that is very well connected in terms of major highway networks. Wyoming isn’t the first state in American Truck Simulator to have these, but I don’t recall any particular state prior to having had such an abundance on its own. This particular one in Rock Springs, aptly named Little America, is probably the largest in the state, though the handful of others aren’t that much smaller. Rows and rows of gas stations, a weighing station, and a repair shop are also available. I’m calling them “super” due to the sheer size of the complexes dozens of animated trucks moving through at a time, complete with a resting area filled with stationary ones, too. The town’s rustic aesthetic, the semi-arid landscape, and the well-animated cowboys doing horseback practice at a small rodeo pretty much set the whole scene up for the rest of the state. Immediately, the rich, country atmosphere of the state was thrown at me. But it didn’t take long before I arrived at the first point of the map, a small town called Evanston. In fact, I totally missed the sign informing me that I passed the border. Thus, I was intrigued as to how SCS would handle a state that can arguably be said to have “nothing much.” Spoiler alert: many people may not live here, but that makes the views all that much more impressive.Ĭrossing into Wyoming from the southwestern corner near the Utah border, I didn’t immediately notice a difference.
But, it also happens to be the least populated state in the entire country even having fewer people than the rugged frontier of Alaska. As the 10th largest state in the contiguous US, it certainly has a lot of space. That’s all I could think of as I explored the nearly perfectly square-shaped state of Wyoming. As American Truck Simulator continues to push further to the east across the US, one thing remains clear: this part of the country truly is a nature lover’s dream.