How to enable the developer console on American Truck Simulator

Enabling the developer console in American Truck Simulator grants access to powerful tools for game configuration and mod checking. Through the console, you can manage the time of day, weather, camera, teleport around the map, and use dozens of useful commands for diagnostics and bug fixing. This tool is especially convenient for modification testing and quick gameplay debugging.

Step-by-step guide to activating the developer console

Locating the configuration file

Launch Windows Explorer and navigate to the following path: [User_Name]/Documents/American Truck Simulator. This folder contains all user game settings.

Editing the configuration file

Find the file ` config.cfg ` and open it with any text editor (for example, Notepad or Notepad++).

Finding the g\_developer parameter

In the open file, find the line containing ` uset g_developer . Use the Ctrl + F` keyboard shortcut for a quick search.

Changing the g\_developer value

Change the value of the parameter ` g_developer to 1 ` to activate developer mode.

Configuring the g\_console parameter

Find the line with ` uset g_console and also set its value to 1 ` to enable the console itself.

Saving changes

Save the changes made by pressing Ctrl + S, and close the text editor.

Using the console in-game

After launching American Truck Simulator, the developer console will be available by pressing the `Tilde key (~)` on your keyboard.