In today's blog, we would like you to take a look behind the scenes of how we build the upcoming South Dakota map expansion for American Truck Simulator . We interviewed one of our map designers working on this DLC, Evgeny, who told us more about his work. 在今天的博客中，我们希望您了解我们如何为美国卡车模拟器构建即将到来的南达科他州地图扩展的幕后故事。我们采访了一位参与这个DLC的地图设计师Evgeny，他告诉我们更多关于他的工作。 If you are wondering what a map designer working on an American Truck Simulator map expansion has to do, Evgeny gave us a great summary of his job. 如果你想知道一个从事美国卡车模拟器地图扩展的地图设计师必须做什么，Evgeny给了我们一个很好的工作总结。 "I started my work on South Dakota with a pretty wide range of responsibilities. Besides the usual map design - building roads, shaping terrain, building towns - I also focus on several more specialized areas. For example, I work on the design of big, complex industrial sites and depots. Another part of my job is managing the asset list and giving feedback on anything related to depots or more generic (non-vegetation) assets. I also get the chance to create environments and small decorative scenes for depots across all of our projects," he says. 他说：“我在南达科他州开始工作时，承担了相当广泛的责任。除了通常的地图设计——修建道路、塑造地形、建造城镇——我还专注于几个更专业的领域。例如，我从事大型复杂工业场地和仓库的设计。我工作的另一部分是管理资产清单，并对与仓库或更通用（非植被）资产相关的任何事情提供反馈。我还有机会为我们所有项目的仓库创造环境和小型装饰场景。”。 Map designers need to cooperate a lot with other colleagues on a daily basis. They share reference materials, discuss ideas. "We keep pushing toward a common goal: creating something beautiful, meaningful, and fun at the same time," Evgeny shares with us. 地图设计师需要每天与其他同事进行大量合作。他们分享参考资料，讨论想法。Evgeny与我们分享：“我们一直在朝着一个共同的目标前进：同时创造一些美丽、有意义和有趣的东西。”。 Before the start of the actual map design, our departments need to do a lot of research to get the map as close to the real world as possible. "Some of my teammates went on a road trip to the state. They spent several days there, collecting as much information, atmosphere, and emotion as they could. They brought back thousands of photos and stories about the places they visited," Evgeny told us. 在实际的地图设计开始之前，我们的部门需要做大量的研究，使地图尽可能接近现实世界。叶夫根尼告诉我们：“我的一些队友去该州进行了一次公路旅行。他们在那里呆了几天，尽可能多地收集信息、氛围和情感。他们带回了数千张关于他们参观过的地方的照片和故事。”。 Meanwhile, our research department provided layers and layers of valuable information - cultural, industrial, and historical. 同时，我们的研究部门提供了一层层有价值的信息——文化、工业和历史。 "It's like putting together a giant puzzle where every piece reveals something new about the region. Then there's my personal favorite research method: digging on my own. I watch local news, read articles written by South Dakotans, and follow community discussions. It helps me understand how people there think, what they value, and what makes their environment special." “这就像把一个巨大的谜题拼凑在一起，每一块都揭示了该地区的新事物。然后是我个人最喜欢的研究方法：自己挖掘。我看当地新闻，阅读南达科他州人写的文章，关注社区讨论。这有助于我了解那里的人们是如何思考的，他们重视什么，以及是什么让他们的环境变得特别。” "During all this research, I became fascinated by the landscape - the calmness, the wilderness, the open horizon. It reminded me of Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, one of my all-time favorite stories. I love how the spirit of Indigenous peoples still lives in the region, mixed with a raw, classic Western vibe. And I really appreciate how much of the farming industry is still run by small, family-owned businesses," Evgeny shared with us. “在所有这些研究中，我对风景着迷——平静、荒野、开阔的地平线。这让我想起了Jon Krakauer的《走进荒野》，这是我最喜欢的故事之一。我喜欢土著人民的精神仍然生活在这个地区，与原始的、经典的西方氛围交织在一起。我真的很欣赏农业在很大程度上仍然由小型家族企业经营，”Evgeny与我们分享道。 All these layers of discovery help the map design team bring color and flavor to the experience of trucking through South Dakota. "That's one of my favorite parts of the job. As an artist, I always want to capture the soul of the region - its uniqueness, its special characteristics. So we're constantly hunting for the little things that make South Dakota feel like South Dakota." 所有这些发现层次都有助于地图设计团队为南达科他州的卡车运输体验增添色彩和风味。“这是我工作中最喜欢的部分之一。作为一名艺术家，我总是想捕捉这个地区的灵魂——它的独特性和特殊性。所以我们一直在寻找让南达科他州感觉像南达科他洲的小东西。” The team working on South Dakota already has experience from designing the Texas, Nebraska, and Iowa DLCs, so Ev