Crashing on the Job Market screen in American Truck Simulator is a problem many players face. This particular crash is generally caused by a problem with the data in your game—be it due to mods, outdated drivers, or corrupt game files. Fortunately, there are a number of things you can do to both troubleshoot and fix this issue to get you back on the road moving freight. In this guide, we will cover everything on how to fix the crashing on the Job Market screen in American Truck Simulator (ATS).
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How to Fix American Truck Simulator (ATS) Crashing on Job Market Screen?
Disable Economy-Related Mods
If you’ve got mods that alter the economy, cargo types, or the way jobs are selected, you’ll want to turn them off. It’s these kinds of mods that are most likely to cause issues with the Job Market screen. Firstly, enable the Mod Manager from the main menu and deactivate any mods that deal with Reworked Economy, Contrast Trailer, and cargo or personal trailers/cargo. Then, restart the game and attempt to access Job Market again.
Verify Game Files
Corrupted or missing game files are a frequent cause of crashes. This should be your next step to try. Go to your Steam Library, right-click on ATS and select “Properties.” -> Go to the “Installed Files” tab. Then Click “Verify integrity of game files…”. Steam will check all game files and re-download any that are missing or corrupted.
Clear Economy Cache
The game’s economy data can occasionally become stuck or corrupted, especially after you uninstall mods. To fix this, open up the in-game console command by pressing the “~” key. Next, enter the command “g_force_economy_reset 1” followed by Enter. Save your game and quit the game. When ATS loads and you continue your profile, the game will regenerate the job economy. Once it’s finished, open the command console again and enter “g_force_economy_reset 0”. Now, check whether the issue persists.
Use a Clean Profile
If you’ve played for a great deal of time or with a big number of mods, it could be your game profile itself that is causing conflicts. To know whether it is the case, try and poke a look into the game’s default save and monitor the change that has been introduced so when you have finally found it, try to start on a fresh new game profile with no mods enabled, which fixed the issue for a user on the SCS Software Forum. Lastly, see if the Job Market still goes down on this clean profile. If that does work, the issue is probably related to your old save/some mod setup in that old profile.
Update All Mods (or Remove Incompatible Ones)
Occasionally, files may be corrupted, get deleted, or be replaced by the game update. Opening particular menus can cause these crashes. Be sure to regularly update all mods as new versions are released. Also keep your eyes open for outdated trailer packs or map overlays; those always seem to cause the problems.
Those are all the workarounds we recommend you try to fix the crashing issue in American Truck Simulator on the Job Market Screen. If you found this guide helpful, be sure to visit DigiStatement regularly—we post gaming-related guides, fixes, and updates daily!