Patch 2021 - Ets2 135 To 136

Even in 2021, Steam retained older branches. Here’s the exact process:

Important: This overwrites your 1.35 installation. Your profiles are automatically converted—back them up first.

Even if you successfully applied the patch, you needed to be aware of bugs that persisted through the 1.36 lifecycle: ets2 135 to 136 patch 2021

Always use a mod manager load order specifically designed for 1.36. Popular 2021 guides (e.g., Wombat Trucker’s combo) explicitly listed:

1. Promods 2.45 (req. 1.36)
2. RusMap 2.0 (converted)
3. Southern Region (fixed for prefab 16)
4. Road to Asia (1.36 patch)

Cause: DX11 default may be heavier on older GPUs (e.g., Intel HD 4000).
Fix: Lower scaling to 100%, disable MLAA, and verify uset r_device "dx11" is present in config.cfg. Even in 2021, Steam retained older branches

Looking back from 2021—and even today—this patch signaled the end of an era:

For players still on dated hardware (pre-2016 laptops) or maintaining a massive mod library, 1.36 remains the preferred patch—and the journey from 1.35 to 1.36 was the crucial step. Steam will automatically download the patch (approx

Cause: Your profile was last saved in 1.35 with a mod active that isn’t updated.
Fix: Create a new test profile. If that works, use Save Editor Tool (external) to clean mod dependencies from your main save.