The official Mapkalo tutorial is now available on MundoATS

MundoATS now has the official tutorial for installing Mapkalo in American Truck Simulator. The guide is designed for players who want to prepare the map from scratch, download the correct files, create a clean profile, and avoid common mistakes before joining the server.

The tutorial works as a complete route for the community: it starts at mundoats.com, moves through the Mapkalo mod downloads, prepares the ATS profile, configures the main tools, and ends with recommendations for entering the official convoy with fewer issues.

What the official Mapkalo tutorial covers

The guide explains the process from the initial setup: opening the downloads folder, the Documents folder, and a browser window to use MundoATS as the central reference. From there, players are guided to the Mapkalo page, the required downloads, and the file checks before continuing.

It also includes an important warning for new users: external download pages may show pop-ups or confusing buttons. The recommendation is to avoid installing unwanted programs, ignore pop-up windows, and confirm that each downloaded file is the correct mod.

A clean profile for playing Mapkalo in ATS

The tutorial recommends creating a new profile for Mapkalo. This keeps the map separate from older profiles, prevents old mods from mixing into the setup, and lets ATS create the required folders before files are moved manually.

In that flow, the player starts the game, creates the profile, saves an initial game, and exits so the American Truck Simulator folder is ready. Then the downloaded mods are moved into the mods folder inside Documents.

MundoATS tools inside the process

A key part of the tutorial is using MundoATS tools to prepare the game properly. With Config and Graphics, players can generate an optimized config.cfg from game.log.txt, using settings based on the actual PC hardware.

The tutorial also connects with Camera Zero to generate a custom controls.sii file. This lets each player choose their own keys for activating the camera and teleporting inside the map, which is useful for testing, first trips, and profile setup.

Mod order and server access

After the profile is configured, the tutorial sends players to the mod manager to activate Mapkalo in the correct order. The recommendation is to check the official Mapkalo page and the mod order guide before loading the map, because a missing or misplaced file can make ATS open the base map or fail during loading.

Once the map loads, the most useful part for the community is that the process also covers entering the official MundoATS Mapkalo server: copying the server code from mundoats.com, finding it in Convoys, activating session mods if needed, and saving it as a favorite for future sessions.

Anti-Crashes for the NPC crash issue

The tutorial also includes a practical fix for players who experience crashes after colliding with NPC traffic. For that case, MundoATS recommends using Anti-Crashes, uploading the profile config.cfg, and replacing it with the repaired file generated by the tool.

It is important to distinguish the files: the config.cfg in the main American Truck Simulator folder is not the same as the config.cfg inside the profile folder. Anti-Crashes works with the profile file, which is the one that can help with this specific issue.

A guide for starting without getting lost

This official tutorial summarizes the recommended path for installing Mapkalo with less trial and error: download from MundoATS, create a clean profile, move mods, optimize graphics, configure Camera Zero, order files, join the server, and use Anti-Crashes if the NPC crash appears.

CTA: start with the official installation guide at https://mundoats.com/en/how-to-install-mapkalo-2026. You can also review Mapkalo at https://mundoats.com/en/mapkalo, the mod order guide at https://mundoats.com/en/mapkalo-mod-order, Config and Graphics at https://mundoats.com/en/configgraphics, Camera Zero at https://mundoats.com/en/controls, and Anti-Crashes at https://mundoats.com/en/anti-crashes.

MundoATS will keep updating tutorials, tools, and news so installing Mapkalo and playing American Truck Simulator becomes clearer for everyone. See you on the road.