Western Star 6900XD

*This articles covers an XD variant in MudRunner - American Wilds; for TwinSteer variant of the same truck in SnowRunner see: Western Star 6900 TwinSteer*

## Behind The Scenes

### Added On

October 23, 2018

The **Western Star 6900XD** is a licensed truck in *MudRunner* introduced in the *American Wilds* DLC.

## Description

The 6900XD is the most capable model in Western Star's lineup, designed for severe duty applications like mining, oil field jobs, and logging, which is its primary purpose in American Wilds.

It serves a very unique and important role in the American Wilds maps: the main workhorse truck. Its size, role, and parameters put it in the same performance bracket as the base game's C-class trucks. However, the similarity to the other trucks in the class ends there, as it has its own weaknesses and strengths compared to its peers. The player should find its strong points and use them to the fullest to realize the vehicle's maximum potential.

### Pros

* The only AWD-capable semi-truck in American Wilds.
* Capable of a high top speed, and maintaining adequate handling even at those speeds, as well as decent gradability, even with heavy loads, and good towing capabilities, thanks to its high engine output. Not to mention the vehicle is quite durable for its build and the speed it is capable of reaching.
* Capable of self-loading long logs. This advantage is only shared with the Freightliner FLD120.
* Capable of self-loading a 7-log-point load in one go. This advantage is only shared with the Freightliner FLD120, C-6317 and K-9000 Forwarder.
* Always spawns in both American Wilds maps. Its performance is very good for said maps, as it can fill almost any role, making it invaluable and indispensable.
* Very easy unlock requirement for a 3-balance-point vehicle.
* Shares many in-game parameters as the C-260 in the base game - being a large truck with a very powerful engine.

### Cons

* Poor performance in mud due to its massive weight and inadequate tires.
* Can easily get stuck on various types of obstacles and in water if used improperly.
* High fuel consumption, especially with AWD enabled and climbing uphill with heavy loads.
* Narrow selection of addons, being unable to repair or refuel itself without external assistance.

## How to Obtain

In singleplayer, it always spawn in both maps of the American Wilds DLC - with a random addon (for most of the time it is either a Log Carriage or a Trailer Hitch), or no addons at all - at random locations. The player simply has to discover the truck or reveal watchpoints to unlock it for use in that map.

## Addons

* Flatbed Semi-Trailer
* Fuel Semi-Trailer - Fuel capacity: 4200 liters
* Fuel Trailer - Fuel capacity: 1800 liters
* Loader - Enables crane functionality
* Log Carriage - Carrying load: Short Logs (3 pts)
* Log Carriage with Crane - Enables crane functionality, Carrying load: Short Logs (3 pts)
* Log Cart Hitch - Is required to install: Long Log Cart
* Long Log Cart - Carrying load: Long Logs (6 pts)
* Medium Log Trailer - Carrying load: Medium Logs (4 pts)
* Trailer Hitch - Is required to install: Flatbed Semi-Trailer, Fuel Semi-Trailer, Utility Semi-Trailer
* Utility Semi-Trailer - Carries 1200 repair points, Carries 4 garage points
* Utility Trailer - Carries 600 repair points, Carries 2 garage points

## Gallery

### SnowRunner - Pre-release

Western Star 6900XD seen in an early concept art of cargo management controlsWestern Star 6900XD seen behind Caterpillar 745C in early concept art of garageUI icon of the Western Star 6900XD
## Trivia

* Before the Old Timers update, the Western Star 6900XD could install the Fuel Cistern and Utility Attachment addons, but the patch later removed such capabilities. The Freightliner FLD120 was also affected by the patch.
* The front axle on the in-game 6900XD is not a proper driven axle. It is simply an un-driven axle with a modeled differential casing, and it can be revealed by fully turning the front wheels left or right, or climbing over a high-enough obstacle and set the camera angle low. This might hint at the original purpose of the truck not being a full-fledge 6x6 offroad truck but a 6x4 on-road truck, but was later changed. It could also simply be developer oversight.
* Western Star 6900XD, along all American Wilds vehicles and A-3151, was ported to SnowRunner at its early development stages for testing purposes. This version is particularly different for having larger front bumper and an additional set of beacons.