Euro Truck Simulator 2

[Nugget]

Just got this game, what do you think I need to do first?

[Fleetwood]

RRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMPPPPPPPAAAAAAAAGGGGEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

 

Back to reality: Do a few of the Quick Jobs first, this will allow you to get used to the controls and get a 'feel' for the game while racking up some cash. Then, get a loan and buy yourself a garage and 2 trucks, recruit 2 drivers and knuckle down on the Freight Market. You'll soon forget all about the loan and start building your monopoly so long as you attack it right, you'll do well!

 

EDIT: There are plenty of different methods of how to go in with this game, the above worked for me though - and I believe it did for @nephilim too, or at least a similar way

[Nugget]

RRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMPPPPPPPAAAAAAAAGGGGEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

 

Back to reality: Do a few of the Quick Jobs first, this will allow you to get used to the controls and get a 'feel' for the game while racking up some cash. Then, get a loan and buy yourself a garage and 2 trucks, recruit 2 drivers and knuckle down on the Freight Market. You'll soon forget all about the loan and start building your monopoly so long as you attack it right, you'll do well!

 

EDIT: There are plenty of different methods of how to go in with this game, the above worked for me though - and I believe it did for @nephilim too, or at least a similar way

 

Ok thanks I have briefly had a look at the recruitment but can't find the agency? Do you know where it is?

[Fleetwood]

Recruitment agencies are dotted around main cities/towns (Not sure if they're in EVERY location or just 'most',) have a drive round to the different "?" icons and you'll eventually find them it's useful to find multiple agencies as you'll have a broader platform for different drivers (range of skills etc. will go up)

[Nugget]

Recruitment agencies are dotted around main cities/towns (Not sure if they're in EVERY location or just 'most',) have a drive round to the different "?" icons and you'll eventually find them it's useful to find multiple agencies as you'll have a broader platform for different drivers (range of skills etc. will go up)

 

Ok thanks

[featured_spectre]

quick jobs until you have around £20k in the bank. then maximum loan possible (by this point it should be around 150-200k, if not the 400k loan).

 

Buy cheap trucks for the time being, and do the freight jobs, this will give you bigger wad of cash. Take a second loan to secure a garage and 2 drivers and their trucks. I advocate they learn long distance first as it pays the best overall. Then do Fragile and On time, then its up to you. From here you should be pulling in around 20k a job, the drivers should be pulling in between 8-10k a job. pay off your first loan. then build up funds to pay off the second loan. wait for a little while, then buy another garage, another driver and truck. Do this until you have a garage at least in Germany, France and England (the more centralised the better).

 

From here you will be pulling in around 80k a day. build up your garages to the 5 slots so you get much cheaper fuel. by the time you hit level 20-25 you should have around 3-5 garages, all with cheap trucks and drivers. As you earn more, give your drivers better and more economical engines. By level 35 you should be pulling in £1million a day if you expand as I have said. By the time I hit level 40 I was an ingame multimillionaire with a 5 slot garage, top spec trucks, in every country. By level 50 I had 5 slot garages in every town, with fully spec'd trucks for every driver and pulling in around £30million a day.

 

I did the same every time I played. Whilst some people on other forums say I glitched or cheated, I didn't, I "cheesed" in the fact I used the games mechanics to my advantage.

[Nugget]

Should I upgrade my game to version 1.7? (I think)

 

Nuget

[CAM]

Buuummmppp!!!

 

1.10 is out, no idea what was changed. But good news that the multiplayer mod is now in open alpha and rather stable. They are still ironing out bugs though and the Steam sale made it cheap enough for the trolls to get hold of it and start having fun. Wouldn't bring your main profile on, you need a profile with no mod dependencies and at least one owned truck for it to work.

 

And it's due for a fix, but avoid Europort as it is filled to the brim with traffic as every player on the server descends upon it...

 

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Buuummmppp!!!

 

1.10 is out, no idea what was changed. But good news that the multiplayer mod is now in open alpha and rather stable. They are still ironing out bugs though and the Steam sale made it cheap enough for the trolls to get hold of it and start having fun. Wouldn't bring your main profile on, you need a profile with no mod dependencies and at least one owned truck for it to work.

 

And it's due for a fix, but avoid Europort as it is filled to the brim with traffic as every player on the server descends upon it...

[rickjames]

I don't play this game anymore.

[abillybob]

Anyone played spin tires? That game is AWESOME! If you like Euro Truck Simulator you'll love spin tires!

[featured_spectre]

I've declined my hours in this game also. EU4 is now my Jam.

[MrKJLS]

Don't know if someone has posted it yet, but there is a Multiplayer mod for ETS2! Euro Truck Simulator 2 Multiplayer - Multiplayer mod for Euro Truck Simulator 2

[Fleetwood]

Don't know if someone has posted it yet, but there is a Multiplayer mod for ETS2! Euro Truck Simulator 2 Multiplayer - Multiplayer mod for Euro Truck Simulator 2

 

It's great, get it! Aside from the odd connection issues (can take a while to get in the server or sometimes it'll drop out) the mod itself is suprisingly very stable just be aware that you will get the idiots who will smash into your truck and cause 61% damage or something stupid at the very last mile of your 5 hour route

[MrKJLS]

It's great, get it! Aside from the odd connection issues (can take a while to get in the server or sometimes it'll drop out) the mod itself is suprisingly very stable just be aware that you will get the idiots who will smash into your truck and cause 61% damage or something stupid at the very last mile of your 5 hour route

 

I was playing it last night with my mate, there was a few trolls on there last night. It the moment my truck is falling to its doom. Apart from that small issue its great.

 

 

 

^ It's like a majestic animal . I managed to level up to rank 333 while falling to my impending doom.

[CAM]

I found less trolls on the UK routes. Seconds after hitting the motorway in France I got rammed off the road for 100% damage.

[Fleetwood]

I suspect it's easy for them to do it because they have the mods installed (no damage, no fines, no speed-limiter etc.) as those mods still work in Multiplayer, since it basically just 'overlays' the main game.

[Dos_Box]

Euro Truck Simulator 2 and some DLC is on the latest humble bundle!

 

https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly?utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_campaign=876872af0c-Humble_Weekly_Bundle_Simulators_2&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_990b1b6399-876872af0c-107487117

[featured_spectre]

Worth it for the other games as well.

[rickjames]

Bumppp

[featured_spectre]

Until there is a multiplayer, its a bit of a shame that you can be a Billionaire very very quickly in the game.

[MrKJLS]

Beta Patch 1.14 released on Steam. Source: SCS Blog

 

Changelog:

Gameplay:

 

• Liftable axles
  
• Upload your World of Trucks profile truck from the in-game Screenshot Manager
  
• Increased damage for overturned vehicles
  
• Tweaked penalties for damaged cargo
  
• Automatic transmission tweaked to better handle steep hills (such as the quarry)
  
• Camera rotation based on steering and blinkers
  
• Correct speed limit after using the train
  
• Red light offense isn't reported if the player is too far inside a crossroad
  
• More lenient wrong-way offense check to allow maneuvering in small crossroads
  
• Better terrain profile interpolation
  
• Many improvements in simulation: overturned trucks, damping of rear axles, gearbox
  

Models:

 

• New truck: DAF XF Euro 6
  
• New 6-wheeled chassis for (almost) all trucks
  
• Substantial data fixes in most chassis
  
• Added driver seats for DAF XF and MAN TGX
  
• Small fixes in many models: sawmill, factory, wharf, quarry, trucks, trailers
  

AI:

 

• New traffic rules: stop lines, city start/end, highway start/end, give way, priority roads
  
• Improved driving rule priorities
  
• AI trucks prevented from entering trains
  
• Support for sleep time in traffic lights
  
• Speed limit detection fixes
  
• More realistic AI vehicle speed in curves
  
• Many improvements in vehicle spawning, navigation, reviving, yielding, lane changing, overtaking, blinking
  

Sound:

 

• New, improved or fixed sounds: gears, horn, blinker, Scania V8 interior
  

Map:

 

• Many map bugs fixed
  
• Roads around Kiel and Rostock recreated
  

Steam:

 

• Steam Rich Presence: job information in "View more info" in the Steam friends list
  

Code:

 

• Support for decal parts in road edge models
  
• Support for multiple truck dealer definitions
  
• Allow pedestrian spawning on models
  
• Prevent crashes: non-existing parked vehicles, cities, invalid truck accessories, invalid backup data
  

User interface:

 

• Truck browser shows all upgrades and their level requirements
  
• Added option to skip cutscenes
  
• Speed limit shown on dashboard GPS
  
• Support for adviser page switching
  
• Speed on adviser is more precise
  
• Option to display the password on the login screen
  
• Smoother camera movement in showrooms
  
• Improved text pasting into input fields
  
• Improved city name sorting
  
• Updated localization and credits, fixed typos, clarified texts
  

Rendering:

 

• Fixed blinking objects in mirrors
  
• Support for mirror image scaling
  
• Support for an additional front mirror
  
• Support for flares with visibility capped by angle
  
• Better rendering statistics
  
• Edge look can be controlled by the attached road look
  
• Better handling of vegetation detail with changing distance
  
• Support for an additional low-quality vehicle LOD
  

Modding:

 

• Goto console command now accepts city names or their fragments (eg "goto aber" teleports camera to Aberdeen)
  
• Improved miniconsole
  
• Telemetry: more precise fuel reporting, job info
  
• New cargo definition structure
  
• Advisor definition cleanup
  
• Content browser improvements
  
• Per-sector weather climate profiles
  

Editor:

 

• Gamma correction of user-picked colors
  
• Better handling of high-DPI monitors
  
• Texture list
  
• New toolbar
  
• Sign editor improvements
  

 

 

To access the beta, you need to switch to the public beta branch in Steam.

Edited October 23, 2014 by MrKJLS

[newpersn]

Anyone still play this? I've got back in to this again now

[MrKJLS]

I've played a little bit since the v1.15 patch. Been trying to get back into it.

 

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v1.15 Patch Details:

- New Exclusive interior for DAF Euro 6

- New sounds for Scania 6 cylinder engines

- New sounds for Iveco Highway and Iveco Stralis

- Support for different dashboard computer back-light colors

 

Showroom updates:

- New interface for showrooms

- New showroom interior

- New look for small truck dealers

 

- Significantly faster autosaving

 

Gameplay improvements:

- Interior camera motion feature - camera can now simulate movements of the player's body and motion of the truck seat

- Smart cruise control - retarder will now be used automatically

- Trailer brake

- Support for second reverse gear for custom H-Shifter layouts

- Support for Holiday Special content

Source: Link

Edited December 25, 2014 by MrKJLS
Added Details about 1.15 Patch

[newpersn]

How do I know what version I'm on?

[MrKJLS]

If its on steam it should automatically update. It will say the version number on the menu where you select your profile. It's on the top left hand side somewhere I think.