Euro Truck Simulator 2 worthy of purchase

[HunterTony]

Is there any Ice Road trucking expansions for this game? I got it as part of a Humble Bundle a while ago but not had a chance to play with it much yet.

 

[tcfreer]

Now that would be a epic add on to the game - would love to try some of the insane roads / driving conditions from there

 

[Digital X]

Truckers Map by Goba. An actual, middle age Russian man did this.

http://ets2downloads.com/maps/truckers-map-by-goba6372

It's extremely large and unforgiving in certain areas, I believe the west is the snowy/ice part. This is definitely the toughest challenge you will find in terms of maps.

 

[HunterTony]

From looking on YouTube, there are a few Ice Road MODS for the game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3s10B1QkSk

 

[Digital X]

Oh those type, there's the Frost and Winter mods yeah. ets2.lt is the best place to find those.

 

[DagsJT]

Apologies for being lazy, 68 pages is a hell of a lot, but can anyone recommend any essential mods?

 

[Digital X]

Promods, Trucksim Map, Rusmap.

As for trucks, literally any of the older ones. They sound amazing.

This: http://ets2.lt/en/brutal-environment-hd-sound-engine-gold-2015-for-1-21-x/ For a mix of graphics and sound.

Also check out real weather sounds and rain effects.

 

[Dimi]

Late to the party, I'm quite enjoying playing this even with a controller.

Can imagine it being much more fun and realistic with a wheel set, running a bunch of mods too which add to the overall experience.

Main lot being,

Promods
Rusmap
Real Logos
Piva Weathermod
Jazzycats Traffic & Trailer packs
Trucks Reworks http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=193763

Also running with SweetFX injecting SMAA instead of using the default MLAA option within the game. Looks much better.

Any other decent mods I'm missing out on?

 

[Digital X]

I'm using a sound mod that is very good for trucks. I did try to look it up earlier but cannot find it.

I'll put it in a link to download for you.

Here: http://sharemods.com/g5uy1tye7d6l/zzzzzzsounds_by_drholz_V2.scs.html

Taken from my Mods folder. This should have priority (top of the mod list) over any other sounds. Most noticable on the Scania. If you play with, then without the mod, you'll definitely hear the difference.

 

[Rorxy]

Absolutely love ETS2 and I can't explain to anyone why. Got ATS,but that has a long way to go with adding States before there is enough to play around with.

Totally tempted to get this G29 steering wheel on deal on OC this weekend,but man are they pricey! Still a nub playing with keyboard, but I love chilling to some music and driving across Europe when I want a break from DayZ, GTA or whatever I am playing at that moment in time.

 

[Dimi]

The struggle is real with this one

 

[Digital X]

Can't see much wrong with it besides being in debt, hell of a payout though.

 

[Dimi]

55tons with a 600hp Volvo.

Long ass journey though, going to Russia for the first time.

 

[Digital X]

Which russian mod? I have.. 2 :3

 

[Dimi]

Rusmap 1.6.1, newest one out.

http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=186595

 

[Digital X]

Found Goba's "The Harsh Russian" map for 1.22 The miles are a lot longer than ETS2 and the timescale is slowed down a lot. It is huge. It's similar to his Truckers Map, but don't think he actually uploaded it, could be wrong.

Needs a new profile, standalone map. Other trucks, sounds etc work:http://ets2.lt/en/harsh-russian-map-r11/

 

[Rorxy]

im really curious about these huge mod maps. sucks that you need to use a new profile though. Are there any of the top rated ones that you can continue playing on your main profile?

 

[foster grant]

I have played this game a few times...but I wont be paying for no DLCs...although I might get myself ATS as the coming DLCs are free ?

 

[MagicBoy]

Nevada is free.

 

[Digital X]

@Rorxy, yep. Main ones I know that don't need a new profile/are not standalone are:

Promods
Trucksim Map (TSM)
Russian Open Spaces
Rusmap

Poland Rebuilding DID work, but not with this version.