Euro Truck Simulator 2 worthy of purchase

Digital X · 8 Apr 2021 at 00:50

With the new lighting system shining down on the white houses this is going to look spectacular.

mattyfez · 8 Apr 2021 at 06:00

Sweet ill be grabbing that dlc!

Dup · 8 Apr 2021 at 13:39

So... I want to give this game a go as I'm fed up with not having enough time to "Get Gud" at twitchy shooters and just want to relax. I might even take a look into modding given I used to dabble in the old GTA games.

Anyway, as a new player should I bother with the 1.4 beta or stick with the current release and some mods?

Also, can I get away with using a pad and keyboard or will I be really limiting myself? I have a G27 but not quite the space to set it up. If I did I'd likely just play ACC or iRacing instead

Minibiker · 8 Apr 2021 at 13:51

Dup said:
So... I want to give this game a go as I'm fed up with not having enough time to "Get Gud" at twitchy shooters and just want to relax. I might even take a look into modding given I used to dabble in the old GTA games.

Anyway, as a new player should I bother with the 1.4 beta or stick with the current release and some mods?

Also, can I get away with using a pad and keyboard or will I be really limiting myself? I have a G27 but not quite the space to set it up. If I did I'd likely just play ACC or iRacing instead

I'm just playing the current release and workshop mods, also you'll be fine using a pad, that's how I play it with my little boy, works just fine

Dup · 8 Apr 2021 at 14:01

Minibiker said:
I'm just playing the current release and workshop mods, also you'll be fine using a pad, that's how I play it with my little boy, works just fine

Nice one, thanks. Seen some mod lists on previous pages so will take a look at those

. Looking forward to playing later. Good point RE playing with your lad too, mines only 2.5 but he'll love to watch as he's obsessed with all things automotive.

Minibiker · 8 Apr 2021 at 14:05

Dup said:
Nice one, thanks. Seen some mod lists on previous pages so will take a look at those . Looking forward to playing later. Good point RE playing with your lad too, mines only 2.5 but he'll love to watch as he's obsessed with all things automotive.

Yeah there are some decent mods to add onto the game... I got the scania open pipe mod :cool:

yeah my kids just love beeping the horn as I'm driving down the motorway

mattyfez · 8 Apr 2021 at 14:52

Dup said:
So... I want to give this game a go as I'm fed up with not having enough time to "Get Gud" at twitchy shooters and just want to relax. I might even take a look into modding given I used to dabble in the old GTA games.

Anyway, as a new player should I bother with the 1.4 beta or stick with the current release and some mods?

Also, can I get away with using a pad and keyboard or will I be really limiting myself? I have a G27 but not quite the space to set it up. If I did I'd likely just play ACC or iRacing instead

I use a control pad but you do need a keyboard to press the occasional button.

The biggest mod is probably 'promod' which adds tonnes of extra content and we'll worth having, but you need all the extra map DLCs to use it which is cheap enough tbh. every time the core game is updated though, it tends to break promods.. Until the promods team can catch up.

Truck sim 2 has a built in mod manager in game, so you just dump all your mod files into the relevant directory and then you can switch them on and off in game for any compatibility issues.

alec · 8 Apr 2021 at 15:25

I find mouse steering very comfortable in this game (as opposed to any other racer)

Digital X · 8 Apr 2021 at 17:46

Promods 2.55 is the next update that will be compatible with the Iberia DLC.

@Dup The open beta for 1.40 ended a little while back, 1.40 is now out as the final build was pushed onto Steam.

1.40 Map combo: https://roextended.ro/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=1970 Needs all the DLC.

Oh, and Iberia is out now. £13.49, also a sale on the other map DLC.

mattyfez · 8 Apr 2021 at 20:52

Just got Iberia, not sure if it's the lastest lightng update, but anyone else seeing random pink glow in the dark cars evey so often? its quite odd!

Digital X · 8 Apr 2021 at 21:26

Where abouts on the dark cars is it? a pink glow, or texture for that matter means a missing or non updated texture.

mattyfez · 8 Apr 2021 at 22:35

Digital X said:
Where abouts on the dark cars is it? a pink glow, or texture for that matter means a missing or non updated texture.

https://i.postimg.cc/vmhkGtN7/Capture.png

Digital X · 8 Apr 2021 at 23:24

Oh blimey. Using any traffic mods?

mattyfez · 9 Apr 2021 at 02:53

Ahh come to think of it yes... Ive got 2 traffic packs on... Guess one of them is not playing nicely lol

Digital X · 9 Apr 2021 at 04:01

Yeah, I'm willing to bet it's either Jazzycat's or Traffic Maniac. Check in the mod info in the Mod Manager if they're updated for 1.40, if not, remove them.

https://jazzycat.ucoz.net/index/traffic_ets2/0-7

Dup · 9 Apr 2021 at 08:05

Well I had fun last night for my first go at it, just taking quick jobs. Did an escorted mission which was unexpected and also came across a police blocked junction with a helicopter in the exit.

Need to find myself my mods now. Couldn't register for the ProMod forum to download it annoyingly, sent them a message.

RoosterC · 9 Apr 2021 at 09:30

My kids are playing this online together at the moment. I see the DLCs are on offer on Steam this weekend, so any recommendations from the Road to the Black Sea, Beyond the Baltic Sea or Italy DLCs? We've got Going East, Scandinavia and France, and I've told them they can have two of the three. :-)

ic1male · 9 Apr 2021 at 09:47

RoosterC said:
My kids are playing this online together at the moment. I see the DLCs are on offer on Steam this weekend, so any recommendations from the Road to the Black Sea, Beyond the Baltic Sea or Italy DLCs? We've got Going East, Scandinavia and France, and I've told them they can have two of the three.

Italy is really beautiful. I am not keen on the eastern European countries as they don't hold any kind of interest to me - no desire to visit, etc. Probably won't bother with "Heart of Russia" when it comes along either. "Road to the Black Sea" is a bit out of the way as it doesn't link to anywhere else yet so "Beyond the Baltic Sea" is probably better for the 2nd choice.

mattyfez · 9 Apr 2021 at 10:59

ic1male said:
Italy is really beautiful. I am not keen on the eastern European countries as they don't hold any kind of interest to me - no desire to visit, etc. Probably won't bother with "Heart of Russia" when it comes along either. "Road to the Black Sea" is a bit out of the way as it doesn't link to anywhere else yet so "Beyond the Baltic Sea" is probably better for the 2nd choice.

Yeh Italy for sure. Also High power cargo, Special transport and Heavy cargo packs are £1.20 each at the moment, might be worth considering.

Wang · 9 Apr 2021 at 11:53

So looking on CDKEYS, I can see 4 main base games:

Euro Truck Simulator 2
Euro Truck Simulator 2 Gold
Euro Truck Simulator 2 GOTY
Euro Truck Simulator 2 Legendary Edition

The price range is £5.99 up to £9.79 so obviously the cost isn't an issue.

Is there any oddball reason not to go for the Legendary Edition?