Advanced trailer coupling bugged

[Seelöwe]

Cheers!

So, the issue is that I cannot connect my trailer if the advanced coupling is turned on. The trailer is simply too low for my truck to slide beneath it.

I have to turn it off and connect the trailer, but if I turn it on after I connected the trailer the same thing happens if I then try to disconnect the trailer, too low to get out from beneath the trailer. I just can't use advanced trailer coupling. This started 1 or 2 updates ago. It has happened in the past too, but very rarely and it would go away if I turned it off and then back on. Now it's completely broken.

I know that in real life you can lower or raise the truck's real axle, which will absolutely fix my issue but as far as I know there has never been such a feature in ETS. Am I missing something here? I try to keep up with the game changes and I really don't remember seeing changes to the coupling system.

Here's a video explaining the issue in full detail
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPhBs26aJi0&feature=youtu.be

[PERO]

This might be due to the truck tyre size. Which ones are you using? I know a few are/appear slightly higher (bigger dimensions) in the DLC(s).

[Briannospam]

to me, it sounds like a mod like a mod issue

[Seelöwe]

Originally posted by Briannospam:

to me, it sounds like a mod like a mod issue

That could be the culprit, but the thing is that I don't use any mods. I was using the Scout mod, but it never caused any issues and besides that, I uninstalled it and the game is vanilla.

[Seelöwe]

Originally posted by PERO:

This might be due to the truck tyre size. Which ones are you using? I know a few are/appear slightly higher (bigger dimensions) in the DLC(s).

Yeah, it was the tyre size. I changed my tyres recently from 315/70 to 315/80. It never occurred to me that it can affect trailer coupling. It's a shame you can't use advanced coupling with the tyres that you want. It would've never crossed my mind to change the tyres, thanks for your help mate.

[Briannospam]

Originally posted by Seelöwe:

Originally posted by Briannospam:

to me, it sounds like a mod like a mod issue

That could be the culprit, but the thing is that I don't use any mods. I was using the Scout mod, but it never caused any issues and besides that, I uninstalled it and the game is vanilla.

Weird.. What about the trailer you try connect to in your video?
I have never seen a trailer like that anywhere when I search for cargo... But maybe I have missed something there?

[Seelöwe]

Originally posted by Briannospam:

Weird.. What about the trailer you try connect to in your video?
I have never seen that trailer anywhere when I search for cargo... But maybe I have missed something there?

The trailer is from the new event on World of Trucks, probably why you've never seen it but I think the chassis is standard, like any other trailer in the game.

Anyway, the issue was the tyre size. I changed the rear tyres to 315/70 and now it works fine. It still hits the trailer sometimes depending on the ground's smoothness, but it works 99% of the time. Maybe I should submit a ticket to SCS about this issue. Adding a feature to raise and lower the rear axle will fix this issue and people could use the tyre size they desire.

[Briannospam]

You're, right, I have not yet search for a new freight since they add the new event.
Nice you have found and solved your problem. :)

[Karlia]

It is something that has been reported many times, it is a simple fix (less than a minute in blender) if the bug fix team actually got off their butts... but it looks like it is not a priority.
https://youtu.be/2kICN-wcXpc

[Seelöwe]

Originally posted by Karli:

It is something that has been reported many times, it is a simple fix (less than a minute in blender) if the bug fix team actually got off their butts... but it looks like it is not a priority.

Maybe if we cry loud enough they'll fix it...

[Wandering Mania]

I had this happen as well with 75-R tires. Seen here:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1878131313

[Strurbury]

lol.
Just like real life, the new companies like to stick drivers into truck without and air dump switch. Extra realism.

[Wandering Mania]

Well I just tried 60-R tires, and they fit so any one having this issue, can just switch to 60-R for the time being.

[Seelöwe]

Any tyre size above 70 will cause some issues. 80 is straight up a no-no. Even 70 is troublesome sometimes. 60 is the best bet, but God, they're so tiny they look really weird. I hope this will get fixed sometime in the future. It's kinda annoying.

[Wandering Mania]

Originally posted by Seelöwe:

Any tyre size above 70 will cause some issues. 80 is straight up a no-no. Even 70 is troublesome sometimes. 60 is the best bet, but God, they're so tiny they look really weird. I hope this will get fixed sometime in the future. It's kinda annoying.

Yeah I like 70-R on the back and 75-R on the front. But, one would think SCS would have thought of this. As even their vanilla tires are mostly over 60-R.

[Seelöwe]

Originally posted by Wandering Mania:

But, one would think SCS would have thought of this. As even their vanilla tires are mostly over 60-R.

Yeah, they should've seen it coming. But after all mistakes still happen, it's human nature. What I don't understand is why they're ignoring it since it's a relatively simple fix and players are also reporting the issue. One can say that it is a small detail, which is true. But this small detail has a quite noticing impact on the gameplay - at least for some players.