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Gary

Oct 7, 2015 @ 5:47am

this game is stupid...

thats what i have always thought, i mean who wants to drive a truck around all day? i didnt see what all the fuss was about it. so i bought it knowing after i saw how dumb and boring the game was i could get a refund and my reasons for hateing this stupid game would be validated

25 hours in over 4 days and i look forward to playing it when i fire my pc up so now i am left wondering...wtf happened? all i am doing is driving a truck around to pay off loans that dont exist and I'm loving it!

moral of the story? dont bash it until you try it. you might just enjoy playing it

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Willow Rivers has Euro Truck Simulator 2

Oct 7, 2015 @ 5:51am

Yup. Simulations tend to do that, you think how could I possibly enjoy this and then bam you are hooked.

It is a awesome game, I started like you did. Got the base game on sale on a whim and got hooked, 700+ hours later I am still enjoying it. My main profile has 100% of the map explored with all the DLC and am level 92 or so.

Just driving around and enjoying the scenery is relaxing and it keeps getting better with patches, new trucks and DLCs.

Dave

Oct 7, 2015 @ 5:53am

Haha, I had a similar experience.

One day I clocked ETS2 on the steam page and my curiousity peaked, so I clicked on it and checked it out. Obviously the first thought I had when I saw and read it all was 'How could you even enjoy this..? It's literally sitting in one place, driving a virtual truck'. Well, I went against my initial thought and bought the game on a whim, not knowing if I'd even enjoy it.

Started off with a keyboard then move on to a USB 360 controller, after that I started considering whether or not I could justify buying a steering wheel, clutch and pedals for it. Once again I went on a whim and purchased a G27, now I have 1613 hours clocked and counting so far on ETS2 haha. Now it's got to the stage where I'm contemplating getting an HGV license to drive a truck for real and just to think it all started on a whim, heh.

Sephrax

Oct 7, 2015 @ 5:54am

"Don't judge a book by its cover."

Nimir-Raj

Oct 7, 2015 @ 5:59am

Don't judge a topic by its title. ;)

gallagher4005 has Euro Truck Simulator 2

Oct 7, 2015 @ 6:17am

2104 hrs on this sim and still going! I LOVE IT!

Gary

Oct 7, 2015 @ 6:24am

2104 hours played! now thats impressive

what mods do you guys use? and what do they do

Willow Rivers has Euro Truck Simulator 2

Oct 7, 2015 @ 6:40am

Only mods I have running are the Jazzycats trailer packs to add more cargo variety and also to have some heavy loads and oversize loads. I did have a realistic weather mod but it no longer works with the last update.

Dave

Oct 7, 2015 @ 7:14am

Mods, hm.. only a handful but they change the base game so much it's as if it's a brand new game altogether.

- All of jazzy's trailer and traffic ai mods
- FAEL - http://ets2.lt/en/realistic-visuals-v2-5/
- AI mod - http://ets2.lt/en/traffic-density-speed-limits-for-1-21/
- No dead ends - http://ets2.lt/en/no-dead-ends-for-1-20/ (works with 1.21)
- Sewer mod - http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=128189 (gets rid of green icons and replaces with man hole covers; only use if you know where everything is)
- Rusmap - http://ets2.lt/en/rusmap-v1-5-1-18-x-2/
- 1.21 fix for Rusmap - http://ets2.lt/en/updated-fix-for-connection-cards-rusmap-and-russian-expanses/

Ryu

Oct 7, 2015 @ 7:38am

I like to run Promods + Poland Rebuilding + RusMap along with JazzyCat's Trailers & Cargo, and Military Cargo mods. I ran EAA (Brazil) for a while, but got a little tired of that one. Too many small towns right on top of each other, however, the hills! Some crazy hills in Brazil. xD

ArcticBliss has Euro Truck Simulator 2

Oct 7, 2015 @ 8:44am

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bigbawmcgraw has Euro Truck Simulator 2

Oct 7, 2015 @ 8:47am

hehe same story as the OP for me too. I work with trucks for a living IRL and hate the sight of them. Friends have had the game forever and I just couldn't see what all the fuss was about.

Only clocked up a few hours so far but I'm desperate to pay off my loan so I can earn some (virtual) money that belongs to me.... but all those shiny shiny things to buy..... lol

Yeah, great game and the community doesn't seem like a bunch of A-holes either, unlike other sims. Makes a refreshing change

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Peno11

Oct 7, 2015 @ 8:56am

I must admit I had my scepticism fo ETS2 for different reason then others, I had not have such a good experience with Bus Simulator, another game from SCS. But then I saw this game in a very cheap Chrismas sale and decided to go for it and since that time SCS also had that Christmas challenge, I spend a lot of my first days of the game pursuing Christmas presents to make the challenge. That got me definitely addicted to the game. I only have 327 hours yet, but I like to play it more then any other game I own, even The Sims series now, and that's something, since I used to be hardcore fan of the series since 2000 XD

As for mods, I must admit I am stll in the process of exploring all that vanilla game offers, so the only mods I used were winter mod during last year winter (but I ommited it in spring, though I will probably put it back for the upcoming winter) and since now I started new profile were I started in Stockholm as Scania fan (which I am not, but just for the fun of it) I also put in mod to add indications on Scania dashboard and improve its display. That's all I tried so far.

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Gary

Oct 7, 2015 @ 9:29am

great list of mods thanks guys

i dont drive IRL and know nothing about cars or trucks or engines and such. would anyone mind explaining what the various upgrades do and they affect the truck please

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Sky_Goddess has Euro Truck Simulator 2

Oct 7, 2015 @ 9:36am

Last year I got an interest for Optimus Prime's truck mode from the movies and thought it could be fun driving "him" around.
I went on the net and found the Optimus Prime Peterbilt 389 mod, and would do everything just to drive this huge truck around.

I had seen my friend Alex play this game a couple of times and said it looked very boring.
"Come on! Who wants to drive a stupid truck all over Europe?! Looks so boring!"

In all my life I've loathed trucks and didn't had an interest in them at all. But thanks to my friend Alex who game me ETS2 as a gift, I've been hooked ever since and I have even bought a Logitech G27 just for this game!

As time went by I tried out an European truck, and Scania was the first brand to fall to my mind.
I learned a hard lesson and will NEVER EVER have disrespect for trucks anymore. Look around and see in your room and think of how you got your furniture or food. By truck of course and I've never felt so ashamed in my life before!

In fact, I had looked forward to a truck show in half a years time and it was all worth it!
I even got to sit in a couple of Scania V8 trucks and didn't want to get out, lol. Got to press the gas pedal and honk the horn, hehe. A dream come true!

The sound of the engine is ... I just LOVE it! In fact so much I have become a Scania V8 fan.
Size matters and cars just don't have it imo. Trucks have everything I really like. A huge engine and especially the V8, excellent comfort, a nice overwiev. sitting high up like a king or queen, henceforth King of the Road!
Conclusion: A big risk of getting late for work because of my truck spotting walking on the streets.

Happy trucking and 10-4!

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Drevin

Oct 7, 2015 @ 9:38am

I'll tell you this: get the transmissions that are more expensive and have an R at the end. They include a retarder, which is an awesome thing to have on your truck.

Besides this, the more HP an engine has, the stronger it is. And I'll let someone else explain the different types of chassis', because that's a slightly complicated subject. But you can do fine with a 4x2 most of the time.

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