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Jee Willikers Nov 24, 2023 @ 7:04am
Auto Pilot
I don't know how to post this so the Dev's can see this but in todays technology, I was hoping they could add an Auto Pilot to this game. As i'm driving, you don't know how many times I wanted to look around and enjoy the beautiful sceneries but I can't because I have to keep my eye's on the road in fear of crashing into something. Lol.
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AyMazingATS Nov 24, 2023 @ 7:08am 
Not going to happen anytime soon, if at all.

This game is about driving the trucks not to sit there and let a computer control things.
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AyMazingATS Nov 24, 2023 @ 7:09am 
Remember that you do not need to be delivering a load all the time. If you own your truck then go for a drive. Stop when you need to and use camera 2 to look around.
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hackintoshchap Nov 24, 2023 @ 7:12am 
Just slow down, use the third party view and stay focused on your truck, the road and AI traffic. Stop when you want to and do external contract work as it is often less time limited.
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Dark & Realistic™ Nessie Nov 24, 2023 @ 7:14am 
Like already posted, I doubt they'll add a feature that will actually "remove" the game main feature.

However, if nothing has changed on last versions, if you have developer mode enabled, you can use the pause button (F1) together with fly camera button (zero on alpha-numeric side of keyboard). I just don't remember the correct order though, so your camera doesn't become locked. That's the only way I can imagine to enjoy the view without having to find a spot to stop.

Be warned though, if you use the fly camera together with pause, it stops loading the world far from your truck.
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MadDawg2552 Nov 24, 2023 @ 7:20am 
Originally posted by Dark & Realistic™ Care Bear:
However, if nothing has changed on last versions, if you have developer mode enabled...
Why not just use the built-in camera function from the main menu?

Edit: I know you said to prevent the camera from being locked. From what I got from the OP he just wants to look around, so the in-game camera mode allows that without switching modes.
Last edited by MadDawg2552; Nov 24, 2023 @ 7:25am
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🦊 Hermit Nov 24, 2023 @ 7:24am 
Originally posted by Dark & Realistic™ Care Bear:
However, if nothing has changed on last versions, if you have developer mode enabled, you can use the pause button (F1) together with fly camera button (zero on alpha-numeric side of keyboard). I just don't remember the correct order though, so your camera doesn't become locked. That's the only way I can imagine to enjoy the view without having to find a spot to stop.

Be warned though, if you use the fly camera together with pause, it stops loading the world far from your truck.

You can park up at the side of the road temporarily to use the fly cam, that way you don't have to pause and run into the world load issue.

Originally posted by MadDawg2552:
Why not just use the built-in camera function from the main menu?

That can only move a few hundred feet away from your truck, and not fly high into the sky like the dev cam can. Much more limited range for if you want to see things far from the road, or a grand panorama.
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Jee Willikers Nov 24, 2023 @ 7:42am 
I know that there is a camera mode and also as stated, it would take away from the main function of the game by having an auto pilot but realistically, do driver's in real life not enjoy the sceneries as they are driving regardless if they have a load or not. Im just wanting to enjoy the scenery as im driving and not have to pause or stop and use camera's. Maybe have a 10 or 20 second auto pilot mode so that it doesn't take away from the main object of the game.
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Wolfgang Nov 24, 2023 @ 7:53am 
Even IRL, you have to keep you eyes on the road. No matter how nice the scenery is. If you want to look at the scenery park your vehicle and look around.
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MadDawg2552 Nov 24, 2023 @ 8:19am 
The option I can think of is to get the no traffic mod, and use cruise control to stay at your current speed. You'll still need to keep your eye on the road so you don't go flying off in the ditch.

Just putting in lane assist would be nice. It's not an auto pilot and it would prevent having to constantly press the left / right keys to stay going straight.
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Dark & Realistic™ Nessie Nov 24, 2023 @ 8:19am 
Originally posted by MadDawg2552:
Originally posted by Dark & Realistic™ Care Bear:
However, if nothing has changed on last versions, if you have developer mode enabled...
Why not just use the built-in camera function from the main menu? (...)
Like Hermit posted, the camera mode is also limited, so you can't go too far from your ride.

There's a mod to remove this limit. However, there are still two issues: first the moving speed on camera mode is limited and slower than fly camera, and second it has the same rendering limit of using fly camera with pause.

Originally posted by 🦊 Hermit:
You can park up at the side of the road temporarily to use the fly cam, that way you don't have to pause and run into the world load issue.
True. I was just trying to think on a parking-less solution.

Originally posted by Wolfgang:
Even IRL, you have to keep you eyes on the road. No matter how nice the scenery is. If you want to look at the scenery park your vehicle and look around.
If I could give an idea to OP, to keep the eyes on road and at the same time enjoy the view without stopping, I'd recommend driving in 3rd person mode, over the truck view (button 2 on alpha-numeric side). I did this yesterday just to enjoy the official Moon, and the new mountain near Salt Lake. 😉
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