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[DownWithTheShip]

I shit you not I got stuck in a traffic jam for 2 1/2 hours game time. I took screens if you want to see, lol.

If you find yourself in a traffic jam that doesn't seem to be going anywhere you can save and reload the game and traffic will be cleared. I don't usually like to do that but sometimes it's necessary when the ai does stupid stuff.

 

[Qrusher14242]

how are you guys getting 360 controllers configured like that? The triggers dont work in this game for me So i just end up playing with keyboard. I have a wired controller.

 

[GK86]

Better with keyboard or with controller?

 

[Alo81]

For anyone interested in the Driving Force GT, it semi-regularly goes up for sale on the daily sale type websites if you don't feel comfortable paying $100.

I got mine about 2 years ago for $70 and I'm pretty sure it goes down to around ~$55 whenever its up for sale.

 

[Qrusher14242]

i figured it out..you had to set it the throttle & brake in wheel menu. I was trying to set it in the keyboard menu.

I played for hours with the keyboard it was fine, just wanna try the controller now.

 

[Addnan]

Those with a steering wheel make sure to enable to 900 degrees rotation. Otherwise Windows 8 at least defaults to around 200. I remember when I first got my wheel I was confused as to why the whole wheel would spin when I just move it 90 degrees to either side.

 

[Dice]

So when I made a profile I picked Renault for no real reason in complete ignorance, then I named my company Freight Motorsports just to be silly. Later on I go to the Renault dealer and what do I see?

LOL this is awesome.

 

[GK86]

Trying to park is frustrating.

 

[gutterboy44]

Small movements. When learning to back up small trailers when I was younger what helped me is to give a little back and forth wiggle on the wheel to get a sense of the movement of the trailer as I was backing it up. It made changing the direction of the trailer a little easier for me for some reason. It worked when I did it in ETS2 as well.

 

[Alo81]

Those with a steering wheel make sure to enable to 900 degrees rotation. Otherwise Windows 8 at least defaults to around 200. I remember when I first got my wheel I was confused as to why the whole wheel would spin when I just move it 90 degrees to either side.

How do I enable that?

 

[Addnan]

How do I enable that?

I only know how to do it for Logitech wheel. Open up the Logitech profiler, should have installed with the drivers. Hit devices>game controllers>properties>settings then change that to 900 degrees. If its a different wheel the option will probably be in the control panel somewhere. The settings pop up is a windows settings screen.

 

[VanquishUK]

Haulin' Ass ltd.

EDIT: Would anyone recommend a good budget steering wheel and pedals (UK)?

 

[Sye d'Burns]

I bought Euro Truck Simulator 1 because it was half the price of my morning coffee and runs on Mac.

It's not the prettiest but ETS2 runs on my 2010 mac mini in 1920x1200 with no real problems (lag, etc) at all.

Spoiler

I bought ETS1 also. Sometimes, I'd just rather not reboot.

 

[Alo81]

I only know how to do it for Logitech wheel. Open up the Logitech profiler, should have installed with the drivers. Hit devices>game controllers>properties>settings then change that to 900 degrees. If its a different wheel the option will probably be in the control panel somewhere. The settings pop up is a windows settings screen.

Awesome thanks, I'll try it out.

So I just parked the truck perfectly on my first attempt right now, awesome.

Also, a little tip, if you get the trailer lined up perfectly but your actual truck isn't, you should unhitch with "T", then line up your truck and back up to the cargo, rehitch and just smoothly reverse into the spot rather than finagling to try and straighten your truck out without realigning the cargo.

 

[Dice]

I have my 360 controller set up like this.

A wheel would still be awesome, but this is way better than the default settings.

 

[Lyonaz]

This game is awesome, I love all the european radiostations.

 

[Alo81]

Hoooolllyyyy shit have you guys seen the drifting mod?

Youtube link
That is hot! So good!

 

[OrangeOak]

I tried a demo and bought full game after 10 minutes with it .
This is really great and relaxing game.Parking is a little hard at first but Im getting better and better.
Just driving and listening to a radio is a lot of fun.
Also it plays really well with 360 controller.

 

[GK86]

Fuck yeah, parked that fat ass. The music is great. I had the lowest setting apparently, went to the graphics menu and out it to high, makes the world of difference.

 

[A Serious Man]

Finally broke down and bought this. I hate you GAF.

 

[statham]

Finally broke down and bought this. I hate you GAF.

me too, about to pm dunder.

 

[Mengy]

Finally broke down and bought this. I hate you GAF.

Welcome to the European highways! Remember to think about which side of the road you are driving on....

 

[luxarific]

Awesome to see this get a sale. Have played this since before it came to steam and it's a really relaxing way of spending some time to listen to music, podcasts, radio or just diesel music.

This is their first game that finally fixed controls with a controller (before it would at random crash...), but I really need a wheel because the automatic gearbox coding and especially the automatic clutch suck. The AI also needs to learn how to merge and I really wish the motorways started doing the same as the autobahn and warn a million times before the road split (this is what an exit looks like). Otherwise it is pretty awesome. If you disable the speedlimiter you'll notice that the roads are surprisingly twisty and be super careful in the rain with poor visibility and grip. 140-150 on the straights while overtaking everyone is fun though

I wish the other cars acted liked German drivers do on the autobahn (if you sit in the fast lane and don't complete your pass you will get honking horns/flashing lights and probably some passes on your right side).

 

[Felix Lighter]

I think I'm just going to loop East Bound and Down while I play this.

 

[paulorsjr]

I'm really enjoying this game everyday at home after work.

For those who doesn't want to receive speeding tickets without knowing the camera locations, try this.
http://ets2-mods.com/ets-2-mods/1327-euro-truck-simulator-2-mods-camera-anti-speed
This pinpoints the camera locations all over the map/gps (no sound notification, though).

There are some other cool mods that turn the game more realistic without breaking it.

Project Realism
http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=3277

ETS Essentials Mod
http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2630

The mod community in this game is great!

Regards

 

[Sye d'Burns]

I wish the speed limit signs were a little easier to see. You blink and they're gone. It'd be nice if the GPS kept you apprised of the speed limit.

I think I'm just going to loop East Bound and Down while I play this.

Now I have a compulsion to do that too along with Give Me 40 Acres (and I'll Turn This Rig Around)

 

[davidsaurus]

I'm really enjoying this game everyday at home after work.

For those who doesn't want to receive speeding tickets without knowing the camera locations, try this.
http://ets2-mods.com/ets-2-mods/1327-euro-truck-simulator-2-mods-camera-anti-speed
This pinpoints the camera locations all over the map/gps (no sound notification, though).

There are some other cool mods that turn the game more realistic without breaking it.

Project Realism
http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=3277

ETS Essentials Mod
http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2630

The mod community in this game is great!

Regards

Thanks, those are exactly the type of mods that I am looking for. I'll give both of them a shot.

 

[Dice]

For those deliberating, let me push you over the edge:

http://youtu.be/lvXSrIcFVB8

 

[cilonen]

Hi, I'm cilonen and I endorse this thread.

Seriously folks, the game is superb. If you're receptive to the basic premise of going on a road trip in a big rig, then it invokes that magical roleplaying space like MInecraft, or even playing with Lego as a kid where most of the game is taking place in your imagination but the physical component is pitched 'just so' so you never quite lose interest.

It gets dangerously addictive.

Oh, and:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/03/13/night-drive-euro-truck-simulator-2/

 

[Alo81]

For those deliberating, let me push you over the edge:

http://youtu.be/lvXSrIcFVB8

Your game looks way prettier than mine at max settings.

 

[Xater]

500k credit after the first week of work for me. Working jobs to save up to your own company would just take forever.

 

[Dice]

Your game looks way prettier than mine at max settings.

Are you playing in Direct X mode? The regular version is crap and I don't even know what OpenGL looks like because it crashes when I try to adjust the graphic settings on it. Even with Direct X mode I have to disable process monitoring in RadeonPro or the game will crash on boot.

 

[davidsaurus]

I'm really enjoying this game everyday at home after work.

For those who doesn't want to receive speeding tickets without knowing the camera locations, try this.
http://ets2-mods.com/ets-2-mods/1327-euro-truck-simulator-2-mods-camera-anti-speed
This pinpoints the camera locations all over the map/gps (no sound notification, though).

There are some other cool mods that turn the game more realistic without breaking it.

Project Realism
http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=3277

ETS Essentials Mod
http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2630

The mod community in this game is great!

Regards

Man, I installed these and it seems like there are no more jobs listed. I have slept but still nothing.
Edit: I narrowed it down to the realistic logos that where causing the issues.

 

[Pizza Luigi]

This shit is like crack. Should dust off my wheel.

 

[Watevaman]

Trying to park is frustrating.

It is, but a bit of advice from someone who has had to park trailers (albeit not 40+ ft ones) in real life: use your mirrors. If your trailer is on the right and you want to straighten up, turn your wheel right. It seems like common sense but a lot of people don't seem to make the connection. Also, try to line up your trailer as best as possible before backing into it.

 

[Alo81]

Are you playing in Direct X mode? The regular version is crap and I don't even know what OpenGL looks like because it crashes when I try to adjust the graphic settings on it. Even with Direct X mode I have to disable process monitoring in RadeonPro or the game will crash on boot.

Nail on the head. That was it. Thanks, game looks WAY better now.

 

[Paches]

It is, but a bit of advice from someone who has had to park trailers (albeit not 40+ ft ones) in real life: use your mirrors. If your trailer is on the right and you want to straighten up, turn your wheel right. It seems like common sense but a lot of people don't seem to make the connection. Also, try to line up your trailer as best as possible before backing into it.

This is really good advice and something I started doing a couple tries ago. Even if you have to pull in to traffic a bit before straightening all the way. Also someone above suggested to me not to oversteer, which was a big problem for me. I just make slight corrections and eventually get it in there.

 

[Dice]

Backing up is way easier with a wheel because you can intuitively know how your wheels are aligned and adjust them exactly without looking at them. Other control formats make that abstract, so you have to visually monitor them and the cargo at the same time which is much harder. It helps to use the look-out-the-window view, but you have to be backing into it from the correct side for that to work. I feel like something about turning a wheel makes the change of directions more natural as well. Watch/hear this guy back up using a wheel and you'll see: http://youtu.be/XN2uOCDqg98?t=7m30s

I should pick up a wheel... but I just got a $150 arcade stick... I don't know how I would get a wheel mounted with my setup anyway...

 

[OrangeYouGlad]

Navigating some of these ETS2 Mod sites is absolutely painful. The amount of ads is insane.

 

[elmariachi]

installing now!

 

[Coldsnap]

For those deliberating, let me push you over the edge:

http://youtu.be/lvXSrIcFVB8

Dammit you got me.

 

[Peru]

Shit, want to get on this sweet stuff so badly - long road trips by myself are something of a fantasy of mine and as a kid, for some reason, I dreamt of a regular traffic car simulator being released. Problem is I live away from my home, neither wheel nor controller with me, so I have to wait.

 

[Dice]

This is how it is done, my friends.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iFQtbIi5AM

 

[TheExodu5]

I need to clean up my desk tomorrow and set this up with my G25 and TrackIR.

 

[Stitch]

Even with Direct X mode I have to disable process monitoring in RadeonPro or the game will crash on boot.

Copy this into your launch line
-nodx9ex
Then you can use RadeonPro.
I don't know what it does but it doesn't look or run worse.

 

[Wario64]

Navigating some of these ETS2 Mod sites is absolutely painful. The amount of ads is insane.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=4rnJ11DNM8k#t=4088s

 

[GK86]

I love love love the music.

Has anyone launched their business off the ground yet?

 

[Felix Lighter]

I was going to play this tonight but damn it is too damn hot here to lug out my wheel. This heatwave cannot end soon enough.

 

[PrematureQuiche]

God dammit. Found a Driving Force GT used for £50 and ordered it because of this silly game I can't wait to try it out.

 

[paulorsjr]

Man, I installed these and it seems like there are no more jobs listed. I have slept but still nothing.
Edit: I narrowed it down to the realistic logos that where causing the issues.

It's because some mods try to overlap the other acting on the same purpose, but you already figured that out... I was busy playing, lol.

I noticed that the camera anti speed mod stopped working under this new steam patch, gotta find (or wait) the revised mod.