Trucking Simulator Games Discussion

[Silverwing]

This photo, for the first time in an SCS game, almost looked real at a quick glance.



New trees look awesome.

[timmelon]

Well, this one from Feb 19th post would look pretty real, if the sky was not too clear:

Also thanks for sharing those photos of the trucks and the info about the parts, Timmelon.  It does make sense.  It probably isn't easy or affordable to get the correct parts.  But I can't imagine it's all that cheap to make retrofitted parts for the new headlights either. 

Well, some plastic adapters are probably not an expensive thing, since there are some manufacturers who makes them not by one . The hard part is an adaptation to European trucks — since they have 24 volts in their circuits, car headlights at least require to use another bulbs. US trucks with their 12V are easier to retrofit, but some engineering skills are required too, especially if you have modern electric schemes with one control unit instead of separate switch-wires-bulb on every light device.

[Silverwing]

^ You're right.  It does!  Especially in that smaller screenshot size.

Any other realistic photos people?

[timmelon]

BTW, I see some famous bassline at the background:

[Silverwing]

Oh my gosh.  How did we DO THAT? 

That might be the last BIG topic we have left to dethrone other than some game or chat boards.  We have a long ways to go in beating it's views though. 

[MasterXtreme]

This should go with the Volvo truck conversation from the previous page.

[timmelon]

European Volvos are much more appreciated in Europe than American Volvos in US .

I always wonder why the most powerful Volvo D16 engine doesn’t have more than 605 horsepowers in VNL (even in VNX, where extra power would be very handy)? Only Europeans are allowed to use the 750-HP top engine?

P.S. The most epic parody on that commercial was made with two C5-s.
Other Volvo products also have their mini-movies.

[MasterXtreme]

I'm sure sure why on the engine power.  Could be torque numbers are similar and that in the US freeway miles are easier then constantly slowing and gaining speed again in many Euro countries.

Once you gain speed in the US to the limit, pretty much can do that for hours, lol.

[RainySunshine]

Haha, funny videos here guys.

Also those Wyoming shots look nice.

[RainySunshine]

It feels like it's been a long time since SCS has shared anything with us... but we're also becoming so needy, lol.  We expect updates many times a week now.

[Anyponedrawn]

Good point.  I am just very excited for Wyoming and very excited for Russia.  Russia is really going to change things visually for ETS2.  Well... different feel maybe.  More oppressive.  Spain changed the landscape and roads to a whole new level!  Even Italy was beautiful with it's quaint towns and landscape.

Now we need something gritty. 

[timmelon]

It feels like it's been a long time since SCS has shared anything with us...

Now we need something gritty. 

I think we have at least two more weeks before 1.41 release, no less .
For today, we have a fresh video from Wyoming:

[Anyponedrawn]

So Western Star is the cover truck for this state?  Looks like it.  I'm not spoiling this by watching that, but thank you.

[Silverwing]

Spoiler (hover to show)

Those were the best snow-capped mountains SCS has ever done.  In theory, we should drive over those mountains into Idaho though I am sure our route won't have snow.  Nonetheless, it is a 12,000 foot tall pass into Idaho.
Also Jackson is SO detailed. I've never seen them detail a town so well.  Every single building appears unique!  WOW.  Fantastic work.  It shows they didn't just "phone in" this DLC and really took time to give even the least populated state some serious love.

[Rainberry]

I watched it and it was very good.  Lots of great details detailed by Rainy.  They were very noticeable improvements.