Trucking Simulator Games Discussion

[Anyponedrawn]

Iowa has cover art now.  It shows the Iowa State Capitol.

[timmelon]

And no trucks on the covers for all three upcoming states .
I expect to see how they will add something new on the cover, or just something updated — just like WS 49X with bigger hood was on Nebraska cover, the LT with new face (BTW, there were a post about it yesterday) can be on one of three new covers.
UPD:

The electric Scania is here!

OK, let’s see how soon it will be available . Renault e-Tech have finally appeared in the Quick Jobs list (for distances around 300-500 km), but still no new Scania after a couple of forced economy resets — at this moment, you can look at it only in the Truck Explorer menu. I hope the second electric truck will actually arrive in the game faster than the first one.

[MasterXtreme]

Wow, already two electric trucks! Surprised Freightliner didn't want their eCascadia from 2019 in the game.  Or at least they didn't get it in the game yet.

[timmelon]

The interior was almost unchanged, except the handbrake .

DAF 2021 still uses the same mechanical handle, but I think it will also be replaced with a button after DAF will switch to fully electric. I wonder how the driver feels when he tries an electric truck of the same type for a first time, reaches for a handbrake handle, but it’s not there .

[MasterXtreme]

Maybe it's just me, but I like the feel of a manual handbrake on a car.  A button is just an another electrical thing to eventually stop working.

[timmelon]

Rebuild of Kassel

(SCS Xwitter post with video)

[Silverwing]

So they are doing another random grouping of German cities they will rebuild.  Excellent, this will be fun to forget which ones they are doing.  We know of two right now.

[timmelon]

So, since we have a new electruck, I decided to refresh the thermal paste in my videocard today (it really helped ) and try it. One forced economy reset was enough to see several new Scanias in Quick Jobs menu.

It’s quiet . I have switched to automatic transmission, since there are no tachometer, and it’s not clear when you need to change the gears (BTW, this truck has only six of them).

As for another electric truck, I can say I like how Renault have made the blind spot warning on the dashboard:

At least you don’t need to turn your head to see the orange flashing light near the right mirror, as made by Freightliner or Volvo.

[Anyponedrawn]

Thanks for the electric truck reviews.

[timmelon]

Thanks for the electric truck reviews.

As long we can’t buy them, that amount of text is enough to be called a review .
I can’t say I am really interested in those trucks for now.

[Anyponedrawn]

I'm not either, not until I can own them.  As said before, I don't do Quick Jobs anymore.

[timmelon]

Border crossings of Greece

(SCS Xwitter post with video)

Anyway, the best way to cross the border is to fly over it .

P.S. I need to highlight this comment, for me, it’s pure gold:

[MasterXtreme]

^ Waaaaah!  Lol!

[Wolfwood]

From Spain to Finland!  I did it!   Just pulled in with zero damage!  Boo-yah!

[timmelon]

^ You must have earned a lot of money after that!
I had several short deliveries for the last three days (I just wanted to color some roads I rarely use ), so my income was mostly provided by the hired drivers.