Trucking Simulator Games Discussion

[timmelon]

The trees from France and all later DLCs are the main reason of FPS drops on my computer .

So, I always hope they will start to optimize them eventually.

[Grapefoot]

I wish they'd have optimized them from the very beginning.

[timmelon]

Not every ’2021 game runs on ’2001 graphic engine . Unreal Engines come and go, Prism 3D is stable like a rock .

[Anyponedrawn]

What is the engine that ETS2 and ATS are on?

[timmelon]

Prism 3D, as I said. SCS’s own product.

UPD:

Meet the new screenshot pack from Russia!

I can’t say we didn’t see similar scenery in 2018 expansion pack but I believe future posts with settlements will be much more interesting .

[Wolfwood]

Awesome!  Yes the scenery is kinda just bland trees and plains, but the fact that we are getting some Russia excited me beyond no end!

We can encounter moments like this!   Babushka's who are determined to hit semi trucks!  I think all of us as trucking fans can appreciate how amazing the stopping power is on modern day trucks.  This would be unheard even just in the early 90s.

[Grapefoot]

Amazing stopping power!  Wow.  The truck driver completely avoided disaster ... yet she still hit him.  Go figure.  Also kudos to the alert drivers BEHIND the semi at also stopping in time.

As for the photos for the Heart of Russia, neat!  It should be pretty easy for SCS to do a lot of the country side since so much of it IS just forest and plains.  I am curious how they will design areas without Google Streetview.  I guess do their best judgement from aerial photos?  They will also have it comparatively easy in many cities since so many will just be the same communist style block building copy and pasted.  If we do get to go down into city core's, it would be interesting if they do the typical Russian road layout with streets in the center, a patch of trees or grass, then a dirt or cement sidewalk, followed by more grass, then the building front.

Something I have always wanted in ETS2 is the introduction of more rough roads.  Russia would be a great place to introduce rougher road surfaces.  Large potholes, wide pools of water collecting in gravel streets, muddy roads.  Even in urban areas, pavement can quickly disappear and become a rough road surface with pot holes everywhere.  Since we will be driving trucks in industrial areas (which they should have some massive industrial plants) hopefully we will get these real rough and gritty roads.  The closest I've seen to some gritty industry were in parts of the Italy DLC (I forgot which city) but it was pretty cool. 

I think Russia would really make me wish there was a winter mode with harsh weather conditions to fight as a trucker.

[Wolfwood]

Amazing stopping power!  Wow.  The truck driver completely avoided disaster ... yet she still hit him.  Go figure.  Also kudos to the alert drivers BEHIND the semi at also stopping in time.

As for the photos for the Heart of Russia, neat!  It should be pretty easy for SCS to do a lot of the country side since so much of it IS just forest and plains.  I am curious how they will design areas without Google Streetview.  I guess do their best judgement from aerial photos?  They will also have it comparatively easy in many cities since so many will just be the same communist style block building copy and pasted.  If we do get to go down into city core's, it would be interesting if they do the typical Russian road layout with streets in the center, a patch of trees or grass, then a dirt or cement sidewalk, followed by more grass, then the building front.

Something I have always wanted in ETS2 is the introduction of more rough roads.  Russia would be a great place to introduce rougher road surfaces.  Large potholes, wide pools of water collecting in gravel streets, muddy roads.  Even in urban areas, pavement can quickly disappear and become a rough road surface with pot holes everywhere.  Since we will be driving trucks in industrial areas (which they should have some massive industrial plants) hopefully we will get these real rough and gritty roads.  The closest I've seen to some gritty industry were in parts of the Italy DLC (I forgot which city) but it was pretty cool. 

I think Russia would really make me wish there was a winter mode with harsh weather conditions to fight as a trucker.

All of this, yes.  I would love to see more difficult roads.  We got a little bit in the expansion towards Turkey in some of those countries, but they were all still too tame. I love the pothole idea and seeing puddles of water would be cool after it rains. 

[timmelon]

Oh, I remember that video! I have seen it about 5-6 years ago . Keep in mind that a lot of American trucks in Russia are used in coastal areas, where they haul overweighted containers (and few people care about the load limit), so probably the truck on this video was heavier than the regulation said, but its brakes still worked perfectly.

Also, I have read some comparison of that generation of Volvo VNL and previous one (VNL 660 ’2000 and VNL 670 ’2009, if more specific), and that trucker stated that newer truck had a lot of cheaply-made parts, over-engineered engine, but the brakes were just perfect — so it was literally a mediocre truck built over a good brake .

[Wolfwood]

There was worry that that Volvo Trucks division would change when the car division was bought by the Chinese. Thankfully the truck division remains it's own thing and has no connection to the Volvo car brand or that brands Chinese ownership.

But still, I have heard what Timmelon said about some recent Volvo trucks... which is too bad.  They shouldn't be cheapening the product. 

[RainySunshine]

Russia has allowed for limited use of Streetview (much more than say Germany) so there is Streetview in some major cities and many major routes. 

Good ideas on the potholes and the rain filling them with water.  That would be a cool feature and to feel your truck lurch if you hit one.  They could make it so you have to slow down or it could damage your trailer load. 

[timmelon]

They shouldn't be cheapening the product. 

At least (judging from the same trucker opinion of ’2014 Prostar and Cascadia) the other manufacturers hold their quality level on a better mark, which, of course, don’t speak in Volvo’s favor.

Another funny Russian truck owner thing: a lot of them are not satisfied by ’2009 VNL headlights, so they often replace broken ones not by original parts, but by the headlights from locally-made cars, like Lada Kalina, Priora or even Gazelle Next, using custom-made adapters:


Of course, there are another American trucks with custom headlights, but the combination of VNL and Priora is the most popular .
The most weird intergenerational hybrid is post-2006 Magnum with parts of Lada 2106 headlights: 30 years between one model and another .


UPD:

More Wyoming road network screenshots!

Those bridges with vegetation look just lovely! So, who can give a hint where they are in RL? I would love to see how they look on the Google Maps .
@flemishcap ?
@Captain Ridiculous ?

[Rainberry]

I actually find those headlight changes comical... but I would not call them improvements.  Since when has a Lada part been considered an upgrade? I know they are built like little tanks, but they also completely shattered when hit by anything larger than a Polo.

[timmelon]

The comical part is about original Volvo headlights, which don’t give a much of light (Freightliner or International lights are much better), but are as expensive as headlights from good brands. So replacing them on Lada headlights saves cost without bad influence on light quality.

All other truck are retrofitted with Lada parts mostly because of abscence of original parts (like cars in Cuba ).

[Silverwing]

I actually find those headlight changes comical... but I would not call them improvements.  Since when has a Lada part been considered an upgrade? I know they are built like little tanks, but they also completely shattered when hit by anything larger than a Polo.

I swear, every time you comment here, you gain 'cool points.'



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.