Trucking Simulator Games Discussion

[timmelon]

Well, UK may be higher in priorities . While some roadside locations can look tolerable (the trees and grass look pretty decent, aren’t they?), the scenery locations just scream they will be much more attractive if they’ll be done with Colorado or Iberia DLC quality — just look at this awful shoreline .

[Silverwing]

^ That is the most beautiful English shoreline I've ever seen.  Didn't you know that rivers in the UK are PERFECTLY straight?   It's what they are known for. 

[MasterXtreme]

Some parts of the UK look fine, but it also looks generic.  Also, that many trees don't exist in the UK.  

[timmelon]

So, the 1.42 beta testing is over!

OK, let’s update our games and see nothing new (of course, if there are no Convoy players and Thrustmaster users among us).

[Anyponedrawn]

Hey guys!  That was the BEST UPDATE EVER!!!!!

[RainySunshine]

Wow, the game has changed so much!  It's like a whole different game!

[Captain Ridiculous]

This update didn't really provide much for players who don't play online.  That's fine.  We get new stuff all the time from SCS.

I just hope in the far future, it doesn't become a game that is purely focused on online content and updates only.  That has happened to so many great games that used to be single player.  When companies find out they can make tons of money online with little effort, they do it.  The free content we constantly get from SCS is truly a rarity now days.  Enjoy it.

[timmelon]

Well, if the game doesn’t consist of battles between players, the chances to become a true-online stuff are smaller — the requirements for driving on the same road are much lower than for fighting in the same battle, so the AI still can make it well .
We still have a lot of content we didn’t use much . Yesterday I made the 60-ingame hours journey — not my longest in distance, but the longest in time and with the biggest income I ever had. And I used the new DAF I haven’t driven since mid-summer.

Trucks, trailers, cargoes, achievements, undiscovered parts of the map... There are a lot of thing we haven’t try at full power.

P.S. I wonder which level do @Rainberry has at this moment? And what truck she drives now?

[Grapefoot]

Coming soon to ETS2. 

ETS2 Battle Royale!!!  You start in jumbo jets as your truck is dropped out of the back of the plane.  You land somewhere in Europe, then fight the opponent to the first delivery pickup.  First one gets the most money, they then have to race it to the drop off point as everyone chases them, hits them, and continuly takes the money value down from the driver who has the delivery.  Each hit by the others, earns them money. 

[Grapefoot]

We still have a lot of content we didn’t use much . Yesterday I made the 60-ingame hours journey

Is there an achievement for a 60 hour drive?  I've never had one that long. :O And for just scooters, lol. At least it was empty pallets.

[Grapefoot]

Okay... TRUE TALK TIME.

WHAT IS NEXT?

When/Do you think SCS will do these updates/maps everyone?  Place them in the order you think they will happen.  If you don't think that will happen, say something as well.  The list below is not ordered in any particular order.

• Redone Benelux region.
• Redone "Going East!" expansion.
• Redone United Kingdom
• To The North Pole! (Northern Finland, Sweden, Norway)
• The Balkans Croatia, Bosnia blah blah blah, etc
• Greece/Albania/North Macedonia, etc
• Belarus
• Ukraine / (Maybe split into two DLCs?)
• Ireland/N. Ireland
• Balearic Islands (Free Addon to Iberia/Spain DLC)
• Bus Expasion
• Forget it, we're just making ETS3.

I think I covered everything that needs to be covered here.  If you have another idea, please post it below.

Okay, so I made a list, and realize that some of this will be worked on at the same time.
This is the order I think they will be completed.  It is totally different from how I would order them on what I WISH they would do.

• Redone Benelux region.
• The Balkans Croatia, Bosnia blah blah blah, etc
• Redone "Going East!" expansion.
• Redone United Kingdom
• Ireland/N. Ireland
• Ukraine / (Maybe split into two DLCs?)
• Greece/Albania/North Macedonia, etc
• To The North Pole! (Northern Finland, Sweden, Norway)

(I would love this more than anything, but I don't think it will happen. )
Belarus (I don't think this will happen)
Balearic Islands (Free Addon to Iberia/Spain DLC) (Don't see it happening)

• Bus Expasion
• Forget it, we're just making ETS3.

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[Rainberry]

P.S. I wonder which level do @Rainberry has at this moment? And what truck she drives now?

I don't remember what level I am.  I will have to look, but I am over 28.  I still have my same first truck I bought.  I haven't upgraded my garage or hired anyone yet.  I am just trying to accumulate money before I expand.  I don't want to buy more than I can handle and go bankrupt.

[timmelon]

...then fight the opponent to the first delivery pickup.  First one gets the most money, they then have to race it to the drop off point as everyone chases them, hits them...

Well, the old Russian-made «Hard Truck 2: King of the Road», mentioned by me earlier in this topic:

has this in its basis, but the tractor-trailer combinations aren’t very convenient for this game style (the trailer falls off easily and you need to pick it up all the time), so the rigid trucks are the only good type of vehicle for that gameplay, especially the most expensive one, named Storm:

But... if you want to have a realistic trucking gameplay, the ETS/ATS (well, the earlier SCS Software trucksims as well) are much better.

Is there an achievement for a 60 hour drive?  I've never had one that long. :O And for just scooters, lol. At least it was empty pallets.

Scooters and Motorcycles are one of the most profitable cargoes for Dryvan-type trailer in ETS. And this one ride takes a bit more than four IRL hours — enough to completely cover the whole tiny map of Hard Truck 2 for two or three times .

BTW: 9 tonnes of scooters — it’s actually one hundred of them! I wondered how they could fit this into normal 45 ft-trailer , but Google shows me than even smaller 40-ft container could take 120 of them! Honestly, I doubt than they don’t need some repair after transporting this way .

I am just trying to accumulate money before I expand.  I don't want to buy more than I can handle and go bankrupt.

Actually, it’s a smart move, since the hired drivers can take away some money if they don’t find the job and need to return back empty. Also, sometimes they can make a negative numbers of income — some time ago one of my drivers lost a lot of money:

What he have done with the poor excavator, did he drop it into the river?

[RainySunshine]

A very large and confusing World of Trucks Event. 

Steering Wheel Roll-Out Event

I haven't read it all yet, and still don't understand it. Doesn't look like our usual type of event with rewards. 

[MasterXtreme]

A very large and confusing World of Trucks Event. 

Steering Wheel Roll-Out Event

I haven't read it all yet, and still don't understand it. Doesn't look like our usual type of event with rewards. 

Rules

Using External Contracts with a World of Trucks-connected profile in Euro Truck Simulator 2, American Truck Simulator, or both, your Personal goal is to complete at least 5 deliveries of T248 Steering Wheels cargo.

All jobs for the event need to be at least 248 km / 154 miles in length, or more.

You can check if your recent deliveries met these conditions using your Log Book in your World of Trucks profile.

Rewards:

Personal goal: Players that complete 5 or more deliveries of the T248 Steering Wheels cargo will gain a personal World of Trucks Achievement, a T248 Pedals dashboard toy as a Steam inventory item for Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator.