Trucking Simulator Games Discussion

[RainySunshine]

Truck stops don't really excite me a whole lot.

I just realized something.  They never post about ETS2 truck stops. 

The very first image with the "Safety Rest Area" has a new AI car.  It's that large blue SUV which appears to be a genericized Mercedes Benz GLS.

Image 5, may have a new AI pickup in red.  Note new Coastline Mining design on truck trailer.

New Gallon Oil trailer in image 14.

Our very own member @Miggs is from the location of this rest stop in image 15.

[Silverwing]

I just realized something.  They never post about ETS2 truck stops. 

First of all, nice insights on those pictures.

Second, yeah.  Maybe truck stops aren't considered a part of European fabric?  You hear about the great American road trip, the open road, wide open spaces, and truck stops/rest areas.  People don't associate Europe for road trips, the open road, rest areas.  That's just my guess for there being now ETS2 blog posts around rest areas. 

[FoxTail]

So let's say a third female on PSF was going to buy this game and give it a try?  Which should I get?  American Truck or Euro Truck 2?  I plan on only buying one to try it.  Which would you think would be the best base game experience so far?   I checked and my computer can play the games.

[MasterXtreme]

So let's say a third female on PSF was going to buy this game and give it a try?  Which should I get?  American Truck or Euro Truck 2?  I plan on only buying one to try it.  Which would you think would be the best base game experience so far?   I checked and my computer can play the games.

Our community within a community would welcome you with open arms.  We are slowly drawing in more and more users to truck driving.

If you don't plan on buying DLC's right away, it depends on which is more interesting for you to drive.  Europe or America.

The base map of ETS2 is more generic and far less pretty than in ATS.  But you will have more area to drive in including England, Scotland, Wales, part of France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and more. 

In ATS you will have some old map areas, but some new areas that are more visually appealing.  The geography is less varied and the driving area is smaller as you will have California and Nevada.

So it really depends on what you like.  Both base games are often on sale for $4.99 USD.  We overall recommend people to buy map DLCs over other DLCs as if gives you the most content for your money.  All new trucks added to the game have been free and the developers continually add new things to the game, including the base parts of the game. If you have any other questions, let us know. 

[timmelon]

Capital of the Treasure State

[MasterXtreme]

A lot of stuff we haven't been talking about is the number of new loads and delivery types being added in ATS.  They are not in blog posts, but there are several so far for Montana and Texas.

Helena is looking pretty nice. 

In image one, you can see the dome of the capitol building.

The capitol again and a two competing banks across from each other.  Very American.  Sometimes an intersection will have four banks all across from each other.   Image 5.

Helena's municipal airport can be seen in the background of image 6.

Based on the photos, it doesn't appear we will be driving through downtown Helena, which makes sense, it's a pretty tight, small downtown area.  I don't think big trucks could even get through.

[timmelon]

Based on the photos, it doesn't appear we will be driving through downtown Helena, which makes sense, it's a pretty tight, small downtown area. I don't think big trucks could even get through.

I see almost every screnshot in this post has something important on the background, which can be a sign we will not be able to drive closer to these sites . I’m okay with it if there are no room for trucks IRL, the seriousness of the game don’t allow to break from reality and make «theme park version» of locations — imagine Paris when you are driving under the Eiffel Tower, and the accordion is playing on the streets.

A lot of stuff we haven't been talking about is the number of new loads and delivery types being added in ATS.  They are not in blog posts, but there are several so far for Montana and Texas.

Oh, I forgot to make a review of new cargoes when beta 1.45 came out, and now I’m too lazy to go back to beta . As for cargoes which are present in the game but I have never took them before, there are one named Rails, and if your trailer doesn’t have at least 45' of horizontal surface, the rails themselves will not appear!

Here I also agree with authors — no need to make shorter rail prefabs for the game, if they don’t exist IRL.

[Rainberry]

So let's say a third female on PSF was going to buy this game and give it a try?  Which should I get?  American Truck or Euro Truck 2?  I plan on only buying one to try it.  Which would you think would be the best base game experience so far?   I checked and my computer can play the games.

Foxtail!!!!   @MasterXtreme laid it out pretty concisely and I would agree with him.  If you get it, I hope you enjoy it.  We'd have a group of three female truckers here! A trio!

[Anyponedrawn]

So let's say a third female on PSF was going to buy this game and give it a try?  Which should I get?  American Truck or Euro Truck 2?  I plan on only buying one to try it.  Which would you think would be the best base game experience so far?   I checked and my computer can play the games.

YEEAAAAH!!! It's fully up to you if you want to get it. There is more variety in cultures and stuff in ETS2, but ATS may feel more "at home" for you and the cities and roads are more realistically laid out.  I personally like the ATS base game more simply because it's more realistic than the base ETS2 game.  But the base ETS2 game scores points for its size.  It just sort of looks all the same and generic though.... so that makes it lose some points. 

A lot of stuff we haven't been talking about is the number of new loads and delivery types being added in ATS.  They are not in blog posts, but there are several so far for Montana and Texas.

Helena is looking pretty nice. 

Yeah, there is some new straps and some new loads.  Pretty neat.  Plus some new companies.  I appreciated your break down of the pictures. 

I looked on Google Earth of Helena and it really isn't that big, but it has some very pretty neighborhoods. 

imagine Paris when you are driving under the Eiffel Tower, and the accordion is playing on the streets.

I want to be able to drive UP the Eiffel Tower and look over the city.   

[timmelon]

I want to be able to drive UP the Eiffel Tower and look over the city.   

I think Big Rigs: Over The Road Racing could let you do it... if they have the Paris map.
Even horses in Skyrim can’t go as far as trucks in that game .

[Anyponedrawn]

So I was looking through Helena and decided to share some pics for anyone interested.

Here is a view of the downtown from above.  As you can see, unlike many US cities, it isn't a grid and it doesn't spread out.  It's quite condensed in a lower piece of land.



In some of the photos from the screenshots, we keep seeing the capitol building of Montana.  If the trucks go by this road, it leads them directly to the downtown.  I think in-game, they will have us drive through downtown, but it will be easy.  Just one block because much of the downtown is small like MasterXtreme said.  I will show you below.



So to drive through the downtown section of Helena from west-to-east requires driving through only 3 city blocks!  Lol!  And really only one of those roads is actually filled with old historic buildings.  Downtown from north to south is very very long, but it isn't wide! 

MasterXtreme was right because about half of the downtown is walking only!  So trucks couldn't even drive through.  The portion that does allow driving is pretty tight for big trucks and even curves. 







This is the only road that would logically make sense in ATS if we were to drive through it west-east.  It still isn't optimal, but it is the same road that connects to the capitol building.  As you can see, it isn't made for big heavy semi trucks.

[Anyponedrawn]

I want to be able to drive UP the Eiffel Tower and look over the city.   

I think Big Rigs: Over The Road Racing could let you do it... if they have the Paris map.
Even horses in Skyrim can’t go as far as trucks in that game .

There was a game back in the OLD days called Twister Metal.  In one of the game levels, you could drive your car under the Eiffel Tower and there was a secret button in the level that if you pressed, blew up the Eiffel Tower so you could drive up it and off it like a ramp.  Games from the 90s were so care free and ridiculous. 

[Captain Ridiculous]

While your photos are great, APD... I don't think we will drive through downtown because it really makes no sense in terms of trucking.  Based on the photos, it seems to be more in the light industrial area and along the main commercial corridor.  Based on your presumption, the road would look like this APD.



And if it followed this road, there is a very tight spot for trucks just before downtown.  There is nothing for trucks down here unless they just wanted to include it.  After you drive by downtown, they would have to make us bee-line north to get back to the areas trucks might use.  Unless the devs are purposely placing landmarks in weird spots just so we see them, it realistically makes little sense for our trucking game.

[timmelon]

Games from the 90s were so care free and ridiculous. 

Yes, who needs GTA, where you need to go to paint shop to restore your car, instead of just catching the medkit hanging above the ground .

[Captain Ridiculous]

I miss Twisted Metal's original games.  Those were so much fun.  Ridiculous just for being fun.  Games are not like that anymore.