Euro Truck Simulator 2

It's good but it's no Farming Simulator 2011!

I'm hungover today so this game was surprisingly relaxing to play. Haven't properly set it up with a controller since I'm playing it on the laptop rather than the desktop but I'm liking it so far. :pac:

got the game

its great craic! Little help needed though. ive bought a second truck and hired a driver, but how the hell do i get him to take jobs?

Farming and Dubstep together.Can't beat it.


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Im so glad im not the only one playing this. honestly its a bit embarrassing

Anyone got any tips/tricks?

Im on level 6 I think. own 2 trucks, 3 drivers, upgraded garage in Paris.

My tip, I went looking for ages for my first truck. I settled on the Valiant F16H Sleeper. @ its price point of ~€100 000, its blows the competition away with its 600bhp. for an extra 5k, you can upgrade that to a 700hp engine.

avoid the UK. it pays low and the any long distance jobs means you have to catch the ferry/train to the mainland, which comes out of your own salary. €1300 for the ferry is quite the chunk out of what you earn for the job.

For skills, I maxed out my ADR training first. it opens up loads of jobs in the 8k - 13k region. Then a bit on the long distance stuff and now im seeing if its worth doing the "just-in-time" skills. Ill report back.

lastly, dont drive close behind other vehicles on the open road. they randomly stop. the last numpty who stopped his van in the middle of nowhere without even a turn off or anything cost me €22k in repairs :(:(


save your progress all the time!

Drifting in ETS2:




for some reason I couldnt stop laughing :D

im on my 3rd profile

first one i "learned" how to park.

second one i took out a 400k loan and totaled the truck. figured starting again is better than paying the fines.

gonna start trying a few mods:

new volvo interior

trailer skin pack

Realistic physics mod - which removes the speed limiter

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

what steering wheel do you have?

I have the G27. It's a good wheel for the price. You'd be looking at 1000+ for something better.

I'm so glad to see all the closet ETS players coming out of the woodwork! Been playing this for a while now too. Damn relaxing I must say. I love throwing on my weekly podcasts and trucking along with this. It's so much better than I thought it would be. I'd love a steering wheel for it too.

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Was just having a look on amazon,does the chair come with it too?

No chair with it I'm afraid. It's just the wheel, pedals, and shifter.

they get better, but not much it seems. i hit level 10 there. got 2 drivers @ class 2.5. 1 brings in just under 1k a day, and the other €580

im making enough to pay off my loan installments, but its going to take a while. im going to put all my skill points into expensive cargo and long haul, cause i heard of a guy making 65k a trip with that

either way, at the moment it looks like hiring drivers is a waste of time. they earn way too little to pay for their trucks/garage upgrades in a reasonable timeframe.

iv the physics mod installed its definatly more truck like now with the cab bouceing about and gear ratios slightly changed

would look into this, but Im currently addicted to farming simulator 2013




(not joking )