Haha! I've been listening to naming suggestions of the new prince over BBC Radio 2 also while truckin'.
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Euro Truck Sim 2 |OT| - it's like Elite, but in a big rig and in Europe
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Felix Lighter
Member
Is this the beginning of an impulse racing wheel purchase? I like it.
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
When you have a time of pure, unspoiled fun, you know what you must do.
Still, a G27. Bro ain't fuckin around.
gutterboy44
Member
I got mine at a J&R a long time ago in NYC. You could check it out http://www.jr.com/product/productListing.jsp?Ntt=g27
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
I like it because now I have a steady income, and I can pretty much drive around sightseeing and do whatever job I want, irregardless of how much or how little money it makes. Like in real life, financial independence has it's perks and rewards.
Plus, to be honest, managing the garages and drivers is kind of fun. I'd have more garages already if I wasn't busy pimping out my own trucks to drive with all of my income.
If you're really gonna do those, just get the two monitors. I find TrackIR to be a bit more suited for flight sims and Arma than for racing/driving games. With triple monitors you have the peripheral vision you get while actually driving and you'd get a lot better view.
gutterboy44
Member
With the Oculus Rift on the horizon I would forgoe the Track IR and save for that.
weevles
Member
Thanks, I got it and successfully registered key on Steam.
In a side note, I accidently bought Euro Truck Sim One off Steam for $8.99 doh. /slap
My pro parking.Yes I am proud of myself because it was hardest thing to do for me in a game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YxFU1Y8hHA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YxFU1Y8hHA
Big Takeover
Member
My favorite thing about Steam sales is finding a gem from something you had previously completely dismissed. Do not care---> on sale and people are talking about it---> dig around, dig around---> MUST HAVE. I always feel like I learn something about myself, and how I judge titles without knowing much about them at all.
Nice. Looks essentially how I approach parking as well. Try to straighten out the trailer and then use out the window reverse steering. Works pretty well.My pro parking.Yes I am proud of myself because it was hardest thing to do for me in a game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YxFU1Y8hHA
Totally agree. To be honest, the only reason why I even contemplated buying this game was because it had been ported natively to Linux. And now, I'm running a trucking company with a few employees. Awesome, but completely unexpected. I usually tend to play strategy games, so this is a pretty big departure from the norm for me, but it's awesome!
Unfortunately, on Linux (opt into the beta if you want to try it), the radio doesn't seem to work in game. I'm just playing a channel outside of the game for now. Still great though!
That sounds interesting. Gotta make the best transport company out there!
Short and to the point, I like it!
Oh, that's a smart thing to do. So you can get other people to do the job for you, while you travel at your own leisure. Sweet!I like it because now I have a steady income, and I can pretty much drive around sightseeing and do whatever job I want, irregardless of how much or how little money it makes. Like in real life, financial independence has it's perks and rewards.
Plus, to be honest, managing the garages and drivers is kind of fun. I'd have more garages already if I wasn't busy pimping out my own trucks to drive with all of my income.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
My pro parking.Yes I am proud of myself because it was hardest thing to do for me in a game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YxFU1Y8hHA
Man, you must have a wheel the way you swing that truck around. Driving with the Xbox controller works well, but I can't steer as fast nor as fluidly as that.
Wonder what a G27 goes for on Amazon...
Monado Blade
Member
WHAT. This would help soooo much. I will try this when I get home from work. Thanks for the tip!!
How do you detach the trailer? The same way you attach it, press T?
...does that mean I can detach the trailer ANYWHERE??
Yeah, If you're stopped and hit T, it will detach.
Felix Lighter
Member
If I up load a video to YouTube with some unlicensed music what's the odds of it staying up?
Thanks,my fellow trucker ;D
This was actually played with xbox controller.Try adjusting controls in menu if your steering wheel is moving very fast.I know someone that had some problems with it.
Do you have to be stopped...?
rohlfinator
Member
I'm confused about what the "time until next rest stop" thing on the GPS screen means... is it the time until the next bed icon on your route, or time until you need to take a rest?
I always assumed it was the first one, but I let it run down to zero minutes tonight and there wasn't a rest area anywhere near me.
I always assumed it was the first one, but I let it run down to zero minutes tonight and there wasn't a rest area anywhere near me.
You guys are probably right about the track ir. I've been considering multiple monitors for a while do I wouldn't just be for this game. And as far as the Oculus Rift goes, I'm waiting for the retail version. I assume a GTX 770 should be able to handle multiple monitors just fine?
Honestly, this games graphics is pretty forgiving. I'm truckin' along on a GTX 460 on a single monitor and everything is maxed out at 1080p resolution and it is smooth! Only framerate hiccups when I'm using mp3's and it's switching to next track.
indigo-cyclops
Member
Holy shit, HOLY SHIT. YES!
Thank you for posting. Totally missed this during the sale, now I just want a piece of it.
ramoisdead
Member
Been playing this for the past hour and oddly enough, I'm having a lot of fun with this game. I believe the hype now.
An inquiry: I've been wanting to stream this on OBS for a friend. I have the game in Window mode yet it's been extremely frustrating to exit it out of game window without something going wrong (like losing control of the mouse when you go back into the game). Been searching on the internet to no avail so I figure I ask here if there's a safe way to leave the game, set up OBS, and go back in the game with full control.
An inquiry: I've been wanting to stream this on OBS for a friend. I have the game in Window mode yet it's been extremely frustrating to exit it out of game window without something going wrong (like losing control of the mouse when you go back into the game). Been searching on the internet to no avail so I figure I ask here if there's a safe way to leave the game, set up OBS, and go back in the game with full control.
notoriousKTR
Member
This is my Xbox 360 gamepad bindings. I dedicated my faces buttons to braking and Dpad to lights.
Left trigger = Brake
Right trigger = Acceleration
Left bumper = Shift down
Right bumper = Shift up
Left stick = Steering
Left stick click = Horn
Right stick = Camera
Right stick click = Interior camera forward
Dpad up = Highbeams
Dpad down = Light modes
Dpad left = Left indicator
Dpad right = Right indicator
A = Motor brake
B = Parking brake
X = Retarder decrease
Y = Retarder increase
Start = Start/stop engine
Select = Detach/attach trailer
Left trigger = Brake
Right trigger = Acceleration
Left bumper = Shift down
Right bumper = Shift up
Left stick = Steering
Left stick click = Horn
Right stick = Camera
Right stick click = Interior camera forward
Dpad up = Highbeams
Dpad down = Light modes
Dpad left = Left indicator
Dpad right = Right indicator
A = Motor brake
B = Parking brake
X = Retarder decrease
Y = Retarder increase
Start = Start/stop engine
Select = Detach/attach trailer
Felix Lighter
Member
I just uploaded a video to YouTube for a buddy at work that was giving me a hard time about playing this. Funny thing is but the end of the day he was pricing racing wheels. Ha ha.
I'm afraid to post it here because there's some unlicensed music in the clip and I'm afraid it'll get taken down before he gets a chance to watch it. I'm not sure how that all works.
I'm afraid to post it here because there's some unlicensed music in the clip and I'm afraid it'll get taken down before he gets a chance to watch it. I'm not sure how that all works.
Unless your video becomes a giant Youtube sensation, us on Gaf viewing it won't increase the chances of it getting pulled. Almost all of that stuff is flagged automatically.
Felix Lighter
Member
Alright then. Here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWKkwR6StP4
It's nothing special. It's a complete trip but I timelapse the video in the middle. The parking wasn't great and the ending part was to demonstrate the management stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWKkwR6StP4
It's nothing special. It's a complete trip but I timelapse the video in the middle. The parking wasn't great and the ending part was to demonstrate the management stuff.
Tesseract
Banned
awesome, thanks for this!
Repost from earlier in the thread for people using a 360 controller, this helped me a lot.
Also messing with the steering sensitivity and dead zones, and that button layout above, you can get a pretty much perfect set up.
Hope you guys are using Realistic Physics Mod v7.0 for v1.4.1+. Feels much more raw!
Also for the new joiners that didn't see this...
http://pastebin.com/4FZpU2iZ
Just download it to...
Documents\Euro Truck Simulator 2\
...and replace/rename your "live_streams.sii" with this one. All the stations are categorized and all the BBC ones here work. That's 461 extra radio stations!
Also for the new joiners that didn't see this...
http://pastebin.com/4FZpU2iZ
Just download it to...
Documents\Euro Truck Simulator 2\
...and replace/rename your "live_streams.sii" with this one. All the stations are categorized and all the BBC ones here work. That's 461 extra radio stations!
Are those added on to the existing ones?
Replace completely, the existing ones are sent to the bottom of the list. Also...
TruckSimMap 3.5 for v1.4.8+ ETS2 has been released!
Are you using TSM 3.0?
The one you just posted, 3.5?
3.5 just got released a few hours ago for v1.4.8 of ETS2 Steam edition. TSM 3.0 was released over a week ago for v1.3. There are compatibility issues if you are using that version of TSM on the latest updated v1.4.8 of ETS2.
Yeah, I just downloaded it now, as well as the realistic physics on the previous page, then a trailer texture pack from the home page of the same site. All say they work with 1.4.8 or 1.4.1+. So hopefully it'll be fine.
You're all set. Each of those mods work perfectly. My list is...
TSM Map 3.5
ETS 2 Rain & Thunder Sounds
Realistic Physics Mod v7.0 (1.4.1+)
Radio Stations 461+
trailers-pack-le-1.8.0-1.4.1 (Realistic Trailer Textures)
zFirmenmod_TSM_3 (Real Companies)
futnownarcade
Member
Another thing I just realized, you can detach the trailer and then just park your truck in the rest stop to sleep.
I'm still working it out but here is my current controls...
Seems legit and good, might set up mine like this too now.