We are happy to confirm that the next major update of Euro Truck
Simulator 2 is going to come with officially licensed DAF Trucks
branding for the XF tractor.
The upcoming extensive game update is going to bring quite a lot changes
and improvements, lots of tweaks to the map, to AI, to physics, to
lights, translations into new languages, and more. We are currently in
beta testing of these changes, but it's a really big batch of code, art,
and design touches, and may take some time to polish (perhaps up to two
weeks) before we hope to be in shape to release it.
Thought I would add a few more screenshots of a trailer skin again created by satan19990 from the trailer pack for Euro Truck Simulator 2, which is available for download from the TSGM forums
What do you think of the skin satan19990 has done an amazing job of recreating not only the TNT trailer skin that is featured in these screenshots but a lot of others as well.
We are looking for modders to join the TSGM forums, aswell as a few more staff members, if you interested in joining follow this link here
With the forums membership growing on a daily basis, we have been asking members if they would like to help out on the forums and moderate posts/comments and to check that the rules are being adhered to, so far we have two moderators on the forums both of which have been active on the forums, they are joelawesume and baggio64.
I'd like to thank these members for their dedication to the TSGM's forums, and for helping other members.
We still do have a couple of vacancies on the forums, if you feel you have what it takes, send me a private message, stating why you would make a good TSGM forums staff.
Also as more and more Euro Truck Simulator 2 mods are released they are being added to the forums, for members to download, at the moment they are all for real truck logo's and GPS for some of the trucks that currently do not have them in the game
It will be a few more days or even weeks, before we actually see the trucks and trailers being skinned or modified but hopefully it won't be to much longer.
Euro Truck Simulator 2 has been released only a few days ago, and already there are mods being released for this amazing game already, you have to be amazed at how quick some of the fans of this game genre work to get their work out to there, if you go to the TSGMS Forums there is a few there in the Euro Truck Simulator 2 catagory already, or follow this link HERE!!.
As more Mods are released I will continue to add them, and all the mods will have the creators credits included in the decription.
SCS the game's company that created the Euro Truck Simulator franchise are celebrating their Euro Truck Simulator 2 sales, as it seems that they sold over 2000 digital copies in 15 hours, so this goes to show how much their hard work means to their loyal gaming fans, myself included, but I bet alot of people are now thinking that they are taking a break from all the work they have had to complete to get the game ready for the release date.
But you might be wrong about them, it seems that they are working just as much as before, maybe a little bit more, as Pavel has released information on the SCS blog hinting about the work SCS want to continued to improve ETS2, now has not released this information about what the work is, but it could be, makng the map extended, extra trucks or trailers, addons for the trucks, it seems that this "wish list" could go on for ever.
Fingers crossed that their hardwork as paid off and not they can reap the rewords
With Euro Truck Simulator 2 due out tomorrow, this will be my last beta game play video, but I will continue to update my blog and my forums on the latest news regarding this amazing game, of course the information I can release will only be what SCS state I can, so keep checking both the sites, as One of them might contain different information to the other.
This is my second 1080p ETS2 since my new monitor, which I have to say has made a hell of a difference compared to my old 17inch Dell, but the HP is also widescreen which makes it seem far larger than my old monitor, and I love it and I had it very very very very cheap.
Now Back on track with the information for this video, it is a short journey from Newcastle Upon Tyne To Felixstowe.
Trip Information
Truck Used MAN TGX 680bhp 12 speed automatic gearbox
chassis confiuration - 6x2-4
This time I decided to stick within the UK for a change, instead going across the channel, it was starting to feel strange to drive a truck in game that is actually right hand drive and drive on the left ( got me confused a few times )
Please be aware that there may be slight inperfections in this video, as video editing is not my strong point, but I am hopefully doing enough to scrape by without embarassing myself to much. I hope you enjoy the video, I know I enjoyed recording it, and after alot of private messages asking for a video showing the Scania being customised I finally gave in.
Foxconn G31 Motherboard
Q6600 2.4Quad CPU
3Gb DDR2 @800Mhz
MSI N550GTX-Ti 1Gb GDDR5 Graphics Card
500Gb Sata II Harddrive
19Inch Dell HP w1907v widescreen Monitor
Offical Xbox 360 Force feed Back Steering Wheel & Pedals
Please remember that the game is still in the early beta stages and you might see or hear problems in this video, the beta testers are finding as many problems with the game as they can, and the dedicated SCS team are working very long hours trying to fix them.
For More Information on ETS2 And Other Games By SCS, Goto The SCS Blog - http://blog.scssoft.com/
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/eurotrucksimulator2
SCS Website - http://scssoft.com/
ETS2 Website - http://www.eurotrucksimulator2.com/ (Now Live )
Please do not ask me where you can get this game from it is not even out on release and this is of course a beta version of the game, the game is due for release on the 19/10/12
Well Euro Truck Simulator is nearly here, and because the release date is so close now, I thought I would release One last video, this video is recorded using my favorite truck the amazing MAN TGX.
I am hoping to be able to get it onto the forums and the blog tomorrow, but it might not happen, as I do not know what time I will get home.
I can not put into words about how good Euro Truck Simulator really is, the screenshots and video's show a tiny bit of the Euro Truck Simulator 2 world, but it does not show how realistic the game can actually be, it's little tiny things, like the AI traffic flashing their headlights to allow the player to pull out of a junction, the road works, weather, trucks and trailers, all add upto what I think is the world's best trucking simulator for the home computer, and SCS have really but the work into game.
Game footage recorded from the beta version of Euro Truck Simulator 2, which is due out on the 19th Oct 2012
A short video, using a Valiant FH16 truck
This is also my first 1080p video of game footage, I have now got a new 19inch widescreen HP monitor, which supports resolutions upto 1920x1080 ( so please enjoy the extra bit of quality ).
Delivery - Apples
From Frankfurt
To Stuttgart
Game Mileage 144miles
Game Time 3hrs 49mins
Actual Time 18Mins ( approx )
Game footage showing a traffic jam right at the start ( right outside the yard I picked up the trailer from ), and bad weather conditions, using a 750hp Valiant truck with a 12 speed auto gearbox.
Please be aware that there may be slight inperfections in this video, as video editing is not my strong point, but I am hopefully doing enough to scrape by without embarassing myself to much. I hope you enjoy the video, I know I enjoyed recording it, and after alot of private messages asking for a video showing the Scania being customised I finally gave in.
My Forums Located Here
http://trucksmods.boards.net/
Computer Specs This Was Recorded On,
Foxconn G31 Motherboard
Q6600 2.4Quad CPU
3Gb DDR2 @800Mhz
MSI N550GTX-Ti 1Gb GDDR5 Graphics Card
500Gb Sata II Harddrive
17Inch Dell LCD Monitor
Offical Xbox 360 Force feed Back Steering Wheel & Pedals
Please remember that the game is still in the early beta stages and you might see or hear problems in this video, the beta testers are finding as many problems with the game as they can, and the dedicated SCS team are working very long hours trying to fix them.
For More Information on ETS2 And Other Games By SCS, Goto The SCS Blog - http://blog.scssoft.com/
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/eurotrucksimulator2
SCS Website - http://scssoft.com/
ETS2 Website - http://www.eurotrucksimulator2.com/ (Now Live )
Please do not ask me where you can get this game from it is not even out on release and this is of course a beta version of the game, the game is due for release on the 19/10/12
Deciding what I want to record for my next video, I thought I would take the time to mention another blog, JoelAwesume's
blog, is about the wonderful world of virtual trucking, he is also
training to be a real trucker, and has posted quite a few video's on his
blog playing Scania Truck Driving Simulator, aswell as video's of him
having to do certain tasks while completing his training to be a trucker.
JoelAwesume is also a member of my forum staff, and seems very dedicated, so if you have any questions head over to the trucking simulation games/mods forums and sign up and send him a private message.
You can head over to JoelAwesume's blog by following the link located here!!
As people that visit my forums, and blog on a regular basis are mad about trucks/trucking as I am, I thought it might be an idea to share his latest video of gameplay from Scania Truck Driver.
I will try my best to figure out what route and truck I will feature in the latest video that I will record tomorrow and fingers crossed be able to upload and share it some time tomorrow afternoon or evening.
Well I am true to my word, the new video is uploaded onto Utube, but please remember that a 12 year old was playing the game at the time of it being recorded and there might be some faults with his driving as after all he is only 12.
My 12 year old son playing Euro Truck Simulator 2, regulars to my blog and forums may have read about this video on there, and the fact that he did not stop asking me to play the game, so I allowed him a small trip to keep him happy
Trip Information
Truck Used - Scania R730 12speed auto Left Hand Drive
Cargo - Suger
Starting Points Stasbourg
Destination - Reims
Game time - 3hrs 52mins
Actual Time - 20mins ( approx )
Distance - 193miles
Please remember that a 12 year old was playing the game at the time of recording, and if there are any mistakes it is because of his age.
Please be aware that there may be slight inperfections in this video, as video editing is not my strong point, but I am hopefully doing enough to scrape by without embarassing myself to much. I hope you enjoy the video, I know I enjoyed recording it.
Computer Specs This Was Recorded On,
Foxconn G31 Motherboard
Q6600 2.4Quad CPU
3Gb DDR2 @800Mhz
MSI N550GTX-Ti 1Gb GDDR5 Graphics Card
500Gb Sata II Harddrive
17Inch Dell LCD Monitor
Offical Xbox 360 Force feed Back Steering Wheel & Pedals
Please remember that the game is still in the early beta stages and you might see or hear problems in this video, the beta testers are finding as many problems with the game as they can, and the dedicated SCS team are working very long hours trying to fix them.
For More Information on ETS2 And Other Games By SCS, Goto The SCS Blog - http://blog.scssoft.com/
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/eurotrucksimulator2
SCS Website - http://scssoft.com/
ETS2 Website - http://www.eurotrucksimulator2.com/ (Now Live )
Please do not ask me where you can get this game from it is not even out on release and this is of course a beta version of the game, the game is due for release on the 19/10/12
A man can only take so much right?......well my 12 year old son seems to know this better than most, and has constantly been asking can he play Euro Truck Simulator 2, I tried to explain to him that I need the time left to find and report problems and as the games map is so big that it takes alot of time to cover as much of it as I can ( this is my excuse and I am sticking to it ok!! ), I don't think he believed me and kept on, so in the end ( anything for a quiet life ) I gave in and allowed him a short trip which I should have ready for the fans of the game tomorrow.
Do I hear you ask which route I allowed my son to drive the truck, well it was from Strasbourg To Reims, which is about 170 game miles, about 20mins give or take, which seemed to keep him happy.
While I was adding this post to my blog, I thought I would add a extra couple of screenshots to keep your Euro Truck Simulator 2 hunger at bay for at least until the video is ready.
Screenshot above is of a Majestic truck, which has been upgraded, screenshot's below is action shots taken from another load I completed while I recorded it as I might even upload yet another video.
I have also added a few more screenshots to the forums the link for this is here for anybody wishing to view them, there are a total of 24 screenshots in forums thread
With Euro Truck Simulator 2, due for release soon, I have not really had a vast amount of time to record more video's for the blog and forums, so I thought I would just add a couple of screenshots from the game.
The screenshot above is from the driver's seat of the Scania R730 that was featured in my last post on the blog, which has now done over 10 thousand game miles ( which can been seen in the above picture on the dashboard ), in less than three days I have driven over 10 thousand miles with this truck alone, as you can imagine the map featured in ETS2 is rather large so takes quite a long time to travel around while looking for problems that need to be reported, however we can not guarantee to find every single problem before the game's release in eight days ( 19th Oct is the offical release date ), but you might now understand that the beta testers and SCS are working like crazy to find/fix everything that they can.
The following screenshots show some of the traffic jams that can often happen in ETS2, I love how realistic some of them actually are, and you can spend a fair amount of time wating your turn to cross traffic lights, or a railway crossing etc.
Screenshot above shows that AI traffic is starting to buildup behind my truck while I was waiting for the lights to change.
Screenshot below shows the traffic jam in front of my truck at the lights, and this is alot smaller than it was when I first joined the queue of traffic as I was not going to take a screenshot of the traffic but then decided that I would and even write a little about it on the blog.
Screenshot below shows the same as the screenshot above but using the external view instead.
I will try to record another video over the next day or so, keep checking back on the blog and the forums for more updates.
I got a bit bored of my bright orange Scania R730 more or less after completing the last video, which is of course just after I bought the new Scania for my in game fleet, my old truck is now being driven by a new company employee, I buy a brand new truck, cover around 30 thousand game miles in it, then hire a driver for it and replace it with a brand new truck.
Anyway I love the new paint job on my Scania so much I thought I would add a couple of screenshots to the blog, so everybody can enjoy them.
Below are a couple of screenshots of the old paint job on my Scania, thought I would also add them so you can compare these to the upgraded paint job.
And here are the pictures from the new paint job, right before I completed the upgrade, shes a beauty now huh?
I know what you going to say right?........its still bright orange, well it is very simular colour to that of the original pain on the truck, but the design is a real nice bit of craftmanship.
For all those out there that like the idea of getting stuck in real situations while playing Euro Truck Simulator 2, like for example being stuck behind a load of other traffic on smaller roads where it is virtually impossible to overtake them, is in for a real treat, ETS2 does this job very well at certain times of the day/night, there can be a very large number of other traffic on the roads, and traffic jams are inevitable, a small example is shown below in a simple forum of a screenshot, showing the amound of AI cars that was in front of me on a "A" road, which being in a truck that is limited to 55mph means that I could not get past until a dual carriageway far far down the road
As you might be able to see from the screenshot above, there is a long line of AI traffic in front of me on this part of the road.
Well I am now starting to look for idea's for my next gameplay video, so please keep checking back on the blog and the forums for more information, video's and of course more screenshots.
Short video of a delivery in the Beta of Euro Truck Simulator 2, driving a Scania R730 left hand drive.
Truck - Scania R730
Cargo - Sugar
Travel From - Innsbruck
Destination - Kassel
Game Distance - 408Miles
Actual Time - 40Mins Approx
A nice drive, though some of Euro Trucks Simulator 2 country side, with tight winding roads, loverly scenery.
Please be aware that there may be slight inperfections in this video, as video editing is not my strong point, but I am hopefully doing enough to scrape by without embarassing myself to much. I hope you enjoy the video, I know I enjoyed recording it.
Foxconn G31 Motherboard
Q6600 2.4Quad CPU
3Gb DDR2 @800Mhz
MSI N550GTX-Ti 1Gb GDDR5 Graphics Card
500Gb Sata II Harddrive
17Inch Dell LCD Monitor
Offical Xbox 360 Force feed Back Steering Wheel & Pedals.
Below is a small screenshot for a customised Renault Magnum
Below is another screenshot this time of the MAN TGX I have driven this truck in the game 31thousand miles, and now I have a new Truck the Scania Featured in this latest video
And Finally below is a few screenshots of the brandnew Scania R730 I bought to replace the MAN TGX that is in the screenshots above, hope you like her shes a beauty.
Please remember that the game is still in the early beta stages and you might see or hear problems in this video, the beta testers are finding as many problems with the game as they can, and the dedicated SCS team are working very long hours trying to fix them.
Please do not ask me where you can get this game from it is not even out on release and this is of course a beta version of the game, the game is due for release on the 19/10/20
Well it's that time of day again, where I update the blog and the forums, this time I have opted for screenshots instead of a video......I can hear you screaming at your monitors why?.........well it's simple, I am looking out for a delivery in the game, that I might consider recording, this seems a very easy decision you think, well it is not that straight forward as you might think, there are in excess of 27 pages of deliverys available for the entire map, with on average 7 loads per page, now you might have the idea?.
Anyway back to the matter at hand, I love this game, it is not only beautiful to look at it is very realistic, more so on the night time driving, this is my favorite time to play, with all the addon lights on full beam if really lights up the game world, unlike previous simulator games where the auxiliary lights on the mods where only for show, this time they actually work and improve visibility immensely, and as the picture below shows ( a picture is worth a thousand words ) that they also shine a side light when the headlights are switched on.
The screenshot below shows the same truck as the screenshot above, but this time with the main beam on, including the auxiliary light on the roof and front of the tractor unit ( truck ) cab.
Screenshot below shows the same truck with the main beam on but this time from inside the trucks cab, the truck in these featured screenshots is my favorite in the game the MAN TGX.
Now some screenshots of a trucker's nightmare, traffic jams, truckers it seems spend half their time stuck in them, and there is not really a lot you can do to avoid them, because being in a truck which is restricted to certain small roads, there is no option to go around alot of the problems that a normal car driver can avoid, because some of these roads a truck would never be able to fit down safely.
And no the truck in this pictures is not pink, it looks pinks, but is in fact a custom paint job, but the brake lights on the AI traffic in front of me shine onto the trucks paint and make it resemble a light shade of pink.
Well I think this is enough of a update for now, and will fingers crossed satisfy your hunger for more news and pictures of this long awaited sequel of Euro Truck Simulator.
I will keep you updated on the next video and truck that will feature in my next video in the next day or so, until then enjoy the screenshots above.
