A Few Screenshots

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.

M@x 

Ivedo & Valiant Upgrades

A short video showing the upgrade process of two truck this time, the Ivedo  ( from my last video ) and a Valiant.

It's about 8 or so mins long, short but sweet as they say, but there is no footage of driving these trucks in this video, only the procress used to upgrade, tyres, lights etc, not even the custome paints, or the driver/co-driver name plates are featured in this video.

I'd like to also apologise to all the German fans that have been trying to watch my last video, but are unable to, because of the included music, I did not actually add the music, but showed the radio player that is built into the game, which was of EKR Rock Radio, and it is this that stops them being able to view it, I do not understand why it seems only the germans are affected, but this seems to be the case.

Well I hope you enjoy this short video, and of course this will also be added to the forums as it seems not all the visitors that are regular to the blog also visit the forums and visa versa

M@x

Headlights On The Trucks

I keep getting asked on my Utube channel, via comments and private messages, do the extra addon truck lights actually work, and do they make the road ahead appear brighter.

So I thought I would take a couple of screenshots showing the difference between having the extra lights on and when they are off, and you can clearly see that they make not only a small difference but it is a massive difference.

The screenshot below, shows the Valiant FH16 with the normal standard mainbeam on.

Now the screenshot below is taken from the same place, with the same exact truck, but with the extra addon lights switched on, so when you press the button for the main beam or to flash your headlights they come on, can you see the difference between the two?.

And the third screensot is actually two combined together of the above screenshots to make it easier to compare the two when view in full screen mode

Below is a external view of the truck used to show the difference between the lights.

I hope that this answers some of the questions that the fans on Utube keep asking me.

To see the forums version of this post click here!!

M@x

ETS2 - Beta - Praha To Hannover

A video of about 37mins long, with footage of some of the upgrade process for the Ivedo truck, also featuring the ingame radio streaming featuring my favorite radio station EKR Rock Radio which is a rock station.

Trip Information

Truck Used Ivedo 6x2 560hp 12speed Auto
Cargo - Apples
Starting City Praha
Destination - Hannover
Games Miles - 318 Miles
Game Time - 8hr 55Mins
Actual Time - 34Mins ( approx )

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 Ivedo being customised I finally gave in.

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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 19/10/20

Euro Truck Simulator 2 Website

SCS has now put the Euro Truck Simulator 2 website live, so head over to view it located here

Euro Truck Simulator 2

Travel across Europe as king of the road, a trucker who delivers important cargo across impressive distances! With dozens of cities to explore from the UK, Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, and many more, your endurance, skill and speed will all be pushed to their limits. If you’ve got what it takes to be part of an elite trucking force, get behind the wheel and prove it!

Ready For Download

19th Oct, 2012
 Game info

• Transport a vast variety of cargo across more than 60 European cities.
• Run your own business which continues to grow even as you complete your freight deliveries.
• Build your own fleet of trucks, buy garages, hire drivers, manage your company for maximum profits.
• A varied amount of truck tuning that range from performance to cosmetic changes.
• Customize your vehicles with optional lights, bars, horns, beacons, smoke exhausts, and more.
• Thousands of miles of real road networks with hundreds of famous landmarks and structures.

Galleries

Trucks
World

News

Official Euro Truck Simulator 2 website launched

October 5, 2012

 Welcome to the official Euro Truck Simulator 2 website! The game is about to be released into retail stores in Europe, and we'd like to show you what's coming - please make sure to check out the game screenshots and movies in the truck and world galleries.

Euro Truck Simulator 2 on Facebook

October 4, 2012

Become a part of our Euro Truck Simulator 2 community on Facebook to get prompt information about game releases or to share any content with other players of this game.

Euro Truck Simulator 2 on Greenlight

October 1, 2012

Our truck game will be released soon, but you can still vote for Euro Truck Simulator 2 on Valve's Greenlight. If you want to help us make the game appear on Steam, please vote for it at Euro Truck Simulator 2 Greenlight page. Thanks!

Minimum System Requirements:

• Operating system: Windows XP (SP3)/Vista/7
• Processor Dual core CPU 2.4 GHz
• 2 GB system memory
• Dedicated graphics card with 256 MB memory (GeForce 7600 GT-class equivalent or better)
• DirectX 9 compatible sound card
• DirectX 9.0
• 1.5 GB of free hard drive space

Recommended System Requirements:

• Dual core CPU 3.0 GHz
• 4 GB system memory
• Dedicated graphics card with 1024 MB memory (GeForce GTS 450-class equivalent or better)

 Excalibur Publishing Limited ETS2 Webpage

M@x