Achievement unlocked: Trucks & Trailers

A frequently asked question concerning ETS2 is when are we going to add achievements to the game. We are aware that achievements could increase the enjoyment of the game (some of us are Steam achievement hunters too!) and we are working towards them, but it may take a while before we are ready to release an update with achievements for everyone. Your ideas for achievements posted in Steam Discussions and on other places are highly valuable for us, so keep them coming!

Sometimes before we go and try to implement something new in the bigger game, we use an older game of ours as the testing and proving grounds. This time Trucks & Trailers got into such role.
Formerly in-game-only achievements in this game are now available as Steam achievements, too. Your achievements and progress will synchronize with Steam after opening your game profile. Full achievements list is here.

You can also compete with your Steam friends and other Steam users thanks to the Steam leaderboards support for all combinations of difficulties and levels.
Steam cloud saves are now supported in Trucks & Trailers too, so you can continue your game on any PC. No need to worry about profile backups, just launch the game anywhere from the Steam client and play.

SpinTires Multiplayer ( First Go )

This is my first ever go of the new trucking game from Oovee® Game Studios, even though this game has been released for a few weeks, until I recorded this video I have not tried it online.

The game is basically to deliver logs from 1 end of the map to the other, using old Russian trucks ( some are ex Russian military by the looks of them )

The online version of the game is a co-op version of the single player game, where players have to deliver logs from the logging camp to the saw mill ( normally on opposite ends of the map ).

I found that this version of the game can be a lot of fun ( even more so than the single player version of the game ), as when you get stuck ( and I often do in the single player version of the game ) another member of the game can come to the rescue, in the first 5 mins of this I get stuck and get pulled out by another player ) and later on I come to the rescue of another player and pull him free of the trees where he gets stuck




Spintires Steam Page
Spintires Official Website
Spintires Official Forum

Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Fantasy Paint Jobs DLC

We have accepted invitation to make Euro Truck Simulator 2 a part of Humble Weekly Bundle: Simulators 2. If you don't know what Humble Bundle does yet, they are worth checking
out and maybe even bookmarking - you can get good games on the cheap,
and at the same time do your bit to make the world a better place by
supporting charity.


Somewhat related, our regular audits reveal that there are still
hundreds of thousands of people playing the game, to put it gently, with
no valid activation code. This discounted bundle may be a chance for
them to finally buy a genuine copy of the game and support SCS Software
in our work towards the ultimate truck simulator. To improve the
proposition, we have even spiced up this bundle release with a
time-limited exclusive: an all-new truck paint job DLC, with a theme
quite attractive to old-school gamers. We'll make it available for
purchase after the event, but for a few days the Fantasy Paint Jobs Pack
DLC can only be had in the Humble Weekly bundle.




The comments below this blog post will of course be mostly about the status of the upcoming ETS2 update and overall progress...


So here is a short status report before the weekend:


The open beta for ETS2 Update 1.11 has brought in a lot of feedback. We
have a huge changelog of bug fixes and improvements since the open beta
was launched, probably more than we anticipated, but it only proves that
spending some time with the community at large providing feedback is
very useful before actually going public with a game update. ETA for
release? Possibly early next week, unless a new major bug is spotted. In
that case, we'll test your patience again - but surely you'd prefer to
get game updates with as few bugs as possible.


The new DAF Euro 6 truck is now very close to finish line at last. It
had better - over half a man-year has been invested into it so far! We
hope to release it as the main star of one of upcoming game updates at
some point this Summer. Meanwhile, the teams are working on two more
truck models for ETS2, and two more for ATS!


The Euro Truck map design team working on a new ETS2 expansion - DLC
Scandinavia - is working very hard even now in the middle of the hot
summer. There is extensive work being done on the back-end of World of
Trucks. Yet another bus model is under construction in one corner of the
office, while a new trailer set is under construction on the opposite
side of the office. New game features are trialled for future 1.12 ETS2
update already in closed testing... you see, we keep ourselves busy!

ETS2 Collectors Edition Competition Is Now Live

As the title suggests the new tsgmods.com competition is now live for members of the forums to enter, this time we have done it a little different compared to the other competitions we have had in the past, this time we are not looking for the good, the pretty or scenic screenshots, but bring us your weird and whacky shots. Go through your archives and find us those screenshots that only an update can do to our mods. We want the “What The?’ factor in this competition. None of that frou frou shiny show winning truck stuff.

Here is the competition information:

Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, and all those not yet old enough to make up their own minds.
As per a discussion and request from our Beloved Leader Max, I hereby promulgate, post and nail to the wall, the rules regulations and annoying bits for the new competition.

It is another screenshot competition with a “shorty” twist. Bring us your weird and whacky shots. Go through your archives and find us those screenshots that only an update can do to our mods. We want the “What The?’ factor in this competition. None of that frou frou shiny show winning truck stuff.

Now, the rules.
1) This competition is open to all forum members and staff, and only forum members and staff.
2) All entries must be in .jpg format and posted to a picture archive site with links for display in this forum.
3) The competition will run from Midnight Sunday 13th July to Midnight Sunday 10th August 2014. Any entries dated Monday 11th August will not be eligible. All times are GMT.
4) There will be a maximum number of 3 snapshots only, so pick your choices carefully.
5) All entries must be from your own game snapshots, as this will by nature include shots of mods, we would like credit given for that mod where due please.
(This can be included in a brief description or caption accompanying each snapshot.)
6) There is a limit of one (1) entry per person.
That’s about it and as simple and clear as I can make it.
Now get digging through those snapshots and get your entry in. And good luck everybody.

The prizes are as follows:
1st Prize: ETS2 Collectors Edition ( worth £29.99 ) Steam Edition Only
2nd Prize: ETS2 Unlock Code & Going East DLC ( Both Windows & Steam )
3rd Prize: Going East Unlock Code ( Both Windows & Steam )

Information on the first prize ( a list of ALL games included first prize only )

• Bus Driver
• Euro Truck Simulator
• Euro Truck Simulator 2
• Euro Truck Simulator 2 – Force of Nature Paint Jobs Pack
• Euro Truck Simulator 2 – Going East! DLC
• Euro Truck Simulator 2 – Halloween Paint Jobs Pack
• Euro Truck Simulator 2 – Ice Cold Paint Jobs Pack
• Scania Truck Driving Simulator
• Trucks and Trailers

Worth a total value of £29.99, but the price of individual games: £53.61
To enter click on this link to go directly to the forums thread where you can enter, or if you are not a current member of the forums click here to join for free

Coming Soon

I have received some questions via private message, email and on our Facebook pages etc asking when we are going to be running another competition, I am however doubtful if we should waste resources on obtaining products/items for the members to win, after the last competitions only received a single entry I am a little skeptical about any future competitions, I have even received a message asking could a member enter the competition a week after it closed ( even though it has been running for a month ) because this member wants another unlock code for Euro Truck Simulator 2 to add to Steam.

But anyway, I have decided that a new competition will take place with a very special prize that is worth nearly £30, but is only available through steam.


We will be running a new competition soon with a very special prize of Euro Truck Simulator 2 Collector’s Bundle
which consists with the following:

• Bus Driver
• Euro Truck Simulator
• Euro Truck Simulator 2
• Euro Truck Simulator 2 – Force of Nature Paint Jobs Pack
• Euro Truck Simulator 2 – Going East! DLC
• Euro Truck Simulator 2 – Halloween Paint Jobs Pack
• Euro Truck Simulator 2 – Ice Cold Paint Jobs Pack
• Scania Truck Driving Simulator
• Trucks and Trailers

Worth a total value of £29.99, but the price of individual games: £53.61

Bundle cost: and you ask whats the catch right?…………well there is not a single catch at all, the competition is free to enter via the forums, as long as your a forum member of course ( ok there is a small catch but hey join a forums, for a chance to win all these goodies), the prize is only avaible via steam and you can find more information on this on the steam.

Euro Truck Simulator 2 Collector’s Bundle page:
http://store.steampowered.com/sub/43626/

More details will follow in a few days, about the rules, and how to enter..........keep an eye on this space