Euro Truck Simulator 2
EURO
TRUCK SIMULATOR 2
Developer(s)
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SCS
Software
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Publisher(s)
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SCS
Software
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Series
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Truck Simulator
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Platform(s)
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Release date(s)
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Genre(s)
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Simulation
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Mode(s)
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Single-player and Multiplayer modification (Steam only)
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Gameplay
Driver's view from a
DAF truck during game play.
The game map is a
downscaled representation of Europe, and covers (fully or partially) the
countries:
Base game: Austria,
Belgium,
Czech
Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland,
Slovakia,
Switzerland,
England,
Scotland,
Wales
Going East! DLC: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia
Scandinavia DLC: Denmark,
Norway,
Sweden
Players choose their
HQ's location in any of the game map's cities. At first, the player can only
take what are known as Quick jobs -- these jobs involve making hired driver
deliveries while employed by a delivery company, with a provided truck and all
expenses (fuel, road tolls, ferry crossings) covered. As the player earns money
or takes bank loans, they can eventually afford to buy themselves a truck,
acquire a home garage, and start making more money by delivering cargo using
their own truck instead of just being a driver for hire. Money earned in the
game can be spent on upgrading or purchasing new trucks, hiring NPC drivers to take on deliveries, buying
more garages and expanding the home garage to accommodate more trucks and
drivers.
The player gains
experience points after each delivery. A skill point is awarded after each
level-up. Skill points can be used to unlock deliveries that require different ADR
classes, longer distance deliveries, special cargo loads, fragile cargo loads,
deliveries that are urgent and eco-driving. This progression allows the player
to take on better paid jobs.
The game features 77
cities in thirteen different countries, over twenty different types of cargo
and over fifteen fictional European companies.
Version 2 includes two
new truck companies, Scania and Renault,
with MAN
returning from the original game. DAF,
Iveco,
Mercedes-Benz
and Volvo
trucks were not officially licensed and had their names changed to DAV, Ivedo,
Majestic and Valiant respectively. Later updates included the official branding
for the DAF XF, Volvo FH,
Iveco Stralis and Mercedes-Benz Actros.
Development
Expanding beyond the
Windows version, SCS announced in March 2013 that they were developing a Mac
version of the game. One month later they released a
Linux beta
version of the game to the public through Steam. On the 27th February, they stated "the
Mac OS port of ETS2 is taking longer than anybody would like, but trust us, we
are still working hard on it." Finally, on December 19, 2014, they announced
on their blog
that the Mac
version of the game is ready for a public beta available on Steam. On January 21, 2015 a 64 bit version of
Euro Truck Simulator 2 was released, which allows for more memory to be used by
the game.
In July 2013 a large
update was released, fixing various graphical glitches, improving the toll
booths and included the ability to switch off the trucks' speed limiter from
within the gameplay options.
In October 2013, SCS
announced support for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset which became
available in the beta 1.9 update released in March 2014 In May 2014, ETS 2 was
updated out of beta with patch 1.10.
In July 2014, ETS 2 released an open beta of patch 1.11 on Steam. The full
patch contains 3 new cities in Austria and Italy, along with an improved layout
and UI, a way to adjust your seating in the cabin, and a feature that allows
you to sell/trade your garages. In January 2015, ETS 2 was updated with support
for 64 bit, and officially released for OS X. On September 8,
2015, SCS Blog announced the completion of 5 years of their blog as well as the
upcoming feature in v1.21 (Cabin Accessories DLC).
Downloadable
content
Going East!
In January 2013 SCS
Software announced a downloadable content (DLC) package — Going
East!, expanding the game map into Eastern
Europe. The DLC saw the introduction of thirteen new cities across Poland,
Slovakia,
the Czech Republic and Hungary
and was released in September 2013. In July 2015 (version 1.19), Hungary gained
2 more cities: Pécs and Szeged along with some roads in Austria and Hungary.
Paint job themes
A set of Halloween-themed
paint jobs was released exclusively on Valve's Steam store on 24 October 2013. On 10 December
2013, a set of winter
themed paint jobs called Ice Cold were released. These themes can be applied to
any truck in the game. On April 4, 2014, SCS Software released six more paint
jobs in a DLC pack called "Force of Nature" and all paint jobs are
still Steam DLC only. The Going East! DLC however, is both Steam and Non-Steam
DLC. Finally, in the 1.10/1.11 update there are 5 new paint schemes with the UK
flag, the Irish flag, the Scottish flag, the American flag and the Canadian
flag. On October 3, 2014, SCS Software released some colorschemes based
on the German flag, prior to the 24th anniversary of
the reunion of Germany. During December 2014 and January 2015 on World of
Trucks only, there was an exclusive paint skin that many players still have
today called the Ravens Paint Pack. It included only two Raven style paints (1
blue, 1 gold), and was only unlocked if you delivered Christmas trailers the
approximate distance from Praha, Czech Republic to the Geographic North Pole
which in the end came down to 2,760 miles (4,443 km). The Ravens Paint Pack is
the only DLC pack not on Steam.
High Power Cargo Pack
High Power Cargo Pack
DLC expands the cargo range in the game by adding custom cargoes. The new
cargoes are usually large, long and heavy and include a helicopter,
various tractors and drillers, air conditioners and even a yacht. An extra
bonus included with the pack is a special Heavy Duty customizable paint job.
Unlike the Going East! DLC (geographic) and the Paint Jobs Packs (aesthetic),
this is currently the only expansion pack that actually changes the in-game
experience.
Scandinavia
On May 7th, 2015 SCS
released a second DLC similar to Going East!, called Scandinavia. As the name
suggests, it features a map extension to Scandinavia and features Denmark,
Norway,
and Sweden.
The DLC also contains 2 new types of trailers: a livestock trailer and a trailer
for transporting trucks. The latter can be picked up at the Volvo Trucks
and Scania
factories in Sweden,
which have been reconstructed in the game.
Cabin Accessories
The Cabin Accessories
DLC adds various items to customize the cabin of your truck, such as banners,
pennants, bobbleheads, a portable navigator and even fuzzy dice which will
respond to the cabin's movements. It was released on September 30, 2015.
Mods
A wide range of mods
can be downloaded for Euro Truck Simulator 2, many of which help the game grow
in game content, map size and game popularity. Some popular map mods include
ProMods, who have currently modeled France,
Scandinavia,
Estonia,
Iceland,
Scotland
and recently Romania,
Ukraine,
Latvia,
Spain
and more. The teams plan is to one day cover the entire European continent.
Another popular mod is TSM (TruckSim Map) which includes Italy, Spain, Portugal,
Greece
and Northern Africa. And also There is Poland
Rebuilding, a project of remaking the country Poland
into a more realistic one, which merged with ProMods 2.0 after its release. And
there is RusMap, a map which includes Belarus and Russia. There is also a
third-party multiplayer mod which is currently in open alpha status, allowing ETS2
players from all over the world to make deliveries in the same world-space. The multiplayer mod, named TruckersMP has
five servers, two in Europe, one in America, one in South America, and one in
Hong Kong. Some of the servers are hard capped to a 110 km/h (68 mph) speed
limit outside of towns and 60 km/h (37 mph) inside.
Some mods include a
handful of trailers and companies like JazzyCat which contains military,
trailers and cargos, and railway trailers to use in game. There are over 300+
of new trailers and over 20+ companies renamed to DHL, John Deere, TNT, etc.
Some trailer packs contain a few handful of American trailers. It also includes
Eddie Stobart Group and the Malcolm Group as mods as well.
Other mods allow
players driving cars like the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, Audi S4,
BMW X5
and X6
or AI traffic packs with a variety of cars. Some of them are also truck mods
like the Peterbilt 379, Kenworth
W900a, the Freightliner FLD 120, Peterbilt 351,
MAZ, vehicle tuning, open pipe sound, and
so on.
Steam Workshop
Integration
In the 1.23 beta, SCS Software
integrated Valve's
Steam
Workshop into the game, allowing mod authors to upload their
creations onto the Euro Truck
Simulator 2 Steam Workshop page. This lets players click a button to
download and install a mod into their game. These mods range from trailers and
companies to new trucks and sound packs. Mod authors will use a tool named SCS Workshop
Uploader to get their mods published on the Workshop Page.
France (under
development)
On February 18, 2016,
the development of a French DLC was announced. It should cover the rest of
France, because the original map only covered the northeast of the country.
Reception
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The game was generally
well received by critics, holding a score of 79/100 on Metacritic,
indicating 'generally favorable reviews'.
In a review for Destructoid,
Jim Sterling praised the game's accessibility, noting how easy the GPS and map
features were to use, as well as the option to stream European internet radio,
and the multitude of control options available. He also praised the graphics,
stating that "[f]rom the shape of the traffic lights to the atmosphere of
the backdrops, there's a sense of individuality to each new territory you
uncover, and the trucks themselves are lovingly recreated with an intricate
level of detail", although he did criticise the AI of the other vehicles
on the road. In a similarly favourable review, Tim Stone of PC Gamer
called it "unexpectedly engrossing", praising the size of the map and
the variation of the roads and scenery available. He did however have
reservations about the accuracy of the surroundings, commenting "no one
seems to have told SCS’s countryside crafters that rural Britain features long
green things called hedges. Cities are often depicted with the shortest of
visual shorthand – a few warehouses, the odd landmark if you’re lucky."
PC Gamer awarded the
game 'Sim of the Year 2012' in its end-of-year awards.
Rock, Paper, Shotgun listed Euro Truck
Simulator 2 ninth on their list of "The 25 Best Simulation Games Ever
Made".
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