Euro Truck Simulator 2 (ETS2)

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Euro Truck Simulator 2 (ETS2) is a truck simulator game developed and published by SCS Software. It was released on October 18, 2012 through the SCS Software Store and released on Steam on November 14th, 2012. The game is a direct sequel to the Euro Truck Simulator from 2008. In October 2023 it reached the highest peak of 69,695 players [1]. The latest version update for Euro Truck Simulator 2 is 1.54.1.0.

Gameplay

A new gameplay system was introduced in Euro Truck Simulator 2. The player is required to create a profile and choose a city as their headquarters. You will then choose your difficulty level (the higher, the more realistic). Before you start your multi-million dollar logistics company, you will first have to complete quick jobs using provided trucks. Before purchasing your first truck, you must earn at least €100,000 or obtain a loan from the bank. As you complete various jobs and level up, you will unlock skills. Skills can be used to upgrade fuel efficiency and long distance cargoes as well as unlocking hazardous, fragile, and important deliveries earning you more money. Eventually, once you gain enough, you can buy a new garage or upgrade your original, which will allow you to store more trucks. From this point you can hire NPC drivers from a recruitment agency and provide each with a truck from a truck dealer to earn even more cash.

For people on Steam, various Achievements can be unlocked while playing.

Countries

Main article: Countries/Euro Truck Simulator 2
Main article: Cities/Euro Truck Simulator 2

The game includes many countries featured in previous titles. The map and simulated European roadway are more detailed than in previous games, and features more cities. New countries, such as Luxembourg and Slovakia are introduced.

The maps of Germany and the United Kingdom are derived from German Truck Simulator and UK Truck Simulator, respectively. These areas notably lack the quality of regions featured in more recent DLCs, such as the Scandinavia DLC and the Italia DLC. On May 23, 2018, SCS announced on their blog plans to rework parts of the old map, starting with northern Germany.[2] Following the release of version 1.40 on March 24, 2021, Germany has now been fully reworked to modern standards. On August 1, 2021, SCS announced that they will plan to rework old parts of Austria, after rework of Germany.[3] Following the release of version 1.44 on May 12, 2022, all parts of Austria have now been fully reworked from scratch. On September 6, 2022, SCS announced that they will plan to rework old parts of Switzerland, after rework of Austria.[4]

Trucks

Main article: Trucks/Euro Truck Simulator 2

Some of the trucks got licensed later than the rest when the Going East! DLC came out. There are seven truck brands available in the game:

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Iveco Iveco Logo 2023 white.svg

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Renault Renault logo.png

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Volvo Volvo-Iron-Mark-White.svg

DLCs

There are numerous DLCs available for this game. Most of them are paint job packs, but 13 are map expansions, including new companies, new cargo and new cities. Others contain truck accessories and additional customizing options, or new trailers.

Upcoming

Released


System Requirements

System Requirements as of September 30th, 2023.[5]

Minimum Recommended
OS Windows 7 64-bit Windows 7/8.1/10 64-bit
Processor Intel Core i5-6400 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Intel Core i5-9600 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
GPU GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon RX 460 / Intel HD 630 GeForce GTX 1600 / AMD Radeon RX 590
HDD Space 25 GB (HDD) 25 GB (SSD)
RAM 4 GB 6 GB

Minimum Recommended
OS Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite)
Processor Dual core CPU 2.4 GHz Quad core CPU 3.0 GHz
GPU GeForce GTS 450-class (Intel HD 4000) GeForce GTX 760-class (Intel HD 5300)
HDD Space 12 GB 12 GB
RAM 4 GB 6 GB

Minimum Recommended
OS Linux Ubuntu 12.04 Linux Ubuntu 12.04
Processor Dual core CPU 2.4 GHz Quad core CPU 3.0 GHz
GPU GeForce GTS 450-class (Intel HD 4000) GeForce GTX 760-class (2 GB)
HDD Space 12 GB 12 GB
RAM 4 GB 6 GB
Notes recent binary ATI or NVidia drivers (MESA may not work reliably) recent binary ATI or NVidia drivers (MESA may not work reliably)

Media

Type Artist Name Track preview
OST SCS Software Main Menu - 1
OST SCS Software Main Menu - 2
OST SCS Software Main Menu - 3
OST SCS Software Main Menu - 4
OST SCS Software Introduction
OST SCS Software Garage
OST SCS Software Garage Retro Style
OST SCS Software Truck Upgrade
OST SCS Software Hurry Up - 1
OST SCS Software Hurry Up - 2
OST SCS Software Hurry Up - 3
OST SCS Software Finished Delivery- 1
OST SCS Software Finished Delivery- 2

References

  1. https://steamcharts.com/app/227300
  2. SCS Software, Revisiting Germany, 2018-05-23 (accessed 2018-06-08)
  3. SCS Software, Liebe Freunde, Guess Where We Are?, 2021-08-01 (accessed 2021-08-01)
  4. SCS Software, ETS2 Rework - Guess Where We Are? 2022-09-06 (accessed 2022-09-06)
  5. SCS Software, PC System Requirements Update, 2023-09-30 (accessed 2023-09-30)

See also