Ultimately, unless they own a giant mapping company that can rebuild the world from space, games tend to make the real-world abstract and disappointing. They’re not nearly as far along as Germany, though.ĭownload EuRoadNet Paris Rebuild by Grimes The other countries currently tweaked are Poland, Denmark, France, Belgium, and Norway. With a dozen cities and towns, and a huge amount of roads reworked, you’ll certainly see a difference when laying down some rubber in Vogelsdorf. It originally started out as an overhaul of Germany, so more of the work has gone into the roads and cities there.
The relatively new map mod aims to “creatively rebuild and extend the original map, adding new cities, roads and more”. I like to think of EuRoadNet as roadworks for the main game. If you’re looking to turn your trucking obsession into a convoy with other players, Truckers MP is the best way to go about it.ĭownload Truckers MP EuRoadNet by EuRoadNet The VTCs are essentially roleplay groups with their own rules, schedules, and even liveries. There are events and virtual trucking companies set-up to live life as a trucker.
It’s not just a mod to share the world with other drivers. There’s a charming sense of community when you pass another player on the road and give a toot of the horn.
With it installed, you can travel the lengthy roads alongside other human drivers filling in for the AI.
The lonely trucker life might not be so lonely if you install Truckers MP. There are over 500 stations that you can curate for your immersive truck fun, and you can select favourites to swap to when you cross the borders.ĭownload ETS2 Local Radio Truckers MP by The Truckers MP Team You can switch using the web interface, your keyboard, your controller and your mobile phone. A local server will take care of the rest.
It runs outside the game, so download it, extract it, and run the program to install the plugin. That is until Jan 1st when you’ll be stuck in a lay-by Kent. You will be immersed in Europop, draped in ads for Swedish curtains, and lulled by the bland chit chat of local radio. As you drive through the countries, the radio will automatically change to the stations native to that region. Local Radio will enhance in-game realism via the medium of FM radio.
This is the sort of mod that makes me want to install a game to play around with it. Best Euro Truck Sim 2 mods ETS2 Local Radio by Koen Steam mods will automatically fight the right place to land.
You drop the mod file into the “mod “ folder found in My Documents>Euro Truck Simulator 2>mod. The game has a mod loader that takes care of a lot of the work for you. Some I would have included if not for the fact that they’re now paid for, and though I support anyone who wants to earn money from their work, that’s not the spirit of this column. So no mods that haven’t been updated recently. Truck Sim mods come and go, some being abandoned on the side of the road and left to rot. Come truck with me, let’s see what I found en route. I took the view that the trucks themselves would be better off left largely alone and went looking for more immersive additions. One person’s favourite sounds tweaks might sound like a broken axel grinding away to another person, which is a tricky thing to balance when gathering up some glorious gear-boxes. Upon purchasing five trucks, the ability to purchase trucks online (from the main menu) is unlocked.Euro Truck Simulator 2’s mods are about crafting a more personal play space to make your evening truck fun just so. At the moment, there are 114 dealerships in Euro Truck Simulator 2, 54 being Large Dealerships and 60 being Small Dealerships.
The only difference (besides the size of the area) is that larger dealerships also feature rest stops ( ) and service shops ( ) open 24/7 for the player to repair and upgrade their truck. Both types are open from Monday to Saturday from 8 a.m. Afterwards, the manufacturer the dealership belongs to will be visible in the 'Truck Dealer' menu.Įach dealership has two facility sizes: larger ones and smaller ones, but they act in the same way as the player can purchase and customize the truck they want to drive. They appear on the map with a question mark icon (same icon as recruitment agencies) until the player discovers them by driving past them, after which they will appear with this icon. Truck Dealers (also known as dealerships) are facilities in Euro Truck Simulator 2, where the player can purchase new trucks.