Euro Truck Simulator 2 by SCS Software

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Holiday update - 1.15

The Holiday Update for Euro Truck Simulator 2 is now ready to enter beta testing on Steam. Detailed information on how to join the beta or register your copy on Steam can be found at the bottom of this post.

This update brings a several audio improvements mentioned in our previous blog posts as well as a couple of gameplay changes. Goal of this beta test is to spend a few days polishing the changes to ensure that our holiday update goes out smoothly.

Changelist

 

• New Exclusive interior for DAF Euro 6
• New sounds for Scania 6 cylinder engines 
• New sounds for Iveco Highway and Iveco Stralis
• Support for different dashboard computer black-light colors
• Showroom updates:
  • New interface for showrooms
  • New showroom interior
  • New look for small truck dealers 
• Significantly faster autosaving
• Gameplay improvements
  • Interior camera motion feature - camera can now simulate movements of the player's body and motion of the truck seat 
  • Smart cruise control - retarder will now be used automatically
  • Trailer brake
  • Support for second reverse gear for custom H-Shifter layouts
• Support for Holiday Special content

For a majority of our players, it is of course wiser to stick with the official builds of the game that are properly tested before the release. But if you want to take a sneak peek at what's coming and help us in testing the update before release, your help is appreciated. In order to access beta, you must first activate your game on Steam - refer to our guide for a simple step-by-step procedure.

When you have your game activated on Steam, navigate to your Library and right click on the Euro Truck Simulator 2 then select properties from the menu. When properties window opens, select "BETAS" tab and from the drop down menu select "public_beta". After properties window is closed Steam will automatically start downloading the latest version of the update.

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Euro Truck Simulator 2 now available as a beta on Mac
 


Latest Euro Truck Simulator 2 update ver. 1.15  dubbed "Holiday Update" brought numerous fixes and improvements to the core part of our title, but it also contained a number of smaller improvements for existing DLCs in order to keep their content compatible with new features and code base of the game. Maintaining everything up to date is one of the behind the scenes tasks that our team is undertaking to ensure that ETS2 performs just as you expect it! At this moment retail version of 1.15 Holiday Update is available as well.
 

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New Light and Weather System Coming
Holiday time is a quiet period in our office as members of our team are spending time with their families. But we know that our fans always crave for fresh information about our projects. So here we are, with a bunch of great-looking panoramas from Scandinavia!

As you may have already noticed in some earlier screenshots we have published, there are considerable changes coming to the game environment. Several in-game graphic rendering elements have been altered or improved to achieve a richer color palette, as presented on the images in this blog post.
 

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La SCS Software ha rilasciato una nuova patch beta che aggiorna il suo Euro Truck Simulator 2 alla versione 1.16: la principale novità di questa release è la nuova versione a 64 bit del software.

 

Beta: Euro Truck Simulator 2 update 1.16 - Going 64-bit!
Update highlights:

• 64-bit version of the game is now available via Steam launcher
• Large truck dealers have been updated to match the new style of dealerships

The focus of the upcoming official 1.16 game update is to ship engine changes and other behind the scenes elements in preparation for our big future content updates.
64-bit version of the game is currently accessible in beta on Steam, it will be available as a regular game update for all users soon.
Full update notes can be found in Steam discussions.

 

What are the benefits of this change?
Using the new executable should alleviate memory related issues you may have experienced in the past - many users have already reported problems with memory limitations after installing large collections of modifications. Even for a game with no mods installed, with more textures and 3D assets cached in memory, the framerate should stay more stable during long play sessions. Map creators will have a smoother experience in the map editor as you'll have way more memory at your disposal.

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Euro Truck Simulator 2 goes 64-bit: 1.16 update now live
 

After a short open beta, the latest update for Euro Truck Simulator 2 is now ready for public release. As per usual Steam users will receive the update automatically, while the patch for retail version of the game will be available within a few days.
 

Euro Truck Simulator 2 now officially on Mac OS X!
 


We are happy to announce the availability of Euro Truck Simulator 2 on Mac OS X via the Steam platform.

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Scandinavia reveal
 
As we are getting closer to the finish line on ETS2 Scandinavia DLC, it's time to show you more of what we have in store for you. Here is a small scale map to reveal the destination cities we are putting into this world expansion. This little map doesn't tell the whole story - the highways, roads and city streets are now a much more detailed system than what we currently have in the older parts of our ETS2 universe.
 

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Welcome to Oslo!

Oslo happens to be one of the largest urban agglomerations featured in Scandinavia DLC, in fact Oslo and the surrounding areas is possibly the largest city we have built so far in Euro Truck Simulator 2.

As you can see in the screenshots below, we are using new types of junctions and intersections extensively in Scandinavia, in this particular case to connect the city to the large port that incorporates a ferry terminal.

Oslo itself is filled with several smaller loading docks in different districts of the city located a couple of kilometers away from each other. There are so many opportunities for exploration!

 

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Over the Seas

 

Scandinavia is a very different space to work and create in than the territories we have created in the past - it's not just the different sights, it's the fact that the countries are not landlocked like most of the environments in existing Euro Truck Simulator 2 world.

 

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Mercedes-Benz joining the Euro Truck Simulator 2 garage soon!
 

 

We have some great news to share with you today: Our team has just managed to clear the last hurdle and get the final approval which will allow us to finally include Mercedes-Benz Actros in Euro Truck Simulator 2! Let us show you a bunch of screenshots that were used as a part of our showcase during the review process of the almost-finished truck model.