Never thought I would say this but that European Truck Simulator 2013 is highly addictive. Really impressed with the time/distance compression on it as it even makes long distances fun.

 

I am up to Level 9, 8350kms, rating 5.0, bought a Volvo FH16, and gonna save up to buy me a fleet of those Volvo's. This one is really awesome.

 

Oh yes and Cardiff National Radio has been my preferred radio station so far.

Never thought I would say this but that European Truck Simulator 2013 is highly addictive. Really impressed with the time/distance compression on it as it even makes long distances fun.

 

I am up to Level 9, 8350kms, rating 5.0, bought a Volvo FH16, and gonna save up to buy me a fleet of those Volvo's. This one is really awesome.

 

Oh yes and Cardiff National Radio has been my preferred radio station so far.

and those beautiful graphics, I think it's the best looking sim ever made.

and those beautiful graphics, I think it's the best looking sim ever made.

 

I agree. I wish a Flight Sim would have night lighting and flight deck shadows the same way. Goes to show Graphic Engines have come along way.

don't feel Bad 5x5. I have not flown FSX in months and only briefly flew any XPX after I bought it a few months ago. And even worse I have only flown for real 5 times this year and one of those flight was gear up landing :Nail Biting: The good news is I just sprung for!

What for it!

 

1. i7 4770k

2. Asus Sabertooth Z87

3. GTX 780

4. G.SKILL Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 9-11-11-31

5 Samsung 840 pro 128GB for OS

6 Samsung 840 Pro 256GB for FSX

7 Samsung 840 Pro 256 GB for XPX

9.Seagate 2TB HDD for FSX Data

10. Seagate 2TB HDD for XPX Data

 

Shooting for 5Ghz. FSX heaven here I come.

I am actually looking forward to winter

Never thought I would say this but that European Truck Simulator 2013 is highly addictive. Really impressed with the time/distance compression on it as it even makes long distances fun.

 

I am up to Level 9, 8350kms, rating 5.0, bought a Volvo FH16, and gonna save up to buy me a fleet of those Volvo's. This one is really awesome.

 

Oh yes and Cardiff National Radio has been my preferred radio station so far.

 

Woah! That's a lot of kilometers! I'm only at 50, I believe. Haha. My favorite trucks are the Scania and Volvo as well.

 

and those beautiful graphics, I think it's the best looking sim ever made.

I agree. Did you guys get the 2 new updates?

 

Long list:

 

What's new in this update:

 

1.4.8

License plate system corrections

Interior animation fixes

Fixes to several tuning parts acting incorrectly

Improvements in memory system for better stability under heavy load

Traffic lights system fixes

 

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1.4.1

VEHICLES

 

All new truck Iveco Stralis Hi-Way with tuning upgrades

Volvo: Fixed position of lights on the front grill, animations fixes, dashboard fixes, added oil indicator

DAF: fixed speed gauge display in UK trucks, fixed exhaust

Majestic: Fixed disappearing of the doorsteps

Renault: Fixed blinkers

Man: Fixed material issues

Fixed wrong lod on flat bed trailer

Overweight trailer: Fixed position of wheel and mudguards

Cistern trailer: Fixed position of wheel and mudguards

Log trailer: Added front white lights

Fix shadow casters for some upgrades

AI cars: the lamps are visible from greater distance at night

Fixed shader issues with auxilary lights for all trucks

SIMULATON

 

Reworked force feedback feature

Engine torque simulation improvements. Idle throttle and clutch changes.

Many new physical properties added to the simulation model. All dashboard gauges are simulation based now

Vehicle telemetry information is available to third-party applications using a first version of ETS2 Telemetry SDK. Pilot testing with kind help of www.fanaleds.com

There is config variable in console "g_pedal_clutch_range", that can tweak clutch pedal active area length. Range is 0.1 to 1.0 (default value is 1.0)

Fuel consumption during engine idle fixed

GAMEPLAY

 

Redesigned Job Market's job listing to be able scroll through all jobs

The speed limiter can be now disabled in Options screen.

Added Advisor warning messages related to retarder, parking brake and air pressure warnings are not shown when gear is set to neutral.

Added new optional control scheme where steering, accelerator and brakes can all be controlled by mouse

Ferry route length displayed in the job selection.

Loan installments are properly rounded up and displayed, improved timing of loan payments

Upgrade shop does not automatically discard everything with change of cabin/chassis. Only non-compatible accessories are removed

There is config variable in console "g_income_factor", that can lower job income of you and your drivers for more challenge. Range is 0.0 to 1.0 (default value is 1.0)

World map can be closed by same key that opens it (default key M)

MAP

 

Fixed navigation lines on UK variant roundabout

Hundreds map fixes, tweaking and prettyfications

A2 highway completed (as in real life 2 lane highway) including tollgates

New road leading south from Szczecin in Poland

Fix - added some no-weather areas placed under some bridges to avoid rain appearing there

Wrongly set border between France and Belgium fixed

Grass, terrains and rocks intersecting walls of some tunnels fixed

Tons of other minor map fixes

MODELS

 

Prefabs tweaking (improved AI flow somewhat, major AI rewrite is coming later)

Less steep quarry prefab to lessen weaker engine trucks having problems when going uphill

New small tollgates in Poland on A2 road

Fixed animations of various pedestrians

CODE

 

Asynchronous loading smoothes speed of resource loading resources, reducing overall lag and "spikes" for more even framerate

It is possible to skip the intro animation using a -nointro parameter

Fixed garage name in player truck relocation UI

Rain probability in both corner values ensures infinite weather duration

Weather can change after time fast forward

The save slot selection is shown after profile selection if there was problem with automatic load

There is config variable in console "s_rumble_enabled", that can enable/disable sound of rumble stripes on the roads

Increased range of non-linerity slider in controller option screen

Fix potential crash related to recent Nvidia Optimus drivers changes

Added more job-start autosaves

Improved robustness to mod removals

Improved behavior of input wizard

Improved efficiency of memory pool usage

Renamed game.log and game.crash files to game.log.txt and game.crash.txt

Improved behavior of non-widescreen resolutions while driving

Experimental support for triple-monitors. Controlled by r_multimon_mode cvar (0-disabled, 1-wide fov with ui on central monitor, 2 - three separate views). In the three-view mode it is possible to compensate for bezels using r_multimon_border_fov_* cvars

The game will reset jobs whenever it detects certain changes in data

Added Georgian language to the game

SOUND

 

Money sound played only on important events

Air brake sound fixed

STEAM

 

Game will pause when Steam overlay appears

Steam notifications are positioned on the opposite side of the screen than Route Advisor

MODDING

 

New sector based map format which supports simultaneous modifications by more than one user and local extensions as long they operate in separate sectors.

Many definition lists (e.g. types of AI trucks) can be now simultaneously extended by more than one mod.

As result of multiple changes it is now possible to have more than one reverse speed in modded trucks.

With just over 500 earthquakes where I live over the past 8 days it is adding to the realism of Euro Truck Simulator for me.....Sound cranked up with the rumble of the Diesel Engines over my subwoofers, and a 5.5 tremor as I rev that engine at the same time....Kind of gives an earthquake some purpose.

 

Had a few quakes while I was playing now and they kind of go together with some harmony. Best time to stay in for me right now until this geological event passes.  :lol:

 

Cheers

With a 3.5 year old and a newborn, what's FSX?

Hee hee, funnily enough I was going to post a similar thread. I haven't flown properly for the past three weeks. In the UK, we have had some of the hottest weather for years. It's great and we spend each evening eating outside and drinking wine. The last thing I can face, even flying, is to sit in my office, which has been a furnace and almost impossible to sit for more than ten minutes at a time, trying to convince myself that what I'm doing is enjoyable! What I did do last weekend, because I was starting to have withdrawal symptoms, was to get out of bed early in the morning and have a proper flight in the NGX... it was fantastic!!

We've had the same weather here in Ireland (unusual) but I still got indoors for a flight between the BBQ's

The Q400 is fantastic,