January 1, 20206 yr It is well into the afternoon on New Years Day for me now and a perfect day with in-laws visiting and me hiding out in my den with Truck Simulator 😁 Enjoy your day as well all over the world 😎 Matthew Kane I'm Dyslexic, what's an error to you is not to me
January 1, 20206 yr Aha! Another Truck Sim adherent comes out of the closet! 😀 I was positive I'd be bored silly with ATS/ETS when I first bought the base games for like $8 on sale a few years ago, but it's amazing how fast an afternoon/evening disappears while on the road in my virtual Kenworth with 70s rock streaming in the background. Nappy Yew Hear! Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
January 1, 20206 yr I wish all our Flight Sim and Truck Sim aficionados A very safe and HAPPY NEW YEAR., 💥💥☄ Thank you. Rick $Silver Donor EAA 1317610 I7-7700K @ 4.5ghz, MSI Z270 Gaming MB, 32gb 3200, Geforce RTX2080 Super O/C, 28" Samsung 4k Monitor, Various SSD, HD, and peripherals
January 1, 20206 yr Author Yes I never thought I would put P3D on a back burner but ATS/ETS is a perfect substitute, road trips across the American Desert with classic rock playing on the radio and a 600 Horse Power Cummins is a lot of fun too Matthew Kane I'm Dyslexic, what's an error to you is not to me
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January 1, 20206 yr Well. here we go for another orbit around the Sun. All the best! Mark Robinson Part-time Ferroequinologist Author of FLIGHT: A near-future short story (ebook available on amazon) I made the baby cry - A2A Simulations L-049 Constellation Sky Simulations MD-11 V2.2 Pilot. The best "lite" MD-11 money can buy (well, it's not freeware!)
January 1, 20206 yr Happy New Decade everyone! This will be a good one, the best yet! Kindest regards, Spirit Flyer Stephen
January 2, 20206 yr On 12/31/2019 at 8:38 PM, Matthew Kane said: It is well into the afternoon on New Years Day for me now and a perfect day with in-laws visiting and me hiding out in my den with Truck Simulator 😁 Enjoy your day as well all over the world 😎 Really? OK Matthew, which truck sim should I look into? Tell me what to get and I will do so immediately. Not doing much flying anyway for a few more months as I am ah... hmm... waiting for an upcoming opportunity 🙂 Wherefore are thou 18 wheelers? Kindest regards, Spirit Flyer Stephen
January 2, 20206 yr Author 2 hours ago, SpiritFlyer said: Really? OK Matthew, which truck sim should I look into? The two are European Truck Simulator and American Truck Simulator. European came first and has a larger area to drive (Most of Europe), also more trucks available. American Truck Simulator came after and covers California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, New Mexico and now Utah. It has a few American style trucks to choose from. For me I have both but spend more time in American Truck Simulator, reason for that is I like the US style trucks and scenery better, my preference is the Peterbilt with the Cummins engine. I also like trucking through the desert and the canyons etc. When I do drive the European one it has a lot more area to explore and I mostly drive the Volvo trucks. I think they are both selling for around $5 on Steam this week so I would just get both, and see which one you ended preferring. From there you can buy regional addons and truck or trailer addons. Compared to Flight Sim the price for addons don't cost much at all. They also have a Demo for the European Truck Sim so you could try that too before you buy The other thing about it is it uses geographical compression, meaning they condense the distances between the cities, so you can drive from Los Angeles to Alberquerque, New Mexico in just under an hour instead of the 12 hours it would take in the real world. It is clever the way they made it work. I also see this as a great way to pass the time until Flight Sim 2020 comes out as I am no longer interested in buying addons for P3D anymore, this has worked out really well for me. I highly recommend it as it has become my favourite time waster 😀 https://americantrucksimulator.com/https://eurotrucksimulator2.com/ Or if you use steam it is 75% off right now:https://store.steampowered.com/app/270880/American_Truck_Simulator/https://store.steampowered.com/app/227300/Euro_Truck_Simulator_2/ Edited January 2, 20206 yr by Matthew Kane Matthew Kane I'm Dyslexic, what's an error to you is not to me
January 4, 20206 yr Thank you Matthew my friend. I intend to follow your recommendations to the letter and acquire and try both. I will report back over the next week or two. Great stuff! No more spending on old P3D stuff for me either, and eagerly looking forward to the new Flight Simulator, but meantime, and eventually along with, it's trucking time methinks! Kindest regards, and best new years wishes for you and yours, Spirit Flyer Stephen
January 4, 20206 yr Moderator Stephen, you will enjoy both I believe. I've had ETS2 for about five years and was privileged to be a beta tester for ATS during it's development. SCS even sent me a lovely t-shirt all the way from Prague! Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
January 5, 20206 yr Finally got my ATS up and running again - the latest version kept crashing on me due to one of the mods not being compatible until I found the culprit and downloaded its updated version: The Mack Anthem is once again rolling coal (well, not so much coal, as the engine burns quite clean! ). I hauled a 40 ton scraper from Roswell to Yakima. Apart from a bit of neck ache, the session was quite relaxing. Enjoy, SpiritFlyer! Mark Robinson Part-time Ferroequinologist Author of FLIGHT: A near-future short story (ebook available on amazon) I made the baby cry - A2A Simulations L-049 Constellation Sky Simulations MD-11 V2.2 Pilot. The best "lite" MD-11 money can buy (well, it's not freeware!)
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