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Euro Truck Simulator 2

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Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
Euro Truck Simulator 2
Euro Truck Simulator 2 cover
Developers
SCS Software
Engines
Prism3D
Release dates
Windows October 19, 2012
macOS (OS X) January 29, 2015
Linux September 19, 2013
Taxonomy
Monetization Expansion pack
Microtransactions Cosmetic, Unlock
Modes Singleplayer
Art styles Realistic
Series Euro Truck Simulator
Euro Truck Simulator 2 on MobyGames
Euro Truck Simulator 2 on Wikipedia
Euro Truck Simulator
Subseries of Truck Simulator
Euro Truck Simulator 2008
Euro Truck Simulator 2 2012

Key points

Many video and gameplay settings available.
Active modding community.

General information

Official forums
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
CD key
Connects to authentication server, but internet connection is not required to activate.
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Windows
Official website
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GamersGate
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
All product keys activate on Steam.
Some DLCs are only available for the Steam version.[1]
Demo version is also available. Historical versions were available to download from the developer website, but newest versions are available on Steam.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Actros Tuning Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Australian Paint Jobs
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Austrian Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Belgian Paint Job Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Beyond the Baltic Sea
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Brazilian Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Cabin Accessories
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Canadian Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Chinese Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Christmas Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Czech Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
DAF Tuning Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Danish Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Dragon Truck Design Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Dutch Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Estonian Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Fantasy Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Finnish Paint Job Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Flip Paint Designs
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Force of Nature Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
French Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
German Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Going East!
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Goodyear Tyres Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Halloween Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Heavy Cargo Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
High Power Cargo Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
HS-Schoch Tuning Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Hungarian Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Ice Cold Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Irish Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Italia
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Italian Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Japanese Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Metallic Paint Jobs Pack Could be obtained for free when registering on World of Trucks during the first few years of that site's operation
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Michelin Fan Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mighty Griffin Tuning Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
National Window Flags
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Norwegian Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
PC Gamer Was limited to 10,000 codes plus codes in printed magazine, no longer distributed[2]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Pink Ribbon Charity Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Pirate Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Polish Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Portuguese Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Prehistoric Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Raven Truck Design Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Road to the Black Sea
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Rocket League Promo Free for all Steam users[3]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Romanian Paint Jobs
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Russian Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Scandinavia
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Schwarzmüller Trailer Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Scottish Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Slovak Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
South Korean Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Spanish Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Special Transport
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Swedish Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Swiss Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Turkish Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
UK Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
USA Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Valentine's Paint Jobs Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Viking Legends
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Vive la France !
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Window Flags
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Wheel Tuning Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Window Flags
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Microtransactions

Type Notes
Cosmetic Truck accessories and paint jobs are sold separately.
Unlock Cargo packs are sold separately, which offer trailer configurations and gameplay elements that are otherwise unavailable.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use the -nointro command line argument[4]

Patches

Patches for non-Steam versions are available from the Euro Truck Simulator 2 Update website.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Euro Truck Simulator 2\config.cfg
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/Euro Truck Simulator 2/config.cfg
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Euro Truck Simulator 2/config.cfg
Steam <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\227300\remote\profiles\<user-id>\config.cfg
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Euro Truck Simulator 2\profiles\
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/Euro Truck Simulator 2/profiles/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Euro Truck Simulator 2/profiles/
Steam <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\227300\remote\profiles\<user-id>\save\

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Origin
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud
Added in the 1.33 update.[5]

Video

Display & simple graphical settings.
Display & simple graphical settings.
Advanced graphical settings.
Advanced graphical settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
40-120°. Added in 1.26[6] and increased in 1.27 update.[7]
Accessed by pressing F4 three times in the game.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Working using Borderless Windowed.[8]
Using borderless fullscreen results in top 20 pixels being stuck unless in OpenGL mode.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
SMAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Rendered image uses SDR color space. In-game HDR option refers only to HDR Rendering.

Input

Input settings
Input settings
Key rebindings
Key rebindings

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Under the 'Gameplay' settings menu.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Menus can be navigated with controller, but there are too many binds to fit on a controller.
Controller remapping
Adjustment options for deadzones, steering linearity, force feedback, and axis mode
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes Wired,

Tracked motion controllers
Full Track-IR and FacetrackNoIR support to look around in-game with head mounted motion trackers or webcams.
Button/gesture prompts
Generic/other controllers
Button prompts
Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Added in 1.35 update[9]
Haptic feedback
XInput feedback support was added in 1.24 patch[10]
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Added in 1.35 update[9]
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound and music.
Surround sound
Inherits Windows settings.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Ability to add custom songs (ogg on all platforms or mp3/ogg on Windows), and streamable radio stations (only on Windows).

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Includes both US and UK. GPS voiceovers include additional Raspy and Old Granny voices.
Basque
Bulgarian
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Catalan
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Estonian
Finnish
French
Galician
Georgian
German
Greek
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Latvian
Lithuanian
Macedonian
Norwegian
Polish
Includes Silesian language for interface.
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Serbian
Both latin and cyrillic alphabets are available.
Slovak
Slovenian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
Ukrainian
Vietnamese
Audio is for GPS voiceovers only which includes male and female voices unless noted otherwise. They can be mixed and matched at will.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
4500 Co-op
Use TruckersMP (Windows 64-bit and Steam only).

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Use TruckersMP (Windows 64-bit and Steam only).
Self-hosting
Direct IP

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
Use Helix Mod: Euro Truck Simulator 2 for better support.
TriDef 3D
Headsets
SteamVR
Use the oculus beta branch and use -openvr in the command line.[11]
Oculus VR (LibOVR)
Windows Mixed Reality
This game might be playable with the Revive Compatibility Layer, or Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR.
Devices
Tracked motion controllers
Full Track-IR and FacetrackNoIR support to look around in-game with head mounted motion trackers or webcams.
See Input for details.
Traditional controller
See Input for details.
Keyboard/Mouse
Tobii Eye Tracking
Added in 1.35 update[9]. Supports Extended View - Eye & Head Tracking.
TrackIR
Also works with opentrack protocol using software like FaceTrackNoIR.

Issues fixed

Linux: Wheel deadzone and calibrating issues

Creating a virtual device to pass wheel movements through[12]
Save and run a script to create a virtual device. Get the script and follow the steps from the authors project page.

Linux: Game stuttering, low performance

Setting CPU performance level higher
The game may not trigger Linux CPU frequency scaler accordingly leaving the CPU frequency too low. The Arch Linux Wiki page on CPU frequency scaling provides a variety of options for manually adjusting the setting.

Invisible Cars, Trucks, Stoplights, etc.

Caused by too many AI traffic mods
Increasing buffer size[13]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open config.cfg
  3. Increase the value of this line uset r_buffer_page_size "10" to 20 or higher

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11 Fully switched from Direct3D 9 to 11 as of update 1.36.[15]
OpenGL
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
64-bit support was added in 1.16 patch[14]
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Bullet
Audio FMOD Replaced OpenAL in update 1.37.[16]

Console

The console can be accessed by pressing ~ in-game.
There is an extensive list of console commands documented here.
Enable console[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file location.
  2. Open config.cfg.
  3. On line 63 change uset g_developer "0" to uset g_developer "1".
  4. On line 88 change uset g_console "0" to uset g_console "1".
  5. Save the file.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) 2.4 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 7600 GT-class
Intel HD 4000
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.9 (Mavericks)
Processor (CPU) 2.4 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTS 450-class
Intel HD 4000
A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 12.04
Processor (CPU) 2.4 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTS 450-class
Intel HD 4000


References