Euro Truck Simulator 2

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Euro Truck Simulator
Subseries of Truck Simulator
Euro Truck Simulator	2008
Euro Truck Simulator 2	2012

Key points

Unoptimized. Doesn't kick AMD processor to full load, seems to focus mainly on the GPU in the system.^{[citation needed]}

General information

Steam Community Discussions

SCS Software Forums

Availability

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All product keys activate on Steam.

Some DLC is only available for the Steam version.^[1]

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Patches (non-Steam)

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

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/227300/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/227300/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Video settings

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Display & simple graphical settings.

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Advanced graphical settings.

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Input settings

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To enable Force Feedback on an XInput controller (Like the Xbox 360 Controller), see XInput force feedback vibration in DirectInput games.

Audio settings

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Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play		Use Euro Truck Simulator 2 Multiplayer.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Other information

Increase memory allocation

Instructions

The value should be at around 800 for 3 GB, 1000 for 4 GB and 1500 for 8 GB.

Console

The console can be accessed by pressing the tilde (~) key in-game.

Instructions

There is an extensive list of console commands documented here.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	7, 8
Processor (CPU)	Dual core 2.4 GHz	Dual core 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	GeForce 7600 GT-class 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	GeForce GTS 450-class 1024 MB of VRAM DirectX 10.0 compatible

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.04
Processor (CPU)	Dual core 2.4 GHz	Dual core 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	GeForce 7600 GT-class DirectX 9.0c compatible	GeForce GTS 450-class DirectX 10.0 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/227300/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (227300) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ SCS Software's blog: Euro Truck Simulator 2 version 1.7 update

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/227300/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (227300) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] SCS Software's blog: Euro Truck Simulator 2 version 1.7 update

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Developers

	SCS Software
Release dates
Windows	October 19, 2012
Linux	September 19, 2013