I'm using a Logitech (same company that makes ball mice) Joy Stick which is only like $38.00 USA dollars, and it's not bad, leaves me sit with the computer on my lap (I have a lap top 15" screen) and drive around while sitting in my easy chair watching TV. However, yes if you can afford a good steering wheel, and don't mind sitting at a desk, I believe a steering wheel is your best bet for accurate driving. Using a Joy Stick, is ok at low speeds but at highway speeds you have to really concentrate to stay in your lane, in case you guys wanted my opinion of the subject. Any thing is better than using the keyboard and the Logitech does come with a lot of programmable buttons on it.
I'm using a Logitech (same company that makes ball mice) Joy Stick which is only like $38.00 USA dollars, and it's not bad, leaves me sit with the computer on my lap (I have a lap top 15" screen) and drive around while sitting in my easy chair watching TV. However, yes if you can afford a good steering wheel, and don't mind sitting at a desk, I believe a steering wheel is your best bet for accurate driving. Using a Joy Stick, is ok at low speeds but at highway speeds you have to really concentrate to stay in your lane, in case you guys wanted my opinion of the subject. Any thing is better than using the keyboard and the Logitech does come with a lot of programmable buttons on it.
You all prolly dont care at all but does anybody know a method to log back into an instagram account..? I was stupid lost my login password. I would love any assistance you can offer me.
Elephant and Castle was a coaching Inn at the southern cross roads heading into London from the south, it was named after Cutlers who frequented the Inn. Their charter and crest has a three Elephants (handles were made from Ivory) with one Elephant holding carrying a Castle keep on its back, this was granted in 1640.
At least he's not playing msc anymore. I remember when that was the only thing he played for like 6 months on end and I acualy unsubbed for a while because i thought he'd never return to truck sim
Bought a DOF reality P3 motion control rig and with ETS and ATS the unit moves the seat to match the cab movements. A totally different experience for Sim trucking. Great video
Blue signs in the UK are for motorways. Green signs are used for Primary routes (A roads) through towns. White signs are used for local traffic. Brown signs are used for tourists. Black signs are advisory routes for HGV's. Hope this helps
Elephant and Castle used to be Newington back in the 1700's. The name Newington became too popular so they changed it to the name of the coaching Inn there hence "Elephant & Castle".
I counted 18 times that the SCS city of San Diego has been copied and pasted elsewhere on the Coast2Coast map. ProMods has started on their ProMods Canada map which will have British Columbia as the first province, which will connect to Washington. They started a few months ago so it could be released by Fall/Autumn 2020.
C2C is absolute dog ****, absolutely no effort put into anything other than desire for popularity with its huge quantity over quality. It's got major cities that have random company buildings just plopped onto grass, copy paste highways with endless lifeless fields where you could see the void in the distance, and then double sided forests
@@juhno7659 Everything you said is true, but at least at the basic level, it has given players longer driving times and more states to drive to. At the very least, the guy that does C2C replicates the "Entering [State]" signs, and he does them pretty well. There will come a time when SCS will have completed every state in the union, and the C2C map mod will cease to exist. It will actually become easier for the guy to produce the mod going forward because it will become smaller and smaller as time goes on.
@@patrickmusson4571 I used to use it but it only ruined the experience, nowadays I never use anything that prioritizes quantity over quality, especially canadream/canamania, holy I've used it before and in some areas, there are EUROPEAN road systems. Those who are fine with there being SOMETHING, I understand. But for me, I'd rather not have it at all
@@juhno7659 I still use C2C occasionally, but SCS has done so many states now that most of my driving time is on the SCS ATS DLCs. I use ProMods Canada because the quality is up to the standard of the ProMods map for ETS2. When I play ETS2, I won't play on the default SCS map. It's only the ProMods in Europe. ProMods is the only mod done to the same standard as the SCS map.
@@patrickmusson4571 promods Canada is great yeah, I live in southern BC and have been to almost all the places, and they did a fantastic job, in terms of ets2, the older parts are pretty horrible but their newer areas like reworked cities and especially AUSTRIA are very well done
After hearing your description of how they've "upgraded" the M25 with an extra lane and all that, I thought that it sounds a lot like what they've done in Stockholm (which also has additional lanes and digital signs), so I had a look at Maps to verify. The M25 looks like there's at least quite a lot of space still between the solid line and the physical edge/barrier of the motorway, so at least you could pull over there? On the E4 through Stockholm there is literally nothing at places, you'll have the solid outer line and bam, the actual edge is just next to that. It's kind of crazy seeing as the road has an average of 150k vehicles per day, many of which are heavy.
I visited London in 2013, it's a beautuful city. Here in The Netherlands the phoneboxes are deleted last year. So, if you a broken car you need to use your mobile phone and call roadside assistance.
I'd also like to see Spain and Portugal finally in the game. Also it really annoys me that the Scandinavia DLC didn't involve all of Sweden and Norway. I mean there's less than one third of those countries available now. Baltic DLC is nice to have at least some of Finland in it as a sort of teaser but that's also a bad thing to sort of half-assing it. Maybe there'll be some kind of ETS2: Arctic Circle DLC coming up that finally reveals the rest of the northern parts (so that you'll have to pay for the rest that you paid for before).
yaa and its the same with Finland. Scandinavia DLC honestly don't really feel like Scandinavia without fjords, mountain roads, glaciers, houses in the middle of nowhere, beautiful greenery, unique architecture, cloudy mountains, wet roads, narrow waterfalls from snow melting, unique mountain routs etc....there is nothing....and the dlc is getting old...
You mentioned again how you feel the g force shifter is the weak point of the logitech system, get yourself a shifter improvement kit from 3drap you'll love changes everything feel much more realistic. Thanks for all your great videos.
I'm loving the MAN. The only downside for me is the GPS being a little to small. Having some trouble checking on the speedlimit. The difference between 60, 80, 90. The engine is a lot more quiet than the old MAN and i just love the huge windscreen !
I think it's sad to see the lack of community in ATS. I grew up on 18WoS and was ecstatic to hear about ATS. It's a good, solid simulator, but can't hold a candle to ETS. Hopefully, with the games having relatively interchangeable assets, SCS could eventually merge it all into a "World Truck Sim" which would also open the door to deving any country's map.
SCS said in their post of the Germany rebuild announcement that other old areas like the UK and Switzerland/Austria will follow. And perhaps they'll even rebuilt "Going East!".
lol the guys from audi are generaly known to be and go nuts! dont like it.. i love the MAN.. the airintake is functional.. diesel needs air ;) i hope for a tuning dlc that adds the performance lion edition of the truck..
Totally agree re “ glass dashboard “. Too much time looking at the screen instead of the road. Already been a few Tesla’s in head on crashes due to that issue. Leave the dials/buttons where they are!
17:43 whenever a lane leaves the highway (motorway) in the US, there are many EXIT ONLY signs. This way you know in advance whether or not you can stay on the highway (motorway) in that lane. In ETS2, this doesn’t happen, so you never know whether or not you have to merge over unless it says it on the GPS (SATNAV)
Paul, Plymouth is in Devon. Only just, but it still counts. You'll cause riots on the streets of Plymouth if you accuse them of being Cornish as their really isn't much love lost between Plymouth and Kernow...
I love that you're also using the outside view, this is after all a game and the view is something you don't get in real life, for example at 4:27. A lot of people try to play these games too realisticly I believe. 11:43 is that an accurate dash, an accurate representation of a real M-A-N? If so, that's too bad, at least have an option for a digital speed read-out in the middle.
The M25 is a smart motorway although only for a few junctions 5-7 & between 27-25 have no hard shoulder the rest mainly have a hard shoulder. True smart motorway will be the M6 eventually
Funny thing is that the junction you were complaining about there with the outer lane leaving that is actually what happens there, it's the middle lane of the M5 that splits with half of it joining the outside lane and later diverging into M4 E and M4 W and the other part of it staying with the M5 that drops to two lanes through the interchange. Still that junction is all wrong as it's not a cloverleaf in reality it's a 4 level stack thus why it's a 2 lane slip road that splits again shortly after diverging.
I can read the Euro6 dash just fine? I do agree the numbers and letters are a bit too small but if you are driving trucks day in and day out you will pretty much learn the dials. Also, they didn't say they were just going to redo Germany, its just where they are starting
As a Swede it’s fun to see a trailer with “Västkustfile”. Have to agree with you regarding the mods, playing without promods and Jazzycats traffic and trailer mods is’nt really fun... Also agree with you regarding cars, better to have some analog switches rather then everything digital, due to cost if you have to switch the entire digital panel... I drive a Scania R450 with manuell transmission 24m truck and trailer combo in real life and sometimes it can weigh up to 60-63 tones when fully loaded, quite powerful actually, a bit slow when going uphill though... Keep up the good work as always greetings from Sweden.
I’m completely the same about your view on switches in vehicles.i think they should do what for example John Deere does which is till have all the switches for things but also have them on a digital display as well.
While the production cycle of cars is usually 6 years, for trucks it's ~20 years. Which means that this new MAN is just a facelift. That's why the cab looks old compared to the new Volvo or Scania. Mods are nice but for me, the Achievements and Map Exploration that keeps the game alive. I always keep my maps 100% explored in both ATS and ETS2 which already provides a lot of driving hours for me. There are also the Events. And the only Achievement missing for me is the 1 Million kms one, in World of Trucks. That's what I'm working on ATM. And at the current rate, I'll be getting that before this summer. And that's just the external contracts. there are also MP, and old shool Single player ATS and ETS2 stats for me. So all in all, I'm well over 2 million kms driven already trough the years and still enjoying it.
Yep... I've bought a few Android head units, and always look for ones with real volume knobs... Nothing more annoying than having to look away from the road to turn the music down.
A 440 is fine for a 25t load. I used to pull TPN trailers at max weight behind a 440 TGX, and would still be overtaking supermarket lorries uphill lol.
The Balkan Peninsula along with Romania will be a nice area to drive in, although I doubt SCS will release all countries in one go. So they could release Spain and Portugal next year, or in two/three years, who knows.
Lol Squirrel I think you have had a mix up with Mandelsoft, scs, Germany rebuilding and Promods. I am very that he is still very active in Promods as he still shows a lot of his work and scs is his job 😉 I remember in the first blog post about Germany rebuilding was that it had always been on the communities wish list to have base map rebuilt and I doubt he was convincing scs. 😂😂😂 Also SCS I am very sure is rebuilding the whole base map brining up to dlc standard but it is a lot of work so after they have done Germany and maybe Austria they will go to the UK😃 Other than that, great video!
Cheers Squirrel for sharing the love for Portugal and Spain. For a game named EURO truck simulator, they really seem not too worried on completing Europe. In my opinion, it was a huge oversight on their part to not Include Spain and Portugal when they did the France DLC. That one should have included the three, especially because Part of France was already included in the base game, so we got half a country for the DLC. Scandinavia included several countries, Going east Included several countries. Now,from what I've been hearing they are delaying the Portugal and Spain DLC because they would need to either include a road in the base game that crosses france to connect to Spain, or a new ferry connection for people who might not have the France DLC installed but still want to use the Iberia one... DLC map pricing is also a bit too much Imho... if it weren't for Promods requiring them to work, I would honestly not have bought any of them. That's how I see it when I buy a DLC map, I'm paying for Promods, which is far superior than the base map... Just for the base content included, almost 20€ for a chunk of map is a bit steep... I think they should either lower the price to half (around 10€ or something), or include some added content other than just map, maybe some paintjobs, accessories, and even more trucks once in a while.
ProMods really saves this game. There’s a reason I haven’t played it in a while, because I haven’t been able to buy the Italia DLC. Really hope I can get back into ETS2 with ProMods soon, it’s really not the same without it.
you do not need to leave the M4 for the M25 to get to Heathrow. I am a regular there. I come down from Sunderland, I use the M25 from the M1, then onto the M4 London bound and first junction and take the 3rd exit from the roundabout. Only sections of the M25 are smart motorway and there is also emergency refuge areas every mile or so with emergency phones for you to get your vehicle into
True, same on the section of the M6 from spaghetti junction to the M54 which needed it as that part was always a nightmare being a busy commuter route. Thing is that is probably enough for most real breakdown scenarios as by the time the vehicle actually suddenly stops dead you probably have to have been ignoring warning signs something wasn't right for a couple of miles so most of the time you probably could have limped to the refuge if you had been paying any attention whatsoever to your instinct that would be telling you something doesn't sound/feel right. Don't need to be a mechanic to know that if the car you have been driving for months or years suddenly sounds of feels different there is probably a reason for this and it's probably not a good sign definitely not a good sign if it's getting worse.
I'm glad you spoke about the UK road layout because it annoys me. especially due to Germany (I think) Have the right road ways for UK (Obviously minus right side driving)
If you think london place names are funny, you should come to Pennsylvania! Balls Mills, Big Beaver, Blue Ball, Climax, Free Love Valley, Hazard, Honey Pot, Intercourse, Lover, Mars, Panic, Pottsville, Rough and Ready, Two Lick Valley, Virginville just to name a few
Well Technically MAN´s "Next gen" truck doesnt fully come out until 2021. They are doing a step by step update since 2017/18. Begining with a small facelift and an engine update in 2017, then a small interior update in 2018. And MAN is extremely secretive about the updates to the truck, trust me i know, i work for MAN and i only know some of the thing the updates the release.
That's very interesting to hear. Will this be a totally new truck then? The current design goes back donkey's years, it's about time they had a new truck. I just hope they don't ruin their current winning formula of: Simple, spacious cab - good spec - smooth gearbox - quiet drive
"I´ve got Promod, so we´re going to a Promod London, not an SCS London, which will actually look nice" Shots fired... MAN works by the rule of "if it ain´t broken, don´t fix it". I don´t know why the dials are so hard to read in Euro Truck, but IRL they´re really kinda big.
I love em both, ATS & ETS. But i agree, i spend the very most of my driving in ETS, and ATS is considered a vacation lol. I've got 5000+ km jobs in ETS + mods, from Kazakhstan to Iceland/Spain. Hard to beat that, with all the change of scenery and feel. In 5 years and a bit, ATS can be like that as well. I also notice that ETS players and also thus modders are just very loyal to just ETS. I believe most modders are European. Like the American players are very loyal to America. I could be wrong.
I've been playing alot of ATS lately and from a scs stock for stock perspective its much better than ETS2 feels like a promods creation. but that being said I was hoping for a drive from NYC to LA with a stopover in chicago and having 2 base states is really thin on the content. the mexico map is a really nice addition some very cool roads. but id rather drive the us. Hopefully someone will give it the promods treatment it deserves, but as of now 10,000 people are on ets 2,500 are on ats numbers dont lie ETS has the edge heck ill probably go back it for an entire month before jumping back on ats just much more to do. Both good games though!
Great video, great truck! I agree on the small numbers on the dash too. :) Strange I did no see any pedestrians in London, usually in other cities there are few here and there...
Elephant and castle used to be a country pub in a small village. then the village got swallowed up when London expanded and the area became know as Elephant and castle after the pub name. London is made up of 2 cities and lots of towns and villages. city of London. City of Westminster and greater London which is all the towns and villages that got swallowed up. If u look at road names some will say city of London. some say city of Westminster some say greater London. others have borough indicating its a town that became part of London. same is happening with all the big cities their all expanding and merging with small towns and villages.
I almost agree with your assessment of the new MAN. The front end i think is not bad. MAN's design is very conservative, and their customers seem to like it. I'm glad I'm not the only one who has problems with the size of the lettering on the dials. And the waste of space in the middle of the gauge cluster is terrible. MAN still has the best visibility, and the black and silver interior is so nice. But that gauge cluster makes me want to drive something else.
Volvo is in ATS as is all the Kenworth's as is all the Peterbilts. I don't know if they are exact replicas but they all seem to pretty much work the same and look the same. I have never used a Mod, I just stick with what SCS has as I don't need big game crashes as I'm not that computer savvy. ....... I'm American so I love your British / English accent and even much more of the UK ladies..... You probably don't realize you have an accent, but I sure do. However, your speech is nice and clear and precise even for an american to understand or any one that speaks English. England is considered Pennsylvania's mother state, as it was I think, given to William Penn by the King of England. With out googling it, I don't know why the King gave Billy all this land. However I live in Pennsylvania, USA and my great-great- grandparents migrated from the UK to here, but I have no idea why. I gave you a thumbs up and watched your video on 3/17/2019. Also that last delivery yard you pulled into and parked is fairly typical of ATS... The scenery however was much nicer than ATS including the roads. My next attempt at a game is going to be GTA5. If you know Jeff Favignano, he seems to get the most of GTA5 and I love watching & listening to him play that game. He has a lot of personality. Take care, God Bless...
I got so happy when I saw A13 on the signs, as that’s my neck of the woods past lakeside. Lol Is there a route that goes from London to Southend along the A13.
I always find it hard to read the dashboards without leaning into the screen or using the zoom. I can't see too well which prevents me driving irl so it's not a surprise I can read I game to well either lol. Big digital displays like on the volvo do make it easier though or that mod that allows you to add the tablet on the dash
I agree about the MAN interior and the Volvo FH16 (2017) interior is perfect same goes for the Scania trucks even if its the P series and also the same thing is on the Merc Actros
You were speaking about, at the beginning of the video, having striped lines on the road so there's a gap in the traffic for you to turn. In Sydney (Australia), we have "KEEP CLEAR" written on the road at those kind of intersections. And guess what? Drivers ALSO ignore that & stop on the KEEP CLEAR zone. Idiots. I enjoy your Sim videos, been watching for years! What ever happened to "My Summer Car"?
Here in the UK the words KEEP CLEAR are sometimes added for extra emphasis but on their own they are legally only advisory. To be mandatory they must be backed up by the box junction markings (Or when used on the roadside a single yellow line for no parking or a double yellow line for no stopping). Using it on it's own often painted in white in front of a dropped kerb or similar is often done but frankly it's a complete waste of paint and labour because there is no legal option to enforce it and without enforcement ignorant people are just like yeah whatever.
Good vid squirrel. I noticed you put it in N when approaching lights, in a real truck this is dangerous as the tank doesnt build air whilst in neutral.
I did a delivery to Lillehammer in Norway, a tiny inner yard, used teleport to get in, and to get out cause the exit is between 2 buildings and the trailer got stuck on the roof :) Have you had any issues with no jobs with your current filter settings at any point? my main profile is at that point now, well it works fine if i crab my own truck + trailer but just with my truck nope, done reset of economy, slept, traveled to another city still same.
Finally got myself steering wheel and pedals after years of driving with keyboard. What a difference it makes.
reyesarsenal9 yeah im also trying to get my hands on a driving force gt 😁
I think Thrust Master also makes a good steering wheel..... Look into Jeff Favignano ATS th-cam.com/video/3PUr9955PEA1/w-d-xo.html
I think Thrust Master also makes a good steering wheel..... Look into Jeff Favignano ATS th-cam.com/video/3PUr9955PEA1/w-d-xo.html
I'm using a Logitech (same company that makes ball mice) Joy Stick which is only like $38.00 USA dollars, and it's not bad, leaves me sit with the computer on my lap (I have a lap top 15" screen) and drive around while sitting in my easy chair watching TV. However, yes if you can afford a good steering wheel, and don't mind sitting at a desk, I believe a steering wheel is your best bet for accurate driving. Using a Joy Stick, is ok at low speeds but at highway speeds you have to really concentrate to stay in your lane, in case you guys wanted my opinion of the subject. Any thing is better than using the keyboard and the Logitech does come with a lot of programmable buttons on it.
I'm using a Logitech (same company that makes ball mice) Joy Stick which is only like $38.00 USA dollars, and it's not bad, leaves me sit with the computer on my lap (I have a lap top 15" screen) and drive around while sitting in my easy chair watching TV. However, yes if you can afford a good steering wheel, and don't mind sitting at a desk, I believe a steering wheel is your best bet for accurate driving. Using a Joy Stick, is ok at low speeds but at highway speeds you have to really concentrate to stay in your lane, in case you guys wanted my opinion of the subject. Any thing is better than using the keyboard and the Logitech does come with a lot of programmable buttons on it.
London really feels like an actual city with Promods
Not just any city, it actually feels like London. I recognise half the roads!
@@joeypalmiero7576 I know I actually get lost without a sat-nav!
Pro mods sounds fun but I can't afford a steering wheel
You all prolly dont care at all but does anybody know a method to log back into an instagram account..?
I was stupid lost my login password. I would love any assistance you can offer me.
@Judson Francis instablaster ;)
Plymouth is in Devon, squirrel. Locals will kill you slowly for saying they're in Cornwall.
I just might 😁
The Trucking Football Manager so true
@TheTexanHusky Devonport is in Plymouth So definitely DEVON
I'm from Plymouth and I nearly fell off the sofa when he said that..😂😂
us Cornish will kill him slowly too.... Devon can keep Plymouth haha
The South-West 'sticky out bit' consists of Devon and Cornwall, also Plymouth is in Devon (Not moaning just helping)
Loving the videos
Elephant and Castle was a coaching Inn at the southern cross roads heading into London from the south, it was named after Cutlers who frequented the Inn. Their charter and crest has a three Elephants (handles were made from Ivory) with one Elephant holding carrying a Castle keep on its back, this was granted in 1640.
Enjoying the frequent uploads lately Paul!
What's happened to Trucking Diaries EU? I miss that series
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At least he's not playing msc anymore. I remember when that was the only thing he played for like 6 months on end and I acualy unsubbed for a while because i thought he'd never return to truck sim
Brexit.
Bought a DOF reality P3 motion control rig and with ETS and ATS the unit moves the seat to match the cab movements. A totally different experience for Sim trucking. Great video
Could you make a video of you playing those games while sitting in it? Would love to see it move
Blue signs in the UK are for motorways. Green signs are used for Primary routes (A roads) through towns. White signs are used for local traffic. Brown signs are used for tourists. Black signs are advisory routes for HGV's. Hope this helps
Elephant and Castle used to be Newington back in the 1700's. The name Newington became too popular so they changed it to the name of the coaching Inn there hence "Elephant & Castle".
yeah Mods have saved this game. Also for me it was the Multiplayer mod that keeps me playing
I counted 18 times that the SCS city of San Diego has been copied and pasted elsewhere on the Coast2Coast map. ProMods has started on their ProMods Canada map which will have British Columbia as the first province, which will connect to Washington. They started a few months ago so it could be released by Fall/Autumn 2020.
C2C is absolute dog ****, absolutely no effort put into anything other than desire for popularity with its huge quantity over quality. It's got major cities that have random company buildings just plopped onto grass, copy paste highways with endless lifeless fields where you could see the void in the distance, and then double sided forests
@@juhno7659 Everything you said is true, but at least at the basic level, it has given players longer driving times and more states to drive to. At the very least, the guy that does C2C replicates the "Entering [State]" signs, and he does them pretty well. There will come a time when SCS will have completed every state in the union, and the C2C map mod will cease to exist. It will actually become easier for the guy to produce the mod going forward because it will become smaller and smaller as time goes on.
@@patrickmusson4571 I used to use it but it only ruined the experience, nowadays I never use anything that prioritizes quantity over quality, especially canadream/canamania, holy I've used it before and in some areas, there are EUROPEAN road systems. Those who are fine with there being SOMETHING, I understand. But for me, I'd rather not have it at all
@@juhno7659 I still use C2C occasionally, but SCS has done so many states now that most of my driving time is on the SCS ATS DLCs. I use ProMods Canada because the quality is up to the standard of the ProMods map for ETS2. When I play ETS2, I won't play on the default SCS map. It's only the ProMods in Europe. ProMods is the only mod done to the same standard as the SCS map.
@@patrickmusson4571 promods Canada is great yeah, I live in southern BC and have been to almost all the places, and they did a fantastic job, in terms of ets2, the older parts are pretty horrible but their newer areas like reworked cities and especially AUSTRIA are very well done
After hearing your description of how they've "upgraded" the M25 with an extra lane and all that, I thought that it sounds a lot like what they've done in Stockholm (which also has additional lanes and digital signs), so I had a look at Maps to verify.
The M25 looks like there's at least quite a lot of space still between the solid line and the physical edge/barrier of the motorway, so at least you could pull over there? On the E4 through Stockholm there is literally nothing at places, you'll have the solid outer line and bam, the actual edge is just next to that. It's kind of crazy seeing as the road has an average of 150k vehicles per day, many of which are heavy.
I visited London in 2013, it's a beautuful city. Here in The Netherlands the phoneboxes are deleted last year. So, if you a broken car you need to use your mobile phone and call roadside assistance.
MAN is a truck mostly designed to be a fleet truck and that's why everything is so simple about it. But trust me,simple is the best. 🙂
I'd also like to see Spain and Portugal finally in the game. Also it really annoys me that the Scandinavia DLC didn't involve all of Sweden and Norway. I mean there's less than one third of those countries available now. Baltic DLC is nice to have at least some of Finland in it as a sort of teaser but that's also a bad thing to sort of half-assing it. Maybe there'll be some kind of ETS2: Arctic Circle DLC coming up that finally reveals the rest of the northern parts (so that you'll have to pay for the rest that you paid for before).
yaa and its the same with Finland. Scandinavia DLC honestly don't really feel like Scandinavia without fjords, mountain roads, glaciers, houses in the middle of nowhere, beautiful greenery, unique architecture, cloudy mountains, wet roads, narrow waterfalls from snow melting, unique mountain routs etc....there is nothing....and the dlc is getting old...
btw. squirrel, if you keep the rpm below 1500 you have a massive fuel save!! ;)
You mentioned again how you feel the g force shifter is the weak point of the logitech system, get yourself a shifter improvement kit from 3drap you'll love changes everything feel much more realistic. Thanks for all your great videos.
Long time no see squirrel!! Lovely to see the glorious Plymouth landscape
Agreed! Funnily enough I live in South Devon and there's some amazing views and landscapes for sure around Devon. Beautiful place.
I'm loving the MAN.
The only downside for me is the GPS being a little to small. Having some trouble checking on the speedlimit. The difference between 60, 80, 90.
The engine is a lot more quiet than the old MAN and i just love the huge windscreen !
Finally you post an ets2 vid!!
I think it's sad to see the lack of community in ATS. I grew up on 18WoS and was ecstatic to hear about ATS. It's a good, solid simulator, but can't hold a candle to ETS. Hopefully, with the games having relatively interchangeable assets, SCS could eventually merge it all into a "World Truck Sim" which would also open the door to deving any country's map.
SCS said in their post of the Germany rebuild announcement that other old areas like the UK and Switzerland/Austria will follow. And perhaps they'll even rebuilt "Going East!".
I hope they rebuild Switzerland
Regarding the road signs... its blue for motorways, green for dual carriageway A roads and white for town, city and rural A and B roads.
lol the guys from audi are generaly known to be and go nuts! dont like it.. i love the MAN.. the airintake is functional.. diesel needs air ;)
i hope for a tuning dlc that adds the performance lion edition of the truck..
Totally agree re “ glass dashboard “. Too much time looking at the screen instead of the road. Already been a few Tesla’s in head on crashes due to that issue. Leave the dials/buttons where they are!
17:43 whenever a lane leaves the highway (motorway) in the US, there are many EXIT ONLY signs. This way you know in advance whether or not you can stay on the highway (motorway) in that lane. In ETS2, this doesn’t happen, so you never know whether or not you have to merge over unless it says it on the GPS (SATNAV)
33:46 The font is called Transport. It's a close relative of Rail Alphabet (that used to be used on British Rail) and the old NHS font.
Great truck mate loving your videos. Can we get another shared cockpit with Matt?
Paul, Plymouth is in Devon. Only just, but it still counts. You'll cause riots on the streets of Plymouth if you accuse them of being Cornish as their really isn't much love lost between Plymouth and Kernow...
the names of the old streets are historical and reflecs what was there before, or an historical event
I can’t wait to see a ETS2 drive with your new PC build mate☺️
Must be super excited man! Thanks agin for this one,, I really enjoyed it🍻
At 12:05 just love when your said artificially stupid xD
I love that you're also using the outside view, this is after all a game and the view is something you don't get in real life, for example at 4:27. A lot of people try to play these games too realisticly I believe.
11:43 is that an accurate dash, an accurate representation of a real M-A-N? If so, that's too bad, at least have an option for a digital speed read-out in the middle.
the truck wasnt designed to be used in games. Driving a MAN TGX in real life, I can read the displays and dials clearly even without my glasses
The M25 is a smart motorway although only for a few junctions 5-7 & between 27-25 have no hard shoulder the rest mainly have a hard shoulder. True smart motorway will be the M6 eventually
They've fallen out of love with smart motorways recently, I'm not sure what they've planned instead
Nothing, just back to regular motorways.
I hope you come back soon with more ets2
Funny thing is that the junction you were complaining about there with the outer lane leaving that is actually what happens there, it's the middle lane of the M5 that splits with half of it joining the outside lane and later diverging into M4 E and M4 W and the other part of it staying with the M5 that drops to two lanes through the interchange. Still that junction is all wrong as it's not a cloverleaf in reality it's a 4 level stack thus why it's a 2 lane slip road that splits again shortly after diverging.
I can read the Euro6 dash just fine? I do agree the numbers and letters are a bit too small but if you are driving trucks day in and day out you will pretty much learn the dials.
Also, they didn't say they were just going to redo Germany, its just where they are starting
11:01 The exclusive 2019 interior for the MAN TGX adds a whole new digidash, so you might want to try that out
I like your comment on combining ETS2 and ATS into 1 game.I love your videos .BIG FAN OF YOUR CHANNEL.
As a Swede it’s fun to see a trailer with “Västkustfile”.
Have to agree with you regarding the mods, playing without promods and Jazzycats traffic and trailer mods is’nt really fun...
Also agree with you regarding cars, better to have some analog switches rather then everything digital, due to cost if you have to switch the entire digital panel...
I drive a Scania R450 with manuell transmission 24m truck and trailer combo in real life and sometimes it can weigh up to 60-63 tones when fully loaded, quite powerful actually, a bit slow when going uphill though...
Keep up the good work as always greetings from Sweden.
I’m completely the same about your view on switches in vehicles.i think they should do what for example John Deere does which is till have all the switches for things but also have them on a digital display as well.
While the production cycle of cars is usually 6 years, for trucks it's ~20 years. Which means that this new MAN is just a facelift. That's why the cab looks old compared to the new Volvo or Scania.
Mods are nice but for me, the Achievements and Map Exploration that keeps the game alive. I always keep my maps 100% explored in both ATS and ETS2 which already provides a lot of driving hours for me. There are also the Events. And the only Achievement missing for me is the 1 Million kms one, in World of Trucks. That's what I'm working on ATM. And at the current rate, I'll be getting that before this summer. And that's just the external contracts. there are also MP, and old shool Single player ATS and ETS2 stats for me. So all in all, I'm well over 2 million kms driven already trough the years and still enjoying it.
Defenitely need buttons to push, switches to flick and knobs to turn in a vehicle.
Yep... I've bought a few Android head units, and always look for ones with real volume knobs... Nothing more annoying than having to look away from the road to turn the music down.
A 440 is fine for a 25t load. I used to pull TPN trailers at max weight behind a 440 TGX, and would still be overtaking supermarket lorries uphill lol.
The Balkan Peninsula along with Romania will be a nice area to drive in, although I doubt SCS will release all countries in one go. So they could release Spain and Portugal next year, or in two/three years, who knows.
Yes Portugal thank you
I don't get why you havent got over a million subs, your contents been great. And ain't a fake TH-camr, like most of them are on here.
Dumb comment
Lol Squirrel I think you have had a mix up with Mandelsoft, scs, Germany rebuilding and Promods. I am very that he is still very active in Promods as he still shows a lot of his work and scs is his job 😉
I remember in the first blog post about Germany rebuilding was that it had always been on the communities wish list to have base map rebuilt and I doubt he was convincing scs. 😂😂😂
Also SCS I am very sure is rebuilding the whole base map brining up to dlc standard but it is a lot of work so after they have done Germany and maybe Austria they will go to the UK😃
Other than that, great video!
15:30 You may be happy to hear that the Hyundai Kona kept physical controls, in addition to a touch screen.
Cheers Squirrel for sharing the love for Portugal and Spain. For a game named EURO truck simulator, they really seem not too worried on completing Europe. In my opinion, it was a huge oversight on their part to not Include Spain and Portugal when they did the France DLC. That one should have included the three, especially because Part of France was already included in the base game, so we got half a country for the DLC. Scandinavia included several countries, Going east Included several countries. Now,from what I've been hearing they are delaying the Portugal and Spain DLC because they would need to either include a road in the base game that crosses france to connect to Spain, or a new ferry connection for people who might not have the France DLC installed but still want to use the Iberia one... DLC map pricing is also a bit too much Imho... if it weren't for Promods requiring them to work, I would honestly not have bought any of them. That's how I see it when I buy a DLC map, I'm paying for Promods, which is far superior than the base map... Just for the base content included, almost 20€ for a chunk of map is a bit steep... I think they should either lower the price to half (around 10€ or something), or include some added content other than just map, maybe some paintjobs, accessories, and even more trucks once in a while.
ProMods really saves this game. There’s a reason I haven’t played it in a while, because I haven’t been able to buy the Italia DLC. Really hope I can get back into ETS2 with ProMods soon, it’s really not the same without it.
you do not need to leave the M4 for the M25 to get to Heathrow. I am a regular there. I come down from Sunderland, I use the M25 from the M1, then onto the M4 London bound and first junction and take the 3rd exit from the roundabout.
Only sections of the M25 are smart motorway and there is also emergency refuge areas every mile or so with emergency phones for you to get your vehicle into
True, same on the section of the M6 from spaghetti junction to the M54 which needed it as that part was always a nightmare being a busy commuter route. Thing is that is probably enough for most real breakdown scenarios as by the time the vehicle actually suddenly stops dead you probably have to have been ignoring warning signs something wasn't right for a couple of miles so most of the time you probably could have limped to the refuge if you had been paying any attention whatsoever to your instinct that would be telling you something doesn't sound/feel right. Don't need to be a mechanic to know that if the car you have been driving for months or years suddenly sounds of feels different there is probably a reason for this and it's probably not a good sign definitely not a good sign if it's getting worse.
@@seraphina985 correct
I'm glad you spoke about the UK road layout because it annoys me. especially due to Germany (I think) Have the right road ways for UK (Obviously minus right side driving)
I know what you mean on the size of the writing on the display, that is why I swapped my scania p500 to the daf xf for bigger writing.
If you think london place names are funny, you should come to Pennsylvania!
Balls Mills, Big Beaver, Blue Ball, Climax, Free Love Valley, Hazard, Honey Pot, Intercourse, Lover, Mars, Panic, Pottsville, Rough and Ready, Two Lick Valley, Virginville just to name a few
Well Technically MAN´s "Next gen" truck doesnt fully come out until 2021. They are doing a step by step update since 2017/18. Begining with a small facelift and an engine update in 2017, then a small interior update in 2018. And MAN is extremely secretive about the updates to the truck, trust me i know, i work for MAN and i only know some of the thing the updates the release.
That's very interesting to hear. Will this be a totally new truck then? The current design goes back donkey's years, it's about time they had a new truck. I just hope they don't ruin their current winning formula of: Simple, spacious cab - good spec - smooth gearbox - quiet drive
Audi custom indicators are worth about £1000. DAF trucks have them in the 106 2018 for free.
I've recently started watching your videos and I must say I really enjoy them. Please keep them coming. I love playing Euro truck simulator
you should see if you can get a personalized flatbed trailer
"I´ve got Promod, so we´re going to a Promod London, not an SCS London, which will actually look nice" Shots fired...
MAN works by the rule of "if it ain´t broken, don´t fix it". I don´t know why the dials are so hard to read in Euro Truck, but IRL they´re really kinda big.
I love em both, ATS & ETS. But i agree, i spend the very most of my driving in ETS, and ATS is considered a vacation lol.
I've got 5000+ km jobs in ETS + mods, from Kazakhstan to Iceland/Spain. Hard to beat that, with all the change of scenery and feel.
In 5 years and a bit, ATS can be like that as well.
I also notice that ETS players and also thus modders are just very loyal to just ETS. I believe most modders are European.
Like the American players are very loyal to America. I could be wrong.
I've been playing alot of ATS lately and from a scs stock for stock perspective its much better than ETS2 feels like a promods creation. but that being said I was hoping for a drive from NYC to LA with a stopover in chicago and having 2 base states is really thin on the content. the mexico map is a really nice addition some very cool roads. but id rather drive the us.
Hopefully someone will give it the promods treatment it deserves, but as of now 10,000 people are on ets 2,500 are on ats numbers dont lie ETS has the edge heck ill probably go back it for an entire month before jumping back on ats just much more to do.
Both good games though!
the road between Amsterdam and Rotterdam is really the worst with the bumps on the highway
Great video, great truck! I agree on the small numbers on the dash too. :) Strange I did no see any pedestrians in London, usually in other cities there are few here and there...
Hi Paul. I like the skin and hate the actual truck.
When you see the WABERERS lorry it says OPTIMUM SOLUTION. It should say WABERERS DO NOT TRUST US!
Elephant and castle used to be a country pub in a small village. then the village got swallowed up when London expanded and the area became know as Elephant and castle after the pub name.
London is made up of 2 cities and lots of towns and villages. city of London. City of Westminster and greater London which is all the towns and villages that got swallowed up.
If u look at road names some will say city of London. some say city of Westminster some say greater London. others have borough indicating its a town that became part of London.
same is happening with all the big cities their all expanding and merging with small towns and villages.
Allways funny seeing the english Squirrel using a left sided steering wheel :D
I almost agree with your assessment of the new MAN. The front end i think is not bad. MAN's design is very conservative, and their customers seem to like it. I'm glad I'm not the only one who has problems with the size of the lettering on the dials. And the waste of space in the middle of the gauge cluster is terrible. MAN still has the best visibility, and the black and silver interior is so nice. But that gauge cluster makes me want to drive something else.
Volvo is in ATS as is all the Kenworth's as is all the Peterbilts. I don't know if they are exact replicas but they all seem to pretty much work the same and look the same. I have never used a Mod, I just stick with what SCS has as I don't need big game crashes as I'm not that computer savvy. ....... I'm American so I love your British / English accent and even much more of the UK ladies..... You probably don't realize you have an accent, but I sure do. However, your speech is nice and clear and precise even for an american to understand or any one that speaks English. England is considered Pennsylvania's mother state, as it was I think, given to William Penn by the King of England. With out googling it, I don't know why the King gave Billy all this land. However I live in Pennsylvania, USA and my great-great- grandparents migrated from the UK to here, but I have no idea why. I gave you a thumbs up and watched your video on 3/17/2019. Also that last delivery yard you pulled into and parked is fairly typical of ATS... The scenery however was much nicer than ATS including the roads. My next attempt at a game is going to be GTA5. If you know Jeff Favignano, he seems to get the most of GTA5 and I love watching & listening to him play that game. He has a lot of personality. Take care, God Bless...
The "smart" motorways have refuge areas with a phone every so often so you can pull into them and keep the lane clear.
The yellow cross lines are there so your not supposed to stop on them so your not in the way of other cars if they need to turn
Elephant & Castle comes from a junction named after a station named after a pub I believe
"why do you have to be aggressive" Squirrel says as he cuts off cars with a right of way.
28:20 FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT !
Pudding lane is how the great fire of London started
31:37 on your left is Buckingham Palace gardens 😋
Very enjoyable video this. Im years later to this party!
I got so happy when I saw A13 on the signs, as that’s my neck of the woods past lakeside. Lol
Is there a route that goes from London to Southend along the A13.
“Plymouth is in Cornwall” - Immediate pause and scrolls straight to comment section.
I always find it hard to read the dashboards without leaning into the screen or using the zoom. I can't see too well which prevents me driving irl so it's not a surprise I can read I game to well either lol. Big digital displays like on the volvo do make it easier though or that mod that allows you to add the tablet on the dash
I agree about the MAN interior and the Volvo FH16 (2017) interior is perfect same goes for the Scania trucks even if its the P series and also the same thing is on the Merc Actros
Isn’t Pudding lane where the Great fire of London started? 😂
Yes
1:25 DOUBLE RUBBLE ROBBLE BOBBLE!!
In "real life" not on a game the dial display is fine very visible and not to small at all
I love listening to squirrel complain about cars
You were speaking about, at the beginning of the video, having striped lines on the road so there's a gap in the traffic for you to turn. In Sydney (Australia), we have "KEEP CLEAR" written on the road at those kind of intersections. And guess what? Drivers ALSO ignore that & stop on the KEEP CLEAR zone. Idiots.
I enjoy your Sim videos, been watching for years!
What ever happened to "My Summer Car"?
Here in the UK the words KEEP CLEAR are sometimes added for extra emphasis but on their own they are legally only advisory. To be mandatory they must be backed up by the box junction markings (Or when used on the roadside a single yellow line for no parking or a double yellow line for no stopping). Using it on it's own often painted in white in front of a dropped kerb or similar is often done but frankly it's a complete waste of paint and labour because there is no legal option to enforce it and without enforcement ignorant people are just like yeah whatever.
That was more excited than I expected :)
HAHAHA elephant and castle has always cracked me up!
Oh my God! the london map is amazing
IRL the whole center is for dirrerent warning light. I did drive MAN for 2 years, and it was pure Hell..
I also hate the grill on the new MAN, even tho is the only truck ive been drivinf since it released.
Good vid squirrel. I noticed you put it in N when approaching lights, in a real truck this is dangerous as the tank doesnt build air whilst in neutral.
Yes it does has long as the engine is running it’s building air
How to put route advisor in the bottom middle of screen?
29:30 they are no longer called smart motorways they are now called digital motereways
I love the sound of this thing
I did a delivery to Lillehammer in Norway, a tiny inner yard, used teleport to get in, and to get out cause the exit is between 2 buildings and the trailer got stuck on the roof :)
Have you had any issues with no jobs with your current filter settings at any point? my main profile is at that point now, well it works fine if i crab my own truck + trailer but just with my truck nope, done reset of economy, slept, traveled to another city still same.
Can you do some more bus sim?