After being released back in 2012, with Linux support arriving in beta form in 2013, SCS Software continue supporting their driving sim Euro Truck Simulator 2.
Their latest DLC released yesterday, Beyond the Baltic Sea, is quite expansive. Including many new locations to travel through including Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, parts of western Russia, and the south of Finland.
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Additionally, this expansion includes over 30 new local company docks and industries, brand new unique 3D-assets, Finland-only High Capacity Transport and quite a lot more to explore. They also released a new patch recently too, to add features for the new content along with adding Steam Cloud profile support, physics improvements and more.
I remember when it first came to Linux years ago, I got somewhat addicted to how weirdly relaxing the game actually was. I never really understood what people liked in such a game, until really giving it a go myself. Honestly, unless I had played it I would still probably be confused about the pull to it even now.
I never properly went back to it since owning the Logitech Driving Force G29 Steering Wheel until now as well. It works surprisingly well too, although I have yet to test out the force feedback. It can be pretty challenging, unloading cargo in the correct spot while reversing around corners and so on is rather interesting. While driving along, it's all rather tranquil, not bad for when you need to unwind a little. If you own a wheel, Euro Truck Simulator 2 is a good purchase.
You can find Euro Truck Simulator 2 along with various DLC on Humble Store and Steam.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Quoting: M@GOidTo me, the 1.33 update in ETS2 brought a serious performance problem, with the game stuttering (like a intermittent slow motion, lag) in the cities, while in the roads it eventually reach 60fps.I have this problem too.
Quoting: M@GOidI reverted to 1.32 (now it says my profile in incompatible, yay...) but at last the performance is back at a fluid 60fps on the cities.
ETS2 backups your profile directory on a version change. So you can just copy it back.
Quoting: EhvisQuoting: M@GOidI reverted to 1.32 (now it says my profile in incompatible, yay...) but at last the performance is back at a fluid 60fps on the cities.
ETS2 backups your profile directory on a version change. So you can just copy it back.
Wow, I have forgotten that. Thank you for the reminder.
Quoting: kidoQuoting: M@GOidTo me, the 1.33 update in ETS2 brought a serious performance problem, with the game stuttering (like a intermittent slow motion, lag) in the cities, while in the roads it eventually reach 60fps.I have this problem too.
Interesting, your machine is similar to mine but you are using a Nvidia card. So is definitely a issue with the game engine, not the drivers.
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Quoting: LinasI grew up here!ETS2 is a great example of what I was saying the other day about getting real places right without having to slavishly copy every detail. While obviously the city layouts are much, much smaller than the real locations, they feel right. Again, in my home town of Glasgow, I get a genuine impression of the old industrial areas near the Clyde around maybe Stobcross or Kingston. You never actually cross the river in the game, which feels a bit off since the motorway does so right in the middle of town, but it's forgiveable because the impression of “being there” is done so well.
Quoting: EikeCool! Is it well done? Realistic?It is pretty accurate, yes.
Quoting: DuncETS2 is a great example of what I was saying the other day about getting real places right without having to slavishly copy every detail...Completely agree. The place was instantly recognizable to me. They even included billboards in the native tongue. Most seem to be Google translated though. :)
Quoting: M@GOidInteresting, your machine is similar to mine but you are using a Nvidia card. So is definitely a issue with the game engine, not the drivers.Can you prepare bugreport for SCS?
Mountain Man Dec 3, 2018
Quoting: M@GOidHey, you're right, it works now! The dropdown list even specifies "Wireless Steam Controller", and all the control inputs can be configured, so it looks like the developers finally squashed that infamous bug. I take back (most of) what I said.Quoting: Mountain ManQuoting: leillo1975I'm aware of the workaround. But my point is, the developers have not seen a single dime from me since my initial purchase simply because they are aware of but never bothered to fix this bug.Quoting: Mountain ManI gave up on this on this game when the developers never bothered to fix the Steam Controller bug in Linux. I emailed them, they acknowledge that they were aware a bug existed that prevented the Steam Controller from being recognized, and then proceeded to do nothing about it. I'm still kinda pissed off.You can use Steam controller in ETS2 with sc-controller. You can emulate an xbox controller and then customize it as you wish
https://github.com/kozec/sc-controller
It's important that you load first SC-Controller and then run Steam
For me at last, Steam Controller is working right now. But keep in mind that:
1- I do not have SC-Controller installed;
2- I'm using Steam Client Beta;
3- I in (K)Ubuntu 18.04;
4- I updated my SC firmware via Steam.
I mentioned this on the Steam forum for both ATS and ETS2 and some people confirmed it is working, while others said it was not.
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