If you already have a webcam you can quite easily build your own TrackIR device. I build one for less than £5 and attached it to a cap with a Sony PS3 Eye webcam as a receiver. Building instructions is at free-track (dot) net, all you need is a couple of IR diodes, resistors and a power source (battery of some kind preferably). You then use FaceTrackNoIR which emulates the TrackIR protocol. FTNOIR doesn't need an IR setup, it can track your face directly but IR is much more accurate.
I would argue that the TrackIR is very good value. I mean, after 125 hours of euro truck having to look around and check for traffic with the mouse while juggling my G27 with full manual transmission set up, i can't believe I haven't been aware of the TrackIR's existence until discovering these videos yesterday. Being able to use actual physical head checks seems like an essential add-on for anyone looking to spend more than 50 hours on a game like this.
No, there is a H-shifter with it. What I mean is that on the H-shift block, there is a switch to allow you to just push the stick forward or back for sequential shifting, or just allow H-shifting.
paul, the 6x4 majestic has the same fuel tank as the normal 4x2 because that second axle makes your truck longer than normal. thats why your can put the sideskirts on it.
Paul, I agree what you say about the Mercedes being a bit of an ugly ducking, but have you seen the current/newer version of the Mercedes Actros? I noticed Stobart have added one to their fleet and its pretty good looking truck in my opinion, and this is coming from another die hard Scania Fan-Boy
the G 25 is the previous model of the 27 i have tasted both and i have the G 25 at home... the differences between those models are the 25 has less buttons on the wheel (only two) but it has 3 different shift functions 1) on the wheel, 2) H - shifter and 3) + / - function with the gearstick (last is only G25) ... greetings from Austria, keep trucking ;)
ETS2 works perfectly with a Logitech DFGT, for those who find the G27 out of their budget. I bought a used DFGT about two years ago for £55, and it still serves me very well. ETS2 recognises the controller fine, even giving proper prompts for keybindings (e.g. the prompt will read "Joy Triangle" to match the actual labels, instead of something vague like "Button 3"). Even the previous-gen DFPro would be a big uppgrade over keyboard or gamepad, and you could find those cheaper still.
Hi there Squirrel, I bought my G 25 in late 2007 and it never disappointed me !!! I life in Holland and pre-orderd this steering wheel. Still I use it every time I play ETS 2 and works fine. I had the opportunity to try the G 27, but not much of an advantage with this wheel. In enjoy your video`s.. Thank you for this !!!!!
Squirrel, if you want to know how many kilometres or miles you can go without having to fill up on fuel, just hit I, it think that's what the default is. It will change the display screen on the dash and there is usually 4 different screens that you can go through. But you may know this already, it helps me so I don't have to stop all the time
I already had a Logitech G27 or my ps3 so when I got this game it was a simple case of switching a few cables around and then having a great Simulation. Yes the G27 is a lot of money but its also one of the best realistic feeling wheels so its worth the money :)
The G25 is simply the predecessor to the G27. There are almost no changes to it. I've had the G25, and now have the G27. For those of you who wanted to know, they're essentially the same thing. G27 has LED shift indicators. Also, the H-Shifter has a "switch" on the g25, meanwhile the G27 does not.
Hi, I've watched a couple of your videos and I think they're awesome :D Well done, it's all great, one thing I thought you should know is that you can remove the majestic and turn it to mercedes by getting the ultimate truck mod, from my experience it's well worth it, and the mod adds tons more fun to the game :D
OMSI please mate. funny cos i only just watched ep 2 then i got an email from you tube for this so very good timing just like the green lights in last ep. keep the good vids too mate!
His research profile is what he tests and plays with mods that he isn't wanting to use on his realistic career profile. I believe he also stays with the currently available release patch for his career profile with him using the older patches for some of these mods on his research profile. Apologies if this isn't the case Squirrel, just got that from your prior videos and comments on your streaming. AJ009044 / AussieMerc
G25 and G27 are borderline identical. G27 has a few more buttons, the gearbox is a bit better, and that's pretty much it. G25 can also switch between sequential, and H-Shifter, which is something a G27 cannot do.
Squirrel, if you want more difficult delivery points, then try to deliver the Crawler Excavator from the TSM Heavy Trailer Pack into Trameri. I think that will be hard enough.(It's called Trameri in the Vanilla game. Don't know what replaces it in your real Companies mod.)
i didn`t know your involved with scs projects and stuff...marvelous i must say.plz if yu culd ask whether its possible to have a 1min to 2min shot video showing handy recovery men attending to your broken down truck on the road side or even your truck getting recovered by a recovery vehicle that is when your truck gets really serious damage.thnx i will appreciate.
Trackir has more value than a G27 in my opinion because you can use it with more games. You can use it with Arma and any other kind of sim made these days.The G27 however is strictly limited to driving games, and is still more expensive.
Paul I would love to watch a delivery from Lisbon to East Europe that would be amazing. And no Lisbon is not like that and dont have a tower xDD Greetings form Portugal
Paul streams through twitch. There is a ipad app or you can watch it on you pc/ mac all you have to do is make a free account. But if you want to you can donate to him. Hope that helps
Question: is there going to be a option that you can make your own companie not like your garages but that you could buy an distributioncentre an let your hired people drive your trailers with an option in the game to make your own trailer skin.
G25 G27 they are mostly the same the G25 is a little more louder and only 2 buttons on the wheel and the H shifter on the G25 can also turn into a sequential shift option
The G25 is just as good as the G27, it just has 2 buttons on the wheel, rather than 6, no shift indicator lights on the wheel, and a rotary switch on the gearstick to swap between H-shift and sequential shift. Everything else is basically the same as the G27.
It's very expensive, not everything supports Oculus Rift and besides that, you can't see your hands or the peripherals in front of you or anything in the room around you. You can't very well have a drink or a snack with that while you're playing. TrackIR is way more versatile and it's cheaper.
PC IS SUPERIOR XD seriously i tried every console: PS3, XBOX 360 and Wii. And I owned all of them. I changed for PC last january and seriously I stay on PC for the rest of my life :)
question:can you make something that you can go out of the truck and then free explore the world on foot because now you're always in the truck and you have to also eat (sorry for my bad english, i live in the netherlands.)
Which is the best patch everybody, I've installed a few and they had problems , one with the pink paint issue and the other patch had trouble with some of the traffic lights, any suggestions?
hey squirell i see you driven in different trucks but if you compare ALL the trucks whitch one is the best and why is that truck the best, and why do you place the others in the top 10
26:00 "Did he hit something?".... one second later, he slams into something lmaoo
Hehe, talk about, keep yer eyes on the road. :D
I noticed with the Majestic trucks, there is a button on the centre console which has the Merc symbol on it...
If you already have a webcam you can quite easily build your own TrackIR device. I build one for less than £5 and attached it to a cap with a Sony PS3 Eye webcam as a receiver. Building instructions is at free-track (dot) net, all you need is a couple of IR diodes, resistors and a power source (battery of some kind preferably). You then use FaceTrackNoIR which emulates the TrackIR protocol. FTNOIR doesn't need an IR setup, it can track your face directly but IR is much more accurate.
I would argue that the TrackIR is very good value. I mean, after 125 hours of euro truck having to look around and check for traffic with the mouse while juggling my G27 with full manual transmission set up, i can't believe I haven't been aware of the TrackIR's existence until discovering these videos yesterday. Being able to use actual physical head checks seems like an essential add-on for anyone looking to spend more than 50 hours on a game like this.
No, there is a H-shifter with it. What I mean is that on the H-shift block, there is a switch to allow you to just push the stick forward or back for sequential shifting, or just allow H-shifting.
paul, the 6x4 majestic has the same fuel tank as the normal 4x2 because that second axle makes your truck longer than normal.
thats why your can put the sideskirts on it.
Paul, I agree what you say about the Mercedes being a bit of an ugly ducking, but have you seen the current/newer version of the Mercedes Actros? I noticed Stobart have added one to their fleet and its pretty good looking truck in my opinion, and this is coming from another die hard Scania Fan-Boy
finding it hard not to play this sim, i think i may have a addiction issue.
the G 25 is the previous model of the 27 i have tasted both and i have the G 25 at home... the differences between those models are the 25 has less buttons on the wheel (only two) but it has 3 different shift functions 1) on the wheel, 2) H - shifter and 3) + / - function with the gearstick (last is only G25) ... greetings from Austria, keep trucking ;)
ETS2 works perfectly with a Logitech DFGT, for those who find the G27 out of their budget. I bought a used DFGT about two years ago for £55, and it still serves me very well.
ETS2 recognises the controller fine, even giving proper prompts for keybindings (e.g. the prompt will read "Joy Triangle" to match the actual labels, instead of something vague like "Button 3").
Even the previous-gen DFPro would be a big uppgrade over keyboard or gamepad, and you could find those cheaper still.
Hi there Squirrel,
I bought my G 25 in late 2007 and it never disappointed me !!! I life in Holland and pre-orderd this steering wheel. Still I use it every time I play ETS 2 and works fine. I had the opportunity to try the G 27, but not much of an advantage with this wheel. In enjoy your video`s.. Thank you for this !!!!!
Squirrel, if you want to know how many kilometres or miles you can go without having to fill up on fuel, just hit I, it think that's what the default is. It will change the display screen on the dash and there is usually 4 different screens that you can go through. But you may know this already, it helps me so I don't have to stop all the time
I already had a Logitech G27 or my ps3 so when I got this game it was a simple case of switching a few cables around and then having a great Simulation. Yes the G27 is a lot of money but its also one of the best realistic feeling wheels so its worth the money :)
You could have said to him " season weather? go" :)
Are you going to make Squirrel logistics into a series? Personally i want to see more of it
Did anyone notice that the trailer was damaged 100% and he still got almost all of the of the money?
Anyway great video like always :P
The G25 is simply the predecessor to the G27. There are almost no changes to it. I've had the G25, and now have the G27. For those of you who wanted to know, they're essentially the same thing. G27 has LED shift indicators. Also, the H-Shifter has a "switch" on the g25, meanwhile the G27 does not.
Look for one of his recent trucking videos, which has a desk-cam. You'll be able to see it there.
Hi, I've watched a couple of your videos and I think they're awesome :D Well done, it's all great, one thing I thought you should know is that you can remove the majestic and turn it to mercedes by getting the ultimate truck mod, from my experience it's well worth it, and the mod adds tons more fun to the game :D
Use the beacons ! You said you put them because you needed it. They add more feel to trucking
Love your video's Paul. Just one slight criticism about the mod which I've noticed is that Lisbon is Bremen.
OMSI please mate. funny cos i only just watched ep 2 then i got an email from you tube for this so very good timing just like the green lights in last ep. keep the good vids too mate!
all 3 parts it's awesome nice driving. peace
15:45min - What does a car do against the road? It looks like OMSI traffic sometimes. Crazy.
His research profile is what he tests and plays with mods that he isn't wanting to use on his realistic career profile. I believe he also stays with the currently available release patch for his career profile with him using the older patches for some of these mods on his research profile.
Apologies if this isn't the case Squirrel, just got that from your prior videos and comments on your streaming.
AJ009044 / AussieMerc
G25 and G27 are borderline identical.
G27 has a few more buttons, the gearbox is a bit better, and that's pretty much it.
G25 can also switch between sequential, and H-Shifter, which is something a G27 cannot do.
The merdcedes Actros MP4 looks awesome, also. it is a baobab tree not a boabab ;)
keep up the good work squirrel
That car was invisible on aproach then appeared after you hit it having rewound the vid 3 times didnt come off the slip road.
Squirrel Mercedes have made a new truck that does have a very good look
the new actros models look awsome :D
Squirrel, if you want more difficult delivery points, then try to deliver the Crawler Excavator from the TSM Heavy Trailer Pack into Trameri. I think that will be hard enough.(It's called Trameri in the Vanilla game. Don't know what replaces it in your real Companies mod.)
Paul, I think you can choose what the console shows with the "I" key.
i didn`t know your involved with scs projects and stuff...marvelous i must say.plz if yu culd ask whether its possible to have a 1min to 2min shot video showing handy recovery men attending to your broken down truck on the road side or even your truck getting recovered by a recovery vehicle that is when your truck gets really serious damage.thnx i will appreciate.
Trackir has more value than a G27 in my opinion because you can use it with more games. You can use it with Arma and any other kind of sim made these days.The G27 however is strictly limited to driving games, and is still more expensive.
Buying Euro Truck Simulator 2 Today!! Your video's are the best!
Great video Paul
Paul I would love to watch a delivery from Lisbon to East Europe that would be amazing. And no Lisbon is not like that and dont have a tower xDD
Greetings form Portugal
If it was online their would be a empire of squirrels nuts everywhere we drive then we can hook the horn!!!
Paul streams through twitch. There is a ipad app or you can watch it on you pc/ mac all you have to do is make a free account. But if you want to you can donate to him. Hope that helps
That sounds great with BeamNG soft body physics, but i think, they go a bit 'too far' with the damage. Maybe similar physics, but not as harsh haha.
Question: is there going to be a option that you can make your own companie not like your garages but that you could buy an distributioncentre an let your hired people drive your trailers with an option in the game to make your own trailer skin.
Great Vid Mate!
Question for Pavel:
Will ice road trucking be implemented, and can we have chains for slippery roads?
G25 G27 they are mostly the same the G25 is a little more louder and only 2 buttons on the wheel and the H shifter on the G25 can also turn into a sequential shift option
scs questions:
Northernireland/ireland add on?
America add on?
Future trucks?
awesome vid again as always, cant wait for the live stream! sent you my question via the email.
The G25 is just as good as the G27, it just has 2 buttons on the wheel, rather than 6, no shift indicator lights on the wheel, and a rotary switch on the gearstick to swap between H-shift and sequential shift. Everything else is basically the same as the G27.
His twitch channel is right there in the about section of any video.
I'm applying for my first job, fingers crossed.
FaceTrack and PS3 cam are awesome if you don't have the money for TrackIR
1. Can we get road trains.
2. Are you making American trucker.
3. What else are you doing for ets2
Squirrel, do some more dayz, love your vids.
I bought ETS2 and I joined your trucking empire of Scanias!
Heres a challenge for ya by the lowest hp iveco truck and find the heavyest load you can find
It's very expensive, not everything supports Oculus Rift and besides that, you can't see your hands or the peripherals in front of you or anything in the room around you. You can't very well have a drink or a snack with that while you're playing. TrackIR is way more versatile and it's cheaper.
question: do you have any plans, on expanding the map to ALL of Europe (scandinavia, spain, and so on)
PC IS SUPERIOR XD seriously i tried every console: PS3, XBOX 360 and Wii. And I owned all of them. I changed for PC last january and seriously I stay on PC for the rest of my life :)
Click on any white part around the video EG: under the "More From" tab and type 1980 ;)
I only have one question, will they add the option to upload user made logos and use them ass paint attachments?
Squirrel...if you thought the Renaults couldnt get any worse...look up the new Renault Range T...It's depressing...
question:can you make something that you can go out of the truck and then free explore the world on foot because now you're always in the truck and you have to also eat (sorry for my bad english, i live in the netherlands.)
the truck 25:58 stopped because it was a renault and the engine malfunctioned! XD
OMG! That's awesome!
Which is the best patch everybody, I've installed a few and they had problems , one with the pink paint issue and the other patch had trouble with some of the traffic lights, any suggestions?
U should see if he could do a cross ocean truck simulater where u drive the truck on a boat to other cuntrys
In Part 2 it at the end says continued in Part 2...... HAHA
Do you plan to add more of Italy or Poland?
no they said it in some blog post
will the over sized load mod and real companies mod work together?
Im just getting into Euro Truck Simulator 2. Do you have any suggestions for must have mods?
just imagine the car destruction from BeamNG and types of other things from other great truck simulators
Trade in the Majestic and do more American trucks!! Such as the Freightliner.
hey squirell i see you driven in different trucks
but if you compare ALL the trucks whitch one is the best and why is that truck the best, and why do you place the others in the top 10
If it was online how would things like the ferry or train work?
Would Euro Coach Sim have interactive passengers that give feedback?
scs are gonna do some big ai rewrite (hopefully soon)
Next instalment of any trucking game?
Just got the game yesterday, any mods i should get that are easy to install, and make the game a bit more fun?
Nice video
Squirrel I am going to Truckfest in Newark On Trent and I am wondering if you were going :)
I would really like to see the AI get some work. Make them at least respect your truck's space a little more.
Hello, I have a version 1.4.12 What is your recommendation for good mods? coz to much mods out there, some time crush my game...
If you have a truck IR should you get a screen or more
hi where do I put the update once I have downloaded plus keep up with the great vids.
Shouldve got a mod that changes the badge, ive seen a few
Anyone know why he uses the research profile? What can you use it for?
Because you will lose your momentum during the Gear change, and with lower RPM's you wont have the power to get up the hill
SQUIRREL!!! SCS have confirmed theyre developing American Truck Sim...would/will you play it if it continues?
So there is no H-shifter?
can u make a video with a camera showing you using the g27?
can u show a vid of your game setup i want to see it because i want the shifter
You should download the mod so u get a 1200 bhp engine for the scania trucks.
Did you not notice the damage to the trailer was apparently 100%?
hey squirrel i DARE you to get a 53 foot tralor with a American truck i recommend the kenworth 1800
It should also be on Mac. What do you think?
Paul why did not you use beacons ? Sorry for my bad english
I didn't see anything in that post about ai traffic at all.
where did you get the Logitech g27
It's a profile with edited money. You can quite easily edit the amount of money you have, look for a tutorial on RUclips.