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Evil Eagle posted:Is there a mod to put a dog in the passenger's seat? I need this. I need this too.
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So I'm aware that my drivers will level up in the sense that they will gain additional skill points, but does their rating ever increase? What does rating even mean?
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# ? Aug 3, 2013 22:24 |
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Rating is kind of like a level, I think? I've really only seen it increase with jumps in productivity or when they gain a skill point. It might also have something to do with how much you pay them per run, but it's really not worth worrying about.
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# ? Aug 3, 2013 22:26 |
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So there I was driving from Germany to Portugal via France, Switzerland for some reason and Spain thanks to the TSM mod when I spotted something in the tree line...
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# ? Aug 3, 2013 22:52 |
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Oh hey, I borrowed a thing: Gonna try it out tonight.
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# ? Aug 3, 2013 23:38 |
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TacticalGranny posted:Oh hey, I borrowed a thing: A wheel is great. Especially helpful when the truck gets up on half its wheels. I think the correct setting is 720 degrees of rotation in the logitech profiler. I just leave my G27 at 900 because I also use it for iracing.
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# ? Aug 3, 2013 23:48 |
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TacticalGranny posted:Oh hey, I borrowed a thing: tell me how it works out, I'll probably get that or the G27 with the $400 I usually get in Amazon gift cards for Christmas. Right now I have a lovely Saitek R440 wheel that I don't use because I lack a proper desk.
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# ? Aug 4, 2013 00:36 |
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900 degree setting is working great and is basically reflected turn for turn in the truck's cabin. I made a separate profile for using the wheel, because fiery explosions aren't just a possibility; they're an eventuality. This is also on a Wheel Stand Pro, which I can say is quite solidly built and very nice to have. All in, it's about a $250 rig that I'm using for free. Even if I had paid for it, that's a good wheel and a nice stand that is still less than a G27 alone. I definitely enjoy it with the wheel. The DFGT also has enough buttons where I can map a whole load of things to easy reach. The DFGT wheel's sequential shifter would work well if there weren't so many gears, and if reverse weren't so far away when you need it most. It's probably better suited to a D/N/R automatic setting, but then you can't go over 1500 RPMs when accelerating. Is it as good as a G25/7? I would say... probably not. There is no clutch pedal or H-pattern shifter, which would make things both easier and more awesome... BUT it's a solid setup none-the-less. TacticalGranny fucked around with this message at 01:35 on Aug 4, 2013 |
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Good lord I need some sort of camera detector. Protip: slow down to at most 80kph whenever you're about to enter one of the 5000 tunnel entrances throughout Switzerland. Also do any of you guys know of a mod that puts GPS directions up on the windshield or something? It's hard to watch the GPS when I'm driving 140kph everywhere. I would slow down but I have a 760hp engine and I am compelled to drive way too fast everywhere
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# ? Aug 4, 2013 01:23 |
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Megadyptes posted:So there I was driving from Germany to Portugal via France, Switzerland for some reason and Spain thanks to the TSM mod when I spotted something in the tree line... I spotted that a while back on the older version of the trucksim map but I never thought to make a screenshot so I forgot where it was. Somewhere along the south of france iirc. Also theres some music festival thing that I drove past in one of the smaller italian towns, anyone got a screenshot of that? spacetimecontinuu posted:Good lord I need some sort of camera detector. Protip: slow down to at most 80kph whenever you're about to enter one of the 5000 tunnel entrances throughout Switzerland. Most countries speedcameras are pretty easy to spot once you know what they look like, mainly just big gantries or cameras on a pole. Apart from the swiss ones which are literaly the size of a gopro attached to a drinking straw. I restarted my save so at the moment I dont have enough cash to just blow through them without consequence, yet On another note does anyone have an open window mod? because it feels like i'm missing out on most of the ambient sounds in this game.
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# ? Aug 4, 2013 02:53 |
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Well I got about this far, but I can't seem to export the file and have it work in the game properly. Everything gets replaced with a texture that says "Texture Missing" or they just get all jumbled up. Also the dog never shows up in game. I don't know blender well either, so that doesn't help.
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# ? Aug 4, 2013 02:58 |
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Yes, I need a dog, a cowboy hat, and I'm still waiting on a Truck Nutz mod. And everybody should try this with a wheel, the force feedback changes from the last patch are great. TASTE THE PAIN!! fucked around with this message at 03:37 on Aug 4, 2013 |
# ? Aug 4, 2013 03:31 |
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TacticalGranny posted:This is also on a Wheel Stand Pro, which I can say is quite solidly built and very nice to have. All in, it's about a $250 rig that I'm using for free. Even if I had paid for it, that's a good wheel and a nice stand that is still less than a G27 alone. I definitely enjoy it with the wheel. The DFGT also has enough buttons where I can map a whole load of things to easy reach. The Wheel Stand Pro actually comes with a couple of metal plates you can use to secure the pedals in place with some screws and little rubber feet, which is nice in theory but lasted about two laps into my first GT5 race (the sticky part came off the rubber feet so you could no longer attach them to anything). Fortunately the pedals don't slide around anyway, so it's not a big deal.
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# ? Aug 4, 2013 03:43 |
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TomR posted:Well I got about this far, but I can't seem to export the file and have it work in the game properly. Everything gets replaced with a texture that says "Texture Missing" or they just get all jumbled up. Also the dog never shows up in game. I don't know blender well either, so that doesn't help. There's gotta be a bunch of goons that could fix this/help you. Anybody know the appropriate thread to ask in? Cause what you really need to start working on is a dead hooker/hitch-hiker mod.
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# ? Aug 4, 2013 05:03 |
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I'm at level 30 and the company makes a million euros a week, but I still avoid speeding tickets because that cash register sound drives me nuts.
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# ? Aug 4, 2013 05:09 |
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Time for a trip report. I started a new profile to use the wheel with, just in case things went horribly wrong (see above picture). Of course, the first thing I leveled up was ADR 3 - flammable liquids. I was using a 360 controller before, and it worked pretty well. In my past experiences with driving games (read: racing games), I was typically faster with a controller than a large peripheral device. I think it's the 'twitch' factor - you can artificially lower your 'response' time by having very small movements of the digits that translate to large movements in the game, whereas with a wheel your gross movements simply take longer to perform the same actions. After going through a few quick jobs to get the controls set up where they felt natural, I'm pleased to say that using the wheel rig only enhances the game. Since the premise of the game isn't based on raw speed and laser accurate control inputs, there is little to worry about when using the wheel - in fact, with more buttons, you can map more functions to your accessible controls (as long as you can remember where they are). The play experience is highly rewarding - in a game that can easily become monotonous, it helps to keep you more engaged and in the moment. I can remember more than a few times in the last couple weeks where I would kind of zone out when using the 360 controller and end up crashing into something. I haven't yet experienced that while using the DFGT rig. My PC is hooked through HDMI to a 40" HDTV against a wall (~8-9 feet) and my only complaint is that I'm a bit too far away to read some of the fine print, but that's simply a matter of moving a chair. tl;dr - Get a wheel, it's worth it.
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# ? Aug 4, 2013 08:59 |
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TacticalGranny posted:Time for a trip report. How do you deal with looking around? Do you have the paddle shifters for that? I really am fighting my urge to get a $400 wheel setup (same tv setup as you) just to drive trucks. I just know I'll look back in 5 years and go "why did you do that?"
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# ? Aug 4, 2013 09:21 |
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It's a drat shame that there isn't any Eddie Stobart trucks on the road for me to terrorise.
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# ? Aug 4, 2013 09:29 |
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JuffoWup posted:How do you deal with looking around? Do you have the paddle shifters for that? I really am fighting my urge to get a $400 wheel setup (same tv setup as you) just to drive trucks. I just know I'll look back in 5 years and go "why did you do that?" Actually, I use the buttons on the right side of the wheel center. I use the left button (square) to look left, circle to look right (right button) and the cross button to center the view. It doesn't pan nearly as fast as a mouse or TrackIR would, but it's decent. I tried setting those buttons to the "Interior look left/right" setting, and while those were fine while driving (think 60 degrees to driver side, 90 passenger side) they didn't allow me to put my head out the window while backing to deliver, so I changed them back to the regular "look left/right" pan mode. Also, hi tanks buddy Edit: for that $400 (ish) you could get the DFGT, wheel stand, and a TrackIR with a USB extension, and not have to worry about the looking around part. Edit #2: For those that looked at my previous screens, you know I'm a fan of the DAF XF Space in 6x2 for my company. I've got 99 of them. and they all look like this: I decided that for my wheel profile, I would RP as a driver for the same company. I don't have all the goodies unlocked yet (should take ~12 levels or so), but here's the starter vehicle. I took the 400k loan and bought the truck, then fully upgraded my garage in Cambridge. Cheap fuel TacticalGranny fucked around with this message at 11:33 on Aug 4, 2013 |
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Not sure if it's the same in the US, but Logitech has a store on ebay in Australia. Last year I got my G27 for under A$200 when they had a special. Currently they are selling the G27 for A$289
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# ? Aug 4, 2013 14:23 |
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I also really favor the 6x2 chassis. The added range doesn't matter to me so much (there are gas stations everywhere) but it's nice. The stability of the 6x2 in, shall we say, more intense situations is much better than the other two types in my opinion. EDIT: In real life you'd favor a 6x4 for extra heavy loads for traction and torque. I suppose that outside of parts of North Africa, neither of those are an issue in this game.
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# ? Aug 4, 2013 15:09 |
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Howard Beale posted:Speaking of driver micromanaging, if a driver levels up but is already maxed out in their current skill, what happens to the skill point? Will it be given to the next skill you choose for their training? I have no idea, I've thought about the same thing but I do not have the patience to test since it takes ages for them to level up.
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# ? Aug 4, 2013 15:33 |
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Falken posted:It's a drat shame that there isn't any Eddie Stobart trucks on the road for me to terrorise. This trailer pack has the skin that you can use. http://forum.scssoft.com/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=136 Its pretty drat big but most of the trailers I have actualy seen irl on the motorway. I want a knights of old truck damnit! I swear this game is turning me into a truck geek.
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# ? Aug 4, 2013 16:21 |
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Finally got around to buying this game after reading through this thread. I didn't realise it was made by the same guys that did the 18 Wheels of Steel series which were some of my favourite games. I decided to emulate being a true English trucker, so I've set up base in Sheffield, am currently listening to a Brummie introduce dad-rock on the radio, and I'm working on my arm tan while killing hookers. Also, my game is on the highest settings but I'm still getting a lot of jaggies all over the place, does anyone have any optimal settings to make it look the best? If only this game had drivable white vans in it, then my dreams would be complete
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Vitamins posted:Finally got around to buying this game after reading through this thread. I didn't realise it was made by the same guys that did the 18 Wheels of Steel series which were some of my favourite games. Someone said the HDR setting makes the game jaggier, try turning it off. Personally I think turning HDR off just makes everything brownish, my bright green truck became a muddy brown/green without HDR.
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# ? Aug 4, 2013 17:10 |
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Vitamins posted:Finally got around to buying this game after reading through this thread. I didn't realise it was made by the same guys that did the 18 Wheels of Steel series which were some of my favourite games. If you want to be a real english trucker its pretty easy to add talksport to the list of internet radio stations! Wierdly, turning off HDR makes my game run like crap
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# ? Aug 4, 2013 17:11 |
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Yeah I turned off the HDR and it just seemed to change the colour palette slightly. Oh well I can deal with a few jaggies.anime and cars posted:If you want to be a real english trucker its pretty easy to add talksport to the list of internet radio stations! I'll also need a dash reskin that includes the latest discarded copies of Nuts and The Sun, along with decorative velour tassels and curtains for around the windows.
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# ? Aug 4, 2013 17:21 |
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Don't forget the huge LED lit Leeds United crest sign on the internal back wall of your cab! Or whatever football team you support I guess. Also if the "brummie introducing dad-rock" is the station I think it is, Kerrang is no longer based in Birmingham as the company that owns them thinks Fall Out Boy and Muse are too current for the West Midlands so they've replaced it with the UKs best dad-rock station, Planet Rock! Not that I'm bitter or anything...
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# ? Aug 4, 2013 17:52 |
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Hah that's funny, I was just browsing the internet radio stations in game looking for a relatively local station, and it said that Kerrang was in Birmingham which is why I was listening to it ! Now I'm listening to some Dresden-based radio which is pretty cool. I think integrated radio should be in a lot more games, it provides great relief from hearing the same stuff over and over. Unless you're listening to Radio 1 of course....
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# ? Aug 4, 2013 18:20 |
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The radio is one of the best features of this game. Nothing beats driving 95mph down the motorway in the Netherlands carrying 17t of cyanide and listening to bad trance.
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# ? Aug 4, 2013 18:26 |
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So I picked up this game but I can't seem to get it to work with my 360 controller at all. I can move the analog stick to move the wheels, but absolutely nothing else works. None of the other buttons do anything. What gives?
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# ? Aug 4, 2013 19:13 |
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Esroc posted:So I picked up this game but I can't seem to get it to work with my 360 controller at all. I can move the analog stick to move the wheels, but absolutely nothing else works. None of the other buttons do anything. What gives? Unfortunately the game doesn't automatically map all of the buttons and analog sticks, so you'll have to do that yourself using the controller and keyboard options in game.
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# ? Aug 4, 2013 19:30 |
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I think the default is actually to push the left analogue stick forward to accelerate (which is terrible).
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# ? Aug 4, 2013 19:41 |
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I finally got a dog into the cab. He seems to love the rain!
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# ? Aug 4, 2013 20:13 |
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TomR posted:I finally got a dog into the cab. He seems to love the rain! Hey, congrats on getting it to work!
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# ? Aug 4, 2013 20:16 |
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TomR posted:I finally got a dog into the cab. He seems to love the rain! If the rear view mirror is anything to go by, you shouldn't be taking pictures of your dog while driving.
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# ? Aug 4, 2013 20:33 |
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TomR posted:I finally got a dog into the cab. He seems to love the rain! Next step is to have the dogs head out of the window!
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# ? Aug 4, 2013 21:51 |
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TomR posted:I finally got a dog into the cab. He seems to love the rain! Hope you understand your new purpose in life is to create custom mods for us to use. I'd like 1 dashboard with a filled ashtray, some empty bottles and maybe a spent syringe, chop chop.
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# ? Aug 4, 2013 22:14 |
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Nice work! Can I order a tacky pine air freshener to hang in the window please. Any chance you could link to any guides about how you managed that? I'd like to see how it is done
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# ? Aug 4, 2013 22:28 |
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TomR posted:I finally got a dog into the cab. He seems to love the rain! That pup is cute as gently caress. Great job!
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