What changed in Euro Truck Simulator 2 in 2018

Aim for 1,000,000 deliveries across both games to earn a special community reward.

Unlock a stylish menu background for your game upon community goal completion.

Earn an exclusive paint job combo for your truck & trailer in Euro Truck Simulator 2.

Participate in delivering Christmas cargo to earn exclusive rewards and achievements.

Receive a special interior decoration reward for completing personal contributions in both games.

Complete at least 12 deliveries of specific Christmas cargo to contribute to the event.

Earn an exclusive paint job combo for your truck & trailer in American Truck Simulator.

Receive a special hanging accessory for participating in the community event.

A contest for video creators to celebrate the release of the Beyond the Baltic Sea map expansion, with rewards for the best entries.

The latest and largest map expansion for Euro Truck Simulator 2 has been released.

A small patch is being worked on to address several minor glitches reported by players.

The large map expansion Beyond the Baltic Sea will be published today at 18:00 UTC.

The Beyond the Baltic Sea map expansion will be released on November 29, 2018.

Introduction of local AI trains, trams, traffic cars, and over 30 new local company docks and industries.

Three new national paint job packs will be available with the expansion, allowing players to use unique graphics.

A special offer bundles the new map DLC with paint job packs from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, and Russia.

24 new major cities and many smaller towns with characteristic Baltic architecture and famous landmarks.

New achievements related to the Baltic region to unlock.

Over 13 thousand kilometers of new in-game roads, including Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Southern Finland.

A tractor and two long trailers available exclusively in Finland.

Brand new unique 3D-assets and lush climate-accordant vegetation introduced in the DLC.

New paint job sets featuring traditional graphics including national flags and coats of arms for each country.

Upcoming map expansion featuring three new countries: Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.

New Krone Boxliner trailer available for purchase, requires Krone Trailer Pack DLC.

Profiles can now be stored in the Steam cloud.

New double flatbed trailers available for purchase, requires Scandinavia map expansion.

New feature added to shuffle music during gameplay.

Rain drops now behave more realistically on glass surfaces.

New flatbed variants of container and brick trailers available for purchase.

New settings added for localizing country and city names.

New High Capacity Transport double trailers available for purchase.

New command added for players experiencing issues with blinking lights.

Players can now create reusable templates for truck and trailer configurations.

Improvements made to suspension, damping, braking, and center of gravity.

New port cities Kapellskär in Sweden and Travemünde in Germany added to the map.

New double flatbed trailers available for purchase (Scandinavia map expansion required).

Krone Boxliner trailer is now available for ownership (Krone Trailer Pack required).

Improvements made to suspension, damping, braking, and center of gravity for better driving experience.

New feature allows for reusable configurations for trucks and trailers.

Raindrops on the glass now behave more realistically.

New settings added for localization of country and city names.

New command for adjusting settings related to blinking lights (0/1/2).

New music shuffling option implemented for a varied audio experience.

New buyable container and brick trailers (flatbed variants) added to the cargo market.

Profiles can now be stored in the Steam cloud to prevent loss or deletion.

Introducing Finland as a new country in the upcoming DLC, featuring its largest cities and industrial centers.

New freight transport type, High Capacity Transport, will be included in the Finland experience.

The deadline for the Trade Connections - Germany event has been extended to November 15th, 00:00 UTC.

Explore brand new cities and towns, each hand crafted with famous landmarks and historic monuments.

New map expansion featuring cities, towns, and villages around the Baltic Sea.

The community goal for the Trade Connections: Germany event has been adjusted from 50 million tons to 15 million tons of cargo.

Announcement of Halloween-themed bundles and discounts for Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator.

A new trailer paint job has been added to the ATS Halloween Paint Job Pack for owners.

Updated community goal to deliver 50 million tons of cargo without a distance limit.

The 300 km distance limit has been removed from the community goal requirements.

Introduced a new main menu background as a community reward.

Introduction of the Western High-Speed Diameter in the upcoming Beyond the Baltic Sea map expansion.

Join the community event to deliver cargoes to and from Germany and earn rewards.

Transport a total of 50 million tons of cargo during the event for community rewards.

Receive a German Shepherd bobblehead if the community goal is achieved.

Unlock a new background for the game's main menu if the community goal is achieved.

Earn a mini-replica of the Brandenburg Gate for personal contributions.

Get a Golden Stag dashboard statue if the community goal is met.

Complete deliveries of 10 cargoes to or from Germany for personal rewards.

Saint Petersburg, the second largest city in Russia, is featured in the upcoming ETS2 expansion.

The map design team faced challenges in capturing the essence of Saint Petersburg's architecture and infrastructure.

The integration of this new infrastructure posed challenges for the map design team.

Improvements made to rendering speeds.

New B-double type trailers introduced to the game.

Lighting improvements made to sync with American Truck Simulator.

Redesigned job filters for improved usability.

A new set of trailers featuring the Krone Group has been added to the game, showcasing the new trailer ownership feature.

The Scania 2016 model is now part of AI traffic.

Speed limit dropped to 80 KPH on some roads in France.

Players can now own trailers in the game.

Complete redesign of trailer-cargo logic; mods may need updates.

Some old trailer models have been removed and redesigned.

Optional power and airlines features added to AI-controlled trucks.

Significant updates to the Main menu, Company Management screens, and Dealerships.

Part of the Germany map has been updated.

New option for automatic parking brake, disabled by default.

Various landmarks and recognizable places from the upcoming ETS2 Beyond the Baltic Sea map expansion.

New cosmetic items are now available as rewards for participation in World of Trucks events.

Introduces 6 new space-themed paint jobs and 2 new cabin toys for trucks.

Revised and new versions of pines, birches, cherries, aspens, limes, and oaks added, along with new flora like silver spruce and hogweed.

The game world has been extended northeast to include smaller villages and natural landscapes, enhancing the driving experience.

A bundle containing both Dragon DLCs at a discounted price has been created for players.

The Dragon Truck Design Pack is now available for purchase on Steam Store.

Reorganized main menu and company management screens to accommodate new trailer ownership features.

Lighting has been adjusted to sync with the day/night cycle system in American Truck Simulator.

Changes made to improve rendering speed and frame rates in certain scenarios.

Scania 2016 trucks are now part of AI traffic, available for transport from the factory.

Updated road network and cities in northern Germany, with four cities rebuilt from scratch.

Players must now enable the automatic parking brake option in-game settings.

Players can now buy, tune, paint, and use trailers, including those used by company drivers.

New B-double type trailers introduced, limited to specific regions.

Speed limit on some roads in France has been reduced to 80 KPH.

A separate configuration section allows players to build, configure, tune, and paint their owned trailers.

The economy will shift to be more cargo-focused with the introduction of trailer ownership.

New cargo types will spawn appropriate warning signs on trailers.

Includes refrigerated, insulated, curtain siders, dry cargo trailers, and more.

A new screen allows players to search for deliveries using their owned trailers.

AI drivers can now select appropriate trailers from the player's trailer pool.

Players can now own and customize trailers, including various types and configurations.

A new Dutch Paint Jobs Pack DLC has been released in response to requests from the Dutch fan community.

Introduction of various new industrial installations including a concrete batching plant, paper mill, and furniture factory.

Addition of a locomotive service/producing factory prefab to the new industries.

Celebrate Portugal Day with new decorative paint jobs for trucks.

Announcement of plans to develop a new map DLC featuring Portugal and Spain.

The visual updates will be part of regular game updates and available for free to all existing owners of ETS2.

A dedicated team is working on retouching and refreshing older parts of the German map to improve visual quality.

The changes in Update 1.32 are considered 'stage 1' with plans for further updates to follow, focusing on the north to south of the region.

A new special trailer has been added to the game, featuring the marks of the main sponsors of the FIA ETRC races.

Players must deliver Racing Components to at least 12 different cities, with eligible deliveries over 200km.

Two lucky participants will win tickets to any round of the FIA ETRC 2018 season.

Rewards include a racing motif Paint Job, Cabin accessory, and various Window Pennants.

Celebrate the start of the FIA ETRC 2018 season with a new World of Trucks event featuring special rewards.

The game now includes 8x4 chassis for New Generation Scania trucks.

A trailer can now be registered as standalone or not.

Resolved issues with trailer damage reporting.

Truck dealer trucks are no longer in a single file/list, improving mod compatibility.

Job selection screens have new filter and cargo search elements.

Added functionality for power and air lines between truck and trailer(s).

Dropped support for maps created before version 4.38.

Dropped support for old attributes in modding.

Improved gear shifting speed for new Opticruise transmissions.

Resolved issues with torque converter locking.

Implemented head position-based field of view for more realistic mirror rendering.

Introduced variable shift length functionality.

Added new terrain brushes for use in the map editor.

Enhanced precision of trip data displayed on the dashboard computer.

Implemented steerable wheel functionality independent of the wheel model.

Updated screenshot naming format to include date and time.

Fixed issues related to HDR interpolation.

Fixed and updated license plates in Belgium, Norway, Poland, and Czech Republic.

Fixed issues with damaged predefined trucks in dealers and quick jobs.

Added new routes for Special Transport DLC missions in ETS2.

Introduced new 8x4 Scania R and S truck chassis in ETS2.

UK trailers no longer have a different license plate from the lorry.

Introduced new bottom dumper trailers in ATS.

Parking brake is automatically engaged after truck spawn.

Added a new road CA-120 through Yosemite in ATS.

Introduced aftermarket tuning parts for next-gen Scania S & R in Mighty Griffin DLC.

Added random road events in ETS2.

Introduction of a wide variety of industry depots, including farms, sawmills, and specialized companies like yacht builders.

Corrected HDR interpolation issues.

The parking brake will now automatically be set to ON when the truck spawns.

Enhanced mirror rendering with head position-based FOV and properly curved mirrors.

Corrected issues with damaged predefined trucks available in dealers and quick jobs.

New aftermarket tuning parts for the next-gen Scania S & R from the Mighty Griffin DLC.

Introduced new terrain brushes for map designers.

Resolved issues with incorrect trailer damage reporting.

Updated license plates for Belgium, Norway, Poland, and Czech Republic.

Added new filter options to improve job and cargo selection.

Introduction of random road events including minor crashes and major accidents.

Resolved issues with torque converter locking.

New 8x4 chassis available for the Next-Gen Scania R and S.

Improved precision of trip data displayed on the dashboard computer.

Support for very old maps has been dropped due to new brush technology.

Added new routes for missions in the Special Transport DLC.

Optimized gear shifting speed for new opticruise transmissions.

New functionality allowing power and air lines to connect between trucks and trailers.

Several new routes will also be accessible for owners of other map DLCs.

New routes have been added to the core map for the Special Transport DLC.

The Special Transport DLC will be updated with new jobs and routes.

Implementation of customs checks at border crossings, adding realism and potential delays to gameplay.

Announcement of the new DLC featuring border crossing prefabs and regional differences across five countries.

Announcement of the new DLC featuring border crossings and regional differences across five countries.

Introduction of new prefabs representing unique architecture of border crossing hubs, including customs checks.

Introduction of new prefabs to represent the unique architecture of border crossing hubs between the EU and Russia.

An experimental mod featuring next-gen truck sounds recorded with special care, available for both Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator.

An experimental mod featuring improved truck sounds recorded with special care, available for both Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator.

Improved sounds for a handful of vehicles, with potential for more based on community feedback.

Improved sounds for a handful of vehicles, with potential for more based on player feedback.

Three simulation options for trailer cables: full connection, first trailer only, or turned off completely.

Physically simulated trailer cables added for all truck and trailer combinations.

Three options for cable simulation: full connection, first trailer only, or turned off.

Physically simulated trailer cables added to Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator.

Join the new World of Trucks event by completing deliveries to or from Sweden with at least 10 different countries.

Earn rewards including a 'Viking Warrior' dashboard statue, 'Northern Lights' main menu background, and 3 random country pennants.

Join the new World of Trucks event by completing deliveries to or from Sweden with at least 10 different countries.

Earn rewards including a 'Viking Warrior' dashboard statue, 'Northern Lights' main menu background, and 3 random country pennants.

New aftermarket tuning parts for Scania R and S series trucks, including sun shields, bumpers, and more.

All new tuning parts will be available for free to existing owners of the Mighty Griffin DLC.

All new tuning parts will be available for free to players who already own the Mighty Griffin DLC.

The updated Mighty Griffin Tuning Pack is entering the testing phase.

New aftermarket tuning parts for Scania R and S series trucks, including sun shields, bumpers, and more.

A concept picture hinting at future content in development.

New DLC will include the Baltic states Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, southern Finland, and parts of Russia including Saint Petersburg.

The next world expansion for Euro Truck Simulator 2 will include Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, southern Finland, and parts of Russia including Saint Petersburg.

Joined Steam's Lunar New Year sale with a dedicated Lunar New Year ETS2 Steam bundle.

Added a new cabin paint job to the ETS 2 Chinese Paint Jobs Pack to celebrate the Year of the Dog.

Joined Steam's Lunar New Year sale with a dedicated Lunar New Year ETS2 Steam bundle.

Added a new cabin paint job to the ETS 2 Chinese Paint Jobs Pack as part of the Year of the Dog celebration.

The Grand Gift Delivery event has ended with over 300,000 participants helping to save Christmas.

A 20% discount on all clothing at the merchandise shop has been initiated, lasting only for a few days.

A 20% discount on all clothing at the merchandise shop has been initiated, lasting only a few days.

The Grand Gift Delivery event has ended with over 300,000 participants helping to save Christmas.