Euro Truck Simulator

Euro Truck Simulator
One of the many box art covers for Euro Truck Simulator
Developer(s)	SCS Software
Publisher(s)	See Publishers
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows
Genre(s)	Vehicle simulation game
Mode(s)	Single-player

Euro Truck Simulator is a truck simulation game created by SCS Software, using OpenGL, set in continental Europe. The player can drive across a depiction of Europe, visiting its cities, picking up a variety of cargos, and delivering them.

Gameplay

A LKWLog trailer attached to a Swift Truck.

Players choose their starting country, from Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom(V1.2 & V1.3 only). Then players choose their first truck with a budget of €100,000.

After this, players can start taking jobs from various fictitious companies and delivering cargo to various cities in their starting country to earn money. This money can then be spent on a new truck, upgrading the current truck, expanding the business to other countries and obtaining a license to drive flammables and chemicals.

Fictitious companies

There are many fictitious companies in the game. Following is a list of all companies and the cities they operate in:

Company	Cities operating in
EuroGoodies	Vienna, Brussels, Prague, Paris, Berlin, Milan, Warsaw, Barcelona, Bern
EuroAcres	Bordeaux, Warsaw, Lisbon, Madrid, Bern
NBFC	Prague
Tradeaux	Lyon
Tree-Et	Lyon, Frankfurt, Madrid
LKWLog	Munich
FCP	Lyon
WGCC	Frankfurt
ITCC	Milan
Trameri	Rome
Transinet	Amsterdam
Posped	Lisbon

The following companies operate delivery only in these cities:

Company	Cities operating in
Sellplan	Vienna, Prague, Berlin, Munich, Amsterdam, Barcelona
Kaarfor	Brussels, Bordeaux, Paris, Frankfurt, Madrid, Bern
SanBuilders	Paris, Munich, Milan, Lisbon

Road network

The road network in Euro Truck Simulator is based on European roads, and cities in the game bring the essence of their real-world counterparts to the game. But aren't same scale as real life, for example from Madrid to Lisbon takes about 5 minutes while in real life is about 6 hour journey.

Trucks

As the game is set in Europe, European truck-designs feature exclusively - all trucks use models based on real trucks. With actual working instruments such as flashing indicators, temperature and low fuel warning lights, wipers, and gauges. Following is a list of all the trucks and their information:.

Truck	Engine	Transmission	Fuel Tank	Price
Runner A Class	368 kW (500 hp) 2450 Nm, V6 12.8l	14-Speeds	950	€174,900
Runner B Class	339 kW (460 hp) 2300 Nm, V6 12.8l	12-Speeds	800	€117,900
Runner C Class	302 kW (410 hp) 1900 Nm, V6 10.8l	9-Speeds	600	€94,800
Majestic A Class	425 kW (578 hp) 2700 Nm, V8 16l	14-Speeds	850	€176,900
Majestic B Class	370 kW (503 hp) 2400 Nm, V8 16l	12-Speeds	650	€124,500
Majestic C Class	320 kW (435 hp) 2100 Nm, V6 12l	9-Speeds	590	€97,800
Swift A Class	456 kW (620 hp) 3000 Nm, V8 16l	14-Speeds	900	€170,900
Swift B Class	412 kW (560 hp) 2700 Nm, V8 16l	12-Speeds	700	€125,100
Swift C Class	345 kW (470 hp) 2200 Nm, V6 12l	9-Speeds	650	€95,700
Valiant A Class	485 kW (650 hp) 3100 Nm, V8 16l	14-Speeds	890	€182,900
Valiant B Class	426 kW (580 hp) 2800 Nm, V6 16l	12-Speeds	650	€128,300
Valiant C Class	353 kW (480 hp) 2400 Nm, V6 12.8l	9-Speeds	600	€96,500

Release

Version 1.0 of the game is already completed. Euro Truck Simulator was shipped to stores in Germany on August 6, 2008. Release date in Poland was August 20 and the release date in the UK was August 29.

Version 1.2 is already released for UK CD (Excalbur) and Online Download versions, but is yet to be released for CD versions from the other countries' respective publishers. The new version adds the UK (including driving on the left, and London, Manchester and Newcastle as cities), a Dover-Calais ferry, more roads in Germany and Poland and improved DirectX compatibility.

Publishers

There are several different publishers, depending on the country. Following is a list of all the publishers in the certain country..

Country	Publisher
Germany	Rondomedia
Russia	Akella
United Kingdom	Excalibur Publishing
Poland	TopWare
Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia	Seven M
France	Anuman
Scandinavia	Wendros

Please note: other countries also sell this product.

Patches

On October 10, 2008, SCS Software released teaser shots of their first patch. The shots include pictures of more local roads in Germany and Poland, as well as a UK addition to the game. The release date of the update, although only available if the full game is purchased, was April 15, 2009, and it is being marketed as 'Euro Truck Simulator Gold Edition', by publisher Rondomedia. The Gold Edition game is currently on sale at Amazon.de.

A free patch containing the Gold Edition contents was released on April 17, 2009, although only compatible with UK Published (Excalibur Pulblishing) CD version of the game. A patch for those with the Trymedia online download version of the game was released on the official Euro Truck Simulator website on April 18, 2009

For users who have the original CD case, patch 1.3 has been released with a UK extension. Players can take the ferry at Calais and drive on the left with three cities to choose from: London, Manchester, and Newcastle.

System requirements

System Requirements

	Minimum	Recommended
Windows
Operating system	Windows XP or Windows Vista
CPU	2.4 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent	3.0 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent
Memory	512 Mb (Windows XP) 1 GB (Windows Vista)	2 GB (Windows XP) 2.5 GB(Windows Vista)
Free space	600 MB of free space
Graphics hardware	128 MB video card: GeForce 4 (not MX!) or better, ATI Radeon 8500 or better	256 MB video card: GeForce 6 or better, ATI Radeon 9800 or better
Sound hardware	100% DirectX 9 compatible sound card

Mods

Players can download mods for the game. There are trucks, trailers & combos, buses and cars, skins for trailers, companies etc. There are also maps to add onto their game. This adds extra roads and shortcuts and new countries are available that were not featured in the original version.

External links

• Official website