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Euro Truck Simulator 2, A Complete Guide to Essential Mods for More Realism!Introducing various mods that will enrich your Euro Truck Simulator 2 gameplay. From realistic gas stations, increased traffic, and immersive graphic improvements to truck interior customization, check out these useful mods that will enhance your game immersion right now.
1. 🎮 How to Install and Activate Mods
· Most mods are available on the Steam Workshop and can be easily downloaded by clicking the 'Subscribe' button.
· After downloading, you must activate the mod (indicated in green) in the in-game 'Mod Manager' for it to apply.
· You can check the compatibility with your game version in the Mod Manager.
· After downloading, you must activate the mod (indicated in green) in the in-game 'Mod Manager' for it to apply.
· You can check the compatibility with your game version in the Mod Manager.
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1. 🎮 How to Install and Activate Mods
· Most mods are available on the Steam Workshop and can be easily downloaded by clicking the 'Subscribe' button.
· After downloading, you must activate the mod (indicated in green) in the in-game 'Mod Manager' for it to apply.
· You can check the compatibility with your game version in the Mod Manager.
· After downloading, you must activate the mod (indicated in green) in the in-game 'Mod Manager' for it to apply.
· You can check the compatibility with your game version in the Mod Manager.
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2. ⛽ Realistic Gas Stations and Trailer Skins
· Real European Gas Stations Reloaded: Applies real European gas station brands (e.g., BP, Shell) to the game to enhance realism.
· Various Traffic Trailer Paintwork: Applies various additional paint jobs to AI traffic trailers to provide visual diversity.
· Various Traffic Trailer Paintwork: Applies various additional paint jobs to AI traffic trailers to provide visual diversity.
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3. 💡 Vehicle Lighting and Dashboard Improvement Mods
· Realistic Vehicle Lights Mod v7.5: Improves the lighting rendering of all vehicles in the game and makes light reflections clearer. It helps solve the dark lighting issue of the base game, ensuring visibility during night driving.
· Scania Smart Dash Improved Dashboard: Improves the dashboard of Scania trucks, offering a more beautiful instrument panel design and various customization options.
· MAN TGX 2020 Improved Dashboard: Improves the dashboard of MAN trucks, offering more display options.
· Scania Smart Dash Improved Dashboard: Improves the dashboard of Scania trucks, offering a more beautiful instrument panel design and various customization options.
· MAN TGX 2020 Improved Dashboard: Improves the dashboard of MAN trucks, offering more display options.
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4. 🚗 Various AI Traffic Addition Mods
· AI Traffic Cars from ATS: Adds some vehicles from American Truck Simulator (ATS) to Euro Truck Simulator 2's AI traffic.
· Big Traffic Pack: Adds new skins to NPC vehicles to increase visual diversity in traffic.
· BMW Traffic Pack: Adds various BMW models to AI traffic.
· Parcel Delivery Traffic: Adds delivery company vans like DHL and DPD to AI traffic, enhancing the realism of urban environments.
· Big Traffic Pack: Adds new skins to NPC vehicles to increase visual diversity in traffic.
· BMW Traffic Pack: Adds various BMW models to AI traffic.
| BMW Model | Included |
|---|---|
| E36 | Included |
| E46 | Included |
| E90 | Partially Included |
| E60 | Included |
· Parcel Delivery Traffic: Adds delivery company vans like DHL and DPD to AI traffic, enhancing the realism of urban environments.
02:26 - 02:42
5. ⛽ Realistic Traffic Fuel Tanker Mod
· Traffic Fueltanks: Applies real brand liveries like BP, Shell, and Total to AI traffic fuel tankers to enhance realism.
02:43 - 02:53
6. 🐱 Truck Interior Cat Doll Mod
· Farsel's Cab Cats: Allows you to add cat dolls of various colors to the truck interior.
02:54 - 03:06
7. 🛣️ Road Texture Improvement Mod
· Beautiful Road Textures: Changes the in-game asphalt texture to be more realistic and vivid.
03:07 - 03:15
8. 🌳 Natural Environment Graphics Improvement Mod
· Beautiful Nature: Improves the color and saturation of natural environments such as crops, grass, and trees to create more beautiful scenery.
03:16 - 03:32
9. ✨ Animated LED Window Eyes
· Animated LED Window Eyes: Adds animated LED eyes to the front of the truck. You can choose from the following 5 colors:
| Color | Description |
|---|---|
| Blue | |
| White | |
| Green | |
| Red | |
| Orange/Yellow | May appear differently depending on the viewer |
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10. 🍩 RaudUlfur's Cabin Accessories
· RaudUlfur's Cabin Accessories: Adds various interior accessories such as donuts, Coca-Cola cans, and plush toys.
03:56 - 04:03
11. 🔊 MAN TG3 TGX Stock Sound Improvement
· MAN TG3 TGX Stock sound: Improves the sound of MAN TGX trucks to provide a more realistic driving experience.
04:04 - 04:16
12. 🛵 Scooter Traffic Addition Mod
· Scooters: Adds scooters and scooter riders to the in-game AI traffic, adding diversity, especially in urban environments.
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13. 🚦 Immersion-Enhancing Environment Mods (Traffic Lights and Symbols)
· Different lenses of traffic lights: Adds various traffic light lenses to provide visual diversity.
· HN Immersive Symbols Extreme: Changes the bright green symbols displayed at interaction points like parking and pickup in the game to more realistic manhole cover shapes, enhancing immersion.
· HN Immersive Symbols Extreme: Changes the bright green symbols displayed at interaction points like parking and pickup in the game to more realistic manhole cover shapes, enhancing immersion.
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14. 🏢 Real Company Trailers & Trucks Mod
· Real Company Trailers & Trucks - Volume 1 [TRAFFIC+OWNED]: Changes NPC trailers to trailers with real company logos such as Milka, Lidl, and Mercedes.
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15. 🏪 Real Companies & Gas Stations Name Mod
· Real companies & gas stations: Changes in-game company and gas station names to real brands.
| Category | Example Brands |
|---|---|
| Transportation/Logistics | FedEx Stenaline |
| Gas Stations | Petrol |
| Retail/Supermarkets | Globus Lidl Aldi |
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16. 🎨 Custom Owned Trailer Mod
· IJ's Custom Owned Trailer: Allows players to customize their owned trailers by applying various logos and paint jobs.
05:36 - 05:58
17. 💺 Air Ride Ultimate Mod
· Air Ride Ultimate: Adds a camera shake effect based on the driver's seat movement during acceleration, braking, and driving over bumps, providing an immersive experience similar to real truck driving.
05:59 - 06:06
18. 🌲 4K Tree Texture Improvement Mod
· tree_improved_4k: Improves tree textures to 4K high resolution, enhancing visual quality.
06:07 - 06:33
19. 🎁 SiSL's Mega Pack (Interior Accessories)
· SiSL's Mega Pack: Adds numerous interior decoration items such as custom navigation, companions, artwork, steering wheel skull decorations, snacks, and tissues to richly customize the truck interior.
06:34 - 06:45
20. 🧸 BC-Interior Belka Accessory
· BC-Interior Belka accessory 0.8.0 beta: Provides additional accessories for the truck interior, expanding customization options.
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21. ⚙️ Animated Steering Wheel Mod
· Animated Steering Wheel: Adds an animation where the steering wheel automatically moves when turning the engine on and off, giving a luxurious feel.
07:10 - 07:27
22. ↔️ Yrue Mirror FOV Mod
· Yrue Mirror FOV for ETS2: Improves in-game rearview mirrors to be more realistic, enhancing visibility during parking and reversing, and increasing realism. Especially useful in VR environments.
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23. 🚧 Essential Traffic Increase Mod: Brutal Traffic
· Brutal Traffic: Significantly increases the density of AI traffic in the game, causing realistic traffic jams and accidents. It makes the quiet roads of the base game feel lively.
· This mod does not account for day and night traffic changes, so traffic may be heavy even in the early morning.
· Installation Notes: The Brutal Traffic mod must be placed at the very top of the mod list to function correctly.
· This mod does not account for day and night traffic changes, so traffic may be heavy even in the early morning.
· Installation Notes: The Brutal Traffic mod must be placed at the very top of the mod list to function correctly.
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24. ❄️ Paid Graphics Improvement Mod: Snowy Moon
· Snowy Moon: This is a paid mod, and you can download the files by subscribing via Patreon.
· This mod significantly improves the graphics of Euro Truck Simulator 2.
· Detailed installation instructions can be found on the mod creator's Patreon page.
· This mod significantly improves the graphics of Euro Truck Simulator 2.
· Detailed installation instructions can be found on the mod creator's Patreon page.
