Game really is quite intense on the pc and hd. Crapped out quite a few times on my with the TSM 3.5 map mod. Then simply died when I went with the TSM 4.0 map mod. Seems it's quite buggy at the moment. Shame, as it really does do some great stuff into adding a shitload of places to go to and things to see. Only part I disliked was Africa. They really didn't quite get that right.
Now chilling out driving loads through Scandinavia. Looking forward to the upcoming Going East DLC.
Game is on sale on Steam. I picked it up. Any recommended mods?
Well, where to start? There are literally over a thousand already around. Here are a few I enjoy(ed).
Project Realism is a very good one with Extra AI Traffic, Gamefixes, Realistic Cockpit FOV, Realistic Lightning and Realistic Weather Sounds the part I use. It contains a file for more and more varied AI traffic but if that one's not to your liking I can also recommend
ETS2 141 Realistic AI Traffic Mod ver 2 by Scanreg. As far as map mods go I went with
TSM 3.5 with Just Play Mod 3.5 (link goes towards their 'hidden' update and mod download site) at first. Adds most of Europe and the JPM mod turns the businesses into real existing brand names. TSM 4.0 is also out already. It disagrees with my pc however so I switched to the smaller (and highly detailed)
Scandinavia one from promods. Realistic Physics Mod v7.0 (1.4.1+) (by KacaK) is a great physics mod without going overboard.
zReal Headlights v1.4.1 (by nIGhT-SoN) is the one mod to make AI headlights realistic. For more trailers on the road I use
trailers-pack-se-1.8.1. Plus ofcourse a shitload of
radio stations for that Euro vibe. Pick the ones you like and see what ones work together.
If I wanted to do it quick and dirty I'd simply use everything from Project Realism together with the real headlights one and be done with it. Plus the radio stations. I love those.
Mods are in varying difficulty to find. There are lots of sites hosting a number of them but some mod groups have their own site and refuse to let their mod be distributed otherwise. Some of them even operate in an invite only way. Spergers gonna sperg I guess. There are lots more out there and no real place where they get reviewed in-depth. Just ask and look around. Some of the most popular and best ones are on the SCS Software forum but the biggest map mods all have their own sites.
Anyway, the
game is momentarily for sale on 66% off for those interested.