Drive Safely's ETS2 journeys

Hakan · #401 Post by **Hakan** » 27 Jun 2017 01:40

Waaaaw! Friend no word no life!

Andrei_03 · #402 Post by **Andrei_03** » 27 Jun 2017 08:23

Drive Safely wrote: ↑24 Jun 2017 04:41Now in the cold Serbian area.

Siberian area.

Anyways, fantastic screenshots and story mate, you made me feeling like i was there.

I also like those unusual trucks such as the FSC Star or GAZ but i think i'd rather get a Freightliner Century.

BK Vissers · #403 Post by **BK Vissers** » 27 Jun 2017 14:14

What Freightliner was that? If you want one with a working gas needle, try Dmitry68's Coronado. Not yet converted to 1.6 but it really works well and the gauges are an easy fix.

Andrei_03 · #404 Post by **Andrei_03** » 28 Jun 2017 09:00

BK Vissers wrote: ↑27 Jun 2017 14:14What Freightliner was that?

I'm pretty sure it's Freightliner Century by Bogdan Kasalap (Vinzel).

BK Vissers · #405 Post by **BK Vissers** » 28 Jun 2017 11:36

Ah, ok. Missing needles is something I've seen on a number of mods that were not converted or poorly converted to the latest version of the game.

Drive Safely · #406 Post by **Drive Safely** » 05 Jul 2017 03:14

@misterbasi, @Scaniadriver1, @obelihnio, @Hakan, @BK Vissers - Thanks guys! Yeah that GAZ was definitely meant for BDF cargo. Woops!

@Joe the gamer - Thanks for the correction. Got confused!

Taking the Freightliner Argosy. Quite similar to the FLB. This truck has the best interior engine sound audio I've encountered yet.
It's got it all. Beautiful engine rumble. Beautiful air brake sounds, gear changing sounds, even the indicator sounds nice too. It even has a "bus"-like whirring sound. It definitely feels tall and mighty and is nice to accelerate and cruise in!
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Lots of animations in this truck. Very nicely done. One weird thing is that the retarder stick animation is assigned to the trailer brake. With that said, I'm not sure this truck even has a retarder in real life.
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The truck features a very nice interior with working gauges. The gauges are high quality and easy to read.
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This is a fantastic sleeper cabin. It even has a great sound system and a good old TV.
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The textures are done so well!

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I wish someone else could drive the truck while I sit here. This is a nice view!

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Arrived at Rostock port
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It was a huge battle making the climb out of this quarry.
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Can't get over how cozy this looks. It's raining outside and I just want to take a break here.

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Rain clearing
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Huge bridge hype
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Always love seeing the Turning Torso from here
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The Church is beautiful. Wonderful architecture!
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Traffic jam in Poland. Might as well take a nap.
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Man it took ages to get out of Poland. So much traffic and slow speed limits. Now I finally reached Russia and was so relieved when I saw the 110 speed limit.
I floored the pedal.

Look at my speed!
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110 km/h in the rain. What could possibly go wrong? We're making some good time now!
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Drag race with the MAN!

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Can't get enough of the sunsets in the game.
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Had to make a super wide turn because this trailer was stubborn.
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And that's a wrap with the Freightliner Argosy. This truck is definitely very nice. Great customization options. Great modelling. And absolutely amazing sound.
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Here's one bonus shot from when I was testing new Boeing sounds.
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Hakan · #407 Post by **Hakan** » 05 Jul 2017 11:05

Awesome story dude :Oooo

andrei383 · #408 Post by **andrei383** » 05 Jul 2017 16:12

Lovely pics! I agree with all you said about the Argosy! Love putting the miles (or km's on this side of the forum) in mine!

Drive Safely · #409 Post by **Drive Safely** » 18 Jul 2017 10:50

@andrei383 - Yep! The Argosy is a sweet truck mod. Too bad I have to move on from the truck but it was definitely nice to drive. Odd_fellow and Kriechbaum nailed the engine sound.

@Hakan - Thanks Hakan!

Now I'm in a Kraz 6446 (correct me if I'm wrong). This is an interesting truck that's distinctly Russian. The green gauges are striking and the swipe marks left on the windshield add a filter of realism.
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The truck features all the essentials you need. Good dashboard gauges. SatNav. It's all there. The engine sound is far too loud in this mod however. The high frequencies of the turbo can be damaging to your ears so I had to lower the game volume.
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Fittingly I'm doing a delivery to one of the cities in RusMap. The truck features its own additional suspension sounds, something I haven't heard before in a mod. They do seem to suit the truck well although it feels like it's coming from the trailer.
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One of the things I don't like in this mod is the engine sound in the interior is virtually the same as the exterior. Hardly a difference in volume too.
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Reached Moscow!
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Better pull over to let these police on a mission get past.
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In the city
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Unusual delivery point. Nice!

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I saw a queue of traffic stopped so I slowed my speed and then once I saw this upside down car with its headlights on I braked as hard as I could. Almost hit it. I wonder how this AI accident happened.

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Going around town. Some beautiful lighting here.

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Took a rest at the dealer. Overall I've enjoyed driving this truck. There is another similar model of the Kraz which I will try out next (comes with the mod).
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Andrei_03 · #410 Post by **Andrei_03** » 18 Jul 2017 11:39

Awesome truck and story.

Btw you're right, that's a Kraz 6446

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