People good with PCs

[Fate]

Dude, Euro Truck Simulator 2 is the best game ever. It's incredibly relaxing and is a great way to listen to music/albums and waste the day away.

Some of my pointers:

• Valiant trucks are the best.
  
• Get rid of the speed limit. Delivering a trailer at 130km/h makes the game considerably more enjoyable than trying to keep your truck within the lane at 90km/h. If you're new, it's common to not always be perfectly in lane. This gets far easier as you get more experience.
  
• It's a good idea to set your mouse to do the steering. This way you can have far greater control over the steering wheel inputs. A movement of about 5-10cm with your mouse to do a full lock is good. If the steering sensitivity is too low, then you won't be able to apply opposite lock fast enough to save your truck from tipping should the situation arise.
  
• When transmission is set to manual, 5th gear is generally your lowest gear. A general rule of thumb is to shift up twice when RPM hits ~1500RPM. (Or whenever you're no longer in the green band)
  • 0km/h - 20km/h = 5th gear (can start at 3rd gear from rest and then shift to 5th at 10km/h if your truck sucks, i.e. not a Valiant, therefore has inferior torque)
    
  • 20km/h = 7th gear
    
  • 30km/h = 8th gear
    
  • 40km/h = 9th gear
    
  • 50km/h = 10th gear
    
  • 60km/h = 11th gear
    
  • 75km/h = 12th gear
• Avoid doing jobs in the UK since there are over 9000 speed cameras.
  
• Avoid France because of their love for over 9000 toll roads..
  
• If you manage to enter a toll road without paying (can do this by closely following another vehicle -- this sounds deceivingly simple), you get fined for a "Red light offence".
  And if you exit a toll road without paying, you get a notification where you're charged €0,00.
  
• When driving in the rain, drive at about 10km/h less than usual when tackling a corner. Reduce speed further if you have a trailer.
  
• When cornering at somewhat high speeds (depends on the severity of the bend), keep an eye out for your trailer. It can tip without your main cab tipping, and if it tips far enough it will take damage.
  
• If you're in a hurry, drive in the opposite side of the road to bypass a red light. Don't stay too long in the wrong side to avoid paying a fine.
  
• If you overtake someone and immediately regret your decision since you're now heading into a collision, press F1 and close the game by ending its process via the task manager thus preventing it from automatically saving. And then reload the game to resume parked at that same point.
  You can also do this "trick" whenever you're about to crash. Although if your truck tips beyond a certain point, you will resume the game with your truck on its side.
  
• If you're entitled to a loan from the bank, use it. You're more likely to quit the game before you manage to pay back that €400k loan. Especially as at that point you'll only be making some €10k per job.
  
• When you get to a point where you're making at least €40+ per km, you've pretty much finished the game.
  
• I've run out of ideas now. :(