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ETS2: Heavy Cargo Pack: Personal Review
I've been playing Euro Truck Simulator 2 (ETS2) a lot more lately since I got the Heavy Cargo Pack DLC from a friend as a gift recently. The DLC has 8 new cargoes on 2 new trailers. The selling point of this DLC isn't so much the new cargoes, it is the rear steering axles on the trailers. The rear axles steer based on the angle of the trailer compared to the fifth wheel on the semi cab. The greater the angle of the trailer, the more the wheels turn to assist with going around corners.
So far, I've been careful with the trailers due to the longer lengths and the heavier cargoes (30+ tons, with a maximum of 61 tons for the switcher locomotive cargo) when going around corners and down hills. A longer braking distance is pretty much mandatory with these trailers. Roundabouts are the only things that are giving me trouble for navigation. The overheight issue from some of the taller cargoes is not an issue that I've had yet. Reading the forum posts at ProMods' and SCS Software's forums, I've learned which routes are not ideal for transporting the Heavy Cargo trailers. Having sunk over 1300 hours into the game has also helped with identifying bad routes for Heavy Cargo the trailers.
So far, I've been careful with the trailers due to the longer lengths and the heavier cargoes (30+ tons, with a maximum of 61 tons for the switcher locomotive cargo) when going around corners and down hills. A longer braking distance is pretty much mandatory with these trailers. Roundabouts are the only things that are giving me trouble for navigation. The overheight issue from some of the taller cargoes is not an issue that I've had yet. Reading the forum posts at ProMods' and SCS Software's forums, I've learned which routes are not ideal for transporting the Heavy Cargo trailers. Having sunk over 1300 hours into the game has also helped with identifying bad routes for Heavy Cargo the trailers.