ETS2 Tips and Tricks
Practical Euro Truck Simulator 2 habits: the taxes most new players keep paying, and what to do instead.
Habit 1: stop paying this tax
Speeding in every town then wondering about fines and damage. Flip it: Do the training jobs. Reversing is the actual boss fight.
Habit 2: stop paying this tax
Skipping rest until the screen blurs. That is the game telling you to park. Flip it: Start with short jobs. Fatigue and rest are mechanics.
Habit 3: stop paying this tax
Taking oversized cargo before you can reverse a standard trailer. Flip it: Buy a used truck you can afford, not a maxed Scania on loans you hate.
Habit 4: stop paying this tax
Installing 200 truck mods on day one. SCS trucks are already the product. Flip it: Enable a comfortable camera and a GPS you can glance at. Looking at the map in a roundabout is a dent.
Keep a tiny notes file
Write down one map, one loadout, or one setting that worked. ETS2 players who improve fastest are not the ones with the most tabs open — they are the ones who stop repeating the same wipe.