![]() This sets pixel density for 1.5, which works fine on a Nvidia 1070 level card (ish). Find a file in there called ‘config.cfg’. Go to your ‘My Documents’ folder and find the folder ‘American Truck Simulator’ etc.– Leave HDR on, but it’s the next thing to turn off if you have framerate issues. This is not the setting to change for clearer VR. It fights the renderer in VR and slows it all down. – Go to ‘Simple’ settings and hit ‘High’ and accept all defaults. Now start the game (it won’t be in VR just yet) and change the graphics settings. ![]() Note: past this post date might be higher, newest one is on top: Go to the ‘BETAS’ tab and pick the most recent version. You can do that by finding ATS (or ETS2, both apply) in your Steam library and right mouse button menu the ‘Properties’ page. Note: the default install will not work with VR. Opt in to the Steam latest Oculus/Vive enabled branch.Here’s how I got to a point where it was good to play (and the defaults are awful enough to make people ill): One thing that wasn’t as straight-forward as I expected was setting it up for the Vive/Rift. A definite chill experience, with the radio on and the occasional ‘Oh look, I recognize that!’ sort of moment. I've played hundreds of VR games, but Euro Truck Simulator 2 is the only one I truly lost myself in: more than flying spaceships in Elite or killing zombies in The Walking Dead.I picked up ATS yesterday and have really enjoyed it so far. As you drive along, you feel the soft rumble of the tarmac beneath your wheels, and you'll feel a jolt of feedback if you slam the brakes. It's by no means a necessity-the game is perfectly playable with a gamepad or mouse and keyboard-but it brings a new dimension to the driving experience. If you want to take things to the next level, try a force feedback steering wheel. The grounded familiarity makes it easier to buy into the illusion, perhaps. It's hard to explain, but by being so rooted in reality, a game like Euro Truck Simulator 2 somehow feels more real in VR. In my experience, when it comes to making a virtual reality experience convincing, little things like this can leave more of an impression than bigger, flashier touches. The way the droplets streak across your side windows as you pick up speed is a small effect, but a subtly impactful one. The VR is even more impressive when a rainstorm sweeps in. Later, I put a box on my desk where the window was so I could lean on it. ![]() I felt ridiculous, but this was the exact moment where VR suddenly made sense to me. My brain had momentarily forgotten where it was, and my arm just passed through thin air. I was so entranced by the experience, and so fully immersed, that I saw the open window to my left and instinctively tried to lean my arm on it. The moment that defined the experience for me was when I was playing in VR on a long haul across Germany. The sensation of being in a real 3D space is palpable, and you can even lean out of the window to get a better look at the road. You almost feel like you can reach out and feel the texture of the dashboard and the leather on the seats. They look great when viewed passively on a flat screen, but in VR the sense of place and presence they give you is on a whole other level. One of the most impressive things about ETS2 is the detail of the truck cabins, which have been accurately modelled based on their real-world equivalents. The world needs this stuff, and you're gonna bring it to 'em. The driving model is perfectly weighty and nuanced, taking into account the rise and fall of the road and the weight of whatever load you're dragging behind you-whether it's dairy products, planks of wood, or fish. It’s oddly hypnotising, despite the seemingly boring subject matter-and a polished, well-made game to boot. The game is, as that very matter-of-fact title suggests, about driving trucks around Europe, delivering goods between depots, and obeying the rules of the road. ![]() Related: I Love American Truck Simulator's Lonely Desert Roads Euro Truck Simulator 2 isn't just a great game, but it made me realise the true power of VR. It was driving along an unremarkable stretch of motorway somewhere in Germany, delivering a few tons of yoghurt to Stuttgart. But the game that really sold me on the tech wasn't as exciting as any of this. You can use it to journey into the depths of space, traverse rich fantasy worlds, and battle zombie hordes. It's a portal to wild, wonderful places beyond comprehension. Virtual reality can whisk you away to incredible, fantastic, hitherto unimaginable worlds.
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