Euro Truck Simulator 2

Euro Truck Simulator 2

Road Trains
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AutiAuto  [developer] 13 Sep, 2019 @ 3:15pm
Low Cargo Weight Issue
The issue
In ETS2 version 1.32, SCS implemented a weight per axle limit, configurable per country. This by default only works up to around 5 axles (depending on the country). Since these road trains have up to 18 axles, the default configurations by SCS are not sufficient. Basically, this causes the game to classify every trailer with more than ~5 axles, as a 5-axle trailer. Since the weight limit for a 5-axle trailer is way lower than the combined weight (trailer + cargo) of most of these road trains, the game reduces the cargo weight to, in some cases, even 0.

Possible solutions
There are a couple of changes I, as a modder, could implement to get around this weight issue. I have listed the most viable options I could think of here, including their disadvantages:
  • Define weight limits for every axle count up to 18 axles, for every country. This change will allow the game to properly identify the axle count of the road trains. The disadvantage of this solution is that every country configuration file will be replaced by this mod, which can easily cause incompability with other mods.
  • Define a "overweight: true" attribute for every cargo which can be transported in the road trains. This change will make the combined trailer weight completely overrule the country weight limits. The disadvantage of this solution is that every default cargo definition file will be replaced by this mod, which can, again, easily cause incompability with other mods.
  • Add a separate cargo definition for every cargo which can be transported in the road trains, with the "overweight: true" attribute. This is currently the only solution which will not cause incompability with other mods. The disadvantage of this solution is that maintaining the separated 500+ cargo files requires an insane amount of time and work. Apart from that, it adds a whole new set of definitions for every cargo, instead of using the SCS cargoes, which can be considered junk files.

Result
Let me know your opinion on the solutions described above, or if you know another solution. Although a fix would be pleasant, it shouldn't be too important. This mod is not meant to be realistic, after all.
Last edited by AutiAuto; 13 Sep, 2019 @ 3:16pm
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OdracirPT 23 Nov, 2019 @ 1:10pm 
This mod can be unrealistic after all, but the reason I'm still subscribed to it (and eager to see new updates) is because this mod makes the hauling more challenging with much heavier cargoes for long distances. You have my vote for a fix to make them heavier. In my opinion, go for the 3rd solution, but would go for another approach: instead of 500+cargoes, choose only 10 of them. :steamhappy:
AutiAuto  [developer] 19 Oct, 2023 @ 1:56pm 
Locked thread. The first solution listed has been implemented.
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