I'm 43, not really a gamer. Have a pc.

I've known this game long but never actually tried it.

I like games the like of point and click adventures, old school better, and the likes of tomb raider and assassin creed.

So essentially I don't like multilayer.

2 days ago I noted ets2 has a demo and I tried it.

Man I love it.

But steering with keyboard or mouse is ruining it.

Here's the catch: I have adhd, which means this game can end up like everything else, a big initial focus and then forget.

For this reason I'm asking for advice on a used wheel and pedals that I can get cheap and if the game sticks with me, upgrade to something else.

Bonus if I can use the wheel for other games like need for speed.

Thanks all!

Hello all!

My son’s birthday is coming up and I asked him what he wanted as a present from his friends. He wanted a videogame, but I told him that besides Minecraft he doesn’t really play anything else. So he was looking around for a game with ‘pre-made roads and gps’ (he loves gps!) and he saw this game. I tried to persuade him to pick something else as it seemed to be too realistic (plus light management with buying a truck and such). He persisted. I saw a demo on Steam so I downloaded it to convince him it’s not up his alley.

Big mistake: he loves it. Tongue out of mouth in concentration, a few accidents because his turns are too sharp, loves driving Scania (he dislikes Mercedes). Steam had it on sale for €5 so I just bought it and his friends will give money so he can buy extra maps. He only has half an hour a day to play (more in the weekend) so he doesn’t play regularly.

While playing, he somehow took the wrong side of the road and ended up getting stuck. I wasn’t fully following the game so I didn’t know he had to call assistance, so he quit the task, resulting in a heavy fine and had to take a loan. He was bummed.

I really don’t get the appeal. Then again, I like spreadsheet games. I saw disappointment because of the fine, so when he went to sleep, I did some quick assignments to help him pay off the loan. I can’t do driver academy because he would see I played his game, so it was a bit tricky.

I did a couple of routes, bumped into another truck, hit a bridge (I was looking at my keyboard),… anyway, I’m starting to see the fun of it.

Anyway, my question: he plays through Steamdeck (no pc, doesn’t work on Mac). I saw the sticky thread about mods which include Scania liveries (or are they trucks?). I did a quick search on the workshop and saw some stuff like ‘real gasstations’ and a heads up display. I think he would very much enjoy those two.

Do any of you know the mods I’m talking about? I don’t want to activate them and screw up his game.

I also read that when you start, you better take a loan, buy a truck, hire someone for passive income. Is this true? Because of his limited screentime, getting money to pay off a loan seems hard? Can someone give me some pointers?

He ‘discovered’ something, like a bridge in The Netherlands. Can you push a button to look at the discovery? Or is it just a text? Because it would be fun to leisurely take a look at the bridge.

Sorry for the long post, I’m trying to help my son out and I’m a bit lost in all of this since it’s not my cup of tea at all. Ant help would be greatly appreciated!