Been driving for about 15 years now and the fact that this exists as a game people play for entertainment is killing me lmfaooo Keep on trucking!
@mortalknightgaming880910 ай бұрын
I work with a lot of drivers coming into our location for the last 20 years of their career and a decent retirement. I got 6 out of 10 of them from my department playing they miss those long over the road hauls. Now I'm building a realistic button box for one of them and he is using his old 9900i International dash as his desk. Eventually I'll wire those gauges up to the game for him too. Thanks for the support we always be trucking.
@intelceleron449 ай бұрын
It relaxes me. Been driving for 7 and I come home to my 389 and just listen to my straight pipes wipe away the stress from the day.
@ohmyglobohmyglob9 ай бұрын
@intelceleron44 i was thinking about it and realized I do the same thing but different execution. I bought a motorcycle a couple months ago and I love taking long rides to no where, I just like the driving lol
@MikePettGaming9 ай бұрын
I’ve been driving for 15 too haha
@rzt4309 ай бұрын
there is a severe lack of relaxing driving games since every game tries to be a tryhard racing game. this brings people to games like city car driving/beamng initially, but those lack realistic traffic simulation and such, which then brings people out to try ATS/ETS2, sending them into the rabbit hole of trucking without even realizing it. all because they wanted a chill drive. it was the same case for me. i got my simulator equipment for drifting, a little bit of rally and driving to de-stress. not much into GT3/formula racing and such, but i could not for the life of me find an adequate game for simple relaxing driving on highways with a huge map, where you are encouraged not to drive like a maniac as with other games. then i saw the truck simulator and here i am.
@kylejmxb8 ай бұрын
Modding ATS for realism led me to uncover a passion for trucks I had buried. My dad was a trucker. He did everything, and was like Hank Snow. He’s been everywhere xD he always told me to stay away from trucking but I love these machines. I am getting my CDL currently and working toward buying myself a RNG lowboy and truck to tug equipment around. I love trucking. I love the trucks, the sounds, the people, the sights and smells, the long days, the hard work, the radio and the excitement to get home. I have worked in trucking or trucking adjacent industries my entire adult life and am so excited to finally be licensed. I have driven all types of heavy equipment for many many hours but there is nothing like floating up through 13-18 gears, the sound of downshifts and Jake brakes,UHG. I love this shit
@matthewhaywood741111 ай бұрын
I've seriously been waiting since day 1 release for someone to go full realism on the sim. As a truck driver myself there is nothing worse than some of these 150mph no damage no fine streamers and videos
@daviddryden808811 ай бұрын
Agree. Accidentally clicked on a random convoy tonight and watched 3 minutes of NFS in ATS. The simulator is meant for realism. The devs and the mods are helping create one of the best and and most actuate sims ever. And Mr.Modded is taking the ATS to a whole new level.
@dancingqueen70317 ай бұрын
@@daviddryden8088 One could argue you might as well just actually drive a truck at that point :D Most realistic experience of truck driving you can have, if that's what you're looking for. Games are still games, and will be used however the user wishes to. I don't see why the extreme sim people get mad at people playing a game for fun.
@TheWereman846 ай бұрын
@@dancingqueen7031 Money, risk, responsibility, licensing, training, literally a solid list of reasons as to why someone might want a "realistic" experience of trucking, instead of the real thing. One could argue that getting mad at people ruining their immersion is just as valid as people who get confused at people who play for immersion. I feel like there needs to be separate maps for "immersion" and "arcade" play. That way both types can play without getting in the way of the other.
@AutzenDanks2 ай бұрын
only reason i’m getting the game is to play realistic bc i wanna be a trucker
@kevinspires956111 ай бұрын
Just started using this economy mod myself and it transforms the game. Been having to watch my fuel mileage, tracking my expenses and looking for good rates for loads. This is how the game should be played
@ericturner24774 ай бұрын
I was recently out on the West coast visiting family. My nephew drives in WA, OR, and BC (Canada). He needed to make a short run to pick up an empty trailer and bring it back to the yard, so I tagged along. It was my first time in a semi, and I loved it! So here I am. Looking forward to learning and playing this game. I'll just be playing with an xbox controller, but if I really get into it maybe I'll get a wheel and pedals. I come from a flight sim background (I worked on the F-22 Raptor and flew in the actual weapons training simulators), so I like it realistic.
@1valorr11 ай бұрын
Homeboy really took on 2 companies to run, 1 in real life and 1 in virtual reality
@ionutbita534211 ай бұрын
CF Trucker John here 👋 I'm so glad you're starting this series and going full hardcore on it ! Hype hype ! I'll be following every episode and starting my own owner operator profile, using the same mods. Let's see if we can make it to level 9 😁 Let's gooooo
@marcusgipson537611 ай бұрын
Can’t wait for more of this!! Hardly anyone is doing realism to this level and I’m beyond excited
@daviddryden808811 ай бұрын
Glad I found the channel just in time for the first episode of the series. This promises to be a lot of good YT fun! Watching you park those doubles on Twitch was way beyond my pay grade.
@zoe..d11 ай бұрын
So you don't end up in the same predicament, start running a cloud backup program (Dropbox/one drive etc) and have it pointed directly to the directory with your save games. Don't want you investing ages grinding to your lvl 10 or just make it across that milestone to lose it all again due to pc issues. Keep that puppy backed up. Looking forward to this series Mike!
@A-Dam8411 ай бұрын
I'm ready for this series to get huge. I will be watching every vid and livestream.
@ebmike811 ай бұрын
Glad you're restarting this series! I also restarted my playthrough once the used trucks became official. As far as this mega hardcore mode, I'll just catch it here and on Twitch. You forgot to explain "kicking the tires!" Good sounds like thunk, bad sounds like thonk. haha. Keep on keepin on!
@tylerburg74611 ай бұрын
Love the RP stuff Mike! Great idea with this series.
@dishields105511 ай бұрын
Loving this series already. Please keep uploading progress to YT cos timezone differences mean live streams don't work for me. Happy truckin.
@karlosdejakyl648411 ай бұрын
This is excellent. Love Start from beginning streams. Hope to learn more about effective backing techniques.
@HarlockG8 ай бұрын
As a former semi company driver and a flight sim enthusiast... This hits hard some kind of 'Uncanny Valley' to me: It is like flight-sim level of realism, but they are trucks. It is like, my old work, but in a simulation. It's both weird and fun to watch! Count me in! You've got a new subscriber!
@ittadakimaho9 ай бұрын
Stumbled upon this by accident and .. glad that I did. Been on ETS/ATS for a while but never really got into ATS mostly. Then i recently jumped into VR and i started liking ATS. Now i am using the Beta Version of the economy mod with some graphical enhancements and .. i really really like ATS here. My mindset changes a lot when running the mod on how i approach the game and thats doing wonders for me. Also ofc i do find the series interesting and also the tidbits of insights from you, given i am not a professional truck driver at all.
@bdriversims823011 ай бұрын
Very good introduction...I like the idea of a owner operator profile series. I just joined your "party". I hope to be able to stick around. Thank you for this. You inspire me to do better with the sim...Like Microsoft used to say: "It's not a game, it's a simulator".
@joestrickland402311 ай бұрын
Everything sounds great with the plan can't wait to see what happens next
@Dan_Gyros11 ай бұрын
Love the GDC logistics mod, cant wait for this ones full release!
@b9bot14811 ай бұрын
Sucks the other profile got lost. But hey you can always start again and do it even better. Thanks for the content Mike.
@bobbyQQ11 ай бұрын
This sounds dope. Excited to see the process.
@jonathanjbfoga198311 ай бұрын
I’ve decided to start one alongside you so we’re in this for the long haul👊🏾‼️🔥
@PsyberMind11 ай бұрын
Does anyone else who drives, find it hilariously ironic that the realistic companies mod puts DG/FD at that market.. because that’s about what it takes to back into one of those damn stores.. 😂
@lipslide10111 ай бұрын
Just found your channel. Super excited to start watching this series and your progress!
@gio-cu7fg11 ай бұрын
i already know this new owner op series is gonna hit
@was629811 ай бұрын
Considering your truck doesn't have cross over mirrors your doing really well.
@CognacPapi310 ай бұрын
New subscriber and ive been looking for more realistic ATS. from a trucker myself and a game head, this is the best of both worlds!
@RyanHughes-ll4ok11 ай бұрын
Great job, love the owner operator, I myself am doing a rp of life of bull hauler.
@mpatman4 ай бұрын
Just found this series. Can’t wait. Liked and subscribed
@marcoskuhn482811 ай бұрын
New subscriber here! I love RP in ATS, so I will ride with you. Lets see what this beta can bring.
@Cowboy9115711 ай бұрын
Love the content Mike keep it coming it is what it is
@hal851711 ай бұрын
Hard core RP? I’m lovin’ it.
@ChrisPalmer8411 ай бұрын
So excited to try this!
@SimplySoul111 ай бұрын
Keep up the good work mike
@LilCrackaGaming11 ай бұрын
I’d love to see the old Cummings mod as a used truck that’s been the main thing I’ve wanted to see since the update!
@GoneDigital_ca8 ай бұрын
Great show Mike, great game to play!
@27Zangle6 ай бұрын
I plan to get my CDL in the coming year and this looks like a fun game just to dink around with.
@moviemaker2011z9 ай бұрын
as a Peterbilt parts counter employee i find this fascinating. i dont directly work on these but im responsible for finding the parts and billing them out for the technicians who do work on the trucks or just selling parts to customers in general. i also find it hilarious that the trucks in the game work 1000x better than the real life trucks. for example, we had some trucks get delivered from the Dayton Ohio plant and as per policy we have to service the new trucks with new fuel filters, oil filters, a coolant filter and several other odds and ends. well this batch got dropped off and each truck had over 87 electrical errors all of which had to be diagnosed and fixed. brand new 2023 579 trucks and all of them (i think they delivered nine overall) had electrical errors due to the plant missing something. needless to say i have talked to the local KW (Kenworth) and they have had the same issue before with their trucks from their plants. wild that this happens at all honestly, anyways very excited to see how this series progresses.
@moviemaker2011z9 ай бұрын
oh and just because i just noticed. i do work to jobs, so my primary is at Peterbilt, and my second which is a part time job is at Wal-Mart as a personal shopper. i thought that was pretty ironic and wanted to share that. okay now i will shut up.
@banksjim11 ай бұрын
Great great video. Looking forward to more. Also.. Ely, NV is “E-Lee” not “E-Lie”.
@aaasss66611 ай бұрын
Season 2 looking forward to it!
@LimitlessTV_YT11 ай бұрын
Amazing video keep it up 🔥
@FreeFragUK9 ай бұрын
Love the start to this series and I've recently been craving a fresh start on ATS myself. Is there somewhere i can view a list of your modifications along with your settings? I'm always looking for more immersive experiences in my sims and while I'm not sure I'm quite up for the progression outlined in this playthrough, I'd certainly love a more realistic experience driving wise and a more evenly paced progression compared with vanilla. Keep up the awesome work.
@chadwayne16511 ай бұрын
We're a Heavy Haul and Recovery company in real life, my grandson and I play the multi player. When we're not busy with jobs. There are a lot of things I like to change for the game to be more realistic, but this is a sim game. Wish I could talk to the makers of the game for better accuracy in-game.
@gijskramer170211 ай бұрын
I have the same for some locations in ets2 where i have seen them irl but in game they just fall short
@jaimiestroomer110711 ай бұрын
Would love to see some of the special equipment missions during the early phases
@chrishayward352011 ай бұрын
Hey Mike, just curious how you're able to look out the window with the Tobii eye tracker? I have mine set up but it doesn't seem to lean out the window like it does when you use a mouse / joystick axis.
@benjaminacosta25829 ай бұрын
Let's get this job done 👍
@truckingwithb825810 ай бұрын
I was just looking for something like this! 3 weeks, 3 months, 3yrs if it takes that long I’m down👌🏽
@90mx538 ай бұрын
You also call the hazard lights “four ways.” Interesting! My mom did that as well so I used to call them four ways until I went to college and folks were like “those are hazards, not four ways. Four ways are the stop signs.” I feel somewhat validated lol!
@MikePettGaming8 ай бұрын
🤣
@oilguygamer174411 ай бұрын
As a Noobi, I am looking and learning. Thanks
@blackjacket_11 ай бұрын
props for diung this, just remove the numberplate as that would fall of during your first haul :D your FOV mod for mirrors is seems not to be working, try to put it above any truck mod you have.
@b9bot14811 ай бұрын
I thought the front steer tires could only be used for the front Mike. Not true?
@AllThingsTrucking_ETS11 ай бұрын
Great idea this Mike you’ve even inspired me to do this along with you. Will start a new profile tomorrow and crack on with it as this sounds like fun for seeing if I can do it as well as I do irl lol😂 is this new series in the twitch schedule now?
@devD196711 ай бұрын
Wow. Very impressive.
@stormmaster1088 ай бұрын
12:22 Nice job testing the trailer connection with already raised trailer legs 😅
@MikePettGaming8 ай бұрын
Yeah if you wanna get technical I’d even raise the legs a bit off the ground to relieve any pull on the legs. I would NEVER pull with the legs touching the ground.
@stormmaster1088 ай бұрын
@ModdedATS Yes, unfortunately, there is no way to simulate this partial lift in-game.
@DentalFloss257011 ай бұрын
It seems like a cool idea for role playing, and great for a YT channel like this, but I just feel like it's going to end up being a little too grindy for most people. Assuming you are driving 12 hours a day in-game that's 36 minutes of real time per in-game day at the 1: 20 time ratio on highways. Not sure how many days are in a year in this game, but assuming 365 days that's 13,140 minutes or 219 hours of real time. I'm not even accounting for the 1:3 time ratio that occurs when you are in cities, and in rest areas. That's a lot of real time just to earn your first in game truck. If you were able to pull off 500 miles per day you could hit 100,000 miles in 200 in game days. At 36 minutes per day that's 120 total hours of real time. Slightly more manageable, but still a whole lot of time. Seems like a really cool well thought out mod, but maybe we have hit a point of too much realism in ATS with this one.
@stormmaster1088 ай бұрын
I am a huge fan of maximum realism and have always been trying to make ETS 2 and ATS more realistic. I used to start a new profile every time I managed to improve it (to have a clean, uninterrupted realistic playthrough). Last time I played was a few years ago. I couldn't find a good enough economy mod back then, so I kept doing my own. Didn't play much since the Cargo update (I didn't get to adapt my mod to the new economy system). And now I have been away from my computer since 2022, so I can't play anything for now. I hope to one day get back to gaming.
@MainHub-bh7ng6 ай бұрын
That's that hundred eight point pre-trip 11:22
@martyjames160410 ай бұрын
Go for it I want to see 👀 this 😂
@HeathensTruckingLLC11 ай бұрын
As a trucker myself this is awesome. I want this game but need to build a pc first been on console my entire life 😂
@MikePettGaming11 ай бұрын
You can do it!
@RedSapdeQC5 ай бұрын
Air test ? 😂 Just kidding nice content i transport Steel been 10 years 4 axels flat bed your inspection was not that bad keep trucking hell yhea
@MikePettGaming5 ай бұрын
😂 15 years of driving IRL I'm bound to miss something some where but she goes down the road well 🤣
@keisari7811 ай бұрын
When this new economy mod version is out for grabs?
@oilguygamer174411 ай бұрын
I have trackir but for driving games, I am using only a normal webcam and open track, seems to work ok.
@sharxboy11 ай бұрын
I’m only 2:30 in… I am wondering if live streams will be a part of this series. I prefer when there are not. Takes me out of the RP.
@DarrylCooks-l6o10 ай бұрын
Will you post your setup i.e. your shift stick and gauge dashboard.
@-ampm-11 ай бұрын
hmmm, was behind 2 videos on the last one. Should I finish those?
@MohamedJaffer-j9r11 ай бұрын
Same way I lost my profile on ets2 lol. Was so mad I never got back into the game
@englishbob410110 ай бұрын
This will be interesting
@bfoster593110 ай бұрын
Are the parts Properly mounted and secured, not broken cracked or damaged? Or maybe not cut cracked or frayed? IYKYK
@moonshinecamo95599 ай бұрын
couple of questions ??? what size is ur extension for yo ur shifter im getting one and i sit about as high as u do and thats perfect length also how do u like that button box with the cb plug ive heard there not that solid compared to some of the other button boxes.... trying to make it as close as i can to my actual irl truck
@bryansmith949 ай бұрын
Sir this is a game im not here for a cdl training refresher lol this was a good vid
@MacGyver233Ай бұрын
I love the games ❤
@scottytissue7311 ай бұрын
You're missing the most important reality tool that makes this 100% realistically immersive: VR. Nothing is better than a 1:1 scale 3-D view. I know it doesn't make good videos, so try playing this on your own in VR once.
@ixanuay11 ай бұрын
Mike. It is Brett from Twitch.
@muddy504510 ай бұрын
I did start playing ats since ets2 was my thing i Bought all the dlc including some jon ruda's mods and now i'm on lvl 24 with 11 drivers but still making money very hard. For exemple a job worth of 1800 miles gives me around 8k or 9k. And i'm on lvl 24 the hard economy (hard mode) as i said, took 2 million $ and like i said i still make money very hard.
@rebelbychoice43755 ай бұрын
Is this available on Playstation
@mattjacobus300511 ай бұрын
where did you get the Walmart trailers?
@Jettbryning7 ай бұрын
Kenworth that's where my dad works!
@moonshinecamo95599 ай бұрын
when u get out of in truck camera mod and ur just in follow camera and then hit 0 it normally puts me out to the side of the truck instead of underneath
@snowman1999665 ай бұрын
Had to kick that door open in order to get it in that Dollar General.
@MikePettGaming5 ай бұрын
Hahahahaha
@sideshowblob5 ай бұрын
That bloody thing is bigger than my house lol
@snickerseldorado704111 ай бұрын
I have a problem with my Thrustaster T300. I load the game and start driving and after 1000ft there is like a little stutter and after that the T300 and the the ingame stearingwheel are not aligned anymore. Means I need to holt the T300 to the right or left to drive straight. I can disconnect and reconnect the T300 but after a short time its the same. I think the issue started after connecting to world of trucks. I have 600h in the game and this never happened. Can someone help me?
@josephpatterson207810 ай бұрын
looks cool man
@Mikomi469Ай бұрын
What control remote do you use
@paxtonfurney331611 ай бұрын
What’s a cheap pc that is still good to play ats on? I’ve been doing a lot of research and I’m just confused on what I should buy
@MCYAPPARELАй бұрын
Imma get the asus for 700 its a laptop good for starting anything else will make the graphics trash
@paulmccallum4229Ай бұрын
How many weeks was the truck in the shop with broken emissions equipment?
@MikePettGamingАй бұрын
😂
@gainesvilletexasrailfan412711 ай бұрын
What real company mod are u using
@wickkedwolf10 ай бұрын
Hey, just found your series and I am already hooked. Tried to join the discord to get the beta version but the link to discord is invalid. Can we get an update?
@MikePettGaming10 ай бұрын
It’s on the most recent episode 👊🏼
@JustinSmith-oo2qb10 ай бұрын
as a truck driver myself who as well grew up around them, i find it hard to watch some videos on ats. im not sure why. but that being said i really enjoyed your content.
@MikePettGaming10 ай бұрын
Ain’t nothing like doin it the real way lol
@TheBecomingPsycho4 ай бұрын
Is Mike's Twitch gone or something the link the videos description say it is unavailable?
@MikePettGaming4 ай бұрын
Old link. We’ve rebranded to TheMikePett It’ll come right up
@TheTruckingGamers11 ай бұрын
nice video
@SimuVerse-wi6ky11 ай бұрын
Awesome
@cesarioargelio84975 ай бұрын
Do you have any graphics mods? If you have it, can you share where you got it? Or is it a configuration?
@MikePettGaming5 ай бұрын
In this video no. Config yes there’s a video on it
@0neLoneClone11 ай бұрын
Not a huge fan of the load payouts on base game. Makes everything so easy. Ive only really played using the economy mod. So im pretty exciting to see wherw you go with it
@bigdaddydingaling469711 ай бұрын
What mods is he using??
@EFIL94310 ай бұрын
which graphics card is being used???
@crazylegz2101010 ай бұрын
How did you make the game look more real
@GodsBlacksmith9 ай бұрын
Video starts at 13:06
@WorstBadGamer11 ай бұрын
the only thing i would add was a supposily house and you need to go by yourself to the company with your car or your uber maybe something like this search ets RP
@angelcastro398011 ай бұрын
i am a bit late but i am defenlitly sticking until the end