# Euro Truck Simulator 2

## Connection Method

**Shared Memory (Plugin)** — A telemetry plugin writes game data to shared memory, which DR Sim Manager reads. The plugin DLL must be installed into your ETS2 installation folder.

## Setup Steps

1. **Locate the plugin file**: Navigate to:

   ```
   C:\Users\<Username>\AppData\Local\DRSimManager\Plugins\EuroTruckSimulator2\
   ```

   Copy the file:

   ```
   scs-telemetry.dll
   ```
2. **Paste the plugin into Euro Truck Simulator 2**: Go to your Euro Truck Simulator 2 installation directory. By default:

   ```
   C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Euro Truck Simulator 2\bin\win_x64\plugins\
   ```

   If your game is installed elsewhere, navigate to:

   ```
   <Install Directory>\bin\win_x64\plugins\
   ```

   If the `plugins` folder doesn't exist, **create it**.
3. **Verify installation**: Launch Euro Truck Simulator 2. The plugin should load automatically.
4. In DR Sim Manager, select **Euro Truck Simulator 2** from the Source list and click **Start Motion**.

## Available Telemetry

ETS2 provides a very comprehensive telemetry dataset:

* **Orientation**: Pitch, Roll, Yaw (from cabin orientation)
* **Acceleration**: Full 3-axis acceleration (global, transformed to local frame)
* **Velocity**: Full 3-axis local velocity
* **Angular Velocity**: Full 3-axis rotation rates
* **Speed**: Vehicle speed
* **RPM**: Engine RPM
* **Gear**: Current gear (forward and reverse gears)
* **Suspension**: Up to 16-wheel data (deflection, velocity, steering)
* **Truck Systems**: Air pressure, brake temperature, oil pressure/temperature, water temperature, battery voltage, fuel level
* **Lights**: Indicators, headlights, parking, brake, hazard
* **Controls**: Steering, throttle, brake, clutch inputs

### Telemetry Quality: ★★★★★

ETS2's telemetry plugin provides extremely detailed data. The shared memory structure includes truck-specific information not available in racing sims.

## Recommended Starting Settings

Truck driving produces gentler forces than racing:

* **Primary Cue Gain**: 80–120% (trucks have slower, more gradual movements)
* **Smoothing**: Low to medium
* **Washout**: Low to medium — truck movements are typically slower and more sustained

## Known Quirks

* **Same plugin as American Truck Simulator**: Both ETS2 and ATS use the same `scs-telemetry.dll` plugin and shared memory format. If you play both games, install the plugin in each game's directory.
* **Cabin vs. chassis orientation**: The telemetry includes both cabin and chassis orientation. DR Sim Manager uses the cabin orientation, which includes the suspension-induced movement of the cab.
* **Trailer data**: The shared memory also includes data for up to 10 trailers, though DR Sim Manager primarily uses the truck's own telemetry.
* **Multiplayer mods**: The telemetry plugin works in both single-player and with multiplayer mods (like TruckersMP).

## Troubleshooting

### No telemetry data

1. Verify the `scs-telemetry.dll` file is in the correct `plugins` folder (`bin\win_x64\plugins\`).
2. Make sure the `plugins` folder exists — ETS2 does not create it by default.
3. Ensure you are driving a truck (not in the menu or hiring screen).
4. Restart both ETS2 and DR Sim Manager.

### "plugins" folder doesn't exist

* Navigate to your ETS2 installation, then `bin\win_x64\`. Create a new folder named `plugins` (all lowercase). Place the DLL inside.

### Plugin was working but stopped after an ETS2 update

* Major ETS2 updates occasionally change the shared memory structure. Check for an updated version of DR Sim Manager, which may include a compatible plugin version.
* Re-copy the latest `scs-telemetry.dll` from DR Sim Manager's plugins folder.

***

**Plugin Credits**:\
This plugin was created by [Rencloud](https://github.com/RenCloud/scs-sdk-plugin), originally forked from a plugin by [nlhans](https://github.com/nlhans/ets2-sdk-plugin).


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