History Trivia / EuroTruckSimulator

* DistancedFromCurrentEvents: The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 threw a spanner into the release of the ''Heart of Russia'' expansion, with SCS Software deciding to avoid promoting the DLC in the meantime. In addition, on the day of the invasion the cover art of ''Heart of Russia'' was changed to remove the MAN TGX featured on it, likely to avoid the risk that their licence partners would not want to be associated with the product.

* OneForTheMoneyOneForTheArt: In the build-up to ''Euro Truck Simulator 2'', SCS made many games such as ''Scania Truck Driving Simulator'' and ''Extreme Trucker 2'' to help fund that game.

** The Iberia DLC carries some evidence via using the developer camera of roads that were planned to be included, but have not currently been implemented. These appear to be part of Portugal's IP2, Spain's N-432 between Badajoz and Córdoba also featuring the N-435 as a spur, and the A-50/N-403/N-401 road from Salamanca to Ciudad Real.

** Linked to RealLifeWritesThePlot, Croatia's entry to the Schengen Area at the start of 2023, in the middle of the development of ''West Balkans'', caused the DLC to be modified to reflect that. [[https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP74YpWqDIJR34mBmls2R0k43nGz_7doj5h8sG69mBXqmrThxdQf9s1o8PLF7_eKD2czge95-hP08UYSb_qianN6S5tOJ33BfxTVw5Qmz9QS1D8zI0lTaSaUfAl5GdfxpOz3Lw4fXHkeRAzqPcAYBi0_Bw79wpfLO1WKvjyVPezC9enhGAtPDpZa4sPA/s1920/08.jpg Screenshots confirm]] what the pre-Schengen Croatia#s border crossings looked like.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The Heart of Russia DLC was due to be released by mid-2022, though the release has been postponed indefinitely due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

* TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment: As mentioned under DistancedFromCurrentEvents, the release of ''Heart of Russia'' has been put on indefinite hold due to thee Invasion of Ukraine, despite SCS confirming in an interview that the expansion was just weeks away from completion when war broke out.

* {{Vaporware}}: The original plan for ''Euro Truck Simulator 2'' was that its map could be recycled for a coach simulator; this is why almost every city has a seemingly pointless bus station in it. After ''Euro Truck'' became an unexpected success, this idea was seemingly forgotten in favour of expanding the existing game. ''Euro Coach Simulator'' has never been cancelled however; development has continued at a snails pace, and SCS Software plans to ''eventually'' release it as DLC. For the time being, some mods implement buses as bus-shaped tractor units and their passengers as a people-shaped cargo trailer.

** The DAF 2021 and, in ''American'', the International LT and 9900i do not have the option to mount an Allison transmission, possibly because of this trope between SCS and Allison.

** The DAF 2021 and, in ''American'', the International LT do not have the option to mount an Allison transmission, possibly because of this trope between SCS and Allison.

* BusmansHoliday: The game's mechanics are in great part developed with feedback from actual truckers who play the game on their spare time.

* This is also the stated reason for why the game doesn’t have any visual damage simulation beyond dashboard warnings.

* MoneyDearBoy: SCS Software began making truck simulators on commission from a budget publisher, before discovering that they really enjoyed making them. The ''Truck Simulator'' games are passion projects for the studios, with many of their other games leading up to ''Euro Truck Simulator 2'' being made [[OneForTheMoneyOneForTheArt to help fund that game]].

** Even with brands already in-game, there can be plenty of legal issues with adding new content. The Renault Range T for example is being held back because it requires negotiation with the legal teams of three different companies: Renault Trucks, its parent company Volvo Trucks, and Groupe Renault, who own the rights to the logo. After first being revealed in a January 2016 blog post, it would take until September 2019 before it was added to the game.

** Even with brands already in-game, there can be plenty of legal issues with adding new content. The Renault Range T for example is being held back because it requires negotiation with the legal teams of three different companies: Renault Trucks, its parent company Volvo Trucks, and Groupe Renault who own the rights to the logo.

* {{Vaporware}}: The original plan for ''Euro Truck Simulator 2'' was that its map could be recycled for a coach simulator; this is why almost every city has a seemingly pointless bus station in it. After ''Euro Truck'' became an unexpected success, this idea was seemingly forgotten in favour of expanding the existing game. ''Euro Coach Simulator'' has never been cancelled however; development has continued at a snails pace, and SCS Software plans to ''eventually'' release it as DLC.