More Realistic Fines
This mod aims to make your ETS2 driving more realistic by changing the way fines happen.
Basically, you won’t get fined out of nowhere as if somebody is watching you all the time. Also fines have been adjusted to German traffic laws.
You will get fined for:
– Speeding ONLY when there is a speed camera present
– Illegal trailer, illegal border crossing (Road to the Black Sea only)
– Car crashes (10% chance)
– Avoid inspection (50% chance, Road to the Black Sea only)
However, if there is a police car present, you will get fined for all the offenses (wrong way, using the hard shoulder, speeding, etc.). Note that there is only a 10% chance you are fined for avoiding sleep to emulate the rare police traffic stops.
I also removed the 2x increase in the amount if police is nearby, the amount should match the law, not double just because. In fact, in real life some countries have a discount for immediate or prompt payment.
Why this mod?
After playing for more than 100 hours, I was getting a little frustrated with how the AI sometimes crashes into you and you get fined for it. Another major point is that for such a realistic simulator, you get fines as if someone was constantly watching you.
The alternative was to turn off traffic fines completely, but that does make it even more unrealistic. Truck drivers in real life are able to speed and run red lights, but they also get fined if they get caught.
I made this mod thinking about my playstyle, and as it turns out it matches it perfectly. The rare crash with AI I get is minor, frequently the AI’s fault, and the game already punishes you enough with the amount of damage you get. Same with speed, real drivers aren’t punished (or not punished as much) if they go 1-3 km/h faster than the limit, but as this is not easy to implement, lowering the chance of getting caught works about the same.
If you are looking for the American Truck Simulator version of this mod, look no further, as thanks to Bedpan Commando who kindly gifted me a copy, I was able to do it:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2944059934
Mod compatibility:
The mod should work with any other mod unless they change the way fines work.
If you like this mod, please give it some love!
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Note: Updated to work with 1.46 and 1.39
Note 2: Special thanks to user hrvat for warning me about the newer version incompatibility.
Note 3: If mod is outdated (I don’t actively play ETS2 anymore so I’m probably unaware), send me a friend request and a chat message.
Thanks for being an awesome community 🙂
