: Swaps fictional brands (e.g., "Valiant" to Volvo, "Swift" to Scania) for authentic immersion.

To improve the core experience, most players recommend these four staples:

Installing mods is a manual process but straightforward if you follow these steps:

: Expands travel options, allowing you to bypass long drives via sea routes similar to modern simulator mechanics.

: ETS1 loads mods alphabetically. To make a mod take priority (load last), rename the file to start with "zzz".