Image: supplied by the mod author
Real Life Economy
Build a haulage business at a slower pace, with tighter freight earnings, revised loans and a daily driving-and-rest schedule.
- Author
- darkestdragon24
- Game version
- 1.62 1.61 1.60as the mod author told us when submitting it (see the official page); 1.62 named on that page when we checked on 15 November 2026
- Players
- Needs
- No specific DLC listed by the author
- Price
- Free
- Link checked
- 25 October 2026 (the download page opens; not a test of the mod)
- Listed by
- The mod's author, reviewed by us
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About this mod
Every delivery has to earn its keep in darkestdragon24’s economy overhaul. Lower margins make fuel use, route choice and borrowing central to growing your company. Skills provide smaller rewards, so progression depends more on careful spending.
The package also revises garages and delivery windows around an eight-hour driving day with sixteen hours of rest. The author lists support for ETS2 1.61 and 1.60+.
Back up your profile before enabling it. The author reports large initial losses for newly hired drivers and possible losses when transferring an existing business. Give this package priority over competing economy changes.
Subscribe on Steam Workshop and enable in Mod Manager.
Use a separate profile or backup before changing an established business.
Features
- Rebalanced freight income and skill bonuses
- Revised loans and garage costs
- Changed delivery windows and rest schedule
How to install Real Life Economy
- Open the mod's Steam Workshop page (sign in to Steam if asked) and press Subscribe. Steam downloads it for you.
- Start Euro Truck Simulator 2. On the profile screen, open the Mod Manager.
- Find Real Life Economy in the list and move it to Active mods, then press Confirm changes.
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