Euro Truck Simulator 2 - 100% Achievements

Steam Community guide by Taggrin.

How to effectively use this guide

Welcome to this guide! This section will give you a brief overview of what to expect and how to play as efficient as possible. Remember that you can always post a comment in case you have any questions.

Downloadable content

To 100% this game you need to acquire quite some downloadable content (DLC). This can be quite costly, especially if you have a lower budget. Luckily they are really often on sale, so keep an eye out for them if you want to save yourself some money. Looking into the DLC bundles can also be worth your while. New achievements are expected with future DLC, so be prepared to buy more later if you want to keep the game at 100%.
The following DLC is currently required:

• High Power Cargo Pack
• Heavy Cargo Pack
• Special Transport
• Coaches
• Going East!
• Scandinavia
• Vive la France!
• Italia
• Beyond the Baltic Sea
• Road to the Black Sea
• Iberia
• West Balkans
• Greece
• Nordic Horizons
• Iceland

Build your economy

Quite early in the game you are given the option to unlock extra garage slots, new trucks and hire drivers. You should invest in this as soon as possible. Hiring a lot of drivers will give you a ton of money and having skilled drivers is also required for some achievements. Eventually you will end up with millions or even billions of cash. This allows you to buy any garage in the game to quickly get to wherever you need to be for an achievement. The type of truck your drivers use doesn't influence anything, so I always go for the cheapest vehicle, which is the Iveco Stralis.

Job requirements

Unless specifically stated by the achievement, you can pick any company as starting / delivery point and deliver any type of cargo. You can use your own truck, external contracts or just do a quick job. The guide will show a logo in case you need to make use of a specific company.
Perfect deliveries require you to be on time, get no fines and not take any damage. Time isn't really strict in the game, so you can probably ignore it. Fines can be disabled in the gameplay settings if you wish. You get fines for things like speeding or running a red light. As for the damage: only damage to the cargo is taken into account. If you take any damage to your truck or trailer it's no problem at all, even during quick jobs.
Any achievement related to distance only accounts for the distance travelled by road. Any distance covered by for example ferries will be ignored. The travel distance by road is shown on the top right of the map when you select a new job.
In cases where you need to do a list of jobs in a specific order, or do things in consecutive jobs of a specific type, it's in most cases perfectly fine to do other jobs / achievements in between and continue later. If you can't find the specific job you need you can restart the game to refresh the list. This doesn't apply for external contracts as they are tied to real world time.

Mods

The game is pretty generous about people using mods and doesn't lock the achievements purely due to the fact of using them unlike other games. However, you should still proceed with caution. Some mods alter the map, companies or cargo in such way you might lock yourself out of some specific achievements. Basic quality of life, multiplayer and graphics mods are generally fine though!

Updates

The game regularly updates available routes and cargo, or even requirements for achievements. While I try my best to keep this guide up to date it is impossible for me to keep track of everything. If you do run into an issue please let me know so I can fix it right away.

Base Game

I am a GPS

Discover 20.000 kilometer of road.

Pathfinder

Discover 40.000 kilometer of road.
Let's start with a classic. These achievements used to require you to unlock 100% of the map. If you had any map expansions installed this quickly became very tedious. And if you missed one tiny highway exit somewhere, well, too bad. It was the sole reason a lot of people never 100% this game.
But luckily for you this has been reworked and is now a fixed distance. When you drive over roads they turn from light gray to yellow on the navigation. To unlock some extra roads you can do some tricks. First you can just do whatever the default navigation tells you when you visit a city for the first time. If you visit the city again from the same direction you can add extra navigation points to force yourself to use the national roads or secondary routes. You can also exit the highway to visit rest stops and gas stations in case you already unlocked the main road, even if you don't need to be there. Lastly you can of course use free roam if you can't find a job over a specific road.
You can also speed up the process by going to the settings and set the map exploration mode to Proximity Exploration. With this mode enabled you will discover roads in a radius around your truck, so you don't have to drive over every tiny section to mark it as discovered.

Friends are always here to help you

Use automatic parking.
When finishing a job you are given 2-3 options on where to park your trailer, each with increasing difficulty and bonus XP. For this achievement you need to pick the option which doesn't give any XP, as it will park the trailer for you.

Diesel, no petrol!

Use a filling station.
Can't be missed, as you probably need to refuel your truck after your first few small jobs, and you can't continue the game without doing so.

Zzzzz

Use a rest stop.
In most cities and near most highway fuel stations you can find parking places with a hotel bed icon. Simply park your truck there, turn off the engine and wait for a prompt to start sleeping. If the prompt doesn't show up, your character probably isn't sleepy yet and you need to drive a bit more. Also make sure you didn't turn off fatigue simulation in the gameplay settings.

Sardine

Utilize a boat.

Successfully Docked

Use five ports.
The base game has just enough options to pick from. If you are playing with map expansions you will have a ton more options. Just look for dashed lines on the map to find cities with a ferry.

Choo-choo

Use the train to cross the channel.
The channel train is located between Calais and Dover.

From the comfort of your home

Buy a truck online.
Use the "Buy Online" option in the dealer overview when looking for a new truck. You need to own at least five trucks to enable this feature.

My Precious

Design and apply to your truck a custom multi-color metallic paint.
One of the first customization options is metallic paint. Just pick any color. Other paint jobs which can be recolored do not count.

Test Drive Limited

Drive 999 km during jobs with five truck brands.
Free roam doesn't count, and you actually need to own the truck. I just bought a new truck, did some jobs, gave it to an employee and then acquired a new truck. The following brands are available in the game:

• DAF
• Iveco
• MAN
• Mercedes-Benz
• Renault
• Scania
• Volvo
  

Head Hunter

Discover 40 recruitment agencies.
These show up as grey icons with a question mark, which unlock when you get near. They are available in most cities, though not all of them. Usually you don't need to enter the actual property and driving by is enough.

Base Game (Continued)

Careerist

Complete five jobs in a row - in-time, without taking any damage to cargo and without using autoparking.
You can just take some really short jobs within the same city to easily get this.

Job is only worth it if it's done well!

Complete a perfect delivery for a job that is at least 1.000 km.

Long Hauler

Complete a delivery which is longer than 2.000 km.

Profit Hunter

Complete a job worth over €130.000 and longer than 2.200 km.
You can combine these three in one delivery. You need to have six points in the Long Distance skill before you get such long jobs though. These are more likely to show up in cities near the border of the map and show up more frequently if you have map expansions installed.

Reliable Contractor

Perform jobs for 15 different companies.

All is possible

Take and complete jobs with 30 different cargo.
To be honest you don't even need to try to get these. You will get them eventually when going for all the other achievements. If you really want to get it as quickly as possible you could write down which jobs you did and choose new jobs based on that list.

Experience beats all!

Complete deliveries with all trailer types.
There are eight trailer types according to the achievement, but it's sometimes unclear while playing which trailer counts for which category. If you instead opt for using each cargo filter category at least once you are guaranteed to get the achievement. Another option is to simply ignore this achievement, because you will definitely get it while going for all other achievements. The following filter categories are available:

• Curtainsiders & Dry Freighters
• Refrigerated & Insulated
• Cisterns
• Container Chassis
• Bulk Carriers
• Flatbeds
• Lowbeds
• Inloaders
• Livestock
• Special Transport (requires DLC)
  

Minimaxer

Gain 20.000 XP for several consecutive jobs with the total distance below 10.000 km.
This one tends to be a bit nasty, as you need to earn 2 XP per kilometer, while you only get 1 XP per kilometer. To cover that difference you need to rely on bonuses from cargo types, job priority, distance and parking. But that's just such a hassle to keep track of. Do it the easy way: special transport jobs give more than 2 XP per kilometer without the need to take any bonuses in account. Just keep doing those jobs repeatedly (and you might as well grab some of those achievements along the way) and you will get this with little trouble.

Just in time!

Take an urgent delivery for a minimum of 550 km and complete it with less than 30 minutes remaining.
First start an urgent job (indicated by three arrows) with the minimum distance. You need at least two points in the Just-In-Time Delivery skill to make these jobs show up. Time isn't really strict in this game, so you probably will arrive way in time. If you are too early, just park somewhere along the road or in the city till there's less than 30 minutes left. Don't wait on the company's property, as time progresses much slower there. You can take a look at the job information screen (F6) to check the remaining time.

Honey, I'm home

Use quick travel to return to your headquarters.
Open the map, select your headquarters and then press the travel option, which will cost you some time and money. Your headquarters is the garage you picked as starting location when you first started your save and will have a different icon on the map.

National Company

Own a large garage in your headquarter country.
All the garages in the game you buy will be of medium size. The only exception is your headquarters, which will start with as a small size. Garages can be upgraded for money, unlocking more slots. You simply need to upgrade one of the garages in the same country as your headquarters once. If you picked Luxembourg as starting location there are no other cities, so then you will need to upgrade twice.

Property Magnate

Own 30 garages.
Every city has one garage. They cost 180k to unlock and upgrading them is not required. There are also some other named locations on the map, like towns, harbours or industry. These have a smaller circle and smaller name tag. These locations do not have a garage. Buying garages is a good strategy to earn money and is also required for some other achievements. The base game offers enough cities to easily get this. Playing with map expansions will give you more options.

Swimming in success

Reach an average daily profit of €450.000.

Performance Optimizer

Achieve 75% of the average garage productivity for ten large garages in your company.

Working with the elite

Achieve 100% of productivity for five large garages at the same time.

Aspects of professionalism

Have ten female and ten male employees of maximum level in your company.
As long as you keep investing in new garages and employees whenever you can, you don't really have to put effort into this. As you progress you will get hundreds of employees. By just playing and fast traveling around you will get these eventually before finishing the other achievements.

Parking Challenge

Complete twenty deliveries choosing the trailer delivery option which requires reversing.
For this achievement you must not use autoparking to complete a job and pick the option that requires you to reverse at least once. Usually this is the most difficult option. The amount of XP you get for parking does not matter.

Driving Academy

Get the ball rollin'

Complete the first scenario of the first chapter in Truck Driving Basics.

Dedicated Student

Complete 28 scenarios in Truck Driving Basics including the final exams.
There are 31 scenarios in the Truck Driving Basics training program, but you need to do all prior scenarios before you can do the exams, so you basically need to do them all. Take your time, you don't really have to hurry. Some chapters have restrictions for other achievements which you can find below. Make sure to follow all instructions, even when they seem silly, as failing to do so will end the scenario.

Rowing through the gears

Complete twenty scenarios in chapters two, three or four using manual transmission in Truck Driving Basics.
Assuming you play with automatic transmission (default): before starting chapter two go to the menu, click options and then controls. Under the section transmission set the mode from Simple Automatic to Sequential. I also recommend setting Smart Sequential Shifting enabled. When using this mode you sometimes automatically shift multiple gears based on your speed, so it makes it a bit easier. This still counts for the achievement. Then proceed to play using shift / ctrl to shift up / down. There are 24 scenarios in the three chapters combined, so you can do a few with automatic transmission if you struggle. Doing the same scenario over and over does not work.

Failure is not an option

Complete any five scenarios in a row without failure from the third or fourth chapter in Truck Driving Basics.
Just follow the instructions and don't mess up! If you go really slow it ain't that difficult. You need to do five unique scenarios for this to count. The first five scenarios of chapter three are fairly easy so they are a good option, but pick whatever suits you.

One-shottin' it

Complete any scenario in fourth chapter of Truck Driving Basics in one attempt without correcting by driving forward.
In the first scenario of chapter four you basically have to move backwards in a straight line so this is really easy to accomplish. If you still struggle, just go really slow and adjust accordingly.

Professional Driver

Complete six scenarios in the fourth chapter of Truck Driving Basics while using only the interior camera.
Don't press any of the numeric keys to change your camera and you are good to go. The first few scenarios are shorter and easier, but again pick anything that suits you.

Advanced Student

Complete the pass conditions in 23 scenarios in Truck Driving Proficiency.

Nerd of the road

Obtain three stars in 15 scenarios in Truck Driving Proficiency.

Shining Star

Obtain three stars in any three scenarios played in a row in Truck Driving Proficiency.
By far the most difficult achievements in the game and pretty unforgiving. There are 26 scenarios in Truck Driving Proficiency. This may seem like plenty of choice, but most are pretty tough. The challenges are way more difficult than the scenarios in Truck Drivin