With ProMods 2.0 starting to shape up, MIRFI’s work is starting to be completed. So I thought I’d “interview” him about his work and share his answers here.
Concept texts from developers is an idea we thought that would liven up the blog a bit. We’ve asked from all the developers to give us a paragraph or two about their map, which would describe how difficult it was to build it, what we can expect to see and a few opinions from the developer. In this case, we did this “interview” style so we asked some questions to the developer and got answers in return. So, without further ado, let’s have a look at his answers to our questions.
1. Why should we drive in the countries you made in your opinion? What makes them stand out from the other countries?
Romania, Moldova and Bulgaria are ex-communist states with Moldova even being an ex-soviet state. These countries give a different feel from the other parts of the map. They both have different architecture styles from the rest of the countries in the Euro Truck Simulator 2 world, since they feature an unique mix of pure undisturbed rural areas and big megalomaniac cities. Romania in particular stands out with some great scenery, the Carpathian mountains and the Black Sea, all of which give this country a rather special feel.
2. What can we expect to see in Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova? Is there anything new in them that we’ve never seen in ProMods so far?
Great scenery, and a lot of 2 lane roads! As mentioned their cities are built with a different style over the current cities in Euro Truck Simulator 2. The feeling that these cities give is very different from what we are all used to.
3. Was it difficult to build these countries? Were there any challenges along the way?
Yes, it was difficult, but it was fun too. The fact that the project was restarted from scratch during the building phase (due to some technical problems) and the lack of free time that I’m confronting with didn’t really make things any easier. But it was awesome to bring my home country to the game’s world!
3. Did you enjoy building these countries?
I loved it! Especially the Eastern part of Romania (the place where I live) and the Republic of Moldova.
4. Which is your favourite road/city/spot in these countries? Which place would you recommend us to go to?
They all deserve a visit! Romania has it all. From endless sunny plains to 2500m high mountains. Moldova has many hills, but it’s fun to drive country too. I would recommend you though to explore the eastern half of Romania, crossing the mountain passes over the Carpathian Mountains. Don’t forget to check out Piatra-Neamț, where you’ll be able to spot the house where I live or the city of Constanța, at the black sea shore. The capital of Moldova, Chișinău, is really worth a visit too!
That’s all from MIRFI, and on behalf of the ProMods blog team, we’d like to thank him for his contribution. And now, some pictures from his recommendations:
tkk7406
My name is Aristotelis, and I'm half Greek, half Chinese. I was born and I used to live in Sydney, Australia, but I now live in Thessaloniki, Greece. I joined ProMods after being bored with the standard map, as it offered so much more than just extra roads. In February 2015 I was offered to join the beta testing team and towards the end of May 2015 I was offered to be a moderator. Then, in February 2016, I started developing the Cabin Accessories Mod, which works as an add-on for ProMods. I really enjoy helping ProMods as much as I can, because the quality of the map is totally worth it!
Lefteris says:
Well done Aristotelis . Interesting idea the interviews . Would like to read and learn more things about the Promods Team . Bravo kai sygxaritiria gia tin thesi stin omada ton Promods 😉
tkk7406 says:
Ευχαριστώ πολύ φίλε για τα καλά σου λόγια.
anthony says:
EURO TRUCKSIMULATOR2 PROMODS
leonardos mylonas says:
do you think there is any possibility of adding greece after bulgaria??
tkk7406 says:
I think that in the future there is a possibility to add Greece in the game in ProMods quality. As a half Greek, I’d like to hope so.
leonardos mylonas says:
ωραια!!! εχουμε και εναν ελληνα στα promods!!! μπραβο, καλη συνεχεια 🙂
tkk7406 says:
Ευχαριστώ φίλε.
La_FuAzz says:
Ah, finally know your name 😉
Romania looks very beautiful, I can’t wait to drive there and I’ll definitely go to the places MIRFI recommended!
Well done!
tkk7406 says:
Thank you! And I couldn’t agree more, I think MIRFI has done an impeccable job and I would like to drive through his map.
Michael Rosen says:
So well done tkk7406. great interview.
tkk7406 says:
Thank you!
Celio Peres says:
Congratulations to ProMod…your work is amazing!!! No doubt this is the biggest and most serious ETS2 project!
Is there any project to expand to countries: Serbia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Greece and Turkey (European sector)?
tkk7406 says:
All these countries will be added in the future, and we will work our way downwards towards the Balkans.
k2711000 says:
interesting read aristotelis