DevLog — Trailer Interaction, Driving Hours & More

The next Rest Anywhere update is coming together really well, and it’s shaping up to be quite a big one.

One of the main things I’ve been working on is making the trailer interaction much more hands-on. Coupling and uncoupling will no longer feel like a single button press — you’ll actually have to go through the individual steps yourself.

That means lowering or raising the trailer legs, connecting and disconnecting the electrical and air lines separately, unlocking the fifth wheel, and even placing wheel chocks when needed.

These interactions aren’t just visual either. Disconnecting the electrical line, for example, actually cuts power to the trailer, so the lights go out as well.

I’ve also been adding more to Walk Anywhere itself. New elements like the wheel chocks, cigarette and smoke effects are all fully 3D and rendered as part of the game world, so they react naturally to the game’s lighting rather than feeling like simple overlays.

But this update isn’t only about walking around the truck.

I’m also making changes to the way drivers’ hours and working time are handled, with several improvements to the logic behind that system. Quite a few bugs related to this part of the plugin have also been found and fixed, largely thanks to the detailed reports and logs you’ve been sending me.

And honestly, that feedback has been incredibly useful. Some of these issues would have been very difficult to catch without people actively testing the plugin in different setups and playstyles.

There’s still some polishing and testing left, but the goal remains the same — more interaction, more immersion, and more realism without turning the game into a chore.

Hopefully, 2.1.0 will feel like another solid step in that direction.

ETS2 Rest Anywhere: Trailer interactions (YouTube)