OverDriveSim - TBX Phone Preview #1 — This Is Definitely Becoming More Than Just an Idea
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What started as a small side experiment between updates for TBX Mechanical Failures is already turning into something much bigger.
This is the first proper preview of TBX Phone — a fully simulated phone system designed for ETS2.
And at this point, I think it’s safe to say this is probably going to become much more than just an idea.
The goal is to make the phone feel like a real part of your driver’s life, not just another menu.
Right now the concept already includes things like:
• Messages
• Phone calls
• Contacts
• Simulated social media
• Short-form video feed
• Driver-focused tools
• Reminders
• Road-related utilities
• AI-powered conversations
The screenshots already show the direction I’m going for — a full phone interface with its own home screen, messages, contacts, social apps, driver tools and more.
One of the biggest parts of the project is the idea of having AI-driven contacts.
That means characters such as family members, friends, your boss or other drivers could eventually react to what is happening during your journeys.
You could get a message while driving.
You could reply.
The conversation could continue later.
And the system could remember what happened before.
I also want the phone to feel natural to use in-game — something that appears over ETS2 like an actual phone interface instead of another typical mod overlay.
This is still an early preview and a lot can change, but the first results are already way better than I expected.
I originally started this just to see if the idea could work.
Now I’m genuinely starting to think this could become one of the most ambitious TSC projects yet.
TBX Phone — Preview #1More soon.What started as a small side experiment between updates for TBX Mechanical Failures is already turning into something much bigger.
This is the first proper preview of TBX Phone — a fully simulated phone system designed for ETS2.
And at this point, I think it’s safe to say this is probably going to become much more than just an idea.
The goal is to make the phone feel like a real part of your driver’s life, not just another menu.
Right now the concept already includes things like:
• Messages
• Phone calls
• Contacts
• Simulated social media
• Short-form video feed
• Driver-focused tools
• Reminders
• Road-related utilities
• AI-powered conversations
The screenshots already show the direction I’m going for — a full phone interface with its own home screen, messages, contacts, social apps, driver tools and more.
One of the biggest parts of the project is the idea of having AI-driven contacts.
That means characters such as family members, friends, your boss or other drivers could eventually react to what is happening during your journeys.
You could get a message while driving.
You could reply.
The conversation could continue later.
And the system could remember what happened before.
I also want the phone to feel natural to use in-game — something that appears over ETS2 like an actual phone interface instead of another typical mod overlay.
This is still an early preview and a lot can change, but the first results are already way better than I expected.
I originally started this just to see if the idea could work.
Now I’m genuinely starting to think this could become one of the most ambitious TSC projects yet.
TBX Phone — Preview #1More soon.
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