Euro Truck Simulator 2 (Windows)

LookPilot Configuration

1. Set protocol to freetrack
2. Click Start to begin tracking

Euro Truck Simulator 2 Setup

Head tracking should work automatically. If it doesn't respond, check the game's settings for a TrackIR or head tracking option that may need to be enabled.

Common issues

Game not reacting to tracking input even though the tracking is running

1. Make sure to have the line "uset g_trackir" set to "1" (including the quotes) in ../Documents/Euro Truck Simulator 2/config.cfg. Edit the file with the game closed - the game rewrites it on exit, which can undo your change. Some users report the value reverting even then; marking config.cfg read-only after editing has worked as a countermeasure (community-reported).
2. Bind a key in Keys and Buttons for "Enable Head Tracking" and try pressing the key in-game.

Mouse-look stops working after closing LookPilot

A known issue in SCS titles: if the in-game camera stops following your mouse after you exit LookPilot, restart the game - mouse-look returns. Keeping LookPilot running for the whole session avoids it entirely.

If you want to stop using head tracking and hand camera control back to the mouse permanently, set uset g_trackir back to "0" in ../Documents/Euro Truck Simulator 2/config.cfg (edit with the game closed). Set it to "1" again when you next want head tracking.

Look-back out the window does not trigger

If turning your head far left no longer triggers the lean-out-the-window animation, try lowering the rotation sensitivity below 1.6 - the look-back animation seems to need the yaw output to sweep through its range rather than jump past it (community-reported).

Reducing jitter and shake

Shaky or twitchy tracking is the most-reported issue across all games, and it almost always traces to the camera picture, not the game:

1. Light your face from the front. Backlighting (a window or lamp behind you) starves the tracker of facial detail and produces micro-jumps.
2. Check your camera's real frame rate. Many webcams silently drop to 10-15 fps in low light even when set to 30. In LookPilot, watch the Tracker fps readout while tracking - if it is far below your camera's rating, more light usually fixes it.
3. Raise smoothing. In Settings -> Tracking, increase smoothing/filtering until stillness feels stable, then walk it back until the response feels quick enough.
4. Flatten the curve center. Give the response curves a gentle plateau around the center so breathing and small posture shifts do not move the camera.

Recentering

Press Alt+C (default) to recenter tracking on your current head position at any time - do it once seated in your normal driving position, looking at the center of your screen. If you find yourself recentering constantly, move the webcam so it faces you head-on (an off-axis camera makes turned positions read as drift) and recenter while looking at the horizon in-game, not at the camera.

Using a wheel or HOTAS alongside LookPilot

If your wheel or stick misbehaves while LookPilot runs (stiff force feedback, lost input), update LookPilot first - a past version caused stiff force feedback on some wheels (e.g. Logitech G923) and was fixed in an update. Then make sure the output protocol is freetrack rather than virtual joystick - the virtual joystick device can conflict with some wheel drivers. ETS2 reads the FreeTrack protocol directly, so the virtual joystick is not needed.

FAQ

Does ETS2 need TrackIR hardware for this? No - ETS2 listens for the FreeTrack/TrackIR protocol, and LookPilot speaks it with just your webcam. ETS2 is the single most-played game among LookPilot users.

Tracking worked yesterday but not after a game update? SCS updates sometimes reset g_trackir in config.cfg - re-check step 1 under Common issues.

Where do I make looking-behind faster for reversing? Settings -> Tracking - steepen the yaw curve's outer section so a small extra head turn sweeps the camera further at docks.