This project and its documentation are still works in progress. You might encounter bugs or crashes, and documentation sections will be updated as the project progresses.
MotionCab can work alongside head-tracking systems (TrackIR, Tobii,
OpenTrack, etc.) — they use the game's native head tracking mechanism,
while MotionCab overrides camera channels at a different layer, so
there's no direct conflict. If you find the combined movement excessive,
you can disable MotionCab (default F8). That's why it's not recommended
to use both at the same time.
Requirements
| Game | Version |
|---|---|
| Euro Truck Simulator 2 | 1.60+ |
| American Truck Simulator | 1.60+ |
In-game settings
MotionCab works fine either way, but the game's own camera options act on the same channels MotionCab does — leaving them on tends to stack, reading as doubled or exaggerated motion rather than more realism.
For both ETS2 and ATS, disable the following camera options in
Options > Gameplay:
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Uneven surfaces simulation | 0% |
| Steering camera rotation factor | 0% |
| Steering camera rotation on reverse | Off |
| Physical camera movement | Off |
| Physical camera factor | 0% |
| Interior camera horizon locking factor | Off |
Disabling these settings ensures that MotionCab has full control over the camera.
Download
Make sure you download the latest version of MotionCab.
Your browser or antivirus software may flag motioncab.dll as a virus or
potentially unwanted program. This is a false positive — it's triggered
by MotionCab's in-game overlay, which needs to draw itself directly on top
of the game window. Antivirus software often mistakes this for harmful
behavior even though it's harmless. If this happens, you can safely allow
the download or add an exception.
Install
Ensure the bin/win_x64 directory contains a plugins folder, if not,
create it.
- Extract
motioncab.dllfrom the archive. - Copy it into your game's
pluginsfolder:- ETS2:
bin/win_x64/plugins/ - ATS:
bin/win_x64/plugins/
- ETS2:
- Start the game.
Verification
Make sure you have loaded into the map.
Check the game.log.txt for a line like:
[MotionCab] plugin is running!- ETS2:
C:\Users\USERNAME\Documents\Euro Truck Simulator 2\game_log.txt - ATS:
C:\Users\USERNAME\Documents\American Truck Simulator\game_log.txt
This confirms the plugin loaded successfully.
Upgrade
To upgrade MotionCab, replace plugins/motioncab.dll with the latest version. Your
motioncab.ini is preserved — old keys keep their values, and any new keys added
in the update automatically use their built-in defaults.
If you want a clean config, delete motioncab.ini before starting the game so
a fresh one is generated.
Uninstall
To uninstall, simply delete the following files from the bin/win_x64/ directory:
plugins/motioncab.dllmotioncab.ini