The Bus
- I’ve been waiting for The Bus and I’m very happy we’re very close to EA now, I can almost smell it
Kind Regards.
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The Bus
- I’ve been waiting for The Bus and I’m very happy we’re very close to EA now, I can almost smell it
Kind Regards.
Why Early Access? Good that it will progress but why not just finish the game? I’m showing my age here but I miss a finished product on release not early access.
LT586 answers to many questions have been published on Steam. But just in case, I'll copy these answers here:
Why Early Access?
“We want to enable our community to join early in the development of our upcoming new simulation, The Bus, to ensure a great and satisfying experience on its final and official release. So, you can already play and follow the ongoing development hands-on. "
How long will this game be in Early Access?
“The Bus will go through different phases which will add more features, content and polishment until it is ready for release. This will probably take roughly 8 to 16 months of iterations and development. ”
How will the planned full version differ from the early access version?
“The release version of The Bus will contain the bus lines TXL, 100, 200 and 245 and multiple variants of busses from various brands.
In-game Editors will enable you to create and edit bus lines, routes, tours and more.
Modding tools based on Unreal Engine 4 Game Editor will be available for content creators to share their mods via Steam Workshop.
Freeplay and Economy game modes will be available in Singleplayer and Multiplayer.
Freeplay mode will enable you to drive each of the bus lines at any time of the year with the vehicle of your choice. Including passenger transport with ticket sale and validation check.
Economy mode will enable you to create your own bus company. Buy vehicles and hire staff. Maintain and repair the vehicles of your fleet. And generate income via ticket sales.
Basically, you will propaly get the full and complete game at the very end of the Early Access before the Gold Master of The Bus goes into production for retail shipping. ”
What is the current state of the Early Access version?
“At the beginning of the Early Access The Bus will include the bus line TXL and an articulated and a solo bus in Singleplayer Freeplay mode with a Line Editor and Route Editor. Boarding and deboarding passengers, including ticket sale and validation check. AI-Traffic featuring various types of vehicles, pedestrians and complex traffic lights. Full day and night cycle with weather and seasons.
For a full description of the current state of the Early Access version see the "About this game" section below. ”
Will the price of the game change after leaving Early Access?
"The price of The Bus will be increased in steps as more and more features and content will be added during the Early Access."
How do you plan to involve the community in the development of the game?
“We will gather feedback and data during the Early Access here on Steam and in our developer forums. The feedback and data will be processed by the team, which then decides on the list of changes for each update during the Early Access of The Bus. "
Appreciate it. I’ll stick to OMSI until this is fully complete but looks and sounds a lot more plausible than DTG with “we can’t work out how to release an editor”
I'm really looking forward to the bus thanks for letting us know :). i feel really bad for the horrible comment i gave not so long ago so im really sorry tml studios. p.s they should of done this with there other games like the fernbus coach sim and many others
instead of just letting the youtubers do it because not all of them look out for bugs they just play it as in the main ones :).
im really excited for this ive got goose bumps:) im defo gonna get my hands on this when it comes out thats for sure 100%.
This is amazing news the weekend starts very good!!!
when dose the early access come will it be this year ? im really excited
I keep replaying the same video over and over again... it looks great!
The graphics look absolutely stunning. The AI vehicles look a lot more realistic, perhaps the best I've ever seen in a bus simulator. If you look closely, you can even see the different amounts of passengers in the cars. Maybe the new AI can some day come to Fernbus & TBS. The map also looks very authentic.
I'm only sad that multiplayer isn't going to be available throughout Phase 1 & 2 but at least the team will have more time to polish it out.
I'm very excited for Early Access. I believe it's the right direction to ensure the quality of the product, whilst giving players the opportunity to play, test and report bugs along the development.
Can't wait for the EA release date!
Think I'll just wait for the boxed version. Otherwise Early Access could just mean that by the time it lives up to its potential I've already played it enough.
when dose the early access come will it be this year ?
im really excited
As I understand it correctly from this video, an early version will be released either in late 2020 or early 2021. And then the development stages will go through.
cool stuff
Check out those videos for some scenes that haven't been showcased in yesterday stream.
And a video with explanation with English subtitle.
Ummm... Still waiting until the new year's eve...
In the course of this week we will be posting a FAQ here, which you can use to roughly orientate yourself regarding The Bus. The individual posts are divided into different subject areas, so don't be surprised if your question is not answered immediately.
Please understand that we cannot go into further detail on some points.
Best wishes
When will the release be and how will it work?
Will the game only appear on Steam or will it also be available on GeForce Now or similar? Also as a haptic copy?
Will The Bus also come to the console?
Are steering wheels supported?
How much will The Bus cost?
What will the system requirements be? Similar to FBS?
Will there be a Collector’s Edition?
Will there be other tasks in the game besides driving the bus? e.g. Quests, house purchase, accidents, events, etc.
Will there be seasons?
Will there be tram lines in the game?
Will there be a working IBIS system to collect manual information such as Enter bus routes?
Will real BVG bus routes be available in the game?
Will there be bus routes as DLCs?
Will there be any Covid-19 related features in the game?
Will there be Steam Achievements?
Will the radio stations FlashBAss.FM and DoubleBass.FM integrated in the new game?
Exciting news! Thank you
If someone wants to get see some interview, here we go:
Thank you for the new information and gameplay videos - it's looking like a great sim, looking forward to playing it as soon as it's available on early access.
Have been waiting along time ( since Fernbus ) for this, looking forward to giving feedback from the Early Access, thanks for keeping us informed