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Update 1.2 BETA for The Bus is here!
We took care of a lot of little things, such as passengers getting on and off the bus, the travel time between stops, license plates and a lot of other bugs. Many thanks to the community and the countless, very helpful reports!
You can see the complete changelog here:
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Please create backup copies of your savegame files before switching to the EA BETA Update. Savegames may not be compatible with the new version of the game.
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ATTENTION: This is a BETA update. Technical problems, instability of the game as well as bugs during gameplay can be possible.
How to install the beta version of the update?
Quite easily:
- In your Library, you click with the right mouse button on the entry of the "The Bus"
- In the drop-menu, you click on the entry "Properties"
- In the window "The Bus - Properties" you select the tab "BETAS"
- In the field "Select the beta you would like to opt into:" select the entry "beta-"
- Now you can close the window and the beta version of the update should download right away
- After downloading the update you can start The Bus via the "PLAY" button
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In the main menu should now be the corresponding version number of the beta version of the update and you can test the update
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Changelog 0.6.41300 EA
- Updated lighting systems: sunlight, moonlight, vehicle lights, street lights, buildings, etc.
- Onboarding passengers now walk to their correct seat instead of teleporting
- Disembarking passengers now move from their seat and walk to the exit doors instead of teleporting
- Disembarking passengers now choose the closest door to their seat’s position when exiting the vehicle
- Disembarking passengers now can leave through any door
- Bus line TXL: time of travel in-between bus stops updated
- Operating Plan menu update
- Added license plates to parking cars
- Fixed a bug in the German license plate system, e.g. 5-digit numbers should no longer be possible
- In-Game Editors: Deleting stops in lines now correctly updates all routes
- Board Computer: You can now use Numpad on your keyboard to enter the tour code
- Added a keybinding that allows pausing the mouse control input to enable mouselook
- Fixed bug where the standard operating plan wasn't loaded correctly after resetting.
- Weather templates have been updated
- Geometries of buildings have been updated (mostly around Beusselstraße and Turmstraße)
- Some traffic fixes for traffic lights, ROW (right of way) and speed limits
- Some navigation fixes
- Additional aspect ratio fixes for UI screens and HUD
- Fixed some asset physics
- Fixed some shader compiling errors
- Update feedback reporting tool
- Retarder now fades out correctly
- Updated camera distance when using the photo mode
- Incorrectly reported conflicts between key assignments have been fixed
- Dynamic weather templates are now loaded correctly from savegame data (will only work with new save game files)
- Updated the positions of the roof hatches
- Updated the positions of the observation cameras in the Scania Citywide 12M
- Fixed traffic lights that don't update on spawning
- Passengers can now use different clothing patterns and colors
- Reset vehicle function updated - should no longer place the vehicle into invisible walls and respects rear end of articulated vehicles and the maximum length of the vehicle
- Fixed a bug where the photo mode could interfere with the vehicle controls
- Fixed footstep sound not respecting effect volume settings
- Updated collisions of some assets
- Fixed the time display on the radio screen
- Matrix displays updated
- Other minor fixes
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Changelog 0.6.41392 EA
- Fixed matrix displays (left side matrix is the missing destination as in real life in Berlin)
- Fixed visibility of timetables in the Timetable Editor
- Fixed passengers not waiting for people to leave through the front door
- Fixed passengers congregating and getting stuck when leaving the bus
- Fixed chance of passengers paying with 50EUR notes
- Fixed 5.1 surround sound
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Changelog 0.6.41437 EA
- Performance fixes
- Immediately adjust radio when the volume is changed in settings
- Fixed radio slider missing without DLC (Fernbus Sim DLC Multi Media Package)
- Fixed roadmap position of bus depot
- Fixed Scania Citywide’s rear matrix displays (again)
- Added additional bus stops
- Updated position of bus stop Charité - Campus Mitte
- Added missing announcement for bus stop Beusselstrasse
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Changelog 0.6.41584 EA
- Fixed passenger disembarkation when driving the Scania Citywide 12M solo bus
- Scania Citywide: When taking a right turn the observation monitor will switch automatically to the right side exterior camera and switch back after completing the turn
- Scania Citywide: Observation camera now switches to exterior rear door camera view, when the door is opened
- Removed incorrect localisations of matrix display strings
- Added locking to opening/closing radio streams to fix a rare game freeze
- The volume slider in the radio GUI now blinks if set to 0 (Null)
- Updated geometry of some additional buildings
- Updated the behavior of the driver’s cabin light
- Updated bus stop marker visibility depending on an active route
- Updated NPC performance
- Fixed spawning NPC head direction
- The last existing line in the Line Editor cannot be deleted anymore
- Fixed overexposure in mirrors caused by light shafts
- Updated steering velocity curve for Scania Citywide
- Fixed eye adaption when using time of day slider in photo mode
- Fixed reset vehicle function when near an invisible wall
- Added function to reset player position in the pause menu when not driving a vehicle
- Preparations for a terminal loop at Alexanderplatz/Memhardtstraße
- Updated maximum Field of View values for Ultrawide displays
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Changelog 0.6.41766 EA
- Updated vehicle physics
- Performance optimisations
- Updated traffic light timing at crossroad Alexanderplatz / Memhardtstrasse and Alexanderplatz terminal loop
- Fixed route navigation at Alexanderplatz terminal loop
- Fixed wheel material of NPC vehicles
- Radio is now audible in the rear of the Scania Citywide 18M
- Fixed weird radio sound on launch for certain PC configurations
- Fixed invisible passengers in mirrors on low-quality settings when loading a savegame
- Fixed radio becoming audible while changing volume in settings
- Fixed reversing camera on low-quality settings
- Fixed brake light sensitivity of NPC vehicles
- UI text fixes
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