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Global Farmer is now available in Early Access!

Global Farmer is now available on Steam in Early Access!

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Just like City Bus Manager does Global Farmer use OpenStreetMap! You can build and manage your farm everywhere in the world 🌍🍂🚜 Whether you build your farm next to the Empire State Building, the Taj Mahal or your bedroom window - there are no limits! 👨‍🌾 📊
In the release week you can benefit from a 10% discount. 💸

🔗Link:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2615630/Global_Farmer/

🌱 Farm the World: With Global Farmer, the world is your farm. Thanks to OpenStreetMap you can set up your farm in any real-world location, from urban landscapes to rural expanses, adapting to local soil and climate. Farm besides the Empire State Building, the Taj Mahal or your bedroom window.

🏗️Strategic Farm Management: Focus on the intricacies of farm operations without the need for hands-on vehicle control. Players will engage in strategic planning, managing a fleet of agricultural machinery, and optimizing crop cycles for maximum yield.

📊Real-World Data Integration: The game incorporates actual soil quality, seasonal weather patterns, and regional flora, offering an authentic farming experience that reflects the chosen location's environmental conditions.

🚜Economic Strategy: Beyond planting and harvesting, players can take on contracts to deliver goods, manage finances to expand operations or invest in new technology, reflecting the economic aspects of modern farming.

🐄Animal Husbandry: Players can also delve into livestock farming, managing different animals for products like milk, eggs, and wool, adding another layer of strategy to gameplay.

🗺️ Customization and Community: A comprehensive Map Editor allows players to customize or create new farming environments. These creations can be shared via the Steam Workshop, encouraging community interaction and creativity

Holiday Resorts & Sightseeing Buses | DLC out now!

You can now embark on a sunny vacation adventure in the second City Bus Manager DLC, “Holiday Resorts & Sightseeing Buses”. Expand your fleet with 10 new buses and plan efficient routes to fulfill the extensive contracts of various attraction providers and ensure that tourists reach their destination on time!⛱☀️🚌

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3218520/City_Bus_Manager__Holiday_Resorts__Sightseeing_Buses/

Watch the trailer here:

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Hotfix 2.1.8

We have just released a hotfix which solves the reported issues of the latest content update:

- Passengers can now stay on the bus for longer than an hour if they are travelling long distances with few intermediate stops
- In scenarios with a Point of Interest goal, the POI is now highlighted on the map while the goal is active
- Fixed a bug where the resolution was not saved in window mode
- Fixed a bug that incorrectly displayed the message that the final stop was not near the start stop when building a route
- Fixed a bug where the repaint of the previous bus was sometimes still displayed in the paint shop
- Fixed a bug where modding buses did not work correctly if there was a ‘/’ or ‘\’ in the name
- Fixed a bug with the time jump
- Fixed a bug where outer walls were not demolished when ivy was attached to the wall
- Corrected further positions of airports

Holiday Resorts & Sightseeing Buses | DLC out on September 26th!



Some of you already guessed the name of the second City Bus Manager DLC "Holiday Resorts & Sightseeing Buses". In addition to the name, we can also reveal that the DLC will be out on 26th September!
Embark on a sunny vacation adventure on September 26th in the second City Bus Manager DLC, "Holiday Resorts & Sightseeing Buses". Expand your fleet with 10 new buses and plan efficient routes to fulfill the extensive contracts from various attraction providers and much more!
Visit the Steam page for more information 👉 https://links.aerosoft.com/2df692yy

Content Update 9: Map Update, Automatic Repairs in External Depots and many more



The City Bus Manager Content Update 9 is now available for all users!

You can read the entire changelog here:

Highlights:
  • Automatic repair in external depots added
  • Update of the map data to August 2024
  • 600 million new buildings added to the map, especially in UK and USA (Thanks to GeoSci for the support!)
  • Hotels added as points of interest, which also have an impact on passenger numbers
  • New objectives in the scenario editor: ‘Transport passengers to a specific location’ and ‘Transport passengers to a specific type of location’
  • ‘Allow line changes within a shift’ can now be set individually for each timetable
Map:
  • Bollards that can be passed by buses can now be driven through
  • Corrected positions of some airports
Routes & shifts:
  • Fixed a bug where passengers never boarded at the start stop
  • Fixed a bug where passengers did not board the correct bus
  • Fixed a bug that caused 0% network coverage to be displayed in the statistics
  • Fixed a bug where some routes were still displayed on the map even though the route was never built
  • Fixed a bug where the coverage of stops was not displayed correctly in certain cases
  • Fixed a bug that caused the shift plan to be unlockable in scenarios, even though it should have been researched from the start according to the scenario settings
  • - When building a public service line or event line, the relevant POIs are now highlighted in a larger size
Events:
  • Multiple rail replacement transport events can now take place simultaneously
  • Rail replacement services can no longer start and end at the same stop
  • Rail replacement services now only take place at stops that can be reached
  • If the bus is being cleaned during a bus hire request, the cleaning staff will no longer be abducted
  • Fixed a bug that prevented shuttle orders from being completed
Buses:
  • When assigning a shift, the system now calculates exactly whether a bus has enough fuel for the shift
  • Fixed a bug where the exit animation for modding right-hand drive buses was not working correctly
  • Fixed a bug where the bus details were not displayed when a bus returned from a shift
  • Fixed a bug that caused buses to clone themselves in rare cases
Employees:
  • In external depots, the current workload is now displayed for employees (instead of stress, which is not relevant for external employees)
  • Fixed a bug that caused training to be free for employees
Technical bug fixes:
  • Fixed a bug under MacOS where you only had a black screen in full screen mode
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the game to freeze when extending the map
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the game to freeze in rare cases when loading ‘Load navigation data’
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the game to stay paused forever in rare cases
E-Bus & Green Energy DLC:
  • Corrected power consumption of the eCitaro
  • Fixed a bug in the calculation of the required range for a shift in the shift schedule
Other:
  • Added support for right-to-left languages
  • Fixed a bug where the opening hours in the Service Centre were not saved in certain cases
  • Various translation errors fixed
  • Updated Unity to 2022.3.44