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The Bus Update 1.8 - BETA

Update 1.8 of the Early Access of The Bus is now available as BETA for testing.

Revised ambient sounds and numerous bug fixes await you. In addition, pedestrians now speed up when the traffic light turns red while they are crossing the road.

For the full detailed list of changes, please, see the changelog below.

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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:
  1. In your Library, you click with the right mouse button on the entry of the "The Bus"
  2. In the drop-menu, you click on the entry "Properties"
  3. In the window "The Bus - Properties" you select the tab "BETAS"
  4. In the field "Select the beta you would like to opt into:" select the entry "beta-beta"
  5. Now you can close the window and the beta version of the update should download right away
  6. After downloading the update you can start The Bus via the "PLAY" button
  7. 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 0.12.45596 EA Beta
  • Upgrade to Unreal Engine 4.27.1
  • Reworked ambient sounds
  • Various fixes for the new Settings Menu
  • You can now enter values for settings by double clicking entries
  • Pedestrians on crossings now speed up when the traffic light turns red
  • Changed clicking on Atron Interface to be more reliable
  • Added construction vehicles
  • Fixed map sometimes zooming into wrong place when opening
  • Fixed sound not stopping when the game is paused
  • Fixed a freeze caused by car ai
  • Fixed a bug where cars would get stuck at crossings
  • Fixed a couple bugs in the ingame radio
  • Level Art fixes
  • Performance optimizations**


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Changelog 0.12.45874 EA Beta
  • When centering the camera for driving it will now also zoom out
  • Vehicles now turn their lights on in bad weather
  • Improved snow on objects
  • Added test drive for own routes
  • Fixed a freeze caused by car ai
  • Added overcast option to weather menu
  • Fixed crane rendering
  • Fixed passengers gliding into doors on some stops
  • Fixed missing pedestrians southwest of the map
  • Fixed more issues causing Traffic to get stuck
  • Fixed too many excavators spawning*
  • Fixed traffic signs using the wrong language*
  • Fixed radio sometimes unintentionally playing when game is paused
  • Fixed some objects not appearing in mirrors
  • Fixed passengers rarely moving to the top of buildings when exiting the bus
  • Fixed location of bus stops on line 200
  • Fixed a rare crash when leaving to main menu
  • Fixed Map zooming in too far on open
  • Level Art fixes
  • Replaced the Standard Plan with the new TXL + 200 Operating Plan
  • Performance optimizations**


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Changelog 0.12.45912 EA Beta
  • Fixed passengers moonwalking out of the bus*
  • Fixed black and white backwards camera in some settings*
  • Fixed missing construction site Unter den Linden*
  • Fixed level loading issue at Leipziger Platz*
  • Performance optimizations**


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Changelog 0.12.46026 EA Beta
  • Added live weather
  • Added colored indicator for arrival times on navi
  • Fixed another freeze caused by traffic AI
  • Fixed another issue that caused cars to get stuck at crossings
  • Fixed AI vehicles taking a long time to turn on lights
  • Trucks are now less common on Sundays
  • Fixes for Keep Brake option
  • Fixed some more issues in the Settings Menu
  • Lots of Performance optimizations**


* Only occurred during the BETA test of this update

** Please, be aware that the impact of performance optimisations varies from system to system due to hardware configurations, installed software, and other programs running in the background
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