The Bus News

From now on you can take your passengers to their destination in a MAN Lion's City Double Decker - with the new update for The Bus (Early Access)!

The iconic vehicle has dominated Berlin's cityscape for many years and has already become a travelling landmark in its own.

We wish you a happy St. Nicholas Day and hope you enjoy our little gift! 😊

Update 1.8 of the Early Access version of The Bus is here!

Look forward to improved ambient sounds as well as reworked AI behaviour of vehicles and passengers.

Following you will find a detailed list with all the changes.

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Changelog 0.12.46026 EA

• 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
  
• When centering the camera for driving it will now also zoom out
  
• AI Vehicles now turn their lights on in bad weather
  
• Improved snow on objects
  
• Added test drive for own routes
  
• Added overcast and sync option to weather menu
  
• Fixed crane rendering
  
• Fixed passengers gliding into doors on some stops
  
• Fixed missing pedestrians southwest of the map
  
• 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
  
• Replaced the Standard Plan with the new TXL + 200 Operating Plan
  
• Added colored indicator for arrival times on navi
  
• Trucks are now less common on Sundays
  
• Fixes for Keep Brake option
  
• Localisation Updates
  
• Performance optimizations**
  

** 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

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

With update 1.7 of the Early Access version of The Bus, a new route is being added: Line 200! From Zoologischer Garten station you can drive across Berlin to Michelangelostraße in Prenzlauer Berg.

In addition, the update has overhauled the options menus and placed more traffic signs. Numerous corrections and bug fixes have also been made.

Following you will find a detailed list with all the changes.

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Changelog 0.11.45256 EA

• Added Line 200 (to activate it select the second operating plan in the editors window)
  
• Options menus overhauled (old menu still available but will be removed in the next update)
  
• Performance of level streaming optimized**
  
• Busses now spawn at the front of the bus stop marker
  
• Fixed game controllers jumping from disclaimer screen directly into Freeplay menu
  
• Fixed pause menu not being controllable with game controllers
  
• Level art fixes
  
• Fixed cars being blocked by pedestrians crossings in some situations
  
• Cashier not rendering correctly from certain perspectives fixed
  
• Incorrect world map zoom after finishing route fixed
  
• Board computer keybinds working while tour selection is not displayed fixed
  
• Placed more traffic signs
  
• Wind animation of trees improved
  
• Small fixes for vehicle AI
  
• Localisation updates
  

** 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

Update 1.7 of the Early Access of The Bus is now available as BETA for testing.

Several changes and fixes are awaiting you, amongst others an overhauled options menu and correctly spawning busses in the front of the bus stop marker. Moreover, cars should not being blocked by pedestrian crossings anymore and the cashier should now be rendered correctly from all perspectives.

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.

---
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 0.11.44947 EA Beta

• Options menus overhauled (old menu still available during beta)
  
• Performance of level streaming optimized**
  
• Busses now spawn at the front of the bus stop marker
  
• Fixed game controllers jumping from disclaimer screen directly into Freeplay menu
  
• Fixed pause menu not being controllable with game controllers
  
• Level art fixes
  
• Fixed cars being blocked by pedestrians crossings in some situations
  
• Cashier not rendering correctly from certain perspectives fixed
  
• Incorrect world map zoom after finishing route fixed
  
• Board computer keybinds not working while tour selection is not displayed fixed
  

Changelog 0.11.45040 EA Beta

• Fixed a bug in The Bus controls menu where changes are always saved even without hitting the apply button*
  
• Fixed game controllers jumping from disclaimer screen directly into Freeplay menu*
  
• Fixed pause menu not being controllable with game controllers*
  
• Level art fixes
  

Changelog 0.11.45139 EA Beta

• Performance optimizations**
  
• Level Art fixes
  
• Placed more traffic signs
  
• Wind animation of trees improved
  
• New options menu improvements
  

Changelog 0.11.45231 EA Beta

• New options menu improvements
  
• Small fixes for vehicle AI
  
• Localisation updates
  
• Level Art fixes
  
• Performance optimizations**
  

Changelog 0.11.45256 EA Beta

• Fixed a problem with wrong passengers after loading a game*
  

* 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