Tourist Bus Simulator News

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Valve has informed us, that the compatibility should now work as intended:
Buy once, get a DLC for both games, no need to own both games.

Please, inform us immediately if this still should NOT be the case.

We're sorry for any inconvenience this has been causing for anybody before.

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Today we have released a new DLC for Tourist Bus:

The long-awaited DLC VDL Futura FHD2 is now available and adds all 6 variants of the FHD2 with official license by VDL to your vehicle fleet:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/953681/Tourist_Bus_Simulator__VDL_Futura_FHD2/


Tourist Bus Sim DLC VDL Futura FHD2 also contains Fernbus Sim DLC VDL Futura FHD2 and vice versa - So, you only have to buy this DLC once for either game.


If you would like to create your own repaints for this new vehicle, you will find the templates and instructions in English on our website:
https://www.tml-studios.de/forum/filebase/index.php?category-file-list/67-official-repaint-templates/

We wish you lots of fun with these new DLC's in Tourist Bus Simulator.

Update 1.3 has been released and adds new lighting and weather systems and updated the SUV and Service Car driving physics.

Detailed information can be found in the Changelog below.

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Changelog

The following have either been fixed or changed:

Gameplay

• Updated SUV and Service Car driving physics
  
• Preparations for DLC VDL Futura FHD2
  
  
  
  
• Mileage and time in tachograph are not updating correctly when using Fast Travel
  
• New mouse control mode added: Steering only
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Casillas del Angel: Collision with awning
  
• Vans can get stuck at a wall at the junction in Lajares
  
• Deactivated collision of certain minor props (e.g. awnings and clothing racks)
  

User Interface

• Preparations for DLC VDL Futura FHD2
  
• Repaint description text length covers "Buy"-button
  
• Some minor typos in certain localisations
  
• Some texts covering buttons or checkboxes in certain localisations
  
• Untranslated text strings
  
• Retarder symbol is now shown in the minimap when Retarder is in use
  
• Some incorrect speed limits showing in navigation
  

Graphics

• Preparations for DLC VDL Futura FHD2
  
• New weather system added (note, it'll be rather dry nonetheless, due to the climate zone)
  
• New lighting system added
  
  
  Clear
  
  
  Clear with mist
  
  
  Fog
  
  
  Light Clouds
  
  
  Light Clouds with mist
  
  
  Rain
  
  
  Rain with mist
  
  
  Thunderstorm
  
  
• Updated rain effect on the front shields of all busses
  
  
  
  
  
  
• ComfortClass HD: Third axles have an incorrect amount of wheels
  
• ComfortClass HD: Frame of the driver window shows a texture artefact
  
• ComfortClass HD: Transparency of front shield
  
• ComfortClass HD: Unable to continue driving out of a bus stop in Arcade Mode
  
• ComfortClass: Buttons on the dashboard light up without running engine
  
• Service Car: Spare Tire not properly attach to bodywork
  
• Floating assets at the depot
  

Audio

• The sound of rain falling on the roof of a bus is also audible inside rooms until the vehicle disappears
  

And here are some additional images

We've made some additional changes and fixes to the upcoming Update 1.3, like updated SUV and Service Car driving physics and other bug fixes.

You can check the changelog for BETA Update 1.3.25143 below.

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We've enabled Tourist Bus Sim Update 1.3 for public testing. If you like, you can send us your feedback in our forums at https://www.tml-studios.de/forum/index.php?thread/1997-en-beta-update-1-3-available-for-testing/
Detailed information can be found in the Changelog below.

This is a BETA Update. Please, be aware that this version can cause technical problems and/or may cause instabilities of your computer system.



Quite easily:

• In your Library you click with the right mouse button on the entry of the "Tourist Bus Simulator"
  
• In the drop-menu you click on the entry "Properties"
  
• In the window "Tourist Bus Simulator - 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 Tourist Bus Simulator via the "PLAY" button
  
• 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

The following have either been fixed or changed:

Gameplay

• Preparations for DLC VDL Futura FHD2
  
  
  
  
• Mileage and time in tachograph are not updating correctly when using Fast Travel
  
• New mouse control mode added: Steering only
  
  
  
  
  
  

User Interface

• Preparations for DLC VDL Futura FHD2
  
• Repaint description text length covers "Buy"-button
  
• Some minor typos in certain localisations
  
• Some texts covering buttons or checkboxes in certain localisations
  
• Untranslated text strings
  
• Retarder symbol is now shown in the minimap when Retarder is in use
  
• Some incorrect speed limits showing in navigation
  

Graphics

• Preparations for DLC VDL Futura FHD2
  
• New weather system added (note, it'll be rather dry nonetheless, due to the climate zone)
  
• New lighting system added
  
  
  Clear
  
  
  Clear with mist
  
  
  Fog
  
  
  Light Clouds
  
  
  Light Clouds with mist
  
  
  Rain
  
  
  Rain with mist
  
  
  Thunderstorm
  
  
• Updated rain effect on the front shields of all busses
  
  
  
  
  
  
• ComfortClass HD: Third axles have an incorrect amount of wheels
  
• ComfortClass HD: Frame of the driver window shows a texture artefact
  
• ComfortClass HD: Transparency of front shield
  
• ComfortClass HD: Unable to continue driving out of a bus stop in Arcade Mode
  

And here are some additional images




















We hope you'll already enjoy the beta version of this upcoming update and we're looking forward to your feedback.

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Changelog

The following have either been fixed or changed:

• Updated SUV and Service Car driving physics
  
• Service Car: Spare Tire not properly attach to bodywork
  
• Casillas del Angel: Collision with awning
  
• Vans can get stuck at a wall at the junction in Lajares
  
• Deactivated collision of certain minor props (e.g. awnings and clothing racks)
  
• ComfortClass: Buttons on the dashboard light up without running engine
  
• Floating assets at the depot
  
• The sound of rain falling on the roof of a bus is also audible inside rooms until the vehicle disappears
  

Along this month we will release a new DLC for Tourist Bus:


The long-awaited DLC VDL Futura FHD2 will be available soon and adds all 6 variants of the FHD2 with official license by VDL to your vehicle fleet:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/953681/Tourist_Bus_Simulator__VDL_Futura_FHD2/


Tourist Bus Sim DLC VDL Futura FHD2 also contains Fernbus Sim DLC VDL Futura FHD2 and vice versa - So, you only have to buy this DLC once for either game.


You can also already download the repaint template for these new vehicles:
https://www.tml-studios.de/forum/filebase/index.php?category-file-list/75-official-repaint-templates/

We hope you'll have lots of fun with this new DLC's in Tourist Bus Simulator soon.