The game engine is being updated to Unreal Engine 5.3, bringing Lumen Global Illumination support. A fleet management system is also being introduced, further enhancing the gameplay experience.

Update 2.5 of The Bus is here!

You can find a detailed list with all the changes in the following:

• Upgrade to Unreal Engine 5.3
• Added Lumen Global Illumination
• Added Fleet System
• Reworked Antialiasing Settings
• Reworked several bus features for multiplayer: Hatches, Indicators, Gearboxes, Action Cameras, Cruise Control, Ignition, Retarder
• Reworked Button Tooltips for Scania, MAN DD and Citea
• Reworked Cross Selector for Scania, MAN DD and Citea
• Reworked light logic for Scania, Citea
• Removed passenger comments option, can be controlled via voice slider and subtitle option
• Fixed passenger sounds playing without passengers
• Fixed multiple passengers sitting in the same seat
• Fixed passengers spawning on top of bus stop signs and roofs
• Fixed being able to double brake/accelerate
• Fixed some ambient sounds not playing
• Added map and bus overview to Telemetry
• Added Chargeinfo to Operating plan
• You can now select and sit down in passenger seats
• Redesigned River Water
• Fixed Time Skip button active even when no time skip target is available
• Fixed Passengers rarely double requesting a receipt
• Bus Displays are now parts and can be exchanged
• Fixed an issue that causes deadlock of vehicles at crossroad
• Fixed some interactions that stopped working
• Fixed stop request not fulfilled when doors were opened manually
• Fixed button tooltips appearing even when not hovered
• Fixed several navigation Issues
• Can no longer sit down in occupied seats
• Fixed camera height when sitting in certain seats
• Fixed announcements on modmaps not working
• Fixed Indicator lever sounds
• Fixed crash when mod asks for restart
• Reworked Button Tooltips and Lights for ecitybus
• MAN DD sound fixes
• Operating Plans and Fleets now show Dependencies
• Fixed not being able to start some tours due to different stop index
• Fixed Atron selecting tours from wrong day
• AI vehicle sound fixes
• Added option to return to default in Sound Options
• Made short trip ticket more likely to be chosen
• Updated window and glass materials
• Fixed LODs in Background
• Added hint for removing glasses
• Auto detect for settings fixed
• Fixed scania door clearance button mixup
• Fixed ecitybus door state in cross selector
• Fixed desync when trying to start motor with wrong gear
• Level Art Fixes
• Performance Optimizations**

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Articulated body for BeamNG.drive buses developed by slysenko.

My primary goal of this experiment was to try out driving such a vehicle on Logitech G27 wheel. But since quite a good reception, I’m going to proceed with development of this mode up to “production” level.

Articulated Frame: 33 + 32 = 65 seats
Bi-Articulated Frame: 33 + 31 + 32 = 96 seats
Tri-Articulated Frame: 33 + 31 + 31 + 32 = 127 seats

Latest version – 0.1.3.9

Select “Articulated Frame” or “Bi-Articulated Frame” in the Bus components list to try out.

Currently in development:
– Fixing all know bugs and issues.

Big development plans: Adding ability to couple these in “trains”

Project on GitHub: https://github.com/sergey-lysenko/citybus-articulated-frame

Credits: slysenko

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You can install from in-game.

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The MAN Lion’s City double decker has been shaping Berlin’s cityscape for many years and has already become a travelling landmark in its own right. With a length of almost 14 meters, 83 seats, 2 stairs and 3 doors, this bus is driving on busy routes with high passenger volumes.

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With Bus Simulator 21, bus and simulation fans can look forward to the largest bus fleet in the history of the popular Bus Simulator game series! astragon Entertainment and stillalive studios are happy to announce that players will be able to choose from a diverse selection of 30 officially licensed buses by 10 world-famous brands and manufacturers!

The official Bus Simulator 21 – Brands Showcase Trailer is available here:

Bus Simulator 21

• 10 world-famous brands: Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Scania, BYD, Alexander Dennis, Blue Bird, Grande West, Setra, IVECO BUS and MAN
• 30 officially licensed bus models – incl. city buses, articulated buses, electric buses and a double decker
• Two huge maps – US and European setting
• Numerous new, revised and extended features
• Improved open world approach
• Co-op multiplayer mode
• Bus Simulator 21 will be released on September 07, 2021 for PC, PlayStation®4 and Xbox One and also be playable on the new console generation

On two huge maps, Bus Simulator 21 offers players the opportunity to set up their own bus company either in the metropolis “Angel Shores”, which is inspired by a large US city, or in the fictional European city “Seaside Valley”. Whether alone in single player mode or together with friends in the cooperative multiplayer mode, players will get the opportunity to prove their skills as a bus driver and lead their company to success.

During the course of the game, players can choose from a total of 30 officially licensed bus models by 10 world-famous brands – including city buses, articulated buses, electric buses and a double-decker.

Overview of the included brands and bus models:

Alexander Dennis Ltd.:

• Enviro200 (city bus)
• Enviro500 (double decker)

Blue Bird:

• SIGMA 12m (city bus)

BYD:

• BYD eBus 12m (electric bus)
• BYD eBus 18m (articulated electric bus)

IVECO BUS:

• IVECO BUS Urbanway 12m (city bus)
• IVECO BUS Urbanway 18m (articulated bus)

Grande West:

• Vicinity 30ft (city bus)
• Vicinity 35ft CNG (city bus)

MAN:

• Lion’s City (city bus)
• Lion’s City CNG (articulated bus)
• Lion’s City city bus (city bus)
• Lion’s City G (articulated bus)
• Lion’s City L (city bus)
• Lion’s City M (city bus)
• Lion’s City 18 (articulated bus)

Mercedes-Benz:

• Citaro (city bus)
• Citaro K (city bus)
• Citaro G (articulated bus)
• CapaCity (articulated bus)
• CapaCity L (articulated bus)
• eCitaro (electric bus)
• eCitaro G (articulated electric bus)

Scania:

• Citywide LF 12m (electric bus)

Setra:

• Setra S 412 UL (interurban bus)
• Setra S 416 LE business (interurban bus)
• Setra S 417 UL business (interurban bus)
• Setra S 418 LE business (interurban bus)

Volvo:

• 7900 Electric
• 7900 Electric (articulated bus)

In addition to the large number of lovingly reproduced bus models, players can also look forward to numerous new and revised features, various options for customizing their buses, and an even more open-world approach with more freedom than ever before – making Bus Simulator 21 the most extensive bus driving experience in the history of the popular game series!

Bus Simulator 21 will be released on September 07, 2021 for 34.99 EUR / 34.99 USD / 29.99 GBP (RSP) on PC as well as for 49.99 EUR / 49.99 USD / 44.99 GBP (RSP) on PlayStation^®4 and Xbox One and will also be playable on the newest console generation.

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An experimental mod the MAN Lion’s City A21 bus for Farming Simulator 19 with passenger system! 

Features

• Animated driver window and sunvisor with mouse control
• Openable doors with X key
• Working dashboard
• Original sounds for engine, door
• Passenger system with Universal Passenger)

Version: Beta 0.9

Model: OMSI 2

Author: RD Modding

Required mod for the passenger system: Universal Passenger

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• Sounds:
  – Binaural rain sound
  – Different wheel noises and horns for AI cars
  – Wet road sounds
  – 14 different steps for passengers
• Weather and textures:
  – New sky textures (day, night and sunset)
  – New skybox
  – New light flares
  – New envir.cfg
  – New Sun texture
  – New raindrops
  – New snowflakes
  – 22 types of realistic clouds

Developer: Илья Кузьбожев

Publisher: Aerosoft GmbH

Release Date: 17 June, 2021

Steam Price: 29,99€/$

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SimBus is new, advanced bus simulator. Drive historic and modern vehicles from all parts of the world. Visit living cities of USA, Europe and China in different eras. Become bus driver, follow the timetable and meet other players on multiplayer mode.

Main features:

• faithfully made historical and modern vehicles models
• realistic street traffic
• locations mapped using geodetic data
• real-time weather conditions and full day-night cycle
• popular steering wheels, gamepads support
• authentic bus physics and sounds
• interactive passengers
• multiplayer mode
• high graphic quality thank to use Unity technology

Trailer

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DLC Netherlands will be released this year.

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Highlander Park, Saint Antony, Baytree, Lakeside View, Oakwood, Coyote Bush, Copperpot… and more! Bus Simulator 21 offers a variety of unique setpieces, ready to be discovered. Explore these new districts in Angel Shores and visit our new San Francisco-inspired map in Bus Simulator 21, coming to PC and consoles in 2021!

What you can expect from Bus Simulator 21

astragon Entertainment and stillalive Studios are working on the successor of the popular Bus Simulator 18 for PC as well as Bus Simulator on consoles. Bus Simulator 21 is coming to PC and consoles in 2021. The possibilities to make the game compatible with the upcoming generation of consoles are currently still being explored.

With Bus Simulator 21 players can be looking forward to the most comprehensive part of the popular game series to date, with an impressive number of officially licensed and faithfully modeled buses by world-famous manufacturers such as Alexander Dennis as well as numerous additional globally renowned brands, which will be revealed at a later point of time. Bus Simulator 21 will not only offer the most modern vehicle fleet, but also introduce a double-decker and electric buses for the first time in the history of the Bus Simulator game series!

With the help of this huge selection of buses, players can then start driving on two huge maps: next to a reworked version of the predecessor’s European based city “Seaside Valley” (including its official map extension), Bus Simulator 21 will also offer a brand-new US-American setting – the city of “Angel Shores”, which finds its inspiration in the San Francisco Bay Area. Regardless if players will make their rounds within the industrial district, the peripheral areas, downtown or lively Chinatown, along the waterside promenade, through the surrounding hills or in the business park area – thanks to the new and even freer open-world approach of Bus Simulator 21, players can be looking forward to experiencing the exciting everyday life of a bus driver like never before!

Just like its predecessors, Bus Simulator 21 will once more offer a cooperative multiplayer mode, so that players will be able to drive the lines of their self-created route network together with friends and build-up their team’s joint public transport empire. The game’s sophisticated management systems will offer even more freedom, numerous new and expanded features and, for the first time, the option of setting up detailed timetables for your own bus fleet. If a player prefers to simply drive instead of taking care of the micromanagement of his local transport company down to the smallest detail, the intelligent AI will of course offer pure bus driving enthusiasts the option of having the planning tasks carried out automatically by the game.

The prospective bus driver in Bus Simulator 21 is again supported by Mira Tannhauser, the beloved virtual mentor first known from Bus Simulator 18. In her unique and charming way, Mira will not only gently introduce the players to the world of public transport, but will also guide them through the numerous exciting missions of the extensive campaigns on the Seaside Valley and Angel Shores maps of the game. Next to the campaigns, Bus Simulator 21 will come with numerous random events and side tasks as well as a sandbox mode where players are free to do what they want whenever they want and develop their individual bus empire completely according to their needs. Bus lovers and simulation enthusiasts can therefore be looking forward to the most extensive bus driving experience in the history of the popular game series!

Bus Simulator 21 will be released in 2021 on PC and consoles.

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