Finally, we're ready to show you something you've been waiting for a long time.
Bus World Announcement Trailer is here!
But we have some other news: Bus Driver Simulator 2019 is going to be released next week! By the way, the fact that we're working on Bus World doesn't mean that we won't work on Bus Driver Simulator 2019. Moreover, all our programmers are working on things which will be implemented in both games.
We'd like to remind you that announcement of our new game is going to happen slightly before Bus Driver Simulator 2019 gets released! Something very interesting is waiting for you.
Update 4.10 - Force Feedback!
Update 4.10 is now available for everyone!
The main feature for today is that we finally bring Force Feedback support in the game! We've tested it on Logitech and some other steering wheels. Steering wheel and Force Feedback settings have been moved to Control Settings.
Also:
Improved passenger behavior when entering or leaving the bus, so that now they will no longer stand in front of closed door (if player hasn't opened it), but they will leave the bus through any other available door.
Fixed problem causing passengers to leave the bus using not nearest door.
Fixed a bug causing some buttons in Settings to be non-clickable.
Fixed route plate being rendered incorrectly in some camera positions on one of the Soviet buses.
As we figured out, some radio stations can sometimes change their stream address, so they can stop working in the game. This is why we will update them from time to time. It shouldn't affect your own stations.
Optimized some models on Serpukhov map; fixed some LODs for low graphics.
Other minor improvements and changes.
News about Cologne Expansion
Here are the first screenshots of expanded Cologne!
Traffic is still being set up. We'd like to remind that Cologne is going to be expanded and added to Free Mode in Release version of the game, which will be out before the end of 2019. Screenshots below are from Editor.
Minor fix 4.9.a is out!
Here's what has been fixed:
Fixed an old problem when passengers couldn’t get to free places in bus;
Fixed issue when passengers couldn’t enter the bus through the front door on some buses after 4.9.
Some house models were replaced with better optimized ones.
Minor fixes to some buses.
Minor fixes to Serpukhov map.
Fixed VR after 4.9.
Streaming in Steam
As you might have seen, recently we have decided to try streaming on Steam. In general, we're satisfied with the functionality of this platform. Now we're thinking about making streams, where we could talk about updates and functionality, development process etc.
Also, we would like to give the possibility to stream to our comminity. It will allow us to show the game to new potential players and, maybe, even let experienced players discover something new. Unfortunately, number of players who can stream is limited. So we will give access only to proven players in manual mode. We will prefer players who has an experience in streaming on Twitch or YouTube and who has en equipment like steering wheel or VR headset.
To request the access: 1) Send a message to our VK or Facebook group containing a link to your Steam account or add https://steamcommunity.com/id/mihan0id_projects to friends in Steam. 2) Give a link to your channel 3) Write about your equipment like steering wheel, VR headset, PC specs, cameras etc.) 4) A little of information about you and your experience in our games. Please, write all this information in one message.
Our big plans for future
Hello everyone! Now it's time to tell you more about our plans for near future.
The main goal for now is to prepare Bus Driver Simulator 2019 for upcoming release (which is planned for the end of 2019). Firstly it includes fixing bugs and adding something you've asked for, like driver in 3rd person mode. Patches that were released this summer were mostly dedicated to minor improvements. We always have a choice between bugfixing and adding new content. We think that now polishing the game for release is more important. Some players don't understand that fixing a bug takes plenty of time and can be as difficult as adding a new bus, for example.
We thought that we should add something bigger than just bugfixes before release, so now we're working on expansion of Cologne and introducing it into Free Mode. Why Cologne instead of Serpukhov, you may ask? Well, there are a lot of reasons. First of all, we have promised to add it to Free Mode for a lot of time, but current map size is too small (we need 5 different routes at least). Secondly, it will be very difficult to expand Serpukhov further because the map itself is very large. We need to solve this either by partitioning the map or by implementing dynamic loading (we've been thinking about it a lot and we will present our solution sooner or later). The third major reason is our audience. Less than 50% of players are from Russia and CIS, so we're ready to develop not only our domestic content. We're really pleased to make games about country where we live and share of post-soviet content is very big, but we're not going to fixate on it.
Finally, some of you ask us: when you release the game, does it mean that everything is over? The answer is very short: No. In addition to news about Bus Driver Simulator 2019, we're preparing some very exciting news, which you will hopefully like!
Planned: introducing Cologne in Career Mode and its expansion!
We are planning to extend Cologne before release!
It's going to be added to Career Mode, just like we planned, but it needs more routes and at least one gas station (by the way, it will be in exact same location as it is in real city). There will only be one Garage in Cologne, in contrast to Serpukhov. Your career progress will be transferred between cities.
You can see current progress on the map below. Red streets are already in the game, and green ones are in development.
Update 4.8 is available!
What’s new:
Many textures were optimized to reduce RAM usage;
Engine updated to Unity 2019.2;
Fixed problem with radio causing stuttering when station is changed;
Radio UI improved;
Now control preset is applied on first launch if controller/steering wheel is recognized;
Added preset for acme steering wheel;
Made some minor changes to lights in Cologne;
Fixed bug with passengers on Osennaya bus stop in Serpukhov;
There was a bug when you couldn’t start engine when sound is turned off. It was fixed in this release.
Update 4.7 - technical fixes
Patch 4.7 is here!
Changes in this update:
Fixed problem with saves causing day time to behave strangely;
Made minor tweaks to bus specs in Garage;
Fixed some models on roads and pavements in Serpukhov;
Tarmac texture near the Railway Station now has better detailing;
Fixed camera being stuck under the ceiling when you return to Garage;
Fixed bug causing zone of the first bus stop to dissappear if player exited Garage without any route;
Mini-map and Map will now hide in Pause menu;
Fixed render distance in mirrors of European Minibus;
