🚍 City Bus Manager: Content Update 10 out now & New DLC announcement🎉
We’re thrilled to announce Content Update 10 alongside our brand-new DLC, launching on December 6th! 🎉
Content Update 10 is live – What's New? This update takes your City Bus Manager experience to the next level:
Highlights: 🚏 Ad Campaigns for Lines: Launch targeted ads to attract more passengers to your company or specific routes. 🏢 Unlimited External Depots: Build and manage as many depots as your fleet requires. ⚡ Performance Boosts: Smoother gameplay and optimized RAM usage for better overall performance. 🗺️ Map Update: Updated map data to November 2024 for even more accurate routes. 📅 Improved Shift Planner: Smarter automatic assignment of shifts for greater efficiency.
Performance Improvements:
-Enhanced performance for large numbers of buses, staff, and routes. -Optimized zooming and smoother gameplay at triple speed. -Reduced RAM usage and smaller save file sizes, solving Steam Cloud issues. -Fixed memory leaks and addressed occasional stutters.
Map Updates:
-Updated road and location data (as of November 2024). -Fixed issues with certain roads not displaying or being driveable. -Corrected airport positions and improved traffic light behavior.
Additional Fixes & Improvements:
-Routes can now include up to 1,000 stops. -Fixed resolution and Service Center break time saving issues. -Added higher data limits for internet contracts. -Further improved controller support and translations. -Automatic game pause while editing schedules.
And That’s Not All!
Find the full changelog here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1364210/discussions/0/3824162683805818339/#c4629233123492754904
Don’t miss our new DLC "international bus pack"! Whether you’re a seasoned manager or just starting out, this DLC is a must-have addition to your City Bus Manager experience.
Take your fleet global with the third City Bus Manager DLC, “International Bus Pack”! This expansion introduces 10 new buses from countries like the United Kingdom, the United States, and more, offering a variety of sizes and capacities to suit your needs. For many of them you can choose between a electric and diesel-powered variant for even greater flexibility.
With this DLC, you’ll have the perfect bus for occasion no matter what’s ahead!
Mark your calendars and get ready to elevate your bus management skills! 🚍
Thank you for being a part of the City Bus Manager community – you make the game what it is! ❤️
Your City Bus Manager Team
Happy Releaseday! ☺️🚎
Happy releaseday! Today, 2 years ago you got to play the beta of City Bus Manager for the first time. By now, the full-version has been released! Time flies, right? ☺️🚎
Thank you for 100% positive reviews!
Thank you for 100% positive reviews on City Bus Manager in the last 30 days! Have fun playing 🚎🎮 #CityBusManager #Steam #Simulation
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Hotfix 2.1.17
We have released a small hotfix to adress your reported bugs.
Changelog: - Fixed a bug where there were no more passengers on the map after some time - Fixed bug that savegame was not saved in rare cases - Reduced size of savegames - Fixed bug that depot could not be placed in regions where water divided the map into multiple parts - Old bus stops from hotel transfers are now automatically deleted - Several points of interest of the same type no longer multiply the number of passengers in some cases (e.g. several universities in one spot) - Zoom speed on the map has been optimised - Missing translations in some languages added - Fixed a bug that caused events not to be saved and loaded correctly, which could cause shuttle orders to disappear before they took place, for example - Fixed repaint template of B9TL
Global Farmer is now available in Early Access!
Global Farmer is now available on Steam in Early Access!
Just like City Bus Manager does Global Farmer use OpenStreetMap! You can build and manage your farm everywhere in the world 🌍🍂🚜 Whether you build your farm next to the Empire State Building, the Taj Mahal or your bedroom window - there are no limits! 👨🌾 📊 In the release week you can benefit from a 10% discount. 💸
🌱 Farm the World: With Global Farmer, the world is your farm. Thanks to OpenStreetMap you can set up your farm in any real-world location, from urban landscapes to rural expanses, adapting to local soil and climate. Farm besides the Empire State Building, the Taj Mahal or your bedroom window.
🏗️Strategic Farm Management: Focus on the intricacies of farm operations without the need for hands-on vehicle control. Players will engage in strategic planning, managing a fleet of agricultural machinery, and optimizing crop cycles for maximum yield.
📊Real-World Data Integration: The game incorporates actual soil quality, seasonal weather patterns, and regional flora, offering an authentic farming experience that reflects the chosen location's environmental conditions.
🚜Economic Strategy: Beyond planting and harvesting, players can take on contracts to deliver goods, manage finances to expand operations or invest in new technology, reflecting the economic aspects of modern farming.
🐄Animal Husbandry: Players can also delve into livestock farming, managing different animals for products like milk, eggs, and wool, adding another layer of strategy to gameplay.
🗺️ Customization and Community: A comprehensive Map Editor allows players to customize or create new farming environments. These creations can be shared via the Steam Workshop, encouraging community interaction and creativity
Holiday Resorts & Sightseeing Buses | DLC out now!
You can now embark on a sunny vacation adventure in the second City Bus Manager DLC, “Holiday Resorts & Sightseeing Buses”. Expand your fleet with 10 new buses and plan efficient routes to fulfill the extensive contracts of various attraction providers and ensure that tourists reach their destination on time!⛱☀️🚌
We have just released a hotfix which solves the reported issues of the latest content update:
- Passengers can now stay on the bus for longer than an hour if they are travelling long distances with few intermediate stops - In scenarios with a Point of Interest goal, the POI is now highlighted on the map while the goal is active - Fixed a bug where the resolution was not saved in window mode - Fixed a bug that incorrectly displayed the message that the final stop was not near the start stop when building a route - Fixed a bug where the repaint of the previous bus was sometimes still displayed in the paint shop - Fixed a bug where modding buses did not work correctly if there was a ‘/’ or ‘\’ in the name - Fixed a bug with the time jump - Fixed a bug where outer walls were not demolished when ivy was attached to the wall - Corrected further positions of airports
Holiday Resorts & Sightseeing Buses | DLC out on September 26th!
Some of you already guessed the name of the second City Bus Manager DLC "Holiday Resorts & Sightseeing Buses". In addition to the name, we can also reveal that the DLC will be out on 26th September! Embark on a sunny vacation adventure on September 26th in the second City Bus Manager DLC, "Holiday Resorts & Sightseeing Buses". Expand your fleet with 10 new buses and plan efficient routes to fulfill the extensive contracts from various attraction providers and much more! Visit the Steam page for more information 👉 https://links.aerosoft.com/2df692yy
Content Update 9: Map Update, Automatic Repairs in External Depots and many more
The City Bus Manager Content Update 9 is now available for all users!
You can read the entire changelog here:
Highlights:
Automatic repair in external depots added
Update of the map data to August 2024
600 million new buildings added to the map, especially in UK and USA (Thanks to GeoSci for the support!)
Hotels added as points of interest, which also have an impact on passenger numbers
New objectives in the scenario editor: ‘Transport passengers to a specific location’ and ‘Transport passengers to a specific type of location’
‘Allow line changes within a shift’ can now be set individually for each timetable
Map:
Bollards that can be passed by buses can now be driven through
Corrected positions of some airports
Routes & shifts:
Fixed a bug where passengers never boarded at the start stop
Fixed a bug where passengers did not board the correct bus
Fixed a bug that caused 0% network coverage to be displayed in the statistics
Fixed a bug where some routes were still displayed on the map even though the route was never built
Fixed a bug where the coverage of stops was not displayed correctly in certain cases
Fixed a bug that caused the shift plan to be unlockable in scenarios, even though it should have been researched from the start according to the scenario settings
- When building a public service line or event line, the relevant POIs are now highlighted in a larger size
Events:
Multiple rail replacement transport events can now take place simultaneously
Rail replacement services can no longer start and end at the same stop
Rail replacement services now only take place at stops that can be reached
If the bus is being cleaned during a bus hire request, the cleaning staff will no longer be abducted
Fixed a bug that prevented shuttle orders from being completed
Buses:
When assigning a shift, the system now calculates exactly whether a bus has enough fuel for the shift
Fixed a bug where the exit animation for modding right-hand drive buses was not working correctly
Fixed a bug where the bus details were not displayed when a bus returned from a shift
Fixed a bug that caused buses to clone themselves in rare cases
Employees:
In external depots, the current workload is now displayed for employees (instead of stress, which is not relevant for external employees)
Fixed a bug that caused training to be free for employees
Technical bug fixes:
Fixed a bug under MacOS where you only had a black screen in full screen mode
Fixed a bug that could cause the game to freeze when extending the map
Fixed a bug that could cause the game to freeze in rare cases when loading ‘Load navigation data’
Fixed a bug that could cause the game to stay paused forever in rare cases
E-Bus & Green Energy DLC:
Corrected power consumption of the eCitaro
Fixed a bug in the calculation of the required range for a shift in the shift schedule
Other:
Added support for right-to-left languages
Fixed a bug where the opening hours in the Service Centre were not saved in certain cases
