Sep 23, 2016
Fernbus Simulator - TML Studios
You're now able to change the current language to French in the game properties of Fernbus Simulator in your Steam Library. More languages will follow up in the next couple of weeks.
Sep 23, 2016
Fernbus Simulator - TML-Studios
You're now able to change the current language to French in the game properties of Fernbus Simulator in your Steam Library. More languages will follow up in the next couple of weeks.
Sep 20, 2016
Fernbus Simulator - TML Studios
The update today features many small improvements and optimizations regarding the AI. The traffic AI now behaves more comfortable on highways. We also implemented basic force feedback support which is going to be further improved with future updates. In the main menu you can now access the leaderboards and compete with other players. Following you'll find detailed information about the update:

Input Devices
  • Basic Force Feedback support (some features will be added in the future)

Traffic AI
  • Improved driving onto the highways
  • Braking without any reason fixed
  • Flickering of braking lights while standing fixed
  • Less trucks on mid lane
  • Improved lane changing

Menu/HUD
  • Highscore/Leaderboards added to main menu
  • New HUD element: "General Information" shows speed, time, next stop, scheduled arrival/departure
  • Added information of saved games (only for new saved games)
  • Change weather via smartphone (cloud symbol on the top left corner)
  • Some menues adjusted for various resolutions

Languages
  • Added slovak (not officially supported by steam. Only available in game)

World
  • The lanterns at the depot are switched off at the daytime
  • The depot is more lit at nighttime
  • Spawning at certain depots which caused the Lions Coach C to get stuck is fixed
  • Improved dynamic weather
Sep 20, 2016
Fernbus Simulator - TML-Studios
The update today features many small improvements and optimizations regarding the AI. The traffic AI now behaves more comfortable on highways. We also implemented basic force feedback support which is going to be further improved with future updates. In the main menu you can now access the leaderboards and compete with other players. Following you'll find detailed information about the update:

Input Devices
  • Basic Force Feedback support (some features will be added in the future)

Traffic AI
  • Improved driving onto the highways
  • Braking without any reason fixed
  • Flickering of braking lights while standing fixed
  • Less trucks on mid lane
  • Improved lane changing

Menu/HUD
  • Highscore/Leaderboards added to main menu
  • New HUD element: "General Information" shows speed, time, next stop, scheduled arrival/departure
  • Added information of saved games (only for new saved games)
  • Change weather via smartphone (cloud symbol on the top left corner)
  • Some menues adjusted for various resolutions

Languages
  • Added slovak (not officially supported by steam. Only available in game)

World
  • The lanterns at the depot are switched off at the daytime
  • The depot is more lit at nighttime
  • Spawning at certain depots which caused the Lions Coach C to get stuck is fixed
  • Improved dynamic weather
Fernbus Simulator - TML Studios
We offer new languages starting today such as Polish and Russian. You're able to change the current language in the game properties of Fernbus Simulator in your Steam Library. More languages will follow up in the next couple of weeks. Thanks and thumbs up to our voluntary translators!
Fernbus Simulator - TML-Studios
We offer new languages starting today such as Polish and Russian. You're able to change the current language in the game properties of Fernbus Simulator in your Steam Library. More languages will follow up in the next couple of weeks. Thanks and thumbs up to our voluntary translators!
Sep 9, 2016
Fernbus Simulator - TML Studios
We published a new update for Fernbus Coach Simulator today which contains several improvements and additions. We finally implemented a mouse steering option and a steering camera which can be enabled or disabled in the options. We also implemented our first set of modding with repaints. You're able to select a new repaint based on the old branding design by MeinFernbus Flixbus and we also offer templates for creating own repaints on our forums. License plates can be created too when selecting your ride. Have fun!

Coach
  • White placeholder cube removed
  • Headlight, fog light and long distance light updated
  • Font size of current speed in display increased
  • Steering camera implemented. The camera turns with the steering of the coach. Strength is configureable in the game settings menu.
  • Look left/right keys turns the camera now instead of immediately switching it
  • Camera centers automatically while driving (deactivatable in game settings)
  • Raining into the back of the Lions Coach C fixed
  • Repainting functionality added to the coaches
  • Old "MeinFernbus Flixbus" design added as repaint, changable in the "Customize" menu
  • License Plate added to the coach, changable in the "Customize" menu

Traffic AI
  • Congestion at crossroad will now be detected to avoid blocking
  • Braking behaviour updated
  • Some materials of cars were changed

Menu/HUD
  • Intro Video starts immediately at game start while loading. After Loading it is skippable
  • Values in game settings menu are now displayed as 0-100 ranges instead of 0-1 ranges
  • Back functionality is now triggered by escape key in most menus
  • Menu music starts at finishing a route now too
  • Additional information added to the navigation HUD: Current speed, current time, next stop, departure/arrival time
  • Small design improvements in main menu

Inputs
  • Mouse steering added. Middle mouse button will activate it
  • Preparations were added for auto configuration of input devices. Currently the database for devices is empty. Every time the inputs are applied in the menu a configuration file is written to disk. This file contains all informations for connected devices. You can find this file in "C:\Users\<your username>\AppData\Local\Fernbus\Settings\Devices". If you want you can send us this file to update the database.

World
  • Reflective street signs will now be illuminated by the coach
  • Some materials fixed
  • Lighting of "Kölner Dom" fixed

Gameplay
  • A blendscreen was added when using timelaps or resetting the vehicle location
  • "Continue" the route is now only available when starting at the current station
  • The probability of events was increased
Sep 9, 2016
Fernbus Simulator - TML-Studios
We published a new update for Fernbus Coach Simulator today which contains several improvements and additions. We finally implemented a mouse steering option and a steering camera which can be enabled or disabled in the options. We also implemented our first set of modding with repaints. You're able to select a new repaint based on the old branding design by MeinFernbus Flixbus and we also offer templates for creating own repaints on our forums. License plates can be created too when selecting your ride. Have fun!

Coach
  • White placeholder cube removed
  • Headlight, fog light and long distance light updated
  • Font size of current speed in display increased
  • Steering camera implemented. The camera turns with the steering of the coach. Strength is configureable in the game settings menu.
  • Look left/right keys turns the camera now instead of immediately switching it
  • Camera centers automatically while driving (deactivatable in game settings)
  • Raining into the back of the Lions Coach C fixed
  • Repainting functionality added to the coaches
  • Old "MeinFernbus Flixbus" design added as repaint, changable in the "Customize" menu
  • License Plate added to the coach, changable in the "Customize" menu

Traffic AI
  • Congestion at crossroad will now be detected to avoid blocking
  • Braking behaviour updated
  • Some materials of cars were changed

Menu/HUD
  • Intro Video starts immediately at game start while loading. After Loading it is skippable
  • Values in game settings menu are now displayed as 0-100 ranges instead of 0-1 ranges
  • Back functionality is now triggered by escape key in most menus
  • Menu music starts at finishing a route now too
  • Additional information added to the navigation HUD: Current speed, current time, next stop, departure/arrival time
  • Small design improvements in main menu

Inputs
  • Mouse steering added. Middle mouse button will activate it
  • Preparations were added for auto configuration of input devices. Currently the database for devices is empty. Every time the inputs are applied in the menu a configuration file is written to disk. This file contains all informations for connected devices. You can find this file in "C:\Users\<your username>\AppData\Local\Fernbus\Settings\Devices". If you want you can send us this file to update the database.

World
  • Reflective street signs will now be illuminated by the coach
  • Some materials fixed
  • Lighting of "Kölner Dom" fixed

Gameplay
  • A blendscreen was added when using timelaps or resetting the vehicle location
  • "Continue" the route is now only available when starting at the current station
  • The probability of events was increased
Sep 2, 2016
Fernbus Simulator - aerosoft
Dear Steam Community,

since the Fernbus Coach Simulator release last Thursday the TML team has busy day and night addressing the unfortunately occurred problems. The information and crash dumps you’ve posted have been a tremendous help in tracking down and fixing these issues. Many thanks for your support! We’re glad to now release the first big patch, and hope that it improves the playing experience for all of you. It’s been a huge amount of work for our small team and we appreciate your patience and understanding.

See below for the patch notes:

Coaches
  • Rain drops appear on the windscreen of the Lion's Coach
  • Air Condition shows the correct temperasture after loading a savegame
  • Sound of the doors is played correctly
  • Sound of rain drops on the coaches roof added
  • Announcement can now be deactivted at any time
  • Engine ca no more be deactivated in Arcade-Mode
Passengers
  • Passenger Voices added
  • Subtitles fixed (Font color, Order and Flickering)
  • Passengers comments appear pormptly
  • Passenger comments (too slow) albeit maintaining speed limit of 60 km/h fixed
Menues
  • Difficulty "Simple" (control mode) renamed "Arcade"
  • Control Mode Dialogue added (Arcade or Realistic)
  • Routen Editor: "Custom" renamed "Career"
  • Game Mode Dialogue added (Career or Freeplay)
  • FOV (Field of View) adjustability is reduced to inbetween 60° and 90°
  • Main Menu background music added
  • Loading Screen background image added
  • Main Menu background images added
  • Main Menu design slightly changed
  • Two coaches in Menues fixed
  • Added image for unlocked Cities in Route Editor
  • Audio volumes fixed
Navigation
  • Speed limits in Navigation fixed
  • Speed limits and Distances in Freeplay disabled
  • Navigation of the following Cities have been fixed: Konstanz, Augsburg, Saarbrücken, Halle
  • Navigation starting from Depot fixed
  • Speed limits for Frankfurt Airport, Berlin ZOB, Köln ZOB, München ZOB, Hamburg ZOB, Halle ZOB fixed
Languages
  • Localisation fixed (English, German)
Inputs
  • Simplification of Axis-Adjustment via presets (Standard, Standard 0-1, Inverterted, Inverterted 1-0)
  • When adding a new Axis a preview helps with Adjustments
  • Invalid (None) Inputs removed from Standard controls
Tooltips
  • Tooltips updated
  • Tooltip "Follow the navigation to..." will show up at Bus Stops and Offroad from now on
Profile
  • Profile Setup updated
  • Reseting a Profile will now show the Unlocks correctly
Statistics
  • Driven kilometers will now show correctly
Graphics
  • Some LODs (Levels of Detail) updated
Audio
  • Certain Sound volumes updated
Sep 2, 2016
Fernbus Simulator - Aerosoft
Dear Steam Community,

since the Fernbus Coach Simulator release last Thursday the TML team has busy day and night addressing the unfortunately occurred problems. The information and crash dumps you’ve posted have been a tremendous help in tracking down and fixing these issues. Many thanks for your support! We’re glad to now release the first big patch, and hope that it improves the playing experience for all of you. It’s been a huge amount of work for our small team and we appreciate your patience and understanding.

See below for the patch notes:

Coaches
  • Rain drops appear on the windscreen of the Lion's Coach
  • Air Condition shows the correct temperasture after loading a savegame
  • Sound of the doors is played correctly
  • Sound of rain drops on the coaches roof added
  • Announcement can now be deactivted at any time
  • Engine ca no more be deactivated in Arcade-Mode
Passengers
  • Passenger Voices added
  • Subtitles fixed (Font color, Order and Flickering)
  • Passengers comments appear pormptly
  • Passenger comments (too slow) albeit maintaining speed limit of 60 km/h fixed
Menues
  • Difficulty "Simple" (control mode) renamed "Arcade"
  • Control Mode Dialogue added (Arcade or Realistic)
  • Routen Editor: "Custom" renamed "Career"
  • Game Mode Dialogue added (Career or Freeplay)
  • FOV (Field of View) adjustability is reduced to inbetween 60° and 90°
  • Main Menu background music added
  • Loading Screen background image added
  • Main Menu background images added
  • Main Menu design slightly changed
  • Two coaches in Menues fixed
  • Added image for unlocked Cities in Route Editor
  • Audio volumes fixed
Navigation
  • Speed limits in Navigation fixed
  • Speed limits and Distances in Freeplay disabled
  • Navigation of the following Cities have been fixed: Konstanz, Augsburg, Saarbrücken, Halle
  • Navigation starting from Depot fixed
  • Speed limits for Frankfurt Airport, Berlin ZOB, Köln ZOB, München ZOB, Hamburg ZOB, Halle ZOB fixed
Languages
  • Localisation fixed (English, German)
Inputs
  • Simplification of Axis-Adjustment via presets (Standard, Standard 0-1, Inverterted, Inverterted 1-0)
  • When adding a new Axis a preview helps with Adjustments
  • Invalid (None) Inputs removed from Standard controls
Tooltips
  • Tooltips updated
  • Tooltip "Follow the navigation to..." will show up at Bus Stops and Offroad from now on
Profile
  • Profile Setup updated
  • Reseting a Profile will now show the Unlocks correctly
Statistics
  • Driven kilometers will now show correctly
Graphics
  • Some LODs (Levels of Detail) updated
Audio
  • Certain Sound volumes updated
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