A new BETA-Update is now available! Version 25 brings you some new features:
The game was optimized for Fanatec hardware, there is now support for Tobii Eye Tracker and a brand new shuttle mode is available. In addition, some minor and major bugs have been fixed, you can read all about it in our changelog.
Please note: one minor issue is already known and is mentioned in the changelog, it will be fixed during this BETA.

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ATTENTION: This is a BETA update. Technical problems, instability of the game as well as bugs during gameplay can be possible.
How to install the beta version of the update?
Quite easily:
In your Library, you click with the right mouse button on the entry of the "Fernbus Simulator"
In the drop-menu, you click on the entry "Properties"
In the window "Fernbus 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 Fernbus 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 1.25.31989

• Fixed Fanatec device inputs
  
• Added support for Tobii Eye Tracker
  
• (BETA) Added telemetry output and input option for modding
  
• Added a new Shuttle Mode with new bus stops
  
• Mini Buses are now only available in Free Play and Shuttle Mode
  
• Fixed the off-road warning on the highway near Flensburg, Germany
  
• The "Back" button in the news window has been fixed
  
• Markers of resting areas are now visible again
  
• Polish localization updated
  
• Fixed some graphical errors

DLC MAN Lion’s Intercity

• Rear door mirror has been fixed

DLC Luxembourg

• The name of the city can now only be found once in the list of the route editor
  
• Fixed some graphical errors

DLC France

• Fixed some graphical errors

DLC Switzerland + Austria

• Street lighting in Innsbruck fixed
  
• Fixed some graphical errors

DLC Football Team Bus

• Polish localization added (not yet fully completed)

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Changelog 1.25.32107

• (BETA) Telemetry interface updated (BETA)
  
• Fixed incorrect collision of a sign board
  
• MAN Lion’s Coach C: Corrected interior mirror
  
• Corrected the position of a parked NPC bus in Bielefeld
  
• Freeplay: Bus Stop symbols are now displayed on the world map
  
• Shuttle mode: navigation to the bus stop in Mainz now works correctly
  
• Shuttle mode: Shuttle routes can now be edited
  
• Fixed conflict between shuttle and FlixBus routes
  
• Travel time of routes is now calculated correctly if the travel time exceeds 24h
  
• Repaints from parked buses are now loaded correctly again

DLC Austria / Switzerland

• Bus Stop icon in Geneva is now shown on the map
  
• Fixed collision in a tunnel in Zurich

DLC France

• Traffic light circuit corrected
  
• Artifacts corrected by distance field
  
• AI vehicles no longer drive to the Quai de Bercy stop in Paris
  
• Fixed missing advertising at city bus stops

DLC Luxembourg

• Fixed duplicate entry of Luxembourg in the route editor

DLC Neoplan Skyliner

• Fixed the brightness of the navigation screen
  
• Fixed the position of a display

DLC Scania Touring

• Fixed the brightness of the navigation screen
  
• Added Scania logo on mud flaps and “Scania Touring” logo on body sides

DLC Comfort Class

• Fixed the brightness of the navigation screen

DLC Comfort Class

• Fixed the brightness of the navigation screen

DLC MAN Lion’s Intercity

• Fixed the brightness of the navigation screen

DLC BB40

• Fixed the brightness of the navigation screen

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Changelog 1.25.32198

• Size of the speed limit icon in the navigation display has been increased
  
• Size of the speed limit icon in the HUD mini map has been increased
  
• Current speed displayed in the HUD mini map will turn red when speeding
  
• Miscellaneous level art bugs fixed
  
• Some crashes have been fixed
  
• Tobii Eyetracker maximum head movement is now adjustable in the options menu
  
• Shuttle Mode: Added alternative design for player characters

DLC France

• New highway routes added around Nantes

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Changelog 1.25.32292

• Telemetry data has been updated
  
• The water spray of vehicles on drying roads after the rain has been fixed
  
• A bug in the distance calculation of the navigation has been fixed
  
• Additional level art fixes
  
• Localisations updated

DLC MAN Lion’s Intercity

• Sun shield sound effect added

DLC Scania Touring

• Missing speed limit added to the dashboard navigation display

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Changelog 1.25.32324

• Fixed crashes when using telemetry data
  
• Added navigation data to telemetry data
  
• Tobii eye tracking updated
  
• Additional level art fixes
  
• Final preparations for new vehicle DLC

Long have you waited for some new footage of the current development of The Bus and today we can finally show you our latest progress.

Development steadily continues and we can hardly wait to finally share even more of this upcoming city bus simulation with all of you in the future.

Follow this link to watch the video https://youtu.be/DzuvzjYRfKg

#staysafe #rideathome #TheBus

Hello everybody,

Fernbus Simulator will be on sale during Easter for 15% and most of the DLC will be on sale too for up to 20% from 9th to 14th of April on Steam.

Fernbus Simulator - Easter Sale

Fernbus Simulator DLC's - Easter Sale

We and AeroSoft are wishing you all a happy holiday.



#rideathome #staysafe and #happyholiday

Apart from the fact that we added Flensburg in the north of Germany and the active gear can now be seen in the minimap, we have of course also fixed a lot of bugs, like especially all these wild trees. Distance fields now give the game more contrast and of course we also took care of lags and performance.

The list with all changes in detail can be found immediately below.

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Changelog 1.24.31709

• Performance stabilizations (fewer lags) and some performance improvements
  
• Fixed vegetation bugs (trees on the road, etc.)
  
• Fixed the lag when changing web radio stations
  
• Vegetation shader updated
  
• Autumn colors of the vegetation have been restored and updated
  
• Animation of the vegetation updated
  
• The braking power of the buses has been updated
  
• ABS of the buses has been updated
  
• Localization errors have been corrected
  
• Highway construction sites in northern Germany updated
  
• Fixed crash when changing to main menu
  
• Fixed a crash which occurred at runtime
  
• Autosave function added with adjustable interval
  
• Distance fields added
  
• Fixed dimensions of some levels to improve streaming
  
• Fixed bugs in the roadmap
  
• Fixed malfunctioning speed traps
  
• Bug fixed in connection with the Post Processor, which caused the lighting to be too bright
  
• Fixed steering errors when exiting photo mode
  
• Added a slider for depth of field in graphics options
  
• Added buttons in the main menu, which will open the TML forum or TML support in the web browser
  
• MAN Lion’s Coach: The material of the sunblind is now visible again in the action cam
  
• Symbols are now deactivated correctly when a vehicle is inside the marker
  
• Added a new repaint for all vehicle with customizable colors
  
• Added display of the active gear in the Minimap HUD
  
• Improved lighting of the bus stop in Freiburg (Germany) at night
  
• Final preparations for a new city in Germany: Flensburg

DLC Scania Touring

• Luggage hatches no longer open and closes randomly while checking in passengers
  
• Missing switches have been added to the dashboard
  
• Fixed bug where the passenger's feet were in the first row on the right in the partition
  
• The entire temperature display is visible again
  
• Collision of all variants update

DLC MAN Lion's Intercity

• Fixed a bug that caused the non-existent toilet to be shown as not working

DLC BB40

• Fixed a bug that causes objects to appear in the headlights
  
• Fixed a bug that caused flashes of light on the window panes and navigation screen
  
• Rain no longer runs along the inside of the door
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the dashboard to be blurred

DLC Luxembourg

• Luxembourg license plates added
  
• Luxembourg police car added
  
• Fixed a couple of graphical errors

DLC Football Team Bus

• Fixed a crash when a saved game existed

DLC VDL Futura

• Geometry error in cockpit fixed

DLC Switzerland / Austria

• Navigation of the route from Linz to Graz fixed

DLC Neoplan Skyliner

• Fixed incorrect engine sound while driving with the 3rd person camera

DLC France

• Light performance optimisations in Paris

It's been a long time coming, but it is finally here! We fixed those pesky trees on the streets, stabilized the performance with fewer lags and even added a new city!

Please make a backup copy of your save game before changing to BETA Update 24. Due to the new engine version, savegames are not compatible between Fernbus Simulator 1.23 and Fernbus Simulator 1.24. Under C:\Users\BENUTZERNAME\AppData\Local\Fernbus\Saved you can copy the folder "SaveGame" or create a backup.
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ATTENTION: This is a BETA update. Technical problems, instability of the game as well as bugs during gameplay can be possible.

How to install the beta version of the update?

Quite easily:

1. In your Library, you click with the right mouse button on the entry of the "Fernbus Simulator"
2. In the drop-menu, you click on the entry "Properties"
3. In the window "Fernbus Simulator - Properties" you select the tab "BETAS"
4. In the field "Select the beta you would like to opt into:" select the entry "beta-"
5. Now you can close the window and the beta version of the update should download right away
6. After downloading the update you can start the Fernbus Simulator via the "PLAY" button
7. 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 1.24.31020
• Performance stabilasations (fewer lags)
• Fixed vegetation bugs (trees on the road, etc.)
• New photo mode added (Home key)
• New city added: Flensburg

• Fixed lag when changing web radio stations
• Vegetation shader updated
• Autumn colours of the vegetation have been restored and updated
• Animation of the vegetation updated (especially during "storm")
• The braking power of the buses has been updated
• ABS of the buses has been updated
• localization errors have been corrected
• Highway construction sites in northern Germany updated
• Other minor bugs have been fixed

DLC Scania Touring
• Luggage hatches no longer open and close randomly while checking in passengers
• Missing switches have been added to the dashboard
• Fixed bug where the passenger's feet were in the first row on the right in the partition
• The entire temperature display is visible again

DLC MAN Lion's Intercity
• Fixed a bug that caused the non-existent toilet to be shown as not working

DLC BB40
• Fixed a bug that caused objects to appear in the headlights
• Fixed a bug that caused flashes of light on the window panes and navigation screen
• Rain no longer runs along the inside of the door
• Fixed a bug that caused the dashboard to be blurred
• 100% service rating should now be possible again

DLC Luxembourg
• Luxembourg license plates added
• Luxembourg police car added
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Changelog 1.24.31116
• Fixed crash when changing to the main menu
• Fixed a crash which occurred at runtime
• Autosave function added with adjustable interval
• Distance fields added
• Fixed some graphical bugs with Distance Field
• Fixed dimensions of some levels to improve streaming
• Fixed bugs in the roadmap
• Fixed malfunctioning speed traps
• Fixed some other vegetation bugs
• Fixed localization errors and added missing localizations
• More minor bug fixes

DLC Football Team Bus
• Fixed a crash when a saved game existed

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Changelog 1.24.31224
• Some performance improvements
• corrected errors in the material allocation of the LODs for AI vehicles
• Bug fixed in connection with the Post Processor, which caused the lighting to be too bright
• Bug fixed that opened bus doors and hatches in arcade mode automatically when stopped
• localization errors connected
• minor bugfixes

DLC VDL Futura
• geometry error in cockpit fixed

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Changelog 1.24.31333

• Fixed the brightness of the post-processing during day and night
  
• Fixed steering errors when exiting photo mode
  
• Fixed some graphical bugs
  
• Fixed some vegetation bugs
  
• Added a slider for depth of field in graphics options
  
• Added buttons in the main menu, which will open the TML forum or TML support in the web browser
  
• The material of the sun blind is now visible again in the action cam
  
• Symbols ares now deactivated correctly when a vehicle is inside the marker

DLC Switzerland / Austria

• Navigation of the route from Linz to Graz fixed

DLC Luxembourg

• Fixed a couple of graphical errors

DLC Neoplan Skyliner

• Fixed incorrect engine sound while driving with the 3rd person camera

DLC VDL Futura

• Geometry error in the cockpit fixed

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Changelog 1.24.31507

• Final preparations for new city in Germany: Flensburg
  
• Additional graphic bugs fixed
  
• Added new option for customizable colors of repaints
  
• Added display of the active gear in the Minimap HUD
  
• Fixed material allocation error for small trucks

DLC France

• Light performance optimisations in Paris

DLC Scania Touring

• Collision of all variants update

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Changelog 1.24.31592

• Additional graphical fixes
  
• The vehicle is now no longer reported as off road on the A7 motorway from Flensburg towards Kiel
  
• Improved lighting of the bus stop in Freiburg at night

DLC Scania Touring

• Fixed reflection of mirrors

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Changelog 1.24.31661

• Additional graphical fixes

DLC Scania Touring

• AI vehicles will check the busses collision correctly again now

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Changelog 1.24.31709

• AI traffic now correctly checks the collision of all vehicles
  
• Additional graphical fixes

DLC BB40

• Fixed some material allocations of LODs

Christmas comes early this year!
Our free DLC Luxembourg is now available for download. Enjoy!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1140662/Fernbus_Simulator__Luxemburg/

The DLC Scania Touring is now available for purchase!

Get it here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158120/Fernbus_Simulator__Scania_Touring/

The repaint templates for our upcoming DLC Scania Touring are available now!
Check out our forum: https://www.tml-studios.de/forum/filebase/index.php?file/417-scania-touring-repaint-template/

Our new and free DLC BB 40 is now also available for Fernbus Simulator. Have fun!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1121030/Fernbus_Simulator__BB40/

It's finally here! With this update, we fixed a lot of things, like a lot :)
First and foremost of course, the trees and bushes on the streets and in the air. Furthermore, we fixed the gravitational issue and did some performance optimisations. And we made final preparations for several upcoming DLCs, amongst many other things. Check out the complete changelog:

Changelog 1.23.29827


• Performance optimisations
• Gravitation bug of the player vehicle fixed
• World lighting system updated
• Fixed connection of highway near Kaiserslautern
• Experimental Multi-Display Feature updated
• Some crashes on game start and during game sessions fixed
• Refraction artefact on MAN Lion's Coach windshield fixed
• Some Fatal Errors crashes on game start and during gameplay fixed
• Christmas street light decorations fixed
• Level Art fixes
• Fixed bug in terrain materials
• Fixed AI bus windshield transparency
• Vehicle selection updated - vehicles are now categorized by manufacturer



• Game options menu divided into categories


• Detection of double assignment of shortcuts



• Event Center in Berlin added


• Added icon for sights with description on the world map


• Final preparations for DLC Scania Touring
• Final preparations for DLC BB40
• Final preparations for new free card DLC

DLC France
• Performance optimisations in cities
• Performance optimisations on highways and state roads
• Plenty of level art bugs fixes in cities
• Plenty of level art bugs fixes along highways and state roads
• Route map fixes for world map
• Route map fixes for navigation and AI traffic
• Names and words on signs and boards fixed
• Some license plates of the player's vehicle were not working for certain cities when those were chosen as the home town
• Level Art fixes
• Added icon for toll stations on the world map


DLC Rhine Gorge
• Performance optimisations
• Plenty of level art bug fixes
• Added name of the city of Rüdesheim am Rhein to the world map
• Route map fixes for world map
• Route map fixes for navigation and AI traffic
• Invisible wall in Koblenz fixed
• Speed limits updated

DLC MAN Lion's Intercity

• Passengers complain about non-active reading lights although the vehicle has none