May 28, 2020

Fernbus Simulator - Quarney_TML

Update 25 has been officially released!

In this update, we have primarily dealt with technical innovations. Thanks to the support of Tobii Gaming, we were able to implement the Eye Tracker with which our players, if they have the hardware, can experience the unique Tobii Eye Tracking.

Furthermore, it was possible for us, in cooperation with Fanatec, to optimize our Fernbus Simulator with the appropriate hardware, the input of the devices now works correctly.

We would like to thank both companies for the uncomplicated and great cooperation!

With this update, we also turned to telemetry and added a first BETA output and input, which we will continue to deal with in the coming updates.
A completely new feature in our game is the shuttle mode, in which you can drive our mini and midibuses.
Last but not least, we have of course corrected a lot of bugs in the map and the buses. You can read all about it in our full changelog:

Changelog 1.25.32292

Fixed Fanatec device inputs
Added support for Tobii Eye Tracker
Tobii Eyetracker maximum head movement is now adjustable in the options menu
(BETA) Added telemetry output and input option for modding
A new shuttle mode with new bus stops has been added
Shuttle mode: Added alternative design for player characters
Minibuses are now only available in “Free travel” and “Shuttle” mode
Fixed the off-road warning on the highway near Flensburg, Germany
The "Back" button in the news window has been fixed
Rest area markings on the world map are now visible again
Fixed graphical errors
Fixed incorrect collision of a sign board
MAN Lion’s Coach C: Interior mirror corrected
Corrected the position of a parked NPC bus in Bielefeld
Freeplay: Bus Stop symbols are now displayed on the world map
Travel time of routes is now calculated correctly if the travel time exceeds 24h
Repaints from parked buses are now loaded correctly again
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
Fixed various level art bugs
Some crashes have been fixed
The water spray of vehicles on drying roads after rain has been fixed
A bug in the distance calculation of the navigation has been fixed
Localizations updated

DLC Luxembourg

The name of the city can no longer be found twice in the list of the route editor
Fixed graphical errors

DLC France

Traffic light circuit corrected
Artefacts corrected by distance field
AI vehicles no longer drive to the Quai de Bercy stop in Paris
Corrected missing advertising at city bus stops
New motorway routes added at Nantes
Fixed graphical errors

DLC Switzerland + Austria

Street lighting in Innsbruck corrected
Bus stop icon in Geneva is now shown on the map
Incorrect collision in a tunnel in Zurich corrected
Fixed graphical errors

DLC soccer team bus

Polish localization added (not yet 100% complete)

DLC MAN Lion’s Intercity

Corrected the rear door mirror
Corrected the brightness of the navigation screen
Sun protection sound effect added

DLC Neoplan Skyliner

Corrected the brightness of the navigation screen
Corrected the position of a display

DLC Scania Touring

Corrected the brightness of the navigation screen
Added Scania logo on mud flaps and “Scania Touring” logo on body sides
Missing speed limit added to dashboard navigation display

DLC Comfort Class

Corrected the brightness of the navigation screen

DLC BB40

Corrected the brightness of the navigation screen

Apr 24, 2020

Update 25 BETA - Now Available

Fernbus Simulator - Quarney_TML

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

Apr 2, 2020

Update 24 - Officially available

Fernbus Simulator - mk0

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

Feb 21, 2020

Update 24 BETA now available

Fernbus Simulator - Quarney_TML

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