Update 2.5 of the Early Access of The Bus is now available as BETA for testing.

This beta adds multiple improvements and bug-fixes to The Bus.

For the full detailed list of changes, please, see the changelog below.

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Please create backup copies of your savegame files before switching to the EA BETA Update. Savegames may not be compatible with the new version of the game.

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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:
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In your Library, you click with the right mouse button on the entry of the "The Bus"

In the drop-menu, you click on the entry "Properties"

In the window "The Bus - Properties" you select the tab "BETAS"

In the field "Select the beta you would like to opt into:" select the entry "beta-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 Bus 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 0.21.74871 EA Beta

• Upgrade to Unreal Engine 5.3
• Added Fleet System
• Reworked several bus features for multiplayer: Hatches, Indicators, Gearboxes, Action Cameras, Cruise Control, Ignition, Retarder
• Reworked Button Tooltips for Scania, MAN DD and Citea
• Reworked Cross Selector for Scania, MAN DD and Citea
• Reworked light logic for Scania, Citea
• Removed passenger comments option, can be controlled via voice slider and subtitle option
• Fixed passenger sounds playing without passengers
• Fixed multiple passengers sitting in the same seat
• Fixed passengers spawning on top of bus stop signs and roofs
• Fixed being able to double brake/accelerate
• Fixed some ambient sounds not playing
• Added map and bus overview to Telemetry
• Added Chargeinfo to Operating plan
• You can now select and sit down in passenger seats
• Redesigned River Water
• Fixed Time Skip button active even when no time skip target is available
• Fixed Passengers rarely double requesting a receipt
• Level Art Fixes
• Performance Optimizations**

* Only occurred during the BETA test of this update

** Please, be aware that the impact of performance optimisations varies from system to system due to hardware configurations, installed software, and other programs running in the background