Thanks to your feedback we were able to not just confirm that our fixes work as intended but to also further improve the game mechanics and fix additional bugs.

Together with you, we want to create a good update, which you can test right now and send us your feedback. Of course, additional fixes and improvements will be added during the beta phase of this update.

Detailed information can be found in the Changelog below.

ATTENTION: This is a BETA Update. Please note that this version can cause technical problems and/or may cause instability of your computer system.

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 "Tourist Bus Simulator"
• In the drop-menu you click on the entry "Properties"
• In the window "Tourist Bus 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 Tourist Bus 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:

Gameplay

• Speed cameras now control the players SUV, service car and dune buggy
• Added missing items in bunkers 2 and 3
• It is no longer possible get out of the vehicle during the refueling process
• additonal minor fixes and improvements

Vehicles

• The font size of the destination display has been adjusted
• size of the action camera reduced
• The amount of characters in the license plate has been limited to 7
• In the control menu the entries "indicator up" and "indicator down" have been renamed to "indicator left" and "indicator right"
• additonal minor fixes and improvements

GUI

• Manually placed paths for navigation will now be displayed when loading a savegame
• The cost for the buyback of skill points is now displayed on the button
• If you buy a new vehicle, in the vehicle overview the entry "Available at (date)", will now show "Available at the port" as soon as the vehicle is ready for pickup. In addition, at this point of time there's a button labeled "Show on map" which will refresh the navigation path to the pickup location as well as open the world map.
• Symbol for delivery costs replaced (e.g. see spare parts delivery contracts)
• Hotels are now always visible in the sightseeing planner (and grayed out while creating a route)
• Player level is now displayed correctly in driver and vehicle selection
• Localisation fixes
• additonal minor fixes

Audio

• Ambient sound levels adjusted for exterior and interior situations
• additonal minor fixes

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Additional fixes and improvements in Beta Update Version BETA Update 1.2.23509

• Fixed a bug where under certain circumstances the bus pickup time was prematurely deleted
• Navigation display in the SUV and service car now turns on in Arcade Mode when you load a savegame in which one sits inside the vehicle
• Fixed incorrect odometer reading in the buses
• Mileage is now also taken into account during fast travel in the respective bus
• When you buy a new bus, the license plate entry can no longer be cancelled.
• When purchasing a new bus, a license plate ID is automatically generated, which can then be changed as you see fit
• Note added if a license plate ID is already assigned

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Additional fixes and improvements in Beta Update Version BETA Update 1.2.23630

• Added driver camera menu to SUV, service car and dune buggy (press TAB and click on the Seat/Eye-Icon to open the menu)
• Added audio dialogues for passengers on all tour types in four different languages: Spanish, English, German and French
• Existing passenger audio dialogues for shuttle services and sightseeing tours exchanged and expanded
• Fixed some graphic bugs in the game world
• Fixed AI vehicles driving into the yard of the apartment at the east
• Fixed an incorrect button in the shift schedule menu
• Fixed incorrect display in the HUD
• Some additional minor UI fixes
• Sightseeing tour acceptance of hotels has been overhauled
• Fixed a wrong message box when completing a shuttle tour ("Passengers left at a stop")
• Garage hall gates now also respond to player vehicles
• The player no longer spawns inside the new bus, when choosing an existing bus as the vehicle to pickup the new bus and using fast travel
• News button added to the main menu
• Fixed images not loading in news window