The major Update 1.15 is the largest update we've released since the initial release of Fernbus Coach Simulator. We've updated the game to Unreal Engine Version 4.16.3, which should, above all, bring much optimized loading times.
Changelog:
General:
- Texture Streaming fixed
- Camera position when pausing the game has been fixed
Performance Fixes:
- Loading times
- Cities at night
- CPU performance
- Performance of mirrors
- General rendering optimizations
- Installation and download sizes reduced
Controls:
- Option for linear and nonlinear axis input added. You can find this option in the Game Options under "Speed Dependent Steering"
World
- New City: Stralsund
- Rügen bridge and Ziegelgraben bridge added
- New road surfaces and according sounds added
- Cities revised: - Augsburg - Berlin - Bremen - Dortmund - Frankfurt a.M. - Freiburg - Hamburg - Hannover - Köln - Leipzig - Mainz - München - Stuttgart
Graphics:
- Lighting updated
- Passenger shouldn't spawn on roofs anymore
- Flying or stuck vehicles should be removed
- Shadows updated
- Lights of street lamps and other lamps have been updated
- Lights of traffic lights have been updated
- Lights of vehicles have been updated
- Lighting of crossroads and bus stops have been improved
- Lighting in tunnels has been updated
- Shaders of passengers have been updated
- Sizes of agricultural plants has been updated
- Rapeseed shouldn't grow during winter anymore
AI (Vehicles and Passengers):
- Behavior of vehicles in curves and during lane changes has been improved
- Behavior of vehicles at traffic lights and crossroads has been improved
- The acceleration of vehicles at ascends has been improved
- Passengers waiting at bus stops will no longer walk around wildly as if they have no life
- Physic of passengers luggage has been fixed
- The flickering of braking lights has been fixed
Vehicle:
- Vehicle physics have been improved
- Field Of View of the driver camera has been improved
- Control of the driver camera has been updated
- High beam of the coaches has been improved
- The interior passenger lights in the rear of the MAN Lion's Coach C has been improved
- UVs of the Lion's Coach C has been fixed
- The passenger monitor in arcade will now activate automatically
- Improved the overall texture quality of the dashboard textures
GUI:
- Incorrect tool tips in Arcade Mode have been fixed
- Display of current speed in the HUD should now be displayed correctly
- Zoom of the World Map has been improved
- World Map will now zoom on current position of the player
Saving and Loading:
- Save games with a dot/full stop (.) will now be displayed correctly
Achievements:
- Achievements for "Taking a Break" should now work properly
Audio:
- 5.1 Sound improved
- Sound of the coaches engines and driving noise have been overhauled
- Driving noise of various road surfaces have been added
- AI vehicle sounds have been improved
- Ambient sounds have been improved
As usual, we'd love to hear your feedback during the beta phase of this update. With your help, we can make each update as flawless as possible.
You can leave your feedback in our forums and add screenshots or videos: BETA Update 1.15.14439 - Feedback & Bugs.
CAUTION: This is a BETA Update. Please note that this version can cause technical problems and/or may cause instability of your computer system.