The Bus Simulator by TML: Early Access Phase 1.0 | Full review & overview of all features - Line TXL

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Published on March 21, 2021 5:00:13 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkxnqJ2sY0Y

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OMSI 2 (2013)

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Review

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The Bus by TML is the latest bus simulator to hit the PC simulation market, as early access. On March 25th 2021 The Bus will be available for sale on Steam for €25.95. Thus in the run up to release of this bus simulator I give you a full comprehensive review of The Bus by TML. Discussing everything from graphics, performance, gameplay, optimisation, physics, sounds, model quality, map quality, realism, value for money & more. All timestamped for your ease. We do this while driving the 18m Scania Citywide LF bendy bus on Line TXL from Tegel Flughafen to Alexander Platz.

Personally I think The Bus is a very neat bus simulator with a few drawbacks but being still in early access there is loads of time for it to be polished. Particularly when it comes to modelling and the real life map to Berlin, the simulator is very promising and certainly is among the best equipped to contend with the aging Omsi 2. Moreover. if you pick it up now you get it for the special early access price of €25.95.

Game Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/491540/The_Bus/

The features of Phase 1 of the Early Access are as follows:
Bus line TXL with various routes
Two bus variants: Articulated and Solo
Singleplayer Freeplay mode - drive the bus lines at any time of the year with the vehicle of your choice
Passenger transport with boarding and deboarding
Passenger ticket sale

Note:
1.) In interest of transparency I was kindly provided a key for The Bus by Aerosoft.
2.) Video was recorded on the Alpha version and as such may not be entirely reflective of the Phase 1 of the early Access for Phase 1.
3.) I am running The Bus on a low spec PC and as such some issues encountered in this video may not apply to those of you on higher end PCs.

Timestamps:
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00:00 intro
02:16 Walking around
03:10 Functionality - Clickable buttons
06:30 Setting up Ticket Machine and destination display
07:21 Bus Model Quality
09:10 Map Navigation aids
10:21 Low lit areas
10:54 More about map navigation aids
11:26 Physics
13:36 Ticket Selling
14:36 Bus Soudns
16:13 Graphics
19:55 Performance
21:00 Loading Times
23:23 More about graphics
24:04 Optmisation
24:44 More about graphics
27:02 Ai Traffic
30:53 Map Quality
32:58 In game photo capture
33:13 More about map quality
37:18 Price
40:15 Map realism
45:38 What will be added to The Bus in the future
47:33 Passenger Deboarding
48:54 Settings
52:14 Weather
53:38 Review Summary

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Watch the Entire Omsi 2 Addon London series:
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Omsi 2 Addon London: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvou1B4b_-39cOpBHEtHrwpYPLbSDg0JP

Omsi 2 Addon London all routes (No Commentary): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvou1B4b_-39esTI1xB3l2JHXhU9cPwa8

Omsi 2 Addon London Live Streams: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvou1B4b_-38KI3ntTID0ryV0PRodVoHb

Omsi 2 Addon London AI routes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvou1B4b_-38-BRJ41xx8UdsUIZP8yIL_

Omsi 2 Addon London Roleplay: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvou1B4b_-3_8xFa8cWeGP0T0pMufGbJH
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