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To get into the Christmas spirit, you can now choose between driving in real weather or snow until the end of January in BCS Multiplayer and the Control Center Simulator⛄

Dear community,

Advent is just around the corner, and of course, there will be a little Advent calendar in the BCS again this year, which you can find directly in the main menu.

From December 1 to 24, you can pick up a little surprise every day. The doors are only open on the corresponding date, so check back regularly.

We hope you enjoy it and wish you a pleasant and cozy pre-Christmas season! 🎄✨

The promotion runs from Thursday, 27th November (6:00 PM) until Monday, 1st December (11:59 PM). 📅

💰Get 50% off all DLCs for OMSI 2 as well as City Bus Manager (and all related DLCs) in our online shop.

👉 Simply enter the discount code BLACK at checkout.

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Whether you want to expand your fleet or start a brand-new bus management adventure - now is the perfect time! 🚌

Starting today, a new Autumn Event will take place in the Control Center Simulator for the next 3 weeks! 🍁

All BCS players can participate! Even if you don't have the Control Center Simulator, you can still take part in the event for 7 days!

Drive any tours in public control center events during the event period and collect event points for each tour, which can be used to earn LP in the Control Center Simulator as well as in-game rewards in the BCS (Singleplayer & Multiplayer)! If you reach level…

With this update, we have fixed several issues that prevented OMSI from launching properly from BCS (either OMSI simply did not open and had to be launched manually, or a Windows error message appeared stating "The specified device, path, or file cannot be accessed. You may not have sufficient permissions to access the element."

We are pleased to announce the release of the next content update today! The most popular community suggestion was to add additional wear options (brake pads, wiper blades, fuel filters). These have now been implemented and added to the Bus Company Simulator!

- Brake pads, wiper blades, and fuel filters must be replaced at regular intervals
- As usual, replacements can either be ordered via the in-game computer or carried out manually (cheaper)
- To carry out replacements yourself, you will need…

We’ve upgraded the forum to WoltLab Suite 6, since the previous version was no longer receiving security updates and had become outdated.
This update brings various improvements in performance, security, and usability.

Please note:

• In rare cases, data from the last 12 hours before the upgrade may have been lost.
• Some older extensions were no longer compatible with the new version and had to be removed.

Thank you for your understanding and enjoy the new version!

- The 🎃 Halloween event 🎃 starts on Friday at 2 p.m. in the Bus Company Simulator! Collect event points and earn special additional rewards and an exclusive badge for you personally and your company!

- If you have forgotten your password and no longer have access to your email account, you can now request to change your email address in the login form. To do this, you must be logged in with the correct Steam account and provide a few details. After various checks, in many cases the change can be…

Due to its popularity, we have also transferred the new design of the Bus Company Simulator to OmniNavigation, as the design here was also getting a bit outdated. OmniNavigation has also been upgraded with a more powerful server and more up-to-date software. The update includes a few minor bug fixes and the internal links have been updated.

We are pleased to finally present our newly developed design with today's update! We are aware that the previous design was outdated, but we want the Bus Company Simulator to remain available for a long time to come, which is why we decided to refresh it. Following various server upgrades in recent months (most recently with another hardware upgrade), we are now modernizing the user interface. As always, the update also includes a few bug fixes. In addition, the next bonus mission starts today…

The Whitsun event takes place today from 3 pm until June 9, 2025 🌞 Collect event points and earn special additional rewards and an exclusive badge for you personally and your company!

In order to ensure the long-term stability and reliable operation of the company premises in the Bus Company Simulator / Control Center Simulator, the underlying server infrastructure has been upgraded to a modern and more powerful system. This should minimise potential disruptions in the future.

- The voice chat no longer closes automatically when a control center event is completed or left. You can now switch briefly to the BCS during a control center event or discuss the evaluation together after a control center event without the voice chat closing automatically. You can of course close the voice chat manually at any time using the X. You now have full control over whether you want to stay in the voice chat or not. However, if you close BCS/CCS completely, the voice chat will also…

Starting today, a new Easter Event will take place in the Control Center Simulator for the next 3 weeks! 🐰

Drive any tours in public control center events during the event period and collect event points for each tour, which can be used to earn LP in the Control Center Simulator as well as in-game rewards in the BCS (Singleplayer & Multiplayer)! If you reach level 10, you will receive an exclusive badge.

If the control center event is organized by a company, you will collect additional event…

With this update, the next feature requested by BCS Premium players has been implemented: optional driving tests for public companies!

Public companies can now decide whether new applicants must first take a driving test and, if so, what percentage they must pass it with. Applicants then first drive a tour of their choice on a map of the company (however, particularly short and long tours are not offered for driving tests). In order for the company to keep track of how many applicants pass /…

- In the EP and VP rankings in multiplayer, the player's level is now also displayed for each placement

- Fixed a bug that could cause players in the first 50 ranks to have too few permits after conversion

In order to improve the game experience and make leveling up later in the game less time-consuming and tedious, we are introducing many new levels!

The old level 30 corresponds to the new level 100. The old level 50 corresponds to the new level 200.

Your levels will be automatically converted to the new system!

The level requirements for applying to companies and completing training courses have also been automatically converted.

Premium players now have the opportunity to upgrade up to level 500.

This update fixes various errors in both the Bus Company Simulator and the Control Center Simulator that occurred during the change of day when accepting and dispatching tours.

Dear Community,

Christmas is just around the corner, and to sweeten the waiting time until the big celebration, we have prepared an advent calendar for you, which you will find in the BCS main menu instead of here in the forum as usual.

From December 1st to December 24th, small rewards await you every day. Each door is only available on its own day - so don't miss out!

We hope to bring you a little joy with this update and wish you a wonderful advent season! 🌟

On November 14, 2024 we will be carrying out important maintenance work on our servers from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (CET). The following products are affected: Bus Company Simulator, Control Center Simulator and OmniNavigation. As these products will continue to accompany us for many years to come, we are relying on new technologies and making adjustments to make them future-proof. The affected products will not be usable during this period.

The maintenance work may be completed earlier, but to be on…