While waiting for the Gamescom 2021 (from August 25 to 27), Astragon gives us a little more details on how economic management works and more particularly how your fleet is managed in Bus Simulator 21 which will be released on September 7st.
This article is a summary translation of theAugust 6 announcement.
A new improved map
The developers indicate that they have improved the general rendering of the map with a view that is both synthetic and detailed to allow you to visualize all the streets, stops, neighborhoods as well as the position of all your drivers (IA). Dealers, garages and paint shops will also be clearly identified.
The function of fast travel from one point to another will also be present.
Demand management
To compose your itineraries, you will have at your disposal a brand new tool for managing transport demand at each stop with the quantity of up and down passengers. It is up to you to ensure that you are not over-capacity or under-capacity if you want to obtain a good income. You can filter the route creation screen according to general demand, the schedules with the most demand or the speed limits of each street.
For each route, you can obviously customize its name, number, type and associated equipment.
The timetable
Each stop has its own request which varies over time. Suburban stops, for example, will have higher demand in the morning - when locals commute to work in the city - while it will be the other way around at the end of the day. In Bus Simulator 21, you will now have the possibility to define a regular bus but also an additional bus at peak times as well as objectives concerning stopping and journey times. It will also be necessary to think about correctly staggering the passage of the buses in the same streets under penalty of finding them all stuck at the same time at a red light for example.
Your income
As usual, your income will depend on several factors: satisfaction of demand, good management of peak hours and schedules, driver salaries, maintenance of your fleet of vehicles, fines for traffic violations. The route creation screen will be able to give you a projection of the possible cash receipts.
Drive or be driven
Each bus in your fleet will be entrusted to one of your drivers but you can obviously take control at any time (via the general map or from a stop) and if by chance you prefer to rest or visit the surroundings, a driver will come. automatically take back control of the bus so as not to leave users in disarray.
