Update Speculation thread

If that's the case, then they're awfully well-centered compression artifacts that don't occur anywhere else on the front of the bus (bear in mind that my picture had been sharpened as far as I could get it in photoshop). They also appear in the original image - where the only compression artifacts seem to be the blurry construction site in the background.

 

I wonder if the bus will have a CNG option like many American city busses have. Also, many big cities have a pantograph system for busses where they can connect and disconnect at will and become a diesel electric hybrid, but when connected are electric only. With the new Powertrain system, this could maybe be possible.

 

I'm going to make myself look like a massive hypocrite with what I'm about to say, but something changed that I think warrants some sort of discussion.

So steamdb reports that there are now three branches to beamng, the release build, the qa build, and now there is a "qa stable" build. For the past two months, that build has been the same build as the public build, and it was finally updated a few hours ago. Meanwhile, the qa build, which is supposedly updated daily by automatic processes, hasn't been changed in 23 days. Theory/speculation: they update that build near release to ensure that everything is working one final time. All the systems are together and finished and they are just trying to avoid any bugs that could plague the release.

For all we know though, the update could still be two weeks out, and I just have no idea how they do the qa stuff and I'm an idiot.

 

It almost seems like they're replacing the "qa build" with the "qa stable build".

 

What if the bus is actually one of the vehicle concept list. I know that probably some people wondered this to but hey, someone had to say it

 

There was brief thought about that - but the shape of the apparent lettering on the front of the bus doesn't match any manufacturer on the list.

 

Bus is Made for campaign mode imo

 

champagne mode indeed my good sir

 

Sorry but the bus for campaign mode makes zero sense, what would be the point? You have no character model so what you gonna try and fit your pickup truck from utah on the bus? Idk I still think the bus is a waste of time and resources. As for the update speculation it won't be out for another 2 months at least and it will contain the bus and italy as its headline additions and it will be over hyped and most veterans won't even want to waste their data on it.

 

Oops

 

based on the most recent change, it is possible.

 

Hmm. Let's see.
1. It can be used it in somekind stuntman mission.
2. Scripted/staged chase scene.
3. Something that we can destroy (duh) like in Utah campaign.
4. Just as background element. For example how many people were driving a bus in GTA?
5. More vehicles, more varied and believable locations.

Other potential use: derby, derby race, drag race.

 

driving fast in a bus?
are you not amused?

 

inb4 14,000 hp bus mods come out

 

cmon man, wheres your spirit!

it needs a 12-wankel rotary with 100,664hp!


either that or two v8s meshed together to create a v16.

or a w12. that would be cool aswell.


actually, f%*&k all that, just give it rocket thrusters from elon's spaceships! DUH!

 

Screw that! Lets send it to mars! The possibilities!

 

something along these lines