![]() ![]() This didn’t last long though, once I’d spent a good half hour getting used to the tram, improving my throttle control, and building a few routes around (and through) my existing bus routes, I felt like I was getting much more from the DLC.Īs expected, the map integration, seeing your buses as you take a tram route and vice versa, and being able to utilise busy bus routes to improve your team routes all helps to make the DLC feel like a major part of the game and not just a tacked on extra. It’s fair to say I was a little set back at first with the Tram Extension, it’s hard to explain, but I just felt the game was going to be a little less Bus-like and more Tram. It feels odd that you’re selecting a track direction and anyone who’s familiar with Train Sim World, or even Tram Sim, may feel like the manually turning a tram leaves you feeling a little too much “bus like” compared to what we’ve seen in other games.īeside the turning, driving is kept pretty simple and anyone who’s spent time on the Buses, should find the controls pretty straightforward, however newcomers might want to check out the main game’s first half hour to really get to grips with the context menu, such as turning on lights, kneeling and opening doors (all have shortcut buttons), because especially if you play via sandbox, you’ll only have a very limited chance to familiarise yourself. When you do finally get to drive a tram, you might find things a little confusing, controls feel a little awkward compared to what we’re used to with Bus Simulator, acceleration feels very slow, braking is slow but at least very predictable and as well as indicating to make a turn, you have to press the direction. If you’re new to Bus Sim, or haven’t spent the time working through the main story quests, you can still get instant access to the Tram extension by launching the European map, but be warned, especially in sandbox play, there’s no real introduction, you’re thrown in at the deep end, and there’s not even clear Instructions that you need to head to the hub (which looks far too similar to any other team stop on the map), then interact with the unit, thats hard to notice if you’re not looking directly at it, and then you can access the team depot and finally buy a tram to get to work with. When you first launch Bus Sim 21 after picking up the DLC you’re given a quick notification that you own the Tram extension, and if you’ve passed mission 12 (quite a bit further than the starter requirement for the School Bus Expansion), you’ll be introduced to the first quest to expand your bus business into a wider public transport venture. Regular players will know we’ve had tram lines around Angel Shores for a while, so finally now, we get to make the most of them. ![]() Like the School Bus Expansion, you’ll find the Tram Extension does an equally impressive job of integrating into the main game. ![]() So it goes without saying there’re a fair few targets for the Tram Extension DLC to aim for. ![]() We’ve been riding small urban routes on Train Sim World 4 for a while and here on Bus Simulator 21: Next Stop – the School Bus Extension for Bus Simulator 21 was among my favourite DLC packages in years. It’s not all that long ago that we reviewed Tram Sim, which wasn’t a bad game, but it ventured a little too close to realism and ended up a little overcomplicated to be fun. Simulation fans have a wide variety of options for traveling around, we’ve got Bus, Train, Tram and even Taxis coming soon, but rather than concentrating on one area, Bus Simulator 21: Next Stop brings us the Tram Extension DLC to venture away from the bus lane and swap wheels for rails. ![]()
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