You know how it is: you rush to the bus stop because you think you’re going to miss it, then it arrives 12 years late. Typical. The makers of Euro Truck Simulator 2 have shown off a short trailer with a big shiny European coach in it. It confirms that the sim will add driveable buses in some form soon, fulfilling a long-forgotten tease that was first made by the developers back in the cloudy days of 2013.
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The trailer was included in a brief update post on Steam, showing a big white bus pulling out from behind a Scania truck. Surprise! The game is basically now Euro Truck And/Or Bus Simulator 2.
“We’ve crossed borders, hauled freight, and explored countless cities across Europe,” say developers SCS Software. “But just like any great journey, the road is always full of surprises. Something different is pulling into view, a new way to experience the world of Euro Truck Simulator 2. See you at the next stop.”
The devs haven’t said exactly what form the buses will take, or which lurching road carriages will appear (please, not Megabus) but it’ll likely be a big DLC pack. It is the culmination of a desire the developers seem to have harboured for over a decade. They first pondered the possibility of adding buses back in February 2013, writing in a blog post they were “exploring an opportunity to go beyond just trucks” and saying they were off “recording sounds and taking tons of photos of a Scania Touring HD Bus”. But it looks like those plans got delayed on the roadside until now.
It’s a pleasant possibility to some but not surprising to all. Some players have noted the appearance of more detailed bus stops along their usual trucking routes in recent updates, and say the bussification of the sim makes sense. Although others in the game’s Steam forums seem grumpy that buses aren’t getting their own dedicated sim. However you feel, it’s a move that’s in keeping with the studio’s recent plans for their other sim, American Truck Simulator, which plans to introduce driveable pickup trucks and other smaller cars as part of a “Road Trip” expansion.