Well... Here are first impressions from the first patch for OMSI2.
The good:
- Some errors in Berlin Spandau map were fixed
The bad:
- Game crashes even more frequently
- All 3rd party maps stopped working properly again; i.e maps patched for OMSI2 that worked fine before - now the stops are not forwarding, so they're unplayable
- Passengers sliding around without moving their legs instead of walking bug that was driving me crazy is still there, wasn't fixed
- Parked cars and trailers of AI articulated buses are still darker then they should be at night
- New problems with the spandau map - AI behaving weirdly at Ruhleben, cars bunching up into one another at some traffic lights.
- When I tried to take a screenshot, my bus fell through the road into the great void
- Performance and random freezes around the map while tiles are loading are noticeably worse (on my machine, at least)
- Distant scenery now flickers on and off occasionally
I'm not convinced this is a good way to go, I'm pretty sure that patches are supposed to make a product better...
Seriously though, I tried to remain positive about all this, but OMSI2 is really turning into a bad experience for me. It's frustrating. While the occasional crashes and moonwalking passengers were an annoyance before, I still played the game a lot and enjoyed it. Now it is completely unplayable for me; and because of how steam works I can't just go back to the previous version. This all feels like a bad joke is being played on us, and it is not funny.
Ah well, there's always OMSI 1, I suppose...
