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Version 1.3.2

Full release notes:

  • New B5LH Evoseti for Croycoach & Go Travel, and B5TL for Croydon Companies.
  • New Enviro 200 MMC and 6 Cylinder type for Croydon companies.
  • New Enviro 300 Pack with brand new refreshed generation 2 loud ZF sounds.
  • New Euro 5 E400 facelift sounds.
  • Croydon Operators have had a rebrand. All operators have new logos, and the following operators have been renamed:
    • “Arrwheatva” is now “alighted”.
    • “aballio” is now “Centro Transport”. Older buses are rebranded as “paullio”.
    • “Go Away London” is now “Go Travel”.
  • Enhanced sound design on moving vehicles.
  • New dynamic hybrid sounds, hybrid now behaves depending the environment and conditions of the vehicle, with included regen, battery mode and new motor and engine sounds .
  • New indicator sounds for a large number of buses.
  • Enhanced Voice Chat (beta): communicate with other drivers by voice in your area using our new custom system and user interface! (you must be id-verified and have voice chat enabled to use this feature)
  • Croydon+ purchases are now stackable - meaning you can now top-up your subscriptions before they expire!
  • Fixed a bug where the game would occasionally get stuck on “loading player data” forever (live as of v1.3.1 patch 7).
  • Reduced memory usage substantially through map & bus optimisations.
  • Rewrite of backend data systems, improving performance and reliability - laying the groundwork for version 1.4.
  • Fixed a bug which allowed you to purchase variants even after the original bus purchase failed.
  • Fixed being able to purchase the same company depot twice in rare edge cases.
  • If product purchases fail, they now retry automatically the next time you join the game or the next time you purchase a product.
  • Fixed a bug where it was theoretically possible for transactions to be processed twice.
  • Fixed a bug where game statistics could become NaN (not a number). If you have any statistics that say NaN, they will be converted to 0.
  • Fixed a bug where transactions could stay “in progress” forever in some edge cases.
  • Reduced transaction processing time.
  • Fixed shop pages overlapping when re-opening the shop, and updated Croydon+ page.
  • Fixed some statistics appearing incorrectly - or not updating - on the UI.
  • Fixed a bug where the company search index would sometimes not update after changing company details.
  • Fixed the shop button not working in top bar while in the bus selection menu.
  • Improved the accessibility of the Upgrades shop.
  • Fixed a bug in the Upgrades shop where you could purchase upgrades over the maximum limit.
  • Fixed a bug where a Bus Discount upgrade would give a 4% discount rather than the advertised 5% discount.
  • Improved in-game moderation tools for faster bans.
  • Added camera options to the UI and added mirror cameras (active on the UI or by pressing 3).
  • Fixed the broken “request my data” button - it now retrieves your purchase history up to the moment you clicked the button. Purchase history prior to v1.3.2 is not included, but logs from v1.1 to v1.3.2 can still be accessed via the bot.
  • Since introducing Croydon Companies, you have created more than 13,000 custom companies. This number is larger than we ever anticipated and is growing fast, so we have implemented a more scalable backend solution for the company search system - this will prevent the search index from getting full and slowing down. The new search system is designed to be able to store up to 1,000,000 companies compared to 65,000 previously.
  • The company search now updates every 10 minutes - you will no longer have to wait for a new server to open.
  • Improved speed and performance for searching and updating the company search index.
  • Added “Location Hunter” and “Location Master” badges. You can obtain these by discovering new locations (5 and 20 respectively)!
  • Significantly reduced the chance of actions such as purchasing vehicles & receiving points failing.
  • Fixed a bug where the number of points earned is displayed incorrectly on route completion, and a more detailed breakdown is now provided.
  • Reduced bus preview latency in the menu.
  • Patched several security vulnerabilities that allowed malicious users to break certain parts of the game by misusing RemoteEvents.
  • Fixed a bug where the game would become unplayable on mobile and console after sitting down on a bench.
  • Fixed a bug where it was possible to overwrite your current company data by making a new company.
  • Wheelchair user now correctly rolls instead of walks into the bus.
  • Fixed a bug where passengers would sometimes ring the bell and not get off.
  • When ending a route, going out of service will now change the blind to not in service.
  • Fixed bus weather audio not playing when raining.
  • Trams in simulation servers now definitely show a player tag and collide.
  • Eclipse 2s retuned to retain their realistic slow performance while now being able to pull off at hills.
  • Better indication of what company buses you own.
  • Full rewrite of map code in the top bar to support more performant streaming settings.
  • Fixed a visual issue where liveries would only show on half of the bus.
  • Removed company shop due to a minority of groups abusing this feature & misleading players.
  • Redesigned Landing Page: Five main options for quicker navigation and the ability to mute the menu music (finally).
  • Streamlined Vehicle Selection: Jump straight into the action with a new vehicle selection page. Easily switch between operators, packs, and trams.
  • My Garage: View all your owned buses in one convenient location – perfect for returning players!
  • Company Bus Spawning: Instantly spawn blank company buses with the new ‘company bus’ category (look for the blue C icon).
  • Improved Settings Menu: A restructured settings menu is now accessible while driving, featuring all the usual options and addressing many common FAQs.
  • Enhanced experience for new users with no buses.
  • Various stops with missing or incorrect iBus announcements fixed
  • Fixed various door sounds.
  • Range of steering sensitivity adjusted (useful for that one guy who had issues playing on 240Hz).
  • Changes to input for time of day to take into account idiots putting in text
  • Additional settings have been added.
  • Some settings now save - including steering speed, ISA, tooltips & more.
  • Improvements to fog weather depending on time of day.
  • Screenshot mode will now hide player tags and bus stop markers.
  • Fixed some cases where the player could be kicked due to “Critical Data Error”.
  • Renamed “Earnt Points Leaderboard” to “Earned Points Leaderboard”, as “Earnt” is not a word.
  • Fixed incorrect calculations for Route Profit Analytics and the Earned Points Leaderboard. All of the current data is still wrong (sorry!) as there is no way of fixing it retroactively, but going forwards it will increase by the correct amount.
  • Fixed on-time bonuses giving incorrect bonuses. Now, at the end of a route,
    • Players get 5 points per on-time stop.
    • If you are driving a (not plain) Croydon Companies bus, the company will also get 5 points per on-time stop.
  • Fixed an issue where you wouldn’t receive any points if you travelled too quickly between bus stops.
  • Route end awards now stop increasing after 50 on-time stops to discourage ridiculously long routes.
  • Croydon Companies now award 3 points per passenger to players rather than 2.
  • Console players will now be able to leave a bus after sitting in it.
  • Improved vehicle tunes for several croydon company vehicles.
  • Fixed camera issues when opening the menu while in a vehicle.
  • Fixed driver count not incrementing if a server starts in the previous weekly challenge.
  • Fixed Beddington Warehouse Contract giving 280 points instead of 300 as advertised.
  • Further additions to preset destinations.
  • Stopping distance for stops increased.
  • GUI now indicates if you’re close enough to a stop for it to count as close enough for passengers to board.
  • Reduced range that ibus can be heard from.
  • Users not driving in simulation servers for extended periods of time will be ejected to free up space for those who want to drive in these servers.
  • Fixed moderated companies still appearing on the search index with their old name.
  • Added spatial next stop information markers.

Changes due to technical limitations:

  • The custom company search index has been reset. This means that most companies will not show up on the search for a short period of time. Your custom company will become available on the search up to 30 minutes after the next time you load it. In the meantime, check out our rebranded operators! In the rare event the search goes out of sync, updating your colour theme will correct this.
  • Temporarily disabled gifting of the following items: Packs, Points, and QuickBoard.
  • Reduced maximum server size to 50 to enable voice chat until the limit is increased. In practice, this won’t make much of a difference because most of the reduction has been absorbed by a decrease in the number of (rarely used) reserved places for friends.
  • Removed Daily Challenges - this was an obsolete feature anyway.
  • Most badges will be awarded on joining the game.
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Feburary EV Update,

Additions + 12 refreshed Enviro 200 EVs, 8 of which are new even for the previous pass holders

  • Croycoach (scroll blinds)
    • Croycoach (LED blinds),
    • Go Travel Very Long,
    • Go Travel Very Long (Seatless),
    • Go Travel Long (Standard),
    • Go Travel Long (Future),
    • Go Travel Long (Future, newer branding),
    • Go Travel Long (Smart Seat),
    • Go Travel Mid (Standard),
    • Go Travel Mid (Future),
    • Go Travel Tiny (Standard),
    • Go Travel Tiny (Future),
  • Go Travel Enviro 200 MMC released - standard pricing + 2 New company terminals
  • Manchester Beansgate,
  • Norwood Junction (East),

Dynamic Routing Trial - 130 As a trial to experiment with dynamic routing, we are temporarily extending the 130 to Norwood Junction East - at least until the Norwood Gap is fully complete. This will trial changing the route depending on what vehicle you are driving - so for the 130, double deckers will be put on a diversionary route, where as single deckers will be able to go under the low bridge - complete with diversionary signs! Changes + Enviro 200 prices dropped across the board + Old nasty e200 fully removed - people who owned the old one get the upgraded one for free + Temporary removal of seating system and travel mode - until we create the solution for those stupid game breaking spider avatars, you can thank these selfish morons for this! + Various speed limits fixed (if they arent reported through the bug report bot, theyre not going to get fixed!) + City Gold is no longer available for new purchases and will likely return with the Addington Update - existing owners can still drive them Notable fixes While many things were fixed (most of which were minor and non game breaking), the following fixes actually affected the game: + Aballio mmc has its rear and sounds back + fixes to ibus (at least in the 200ev)

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Redefined Stage One

New Physics & Controls

  • Suspension & new physics for all 300+ buses.
  • New fine-tuned steering controls on gamepads, keyboards, and touch devices.
  • Improved speed simulation, especially while ascending and descending hills.
  • Added automatic hold brake - no more accidentally going into reverse on hills! Tap S again once stopped to shift into reverse.
  • More realistic engine, transmission & motor modelling for each bus. EVs now have realistic regenerative braking while other buses have refined engine braking & gears.
  • Hybrid buses such as EvoSeti & B5LH now accelerate faster in electric mode and jolt when switching into diesel mode.
  • Kickdown physics & sounds are now synchronised.
  • Improved mobile controls: swipe on the lower left side of the screen to steer, push pedals to control gas & brakes.
  • New camera system with mouse-lock controls. This simulates head sway and bouncing, providing subtle feedback to bumps, turns and gear changes.
  • Improved collisions - physics & sounds.
  • More realistic speed scale.
  • Improved door animations.
  • More realistic ISA (intelligent speed assist) - you can now slightly exceed speed limits on long descents depending on the bus.
  • Park brake now gently brings you to a stop if applied at speed.
  • Added suspension rattling & bottom-out sounds at each wheel.
  • New haptic feedback for console controllers & some mobile devices. (We are still awaiting a full rollout from Roblox).
  • Attention Steering Wheel users! There is a new option in settings called “Nonlinear Gamepad Steering”. It is on by default, but turning it off will do three things which improve the feel for steering wheels:
    • Turn off deadzones
    • Map steering wheel position 1:1 with joystick input position
    • Increase steering wheel responsiveness
      Please note that using an external steering wheel in Croydon requires an advanced setup with external software. We suggest following a community tutorial like this one. Support is not garuanteed.

Shifts

Redefined introduces a whole new gameplay mode called shifts! Each server has an active shift, which is a single route where players work together to achieve a frequent, realistic service pattern. Your start point will be determined by route traffic, and you may take breaks. Shifts are now the default mode, but routes & free drive are still available.

Map

  • Map expansion between Norwood, Addiscombe, Shirley and Elmers End.
  • Revamped Addiscombe Terminal.
  • East Croydon Revamp.
  • New West Croydon.
  • Improvements to traffic light sequences. Some traffic light have 3 separate sequences to reduce poor drivers causing collisions.
  • When hitting scenery, items will no longer regenerate inside your bus.
  • Improved lighting & materials.

Buses

  • New Articulated Citaro: our flagship vehicle that bounces, leans & bops just like the real thing. This is our first bendy bus to feature animated bellows and possibly the first in any game to be correctly simulated with rear wheel drive.
  • New ALX400s: the most detailed double deckers yet with custom performance & suspension for each type.¹
  • New Pro Pack, featuring London spec buses from outside of Croydon.
  • Enviro 200 Croycoach Collectors edition with brand new sounds
  • New sounds for: E200 Voith, E400MMC Voith, Fencer, Companies Enviro 400 MMC, Companies Streetlite, NB4L, Companies Gemini 2.
  • Upgraded sounds for: DB300, B9TL, Electroliner, Pulsar 2, Enviro 300 Man, Allison E200 Euro 6 (MMCs, E200s)
  • Kickdown added to B9TLs and DB300s.
  • Every bus is now fitted with extra cameras and mirrors.
  • Upgraded steering wheels.
  • Improved EV beacon sounds
  • Some pro pack vehicles have a chance to spawn with a funny modification
    ¹These are replacing the old ALX400 models. A full and automatic refund will be issued to all owners of the old models. These refunds are immediate and you will not receive a prompt or notification. The new models are currently in Early Access pricing.

Pro

Included for the duration of the subscription:

  • Simulation Servers Access
  • Enhanced Custom Destinations
  • Ability to buy & use vehicles from the Pro Pack
  • QuickBoard
  • Pro Chat Tag
  • Assault Alarm
  • Exclusive routes
  • Collisions & shift control in private servers
  • EnviroLX400 Bus (Subscriber Exclusive)

IF YOU ALREADY HAVE PRO/PLUS (purchased with Robux):
Your remaining time will be converted into points and this subscription will take over. You get 65 points per day remaining for Pro and 20 per day for Plus.

For better value and access to the EnviroLX 400, become a Pro Subscriber (£4.99/month). You can buy Croydon Pro (Non-subscriber) in the same way as Croydon Plus, but you will miss out on the subscriber-only bus.

If you already have Plus, buying Pro with Robux will exchange your entire Croydon Plus into Croydon Pro at a rate of 4:1.

*Buses in the Pro Pack still cost points to unlock. If your subscription expires, you will need to re-subscribe to use any buses in the Pro Pack.

Passenger System

  • Passengers alighting now walk up to the doors before the bus comes to a stop.
  • Passengers now alight immediately if there are only a small number of them getting off.
  • Passengers positions and animations improved.
  • Improved passenger balancing.
  • Fixed an issue where not all passengers would get off at the end of the route.
  • Improved interface for passengers wanting to get off.

New Routes

  • 130 Extended from Norwood Junction to Shirley
  • 367 Extended from Addiscombe to Shirley
  • 289 Extended from Addiscombe to Elmers End
  • New S4 from Waddon Marsh to Beddington Superstore
  • Redefined tram & rail replacement routes to Elmers End
  • 367 now terminates at Delta Point
  • RR1 South Croydon to Norwood Junction via Selhurst
  • RR2 South Croydon to Norwood Junction via East Croydon
  • RR3 West Croydon to Norwood Junction via East Croydon
  • RR4 South Croydon to Thornton Heath via Selhurst
  • TR1 Elmers End to West Croydon via Sandilands
  • TR2 Elmers End to West Croydon via Addiscombe
  • TR3 Therapia Lane to Coombe Lane
  • 312 Full Route between South Croydon Bus Garage and Norwood Junction

New iBus

  • All sounds now match.
  • Scrolling stop names.
  • Correct destination now showed on display.
  • Future spec ibus shows time to next location.
  • Many stop names fixed.

New User Interfaces

  • New main menu (except custom companies, for now). Includes new route selection and new bus selection UIs.
  • Operator XP upgrades redesign.
  • Topbar redesign.
  • New in-game driver HUD.
  • New interactive map & minimap.
  • New mobile UI, including a horn button (reluctantly), proper pedals and joystick steering.
  • Moved on-screen buttons into a ‘bus functions’ menu + Xbox and Playstation controls are now persistently shown in a user interface designed to make learning controls less difficult
  • Leaderboards are now on a billboard at West Croydon instead of on the main menu.
  • Shop UI Redesign

Bug Fixes (Functional)

  • Fixed ‘time rollover’ bugs in the timetable (e.g. at midnight).
  • Fixed door interlock disabling before doors finish closing.
  • Fixed mobile UI showing on touchscreen laptops & chromebooks.

Bug Fixes (Cosmetic)

  • Fixed bar colours on various Centro transport e200s
  • Fixed missing seats in long e200s
  • Fixed reg plates on go ahead e200 facelifts
  • Fixed dashboard rendering issue on e200 fake facelifts
  • Fixed a minor sound error on E400 Hybrid
  • Fixes to smart hybrid e400mmc
  • Reg plates fixed on eclipse 2
  • Rear axle on the Nordic tri-axle now rotates
  • Removed “streaming pause” in the main menu.
  • Fixed incorrect Plus time remaining calculation affecting players with more than two years remaining.
  • E200EV and E200 Dashboards no longer flicker

New Avatar Customisation

  • New avatar customisation menu with the ability to save avatars bespoke to Croydon and access your accounts avatar items
  • Able to adjust avatars accessories scale and position so you can finally wear your sunglasses correctly!
  • Skin tones are able to be modified so your avatar looks more natural

General Improvements

  • Added Freecam. Press Shift + P to activate. Controls: WASD to move, Arrow Keys to control speed, Z/C to tilt.
  • New console button mappings.
  • Redefined custom destination blinds.
  • Game time is now synced to local time.
  • Timetables now display stop times to the second.
  • Ambient sounds adjusted & music volume lowered.
  • Settings menu is now accessible on mobile & consoles.
  • Horn, Alarm and Full Beam now last for the duration of the key press.
  • Smashing into cars make them scream in agony.
  • Every bus stop now has a correct bus stop flag (thanks notlutn!) + Stops which buses serve have been corrected (eg wrong stands at east croydon).
  • Some things in the game have been renamed, including the CroydonMaster and The South Coast Pack.
  • Rush Hour Peaks will now display exact times in the top bar
  • Completing commercial routes in pack buses now contributes towards the leaderboard
  • Holding Trigger keys (the same one for indicators) will set the camera to the mirrors on controller
  • Plus now expires at the same time of day that you purchased it. When you join Redefined, if you have existing Plus time left you will receive up to a day extra to ensure no one loses time they paid for during the migration.

Custom Companies

While a full revamp is still due later on for companies, a number of minor improvements and changes have been made:

  • The new Citaro and ALX400s are available now on the companies system.
  • New Limited Edition Open Top Gemini 1 and Enviro 400
  • Customisable floor & seatbacks on the companies Citaro.
  • You can now spawn a company bus anywhere, including at the start of a custom route.
  • Improved Custom Company Route creation UI.
  • New route time restriction system. Note that old time restrictions will no longer apply and need to be redone.
  • You can no longer start a Company Route at Addiscombe due to the road layout.
  • A refund has been issued for the old ALX400 which has been replaced by a newer model, released today in Early Access. This refund amounts to 7500 Company Points (100% of the base price), plus a full refund of any of USB, WiFi, and Seat upgrades purchased for this bus. Please note custom livery elements are not refundable.
  • A full refund has been issued for all company depot purchases, as these are no longer used. These refunds are significant and could amount to a new free Gen 2 bus for your company!
  • “Croydon Companies” will now be known as “Custom Companies” to avoid confusion with the four main operators & Pro Pack operators.
  • Buses with uneditable seats will no longer allow you to change them.
  • Bus comfort ratings are now out of 10 and are calculated by adding up the comfort rating of each part.

Road Events

Diversions & roadworks now appear around the map at random.

Game Rebalancing

  • Increased passenger numbers & alighting rate.
  • New XP level system - prices now vary depending on the ‘level’ of each upgrade. Your current ‘spent’ XP points have been refunded and upgrades removed (they can be re-purchased).
  • New Shifts Complete leaderboard.
  • Reduced the price of the top tier of Points purchases.

Credits

Centro Developers

@hhwheat 3D/Scene Modelling & Software Engineering (UI & core simulation features).
@OverheadWires Product Design
@Sublivion Software Engineering - chassis, backend, & parts of the UI.

Contributors

@dev_sda1 Discord integration.
@notlutN Shopfront artwork & navigation placement.
@reduxgb New avatar system engineering.

Special thanks

Audio recording assistance: Arriva Tunbridge Wells, Fords of Althorne, Ridleys
Testers (too many to name)
@edwuahdo, @masterlegends36 and several other experts from our Physics Focus Group.
Maintainers of Topbarplus, Rojo, React-lua.

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Keyboard Steering Improvements

  • Hold shift to lock steering.
  • Hold A+D to lock the steering,
  • Hold W+S for half brake (acts as half power when in reverse),

All WASD controls also map to arrow keys.

Version 2.02 & 2.01

2.02

  • New mobile steering slider.,
  • New controller input system (should fix console issues).,
  • New setting to disable QuickBoard.,
  • Improved camera control for controllers & mobile devices.,
  • Slightly increased steering ‘speed’ & responsiveness on controllers and steering wheels.,
  • You can now steer and rotate the camera at the same time on mobile.,
  • Fixed unintentional collisions between buses.,
  • Small screen UI fixes.

2.01

  • Cause of lag identified and fixed.
  • Fixed Pricing inconsistency for Gemini Open Top
  • Removed Route Creation on Mobile
  • Optimised Seat Script
  • Removed Sleigh from Sims Servers
  • Fixed Stop on Route 50
  • Pricing on Player Companies Buses Fixed
  • More Hitbox Collisions Resolved
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