Berliners drive bus!

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by CCIP

I would love to get this, but for the moment I'm forced to boycott their products unfortunately. I bought their Berlin Subway simulator that I cannot get working on Win7. That requires a different .exe file than the one provided with the game, which will only work on XP - caused by the DRM system installed by aerosoft. On the support forums, the developers refuse to provide this file since the Win7 exe removes the DRM, instead asking players to contact Aerosoft support to request the file. Contacted Aerosoft support, twice... never a response

I loved the product when I got it to work on XP (at poor performance on my old, dying PC that has since been decommissioned), but unfortunately until they fix up that one, I have to say no to further titles. The looks of this are superb however - and I can vouch for the fact that this is an attention-minded developer

I have WOS2 as well, and when migrating from XP to W7 64bit, I had to replace the exe indeed. Short mail, with my activation number and a brief reference to the posting of their staff describing the problem, was enough. They sent me a link where to download the new exe, and I was done.

Explicitly refer to the staff posting, and give your acitvation code, or any proof of sale.

Hülsmann - the name rings a bell. Beep-soundtrack developer for the Amiga. Katakis.

However, OMSO is done by two guys who started this as a hobby, remembering their schooldays in Berlin in the 80s when they used to drive bus every day, when going to school. They have nothing to do with TLM, which is the developer of the train simulator module Berlin Subway, featuring the Line 2 and I think 5, and the standalone products of the Worl of Subway label.

The English Subway sim of theirs is making good progress. Visually, they are stunning, just with the speed limits on the track they have not taken it too serious, The signs and limiotations are their, but it has no consequence if you go racing. Physics are believable, however, the best I have seen in any train-related stuff. Looks are very nice, and the sounds as well.

Cannot say I am a fan of their aerosoft launcher system. Even the boxed CD version uses it to register and check for nupdate OMSI. Well, I do not have too much busioness with them anymore anyway, since I have all stuff for FS9 that I wanted, and do not buy anything for FSX, which I do not have.

P.S. If anyone gets it and wonders how to handle the menu, ask and I see if i can help. As I said, in that regard it is fully functional and offers all you can desire, but really: it is rough around the edges. One would have done it that way 10 or 15 years ago. I forgive it this time, it is just two hobbyist doing it, no studio.

Expect some occasional unfriendly language when you drive bad, Berliners are known for their constant unfriendliness. Also, the sim uses TrackIR. Many videos at youtube.

When the download version was opublished, the storm of the crowd was soo intense that they brought down and locked their servers for two days.