- September 13, 2018
- Oriolus Software GmbH
LOTUS-Simulator
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LOTUS-Simulator is a realistic driving simulation game that allows for single-player, 2-player, and multiplayer modes. Players can choose from various vehicles and drive around town while adhering to tight schedules and carrying special passengers. As skills and experience grow, players can participate in real-world conditions with colleagues, face radio coordination, unpredictable weather, and long shifts, all while having the option to recreate real-world routes with historic vehicles.
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- The driving mechanics feel real and satisfying, providing a decent simulation experience.
- The game has potential for modding, allowing players to create and share their own content.
- The graphics show improvement over previous simulators, and the integration with Steam Workshop allows for community-created maps and vehicles.
- The game is still in early access with very little content, including only one tram and a small map, leading to disappointment for players expecting more.
- Performance issues are prevalent, with many players experiencing low frame rates and crashes, even on high-end hardware.
- The pricing is considered excessive for the current state of the game, with additional modules and DLCs costing as much as the base game itself, which is seen as a cash grab.
optimization29 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe game's optimization has been widely criticized, with players reporting significant performance issues, including low frame rates even on capable hardware. Many feel that the developers prioritize less critical features over essential performance improvements, leading to a lack of progress and ongoing lag, especially in larger maps. Despite some recent updates, the overall sentiment is that the game struggles with optimization, making it hard to justify its price, particularly in early access.
“Even if at some point we think they haven't done so much, it's the opposite, because right now results are emerging - important features like non-scheduled AI, passengers, timetables, performance improvements, and now scheduled AI were added at least for the last year!”
“I do have performance bugs a bit still and the bus module still seems pricey, but it's getting better.”
“Due to the fact that we don't have AI yet, which is the most computer taxing content of the game, it's still too early to say how performance fares.”
“Instead the developers seem to focus on trivial things like passengers and multiplayer, with performance improvements and important bug fixes being a rare afterthought.”
“The game also seems to lag a lot in bigger maps you can find in the workshop, because there seems to be no optimization.”
“Also, they wanted better performance based on how OMSI 2 worked, but as it is now, it's pretty bad and will only get worse since the years are passing without any big progress and the game engine is getting really out of date.”
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