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Public service information · United Kingdom

One map. Everyone driving it at once.

Westcountry Associated operates the first multiplayer service for openOMSI, the open-source rewrite of OMSI 2. It's UKDT's Westcountry 3 as you know it, but the road is shared: real traffic and fifteen other drivers' indicators.

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The software

What is openOMSI?

OpenOMSI is a community rewrite of OMSI 2: same maps, same buses, same schedules, rebuilt for modern computers from scratch. It matters here because vanilla OMSI 2 never shipped with multiplayer. The rewrite has the dedicated server to run one properly.

64-bit and multithreaded
The two-gigabyte ceiling and the stutter are gone. OpenOMSI rewrites the engine on modern hardware without changing how the game drives.
100% mod compatible
It loads your existing OMSI 2 installation unchanged: maps, buses, splines, timetables. No conversion, no reinstall.
A headless dedicated server
The server simulates the whole map without a window. Buses keep moving and schedules keep ticking whether or not anyone is driving.
Cross-platform
Windows, macOS and Linux clients from the same project. Whatever you drive with, it works.

OpenOMSI needs a legitimate OMSI 2 installation in place. It ships no game content of its own.

The map

The Westcountry route network

One fictional county on the English south-west coast, made by UKDT. Paignton is the hub, and every service runs to a schedule.

ServiceBetweenVia
1A Totnes ↔ Totnes High Street, Castle, Colstead, train station
1B Totnes ↔ Totnes High Street, Castle, Colstead, train station
12 Paignton ↔ Stoneley Rodwick Down
35 Paignton ↔ Totnes Thornford Regis, Berry Pomeroy, Colstead
100 Middant Park & Ride ↔ Paignton Park & ride
122 Paignton ↔ Stoneley Ferncombe

Paignton · Totnes · Stoneley · Ferncombe · Colstead · Berry Pomeroy · Thornford Regis · Rodwick Down · Middant Park & Ride, the places the county serves. See the whole map →

The record

depart.HR keeps the books

The openOMSI client reports what every driver is up to: which bus, which tour, how fast. depart.HR files it: a live duty board, the month's hours board, and a running record of every tour, its hours and fleet familiarisation for each driver. Sign in with Discord and it's your record: the duty your client is reporting, and every tour you've worked.

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  • 12 Reecekf94#4819 Streetdeck LWB ZF 13 mph

Duty board · live from the network

People →

The live duty board is on People →

Getting on

Joining in four steps

  1. 01

    Have OMSI 2 installed

    The Steam copy is fine. openOMSI loads your existing game, maps, buses and everything else, and ships no content of its own.

  2. 02

    Install Westcountry 3.03a

    Download the base 3.03 and the 3.03a patch, both files, and follow the enclosed install guide. Older map folders need deleting first if you've modified them.

  3. 03

    Grab the latest openOMSI build

    The client build needs to be close to the server's. Pick the newest release and you'll be fine.

  4. 04

    Add the server and take a slot

    In the openOMSI client, open Multiplayer, add a server, and enter westcountry.depart.cloud. Choose Westcountry 3, let it load, then pick a free bus.

Details, links and troubleshooting on the joining page.

The depot is open.

No account and no queue. Own OMSI 2 and the map, and that's everything you need. The Discord is where drivers get help, and notices get posted.

How to join Open the Discord