Buy OMSI 2 Add-On Digibus Phantom PC key

OMSI 2 Add-On Digibus Phantom adds a high-floor bus based on the Optare Spectra, which first appeared on British roads in 1992 as a modern evolution of the MCW Metrobus. Optare, then part of United Bus alongside DAF and BOVA, bought the 15-year-old design from the defunct Metro Cammell Weymann business. The Spectra was initially sold exclusively on the DAF DB250RS chassis until around 1994, when it also became available to coachbuilders including Alexander and Northern Counties.

The Spectra

In 1998, the design was relaunched as the DB250RS LF, described as the UK's first low-floor bus. It sold in large batches to regular customers such as Arriva, Reading Buses and Wilts & Dorset, with production continuing until the final buses left the production line in 2005. Most Spectras have since left public service as emissions rules have tightened and many cities have introduced Low Emission Zones. A few have been saved by enthusiasts for preservation.

Bus features

The add-on includes detailed 3D body and interior models made using scale drawings and photo sessions with the real bus. Its engine and miscellaneous sounds were recorded from preserved ex-Wilts & Dorset bus 3127 (L127 ELJ), and its engine performance is based on the 272hp DAF RS200 ATi engine. You can choose between a 3-speed Voith D851 gearbox and a 4-speed Voith D854 gearbox.

The bus has operational roller blinds with destinations for some popular UK maps. Its dashboard features working warning lamps, faults, switches and gauges, along with a distinctive engine start-up procedure. A classic 1990s ticket machine lets you set up to six preset fares, and the interior has bench seating.

Customisation

There are 16 optional setvars, including a tree protection bar, side marker lights, chrome hub trim, full wheel trims, different roller-blind configurations and a cab assault screen. The add-on includes nine liveries and templates to help create custom liveries.