In short - we have absolutely no intention of having anything to do with LOTUS in the near future. Right now we have invested too much into OMSI to stop now, and it would be unfair for the tens of thousands of active players to be made to switch platform and introduce a huge delay in current projects to migrate over.
The UK community is just finding its feet with OMSI, we've been slow to the draw but we're not going to drop everything right as we're getting going. There isn't really much interest from ANY developer to bother with LOTUS, so until there are overwhelming and compelling reasons to switch, along with migration tools for maps, vehicles and objects, it's just not happening.
Yes, I have to agree with that... and actually, I'm happy that you'll stick with OMSI 2, for the current projects at least.
Firstly, I haven't even got LOTUS yet, and secondly, it is still very much in early access. I don't think it would even qualify as a game per se, more like a sandbox vehicle simulator.
Sidenote: With porting objects, I don't think it would be that much of an issue to port for example a house over from OMSI 2 to LOTUS, because it's just a model with a texture on it. But with maps and vehicles, yes, you're right.
I really do think OMSI 2 is the way to go (at least for now), with future maps and vehicles.
The audience is much bigger, which means a lot more people will be able able to appreciate the work you do for it.
Because, say if you'd somehow manage to put the C400R model into LOTUS, and get everything working again, sure, the bus would look good, and you'd be able to drive it, but really... that's about it. There wouldn't be any like UK road signage assets for it, no maps, and also, no routes.
You wouldn't be able to do a route, get passengers, and get the screen with how well you did at the end. Because you aren't even able to start the route,
because routes aren't in the game yet. So yes, I agree that we should leave the LOTUS devs Marcel and Janine to their thing, and maybe take a new look at LOTUS some time in the future again.
In conclusion, thank you
@iomex for keeping us informed on what's going on, and I do look forward to any other news you might have for us in the future.