How to pick up passengers and know where to go?

[Kosmozuikis]

I have almost figured out the hafencity map, but still can't understand how to do things, sometimes it works, sometimes not. How do i know where to spawn the bus and where the first stop is? I'm trying berlin X10 map and don't have a clue where to drive and how to pick up passengers.
Also i was told you can drive any bus on any map, but it seems that's not true. I copied the berlin x10 hof file into hafencity bus, but computer doesn't show any stops, only paper with stop appears.

[7817]

1. How to spawn the bus.
Having opened the map, decide on the route you want to drive. Using the plan of Berlin X10 that comes with it, you can look at all the available routes. Pick one and spawn the bus at one of the termini of the route.
To spawn a bus press 'alt' to bring up the options menu and click on the top left box - with the picture of a bus on it.
Select your bus from the top drop down menu.
Select the variant from the second drop down menu.
Select the livery.
Select the depot. This is where you need to be sure you pick the depot for Berlin X10.
Finally click on 'OK', confirm the location and the bus will appear.

2. To be able to follow the route and know where bus stops are, press 'alt' again and turn on the Help arrows by clicking on the box with a '?' in it.
This shows arrows and route numbers for you to follow and highlights bus stops with a green 'H'.

3. To be able to pick up passengers you need to select a timetable for the route and set the route indicator on the front of the bus to match the selected route.
Having spawned a bus, press 'alt' again and click on the timetable box - middle row, on the left. In there you pick a route (line) number and a tour number. Pick a tour that matches where you are and the current time. You can alter the time using the 'clock' symbol if you want to - but only before you select your run.
Finally, set the route indicator on your bus using the IBIS machine - the box near or combined with the ticket machine.
The method of setting routes varies with different buses so you need to read the manual that came with the route/bus.

4. You CAN drive any bus on any map - and pick up passengers provided you have the correct HOF file copied into the bus, and when you spawn the bus you select the correct depot.

Good luck.

[Kosmozuikis]

Where do i find the plans? Do you mean this https://i.imgur.com/0T59Fyz.jpg ? So if i want to go route M19, line 5 i need to spawn the bus at herbersrt? What are the codes for and almex?

Where do i find the manuals exactly?

The problem is it's not possible to know where you need to spawn the bus before setting up the route. I don't know how to get to the first stop because i'm on the other end of the map. I'd really like to spawn at the bus station and then drive to my first stop for realism reasons.

I tried to copy the hof file from berlin x10 to the hafencity bus and when i enter the route the ibis shows no stops, instead a paper with stops list appears.

Thank you for the help i appreciate it.

[Merlin]

Look in this folder (Steam\steamapps\common\OMSI 2\Addons) and click on the folder with the name of the map you plan to use then you'll find the handbooks which will give you all the information on start points and how to use the ticket machines.

[Kosmozuikis]

Thank you for the help. I think i starting to understand, just did my first two proper routes in x10 :)