Have you ever heard of BVE? BVE is a Japanese freeware rail simulation. The graphics are rather 2D-ish (no vc) but look quite nice. The simulation really shines in its overall immersiveness. The sounds are incredible (wheel flange squeals, station announcements, etc) , the cab darkens when you pass under bridges and enter tunnels, and the cab sways as you ride along the route. Here's a couple of pics from the 'Birmingham Cross-City South' route created by Anthony Bowden.
FlyTexas wrote:Have you ever heard of BVE? BVE is a Japanese freeware rail simulation. The graphics are rather 2D-ish (no vc) but look quite nice. The simulation really shines in its overall immersiveness. The sounds are incredible (wheel flange squeals, station announcements, etc) , the cab darkens when you pass under bridges and enter tunnels, and the cab sways as you ride along the route. ..........
Brian
simulating drunken enginers eh? swaying about.....
this does look interesting , never had me no train simulator before..
There used to be a couple of high-speed routes for the previous version of BVE, but I've seen none for the current version. Some of the Tube routes seem like they're high-speed when you're racing through the dark. The Tube routes are actually a lot of fun...although I get distracted by the adverts in the stations which causes me to overrun my stopping mark.
That's a good question. I'm using Windows XP and it performs great. Here's a link to a group of BVE fans currently trying to make it run on Vista. http://www.railforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=13429 Hope this helps.
BVE is a Japanese freeware rail simulation. The graphics are rather 2D-ish (no vc) but look quite nice. The simulation really shines in its overall immersiveness. The sounds are incredible (wheel flange squeals, station announcements, etc) , the cab darkens when you pass under bridges and enter tunnels, and the cab sways as you ride along the route. Here's a couple of pics from the 'Birmingham Cross-City South' route created by Anthony Bowden.
