How to help / participate on BVE without relevant knowledge

Samuel Lee SG

Firstly, I intended to help by uploading my copy of OpenBVE with everything bundled.

I have a question, will mine OpenBVE works on other PC as well so long as the user decompress / unzip / unrar to any destination drive? (Windows version on Windows version, obviously, but without due care on X86 or X64. This is assumed that .Net Framework is installed)

PS: If can, I may compile a Mac (Does PowerPC/Intel matters here) or Linux version (No gurantee on either)

Secondly, does this forum prefer more on BVE or OpenBVE as general?

Thirdly, the downloads offered here are quite scattered. Could the mod organize it into a collection as a whole? (Such as sticky all train / routes made in this forum as official release, and then each line / train may have its sticky post for beta purpose?). I do have intention to compile all real routes and real train into one. (Fictious one I may do it separately and combination of both)

Lastly, any suggestion for newcomer to help / participate in this community?

Mod notice:

Zodurus SG

Hi Samuel Lee,

Welcome to sgForum's BVE Forum! Although i'm not a moderator here, I can still answer all of your questions you asked.

OpenBVE working on other PCs.

Hmm. Actually, OpenBVE works on almost all versions of Windows. Including Windows 7. And, nope. You can't run OpenBVE on a Mac OS and a Linux OS yet.

OpenBVE or BVE?

Currently, we are focusing on OpenBVE. If you check out the trains posted in one of the topics, you can see they have pictures of the exterior. Which means it's related to OpenBVE.

Download scattered?

Oh. If you find it troublesome to find trains, ( Actually, the posts are all in one page. ) You can visit my post 'BVE Download Server' or willis_chong's post 'Singapore Routes and Trains' which is a sticky.

Suggestions for newcomers!

Sorry. But, could you be ermm, more specific? I can't really understand you. ( No offensive! )

Zodurus.

Samuel Lee SG

Hi Samuel Lee,

Welcome to sgForum's BVE Forum! Although i'm not a moderator here, I can still answer all of your questions you asked.

OpenBVE working on other PCs.

Hmm. Actually, OpenBVE works on almost all versions of Windows. Including Windows 7. And, nope. You can't run OpenBVE on a Mac OS and a Linux OS yet.

OpenBVE or BVE?

Currently, we are focusing on OpenBVE. If you check out the trains posted in one of the topics, you can see they have pictures of the exterior. Which means it's related to OpenBVE.

Download scattered?

Suggestions for newcomers!

Sorry. But, could you be ermm, more specific? I can't really understand you. ( No offensive! )

Zodurus.

Thanks for the answer. So I will calrify that for new comers who want to design another part of the route (Be it Sengkang LRT or Yio Chu Kang - Bishan [All Without scenes] etc) what should be done?

Just a feedback to CGA - XPO route. So can I drive the train back to CGA after it reaches XPO, i want to take another side of view (Like TO walking to other end of cabin)

Zodurus SG

Sorry,

But, walking to the other end of the cabin feature is not out yet. For that feature, we must leave it to the OpenBVE team to do it.

Zodurus.

Samuel Lee SG

Sorry,

But, walking to the other end of the cabin feature is not out yet. For that feature, we must leave it to the OpenBVE team to do it.

Zodurus.

Not your fault anyway. Then the community to look out for new versions :D

jerryonhere SG

Sorry,

But, walking to the other end of the cabin feature is not out yet. For that feature, we must leave it to the OpenBVE team to do it.

Zodurus.

Um, sorry but yes you can. Press Ctrl + R, press left or right arrow key, and tada! The other side of the train cabin! But too bad you can't walk to the cabin, this one is "slide" to the cabin instead. Try it, it works!

Samuel Lee SG

Erm, If that were to be the case, then it would be better for next time to create a return trip as well. (I know neither Bukit Batok - Choa Chu Kang and Changi Airport - Expo can do a return trip as there is no cross over at Bukit Batok and Expo.)

Also, I would like someone to check that the BVE Changi Airport - Expo line is

1) Seemed to have 3 tracks or was I mistaken, when the real life has only 2 tracks.

2) How come the game will not end when it overrun past the end of track, like train drop down to street.

3) How to add sound in Bukit Batok - Choa Chu Kang line?

CF 88 SG

Please, its not 3 tracks, its 2. You want to check, you zoom out and see for yourself

jerryonhere SG

Also, I would like someone to check that the BVE Changi Airport - Expo line is

1) Seemed to have 3 tracks or was I mistaken, when the real life has only 2 tracks.

2) How come the game will not end when it overrun past the end of track, like train drop down to street.

3) How to add sound in Bukit Batok - Choa Chu Kang line?

2) Even if the rail ends with no more tracks ahead, the train will still go on because there is an "imaginary" track. No collisions, no dropping down to street. Only have derail and train to train collisions.

3) I've added them already, so no need.

Samuel Lee SG

3) I've added them already, so no need.

Wow, then when can release the updated NS line?

Also, to Zodurus and jerryonhere , I think I get what you meant liao.

1: Zodurus was saying that one cannot switch to other cabin and drive forward for returning trip, such as a shuttle train from Expo to Changi Airport, and after termination, the user cannot switch / walk to other cabin and forward driving in order to return to Expo but ended up off tracks.

This is different from jerryonhere where he meant actually, there is a rear view, and it actually meant my walking to other side of the cabin (Which is not mentioned by Zodurus), nevertherless, by Ctrl + R then left or right direction still need user to drive backwards in order to do return trip.

Samuel Lee SG

Please, its not 3 tracks, its 2. You want to check, you zoom out and see for yourself

Look closely at the far end, there is a track from left, connecting to centre and right.

wenjie639 SG

Look closely at the far end, there is a track from left, connecting to centre and right.

That is a part of the X over.
The track heading <<< is to the WB track and the track heading >>> is to the EB track

The Soon SG

It is POSSIBLE to have a falling train. I made a vertical drop down to the ground and "end" the track using .Buffer.

What I did:
x,.RailType 0;z,.WallEnd 0,.Pitch -2000
y,.Buffer

x=The rail ending
y=x+25
z=A blank rail.

Will result: (Ignore the tracks behind)

(Notice the train topple to the side. It doesn't topple when derailment is disabled)

jerryonhere SG

It is POSSIBLE to have a falling train. I made a vertical drop down to the ground and "end" the track using .Buffer.

What I did:
x,.RailType 0;z,.WallEnd 0,.Pitch -2000
y,.Buffer

x=The rail ending
y=x+25
z=A blank rail.

Will result: (Ignore the tracks behind)

(Notice the train topple to the side. It doesn't topple when derailment is disabled)

Hmmmm, interesting...

jerryonhere SG

OpenBVE working on other PCs.

Hmm. Actually, OpenBVE works on almost all versions of Windows. Including Windows 7. And, nope. You can't run OpenBVE on a Mac OS and a Linux OS yet.

Yes, it is POSSIBLE to run OpenBVE on a Mac OS X. But it is very glitchy (plus it isn't the official package too!). For Linux operating systems, it may be possible to run OpenBVE in WINE, but it may be also glitchy like the Mac OS X port too.

Mac OS X package: http://openbve.freeforums.org/openbve-mac-os-x-package-release-t1093.html

Linux package: http://openbve.trainsimcentral.co.uk/use/download_unix.html

Samuel Lee SG

That is a part of the X over.
The track heading <<< is to the WB track and the track heading >>> is to the EB track

Oh, I see, I think I got it. So Changi Airport is actually an "X" style cross over and not the usual "\ /" style crossover? So in NEL Outram Park (Towards HarbourFront) also same?

Zodurus SG

It is POSSIBLE to have a falling train. I made a vertical drop down to the ground and "end" the track using .Buffer.

What I did:
x,.RailType 0;z,.WallEnd 0,.Pitch -2000
y,.Buffer

x=The rail ending
y=x+25
z=A blank rail.

Will result: (Ignore the tracks behind)

(Notice the train topple to the side. It doesn't topple when derailment is disabled)

But, isn't the derailing a bit too 'kua zhang' ?

Samuel Lee SG

But, isn't the derailing a bit too 'kua zhang' ?

'kua zhang' (夸张 , Exaggerated) ? Sorry, I do not think so. There are cases of derailment in other countries, maybe you should try to acclerate after Pasir Ris station and see your train will drop into the swamps or not (In real life, yes, just get into TO cabin and push the lever, it should be self-explanatory).

joeyfjj SG

"just get into TO cabin and push the lever"

No, please don't do that! Anyway, openBVE is a train simulator, not a crash simulator. I do not think this should be added anyway. As a personal opinion, I think even if implemented, these 'crashes' should be handled by the simulator and not the route/train author.