=== openBVE beta version 0.5.0.3 ===



--- How to get the game running ---

For audio support, you may have to start oalinst.exe once in order to install support for OpenAL.

In order to select the resolution to run the game at and whether to use fullscreen mode or window mode, open the settings.cfg with a text editor. The file is self-documented.

You can simply start the game and select a BVE 2 route of your choice from the dialog. The route must use a BVE 2 train. BVE 4 material is not supported at this time.

If a route contains problems, a dialog will be shown in order to help developers with debugging. You can click the Ignore button to still start the route. The dialog will only be shown in window mode, not in fullscreen mode.

The car objects used in the exterior view can also be changed in the settings.cfg. The cars included in this release are:

; JR 113 Series, 20m per car
frontcarfile = car\113\front.csv
centercarfile = car\113\center.csv
rearcarfile = car\113\rear.csv

; Meitetsu 750 Series, 15m per car
frontcarfile = car\750\car.csv
centercarfile = car\750\car.csv
rearcarfile = car\750\car.csv

You can also use your own cars, provided that the objects are centered around the x- and z-coordinates, and the bottom of the wheels is at y=0. The length of the objects should match the length of a car as specified by the respective train.dat.



--- Keyboard controls ---

Train controls:

- [1] or [/] or [-] or [#]: Emergency brake
- [Q]: Brake (single handle)
- [A]: Power stop / Brake stop (single handle)
- [Z] or [Y]: Power start
- [,] or [;]: Brake stop (two handles)
- [.] or [:]: Brake start (two handles)
- [BACKSPACE]: Const speed (if equipped)
- [F]: Set reverser to forward
- [B]: Set reverser to backward
- [F5]: Open/close left doors
- [F6]: Open/close right doors
- [RETURN]: Play klaxon 1
- [SHIFT]+[RETURN]: Play klaxon 2
- [CTRL]+[RETURN]: Toggle music klaxon on/off

Security systems:
- [T]: Toggle security system on/off
- [SPACE]: Acknowledge ATS-S (only while braking)
- [INS]: Stop the chime
- [DEL]: Acknowledge the EB (deadman's device) (if equipped)
- [END]: Override ATS-P for 60 seconds (if equipped)
- [PAGEUP]: Change to ATS
- [PAGEDOWN]: Change to ATC (if equipped)

View controls:

- [F1]: Cab view
- [F2]: External view, follow train
- [F3]: External view, follow track

Camera controls:

- [LEFT] / [RIGHT]: Rotate left/right
- [UP] / [DOWN]: Rotate up/down
- [NUM4] / [NUM6]: Move camera left/right
- [NUM2] / [NUM8]: Move camera down/up
- [NUM3] / [NUM9]: Move camera forward/backward
- [NUM+] / [NUM-]: Zoom in/out

Miscellaneous:

- [P]: Toggle pause on/off
- [F9]: Toggle AI driver: on/off
- [F10]: Toggle interface: messages/fps/debug/off
- [F11]: Toggle backface culling: on/off
- [F12]: Toggle reduced CPU mode: on/off
- [ESC]: Exit the game

In reduced CPU mode, the game will only use a limited amount of CPU resources and the framerate will generally not exceed 64 fps. This can be useful when working with other programs in the background or to save battery power on a notebook.



--- Problems ---

If you experience errors of the form "An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format (Exception from HRESULTS: 0x8007000B)" when starting the game, take a look at the "Glfw substitutions" folder.

For Windows Vista, you might need to run as Administrator or to unblock the program via the EXE's property page in Explorer.



--- Contact ---

Homepage: http://openbve.zxq.net
Forum: http://openbve.freeforums.org
Mail: reschanger@gmail.com