=== openBVE version 0.8.0.1 ===



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

In order to select the resolution to run the game at and whether to use fullscreen mode or window mode, open and edit the settings.cfg with a text editor. The file is self-documented and also allows to select between multiple rendering quality modes, allowing you to trade off quality against performance.

You can simply start the game and select a BVE route file of your choice from the dialog.

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, so use fullscreen mode only for configurations you know are working.



--- Using exterior car objects ---

In order to use exterior objects for the individual cars of a train, existing BVE trains need to be modified. The process is described on http://openbve.freeforums.org/extensions-for-existing-bve-trains-like-exterior-t133.html and allows BVE trains to be permanently equipped with external views. Without using a train that has been prepared this way, no car exterior will be visible.



--- Keyboard controls ---

Train controls:

- [1] or [SLASH] or [MINUS]: Emergency brake
- [Q]: Brake (single handle)
- [A]: Power stop / Brake stop (single handle)
- [Z] or [Y]: Power start
- [COMMA] or [SEMICOLON]: Brake stop (two handles)
- [PERIOD] or [COLON]: 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
- [KEYPAD_ENTER] or [RETURN]: Play klaxon 1
- [KEYPAD_PLUS]: Play klaxon 2
- [KEYPAD_MINUS]: Toggle music klaxon on/off

Security systems (non-plugin):

- [C]: 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)

Security systems (plugin):

- [SPACE]: S
- [INSERT]: A1
- [DELETE]: A2
- [HOME]: B1
- [END]: B2
- [PAGEUP]: C1
- [PAGEDOWN]: C2
- [2]: D
- [3]: E
- [4]: F
- [5]: G
- [6]: H
- [7]: I
- [8]: J
- [9]: K
- [0]: L

Camera controls:

- [F1]: Interior camera
- [F2]: Exterior camera
- [F3]: Track camera
- [F4]: Fly-by camera (normal/zooming)
- [LEFT] / [RIGHT]: Rotate left/right
- [UP] / [DOWN]: Rotate up/down
- [KEYPAD DIVIDE] / [KEYPAD MULTIPLY]: Rotate counter-clockwise/clockwise
- [KEYPAD_4] / [KEYPAD_6]: Move camera left/right
- [KEYPAD_2] / [KEYPAD_8]: Move camera down/up
- [KEYPAD_3] / [KEYPAD_9]: Move camera forward/backward
- [KEYPAD_PERIOD] / [KEYPAD_0]: Zoom in/out
- [KEYPAD_5]: Reset camera
- [U]: Jump to previous point of interest
- [I]: Jump to next point of interest

Miscellaneous:

- [C]: Toggle clock on/off
- [P]: Toggle pause on/off
- [F7] Toggle timetable bve4/normal/off (bve4 only if equipped)
- [F8]: Toggle wireframe rendering 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 frame rate 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 the route or train you use contains problems, an error report will be generated in order to help developers analyzing these problems. Please note that the error report is only shown in window mode, but not in fullscreen mode.



--- Contact ---

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