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The Official openBVE Homepage
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| openBVE stable version 1.2.7.4 - 2010-08-29 (Sunday) |
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| Download (redirects to the download page) |
| Release notes (a summary of what has changed since the 1.2.6 series) |
| Changelog (a detailed list of changes for advanced users and developers) |
| openBVE 2 Renderer Demo |
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| You can find a demo release for the upcoming openBVE 2 here. |
Welcome on this page. This is the home of openBVE, a license-free, open source, free of charge train driving simulator.
This program includes detailed per-car simulation of the brake systems, friction, air resistance, toppling and more. In 3D cabs, the driving experience is augmented with forces that shake your simulated body upon acceleration and braking, as well as in curves. Besides that, openBVE features a 3D positional sound system best enjoyed with surround speakers, train exteriors and timetables for the current run. Finally, via the main menu, routes and trains be easily selected to start a new session, the controls can be configured to keyboard or joystick devices, and a variety of options can be selected.
Compared to other simulators of the genre, especially compared to commercial games, openBVE has its main focus on realism, not necessarily on user-friendliness. You should be willing to study operational manuals for the routes and trains you want to drive, and will in many cases not get along by just memorizing a few keystrokes. If you can identify with this focus, openBVE might be the right simulator for you.
For any kind of problem you might encounter, please read and post on the forum. You can participate in designing future versions by contributing ideas and suggestions.
Ideas and plans for future versions of openBVE are occasionally presented or summarized in articles, which you can find here:
Generally, you should use the forum for anything that is of public interest or can be answered by potentially anyone. You can mail me for other things if you want to, but please keep in mind then that I don't answer to installation issues, technical trouble or developement questions. Again, use the forum for such things instead.
This program, along with all website content, is dedicated to the public. I do not pose any restrictions or requirements on how this material can be used, and explicitly encourage redistribution and modification for any purpose.
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