MTS and BVE - Just a thought

rjhowie · Post by **rjhowie** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 3:39 am

My first experience of train sims before I was fortunate to come across MTSand Trainz, was the Japansese, BVE system. I did find it enjoyable for a whileand some great routes (and well made) but I think it is a rather limited sim compared to the other two as you can only drive up and down that line and there's no deviation, etc. When I tried my first few tram routes I was frustrated at first as I couldn't find how to change points and the found you couldn't! Just a thought!
Robert

morpethcurve · Post by **morpethcurve** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 10:00 am

As a reletive newcomer to BVE, I must admit that whilst I agree with your main point, I still find myself draw back to BVE. Whilst the running options are limited, some of the routes put MSTS to shame (I'm thinking Birmingham cross-city in particular), and other features such as moving suspension and working AWS are great. It may have its failures, but hey, at least it's free

allypally · Post by **allypally** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 11:32 am

Yeah, I love BVE. For the trains which have good physics, as well as good sounds and cabviews, it can put MSTS to shame.

petermakosch · Post by **petermakosch** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 12:32 pm

More BVE than MSTS though

joea1 · Post by **joea1** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 3:22 pm

The underground routes are great.

Willm · Post by **Willm** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 8:30 pm

Yeah, i have had BVE for a while now. I have considered purchasing MSTS on many occasions because of the enjoyment i get from BVE. Should i splash out, id like to hear some thoughts. TA, Will.

nelson · Post by **nelson** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 1:02 am

Hi Willm,
MSTS is great if you are into models, i.e 00 gauge etc, as you can look-over your train from all possible angles and there are some really fantastic virtual models available now. Also very realistic routes you can drive any which way you please or experience a Day-in-the-life-of activity which can be really challenging. There is just so much you can do with MSTS, even if it is ancient now.
BVE is great for both sounds, physic and graphics but is frustrating when you can't look left or right, or pretty much anything else.

Willm · Post by **Willm** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 3:06 pm

I agree with that, bve physics are fantastic and sounds and graphics are also gr8 if they are developed right. But looking around can get frustrating, and there arent any routes around where i live, where as MSTS u can do London-Southampton and to brighton. Thanks for the advice.

Willm · Post by **Willm** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 3:06 pm

I agree with that, bve physics are fantastic and sounds and graphics are also gr8 if they are developed right. But looking around can get frustrating, and there arent any routes around where i live, where as MSTS u can do London-Southampton and to brighton. Thanks for the advice.

nelson · Post by **nelson** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 8:09 pm

You're welcome

I started off with MSTS, tried Traiz for a while but inevitably came back to MSTS. It's your choice at the end of the day.