BVE2 or BVE4?
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BVE2 or BVE4?
Hello,could anyone tell me the pro's and con's of both systems?
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petermakosch
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I use BVE 4 and have never looked back.
BVE 2 has the old "side panel" that tells you information about the route, speed restrictions and the most useful feature - where to stop. Trains are at a mere 4 MB download on average and some of the later ones had working AWS.
BVE 4 however is much better IMO. There is no "side panel" anymore, which makes it more real when looking where to stop. You have to simply remember what speed you should be doing fron the signs you pass and trains weigh in at an average of 10 MB. This is because sounds are of much better length and quality. Working AWS, animated levers (more than BVE2), dynamic lights within the cab, there are so many features that have been improved on.
I recommend you try BVE4 and if you like it, stick with it. There are few routes and trains, but the pool is slowly being converted from BVE2 to BVE4.
Peter
BVE 2 has the old "side panel" that tells you information about the route, speed restrictions and the most useful feature - where to stop. Trains are at a mere 4 MB download on average and some of the later ones had working AWS.
BVE 4 however is much better IMO. There is no "side panel" anymore, which makes it more real when looking where to stop. You have to simply remember what speed you should be doing fron the signs you pass and trains weigh in at an average of 10 MB. This is because sounds are of much better length and quality. Working AWS, animated levers (more than BVE2), dynamic lights within the cab, there are so many features that have been improved on.
I recommend you try BVE4 and if you like it, stick with it. There are few routes and trains, but the pool is slowly being converted from BVE2 to BVE4.
Peter
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Keelar001
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BVE4, without a doubt. You have to learn the road (it has taken three months to get the braking point for Frankley Junction on Maybank right - thank God you don't have to learn the road on your own in real life.)
It's not perfect - wheelslip isn't replicated properly, and wheel slide - the most turl curling experience possible in the cab apart a SPAD or having the road go back on you at line speed - isn't up to scratch either. There's no interaction with the signal box, although how you would achieve that convincingly is open to question! The train noises are geared around electric traction rather than diesel, which can detract form the pleasure of full-bore hellfire thrash.
But those are small points in the overall excellence of the program, and of course the routes and trains that some people on here have put together. It knocks big-budget efforts like Microsoft Train Sim into a cocked hat. BVE4 is about as good as it gets, bar none.
It's not perfect - wheelslip isn't replicated properly, and wheel slide - the most turl curling experience possible in the cab apart a SPAD or having the road go back on you at line speed - isn't up to scratch either. There's no interaction with the signal box, although how you would achieve that convincingly is open to question! The train noises are geared around electric traction rather than diesel, which can detract form the pleasure of full-bore hellfire thrash.
But those are small points in the overall excellence of the program, and of course the routes and trains that some people on here have put together. It knocks big-budget efforts like Microsoft Train Sim into a cocked hat. BVE4 is about as good as it gets, bar none.