Dec

The Best Free Train Simulator

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BVE Trainsim totally beats Microsoft Train Simulator with its price, graphics, and realism. BVE Traimsim, previously known as Boso View Express, is a free downloadable train simulator created by a Japanese graduate student (also known by the username mackoy). There are hundreds of downloadable routes (found at various websites) that have been created by various users all through the world. You can drive the London Underground, the New York Subway, the MTR Hong Kong subway, or the Taipei MRT. BVE is not constrained to only subway routes. Various expanded distance trains can be driven. Creating new routes is somewhat difficult with the coding, so the graphics differ depending on the route. The London Underground routes are

fine examples of the potential realism the BVE train simulator can accomplish. Sound files are recordings of the actual trains, so the screeching of the tracks, the door shut chimes, and the horns are all very similar to the sounds from the corresponding train route. One downside of the game is that other objects cannot move, so trains coming in the opposite direction are always still. But when you’re traveling at a high speed, it’s barely noticeable. BVE works with Windows 98, 2000, ME, and XP and requires DirectX.

Original post by Alexander Lew