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 25/02/2008


BVE Resolution Changer - New life for BVE.
As well known, actual versions of BVE suffer some limitations about the resolution they can run. In particular BVE 2 has a fixed 640x400 resolution, while, with BVE 4, greater resolutions are possible only at full screen.
Using this utility built by Reschanger for both BVE 2 and BVE 4, it's possible to exceed these limits, according only on the ability of your hardware.

BVE 2 Resolution Changer ver. 1.0.0.0 for BVE 2.6.0.3
This version allows, other then set your preferred screen resolution, also to choose the way in which the cab is resized, as well the use of custom cabs built for specific resolutions.
Moreover the utility comes with a custom BVE launcher allowing to use whichever installed train with whichever installed route, independently from that one set into the route file.

BVE 4 Resolution Changer ver. 1.0.0.15 for BVE 4.2.1947.25355
This version allows, beyond the choice of custom resolutions in window mode, also additional settings at full screen and, new in this version, the possibility to avoid the unexpected apparition of objects in distance.

For both the versions, available in the Various section of BVEMania download area, several languages are selectable (English, Italian, German, Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese). The source code of the program in Visual C is supplied as well.

 


 17/05/2007


New BVE 4 train: ALn501 - Minuetto diesel Trenitalia DMU by "fas" "fas" and Francesco Alois "mikros".
This new train, the which cab is based on Mauro Ciociola's MSTS version, is available since today from BVEMania's Download area, Train section.
Thanks to Oskari Saarekas OS_Ats1 plugin, other then usual "opionals" like working wipers, motor and lights on and off switching, the train is fitted with the security device system named SCMT, recently introduced in modern Italian rollingstock.
For its profitable use, look at Readme files in English and Italian, being in the Readme subfolder found in the zipped distribution file.

 


 16/05/2007


New BVE 4 Santhia Arona line by Luca Revello
This is a new route under construction by Luca Revello: it is a single track line opened during 1905 to connect Western Piemonte to Lago Maggiore lake.
Since today it's possible to download from BVEMania's Download area, Route section, its initial stretch about 5 km long from Santhià to Carisio stations.
At a first sight it could appear a simple extension of Santhià-Biella line, but a skilled eye will certainly notice enancements about signalling system and scenery rendering, denoting the professional rise of our BVE route builder.

 


 05/02/2007


BLS2 passenger view by Giancarlo Barenco: new BVE 4 train available on BVEMania.
Giancarlo from Liestal in Switzerland, a well known author of MS Train Simulator addons, has recently undertook also BVE works.
His first one is a "passenger view" from a BLS (Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon Bahn) restaurant coach. On the opposite of the usual driver cabviews, we have here only minimal commands (Z-A-Q keys) and we can enjoy, as a normal passenger, to look at running panorama outside of the windows (expecially if the train is used in a well detailed scenery).

 


 06/12/2006


The EMD F40PH diesel-electric locomotive for Blueridge line is now available on BVEMania.
This train originates from the F40 train by Tim Corbett and other authors, published in 2003 by Wulf on Saxon Locomotive Works' site with the addition of a night version by Michael Goetz.
The daytime version is available by default after the installation. To switch to the night panel (and vice-versa) launch the Panel.bat file that you can find in the installed folder.

 


 02/12/2006


Bvemania is proude to host the last version of Blueridge route by Michael Goetz. It is the version 1.2 of this fictional, but for this not less realistic, route placed in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
Michael, master in the reproduction of rural vistas, offers us 2 route files: one at daytime and another with the evocative atmosphere of dusk.
The train for this route, the diesel-electric F40PH locomotive, is available from Smike's Place site by Michael, entering the BVE in Virginia page.
This route is compatible with both 2 and 4 BVE versions.

 


 24/09/2006


FEVF - Ferrovia Elettrica della Val di Fiemme
This is the name of narrow gauge Ora - Predazzo Railway closed more then 40 years ago and now virtually opened again for BVE 4 simulator by Roberto Benini
. More informations in English on BVE Italia fans.
Download from FEVF by Roberto Benini site.

 


 28/02/2006


After almoast 50 years from it's closure, Luca Revello virtually reopens the Biella Oropa/ tramline!
The more hazardouse tramline in the North of Italy lives again, thanks to Luca and BVE version 4. As the costruction of the real one, also the implementation of the BVE version has been a work at boundaries of technical possibilities.
This first tasting, that reprocuces the final tretch of the line from Oropa Bagni to Oropa Santuario, characteristic of 70 per thousand slope and 25 meters curves, is truly exceptional.
The new route, conprehensive with the tram cab, is available in the Download area of BVEMania.

A new revised version of the Ruote File Format (Italian guide to BVE route developent) by Luca Revello has further been published in the Various Download section.

 


 02/01/2006


Italian translation by Ettore Grua of Rüdiger Hülsmann's Switch 1.5 manual uploaded in the Various section.
English translation of this manual is already available inside the Switch 1.5 main program at Ruede's BVE-Seite.

 


 17/12/2005


Fantasy is by sure not missing in Marchetto (Marco Guidolin), a new Italian BVE addons author.
Bvemania is proud to announce the publication of his Spaceroute 1 BVE 4 route. As you can guess from the name, it is a very futuristic scenery, in which the galactic trainman is driving in the space, between horbital stations!
The route, available in our Download area, is comprehensive of its properly train-spaceship: Galaxy Railer 999.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
   
   
   
   

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