2 FREE PC Train Simulator Games - Openrails & OpenBVE First Look & install instructions
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ค. 2024
- Today we take a first look at Openrails & OpenBVE which are absolutely FREE train driving simulators.
In the video take a quick look at some of the routes and the then look at how to install it.
Neither game is currently on Steam but who know in the future. For now head to the sites below for more info.
- Openrails Homepage: www.openrails.org
- OpenBVE Homepage: openbve-project.net
- OpenBVE extension site: openbve-packaging.github.io
- OpenBVE Wikipedia page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BVE_Tra...
As the games are 100% FREE why not give it a go and tell me in the comments what you think.
0:00 - Opening
0:20 - Openrails Overview
0:52 - Openrails Install Instructions
7:54 - Openrails Gameplay
15:05 - OpenBVE Overview
15:45 - OpenBVE Install Instructions
21:33 - OpenBVE Gameplay
28:29 - End Credits
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I'm getting your content recommended so often, i thought i was subscribed already. Now i finally am :) Thanks for the video. I was just looking for an older train simulator to run on my second PC with Intel UHD 630. I was looking at OpenRails but gave a shot to Train Simulator. On lowest settings it looks exactly the same as OpenRails in your video, but i can play a wast amount more of content than what is available for OpenRails. Nevertheless, free is free so i can see myself installing it sometime in the future.
Thanks for subscribing. For games that people just make in their free time I think their both great. OpenBVE seems to have more content out of the two. When I was searching the web multiple sites came up with routes. I didn't want to feature these in-case by accident find a site with viruses and start passing that link onto people.
These two and Maszyna which there's a video on the first look playlist are the best free train sims that I've come across. I wonder how many more there are out there though. I've found more that haven't been quite as good but I bet theres more little gems out there.
Train Simulator is a good choice for older PC's. As you know there's many many not too expensive routes and it's allot easier to install than non steam games. What I used to recommend for lower hardware is Diesel Railcar Simulator which is a very good little sim from a single dev. Its getting a visual upgrade which you might have seen my vid on. The issue is that it's halved the FPS and theres a now question mark whats the lowest hardware it'll now run on. Either way, still a good game.
Links to the games
- Openrails Homepage: www.openrails.org
- OpenBVE Homepage: openbve-project.net
- OpenBVE extension site: openbve-packaging.github.io
- OpenBVE Wikipedia page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BVE_Tra...
11:50. Press Home or End. You'll be hanging out the driver's window or the other seat. Then you can look around. RIGHT-click and drag to pan the camera.
Additional tips for Open Rails:
The following keys set the current camera:
1 - Looking out from the driver's view
Shift+1 - Looking out from the driver's view without the locomotive in front of you
2 - Looking at the train (lead unit by default, Alt+arrow to change) from angle of choice selected by arrow keys/PageUp/PageDn
3 - Looking at the train (last unit by default) from angle of choice like view 2
4 - Spectator view watching the train approach and pass by; pressing the key will select a new random position to view from; new random views will automatically be selected as the train progresses
5 - Passenger view, like a passenger riding the train-only available if the train consist has a wagon supporting this view
6 - Coupling view, typically as if you're hanging on at the front/rear steps/ladder right next to the coupler; Alt+PageUp/Dn changes ends
8 - Free camera, roam wherever you like.
Home - Hang out driver's window
End - Hang out other window
For all camera movements: Shift moves faster, Ctrl moves slower.
Basic keyboard controls for train control (may vary by keyboard layout, and also by design of train equipment):
S / W - Reverser forward or reverse
A / D - Throttle or regulator down or up
; / ' - Train brakes decrease or increase
[ / ] - Locomotive's own brakes decrease or increase
Spacebar - Horn or whistle
B - Sound bell
X - Release sand
Useful. Thank you
@@bluewizard Sure thing. You can also press F1 in game to review all the available keys... there are many of them. Interfacing via the keyboard is usually easier than trying to click train controls on the screen, and not all cab views have good clickable controls.
Open Rails was originally created to replace the aging Microsoft Train Simulator that came out around 2001 while still using the same existing content. One's Open Rails experience will depend on the quality of content they get for it. But the 3D worlds are not going to be as flashy as some of the newer train simulation games. We all know that no perfect train simulation game exists. Open Rails's advantages include: excellent, realistic physics (if the in-game equipment is properly configured), it's free to use, it's still in development, it's approachable to customize or modify content (virtually all text files)-even building your own worlds, and there is a ton of excellent content out there-both free and for pay-if you know where to look. Its main disadvantage is it is only superficially download-and-play friendly. Learning how the train and route files and folder system is supposed to be laid-out greatly helps in understanding how to add or modify content, and that's a learning curve if you have no technical aptitude. A lot of the way it operates is based on its MSTS roots, but it has move beyond those in many ways, too.
I had quiet a few routes for the first game. Still have them on disc. Good to see it again.
The second one looks interesting, although does look weird that the whole train seems to move side to side [as if you could put it onto it's side lol].
I did randomly download the route and train on OpenBVE. There might be better trains with more details and maybe less movement. I suppose it depends on how the game works out physics. Hopefully some of them do have proper cab controls also. The biggest issue I noticed was key rebinding. If I set it before playing but it didn't take. However if I set each key whilst playing (Theres a different in-game menu) it did seem to work. But as I say in the vid these are both free games made by people in their spare time so I didn't want to dwell on the negatives too much. And looking from that perspective their both very good.
Ooh, you got a Hitachi drive. A pre-WD-acquisition one I presume.
Those last forever - they forgot to put planned obsolescence in them.
Suprised you didnt made a Video over Railsim so far :D
Requested a key. Not given yet. I did look at the demo when it first came out and I liked it. There was then another demo which I downloaded 6 months, maybe a year later. I started to record gameplay but couldn't get past a certain place as the signal wouldn't go green. That I liked less so ditched the video. Maybe it was something I wasn't doing, who knows. I restated it a few times with the same result. If they give me a key it'll certainly be on the channel.
For the MeCoast mainline it’s saying that the folder is empty when I try to extract it
I do Wonder if the new forest route on content section of downloads comes with any engines.
Do you mean this route?
github.com/rickloader/NewForestRouteV3
If so it says it includes rolling stock "provided by others" in the copyright message at the bottom
@@bluewizard yep, i hope it would include Rolling stock, guess i was right
Is it playable for low end pc
so far with my experience with BVE it's been pretty hit or miss but there is a lot of content regardless
And storage instensive
Difficult for me to comment as I haven't used it enough but good info for others though.
最后一个那个地图我也有
why i cant install the openrails? i click download it doesnt show anything for me.
Your PC might be blocking the download perhaps?
Right click the green button and choose save as to see if that helps.
www.openrails.org/download/program/
@@bluewizard i got it now but how can i select my route i load the first route that you didnt drive and it wasn't work for me
How can I download trains and routes open rail please 😢
It's been a while since I've played the game but from memory you create a folder on one of your drives. Maybe call it "open rail routes" and then choose a route to download.
www.openrails.org/download/explore-content/
Download and extract the route into that folder. I would create a new sub-folder for each route you download so they're all separate from one another.
Then you open the game and tell it to look for the "open rail" routes folder when looking for routes. The game should then see all of the routes you downloaded.
Watch this part of the video for instructions
th-cam.com/video/tgOTRXVMcfw/w-d-xo.html
Is there a scenario builder?
I don't think so for either
@@bluewizard that is… sad?
Trainsimulations has a free route and a route editor for Open Rails on their site.
You can build scenarios and most of the routes using TSRE 5 - a route, consist and scenario editor for open rails.
There are a few Indian tutorials on it but you will find them a bit difficult to follow because of the language barrier.
man, theyre still at 1.5.1? i hope someone made a fork and further improve this..
It's always the problem with open source projects. If there isn't that much interest development will be slow. The more interest, the more people will want to develop for it and the momentum builds. It's survived till now so there'll likely be more updates but who know when.
openbve has no exterior view?
Honestly can't remember.
It has, but not on very old trainsthay we're supposed to be played with bve 2 or 4