Odakyu Tama line for BVE 2

[tof63]

This line seems to be still unknown to us Japanese enthusiasts (like Victor and Womer_uk)...

It has been released as beta version on last December by "K-Shimin", the author of Gono, Tsurumi and Inokashira lines. He says to not be satisfied with the work because it's not BVE 4 compliant, but it seems to me better then most of other Japanese lines...



The route is about 10 Km long, 6 stations, no train is furnished.

Download at Chikuro-an site http://www.kazeiro.net/chikuroan/
click on the blue link at the top left of the homepage, than browse to the bottom of the pop-up page: you'll find the download link.

Luigi Cartello

http://bve.altervista.org/

http://web.tiscali.it/lcartello/

[VICTOR]

RE: Odakyu Tama line for BVE 2

I agree with you Luigi. I admit, I haven't noticed this line, though I'm prepaering some updates about new routes from Japan. Thanks for information.

[Joao_CG]

RE: Odakyu Tama line for BVE 2

I'm really a fan of japanese routes,
they are my favorite ones, but I can't stand
with some of them requesting some basic
files directly from \OBJECT root folder.
Even when I install the Uchibo pack, some files are still missing.
Unbearable.

[hongjian]

RE: Odakyu Tama line for BVE 2

Looks fantastic to me. I am sure Japanese programmers are beginning to enhance their works too.

No disrespect to Japanese programmers but I must admit that after seeing high quality Japanese routes like Hirakami, Hanzomon Line, Ginza Line and Toto Tetsudo, I am not really keen to download lines which were fairly basic with an odd building, stations, tracks, signalling and OHLE.

I am looking forward to the improvements of many Japanese routes which are fairly basic now. They have the potential to achieve the standard of Anthony's X-City or Hirakami.

[womer_uk]

RE: Odakyu Tama line for BVE 2

Well done Luigi for finding it, I'll translate it and see if I can make it BVE 4 compliant.

I do find quite a few new routes each week but like Hongjian said if the routes are, "railway lines on a pool table type" I delete them and don't bother translating them.

I did find two nice routes this week but it's bare scenary although the OHLE and stations are nice...

It's at ...

http://carrier-pigeons.hp.infoseek.co.jp/train/bve/bve_isesaki.htm

It's the Tobu Isesaki Line but has NO train with it

There's this too ...

http://carrier-pigeons.hp.infoseek.co.jp/train/bve/bve_noda.htm

Which is the Tobu Noda Line

I haven't translated the route files yet as I don't know wether it's worth the effort doing... what do you think ?????

As for the Japanese, they don't seem to have taken to BVE 4 at all, (a lot of new routes are BVE 2 complaint only), but then again they seem to be more interested in how a train runs to time rather than realism.

John

[VICTOR]

RE: Odakyu Tama line for BVE 2

You got me John!!! :-) Still, I 'll put two screens from Pignons on my site. I think routes are nice. That's what I like about Japanes routes, they are full of surprises, there are so many authors. Sometimes they thrill you, sometimes disapoint. I don't think that transaltion is needed.

[smile2evan]

RE: Odakyu Tama line for BVE 2

Caro Luigi, come va? It's been a long time since I've last seen you here. I hope everything is fine for you

I also like Japanese routes a lot (I think John was the reason for that since he always finds nice new routes and never bothers to get into the trouble of translating them for us westerns), provided that are not in a basic stage, as Hongjian points.

Speaking of Odakyu, do you know where I can find the older BVE 2 files of the route? As I can remember it was hosted in http://okap.s27.xrea.com but I can't find out where the files can be dowloaded.

Smile2evan

[womer_uk]

RE: Odakyu Tama line for BVE 2

Trains and another route for the Odakyu Railway here ....

http://odakyusite.s57.xrea.com/ayase/

English BVE 4 route file for the Tama Line above is in attachment below....


John

[smace]

RE: Odakyu Tama line for BVE 2

Any suggestions for a BVE 4 locomotive to run on this?

[hongjian]

RE: Odakyu Tama line for BVE 2

My suggestion is to use the JR class 113-6 or Hirakami Trains for BVE 4. They fit in well as the Odakyu Tama line is a very busy commuter line between Tama and Shinjuku.

At the time of writing, there are no BVE 4 Odakyu trains.

For BVE 2 there are a few Odakyu units that is suitable, the Class 3000, 7000 and 9000. The TokyoMetro class 06 or 6000 trains used on Chiyoda Line is suitable too as Chiyoda Line operates through services from Yoyogi Uehara to Karakidai on the Tama Line.

However, the TokyoMetro Class 06 and 6000 is not available for download anymore.