BVE: New gift from Japan - Joetsu Border

[VICTOR]

From well known author of Usui and Joetsu lines. 8 km of new, stunning Joetsu border line.
You will find download easy. It is only for bve2. A must have riute. Engleish route and readme files also available.

http://gri.s60.xrea.com/

PS: Old Joetsu is not available any more.

[guillyman]

Nice one Victor!
I was only saying yesterday about those two routes - if the new Joetsu Border line is half as good then we are in for a treat! Two presents in one day, thanks. And your Vallis Aurea line is the most original I've seen for some time. Cheers, Alan.

[Bluevoss]

Looks amazing. Question - I'm not sure what I'm supposed to download for this, since I don't read Japanese. Can you give me some pointers one what I'll need to pull down this route and train?

Bluevoss-

[hongjian]

Evening Bluevoss

The main download page for Joetsu Line have a section in English. The direct URL to the English portion of the page is http://gri.s60.xrea.com/border.html#en

Regards
Hongjian

[VICTOR]

Click here, you will find english section. The train is not produced.

http://gri.s60.xrea.com/border.html

Take a look at site again. The author is producing winter version (after tunnel).

http://gri.s60.xrea.com/

Pure BVE enjoy! :-)

[Bluevoss]

I don't understand that (sorry - I played too much MSTS and think that all answers should be painfully obvious, like a track monitor). I looked through that page and can see the train link (under packaged train). Does that link include the route and sounds, too?

I'd click on it and find out, but I'm at work and that would set the klaxons off.

I'm stunned by some of the stuff I've seen on his site. I gotta have this one.

Bluevoss (A newbie in 2001, and now the newbie reborn!)

[VICTOR]

There is only on link and I think that there are no sounds, just objects and route.To be honest, I do not care much for sounds:-)

[Bluevoss]

So what do you use for a train on this? Can I use the standard japanese train that comes with BVE? From what I read, the grades are steep. I guess it will make it - you can peg about 110 kph on the flat test route.

I guess I can define what trains to use in the route file - I'll have to see how thats done.

Bluevoss-

[VICTOR]

There are suggested train, but you have to take it from another site. Use default BVE train 113_6

Open route file with some text editer and go to line
Train.Folder and change name of train.
It should look:
Train.Folder 113_6

Save it and run!

I have feeling that you just met BVE so I suggest you to read all sticky posts :-)

[Bluevoss]

Okay, so it was a bit of trial and error to install it right.

Now I've got a question about ATS-systems. How do these things work. Every so often, I set it off and it seems to be an end-game event. In this case, I'm booming though that tunnel at 80kph (track speed) and I pick up a yellow signal. I start slowly down and sudden I have the ATS system screaming at me and the train dies (in the tunnel - great place).

So, what does this mean? And how do I get around this interuption?

Oh, and GREAT scenery, BTW! I was just stunned the first time up the hill. And that subterainian station is cool as poop!

Bluevoss-

[Bluevoss]

Oooohhhh.....

Now I get it. Its that ATS device thingie reset - I didn't see the SPACEBAR command to disable that in the instructions (read about it on another site). Also, I pick up one for the yellow, then immediatly, you get one for the red beyond the station. I got through the first, and then the second went off and I didn't recognize it as another ATS warning.

So, tonight, I finally slid into the staiton, having disabled BOTH sets of alarms.

Cool station, though. I'm going to have to look at that some more on line!

Bluevoss-

p.s. hey, Does anyone know - at that first tunnel (shown in the picture that starts off this discussion), the speed seems okay at 80kph, but then you hit a turn and are gigged for speeding. What is the speed in that turn, and how do you know to slow? There is a sign (shown in the photo) with a black ball. Is that it? Just surprised about this - now I know to ease back into that turn, but its just not really marked.

[guillyman]

I agree with you about the scenery, Bluevoss. The same fellow also excelled with his earlier Joetsu Line, and also his Usui Line on the same site. He has become my role model in that respect. I have been looking at how he does it, so I can do the same if ever I get a chance to complete my project.
Regards, Alan.

[Bluevoss]

Guilly,

Hey, I thought I had this figured but I'm still tripping the second alarm (right before the final turnout). I've tried a number of times and still don't know what I'm violating here. What do I need to do to get past this point?

Bluevoss-

[guillyman]

Hi BV!
Yes - you're right, I also get tripped. I hadn't really noticed it before as I was always gawping at that amazing scenery before the tunnel, and thought it was just me not paying attention. It's a bit late now here in the UK, so I shall have a good look at the route file in the morning and get back to you, unless anyone else out there has any ideas? Best wishes, Alan.

[RailRide]

I Googled the suggested train listed on the site and found the file here: http://turtle-farm.kir.jp/bve/archives/

I haven't tested the combination yet.

---PCJ