Progress Update – January 2024
Hello. It’s been a while, hasn’t it. How have you all been? We have a lot to tell you in this progress update. There’s some good news, and some not-so-good news. Let’s start by talking about why things have been so quiet from us. Have we given up on BVE? Not at all. In fact, there is still plenty going …
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North Woolwich Extension Out Now
We are proud to announce our first release for 2021 – The North London Line extension to North Woolwich. This gives the route the distinction of being one of only 2 of our routes to be completed. While we’d like to think this will be the case for the others in the future, it never gets any less exciting when …
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Important Information About Our Jubilee Line and Other Routes
Here is some important information about our Jubilee Line and other routes. We had been intending on publishing an update on the Central and North London Lines, but some recent developments with BVE has meant this needs to be said first. This is very important information so please read this carefully if you wish to continue to enjoy our routes. …
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Our Plan For Cross-compatibility
Recently, we were asked about our plan for cross-compatibility of our content. It’s something with an answer too long to write on Twitter so we thought we’d respond here instead. This one is best off being split into two short sections. For those of you who build BVE routes, you probably already know why cross compatibility is such a tricky …
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The Next Version Of The Central Line and our other routes
Now for a long awaited update on the next version of the Central Line and our other routes. This may be a bit of a long read but we have so much to talk about. While some of this might be ‘old news’ it has been a while since we outlined our plans. However, we thought you should hear this …
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Release of the Class 313
The wait is over! For those of you following us on Twitter you may have seen the progress of our Class 313 upgrade. The good news is that we now have an upcoming release of this updated train. Download the North London Line Get the upgraded train and the route now! Download Now So, what’s the full list of upgrades? …
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Upcoming Release of the Class 313
The wait is nearly over! For those of you following us on Twitter you may have seen the progress of our Class 313 upgrade. The good news is that we now have an upcoming release of this updated train. Our social media ambassadors have been busy putting together all kinds of content showcasing the updated model and the new liveries …
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Using Our Assets In Other Works
While this article might seem a little heavy in places, there is some good news as well. If you are considering making content which uses assets from our work this is definitely one to read. As you are all aware, BVE is completely free to use and is kept alive by the community. Part of this is trusting people to …
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Crashes on Our Routes and Other News
First, the bad news Last weekend our inbox filled up with people experiencing crashes on the Jubilee Line. We were concerned by this and deployed our amazing new set of testers to find the issue. Over the next week they went above and beyond what we had asked of them. They discovered that it’s an issue with the latest release …
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Return Journeys and How Route Files Work
We often get asked about return journeys. While they aren’t impossible in BVE, they aren’t as easy as they ought to be. This subject isn’t one that can be quickly answered. You may find this to be a bit of a long read. It will be worth it though as it explains how this works. Let’s set the scene. We’ve …
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