V1.13.0.4

layout: post title: OpenBVE v1.13.0.4 description: “OpenBVE v1.13.0.4” modified: 2026-06-08 tags: [welcome] categories: [intro] —

This release contains a major step forwards in graphics capabilities, thanks to Aditiya Afrizal- Shadow effects.

Shadow effects may currently be controlled globally through a new options page. Please note that results will vary, depending on the way any given route has been constructed, and the lighting setup it uses.

Significant Changes:

• Change: Further improvements to coupler collision logic.
• Change: Update Debian package dependancies to handle new unified Mono package.
• Change: Use a more specific error message when a rooted path is supplied in place of a relative one.
• Change: Improve handling of PNG files with an unused and invalid TRNS chunk.
• Change: Improve layout of options pages. (Aditiya Afrizal)
• Fix: Make light directions in dynamic lighting XML consistant with routefiles. (Aditiya Afrizal)
• Fix: Deform for some roofs / cracks broken in v1.13.0.0 (Aditiya Afrizal)
• Fix: Logic issue in TFO parser.
• BVE5: Various improvements to route parser ( https://github.com/leezer3/OpenBVE/pull/1325 )
• Hacks: Fix issues with certain walls / dikes with Minobu route.