This release is a relatively small patch, primarily relevant for users on Apple OS-X, and other systems which do not support WinForms.

Significant Changes:

• Fix: BVE5 TXT files were not visible in the GL main menu.
• New: Add route map display to the GL main menu.
• New: Add GL based menus to Route Viewer and Object Viewer for users on systems not supporting WinForms.
• Change: Update zh-HK translation. (KennyHui)
• Fix: Incorrect decoding of some interlaced PNG files.
• Hacks: Use a better initial cab position for Indonesian KIC400.

Ths release contains a major new feature: Initial support for BVE5 format routefiles. It would not have been possible without the hard work of S520 and the parser library created by aoisupersix

My thanks also go to ginga81 and zbx1425 for support, and most importantly Mackoy and Rock_On for the creation and ongoing development of BVE itself.

This initial release contains acceptable to good support for a large proportion of routefiles, albeit with some glitches, which are being worked upon. AI trains are supported, but currently have no sound. Some animation effects are also not currently supported.

Please also see the following page:

https://openbve-project.net/bve5/compatability/

Significant Changes:

• New: BVE5 routefile support.
• Change: A considerable number of improvements and fixes to the X parsers.
• Change: Better caching on reload for RouteViewer.
• Change: Update the DenshaDeGo! controller drivers. (MarcRiera)
• Change: Add workaround for BMP textures with an index outside of the color pallete.
• Change: Cleanup / improve the translation files. (Kenny-Hui)
• Fix: Unpredidicatable freezes on some Linux systems, by setting mesa_glthreads=false (JakubVanek)
• Fix: Changing from wireframe to back could unexpectedly reset GL.ClearColor.
• Fix: Lag when initially changing from cabview to external.
• Fix: Incorrect length check in brake calculations. (Triggered by uncoupling some trains)
• Fix: Incorrect length check in brake calculations. (Triggered by uncoupling some trains)

Whilst the list of changes in this build is quite long, most will not really be of interest to ‘normal’ users, but have instead come about as a result or requirement of introducing running on differing rails, and all the challenges that go with it.

Hotfix to 1.10.1.1 to address an issue cloning animated objects containing sounds- My apologies.

Significant Changes:

• New: Add Train.DownloadLocation to routefile commands.
• New: Support the DenshaDeGo! MTC controller doors light. (MarcRiera)
• New: Add PlayerDistance and PlayerTrackDistance to available animated instructions.
• New: Links in train / route descriptions are clickable in the legacy WinForms menu.
• Change: Many improvements / fixes to the Switch functionality. Thanks to all those who tested / reported issues!
• Change: Standardise date format in logging (KennyHui)
• Change: Only log an issue once per broken object instead of once per use.
• Change: Alter TFO loading, and add rail index validation.
• Change: Block an internal Windows file from the mechanik parser.
• Fix: Collision not taking into account differing running rails.
• Fix: Some adaptors produced ghost input when using a DenshDeGo! controller. (MarcRiera)
• Fix: Implement some of the less common types into the PNG decoder, and some associated issues with API functions.
• Fix: Correctly handle some broken .X files produced by the BVETS Convertor.
• Fix: Position of a sound within an animated object incorrectly affected the object’s base position.
• Fix: An empty line in train.dat could be incorrectly interpreted as an empty acceleration curve.
• Fix: Some issues with converted acceleration in CarXML convertor.
• Fix: CarXML convertor not escaping filenames.
• Fix: An inverted null check causing issues with cloning animated objects containing a sound.
• Fix: Excessive indentation when using CarXMLConvertor.
• Fix: XML only trains were not found in several places.
• Hacks: Add workaround for Yogyakarta- Madiun excessively slow load times.

This is a quick patch release, primarily to address a couple of issues which were inevitably identified just after I’d pushed v1.10.0.0

Significant Changes:

• New: Add the PlayerPath command to allow for non-changeable switches.
• New: TFOs are checked when considering the nearest train.
• Change: Add CTRL + F9 as the default key for SWITCH_CHANGE (existing installs will need to set this key manually, or reset the controls to default)
• Fix: Touch commands containing an underscore were broken in v1.9.2.5 by the language file refactor.

This release brings another major change, albeit again somewhat of a work in progress / tech demo at best, by allowing the addition of basic forwards / reverse facing switches (points), and for the player train to run on rails other than Rail0.

Please see the documentation for further details: https://openbve-project.net/documentation_hugo/en/routes/xml/switches.html

Significant Changes:

• New: Support the Densha De GO! Multi-Train controller. (MarcRiera)
• New: Use separate thread for loading sounds.
• New: Allow running on rails other than 0.
• Hacks: Add workaround for Wood Lane (2010) signals.
• Fix: Some palleted PNG files with low color depths failed to decode.
• Fix: An unknown key in a Sound related section of an animated file could freeze the parser.
• Fix: Uncoupling cars could cause the game to crash in certain uncommon circumstances.
• Fix: The rear axle of a train unintentionally triggered an all cars announcement.