Using BRR

Selecting route and train

You should see a list of routes and folders on left, and a list of trains on right. If either one of the lists is empty, the program needs to be re-configured.

The current folder is shown above the route list. You can change folders by clicking one of the folders shown on the list in yellow. Clicking the (..) folder moves you to the parent folder of the current folder.

Different types of routes are shown in different colors: red for rw-routes, green for csv-routes and blue for brf-routes. Brf-routes can usually have more randomized elements than the other two types.

Double click any route or train to open an information box. The information box for routes displays the route name, description and the intended train for the route. These don't necessarily work on (all) brf-routes. Train information box is quite similar, but it also shows what the cab of the train looks like, and the train itself.

After you've chosen the route and train, the 'Select' button becomes clickable. Clicking it will bring you the starting options dialog.

Starting options

This is where you choose the effects you want BRR to apply on the route. BRR creates a copy of the original route, so no permanent changes are made.

  • [x] Start in developer mode - starts BVE in developer mode, where you can use special keys to e.g. speed up your travel
  • [x] Randomize track quality - randomizes the value of each track quality command (excellent quality ... poor quality) (csv-only)
  • [x] Randomize min. station wait - the minimum waiting time at each station is randomized (max +20s, min -20s) (csv-only)
  • [x] Randomize station jam - randomizes the number of people alighting and boarding the train (csv-only)
  • [x] Randomize starter aspect - sets the starter signal of stations to on / off randomly. Warning! Some routes have stations where the starter is missing, is in front of the station, or is set in another unusual way. This may cause problems like jammed signals or train refusing to leave the station.
  • [x] Tilting train - imitates a tilting train effect on curves
  • Train interval - this will affect the time between the previous train running on the same line and your train. Different interval values make the signalling more random.
    • No effect - leaves the train interval of the route untouched.
    • Randomize +/- (sec) - This will add or subtract a random number between 0 and the value typed in the box, from the original train interval of the route.
    • Force random (sec) - Type in the box the value range of the interval (numbers separated by - ). The interval is randomized within the range. Some routes don't have the BVE command for the interval, which is why the previous option doesn't necessarily work. This option adds the command in case it doesn't exist.
  • Adhesion - affects the adhesion on different parts of the route
    • No effect - adhesion of the original route is not altered
    • Randomize +/- - Adds or subtracts a random number between 0 and the value typed in the box, from the adhesion commands of the original route.
    • Super adhesion - sets adhesion very high. The purpose of this command is to prevent serious wheelslip on some train / route combinations, but it's not guaranteed to work.

After you've set the options, click 'Start BVE', or 'Cancel' to return to the route / train selection screen.

Using signal systems

Choose your signal system from the drop-down menu above the 'Start BVE' button. To see information of a signal system, choose it and click the 'Info ->' button. This will open a small textbox. It's always a good idea to see the info on a signal system, when you're about to use it for the first time.

When you use a signal system, BRR swaps the signal images of the custom system with the original signal images of BVE. When you start BRR the next time, it will swap them back. If you want to be on the safe side, always start and quit BRR after returning from BVE. If you don't do this, you'll probably forget that the signal images in the BVE main folder are currently of the custom signal system. If you'd now install a new version of BVE and overwrite the signal images with those in the install package, the custom signal images would be overwritten. Then when you next time start BRR, it'll swap the older BVE default signal images back, and you end up having old BVE signals as default signals, and new BVE signals as one of the custom signals.

At least start and quit BRR once before:

  • Installing new signal systems
  • Removing signal systems
  • Updating signal systems
  • Changing folder name of a signal system
  • Updating BRR
  • Removing BRR
  • Updating BVE (or its signals)
  • Removing BVE

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