Jump start OR without MSTS

[RadionutRon]

Does someone have a .zip of the parts of MSTS I need to be able to use OR? I really don't want to have to buy MSTS since I want to run OR, not MSTS, and as I understand it I just need some of the support files from MSTS, not the .exe. Ron

[plainsman]

I can't moderate this section, but I think this is not an appropriate post from a legal perspective. To do as you ask would not be legal under MSTS copyright. I have reported the post.

[mnjrr]

Hello,

I strongly believe that sending the core MSTS files to a party, who has not purchased MSTS, would most likely violate the end user legal agreement (EULA) that came with the program. Therefore, I am locking this thread because the Open Rails team does not condone violating the MSTS EULA which we respect. What we do encourage is constructive discussion on how Open Rails can eventually move away from being dependent on having a legal working copy of MSTS while continuing to respect the original EULA included with MSTS. That is an important point. An example of an appropriate discussion on how to free Open Rails is at http://forums.uktrainsim.com/viewtop...f=324&t=111495. Way down the track, Open Rails will have its own content, file formats, etc with new features to replace the MSTS content and file structure. Thus, Open Rails will no longer require the user to have MSTS in order to run the former. This breakthrough will truly establish Open Rails as the successor to MSTS.