Open Rails Error Message

[JamesDavey]

Hopefully this is the right location for this topic.

Anyway I have read a lot about the Open Rails program. I decided to down load it and give it a shot.

I try running an activity and I noticed as soon as the activity loaded the lead engine was missing on the train. Then the program locked up. Then I got a strange error message.

Below is a print screen image that I made of the Open Rails error message.

Does anyone know how to fix this error? This was my first attempt at ever trying to use Open Rails.

OpenRailsError.jpg

[longiron]

I try running an activity and I noticed as soon as the activity loaded the lead engine was missing on the train. Then the program locked up. Then I got a strange error message.

Does anyone know how to fix this error? This was my first attempt at ever trying to use Open Rails.

Mods: Please move to Open Rails discussion area


James,
Sorry you are having problems. For the OR team to assist you, we would appreciate a couple of things. First, please attach a zip copy of the Open Rails log file which you can find on your desktop. It is vital to diagnose the root cause of your problem. Second, when reporting an bug, it's helpful to identify the route, activity and consist info for the problem.

Thanks

[JamesDavey]

oh ok.

First off when I went to the Open Rails web site I saw two options for download. On the down load page there was a black box and it said "click button below to download the "ready to run" code for open rails" and then there was a gray box that said "Click button below to download the source code for open rails".

I downloaded what was in the black box area and ran that. I have yet to download or run anything from the gray box.

In the print screen that was a random activity I made up for my self. I downloaded the Gallup Sub off of train sim.com and downloaded the P40 train set from SLI and made a random activity of the eastbound chief from Winslow through Gallup. The activity works fine on train simulator but it gave me that error message on open rails.

I tried other routes that came with activities but I got the same result.

I am attempting to attach the log file to this thread.

OpenRailsLog.txt

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Does ORTS work with the default MSTS routes ?

O t t o

[longiron]

I am attempting to attach the log file to this thread.

The log file shows that Open Rails is having trouble reading the ENG & Cabview (cvf) for a couple of the models as follows:

SLI_AMT_SOUTHWEST_CHIEF\AMT_P40DC_814.eng
SLI_AMT_SOUTHWEST_CHIEF\CABVIEW\P42CAB.cvf:line 247

this is causing the ENG not to show in the game and the other problems you are experiencing.

[JamesDavey]

Alrighty.

I had downloaded other horn and interior & exterior sounds from the trainsim.com file library and had put them on the Amtrak train set. I wonder if that could be causing it not to read the cab and eng files.

[JamesDavey]

I tried the default orient express route and the Open Rails loaded fine with no issues at all.

The only thing I noticed is that the Open Rails camera view seems to be a bit different than what I am used to with train simulator. With MSTS when you hit the button 2 there is the helicopter cam and the cam is centered around the center of the engine. If I hit the up arrow and down arrow I can zoom in and out. If I hit ctrl+right arrow I can change to different engine and car views. If I hit ctrl+up arrow I can lift the helicopter cam up or down. Those are the keys that I am used to with MSTS.

With the Open rails it is different. The helicopter cam is centered on the nose of the engine or at the absolute rear end of the car and the cam only lifts up and down and does not zoom in and out on the Open Rails.

[longiron]

The only thing I noticed is that the Open Rails camera view seems to be a bit different than what I am used to with train simulator.

Here's a link to the Open Rails keyboard control cheat sheet: http://openrails.org/files/QuickStartGuide_062_03.pdf

[JamesDavey]

Thanks