Marias Pass 3.1 is 100% grey except for tracks and trains?

[rabidsasquatch7]

I just recently installed Marias Pass 3.1 for Open Rails.

Everything is grey. Just a solid grey. Cars, roads, buildings, sheep... you name it, it's grey. Except for the tracks and trains, they are all fine. I think the problem may have been when I ran the last (7th) installer. The installation read-me said the DOS that pops up after the installer closes should run for about a minute. Mine ran for probably less than ten seconds, so maybe it missed textures from the six default routes? But then I assume I'd get an error telling me which file was missing when trying to load the route.

I did install the three fixes as well.

Thanks for any help in advance!

[baldwin]

There is a file in the route folder called installme.bat. This file copies over a lot of shapes and textures from the default routes and is the one that causes the "DOS" box. Try running it again. Far as error messages go, Open Rails will accept missing shapes and textures and still run a route. MSTS on the other hand will spit an error for every single missing item unless it crashes first.

[OTTODAD]

I just recently installed Marias Pass 3.1 for Open Rails. Everything is grey. Just a solid grey. Cars, roads, buildings, sheep... you name it, it's grey. Except for the tracks and trains, they are all fine.

Does the route run alright in MSTS ?

In that case could it have something to do with the ORTS Options settings ?

[rabidsasquatch7]

Fixed, thanks.

Otto, I haven't been able to run MSTS by itself, only through Open Rails. This is a problem because I can't use TSunpack to install the activities that came with the route.

[OTTODAD]

Fixed, thanks. Otto, I haven't been able to run MSTS by itself, only through Open Rails. This is a problem because I can't use TSunpack to install the activities that came with the route.

If you can not install the TSUnpack activities that came with the route then you can not run them in ORTS !

So how did you fix what ?

Can you run the MP-3.1 in MSTS in Explore Route mode to check what it's scenery looks like ?

[rabidsasquatch7]

I fixed the route by running the DOS from in the route folder. It copied all of the textures from the default routes instead of only some. The route itself came with an explore route activity.

I need TSUnpack to install the activities that the authors created and the ones they converted from the original Marias Pass. But when I drag an .apk file to TSUnpack it says an installation of MSTS can not be found. I tried running the fix but I get the same error.

I can't run MSTS by itself. It says it can't find a disk in the drive, even though I'm running 1.4.

[slipperman]

Hi,

I can't run MSTS by itself. It says it can't find a disk in the drive, even though I'm running 1.4.

Are you sure? The size of train.exe should be 3997KB If it's anything else, you haven't got the update installed!

The update defaults to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Train Simulator so if your MSTS installation is somewhere else and you didn't change this path, it's not installed.

Cheers,
Ged

[OTTODAD]

If there is a Registry entry for MSTS then it does not matter where other copies are being run on your computer if the Train.exe is being used by their desktop shortcuts Target: paths !

Copying all shapes and textures from all the 6 default routes into an add-on route is a unnecessary overkill, bloating the size of its folders, its INSTALLME.BAT doing it more efficiently.

If in doubt then run the ROUTE RITER to check the route for what it is missing !

You should also install the last version master of MSTSBin from my web site:
http://www.otto-wipfel.co.uk/downloads-various/mstsbin-master-1-8-0521.zip
which supplies the Train.exe that does not require a MSTS CD to be inserted.

TSUnpack works only in the copy of MSTS that has been installed into the Registry from it CDs !

[Claude350]

To fix the problem of the activity not installing look in the library for the updated tsunpacker. It will fix the registry so that you'll be able to install the activities. To make it easy for you to find the files I included the link. https://www.trainsim.com/vbts/tslib....archid=3092975

[rabidsasquatch7]

Hi,

Are you sure? The size of train.exe should be 3997KB If it's anything else, you haven't got the update installed!

The update defaults to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Train Simulator so if your MSTS installation is somewhere else and you didn't change this path, it's not installed.

Cheers,
Ged

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I checked and it wasn't 3997. I'm pretty sure I installed the update though, but I just did it again to make sure. I made sure the path was to my location of MSTS>

If there is a Registry entry for MSTS then it does not matter where other copies are being run on your computer if the Train.exe is being used by their desktop shortcuts Target: paths !

Copying all shapes and textures from all the 6 default routes into an add-on route is a unnecessary overkill, bloating the size of its folders, its INSTALLME.BAT doing it more efficiently.

If in doubt then run the ROUTE RITER to check the route for what it is missing !

You should also install the last version master of MSTSBin from my web site:
http://www.otto-wipfel.co.uk/downloads-various/mstsbin-master-1-8-0521.zip
which supplies the Train.exe that does not require a MSTS CD to be inserted.

TSUnpack works only in the copy of MSTS that has been installed into the Registry from it CDs !

I'll get route riter and MSTSbin and use those from now on.

To fix the problem of the activity not installing look in the library for the updated tsunpacker. It will fix the registry so that you'll be able to install the activities. To make it easy for you to find the files I included the link. https://www.trainsim.com/vbts/tslib....archid=3092975

The link just takes me to a no files found page. I tried looking for it myself and couldn't find it. I'll look elsewhere see if I come across it.

[slipperman]

Hi,

I tried looking for it myself and couldn't find it. I'll look elsewhere see if I come across it.

The fix for tsunpack is in the library as file : tsunpack.zip

Hope this helps

Cheers
Ged

[rabidsasquatch7]

I tried running the fix and it tells me "There was an error, check the registry settings manually." In the read me it says that message should only come up if MSTS is not installed, which I'm sure it is, unless this has all been an illusion ha ha. This leads me to believe that since I don't have MSTS installed in the default location, TSUnpack can not find it and assumes it is not installed. Is there a way to change where TSUnpack is looking?

[baldwin]

tsunpack will look for MSTS at the location specified in the registry. The registry entry is generated by the proper install of MSTS.

[slipperman]

Hi rabidsasquatch7,
Forgive me for asking this question, but have you actually installed MSTS from the CDs?? Your problems seem to indicate that you haven't!

Cheers,
Ged

[rabidsasquatch7]

Hi rabidsasquatch7,
Forgive me for asking this question, but have you actually installed MSTS from the CDs?? Your problems seem to indicate that you haven't!

Cheers,
Ged

Honest question ha ha. Yes and no, one of my installation disks is damaged and some of the files couldn't be read. So I got what files off of it that I could and someone sent me the files I was missing. I checked with Microsoft by calling to make sure they didn't want me to prove I owned the game and wasn't doing anything illegal.

tsunpack will look for MSTS at the location specified in the registry. The registry entry is generated by the proper install of MSTS.

So based on what I said above, I don't have a "proper install" of MSTS I'm assuming. Is there no other way to unpack activities that don't come with there own installer?