Unsure of how to....

[72Glory]

I used Open Rails a while ago, and I'm sure that when I opened the program all of my MSTS routes were listed.

Recently I downloaded the latest version and I'm not sure how to load the MSTS routes I have. I accept that perhaps it is a silly question to ask, but I'll ask it just the same.

[sidp]

Try the button labelled "Add" in the top row of buttons on the opening screen of Open Rails - it will open a folder display and ask you to locate the folder where your installed miniroutes, etc. are located. OR will remember them for future starts.

Cheers,
Sid.

[72Glory]

Thank you.

[slipperman]

Hi 72Glory,
If you mean that all the routes in your single MSTS installation are not showing up in Open Rails, do you run Train Store?
If so, you must unstore everything before OR can "see" all your routes, activities and stock.
Mini-Routes can also be added, as Sid mentioned, but if they are controlled by Mike Simpson's Mini_Loader, everything must be unstored before running with Open Rails.


Cheers,
Ged

[72Glory]

Ged,

I might be wrong but I read somewhere that MEP couldn't be ran using Open Rails.

I've clicked on the un-install button in the mini loader, but nothing shows in Open Rails.

[slipperman]

Hi 72Glory,
I assume you mean the "Unstore All" button, not un-install!!
To make it show in OR, you have to "tell" Open Rails where to find the Train Simulator folder - use the 'Add' button in the top-middle of the OR menu screen.

You can run the MEP route in Open Rails, it's just that much of the motive power has had to be tweaked to run as realistically as possible under MSTS that they don't run very well in OR.

Cheers,
Ged

[72Glory]

Hi Ged,

I "added" MEP, and it shows up in the installation profile, but no activities show in the appropriate tab.

[slipperman]

Hi 72Glory,
Because there are a lot of activities, give it a few seconds to complete the list!
Did you click the "Unstore All" button in the MEP Mini_Loader?

Cheers,
Ged

[72Glory]

Yes I did click the "Unstore All" button.

I have waited ten or more minutes at the moment; is that long enough?

[slipperman]

Hi 72Glory,
10 minutes!!!! I did say seconds! 10 minutes is far too long to wait (for anything!).

This is what mine looks like :
OR-MEP.jpg
The Installation profile is the name you gave to it; if your Route box isn't the same as mine, and you've got MEP as a mini route, I suggest you haven't located the MEP Train Simulator folder correctly, as that name is obtained from the .trk file (I believe).

Cheers,
Ged

[72Glory]

Ged,

No matter what I try I still can't get my route box to look like yours, so I'm going to give up. Thanks for all your advice.

[baldwin]

Before you give up on the MEP go to the MEP folder and see if the MEP mini-loader unstore worked. If it did you should see wag, eng, and all the other files needed. If not, I suggest you install the MEP again, but do not touch the mini-loader.

[slipperman]

Hi 72Glory,
If you still can't get it to work after re-installing, can you post a screenshot of the Open Rails menu, please?

Baldwin suggested that you "do not touch the mini-loader", but I don't think that's possible as it's installed as part of MEP.

Cheers,
Ged

[72Glory]

Ged,

I've never known how to post a screenshot on these forums; I think that it involves Irfan View and I'm not familiar with the method.

I tend to take easy options, and if MEP doesn't pan out then I've only wasted £5.

[slipperman]

Hi 72Glory,
You need a graphics program which can output jpg or gif format images. Fortunately, if you've got Windows 7, a program called Paint is included which can do everything required. If you've got XP, it has a similar program.

They say a picture is worth 1,000 words, and none moreso then when trying to help solve a problem! If you want to know how to do it, please send me a PM and I'll try and guide you through the procedure - if you don't want to know, that's far enough

Cheers,
Ged