Open Rails tools?

[dedwa15237]

I am in the process of checking a few routes of mine that I had saved over the years and try to convert them to Open Rails. Is there a tool or a checker like Route Riter, that can check all the 'invalid" or "missing" links on Open Rails? Since I am trying to open up one sample route via OR, is the Horseshoe Curve by Yoder, it just gives me all kinds of pop up errors and brought me back to the desktop.


Another thing I'd like to ask anyone, if anyone keeps a log of any route that works very good with OR? Plus a log of routes that does not work with OR so that way it can help me to eliminate on wasting time to go one by one..

Thanks all!

[OTTODAD]

Hi Dave !

I am using many MSTSBin Payware and Freeware routes in ORTS, including converted to using DB-Tracks ones and not a single one has a problem with running in ORTS on my WIN-Xp SP3 and WIN-7 64-bit computers, providing that they have valid content in their MSTS folders !

https://www.trainsim.com/vbts/showthread.php?321621-Best-way-to-mark-rolling-stock-Narrow-gauge&p=1866994#post1866994

[R. Steele]

Another thing I'd like to ask anyone, if anyone keeps a log of any route that works very good with OR? Plus a log of routes that does not work with OR so that way it can help me to eliminate on wasting time to go one by one..
Thanks all!

Hi Dave, currently running 146 routes in Open Rails. Horseshoe Curve by Yoder is one of them, it runs very well. So far the only US route I have found that does not work (at least it didn't when I tried again a few months ago) is the DTI.
If you need a list of the routes I can make one up.

[dedwa15237]

Great.. Ill have to do some testing.. One of my video cards is a lower end on my main computer. so I will have to swap out to a better video card, that will probably resolve an issue with routes and Open Rails.. I am running an dual IBM Xeon 3.0 GB workstation with 16 GB of RAM and a "weak" videocard. My original videocard I had on this computer had just went via surge damage. Maybe the new videocard will probably make all the routes work much better with OR. Since with this low end videocard, it keeps crashing and putting me to the desktop. so I figured to upgrade to a better one. Thanks for all of your help..

[crstagg]

Click the Tools button on the Main OR menu. Top of List is "Testing" opens a spreadsheet where you can record which routes and activities work or not.

[motormaster532]

Hi Dave: Running about 58 Routes in Open Rails.The only three that gave me trouble were the Seligman 2.0 from Streamlines{simulations froze shortly after leaving Winslow}Horseshoe Curve{all of the scenery was bleached out}and UP Salina Sub{Eastbound Activity would freeze about 100 miles east of Salina.These may be attributed to a corrupted download or installation error perhaps.Everything elase runs better than MSTS,including the rest of the Streamlines payware and all of the Maple Leaf Tracks payware.The freeware runs great as well,especially Bob Wirths' extensive ATSF routes,Cajon Pass 4,Surfliner 2,Monon-2,Conrail-Indy and all of the rest.Some of these especially,Surfliner,Monon 2 and Cajon Pass are scenic intensive and large and as I said,not one problem!I have an extensive Locomotive and Rolling Stock collection and problems here are few and far betwen,especially if you utilize a Utility like Conbuilder,Route-Riter and such to scan for problems.Activities,especillay Custom built ones,like wise run MUCH better in Open Rails.It can handle a lot more content{loose consists<AI traffic,Etc}than MSTS ever could.I strictly "run" in Open Rails now as I have relegated MSTS to merely developing Activities.Will scrap it altogether when Open Rails gets the Editors up and running.Hope I was of assistance.Brian

[eric]

Dave, the beauty of ORTS is that it will open up the route regardless if you're missing files. You'll just get a log-file entry telling you about it vs. the sim throwing its skirt over its head and twirling in circles...

I'd still recommend running ICHK from TSUtils if you really want a validation on the route of some sort.

[baldwin]

Dave, OR uses the video card for some of the processing work, unlike MSTS, so a 'weak' card will certainly give you problems.

[seagoon]

I haven't come across any of my routes (several dozen, from all over the world) which won't work in OR.

[OTTODAD]

I'd still recommend running ICHK from TSUtils if you really want a validation on the route of some sort.

Which is what the Route Riter's TsUtils section provides !

[eric]

Yes, and there's little reason not to keep using the standalone TSUtils even if you can't get RR to run (IIRC it needs to see train.exe in order to run?)


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[kraus]

Yes, and there's little reason not to keep using the standalone TSUtils even if you can't get RR to run (IIRC it needs to see train.exe in order to run?)

The current version of Route Riter needs to see the Microsoft Train Simulator registry key in order to run. You could use standard_user.zip in the library here to add this registry key. The next version of Route Riter will either have the installer add this key or the program not fail to load if the key is missing.

[baldwin]

Route Riter does not even need a train.exe to run. I have numerous folders used for Open Rails mini route installs and not one has a train.exe in it. Route Riter is quite happy working in those installs as long as the RR internal path is set to the working location. Conbuilder is the same.

[OTTODAD]

Route Riter does not even need a train.exe to run. I have numerous folders used for Open Rails mini route installs and not one has a train.exe in it. Route Riter is quite happy working in those installs as long as the RR internal path is set to the working location.

How do you make the Route Riter change to another MSTS folder which has no Train.exe in it ?


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[OTTODAD]

That's why I suggested the standalone TSUtils. It works out of the box.

Have tested checking the Tristate route with the Route Riter's Check Route function and then with its TsUtils ICHK one and below is what both have reported missing.

I know about what the RR reports missing, having caused it deliberately and attached is the ZIP of what ICHK has reported missing.

TsUtil-Tristate_Rails-missing.zip

You can guess what I have preferred using in the past !


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