An addition to the essential reading links provided by Vince is section 4 in the OR Manual: Use of MSTS Files by Open Rails
So I joined this merry band of train lunatics (said with affection, I assure you) about 3 years ago. The best single bit of educatin' I gave myself was to learn all about the folder and file structure of MSTS and in what ways OR is compatible with and uses that structure.
Learning the data each type of file provides (act, srv, con, wag, trk,...and etc. ) to either MSTS or OR is invaluable when troubleshooting problems you encounter - believe me you will encounter problems...that's part of the hobby (and to some of us --- a fun part).
Trying to learn by both doing and reading is a good bet...learning by only doing, you are depriving yourself of a good bit of information.
So I joined this merry band of train lunatics (said with affection, I assure you) about 3 years ago. The best single bit of educatin' I gave myself was to learn all about the folder and file structure of MSTS and in what ways OR is compatible with and uses that structure.
Learning the data each type of file provides (act, srv, con, wag, trk,...and etc. ) to either MSTS or OR is invaluable when troubleshooting problems you encounter - believe me you will encounter problems...that's part of the hobby (and to some of us --- a fun part).
Trying to learn by both doing and reading is a good bet...learning by only doing, you are depriving yourself of a good bit of information.





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