Bala 2 won't load in OR

[qballbandit]

Hi,
When trying to load Bala 2 in OR, I get the following error:
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What I can say is, the track system was converted to DB or USTrack (can't remeber which), and I did my usual scenery modifications. Runs just fine in MTS.

Below is the meaty part of the error log:
bala2 log.txtbala2 log.txt

Amy suggestions are greatly appreciated.

[Don6218]

I use OR to run everything, even the GTA opens and runs fine. Bala 2.0 has been running just fine as well, I have made a few mods like scenery and car spawner.

I have just upgraded to Open Rails 1.2, so I will have to try it and see if I get anything wrong.

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I just ran a train on Bala 2.0 on Open Rails 1.2 and everything is good. No problems listed in the log other than a few random .sms files.

[baldwin]

That is just the tag end of the log. Zip the whole thing and attach it.

Track node could not be found in the track database. Says it all really. ORTS has found a track node which is not in the TDB. Either this is a genuine problem, or it may be the wrong global tsection in use.

[qballbandit]

Everything above that just listed OR options/settings and my system specs - nothing else file or error related, that's why I condensed it.

If it was a genuine problem, wouldn't MSTS also fail to load the route? It should be the original tsection that came with the route, but I can try others that I have.

[Tiger Trains]

I run Bala 2.0 v1.2 fine in OR 1.2.3766 ... As for your custom scenery and updates, why?? When we are adding to the route new items or updates to the old ones, is a bit meanliness till it all is completed, as far as we ourselves can go. I have done all the new GO stations up the Bala except the latest station, they finished building a month or two ago. But, now they are double tracked alot north of the new layover. So, that will be in v1.3 I would imagine, whenever that gets done...

[R. Steele]

If it was a genuine problem, wouldn't MSTS also fail to load the route? It should be the original tsection that came with the route, but I can try others that I have.

I do know from reading other bug reports, and OR/MSTS threads on coding, that MSTS accepts incoherent data, ignores data, with no rhyme or reason - while OR does not, Gin-Gout

[ftldave]

I do know from reading other bug reports, and OR/MSTS threads on coding, that MSTS accepts incoherent data, ignores data, with no rhyme or reason - while OR does not, Gin-Gout

On the other hand, MSTS clearly has a fault tolerance quality that OR does not, if you'd care to call it that. Being able to run that route in MSTS is hardly "G-out". And as a result, more troubleshooting and repair work required for OR use, instead of running trains. Sure, it's because there's no way to reverse engineer the mysterious MSTS "rhyme or reason" at this point. But say what you will, it can and does run routes and content that OR cannot, at least not without modifying all sorts of stuff.

[R. Steele]

On the other hand, MSTS clearly has a fault tolerance quality that OR does not, if you'd care to call it that.

I do not care to call it that.
The MSTS clearly has a fault tolerance quality that OR does not is an obfuscation...a canard...polite way of saying..sloppy incoherent code with no real documentation. Which prompted clever&talented people to devise all sorts of ingenious hacks, workarounds, and nifty bits of code to make the sim engine into something almost resembling decent. Sad to say, although it was seminal, it is now archaic... that does not mean useless or not entertaining. People will continue to find and use it...asking the same age old forum questions for the 10millionth time.

What OR really has is a factual log...full of information that can be helpful to anyone trying to improve the manner in which they run trains.
It's a platform that provides feedback. Someday it could evolve into a plug&play, who knows.
Now it is in a transition that spans the archaic to the future...quite a leap...and doing it nicely, not by any measure perfectly, but nicely. Good job.

[wwhall]

I run Bala 2 in OR all the time, with no problem. The problem likely lies in the modifications--probably a missing or corrupt file.

[csantucci]

You are using track section 36170 , that is not present in your tsection.dat. Maybe you don't have an updated version of Xtracks or Ytracks.

[qballbandit]

Thanks Carlos, I can check this out. Thank you for your response.