Purchasing MSTS for Open Rail

[dphorton]

I just wanted to express my view on purchasing MSTS to use efficiently Open Rails. I have now waited over 30 days for delivery from one source and then is was never delivered. Amazon said I cancelled the order, which I didn't. Tracking showed it never left the Post Office. Then ordered another from a different Source. Item delivered to somewhere in California and not Las Vegas NV. Purchasing Source did send another copy, yet to be delivered First Class Mail.

Is MSTS Public domain? If it is then why can't it be placed somewhere easy to download. I don't know if it is Public Domain or not. I tried Free Downloads that never work.

So after waiting a long time maybe I will finally get to run OR.

[baldwin]

MSTS has never been in the public domain and has never been free to download, unless you are looking at pirate sites. I think the code is currently owned by the Explosiv label, at least that is what my second copy has on the cover.

OR itself will run without MSTS being present, but most routes will be missing a lot of assets. Unlike MSTS, OR will not fail to run if these are missing, but will generate a list of missing shapes in the log file.

[dphorton]

That is what I thought. Thanks for the answer. I believe that we could post the place that you can get a copy though. I will check out Explosiv Label.

[geepster775]

So after waiting a long time maybe I will finally get to run OR.

You could run OR in 20 minutes from right now without MSTS anything. The longest wait time is actually waiting for a payware route installer to finish. Now that's efficient!

Files from the library here that require batch files and pre-requisite MSTS routes? Hardly the efficient way to go.

[ftldave]

Perhaps running nice, fun routes and MSTS content is the real goal here, not machine-like efficiency. I only use OR for screen shots and making videos because its incompatibilities make my experience, shall we say, inefficient.

[dphorton]

Hi all,
I didn't mean Route efficiency, I meant an efficient way to purchase MSTS. Again thanks for the responses.

[Coonskin]

I don't know ANYTHING about this offer or this site, but a quick Google search for MSTS turned up this:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/train-sim/9wzdncrfj2zq?activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab

Personally, I'm suspicious... but still... for the sake of this discussion, thought I'd pitch the above link into the mix for input.

[paulytechnic]

Andre,

That appears to be a "train sim" game app mainly for mobile phones (and Win 10), which is completely unrelated to MSTS (although I can see why having it on a Microsoft site would add to the confusion).

[Coonskin]

Phone ap, huh?

Can you tell I don't get out much?

[R. Steele]

Phone ap, huh?

Can you tell I don't get out much?

Maybe you don't get out much, but remember if they're keeping you in, it's better to be on the main floor than in the attic or basement.
Myself, they let me open the windows and look out...that's fun.

[dphorton]

I got it from Lidorun. Great Customer Service as they sent to the wrong address. Sent another First Class. I am happy now.

[NorthernWarrior]

Just bear in mind that many users are having issues getting Disc 2 to run, due to M$ disowning Securom. Not sure if that only affects W10 or W7 (which I see you are running) as well.

[dphorton]

The Disk 2 work perfectly. Thanks Vern.

[dphorton]

Hi Everyone,
I can't get MSTS to start after install. I am trying to find suggestions in the Forum. Anyone had this problem? MSTS is in the default location C:/Program Files(x86)/Microsoft Games\Train Simulator.

[Erick_Cantu]

MSTS is in the default location C:/Program Files(x86)/Microsoft Games\Train Simulator.

That's probably your answer.