Water Level issue in Open Rails

[Don6218]

Hello, a minor problem, but there seems to be a flood in Virginia. This is on the RF&P Route, it shows as a "Flood" in Open Rails, but when examined in TSRE5, there is no issue and the "water level" is much lower.

I have included the current log as well as two pics to illustrate this. Is this something unique to this route? I have not seen this before. Hopefully there will be an answer, simple or otherwise. Any suggestions would help. Thanks in advance.

RF&P Water 1.jpgRFP Water 2.jpgOpenRailsLog.zip

[geepster775]

If I'm not mistaken the original RF&P route was not demmed, but rather was your basic table top route (at whatever default elevation was, zero, at sea level?) Does TSRE automatically assume routes are demmed? Was that lack of DEM on the list of things being remedied in this southward expansion?

[Don6218]

If I'm not mistaken the original RF&P route was not demmed, but rather was your basic table top route (at whatever default elevation was, zero, at sea level?) Does TSRE automatically assume routes are demmed? Was that lack of DEM on the list of things being remedied in this southward expansion?

A very interesting possibility.
When I Select the "Water", the Pop-Up has a selection to Raise or Lower and it says 0,0 as the default elevation. I have everything backed up so I will give "Lowering" it a try, I can always go back.
Thank you for that.

[Don6218]

Hello, I just did some work on that Water Problem on RF&P2. I utilized the old fashioned Road-Piece and lowered the water level so that now the road is above the water. It is not perfect, but it will do for now.
I tried utilizing the chart in TSRE5 but it did not seem to do what I wanted. So thinking about what Jeepster775 said about it being like a table, I lowered the water enough so that in the game the vehicles are no longer "Swimming"!
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(Pats self on back repeatedly)

[Literalman]

I wasn't aware of this till today when I got a report from a beta tester of RFP3. My old computer tends to crash with Open Rails, but I was able to run an activity in OR far enough to see the Great Flood of 2002. The track altitudes were approximately based on an RF&P track and altitude chart in a 1977 Trains magazine, so none of the track is at zero altitude, and the flooded road is at about 3m. One end of the tile has the water height at 4m, so maybe it renders differently in OR and places things underwater. I'll experiment with the tile water height and try to fix it.

[Don6218]

Yes, using a road piece and utilizing it I managed to lower the water to an acceptable level, much easier than raising the roads and re-doing them. OR and TSRE5 make things a lot easier sometimes. Also the view one gets from the cab is not always identical to what you see in TSRE5.

[joe_star]

Yes, using a road piece and utilizing it I managed to lower the water to an acceptable level, much easier than raising the roads and re-doing them. OR and TSRE5 make things a lot easier sometimes. Also the view one gets from the cab is not always identical to what you see in TSRE5.

It's important to keep in mind that OR & TSRE are 2 different engines, and neither is MSTS. There are small differences in how all 3 will render a route. I have seen similar effects on cuts and embankments between all 3 when using the same route

[Don6218]

I wasn't aware of this till today when I got a report from a beta tester of RFP3. My old computer tends to crash with Open Rails, but I was able to run an activity in OR far enough to see the Great Flood of 2002.

Just a question about RF&P 3, any idea on a release date or timing? I know it is a lot to ask, but just curious.

[Literalman]

The end of February, I hope. I had asked for beta testing results by the end of January, but one more tester volunteered then, so I am waiting for any more reports. It's been a few weeks, though, since I got any error reports, and I fixed all those I got, so the route is probably about ready to go.

[Don6218]

Thanks for that information. I am looking forward to it.
Also thank you for all the work you have put into this, it is really appreciated.