Open Rails Log

[gremlin1812]

G'day All, OR begins to create the log file when the selected route/activity is initiated. dose this stop once the activity is loaded or dose it continue throughout the running of the activity. If it stops once the activity is loaded this means that there is no need to actually run the activity any further if all you are after is the log to check for issues.
I hope the above makes sense.
Regards
Barrie

[R. Steele]

7.19 OpenRailsLog.txt Log file
When the Logging option in the main window is checked, a log file named OpenRailsLog.txt file is generated.
This file contains rich information about the execution of the game session, allowing identification
of critical problems. This file should always be attached to requests of support in case of problems.
The contents of the file are often self-explanatory, and therefore can be evaluated by the same contents
developer. It includes reports of various errors in the MSTS files which are ignored by OR, including
missing sound files, unrecognized terms in some files, etc. Selecting the Experimental Option Show shape
warnings allows OR to report errors found in shape files in the log file. It includes also reports about
malfunctions in the gaming session, such as trains passing red signals, as well as OR malfunctions.

My impression reading the quote from the manual is that the log continues to record throughout the activity.

My practice is too use slipperman's suite of utilities to check the activity, cab, sound files and then start the activity in OR to see if anything pops up in the log. If all is clear and everything found by ged's utilities have been corrected then I consider the activity good to go. However, that said, activities designed for MSTS can present some AI problems that don't reveal themselves until the activity is actually run. Usually I can find a workaround using the Dispatch Window in combination with Auto and Manual mode. Sometimes the AI timing is so far off that nothing can be done except to rework the traffic times and run the activity again. You've probably experienced this.

Often I just forget about fiddling with the traffic and run the activity, especially if I'm more interested in the physics of the activity ( heavy trade up a grade ).

[gremlin1812]

G'day Gerry, thanks as I was not sure but had a feeling that it went on to the end of the act. I have had some routes with a lot of errors and as I sorted them out the performance improved. I guess if I had a better PC that would not be such an issue.
Regards
Barrie