Tracks are Back Now everything is in the Air!

[dkingsburg]

I Reinstalled MSTS and Got The Ties, Ballast and Track Back to Normal. Now All My Routes Open with a Blue Void and The Tracks, Scenery Ect. all Seem to Be Floating in the Air.
I reinstalled all the 6 original Routes but No Change.
HELP!
Thankyou,
DaveKfromUP

[rdayt]

Does the route you're trying to run have an installme.bat in the folder?
If so you'll have to run it.
An openrailslog file would be a good start also.

Randy

[qballbandit]

Terrtex folder there?

[dkingsburg]

All 6 MSTS Routes are Intact and Scenery Sky Ect. are Not Floating Everything is the Way it Should Look.
DAVEKFROMUP

[dkingsburg]

Yes there is a Terrtex Folder with all of the Routes. In MSTS it's Inside the Template Folder.
Most Routes it Opens with Buildings, Roads and Scenery then it Starts to Disapear and gets Swallowed up by a Blue Void and the Tracks are Floating Above Everything.
I Ran the Install bat but Nothing Changed.
I Reinstalled MSTS in Another Location other than Program Files. All of the MSTS Routes are Fine.
DaveKfromUP

[rdayt]

Is the route you're trying to run in the same Routes folder as the defaults?
If not the installme.bat won't work.
What route is giving you issues? Maybe someone else could look at their install.
An openrailslog would be of great interest.

Randy

[crstagg]

Yes there is a Terrtex Folder with all of the Routes. In MSTS it's Inside the Template Folder.
Most Routes it Opens with Buildings, Roads and Scenery then it Starts to Disapear and gets Swallowed up by a Blue Void and the Tracks are Floating Above Everything.
I Ran the Install bat but Nothing Changed.
I Reinstalled MSTS in Another Location other than Program Files. All of the MSTS Routes are Fine.
DaveKfromUP

Dave,
We asked this before in your before reinstall thread, but you never complied. If you really want help locate your OR log.txt file, ZIP it up and post it to this thread.

[dkingsburg]

A. I have no idea how to send the log file i get from or to zip it and send it.
B. It's a problem i'm sure other people have had and with all the knowledgeable and expert people in this forum i
can't understand why i can't get a simple explanation of how to fix the problem!

C. The 6 routes that came with msts all load and have scenery and tracks and nothing is floating in the air.
D. I have most of the mapleleaftracks routes as well as various other's that are either downloads from trainsim or
routes that i have purchased from all aboard.
Thankyou,
davekfromup

[eric]

Honestly Dave, the log file should have the answers. If you don't know how to zip it, copy and paste it into a post in one of your threads.

No two installs are exactly the same, but the logging in ORTS will likely expose missing textures or issues with files that might be the root cause.

Sent from my SM-G981U using Tapatalk

[crstagg]

I Asked about this in the Open Rails Forum but Maybe it Belongs Here.
I Had a problem with Track Textures on All of My Routes Except Cheyenne. All the Ties & Ballast Dissepeared Leaving Only the Rails.
I Uninstalled and Reinstalled The original Trainsim as per Steam4me.
I Got All the Track Textures Back on All of My Routes So That problem is Fixed.
All 6 MSTS Routes Load Properly with Everything in It's Place.
All My Other Routes Load But The Tracks Are Suspended in the Air.
I'm Using Open Rails.
HELP!
Thankyou,
DaveKfromUP

Does that include Cheyenne? Specifically which Routes have the track suspended?
And since you can't/won't post your ORTS log.txt answer these questions:
PC questions:
OS?
RAM?
Video Card?
Video Ram?
Display Setting (as in 1920 x 1080, 32-bit)?

ORTS Questions:
ORTS Version?
Settings for ORTS Options Viewing: Checked or unchecked or value entered for:
Dynamic Shadows?
Shadow for all Shapes?
Model Instancing?
Vertical Sync?
MultiSampling/Anti Aliasing?
Viewing Distance?
Distance Mountains?
Viewing Vertical FOV?
World Object Density?

Settings for ORTS Options Experimantal: Checked or unchecked or value entered for:
Super-elevation:
-- Level?
-- Maximum Length?
-- Gauge?
Target Frame Rate?
Level of Detail Bias?
Load DDS in preference to ACE?

[crstagg]

How to ZIP and Upload OR Log

How To Zip an OR Log file if you do not have WinZIP or other Zipping program:
Open File Explorer (Win App whose icon looks like a tan file folder)
In the column on left look for a section titled "Quick Access" Then choose "Desktop" folder and left click.
or choose C Drive, the USERS folder, then Folder with your name, and then Desktop folder.
Locate the file named OpenRailsLog.txt (or if using ORTS MG it's name may look like this Open Rails - NewYear MG (unofficial)-X265 Rev. 83. - 1.18.2021 2.28.05 PM.txt)
Now right click on the filename and choose "Send to" then choose "Compressed(Zipped) Folder"
That will create a file with the same filename, but now the file type/extension will be ZIP as in OpenRailsLog.zip

To post the file in a thread on the forum.
When composing entry go to the Advanced mode ("Go Advanced" button next to the "Post Quick Reply" button)
In the Advanced Mode you can attach a file by either using the Paper Clip icon (Top row of toolss) or scroll down to Additional Options and click the "Manage Attachments" button
In the Manage Attachments window click the "Add Files" button (right side) Then the Browse Button to licate the ZIP file on your PC, select it and click the Open button.
Next click the "Upload" button
Click Done button
ZIP file should be listed below the "Manage Attachments" button.

[crstagg]

Dave,
Look at the attached graphic in post # 8 this thread https://www.trainsim.com/vbts/showth...00#post1977600

Is that what you are experiencing? If it is, then look at post #11 from OR team member.

[dkingsburg]

No That isn't What is Happening. The Activity Starts and the Tracks Are In the Air Above the Scenery Like they Are on a Bridge.
The 6 MSTS Routes are the Way They Should Be with Nothing Suspended or Floating.
I am Running them in OR not MSTS.
I Have Most of the Maple Leaf Tracks Routes Except Michigan Iron Ore and the DRGW Route. I Have Redding, Hamilton-Norfolk, SAL,
Goodrich-Exeter, Conn River, and East Metro.
All of them have the Tracks Floating/Suspended.
DaveKfromUP

[crstagg]

No That isn't What is Happening. The Activity Starts and the Tracks Are In the Air Above the Scenery Like they Are on a Bridge.
The 6 MSTS Routes are the Way They Should Be with Nothing Suspended or Floating.
I am Running them in OR not MSTS.
I Have Most of the Maple Leaf Tracks Routes Except Michigan Iron Ore and the DRGW Route. I Have Redding, Hamilton-Norfolk, SAL,
Goodrich-Exeter, Conn River, and East Metro.
All of them have the Tracks Floating/Suspended.
DaveKfromUP

I only have MLT routes and the SAL that you mentioned having the floating track. Tested them and here is the result. I am assuming that the problem occurs through out the route not just in a specific location.
MLT all OK
--Sandpatch
-- Niagara
-- KHP
-- Shuswap
-- Rogers Pass
-- Cascade
SAL OK
Also tested and all OK
KCS Meridian
ATSF Howard
ATSF Herford

Of course the testing above is not completely valid without knowing what settings you are using as we cannot duplicate them until you either upload a OR log.txt file or answer my questions in post #10.

BTW Attached is my log when testing MLT Shuswap Sub

Run The same route and compare it to your log. Note that my PC is an older AMD Phenom & 8GB RAM and an NVIDA GT430 with 1GB Vram.

[R. Steele]

This may not be your problem, but floating tracks in OR can be the result of not having the "y.raw" files in the TILES folder. So pick a route that has floating tracks and check the "TILES" folder to make sure it contains the "y.raw" files.

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