Do I need MSTS to use Open Rails or models designed for MSTS to be used on OR?Also...

[DimPoint]

New user here. I tried registering on this website two hours ago, and when I was hit submit on the register page, the error "Timed Out" kept showing up. Was the website down?

I know Open Rails is free, my question is, do I need to have MSTS to be able to use OR? Another question is, do I need MSTS, if I want to use a model from the File Library that was designed for MSTS, to use on OR?

Are the content in the File Library free to download? Lastly, I noticed a section in the File Library that is labeled "Removal Candidates", what is that section for?

[eric]

Welcome.... Yep, we had an unplanned outage for about 45 minutes which is still being investigated.

1) You do not need MSTS installed to run OpenRails. There *may* be some older (e.g. prior to 2012) routes which re-use content from the original MSTS installation (e.g. tracks, sounds, scenery) but honestly, most of that content is pretty outdated and ORTS won't care if it's missing. If you don't already own it, save your money unless you find the disks for $10 or so and want some nostalgia. There are no legal downloads of MSTS's installer.

2) Models designed for MSTS will run in ORTS. The reverse is not true.

3) Downloads *are* free, as is membership. Free membership comes with some limit as to how much you can download -- 500Mb over 30 days (not including routes, which are unlimited) and a maximum of two simultaneous downloads at a throttled speed of 30-60Kbps.

Give it a try at the slower speed, and if you like what you see for content, we offer paid memberships starting at $5/month that aren't subject to the quota and should download at whatever speed your ISP is allowing.

4) Removal candidates are outdated files which were replaced by newer content or requested to be removed by the author due to no longer meeting their own standard for quality. Those files are subject to removal from the library at any moment, but haven't been removed just yet. Think of it as the clearance rack for now.

[marklester01]

Hello,Welcome to The Train-Sim Forums. Short answer's NO. Heads up( Be Ready to read ): Alot of people have recently Asked this same thing. Though, it would help alot due to the fact it's able to use MSTS along with Content made for It ( ORTS ) Only. There's several Threads on here & Topics that'll help you out. I learned "The Hard Way", & watched a Video on YT that Explained how to use ORTS only, but used MSTS Stuff just for extra variety( like sounds & Older Stuff to be upgraded, etc. ). I Myself just started with Open Rails & have Played MSTS since '05( Forum '08 ) & Still Know almost nothing & still have to ask Questions here on the Forum. Either I've made The Mistake Myself, or not Read all The way through something Years Old On The Forum that's been searched & done( then get sent the Link like so many have ). I Myself usually Let The more Skilled say something so I won't turn The New Ones like you in the wrong direction. That "Remove" Thing's for The Older Stuff that may or will need to be gotten rid of soon. Say There was a Rough Model back then,..'08 saw V2,..'13 got V3,..'15 gotten V4,...so on,..till Current version's good. Well, which do you want? And, the price to keep is? Very Pricy. The Stuff is Free Yes, BUT started back in May there was a Rule( read up on it ), where to keep Cost down & keep Free, Minus Routes you get so much to use for Rolling Stock & @ a Certain Time. Once a Month The Amount gets re-counted. DON'T go to The Admins./Mods Requesting to have it fixed eighter. But, to By-pass this become a Paid Member for say a Week ( 5 Dollars if can ), & Stuff becomes Faster, & Unlimited.

[DimPoint]

Ok I have installed the game. Now what, how do i get the stuff I want to download, and how do I set it up?

[eric]

Depends entirely on what you like... US freight? Indian passenger routes? Scotland DMUs?

Think of ORTS as a big box of Lego... you're going to have to look at the instructions to build their castle. Or you can wing it...

My recommendation is the Starter Route linked in the file library here. It will give you a complete route and some equipment to try out.

Get the hang of things tonight and see what others suggest based on your regional preferences.

[DimPoint]

Help requested. One of the default packages on the open rails website goes to a page named coals to newcastle. I downloaded the stuff and installed it. It then said I needed dependencies to be installed.

******************** You are required to have the following software installed ********************************************

i) Xtracks 3.20 to run this route - available from www.railpage.org.au/steam4me/trainsim

ii) MSTS New Roads, Version 4.0 - Standard Edition by Bruce Bridges, Martyn T. Griffin, Steven Masters - available
from www.railpage.org.au/steam4me/trainsim

Neither of the two are available.

[DimPoint]

Sorry Eric for so many questions. I am a newbie here. I got to run a train. But now I want to be creative. I tried dragging and dropping a PRR T1 Steam engine file that I downloaded into the TRAINS/trainset folder of "Trains Simulator" aka starter route the newbie tutorial you told me about. However, the PRR T1 is not listed as an engine to choose from. How do I add it? The PRR T1 I added has the file name "T1 Duplex".

[DimPoint]

Sorry Eric...... im sorry if I am being annoying.... but uhh I have problem.... I did find out how to add the T1 and it ran. But after a while a message came up saying water too dangerously low plug fused! What does plug fused mean? How do I refill the water. A read somewhere on this page : https://open-rails.readthedocs.io/en...t/driving.html To go to the nearest water place. Is there a cheat to refill from no source?