Track Viewer problem

[Guest]

Hello all.
My MSTS E&T decided not to let me enjoy the game whatsoever. It just won't open, no matter what.
So, I needed an alternative.
Yes, TSRE5 has an activity editor which is too laggy to work with.
How to fix the MSTS E&T? A previous solution was:
1. Rename the TRAINSET folder to something like TRAINSET.OLD
2. Re run the AE
3. Create activity as usual and create blank consists
4. Rename TRAINSET.OLD back to TRAINSET and adjust consists with TSRE

I can do everything with the TSRE activity editor, but I cannot create a path using it cause it's hella laggy. So I opted for the ORTS Track viewer which also disappoints. The path stops at a point for no reason and I don't know what to do.

[joe_star]

Laggy? There must be something wrong with your video setup or your machine must be really old, that msts RE runs better than TSRE......

[Guest]

Laggy? There must be something wrong with your video setup or your machine must be really old, that msts RE runs better than TSRE......

Lol I never said MSTS RE runs better than TSRE 😂
But TSRE is still very laggy

The problem is the MSTS AE. I cannot create any paths, hence no Acts. The ORTS Track viewer has the problem shown in my OP's attachment.

[CSRX]

Page up helps continue the path in the track viewer.

[Guest]

Page up helps continue the path in the track viewer.

My goodness, thank you! I can't even elaborate how much of a relief this is!
Btw, why does ORTS trackviewer come with such a pain by default?

[wwhall]

There is a TrackViewer manual on the OpenRails website. Please read it.. TrackViewer runs circles around the MSTS RE for creating and modifying paths. It also will allow things to be placed on the path that only OpenRails can use.

[R. Steele]

Also you will find the OR Trackviewer manual in the "Documentation" folder in the Stable Ver1.5 folder --- along with other useful Open Rails manuals.

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[billbloggs]

My goodness, thank you! I can't even elaborate how much of a relief this is!
Btw, why does ORTS trackviewer come with such a pain by default?

Hi,

In the creation of YouTube videos I constantly employ the services of the ORTS Trackviewer utility and find it absolutely bullet proof so I am curious at your experience 'such a pain by default'. Like most things OpenRails there is a learning curve for sure however once you master the basics, with the occasional reference to the manual and these forums, it really does perform its 'magic'. I definitely recommend persevering because continued exposure, even with the occasional frustration, will provide long term benefits.
CSRX tip re page up and likewise page down are very handy for establishing / adjusting paths.
Cheers
Duncan

https://www.youtube.com/@carlray7224/videos

[TrainSimJack]

That's neat Carl, I subscribed to your channel, hopefully I can learn a thing or two!