MultiPlayer in OpenRails

[TrainSimJack]

How does Multiplayer work in openrails?

Like can any route be used with multiple people?
Can people freely change from one train to another to free roam?
How does open rails handle differences in content like one user not having the required cars?

[eric]

It's been a while.... What I remember...

• All players need the same version of the route on their own PC
• ORTS will substitute content from what's on the local machine.
• I don't think you can hop another train
• Whoever is hosting needs to have all the right ports and/or port forwarding enabled on their home router

I've only tried it on my own local network.

[Melkor]

In terms of hopping trains, the manual says the dispatcher can switch your train for you

"Train switching also works in activity mode together with multiplayer mode, in the sense that the dis-
patcher player can switch its played train, and the related information is sent to the client players"

I haven't actually tried multiplayer yet, but if it substitutes content like run8 that solves a big problem for my own use cases.