Quick question on Routes I've downloaded

[lvlender]

Hello to all,

this is a noob question. I am running my routes with ORTS. One of the routes I downloaded has a catagory on the directory tree named OPEN RAILS. Inside are files named...

carspawn.dat
kdsubdivision.trk
WP3.trk

Do I leave them there or, copy them into the routes root directory ?

[R. Steele]

One of the routes I downloaded

What is the name of this route? Did you download it here?

A route for use in MSTS has only one trk file. The same route used in Open Rails may have another trk file ( with the same name ) placed in an "OpenRails" folder to facilitate the use of certain ORTS parameters.

Your post lists two trk files with different names --- WP3 ( feather river subdivision ) and KDsubdivision --- this is puzzling.

More information - answers to above questions - will help.

[CSXT Q-317]

This sounds like the open rails folder within the route itself.

However, I see two different track files on your list. I am seeing Western Pacifics track file and the KD sub-track file.

What route do you have here?

Normally that open rails route folder in the route folder itself you just leave alone.

[crimsonfloyd]

I am guessing this is the KD Sub route. I am curious as to why the WP3 track file is in the Open Rails folder. Mine only has the car spawner and KD Sub track file.

Mark

[lvlender]

The route is the KDsub. The route root directory came with two files in a sub folder named 'OpenRails'. Do I copy them to the route's root directory and overwrite the files (currently in the root directory) or leave them alone?

BTW, on your second question, there is an issue with tree branches hanging over the track and 'ghosting' through the engines and consists as the trains pass by. I added the WP3.trk file in hopes it would move the trees away from the tracks (as designed to do for the Feather River Route). Is that file to be in the folder named 'OpenRails' or in the route roor directory?

[crimsonfloyd]

Leave the files in the Open Rails folder. The file to move the trees is already there. That`s what the kdsubdivision.trk file does. The WP3.trk file is specific to the Feather River route. It`s been a while since I have run the KD but I think there were some areas where the vegetation was actually shape files and not forest regions, so the Open Rails trk file will have no effect. Some vegetation on curves is a little close.

Mark

[derekmorton]

I added the WP3.trk file

It will only work for the WP3 route, delete it.

[R. Steele]

As Mark suggests leave the kdsubdivision.trk in the OpenRails folder --- and --- remove the WP3.trk from the OpenRails folder....it will not work in this route and may cause errors or problems starting the route.

The kdsubdivision.trk file in the OpenRails folder should have this line in it >>>> ORTSUserPreferenceForestClearDistance ( 2 ) --- higher the number, more clearance from track. This ORTS parameter affects forest regions, not individual shape files....a single overhanging tree blocking the track will not be moved -- that has to be done manually with TSRE.

[lvlender]

Okay all,
I will leave the files as delivered by the KDsub installer and delete the WP3.trk file. Thanks for the clarificarion on this. Learned something new !😊