TrainSulations

[derekmorton]

Hi John,

Time to at least upgrade to 1.5.1!

[baldwin]

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My options folder does not have a content tab as yours does

If there is no Content tab, there is probably a Content button

[bigjohn]

my open rails T1.5-2012-g27441b0
New install

[bigjohn]

I'm reinstalling OpenRails. What drive do you guys recommend?

[bigjohn]

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[geepster775]

Any location outside the 'program files' folder for the open rails executables. Something like C:\ORTS should be fine. Your content (routes, etc) needs to be in a different place. If you have any other payware Trainsimulations routes built for Open Rails, those installers should already default to separate location C:\Trainsimulations. For anyone with older MSTS routes that used the old Steam4me tutorials as an installation guide, most people should already have a C:\1MSTS folder that contains all their older MSTS route content.

One these are installed, simply go to the "manually installed" content tab and point Open Rails to find the 2 installation locations (1MSTS and Trainsimulations). That manually installed tab is where you will spend most of your time.

If you can download the starter route directly from the Trainsimulations website, just do that and run that installer instead.

And for future reference, the Trainsimulations routes all use a different set of track files in the Global folder that call upon a different type of texture. This is why they have to remain separate in the Trainsimulations installation folder and you cannot mix older MSTS route content in with then. Older MSTS route content should already be installed in 1MSTS. Any new routes downloaded from the library here need to go to the 1MSTS folder, and new additional payware routes from TS need to go in the Trainsimulations folder.

[bigjohn]

I just realized I've downloaded the older OR file, so I redownloaded the 1.5.1. My MSTS is in drive I in folder MSTS1, trainsimulations is in drive F in folder Trainsimulations.
Speaking of Steam4me tutorials, is there any way to find them? I want my great-grandson to use them to install his MSTS program on his computer

[oper190]

Speaking of Steam4me tutorials, is there any way to find them? I want my great-grandson to use them to install his MSTS program on his computer

Here you go, back up for now: Australian Routes for MSTS at The steam4me Site

[bigjohn]

thank you
I installed 1.5.1, OR something's looking up so far, I'll let you know when I'm done.
John

[bigjohn]

Installed 1.6.1, all good, the only thing is that it only recognized MSTS. How to recognize OR location?

[derekmorton]

The start page of 1.6, just left of the start button, is a content button, enter the location of the or set.

[Erick_Cantu]

Installed 1.6.1, all good, the only thing is that it only recognized MSTS. How to recognize OR location?

I hate to be the one to say it, but all of this is covered in chapter 5 of the OR manual.

[bigjohn]

Erick:
Where to get the manual ? The one I downloaded is so bogus .

[Erick_Cantu]

It's in the link I posted... it's also in the /Documentation folder wherever you installed Open Rails.

[bigjohn]

Sorry, I did not see that link
will do thanks
John