Installing Monon-2 Ver. 17

[NS3381]

Hello, I'm a newcomer to OpenRails. Ever since I had MSTS I wanted to try the massive looking Monon route that has been released for some time now. However I've spent two days trying to install it with no luck. Either the exe installer hits an error, or OpenRails finds a tsection error and fails to load. The install instructions on the site are confusing me. Is there an easier way to do this?

[oper190]

I have Monon-2 V17 installed and only done so recently:
First you have to download all 9 of these files. Plus the activity file and the Missing Shape files if desired. -( Edit )
Monon.jpg
On your computer you then should see:
Files.jpg
Run Main.exe first to download the entire route and then the OR update for use in OR. Making sure to place the files created by the Update into the correct folders in the Route Folder.
You should then have a Monon-2 folder looking like this:
Route.jpg
Run the Con-Act file to install the activities if you desire, again be sure the files get into the correct folders in the Route folder.
You should then be good to go.
I love that the Install Instruction appear after you have installed the Route Of course always read this anyway.

[NS3381]

image.pngI can never get the main exe to fully install. It always gets stuck on failing to load this "DyerModel2.ace" no matter how many times I try.

[derekmorton]

Your antivirus can cause this issue.

[NS3381]

Update: The exe finished and the route installed. I can open and run it but most of the map is gray. I'm pretty sure I downloaded xtracks and newroads as per the website. However I cant seem to find Scaleroads available anywhere. Is that causing the textures to be blank?

[derekmorton]

There are 6 exe's, one of them has not completed.

[oper190]

I can open and run it but most of the map is gray.

You are missing Terrain Textures, as stated one of the terrian.exe did not install or download correctly.
It stated on the wed-site to check the file sizes as they may not download correctly.
Here are my files that work correctly - check the sizes for yours, probably one or two are not complete:
size.jpg
If not download them again and make sure they are full size.

[Rick-MONON]

Try downloading the smaller terrain download files.

OPTIONAL: Monon-2_17-con-act-serv-tr----------------Activities, they require payware items to work

https://monon.org/mws/rws/downloads/route/monon-route-download-optional.htm

[muskokaandtahoe]

I have an much older version of this route... what's notable about Monon-2 ver 17?

[Rick-MONON]

The south end of the route was totally removed and vastly improved in version 17, no doubt the best part of the route.