Would you pay for an Activity Editor for OR/MSTS and support TSRE development?

[conductorchris]

The path editor in the Trackviewer is ok and I'm grateful to have it, but it can certainly be improved upon. I haven't found it easy to use.

Since it is part of open rails, maybe there is code you can just lift and repurpose? Or at least look through to understand how someone else did it.

Christopher

[jrmeindl]

I've just started using TSRE for activity building. It's great to use because now I can place cars exactly where I want them. It's so much better looking at them in a 3D view as opposed to the old flat way. I do have one suggestion. I wish there was a way to see which end is the rear of the rolling stock as in MSTS. I'm designing a template to be used with Skyline Computing's Activity Generator. All sidings, that will be used for switching, need to have a marker car. My preference is to place only one car on the siding. In doing that, you need to know which is the back end since this is where the program will additional cars. I'm currently using two cars so I know which way to toggle the consist, but it would be nice to only use one car.

Awesome work so far GokuMK!

Jim

[GokuMK]

I will think about some way to mark begin and end of the consist.

[cn bala]

Hello and would like to try TSRE5 and which exe files should I download now to run the program of TSRE.

John

[derekmorton]

http://koniec.org/tsre5/

[cn bala]

Thanks Derek for pointing to the link and not sure which one do I have to download? Mine is 64-bit operating system and believe that would be the latest exe file of TSRE5 v0.69481.exe which was released on Dec. 21, 2017. Or get TSRE5v21 v0.6947.exe which was released on Dec. 7, 2017.

cheers,

John

[derekmorton]

go to data/old and get the latest zip file. (this contains the running files)
go to data and download the latest 64 exe, rename and copy over the exe from the zip.

[GokuMK]

Latest version is TSRE5 v0.6948.exe.

https://www.trainsim.com/vbts/showthread.php?327765-Would-you-pay-for-an-Activity-Editor-for-OR-MSTS-and-support-TSRE-development&p=1926209#post1926209

TSRE5 v0.69481.exe is newer but more experimental.

go to data/old and get the latest zip file. (this contains the running files)

Now you have only EXE files.

[derekmorton]

You need to change this then:-

http://koniec.org/tsre5/

[michelouim]

I dont know if i am in the right thread but i am at the early beginning in using TSRE5 and i have some questions.

. 1- when i open my route, the terrain is white, how can i correct that?
. 2- i use markers, i did change from MKR file to KML file. how can i have much bigger characters and poles?
. 3- the curves do come turning to left, how can i make them turn right(like T in MSTSRE)? R + 4 or 6 seems not to be the solution

the version i am using after reading this thread is 0.6948, not 0.069481, for 64 bit laptop.

Michel

[Vince]

1-You probably don't have TSRE installed correctly. You did setup the settings.txt file didn't you?
2- The answers are in the TSRE manual.
3- The answer is in the manual.
The manual is REQUIRED reading! The TSRE comtrols are different!

regards,

[GokuMK]

1- when i open my route, the terrain is white, how can i correct that?

Answers here:

https://www.trainsim.com/vbts/showthread.php?323507-New-Route-Editor/page31

[michelouim]

Hi Vince,

what is a correct installation? in the settings, i did changed the directory of MSTS, do i have to change more?

you refer me to the manual, i am guessing i am missing some explanations or my reading is not as it should be, but i did read it completly twice and did not catch how to correct those things...i will concentrate another time, tomorrow, and get back to you....

thanks

Michel

[CNW 5099]

What you want to see first in TSRE AE?

1. Working path editor.
2. Activity objects:

https://www.trainsim.com/vbts/showthread.php?327765-Would-you-pay-for-an-Activity-Editor-for-OR-MSTS-and-support-TSRE-development&p=1922147#post1922147

Both tasks are difficult. The second one is like one day for TSRE, but I'll probably have to implement it myself in OR, and this will be difficult.
I think, 2 option is more interesting because we can now edit paths in OR path editor.

But what you think?

I've never been a huge fan of the TS20xx style of editing activities within the route editor environment. That's what turns me off to that game as a whole so seeing it duplicated in the TSRE AE editor is a bit of a disappointment TO ME. Not speaking for anyone else here nor trying to downplay the INCREDIBLE work Goku has done in bringing to us a route and AE that is worthy of OR and his continuing development of it.

With that said I'd definitely like to see integration with the OR trackviewer or have it's own path editor in which you can place consists and AI trains and test things out in much the same manner as you could in the old MSTS AE. Jumping from point to point on a route (especially large ones) will cause the program to crash (at least in the case of OR). And I don't even know how to do it in the AE editor so creating new activities is still a no go for me but at least I can do more editing than I could prior such as adding/removing AI, updating paths, start times, etc etc.

Adding a functional 2D map would be the icing on the cake for me. Just makes navigation so much easier. And those who wish the 3D approach, hey, it's already there so we all win. If he needs me to make a personal donation for this to happen my PMs are open and we can discuss the amount I'd be willing to send on the 11th of January.

Other than that hats off to Goku. He's a godsend to MSTS/OR community.

[GokuMK]

New version: http://koniec.org/tsre5/data/TSRE5_v0.6952.exe
32 bit: http://koniec.org/tsre5/data/TSRE5x32_v0.6951.exe

This version requires OpenAL library. If you don't have it, you can download the DLL file corresponding to your TSRE version and put it where TSRE.exe file is:

http://koniec.org/tsre5/data/openal/

What's new in AE:

1. many bug fixes
2. new AE save function. So, you don't need to worry about route damage when editing activities:

- just press the button:



You will be able to see all activity changes in new window.

- and when closing TSRE, discard all route changes.