It pains me to say...

[pwillard]

That even having assembled some documentation on how to use TSRE...

I am completely and hopelessly lost regarding building a simple test route. So I have come to the conclusion that my attempt at a "document" is a failure.

Trying something simple like "reading in maps" fails in all attempts. It's no wonder we have so few people making routes.

[landnrailroader]

Well Pete, I can understand your frustrations. So far I have not attempted to import maps or elevation data because all of the routes I am working on were initially done in MSTS and then I switched to TSRE when I could not get a install of MSTS on my upgraded (to a late version of Win-10) PC. One area I am wondering about is how to handle automatic placing of items like fence lines. On my N. Montana route, there is a lot of open range but it is also obvious from Google Earth that some areas have fence lines and for the first few miles out of Harlowton, they are there - because that part was copied from the RMD-East route, but what next? Some things are a lot better. I used to have a devil of a time aligning for example a bridge to a piece of tangent track, now with the copy/set functions on alignment that is very easy. I use it for putting crossing boards etc. in place at road crossings. The main reason for fewer route builders I submit is the same reason that churches, lodges, volunteer groups, etc. are losing members - these days if you don't find it on your cell phone, you don't care about it. I took my 18 year old grandson out to ride the Cumbres & Toltec for his high school graduation trip in 2017 - he never looked at the outragous scenery, just at his cell phone, the whole 5.5 hours on the train. The next year our grand-daughter was not much better. I served as a docent out there for 4 of the best years of my life but at 86, I am feeling my age, so I retired. I do have paid for seats on the parlor car for a "last ride" in late Sept. this year and reservations at our favorite B&B where the owners are friends. My interest and I have several routes in progress, are the L&N and then there is the Milwaukee Road. I've also got a Virginian route, originally created by, but not released by, Simon Van de Laak and several Chessie System routes that will go out as "incomplete, tracks only".

Jerry Sullivan

[scottb613]

Hi Pete,

Hmm - I just built a new route and loaded map in 60 seconds. You click on TSRE "New" - put a Lat and Lon - click [F3] - select "Load Map" - click on tile - click "Load" - wait until map appears - click on "Make Tile from Texture Map" - click on same tile - map should appear.

Regards,
Scott

[pwillard]

Yeah... I got nothing...
Plugged in 33.9513 and -84.5466

Something is just not right... and I'm unsure what's up.
Need to dive into logs, I guess

Nothing useful,

[I] "Trainsim.Com Fork v0.8.005j"
[I]
[I] Logfile Max Nbr: 99999
[I] Logfile Max days: 99999
[I] Directory files found: 3
[I] Last Date Kept: QDateTime(1751-04-05 14:58:45.635 Eastern Standard Time Qt::LocalTime)
[I] Logs Deleted: 0
[E] libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
[I] Errors:
[I] #Templates - undefined token:  "version"
[E] QObject::connect: No such signal RouteEditorGLWidget::MkrFiles(mkrList(QMap<QString, Coords*> list))
[E] libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
[I] "cerecent.txt"
[I] /routes not exist:  "" "/routes"
[I] /routes not exist:  "" "/routes"
[I] ok
[I] "GNRR"
[E] Check Texture Dimensions:  "d:/programs/ortsworld/generic/routes/GNRR/details.ace"  =  800  x  600
[E] Check Texture Dimensions:  "d:/programs/ortsworld/generic/routes/GNRR/load.ace"  =  800  x  600
[I] Initializing 3D viewer

[scottb613]

Hi Pete,

Your coordinates are good. I'm using Eric's latest.

SCO_Pete.jpg

Regards,
Scott

[pwillard]

Thats nuts... I get nothing

re-install time

Ok, got it working... sheesh.

[eric]

New routes and the tutorial route have a dependency on connecting to Goku's server to download assets as a tar archive. Some people have had issues getting that.

I'll be including the tar in the next version so that download connection won't be necessary.

[amtrak115]

Don't feel bad Pete...I did the same thing. Ended having to reinstall like you did....and as Eric mentioned, I had to copy a directory over from the last "GoKu" TSRE that I had...to get it working....I pulled up an effort I started over 18 months ago that was unfinished...basically it was taking Michael Vone's “Step-by-Step Guide to Building Routes for Microsoft Train Simulator” and replacing all the MSTS route editor with TSRE...so basically a TSRE5 version of Michael Vone's book. I got about half way through and then put it aside. I going through it again with goal of finishing off the route building part...

anyway....Glad you got it running....

later
Barry

[pwillard]

I'll be including the tar in the next version so that a download connection won't be necessary.

My issue seems to have been due to "missing assets". So yeah... good plan.