I want to run OR without MSTS
#11
Posted 14 January 2015 - 02:11 PM
best,
vince
#12
Posted 14 January 2015 - 02:41 PM
Lindsayts, on 14 January 2015 - 01:24 PM, said:
GLOBAL
ROUTES
TRAINS
SOUND
This requires some qualification, as these may be the folders OR requires - but the contents is something quite different.
GLOBAL:
many routes use specific track sets, like XTRACK, UK-finescale etc.
Routes which solely use such sets do not need the any of the original MSTS files from GLOBAL, as all required files come from the relevant track set.
ROUTES:
in principle, to run a route only that specific route folder is required.
However, many routes - in particular freeware routes - use much stuff from the original MSTS routes, and therefor the original MSTS routes need to be available in order to install these routes properly.
TRAINS:
similar as to routes, more or less. Again, only the folders for the trains which are actually used are required, but here too many such items refer to original MSTS files like cabviews and, in particular, soundfiles. Many consists refer to engines or wagons from original MSTS routes but those can be easily exchanged for other engines or wagons.
SOUND:
this folder needs many of the original MSTS files. Only very few routes provide a full new soundset.
Regards,
Rob Roeterdink
#13
Posted 14 January 2015 - 05:47 PM
:sign_rockon:
#14
Posted 15 January 2015 - 12:09 AM
roeter, on 14 January 2015 - 02:41 PM, said:
GLOBAL:
many routes use specific track sets, like XTRACK, UK-finescale etc.
Routes which solely use such sets do not need the any of the original MSTS files from GLOBAL, as all required files come from the relevant track set.
ROUTES:
in principle, to run a route only that specific route folder is required.
However, many routes - in particular freeware routes - use much stuff from the original MSTS routes, and therefor the original MSTS routes need to be available in order to install these routes properly.
TRAINS:
similar as to routes, more or less. Again, only the folders for the trains which are actually used are required, but here too many such items refer to original MSTS files like cabviews and, in particular, soundfiles. Many consists refer to engines or wagons from original MSTS routes but those can be easily exchanged for other engines or wagons.
SOUND:
this folder needs many of the original MSTS files. Only very few routes provide a full new soundset.
Regards,
Rob Roeterdink
That was a very good post. I intend to insert it in the OR manual.
#15
Posted 15 January 2015 - 12:34 AM
roeter, on 14 January 2015 - 02:41 PM, said:
GLOBAL:
many routes use specific track sets, like XTRACK, UK-finescale etc.
Routes which solely use such sets do not need the any of the original MSTS files from GLOBAL, as all required files come from the relevant track set.
ROUTES:
in principle, to run a route only that specific route folder is required.
However, many routes - in particular freeware routes - use much stuff from the original MSTS routes, and therefor the original MSTS routes need to be available in order to install these routes properly.
TRAINS:
similar as to routes, more or less. Again, only the folders for the trains which are actually used are required, but here too many such items refer to original MSTS files like cabviews and, in particular, soundfiles. Many consists refer to engines or wagons from original MSTS routes but those can be easily exchanged for other engines or wagons.
SOUND:
this folder needs many of the original MSTS files. Only very few routes provide a full new soundset.
Regards
Rob Roeterdink
I never bothered try and work out individual files as thats simply to much work for what I required, that is to find out what OR required to run correctly. SOUND was a late add into the list as quite a bit of Australian routes and rolling stock ran mostly OK without it.
All I did to try was copy the directories mentioned into a separate directory named accordingly (OR_Australian, OR_UK, OR Swiss etc) and then pointed OR to these, no problems really, like falling off a log ;).
Note: the source for the directories mentioned was a basic install of MSTS with updates and MSTSbin installed with basic extra's such as Xtracks, UKfinescale, Newroads etc installed (no additional routes or rolling stock). This basic setup is used as the source for all my OR directiories
Read folders (i believe) for directories, My normal OS is Linux it uses a different naming scheme, I hardly ever run windows. On a suitably configured Linux system MSTS runs quite OK under wine as does a number of MSTS utilities writen with .NET, ie they run without wine using Mono. (Even Openrails now runs on LInux under wine, although I have as yet not tried it)
LIndsay
#16
Posted 15 January 2015 - 01:11 AM
roeter, on 14 January 2015 - 02:41 PM, said:
many routes use specific track sets, like XTRACK, UK-finescale etc.
Routes which solely use such sets do not need the any of the original MSTS files from GLOBAL, as all required files come from the relevant track set.
Don't forget about smokemain.ace and dieselsmoke.ace here.
#18
Posted 16 January 2015 - 02:34 PM
#19
Posted 16 January 2015 - 04:03 PM
#20
Posted 16 January 2015 - 06:32 PM
I use a memory stick to transfer files from one PC to the other, now.
:bigboss: