A Question of two OR Installs
#1
Posted 15 September 2015 - 05:01 PM
I am finding that when I change the Installation profile on the OR main menu, it is changing the installation profile on both OR installs on both drives. If I set drive c or to use the 01msts drive c installation profile, that it is also changing the drive e OR install to use that same install profile. I tested this by using my drive e or install to set that to the drive e MSTS REQUIRED installation profile, and when I checked, it changed the drive c or install to access the drive E installation profile also. I thought we could have as many installs of OR, pointing to various different installation profiles? Has something gone amiss with that?
#2
Posted 15 September 2015 - 05:34 PM
You'll probably have to use the drop down menu to chose which MSTS content to use.
I have several OR version installs and they all revert to the last content selection regardless of which one I choose.
Steve
#3
Posted 15 September 2015 - 05:54 PM
#4
Posted 15 September 2015 - 11:57 PM
My three Open Rails installs are all on one disc, with MSTS content spread over 2 discs.
#5
Posted 16 September 2015 - 05:40 AM
In ORTS portable mode, however, all this data is saved to a file OpenRails.ini specific to the ORTS installation. Also, this way you can put ORTS on your HDD and take that HDD with you to play on any computer you want - you´ll take the complete settings along with ORTS and the content.
How to make ORTS portable? It´s a built in feature. Simply open a new text file, and save it (MUST be EMPTY) as "OpenRails.ini" to the same folder your OpenRails.exe file is located in. Run ORTS and set all your settings again (you can´t port settings from the registry to the INI file, or vice-versa currently).
If you update to a new version of ORTS using the updater, things should work just as you were used to. If you install the new version to a new directory, just copy nd paste the OpenRails.INI from the older install. That will bring your old settings to the new install.
Cheers, Markus
#6
Posted 16 September 2015 - 06:57 AM
Driver, on 15 September 2015 - 05:01 PM, said:
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All versions of ConBuilder can be manually pointed to another install using Options in the menu. However, the pro version comes with MSTS Manager which provides the capability to point and click to open a new Trainset folder.
#7
Posted 17 September 2015 - 01:50 PM
cr-stagg, on 16 September 2015 - 06:57 AM, said:
I tried pointing CB to the file containing the 4 required msts files used by OR....but CB would not accept that as an msts installation. I will try using msts manager next chance i get and see if the will allow CB to work with that paricular trainset in my file that only holds what is relevant to OR operations.
#8
Posted 17 September 2015 - 02:04 PM
ConBuilder and MSTS Manager need the Trains folder with subfolders of Consists and Trainset to work properly.
#9
Posted 17 September 2015 - 03:17 PM
#10
Posted 17 September 2015 - 03:55 PM