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Yesterday, 05:30 PM

eolesen replied to a thread Scalerail and Scaleroad (3Dtrains) download for MsTs in Microsoft Train Simulator

What I can say is this: Several of us have been in touch with the author for Scalerail/Scaleroads, and within the last month I offered to host the...

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01-31-2023, 07:08 PM

eolesen replied to a thread Open Rails Forum "Place" Switched? in Open Rails Discussion

If you have other suggestions, feel free to drop them to me in a PM.

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01-31-2023, 05:07 PM

eolesen replied to a thread Scalerail and Scaleroad (3Dtrains) download for MsTs in Microsoft Train Simulator

It's possible, but the best I've ever going in either direction was about a 80% swap. Almost none of the turnouts will swap and the curve diameters...

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01-31-2023, 02:55 AM

eolesen replied to a thread Scalerail and Scaleroad (3Dtrains) download for MsTs in Microsoft Train Simulator

We're sort of going down an ET rabbit hole and getting off topic, folks. It has been mentioned before that the TrainSimulation.net Mullan Pass...

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01-31-2023, 12:21 AM

eolesen replied to a thread Been tinkering - layout and locomotive in Auran Trainz

Love those AU EMDs... almost looks like a F45.

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01-30-2023, 08:17 PM

eolesen replied to a thread Scalerail and Scaleroad (3Dtrains) download for MsTs in Microsoft Train Simulator

Yup. The admins are aware of that.

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01-30-2023, 04:43 PM

eolesen replied to a thread Open Rails Forum "Place" Switched? in Open Rails Discussion

Yes, that change was made today. Thanks for noticing. The activity in the MSTS forums has dropped considerably, so the re-order was done to...

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01-30-2023, 01:21 PM

eolesen replied to a thread SurvivorSean - Discord in Run8 General

It's OK to include links relevant to the context of a conversation as long as it's not spam, porn, or something that has nothing to do the hobby...

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01-30-2023, 11:23 AM

eolesen replied to a thread ORTS / Passing Routes? in Open Rails Discussion

Commercial activity packs were popular early on. Free activities are still one of the most uploaded items in the File Library.

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01-30-2023, 11:17 AM

eolesen replied to a thread ace file is encoded in MSTS Engine And Livery Skinning

Is that for a scenery object? OpenRails will support a non-square ACE file, so you should be able to edit it per normal.

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01-30-2023, 11:12 AM

eolesen replied to a thread SurvivorSean - Discord in Run8 General

Discord is a chat/voice app like WhatsApp, Skype, etc. used a lot in the multiplayer gaming community.

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01-29-2023, 08:54 PM

eolesen replied to a thread SimRail in Other Simulations

This thread seems to have run its course. Feel free to continue the discussion in the Other Simulators thread. I may peel a couple of posts out...

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01-29-2023, 05:50 PM

eolesen replied to a thread KMZ Files - route building aids? in MSTS Route Design

I did some spot checking on the KMZs for my favorite railroads, and these are pretty darn accurate going back to track that was abandoned in the...

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01-26-2023, 08:16 PM

eolesen replied to a thread TrItemRData Value of position Z is too large! in Microsoft Train Simulator

Yup, neither should be a fatal error in ORTS. Neither are the dynamic track sections which have negative values for curves... also introduced by...

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01-26-2023, 11:34 AM

eolesen replied to a thread Thoughts on Windows 11 in Microsoft Train Simulator

I've been running Windows 11 for about a year, and can't really complain about it. I didn't like losing the classic windows experience, but I also...

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01-26-2023, 11:20 AM

eolesen replied to a thread TrItemRData Value of position Z is too large! in Microsoft Train Simulator

I want to say that's more of a nuisance than an actual runtime problem. The max value for that should be 1024, but it's not unusual for things to...

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01-25-2023, 06:20 PM

eolesen replied to a thread Poll on Screenshots in RW/TS Screen Shots

It's the same poll... but thanks

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01-25-2023, 05:19 PM

eolesen replied to a poll Screenshot Retention in Open Rails Screen Shots

Yep, that is a problem as well across all the topics and forums.

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01-25-2023, 09:11 AM

eolesen replied to a poll Screenshot Retention in Open Rails Screen Shots

No need to read between the lines. I would be lying if I said that what's happening at UKTS doesn't concern me. Right now, there's no immediate...

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01-25-2023, 03:37 AM

eolesen started a thread Poll on Screenshots in MSTS Screen Shot Forum