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Yesterday, 05:36 PM

eolesen replied to a thread Opinions on phpBB Forum Software in General

It's alive. They just issued a new release last week.

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Yesterday, 05:10 PM

eolesen replied to a thread File Library cleanup after March 1 in General

Yup. If we get to a point where older material needs to go overboard, it's going to be determined by a couple factors: age, number of downloads,...

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Yesterday, 04:56 PM

eolesen started a thread Opinions on phpBB Forum Software in General

I've been looking at forum hosting software for a project that I'm working on, and looking to get some feedback from other folks who use some of the...

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Yesterday, 12:42 PM

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

The voluntary subscription model isn't going away in favor of a forced subscription model. However...... That "a few bucks in bandwidth"...

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02-06-2023, 05:08 PM

eolesen replied to a thread FLIGHTSIM Forum Question in Other Simulations

There's been an ownership change at FlightSim as of last June. Nels is still contributing, but there are new admins in place handling all the day to...

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02-06-2023, 09:01 AM

eolesen started a thread Changes to Forums - February in General

There have been a few small changes lately, here's a quick recap... Open Rails forums have been moved ahead of the MSTS forums. That's not based...

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02-05-2023, 05:56 PM

eolesen replied to a thread File Library cleanup after March 1 in General

Not at this point. Part of the intent of the file library was to be a museum. A record of where the hobby has been and where it's going. There...

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02-05-2023, 02:58 PM

eolesen started a thread File Library cleanup after March 1 in General

Feel free to leave your comments here regarding the announcement on File Library cleanup. Routes that have already been identified for possible...

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02-03-2023, 12:17 PM

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

That's fixed. What do you think is a fair set of restrictions on non-paying members? Only one download at a time or slower speed? The...

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02-02-2023, 04:59 PM

eolesen replied to a thread DRS: Keep Or Move in Diesel Railcar Simulator

Thanks guys, appreciate it, I'm channeling my internal Elon Musk lately and pretending to ask for advice before doing what I wanted to do all...

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02-02-2023, 03:33 PM

eolesen started a thread DRS: Keep Or Move in Diesel Railcar Simulator

Would anyone be horribly upset if the threads in the DSR Forum moved into the Other Simulators forum?

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02-01-2023, 05:30 PM

eolesen replied to a thread What happened to www.3dtrains.com 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 What happened to www.3dtrains.com in Microsoft Train Simulator

It has been mentioned before that the TrainSimulation.net Mullan Pass route includes Scalerail and Scaleroads. I don't currently own that but...

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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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