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Today, 11:37 AM

scottb613 replied to a thread Various Screenshots with no particular theme - Part 2021 in Open Rails Screen Shots

Hi Tyler, Nice work - sir - be a nice addition when TS releases the new Sandpatch. :) Regards, Scott

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Today, 08:21 AM

scottb613 replied to a thread what are "dds" files in Open Rails Discussion

Hi Barrie, DDS are simply texture files - it’s a more common and widely used format than ACE. ORTS supports DDS - MSTS does not. Regards,...

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Yesterday, 10:02 AM

scottb613 replied to a thread Out of my comfort zone - laying tracks. in MSTS Route Design

Thanks Eric.

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03-06-2021, 11:30 PM

scottb613 replied to a thread Unicode in Microsoft Train Simulator

Hi John, Easiest way - download and install Notepad++ file editor and open your file. Notepad++: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ Under ...

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03-06-2021, 12:56 PM

scottb613 replied to a thread Out of my comfort zone - laying tracks. in MSTS Route Design

Hi Dave, I just have the standard Scale Rail packages - I'll gladly accept anything you care to share - I still have MUCH to learn (to the point I...

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03-04-2021, 08:17 AM

scottb613 replied to a thread Out of my comfort zone - laying tracks. in MSTS Route Design

Hi Randy, I must have installed them differently - I didn't copy any textures. Works like a champ now - thanks. Regards, Scott

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03-03-2021, 08:30 PM

scottb613 replied to a thread Out of my comfort zone - laying tracks. in MSTS Route Design

Hi Folks, Thanks guys - all set in the guard rails - bridges look WAY better now. For anyone familiar with Rich's LHR - I've laid tracks from...

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03-03-2021, 11:29 AM

scottb613 replied to a thread Out of my comfort zone - laying tracks. in MSTS Route Design

Hi Eric, Hah - good clue - off to look for it - thanks as always... :) Regards, Scott

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03-03-2021, 11:27 AM

scottb613 replied to a thread Out of my comfort zone - laying tracks. in MSTS Route Design

Hi Jim, Hah - didn't think to look at the Feather River. Thanks - yeah - the track pack from Mark for developers seems to be a little different...

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03-03-2021, 10:33 AM

scottb613 replied to a thread Out of my comfort zone - laying tracks. in MSTS Route Design

Thanks Eric - hah - more confusion in the mix. Yeah - I started a new flat route just to experiment with the track shapes - man - there are so many...

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03-03-2021, 08:21 AM

scottb613 replied to a thread Out of my comfort zone - laying tracks. in MSTS Route Design

Hi Folks, Another Scale Rail question: What's the difference between the "c" and "w" tracks - is it simply the "c" has the dirty texture. So I...

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03-02-2021, 09:24 PM

scottb613 replied to a thread Out of my comfort zone - laying tracks. in MSTS Route Design

Hi Folks, Someone pointed me to Pete's great TSRE Manual for the fix to my orphaned Track Database entry I posted above. As per the Manual: ...

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03-02-2021, 04:01 PM

scottb613 replied to a thread Out of my comfort zone - laying tracks. in MSTS Route Design

Hi Eric, Maybe I'm making a mistake - with WFH I attempted to replicate what I did when removing "Interactives" - actually I had "Remove Gantry"...

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03-02-2021, 03:52 PM

scottb613 replied to a thread Out of my comfort zone - laying tracks. in MSTS Route Design

Hi Jon, Very cool - then you can tell I'm not a real programmer... :) Regards, Scott

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03-02-2021, 10:48 AM

scottb613 replied to a thread Out of my comfort zone - laying tracks. in MSTS Route Design

Hi Jon, I am a huge CYGWIN fan - been using it for years. This script was an edit of another I have to remove all unused TERRTEX textures on a...

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03-02-2021, 07:51 AM

scottb613 replied to a thread Out of my comfort zone - laying tracks. in MSTS Route Design

Hi Folks, OK - Track Masters - need a pointer here. First issue - I was juggling some track around and the shape vanished - probably accidently...

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02-28-2021, 12:46 PM

scottb613 replied to a thread Various Screenshots with no particular theme - Part 2021 in Open Rails Screen Shots

Hi Randy, Superb effort - simpler times. :) Regards, Scott

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02-27-2021, 02:16 PM

scottb613 replied to a thread B&O F-Units Westbound in MSTS Screen Shot Forum

Hi Michel, It's Chris's epic B&O West End - it's still a work in progress - last I spoke with Chris he was working on signals but I haven't heard...

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02-27-2021, 02:03 PM

scottb613 replied to a thread How To Change AI Traffic Consists? in Open Rails Discussion

Hi Rich, You need TSRE and use the included activity editor - F4 is the key to get there - simply make new consists and specify them in the AI...

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02-26-2021, 09:19 PM

scottb613 replied to a thread Out of my comfort zone - laying tracks. in MSTS Route Design

Hi Doug, LOL - good eye. Yeah - as you know I've been tinkering with Rich's beloved LHR for many years. While it was fantastic for the time...

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02-26-2021, 06:40 AM

scottb613 replied to a thread Out of my comfort zone - laying tracks. in MSTS Route Design

Hi Eric, Perfect - thanks so much - the examples are precisely what I needed. I had read a note in Marc's README that said that Scale Rail...

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02-25-2021, 09:48 PM

scottb613 replied to a thread Out of my comfort zone - laying tracks. in MSTS Route Design

Hi JH, Thanks - yeah - I think I'm going to re-lay the track and I may attempt it with Scale Rail. I've got all the stuff loaded now and I've laid...

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02-25-2021, 07:12 PM

scottb613 replied to a thread Out of my comfort zone - laying tracks. in MSTS Route Design

Hi Eric, Worked like a champ - deleted all the interactives as far as I can tell - in a matter of seconds vs many many hours of doing it manually....

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02-25-2021, 06:34 PM

scottb613 replied to a thread Out of my comfort zone - laying tracks. in MSTS Route Design

Hi Eric, Thanks for checking - I think I’ll give it a try - there are a lot of interactives and it would take forever to delete manually. I’m...

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02-25-2021, 10:19 AM

scottb613 replied to a thread Out of my comfort zone - laying tracks. in MSTS Route Design

Hi Folks, Hah - that Z Key fixed my floating trains as well - nice - baby steps. Regards, Scott

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02-25-2021, 08:01 AM

scottb613 replied to a thread Out of my comfort zone - laying tracks. in MSTS Route Design

Hi Eric, Hah - perhaps I'm biting off more than I can chew. :) Didn't know the Z key could deregister... Yeah - maybe I need to rethink my...

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02-25-2021, 07:57 AM

scottb613 replied to a thread Out of my comfort zone - laying tracks. in MSTS Route Design

Hi Peter, Thanks - hmm - yeah - noticed the need for that pesky profile when super elevating routes with scale rail - perhaps I need to rethink...

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02-25-2021, 07:56 AM

scottb613 replied to a thread Out of my comfort zone - laying tracks. in MSTS Route Design

Hi Travis, OK thanks - if I follow through - I'll remove the signals eventually as I'd like to try your new signals... I just discovered how to...

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02-24-2021, 07:40 PM

scottb613 started a thread Out of my comfort zone - laying tracks. in MSTS Route Design

Hi Folks, OK - I'm a 3D Modeler not a Route Builder - so I'm well out of my comfort zone. I started messing around with a route project -...

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02-21-2021, 11:26 AM

scottb613 replied to a thread Chessie in Cumberland in Open Rails Route Projects and Questions

Hi Folks, I’d buy that. Regards, Scott Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

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