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05-27-2023, 11:00 AM

=FI=Ghost replied to a thread SD70ACe and SD70M-2 repaint project in MSTS Engine And Livery Skinning

No problem at all, my friend! You would be surprised at the stupid mistakes that I sometimes make :)

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05-27-2023, 11:00 AM

=FI=Ghost replied to a thread SD70ACe and SD70M-2 repaint project in MSTS Engine And Livery Skinning

I have been experiencing a lot of problems with .dds textures. My BNSF 25th Anniversary units, for example, have caused problems for many. I have no...

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05-27-2023, 08:46 AM

=FI=Ghost replied to a thread SD70ACe and SD70M-2 repaint project in MSTS Engine And Livery Skinning

Yes, you got the format wrong! The A and B textures have to end with .ace, not .dds.

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05-27-2023, 02:07 AM

=FI=Ghost replied to a thread SD70ACe and SD70M-2 repaint project in MSTS Engine And Livery Skinning

I can barely see anything here, but if I see it correctly, the problem is the file extension. The locomotive's A and B textures are in .ace format,...

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05-26-2023, 08:08 PM

=FI=Ghost replied to a thread SD70ACe and SD70M-2 repaint project in MSTS Engine And Livery Skinning

Can you provide a screenshot of the edited section of the shape file?

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05-26-2023, 01:09 PM

R. Steele replied to a thread BNSF Mendota Sub in Open Rails Route Projects and Questions

Building a well crafted route is the antithesis of the "instant gratification" world.

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05-26-2023, 10:15 AM

R. Steele replied to a thread Blue Comet Lines extension in MSTS Route Design

I ran into the same problem ( backed up AI traffic in OR ) on the previous version and solved it by using less AI traffic and staggering where they...

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05-26-2023, 12:02 AM

R. Steele replied to a thread Tsunpk in MSTS General Discussion

As I was writing this response I kept getting deja vu vibes...now I know why. deleted some stuff -- too much over the top

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05-25-2023, 11:06 PM

R. Steele replied to a thread Tsunpk in MSTS General Discussion

Forget about it, there's something better by "slipperman" -- apkex-v3-07.zip --- APKExtract ...and the new readme for above program >>> ...

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05-25-2023, 07:34 PM

R. Steele replied to a thread A Physics Mistake, and a Lesson in Checking the Code in Open Rails Discussion

It's been my experience that incorrect Open Rails tokens are noted in the log as unrecognized, especially if there is a misspelling. I have had...

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05-25-2023, 05:49 PM

=FI=Ghost replied to a thread SD70ACe and SD70M-2 repaint project in MSTS Engine And Livery Skinning

Dear friends, I am happy to inform you that the MRL EMD SD70ACe 4407 'Veterans' unit has been uploaded to the Files library. I apologize for the...

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05-25-2023, 11:18 AM

R. Steele replied to a thread Rain & Snow, Make it Stop! in Open Rails Discussion

The Open Rails manual is searchable and friendly.

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05-24-2023, 04:52 PM

R. Steele replied to a thread What is Wordle? in The Roundhouse

I use Chess.com --- very well laid out site and popular, has a daily chess puzzle - plus a puzzle section that is excellent, some puzzles that don't...

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05-24-2023, 02:42 PM

R. Steele replied to a thread Help with 11807_Jhansi-Agra_MEMU_Exp ACT (attached) in Open Rails Discussion

I have had that happen, you need to edit that specific path in trackviewer, look for any broken parts, some are tricky and need to be repaired...

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05-24-2023, 10:21 AM

R. Steele replied to a thread What is Wordle? in The Roundhouse

My wife also. I played it a few times, but my favorite puzzle has always been chess, always a low level player, just for the mind exercise and...

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05-23-2023, 05:57 PM

R. Steele replied to a thread Blue Comet Lines extension in MSTS Route Design

Bug, certainly possible...would take a signal guru and an OR dev to determine. IF it is a bug would be nice to have it fixed.

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05-23-2023, 04:42 PM

R. Steele replied to a thread Blue Comet Lines extension in MSTS Route Design

Thanks Steve for the new, expanded route and the very generous offer to let someone "patch" it up for Open Rails...again --- kind gesture, I'm sure...

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05-23-2023, 09:58 AM

R. Steele replied to a thread Best Download Route. in Open Rails Discussion

I dunno know about the word "Best" -- too subjective -- best how? best for what type of work - yard or mainline? So here's my list of worthwhile...

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05-23-2023, 09:40 AM

R. Steele replied to a thread A Physics Mistake, and a Lesson in Checking the Code in Open Rails Discussion

Good point, I been wondering about that. Not once did I see a warning in my OR log about an invalid token.

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05-22-2023, 09:30 PM

R. Steele replied to a thread What happened to www.3dtrains.com in MSTS General Discussion

Fingers also crossed ...and the Feather River still looks wonderful in OR, amazing how well it has stood test of time, well crafted route.

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05-22-2023, 06:17 PM

R. Steele replied to a thread What happened to www.3dtrains.com in MSTS General Discussion

does not necessarily mean it is currently accessible on the web.

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05-21-2023, 04:45 PM

R. Steele replied to a thread Reshade preset package called MagicHDR - anyone messed with this one yet? in Open Rails Discussion

Neil can you supply a download link for the Magic HDR preset?

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05-21-2023, 03:45 PM

R. Steele replied to a thread A Physics Mistake, and a Lesson in Checking the Code in Open Rails Discussion

Nice Catch ( so far - but I would like a member of the OR Dev Team to confirm ) In point of fact, I also cannot find it in the manual and in the...

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05-20-2023, 06:17 PM

R. Steele replied to a thread ...and now a little explanation, to Notice anything different in Open Rails Discussion

ReShade has the capabilities to change the grey scale, gamma ( degree of contrast ), and detail rendered in shadows, it will not change how they are...

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05-18-2023, 09:55 PM

R. Steele replied to a thread Background Color. in TSRE Consist Editor

In that case go to the folder you have TSRE installed and look for the settings.txt file. This file should have two lines in it, probably in the "#...

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05-18-2023, 04:10 PM

R. Steele replied to a thread Background Color. in TSRE Consist Editor

Yes there is. Please take some time to explore the menu buttons when the program opens. Please look at screenshots >>> and then use this...

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05-18-2023, 12:08 PM

R. Steele replied to a thread Cab View & Weather. in Open Rails Discussion

Many of the older Streamlines (SLI) cabviews for all sorts of locomotives looked truncated...as Charles posted what you are seeing on the screen is...

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05-17-2023, 03:03 PM

R. Steele replied to a thread Diesels west in MSTS General Discussion

NOT wearing moderators hat. Heard this same stuff in at least 7 other threads over the past 3-to-5 years that it's becoming monotonous -- read...

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05-12-2023, 12:21 AM

R. Steele replied to a thread Odd shaped found in NorthCoast Route in Open Rails Route Projects and Questions

Appreciate the reply, I'm gonna live with it...way above my skill set to fix, it's a weird one.

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