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Otto, just widen the bridge by 10% or so using the resizing funtion in the editor. There will be no need to reposition the bridge, the centreline of the bridge will remain aligned to the centre of...

Bridge is looking good, but would a bridge on a single track line be that wide ? Would it be better to narrow it to just wider than the edge of the track ballast ? Or is the width about right for US...

I sometimes see this when a scenario is saved then restarted many times. It's as if the platform gets repopulated on top of the original passengers everytime it is opened. If you were to exit and...

You could try to recreate the crossing where it used to be. You have nothing to lose. Have a good look at the main line track where the crossing was and check carefully for the small red triangles...

Would be fun to create a largish mountain range and then solve the problem of finding the easiest route over the mountain, with the minimum of tunnelling and bridging while keeping to whatever ruling...

Yes,

I have to agree that giving an easily accessible option to revert to the old 2014 gizmo does display a certain lack of confidence that the "new improved" 2015 gizmo will be well received.
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Hi Otto,

Do you mean to say you prefer the old style gizmo to the new ?

I prefer the new gizmo, the 3 red/blue/green axis rotation rings are a bit further away from the central yellow sphere,...

It might be that you have zoomed in too far and there is no image at your resolution.

Try zooming out and try again.

When this happens, a coupling breaks and the locomotive continues on alone it represents a very significant deviation from reality, in that our trains do not feature continuous brakes.

I did use...

Well, the fault could be either with the locomotive, the wagon, or (unlikely) something wrong with the track at some particular location.

Try the same locomotive + consist somewhere else on the...

I also struggle to remember user names and passwords so for non-critical web sites like this forum (no offense intended to the moderators !) I have listed the passwords on a MS word document and use...

I am not familiar with this route either, but it sounds like you need to start from the beginning and make your own scenario.

Place your train at the starting point, then go into the timetable...

No, you are certainly not being lazy. It might be very satisfying, if you are so inclined to figure out the answer to a problem by experimentation and trial-and-error but there is nothing at all...

Hijacking this thread a little,

On the MSTS default signs I always thought that the number size was too small (not easy to read while passing by at 60 mph) so increased it as big as I could so...

I made a set for my own use, what I did was to first place the default interactive speed sign, then lower it below ground level and place my own sign directly above it.

Because they are only...

You will find it easier to copy then modify an existing scenario, rather than starting from nothing.

It depends on what you want to make it "more interesting". e.g. more AI traffic, dropping off...

The recent "how to distribute an extension to another MSTS route" was closed a bit too early for me !

With MSTS now being over 10 years old, there must be many routes and static objects made by...

I think I have found the answer.

It is all to do with the "Eastings" and "Northings" in the RouteProperties.xml file.

The default file I got when the route was created using the...

Hi Otto,

Yes, I found that yesterday and thought ah-ha, that's it ! So changed the Bath-Templecombe 51.38150, -2.36690 to my desired 51.0235, -3.0475, saved the properties file and restarted...

Thanks Otto,

Read the link, unfortunately for the most important bit for me it just says,

"Route template. This is fundamental to starting a real world route as it sets your origin in the...

I tried this once, some short running sessions in between using the World Editor to test some signalling, and while it did work, it was very slow and jerky.

Thought there was something wrong with...

I am trying to develop a new route, rather than modifying an existing route, but cannot get beyond the first stage of the starting origin !

My new route starts at 51.0235 ºN, -3.0475 ºW. On the...

What I have done in the past is to make a short (say 10 metre) straight platform section, then have MSTS automatically place them alongside the track as gantry items.

If you do this, then the...

By default, most steam locomotives seem to be set with a high boiler pressure, near to the limit at the start of the scenario.

To lower this, open the locomotive Eng file and towards the end of...

But a domestic cat basking in the sunshine on a signal box veranda is kind of cute ? I think I would like the company of a cat if I was a lone signalman working 10 hour shifts !