The answer is “yes,” though to a limited degree for the time being. The short answer is 'yes', but with some limitations due to the early nature of the development program.Ĭan I use my collection of MSTS routes with Open Rails?Ĭan I use my collection of MSTS activities with Open Rails? Version 645 of the Open Rails software will be available at starting on Maat 9 a.m United Kingdom time which is 4 a.m EST in the United States.Ĭan I use my collection of MSTS locomotives and rolling stock with Open Rails? Is there a downloadable version available? Open Rails will eventually be a completely stand alone sim, once suitable utilities have been developed for it. Open Rails does not utilize or change any original MSTS 1 code.
It currently uses the MSTS entries in the Windows registry to locate where your MSTS files are on your computer to read them into the Open Rails game engine. Open Rails is not an improvement to MSTS, but a complete new game platform that can read MSTS routes, activities, consists, and train sets.
Is Open Rails just an improved version of, or a big patch to MSTS? Open Rails is an open source train simulator project.
