

It is intended for entertainment purposes only and is not suitable for professional applications. You use Open Rails entirely at your own risk. The unstable versions are more likely to contain serious bugs and are only recommended for users wishing to help with Open Rails development. Previous unstable versions are available.

To support development, the latest unstable version is also available, which is updated as and when we make changes to it. The testing version is updated once per week, usually on Friday around 7pm UK time. The built-in updater checks this website for new updates once per day. Note: No installation is necessary and multiple versions of Open Rails can co-exist in different folders. Data on how Open Rails is used will be very helpful for the project but, if we wish to collect usage data, we will inform you beforehand and you will always be able to opt out. Eric Conrad has posted a detailed review on his MSTS Roundhouse blog which provides valuable advice for using this product. Installation instructions are included in the installation download and also from this webpage. Engineering is suitable for Open Rails and support for it is built in to the simulator. For instance: Routes provided with an Install. Such files will be listed with warnings in the Open Rails log file. If products designed for Microsoft Train Simulator are used on a PC with Open Rails but not Microsoft Train Simulator, then they are likely to work but some sounds and textures will be missing. Most non-Microsoft Train Simulator routes, activities and rolling stock make use of some Microsoft Train Simulator content, usually sound files, textures and cab interiors. The downloads include both the usual version and the LAA version and you choose between them in the Options form. Many current PCs, especially bit systems, have more than this.įortunately it is possible to compile a program, for bit systems only, which can use up to 4GB of memory and this is called a Large Address Aware LAA option. Programs compiled for bit Windows are always limited to using a maximum of 2GB of memory.

When run on a bit Windows system there are some benefits as follows. Open Rails is currently a bit program that will run on either bit Windows or bit Windows.
