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Open Rails

InstallationManual

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Table of Contents
Version .................................................................................................................................................... 3
Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 3
System requirements.......................................................................................................................... 3
Supported operating systems............................................................................................................. 3
For the future...................................................................................................................................... 3
Installation procedure ............................................................................................................................ 4
Installing Open Rails software ............................................................................................................ 4
Upgrading from a previous download ............................................................................................ 4
Uninstalling Open Rails software ................................................................................................... 4
Video card settings ......................................................................................................................... 4
Using Open Rails with MSTS installed ................................................................................................ 4
Adding content ................................................................................................................................... 4
Checking your installation ...................................................................................................................... 5
Multi-Player ............................................................................................................................................ 6
RailDriver® .............................................................................................................................................. 6
Legal ........................................................................................................................................................ 7
Warranty ............................................................................................................................................. 7
Trademark acknowledgment .............................................................................................................. 7
License for the Open Rails software ................................................................................................... 7
License for this document .................................................................................................................. 7

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Version
This document is based on version 1.5.

Overview

System requirements
Open Rails is an "AnyCPU" program which will run as a 32-bit program on 32-bit Windows and as a
64-bit program on 64-bit Windows.

It requires:

▪ Processor : 2.0 GHz (32 or 64-bit)


▪ Memory : minimum = 0.5 GB, recommended = 4 GB
▪ Hard drive : 50 MB (but models require lots of space. The 6 routes in Microsoft Train
Simulator require 1.4 GB)
▪ Graphics : any compatible with Windows 7 upwards. (more than 0.3GB graphics RAM
recommended)

Supported operating systems


Open Rails works well on Windows PCs from Windows 71 onwards (including Windows 11). It does
not work on Windows XBox, Windows Phone or non-Windows platforms.

For the future


Open Rails software is aimed at the serious hobbyist. Open Rails software is being developed
specifically for a trainsim community member who cares about loco physics, train handling, signals
and intelligent AI behavior.We believe those users are willing to invest in a more powerful computer
to ensure they get the results they want. Therefore, development of the Open Rails software will be
focused on optimizing its performance on multi-core CPU systems with mid-to-high end graphics
cards. It would be nice to support the less powerful computers, and it’s technically possible to do so
but, with limited resources, the Open Rails development team assigns a lower priority to this.

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Windows 7 requires Service Pack 1 (SP1).

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Installation procedure

Installing Open Rails software


You can download the zipped install archive file at http://openrails.org/download/versions/

Then:

1. Open this archive file and extract all the files and folders to a suitable folder. We suggest
C:\OpenRails.
2. Create a shortcut to file C:\OpenRails\OpenRails.exe (or a different path if you have not used
C:\OpenRails as the install folder).

Upgrading from a previous download


Multiple instances of Open Rails software can exist on your computer without any conflicts. Please
check the path of any desktop shortcuts you may have created to ensure they reference the desired
version of Open Rails software.

To upgrade, rename the previous installation folder and then carry out a fresh installation.

Uninstalling Open Rails software


Simply delete the installation folder where Open Rails was installed.

Video card settings


A setting for Vertical Sync is available in Open Rails Menu > Options > Video. There is also a setting
the for Anti-aliasing.. Other video settings should be set in the control panel of your video card. The
default settings in Open Rails will give a good appearance and performance.

Using Open Rails with MSTS installed


Open Rails does not require any MSTS files to be present.

Open Rails software uses any Microsoft Train Simulator entries in the Windows registry to find
where your Microsoft Train Simulator files might be located on your computer. If these are found,
then Open Rails will include that MSTS content in its list in Open Rails Menu > Options > Content

Adding content
Open Rails is a simulator and is not distributed with any content. You can find content (both free
and commercial) at our home page http://openrails.org/ and at
http://openrails.org/download/content/

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Checking your installation
Once you have added some content, then check your installation by following the instructions in the
Manual > Getting Started.

You can open the manual from the Open Rails Menu > Documents > Manual.pdf or read it on-line at
https://open-rails.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

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Multi-Player
The standard installation also allows you to use Open Rails with friends. See the Multi-Player
section in the manual.

RailDriver®
You can use RailDriver® to run Open Rails. See the Introduction > RailDriver Support section in
the manual.

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Legal

Warranty
openrails.org disclaims any warranty, at all, for its software. The Open Rails software and any related
tools, or documentation is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied,
including suitability for use. You, as the user of this software, acknowledge the entire risk from its
use.

Trademark acknowledgment
Open Rails, Open Rails Transport Simulator, ORTS, Open Rails trademark, openrails.org, Open Rails
symbol and associated graphical representations of Open Rails are the property of openrails.org. All
other third party brands, products, service names, trademarks, or registered service marks are the
property of and used to identify the products or services of their respective owners.

License for the Open Rails software


Open Rails is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License,
or any later version.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License as part of the Open Rails
distribution in Documentation\Copying.txt. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

License for this document


This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-
ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 or send a letter to Creative Commons, 444 Castro
Street, Suite 900, Mountain View, California, 94041, USA.

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