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How do you create a new route using the editor and tools that comes with train simulator? And how do you make the track?

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Hi,Firstly it would take a lot of explaining how to go through the various stages of creating a Route. By far the easiest route "no pun intended" is to start off small and learn all the various parts required to build a route. The path most folks have taken is this one.Michael Vone
- Step by Step Guide to Route Building for Microsoft Train Simulator (http://TrainSimulatorWorld.com/)Sorry i just borrowed this from a topic a little further down (cut and pasted) from here. This book comes in download form and is excellent. I know i,ve got it too LOL. It,s not free but its also not expensive. This will introduce you gently into the art of route-making. As i said earlier there is far to much to explain for a forum topic.Best Shaun.

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could u please tell me Marias Pass is getting a little out dated for me.

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LAST EDITED ON Jul-25-02 AT 05:02 PM (EDT)

"could u please tell me Marias Pass is getting a little out dated for me."Okay, Marias Pass is getting a little out dated for you.
Glad to help.
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Hi Sniper, :Hi Brock,
I,m not going to be in breach of copyright by copying Micheal Vone book to the Route forum. All 259 pages of it. Just get it from the link above you wont regret it.Best Shaun.

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The alternative is to read all the posts in this forum. Or at least to read those that have to do with the Route Geometry Extractor, DEMs, dynamic track, markers, water, forests, alignment, and probably a couple of dozen other topics. I don't want to sound uppity about it, but that's pretty much the approach. It's a steep learning curve and not for the impatient or faint of CPU.If you're tired of Marias Pass, there's a very wide variety of routes available for the low, low cost of nothing in the File Library. Check 'em out, open 'em up in the Route Editor, and see what others have done. Or just run 'em. The tools are there to create your own, but they're way beyond plug and play. On the other hand, you'll probably learn quite a bit.Andy

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As everyone else has said - buy the book (when you have 100% advice that you should buy the book, maybe, just maybe you should look at buying the book)A few tutorials to get you started are the tutorials page at the site below.RegardsYuri.
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I personally don't have the book on route building, but from what I understand it is really useful and from all of the praise it has recived on countless occasions I would highly reccommend buying it if you are having trouble figuring out the Route Geometry Extractor and the Route Editor. Also if you don't want to use DEM data for your route and don't mind building the terrain by hand you can read the help files that came with the program. For me the hardest part was generating the terrain in the Route Geometry Extractor. But if you follow the directions in the help files carefully you should be able to figure out how to do it. I would also recommend getting the allobjects.ref file package from the files section of this website to give you acess to all of the buildings, signals, track sections and other objects in the game for building your route. Then once you get the terrain generated go into the route editor and learn by laying track and building a route. It's hard to learn at first, but once you get started it seems to become alot easier. I would suggest building a small practice route for you to learn on, mine is four tiles square in the Route Geometry Extractor, and come in here and ask for help if you run into trouble. Giving you a step by step instruction on how to do it would take a while though, but directions are in the help files in the game and editors. And finally, like I said the best way to learn is to physically build a route and learn to use the editor by working with it. Start with a small test route to learn the editor before building a larger route. I hope that this helps you and good luck on building your route, George.

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LAST EDITED ON Jul-26-02 AT 03:25 PM (EDT)

Thanks But ive downloaded locomotives and cars from the file library and there great but all i can do is see how nice they look. The only thing is im stumped on how to get them into MSTS. So ive just given up on downloading locomotives and cars the only locos that ive been able to install are the KWL train sim locos!

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When you're at the Train-Sim.Com Downloads page, at the bottom of that page is a link "How To Use Downloaded Locomotives And Cars --
All about using the consist editor"Click on it. Read it. Follow it. Johns

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Ive read that before but when i was clocking around on my computer i figured out how to get them to MSTS it might be different than everyone elses way but it works.

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i learned all this by yself and TS help!goute gemoetry extracter click new put in youre wanted spec then click ok then click new squad tree find a good area you would like to extract and then click toggle populated state click right generate flaged tiles then when its done click right and click start tile ( somethin like that ) then click save squad tree. exit!route editor-click on youre route and play with the cameras to get in the mood of how they work click on windows click on mode select then then click on the buttont hat had the house an arow then ground then click om windows placement and click track sections! PEACE Love Freedom

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To use your new locos and cars you need to create a consist that includes them in the consist maker built into the activity editor. I hope that helps you, George.

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a lot of patience,and a bit of research, and these guys will help you out in the tough spots, just try to follow as many of the topics as possible,most questions have been answered here at one time or another
so take advantage of the archives, and yes get the book, $15 well spent!
Dave

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