What is the MAX file size for MSTS?

harbin · Post by **harbin** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 2:36 am

Is there a limit to the size of the Microsoft Train Sim file before it becomes unworkable? My file is at the moment 5.82GB. Is it also possible to run two copies off two Hard Drives? E.g some route and rolling stock on one hard drive and some on the other keeping the file sizes on both copies smaller. I would to know who has the biggest file size out there?

asalmon · Post by **asalmon** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 7:42 am

MSTS starts to go weird when you have over about 700 consists - the actual figure varies because servies and paths also come in to play.

Some people have two or 3 installs for running different sorts of routes - but IMHO the best general-purpose solution is to use Train Store

Train Store V3.2 [4913528 bytes] - TRNSTR32.ZIP
File ID: 5940 Date: 13 Jun 2005 - 25894 Downloads

My trainstore stats tell me I have 76 routes, 1,166 activities, 5,040 services, 2,898 consists, 1,042 engines and 2,549 wagons. Trainsim folder is 30GB.

saddletank · Post by **saddletank** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 12:20 pm

asalmon wrote:My trainstore stats tell me I have 76 routes, 1,166 activities, 5,040 services, 2,898 consists, 1,042 engines and 2,549 wagons. Trainsim folder is 30GB.

How much of that do you actually drive?

Stooopidperson · Post by **Stooopidperson** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 1:26 pm

asalmon wrote:MSTS starts to go weird when you have over about 700 consists - the actual figure varies because servies and paths also come in to play.

But the most common figure is 899.

asalmon · Post by **asalmon** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 5:40 pm

saddletank wrote:
asalmon wrote:My trainstore stats tell me I have 76 routes, 1,166 activities, 5,040 services, 2,898 consists, 1,042 engines and 2,549 wagons. Trainsim folder is 30GB.
How much of that do you actually drive?

At the moment, probably 3!

And no I will not say which 3.

Alan

BNSFLADY · Post by **BNSFLADY** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 3:55 am

My main MSTS folder is 16.3GB right now. I run 2 mini installs of MSTS with only 2 routes each and required equipment. Cuts loading time by 90%.
Cyndi

ianmacmillan · Post by **ianmacmillan** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 3:59 am

I have 2 routes, 2 consists and 11 stock folders just now.

Everything else gets moved in and out as I need it.

MSTS loads in seconds.

Deltic9000 · Post by **Deltic9000** » Wed Feb 25, 2004 8:29 pm

I use Train Store - I only ever have one route loaded (out of 40

) at a time.

Commercial routes such as SVR or Cambrian Coast load in about 5 secs. Of freeware, Mideast is the slowest at 20 secs, Bala Hub takes about 10 secs. I've got a shuttle with an AthlonXP 2.4, as recommended on the site.

I couldn't do without it (oh, and I have about a dozen more freewares to install - Vysocina and Lehigh Valley are currently at the top of the list).

I've just checked my TrainSim Folder Size - it's 16.5Gb. Hmmm, think I might need a bigger drive soon...