THAMES MERSEY

surfer56 · Post by **surfer56** » Mon Aug 23, 2004 11:20 pm

Can someone help me ive got thames mersey v1 v2 and v3 can i can get everything to v2 to run on my pc ok but once i start to unzip v3 and then run it it all go pear-shaped big style ie msts doesnt respond

Can some plz plz hlp me
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clanker88 · Post by **clanker88** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 9:50 am

Hi surfer56

I didn't get any problems with mine at all. What exactly is the problem u have?

surfer56 · Post by **surfer56** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 10:15 am

i get it unzipped and then do the ms thing but once i try to play MSTS it goes and does the unrespond b4 it get to the menu at the start

surfer56 · Post by **surfer56** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 10:17 am

and when i read the read me it asks for mersy 2 route map but i cant find that on ukts

Backfoot2002 · Post by **Backfoot2002** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 11:00 am

You computer doesnt stop. Thames mersey has some 300 paths I think, and so MSTS takes time to check it. Longest loasing time ive heard is 7 mins, but mine too about 5 mins. if you want to delete some paths then its maybe better at loading. Otherwise it and wait for it to load, it does take alot longer than normal trust me!

surfer56 · Post by **surfer56** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 11:09 am

when i hit ctrl alt del it comes up with train sim Not responding

so should i just leave it for 15 mins ish

Backfoot2002 · Post by **Backfoot2002** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 11:39 am

It will say that becuase it thinks its not reponsding. Its actually checking all the paths through your processor, thats why you dont see any hdd light flashing or anything. I admit first time I did it I thought it has frozen up but you have to wait. Best thig to do is delete paths you dont need

I currently have 163 paths and it loads up ok, but still takes time, usually about just over 2 mins if that. Read other posts and such and you will see what I mean, I think there is on in the acitivy creation forum.

surfer56 · Post by **surfer56** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 11:48 am

thank you i will have a try it going through route riter just now so fingers crossed lolz

thenudehamster · Post by **thenudehamster** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 1:28 pm

Check your disk drive activity light while thr PC's 'not responding' - if that's on or flickering, then the thing is working it's little tail off trying to install all the paths - and the Task Manager doesn't know the difference between working hard and doing nothing....

meekins · Post by **meekins** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 11:07 pm

Open the mersey route folder and create a new folder called 'Paths Extra' or something similar and copy over most of the paths from the actual 'paths' folder leaving at least one in the original folder.

Try out a few at a time and as has already been said trainsim will load a lot quicker.

Or if you haven't already done so download & use Trainstore by picking the activity you want to try, you will find that the sim loads even faster.

comrades · Post by **comrades** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 4:55 pm

why does this route include so many paths?

ccsdc · Post by **ccsdc** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 6:50 pm

comrades wrote:why does this route include so many paths?

We included paths for all possible workings on the route, many of course harking back to the steam era, in order to make activity writing easier. As it turned out we sort of shot ourselves in the foot because MSTS has such a problem loading with the large number of paths.

That having been said, with the advent of trainstore, which I would say in an absolute must, the problem really goes away.

Dave

comrades · Post by **comrades** » Tue Aug 31, 2004 7:07 pm

yeah, i only include the ones i need at any one time by storing them in a separate folder. it loads as fast as any other route now. great route!