Update to version 50.5a coming on 26th February.

[ashgray]

Hi Brian

Right, that's better - home, with a glass of single malt! In case you're wondering why I bothered to post about the fact that I would post again shortly, it was more as a reminder for me than anything else.

My backup strategy is two-fold.

MAIN BACKUP:

Firstly, I take a complete "main" backup of my entire TS2015 installation once a month onto my USB hard drive - usually overnight as it takes a while to back up 184 gigabytes of Train Simulator! I use this backup on a selective basis, if I need to replace just one or a few files that have become corrupted (it happens!) or if my entire installation goes belly-up and won't load (which has happened to me on two occasions). If that happens, I would:

1. Delete TS2015
2. Restore my main backup - this will put back all my third party developer stuff, as well as DTG stuff, even if that's out of date;
3. Go online and verify the game cache - this will make sure that my DTG installation is now up-to-date;
4. Restore everything from my "selective" backup - this will restore my own modifications, sound files, etc (see below).

Job done, everything should be as it was before the problem occurred.

SELECTIVE BACKUP:

My second backup consists of just those files that would be overwritten in the event that I need to verify the game cache. So this would include stuff like SSS and AP sound files, any unofficial modifications to stock, my custom HUD, changed cabview files, and any downloads that are known to be overwritten by the default files in the event of a cache verification.

I back up these files by doing the following: whenever I install something that would be overwritten by a cache verification, once it's installed to my TS2015 folder, I install it a second time to a dummy TS2015 folder system on my USB hard drive. I created a folder named RAILWORKS, then one off that named ASSETS, then either install the files to that path if I'm installing from an RWP archive (where I can see the exact path to the end folder where the files will be installed) or copy them over if the add-on is in an exe file.

So my Selective backup folder looks like this:

With this, if ever I need to verify the game cache (and therefore will have lost any customised files or sound files, etc), after the verification process has completed, I simply drag and drop the entire Selective Backup folder structure into my TS2015 Railworks folder, overwriting where asked to do so. This restores all my customisations. This process is also stage 4 in the "disaster strategy" outlined above.

Hope this is useful - I've used this strategy for years, ever since TSxxxs was first released under Steam, and it has never let me down.

Ash

[Bradforth]

Hi all,
I have always backed up everything including Steam to an external Hdd, my internet connection is so bad re-downloading from Steam is not an option. If my TS installs becomes a problem I can just delete the problem install and re-install from my backup. This method installs everything at one go, third party stuff as well.

Perhaps not for everyone but works fine for me.
Regards,
Pete.

[mayflower61379]

Since the update, I can't launch the program! I get this message ....

C:\program files(x86)\steam\steamapps\common\railworks\plugins\GameManager.dll is not designed to be executor on Windows or it contains an error. Re-install the program with the help of the original installation media, or contact your system administrator or the software vendor to get support

Has anyone else got the same message, or better still any idea how I can get round this problem?

John

[ashgray]

Since the update, I can't launch the program! I get this message ....

C:\program files(x86)\steam\steamapps\common\railworks\plugins\GameManager.dll is not designed to be executor on Windows or it contains an error. Re-install the program with the help of the original installation media, or contact your system administrator or the software vendor to get support

Has anyone else got the same message, or better still any idea how I can get round this problem?

John

No problems here - I suggest you verify the game cache, through Steam.

Ash

[EngineerKenny123]

Also no problems here, for what it is worth. Best of luck.

[mayflower61379]

Thanks Ash - that fixed it! There were 62 files that failed and were re-acquired.

Best wishes,

John

[malatzoc]

Wow! They just documented a lot of things... which should have done years ago... and already done by modders by reverse engineering, and trial-error. Of course the bigger bugs still don't have any fix.

[jimmyshand]

TrackIR implementation works great, no need to load separate profiles or anything, just fire up TrackIR camera, load Railworks and good to go. Far less sensitive than it was in the Beta which is a good thing. In the Beta if I so much as shuffled in my chair then the camera leapt 10ft in the air above the cab! Just about spot on now so well done RSC for finally implementing this fantastic piece of immersion enhancing kit.

TrackIR implementation, coupled with Cobra's amazing Raildriver interface, has now taken me to a whole new level of realism on all locos and units. Happy days.

[FoityBill]

Wow! They just documented a lot of things... which should have done years ago... and already done by modders by reverse engineering, and trial-error. Of course the bigger bugs still don't have any fix.

Jeepers creepers, some people are never happy! If I had just updated my software to give new functionality and fix a load of faults and someone come up to me with a comment like that, I'd probably have to leave site before I told my customer what I really thought of them.

[smartie38]

TrackIR implementation works great, no need to load separate profiles or anything, just fire up TrackIR camera, load Railworks and good to go. Far less sensitive than it was in the Beta which is a good thing. In the Beta if I so much as shuffled in my chair then the camera leapt 10ft in the air above the cab! Just about spot on now so well done RSC for finally implementing this fantastic piece of immersion enhancing kit.

TrackIR implementation, coupled with Cobra's amazing Raildriver interface, has now taken me to a whole new level of realism on all locos and units. Happy days.

There was nothing wrong with the beta and tir sensitivity, it worked fantastic in the beta, wasn't oversensitive at all! Have yet to try this new update but I hope they haven't changed it a lot.

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[johnrossetti]

Is this the first TS update with only good comments ? and no negatives.
Well done DTG.
Now please sort out the menu.

[digic]

It also now works with FaceTrackNoIR for those who do not have the track IR interface.

http://facetracknoir.sourceforge.net/home/default.htm

[karma99]

It also now works with FaceTrackNoIR for those who do not have the track IR interface.

http://facetracknoir.sourceforge.net/home/default.htm

I've just discovered an important point with this.
Because DTG have chosen not to give a Settings option to turn off Track-IR use (and I guess this will also effect Track-IR users) then the mouse look controls do not work at all if you have run FTNoIR ever - it doesn't even need to be active.
Which is fine if you intend to ALWAYS use FTNoIR or TrackIR, however if you decide to not use it (maybe you just washed your hair and don't fancy wearing a jaunty cap, or in my case you're logging in for a quick check of something in a loco cab and don't want the bother of getting the tracking centralised, etc. for a 30 second drive) then you will NOT be able to look around the cab using the "hold right mouse button" method.

After some research I found that TS (and most TIR compatible software) uses a registry entry to detect if you own Track-IR. Most of them also give you the option to turn off using the equipment in the settings - but some old ones, and TS, don't.

I am going to precede the following advice with a MASSIVE DISCLAIMER!
If you DO NOT understand the full implications of editing a PC's registry and you are not 100% confident in doing it, THEN DON'T! You can mangle your entire system very badly if you make a mistake. I'm not going to give a step by step for this reason.

To those who are savvy with reg editing, and have the issue, you can remove the following entry [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NaturalPoint]
FaceTrackNoIR will replace the entry every time you start it so you'll need to do this each time you want to change between FTNoIR and mouse look if you use it again.

I have no idea if Track-IR will replace the reg entry, you may have to do it yourself or it could break it horribly, so caution is advised.
But for occasional users of FTNoIR like myself, the above is the workaround for DTG's oversight

[tnleeuw01]

I would consider the behaviour of TS2015 a bug, so if we report it, I hope that it can be fixed.

I noticed that after installing the FaceTrack software the mouse didn't work anymore in cab, for looking around - only in outside views. And TrackIR wasn't even active since my webcam didn't work...

So I noticed the same bug. Let's report it to DTG and hope they'll fix it.

Cheers,

--Tim

[smarty2]

Well I've noticed the sim now crashes more regularly after this update!