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Three Versions of Open Rails

Three versions of Open Rails are readily available to users, as shown below:

For first-time users, we recommend the Stable Version which comes with an installer.

Updater

Whichever version you choose, Open Rails has a mechanism to notify you of new versions and to update Open Rails for you. You will find the settings for this mechanism in Menu > Options > Update

Open Rails will check for updates at most once a day. If an update is found, then you can install the update just by clicking on the link in the top, right corner:

Testing Version

If you follow the Open Rails project on the forums, then you will hear about bug-fixes and new features. These are included in the Unstable Version for developers and testers to try out. Once they have been checked and approved, they are published (on Friday) as the latest Testing Version. Any user can easily update to the current weekly Testing Version and benefit from these improvements.

For reference all the Testing Versions (executable and source) can be found in our archive.

Recent Code Changes

• T1.5.1-1358-ge2338fd0b Merge pull request #984 from Csantucci/timetable-player-train-switching-official
  Player train switching for timetable mode
  • 0f8122ec Add info about timetable player train switching in the OR manual
  • a6cd7c31 Fix message within NextStationWindow
  • 6c841d16 Fixes in TrainListWindow
  • 86fca342 alpha version for player train switching in timetable mode
• T1.5.1-1353-gb9b863c97 Merge pull request #972 from sweiland-openrails/mapSwitchChangeBug
  On Map window color changed switch or signal is not changed
  • e90a2aa6 When status of a switch or signal is changed color of that switch or signal is not changed to reflect the changed status (probaly when train is not moving, not tested)
• T1.5.1-1351-g16c912055 Merge pull request #999 from cjakeman/manual-news-update
  adds to section New Since Previous Version
  • 867aa424 adds to section New Since Previous Version

See more code changes

The current Testing Version can also be downloaded as a Zip archive:

15 November 2024, 108MB

• Installation Guide (English)

The documents included in the Testing Versions downloads can be found on-line at:

• Architecture Diagram V1.pdf
• Contenct checker.pdf
• How to Provide Track Profiles for Open Rails Dynamic Track.pdf
• Installation Guide En.pdf
• Localization Manual.pdf
• Manual.pdf
• ORTS Trackviewer manual.pdf
• Processor Flow Chart.pdf
• timetable-editor_de.pdf
• timetable-editor_en.pdf

Note: Multiple versions of Open Rails will not interfere if they are saved to different folders.

Unstable Version

To support development, the latest unstable version is also available, which is updated whenever a developer publishes a change. The unstable versions are more likely to contain serious bugs and are only recommended for users wishing to help with Open Rails development.

The Manual for the Unstable version is not included in the download, but is available on-line.

For reference all the Unstable Versions (executable and source) can be found in our Unstable archive.

Improvements

Improvements to Open Rails are drawn from several public sources as shown here:

We try to make sure that these changes all work and fit together by reviews as marked in orange in the diagram.