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.
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:
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.
T1.5.1-1321-g597ce24c4
Merge pull request #980 from sweiland-openrails/downloadContent286bcd3ac
Merge branch 'master' into downloadContent23b7b1b6c
removed empty line, resolving merge conflict?a98cb6c0
Undo renaming catalog to Catalog, might be this is causing a merge conflict6bb75ad7
rename cont*_.PNG to cont*.pngd46bdfaf
- added wait cursor2b79de15
Manual: removed Content from options3e3d2c2e
hopefully solve merge conflict in Options.Designer.cs736b22bc
Content tab from Options moved to Manually Installed tab from Content form, documentation changed occordinglye45f14f4
Remove the obsolete Content tab from Options. Now part of the Content form, to be opened form the Menu by pressing the Content buttonfe8369a1
fixed translatability Content form555619ef
fixing exce[tions whne testing OR for a fisrt time use with an empt registry/ini fileba441dcb
fixed automatic route download, looks like it was hanging sometimesf1bfd899
Added code for Content tab "Manually Installed"a7406de0
tabpages added to download content formc40e5d4c
realign controls to match Options form better, renamed buttonsT1.5.1-1305-ge1174eaaa
Merge pull request #952 from twpol/investigation/pulsing-graphicsbb031b7c
Update Signals.csfa6baae1
Update Source/Orts.Simulation/Simulation/Signalling/Signals.cs11d1cfee
Update Source/Orts.Simulation/Simulation/Signalling/Signals.cs8347095a
fix: Limit signal updates by time instead of countb2af1f53
fix: Correctly update all signals in pre-update40cf742a
fix: Only include non-null signals in updateT1.5.1-1298-ge9435ce5b
Merge pull request #993 from Csantucci/fix-trainset-windows-docdb9fa824
Fix trainset windows documentation in OR manualT1.5.1-1296-gbcc0da32d
Merge pull request #992 from cjakeman/log-location-on-Save1e30c4e6
adds LogLocation() to Save()T1.5.1-1294-g54555592b
Merge pull request #987 from twpol/bugfix/notifications-net5-build232e8fb2
fix: Temporary workaround for building with NET+The current Testing Version can also be downloaded as a Zip archive:
25 October 2024, 108MB
The documents included in the Testing Versions downloads can be found on-line at:
Note: Multiple versions of Open Rails will not interfere if they are saved to different folders.
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 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.