Operations Manual - Open Rails

Table of Contents
Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................6
About Open Rails......................................................................................................................................6
Version .....................................................................................................................................................7
Community ..............................................................................................................................................7
Open Rails software platform ..................................................................................................................7
Architecture .........................................................................................................................................7
Open Rails game engine........................................................................................................................8
Frames Per Second (FPS) Performance ..................................................................................................9
Game Clock and Internal Clock .............................................................................................................9
Resource Utilization .............................................................................................................................9
Multi-Threaded Coding .........................................................................................................................9
Future & Roadmap.............................................................................................................................. 10
MSTS File Format Compatibility ............................................................................................................. 13
Trainset: ............................................................................................................................................. 13
Consists: ............................................................................................................................................. 13
Services: ............................................................................................................................................. 13
Paths:.................................................................................................................................................. 13
Routes: ............................................................................................................................................... 13
Environment: ..................................................................................................................................... 14
Activities: ........................................................................................................................................... 14
Satellite: ............................................................................................................................................. 14
Open Rails Software Capabilities............................................................................................................ 14
Open Rails game environment ........................................................................................................... 14
Time of Day ..................................................................................................................................... 14
Weather .......................................................................................................................................... 15
Seasons ........................................................................................................................................... 15
Open Rails HUD ................................................................................................................................... 15
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