Route-Riter Operations
Route Riter is a Shareware software in the category Games & Entertainment developed by Digital Rails Corporation. The latest version of Route Riter is 7.8.8, released on. It was initially added to our database on. Route Riter runs on the following operating systems: Windows. Route Riter has not been rated by our users yet. Train Simulator Tutorial - How To Install Route Riter. How to install Route Riter for Train Simulator including the installation of Java and associated files.
- Route Riter 7.8.8 Digital Rails Corporation - Shareware - A suite of tools for Microsoft Train Simulator content.1. Check a Route for missing shape and texture files.2.
- Route Riter is a Shareware software in the category Games & Entertainment developed by Digital Rails Corporation. The latest version of Route Riter is 7.8.8, released on. It was initially added to our database on. Route Riter runs on the following operating systems: Windows.
YOU MUST BACK UP THE ROUTE FOLDER BEFORE TRYING THIS PROGRAM AT ALL !!!!
Furthermore, you must have the 6 Defaults installed in MSTS on your PC.
Introduction
The purpose of this program is to get a route ready for distribution. However it may also be used on routes which you have already downloaded to compact them to reduce their size (it is particularly relevent if you have a route which uses a batch file to copy shape files from the default routes, as these batch files tend to copy everything, whether used or not!!).
During the construction of a route, many files are added to the Shapes and Textures folders, and to the Routes .ref file, but they are never used. This program goes through the Routes various folders and files and ascertains which Shapes ,Textures amd Sounds are actually being used and deletes all unused Shapes, Textures, Terrain Textures and Sounds from the Route. A saving of several hundred megabytes in the distribution package can be made.
A further enhancement is the ability to write an installation batch file for your route. This option checks each Shape and Texture file used by the program and looks to see if the same file is already installed in the default routes, if so it deletes the file from your route and adds a line to the batch file. Once the user unpacks your program, the file InstallMe.bat will be in the main folder of your route. Clicking on this InstallMe.bat will copy all the necessary files from the default routes into the new route, restoring it to its original state.
Version 2.7 now includes options to compress all the .ACE/.S/.W files in a route which are currently uncompressed without effecting those which are already compressed.
V3.2 includes options to check Activities and to replace missing Consists and Rolling-Stock with items you have in your collection.
v3.5 includes new user interface with a Tabbed control, allowing more items to be included. There are also a lot of bug fixes in the Activities checking section. More features are expected to be included soon.
v3.5.1 Now includes 'Check .SD' button for Route authors, this will check all .sd files for the 'Alternative Texture' flag, and check the appropriate texture folders to see if anything is missing.
v3.5.9 Allows you to swap coupling type between Automatic and Chain on Rolling Stock. Furthermore brake system type can be altered to any valid type, e.g. change from Vacuum single pipe to Vacuum double pipe.
As well as allowing you to swap rolling-stock items within a consist, this version now allows you to add a Steam Locomotive AND a tender for a Diesel loco.
v3.5.11 Now includes Save as CSV on the Stock and Activity grids. This allows you to save the spread sheet as a Comma Delimited file. Such files may then be imported into programs such as MS Excel or Access.
v3.5.12 Allows you to delete or move Traffic files from the Unused Items form by selecting and then right-clicking to get a Pop-Up menu. I have also added a new button on the General Utilities form, Dir to Txt, this will allow you to send a directory to a text file, this has many uses, e.g. if you wish to add all the .ace files in a Terrtex folder to a batch file etc.
v3.5.15 I have now combined the routines needed to Compact a route on to a single button, furthermore there is no longer any need to click an OK button when each DOS operation closes.
v3.6.12beta Has had a lot of new items added:-
- Check .SD - Now correctly checks all necessary .ace files are in the relevant 'Seasons' folders for each shape.
- Check .SD - Now checks Forest items for .ace files
- Check .SD - Now checks TerrtexSnow for any missin textures
- Compress ACE - added to MSTS file utilities so that it can be used by model makers etc
- Unicode Editor - added to MSTS file utilities.
- Add LoadAllWaves - added to MSTS file utilities - adds this command to selected .sms files - see help file for details
- Make .eng non-driveable - Makes a copy of the selected .eng file into an AI engine.
- Count Objects - added to MSTS file utilities - Counts all shape/forest objects on each .w file in a route, prints report.
- Dir to Text - added to general file utilities - Allows you to print or save a list of files in a selected folder (list may be filtered).
- Set up .Env files - New option, sets up the full set of 12 .env files - see Help.
- Edit Environment - Alters sunrise/set etc for the above 12 .env files to approx values for each season at Lat/Long of route.
v3.6.15beta - Changed the print routine from vsview3 to vsprinter7 to work around a .dll conflict with Windows 98. The print screen has changed, but is similar to the original version.
v3.7.0 beta - Fixed some problems with the Activity Checking routines. Changed the routine which checks on Terrtex .ACE files which are being used.
Also added Improve Snow which backs up the routes TerrtexSnow files and replaces them with a texture which looks more like real snow.
v3.7.7 - Cleaned up several items, now checks filename/date/time/size before adding to the installme.bat file.
v3.7.10 beta - A lot of internal changes. New feature to Check Route for missing .s/.ace/.sms/.wav files - run this before doing anything else. Also includes Martyn Griffin's utility to uncompress .T files.
v3.7.12 beta - Some bug fixes and small improvements
v3.7.16 - Fixed some more bugs with regard to .haz files and the missing editor.env files. Improved the Check Route function and combined it with the Check .SD option.
v3.7.18 - Now checks files using a CRC check before adding to the InstallMe.bat file.
This version also includes an option which allows you to add your route to a .zip file (or several .zip files if required).
v3.7.20 - Saves screen size so that if you restart the program the screen will always be the same size. Also restarts with the previously selected Route still selected. New Language.txt files with this version, foreign language versions need these files.
v3.8.2 - New Language menu plus language files for French/Dutch/Danish/Spanish/Norwegian users. Also many internal changes which should reduce memory requirements during Activity checking operations.
v3.8.8 beta - Delete Shapes from all .W files, Copy shapes along with .SD and .ACE files from one route to another (includes update to .ref file). Change BlendATexDiff to BlendATex in .env files where they refer to water to stop water flashing. Better memory usage.
v3.8.10 beta - The uncompress .w and .t were found not to work under Windows 98se, this has been fixed and some other things altered. Toy story 2 pc game crack. This package includes the language files which were inadvertently missed from the previous upload.
v3.8.11 beta - Fixed a bug in .SD file checking. Fixed a loop problem in Check Activities if a Service file was missing. Corrected the programs ability to substitute Consists which did not always work, depending on how the original Consist was named.
v3.8.12 beta - Fixed a bug in the Compact Route when compacting routes with accented letters in file names.
v3.8.16 beta - Fixed a bug in sound checking. Corrected checking of TerrtexSnow files. Ignores invalid screen sizes saved in Registry settings.
v3.8.21 - Corrects .ref file when copying shapes from another route. Now allows the program to start if the User Selected start up version of MSTS is invalid, it now starts in the default route if this happens.
v3.8.22 - This version includes a new option 'Common Files' which allows you to copy all the shape/texture/terrtex/sound/environment files from the Default Routes to a Common Route folder (which may be on a CD-ROM). This will allow users to delete all the Default Routes from their PC, yet still be able to install third party routes which use installation batch files such as InstallMe.bat, EZStuff4.bat or Install.bat to copy files from the default routes into the downloaded routes. (This will cover the majority of routes available for download at this time).
v3.8.23 - As above, but now works correctly if you check a route while the Common Files are in use.
v3.8.27 - Now includes options to increase Coupling Break strength and to set up Unfitted, Handbrake only wagons as vacuum_piped so that they may be used in loose consists for shunting etc.
v3.8.29 - Fixed bug in the routine to convert Installme.bat etc to work with Common Files. Changed 'Copy' to 'Xcopy' in the installme.bat files to prevent an error with old versions of Winzip which did not automatically produce empty folders.
v3.8.30 - Changed Coupling Break fix to Coupling Damping Fix as this appears to be where the real problem with broken couplings stems from, i.e. the Coupling Damping units should be Newton/Metres/Second, not Newton/Metres as found on many wagons. Fixed start-up problem whereby Route_Riter did not start if Makeace.exe was missing - Now advises you where it is expecting Makeace to be and should indicate if there is an error in the Registry settings for MSTS.
v3.8.40 - New options, Check a single activity - much quicker than checking all activities and gives much more detail of all associated Consists, Loose Consists etc. - Also an option to build an Update Patch to update an earlier version of a route to the latest version. Some bugs fixed and code optimized.
v3.8.44 - Check Route now advises if there is an error in the 'Shape' entry of a .SD file (The shape entry should be the same as the name of the .S file). A new layout of the Unused Services etc. screen has been implemented. Now shows a listing of all Unused Services, Traffic, Paths and Consists. Any of these may be deleted or saved to a SpareServices etc. folder.
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v3.8.46 - Fixes a couple of bugs in 3.8.44 - Now either fixes or advises about files which are read-only and can not be deleted. Also fixed a problem with the deleting/moving Services and Traffic files. Has also added a Move option to the Activities in the main Activity screen.
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. My-file.SID) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected SID file. From the drop-down menu select 'Choose default program', then click 'Browse' and find the desired program. How to open sid file. SID file openers, viewers, etc. These apps are known to open certain types of SID files. Remember, different programs may use SID files for different purposes, so you may need to try out a few of them to be able to open your specific file. Other programs may be able to open your SID file, depending on the type of file it is. You can find the file type listed in the file's properties. On a Windows PC, right-click the file, click ' Properties ', then look under ' Type of File.' On a Mac computer, right-click the file, click ' More Info,' then look under ' Kind '.
v 3.8.50 - Have done away with the KeepMe.txt file before authors use the Write .bat option, RR calculates the CRC of each file and compares this with the CRC of the Default files, so that only exact matches are included in the InstallMe.bat file. Also included new Help file (in full download only).
v3.8.51 - Fixed bug in the Check Individual Activity option which did not work until Check All Activities had been run first.
v3.8.53 - Considerable re-write of both Check Route and Write .bat modules.
Check Route - Now allows for replacement of missing snow terrain textures to be replaced with the normal terrtex textures if no equivalent snow texture is available. Also allows for Summer textures to replace missing snow textures if necessary. Much better checking of all files.
Write .bat - Now does a CRC check of all texture files and searches the Default routes for identical seasonal textures etc.
v3.8.59 Beta - Now includes an Activity Packaging routine under Check Selected Activity. This is similar to the MSTS Activity Editor package routine, but uses a .zip file instead of a .apk file. It also automatically provides you with a list of all rolling-stock used in the activity.
v3.8.59 no longer produces multiple part .zip files, I am working on this.
v3.6.15beta - Changed the print routine from vsview3 to vsprinter7 to work around a .dll conflict with Windows 98. The print screen has changed, but is similar to the original version.
v3.7.0 beta - Fixed some problems with the Activity Checking routines. Changed the routine which checks on Terrtex .ACE files which are being used.
Also added Improve Snow which backs up the routes TerrtexSnow files and replaces them with a texture which looks more like real snow.
v3.7.7 - Cleaned up several items, now checks filename/date/time/size before adding to the installme.bat file.
v3.7.10 beta - A lot of internal changes. New feature to Check Route for missing .s/.ace/.sms/.wav files - run this before doing anything else. Also includes Martyn Griffin's utility to uncompress .T files.
v3.7.12 beta - Some bug fixes and small improvements
v3.7.16 - Fixed some more bugs with regard to .haz files and the missing editor.env files. Improved the Check Route function and combined it with the Check .SD option.
v3.7.18 - Now checks files using a CRC check before adding to the InstallMe.bat file.
This version also includes an option which allows you to add your route to a .zip file (or several .zip files if required).
v3.7.20 - Saves screen size so that if you restart the program the screen will always be the same size. Also restarts with the previously selected Route still selected. New Language.txt files with this version, foreign language versions need these files.
v3.8.2 - New Language menu plus language files for French/Dutch/Danish/Spanish/Norwegian users. Also many internal changes which should reduce memory requirements during Activity checking operations.
v3.8.8 beta - Delete Shapes from all .W files, Copy shapes along with .SD and .ACE files from one route to another (includes update to .ref file). Change BlendATexDiff to BlendATex in .env files where they refer to water to stop water flashing. Better memory usage.
v3.8.10 beta - The uncompress .w and .t were found not to work under Windows 98se, this has been fixed and some other things altered. Toy story 2 pc game crack. This package includes the language files which were inadvertently missed from the previous upload.
v3.8.11 beta - Fixed a bug in .SD file checking. Fixed a loop problem in Check Activities if a Service file was missing. Corrected the programs ability to substitute Consists which did not always work, depending on how the original Consist was named.
v3.8.12 beta - Fixed a bug in the Compact Route when compacting routes with accented letters in file names.
v3.8.16 beta - Fixed a bug in sound checking. Corrected checking of TerrtexSnow files. Ignores invalid screen sizes saved in Registry settings.
v3.8.21 - Corrects .ref file when copying shapes from another route. Now allows the program to start if the User Selected start up version of MSTS is invalid, it now starts in the default route if this happens.
v3.8.22 - This version includes a new option 'Common Files' which allows you to copy all the shape/texture/terrtex/sound/environment files from the Default Routes to a Common Route folder (which may be on a CD-ROM). This will allow users to delete all the Default Routes from their PC, yet still be able to install third party routes which use installation batch files such as InstallMe.bat, EZStuff4.bat or Install.bat to copy files from the default routes into the downloaded routes. (This will cover the majority of routes available for download at this time).
v3.8.23 - As above, but now works correctly if you check a route while the Common Files are in use.
v3.8.27 - Now includes options to increase Coupling Break strength and to set up Unfitted, Handbrake only wagons as vacuum_piped so that they may be used in loose consists for shunting etc.
v3.8.29 - Fixed bug in the routine to convert Installme.bat etc to work with Common Files. Changed 'Copy' to 'Xcopy' in the installme.bat files to prevent an error with old versions of Winzip which did not automatically produce empty folders.
v3.8.30 - Changed Coupling Break fix to Coupling Damping Fix as this appears to be where the real problem with broken couplings stems from, i.e. the Coupling Damping units should be Newton/Metres/Second, not Newton/Metres as found on many wagons. Fixed start-up problem whereby Route_Riter did not start if Makeace.exe was missing - Now advises you where it is expecting Makeace to be and should indicate if there is an error in the Registry settings for MSTS.
v3.8.40 - New options, Check a single activity - much quicker than checking all activities and gives much more detail of all associated Consists, Loose Consists etc. - Also an option to build an Update Patch to update an earlier version of a route to the latest version. Some bugs fixed and code optimized.
v3.8.44 - Check Route now advises if there is an error in the 'Shape' entry of a .SD file (The shape entry should be the same as the name of the .S file). A new layout of the Unused Services etc. screen has been implemented. Now shows a listing of all Unused Services, Traffic, Paths and Consists. Any of these may be deleted or saved to a SpareServices etc. folder.
Route Riter On Windows 10
v3.8.46 - Fixes a couple of bugs in 3.8.44 - Now either fixes or advises about files which are read-only and can not be deleted. Also fixed a problem with the deleting/moving Services and Traffic files. Has also added a Move option to the Activities in the main Activity screen.
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. My-file.SID) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected SID file. From the drop-down menu select 'Choose default program', then click 'Browse' and find the desired program. How to open sid file. SID file openers, viewers, etc. These apps are known to open certain types of SID files. Remember, different programs may use SID files for different purposes, so you may need to try out a few of them to be able to open your specific file. Other programs may be able to open your SID file, depending on the type of file it is. You can find the file type listed in the file's properties. On a Windows PC, right-click the file, click ' Properties ', then look under ' Type of File.' On a Mac computer, right-click the file, click ' More Info,' then look under ' Kind '.
v 3.8.50 - Have done away with the KeepMe.txt file before authors use the Write .bat option, RR calculates the CRC of each file and compares this with the CRC of the Default files, so that only exact matches are included in the InstallMe.bat file. Also included new Help file (in full download only).
v3.8.51 - Fixed bug in the Check Individual Activity option which did not work until Check All Activities had been run first.
v3.8.53 - Considerable re-write of both Check Route and Write .bat modules.
Check Route - Now allows for replacement of missing snow terrain textures to be replaced with the normal terrtex textures if no equivalent snow texture is available. Also allows for Summer textures to replace missing snow textures if necessary. Much better checking of all files.
Write .bat - Now does a CRC check of all texture files and searches the Default routes for identical seasonal textures etc.
v3.8.59 Beta - Now includes an Activity Packaging routine under Check Selected Activity. This is similar to the MSTS Activity Editor package routine, but uses a .zip file instead of a .apk file. It also automatically provides you with a list of all rolling-stock used in the activity.
v3.8.59 no longer produces multiple part .zip files, I am working on this.
v4.0.0 - Much of the code re-written - Multi-Part zip files now working correctly. See help files for all improvements.
v4.0.4 Beta - New option to produce a tsection.dat file which only includes those .s files in the users GlobalShapes folder. This is for experts only, use at your own risk.
v4.0.5 - Tidied up the production of the tsection.dat file as above, also corrected a bug in the option to build a Patch for a route, now handles Hazards correctly.
v4.1.3 - All known bugs fixed. All new .zip routines included which will now allow authors to package multi-part zip files which are all the same length, just select a route, click Zip route, select multi-part and enter how big you want sections to be, e.g. 15 megs, and all parts will be the same size.
The Acleantrack series of textures will no longer be compressed under a Compress .ACE operation, as it is known that here are problems with textures when these track textures are compressed.
The language.txt file included with Route-Riter is in English, but lang_Dutch.txt, lang_Norwegian.txt, lang_Danish, lang_French and lang_Spanish.txt files are also included, just select the appropriate language from the Files/Language menu.
Notes:
1. If you are using this program to compress routes you have downloaded, then after running the route from end to end, providing everything is OK, then you can delete your backup.
2. Do not run this utility against the Default MSTS routes or you will delete files which might be required by other routes.
YOU MUST BACK UP THE ROUTE FOLDER BEFORE TRYING THIS PROGRAM AT ALL !!!!
Please advise me of any difficulties - Any comments / Suggestions will be appreciated.:-
Mike Simpson - 30th June 2003.
email: virtualtrains@optushome.com.au
Note: My Home page: http://freepages.hobbies.rootsweb.com/~agene is no longer available for downloads.
Route_Riter may be downloaded from www.train-sim.com and www.uktrainsim.com among other MSTS sites.
Route_Riter v4.0.0 Now available from my new web site - Many thanks to Yuri. (v4.1.3 should be available here soon).
Download French Help File Translation by Aymeric Romani with many thanks.
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