NewRoads Installation Guide
by Bruce Bridges, Martyn
T. Griffin, Steven Masters, Jeff Rice, Norbert Rieger
| 4.0
is the version number of NewRoads on this site |
Tsection.dat
included is build 38
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| Route-builder
files on this site are for both Australian / NZ / Japan / UK roads
and for US/Canada roads |
Updated
31 December 2007
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If you are an end-user:
You don't build routes, you
may never have even used NewRoads before.
You have just downloaded
a route that says something about it using NewRoads and that YOU need to
install NewRoads for it to work. The introduction of NewRoads
4.0 means that there is now only one installer you need to download. It will contain options about which "flavour" of Newroads you require.
:
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The route calls for NewRoads
2.0, 2.2, 2.3 or higher
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Install Newroads 4.0 - select "Standard"
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The route calls for NewRoads
3.0 or higher
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Install Newroads 4.0 - select "Standard"
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The route calls for NewRds
3.0+ or
NewRoads 3.0+ with Dynamic Shadows
(the route must specifically
advise that you need Dynamic Shadows)
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Install Newroads 4.0 - select "With Shadows"
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You need to revert to default shapes
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Install Newroads 4.0 - select "Default Files"
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Click on any installer icon in the table above to download an EXE file containing the
latest version of NewRoads:
Newroads_v40_MSTS1_Setup.exe
File size: 17.3 MB (18,194,419 bytes):
save it to the Desktop or somewhere
you can find it.
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Make a copy of
the folder 'Train Simulator\GLOBAL' somewhere safe (about 11MB).
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simply double-click
on the saved EXE
file and follow the prompts. Select the Newroads type you need at the "Select Components" screen during installation.
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You're done, happy
railroading on your new route!
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Notes on the
installer:
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The installer
is a Qsetup installer and the NewRoads installer has been written by me,
not Steve Masters, co-author of NewRoads;
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It will try
to find the MSTS folder from your registry - it reads only, it DOES NOT
WRITE TO THE REGISTRY;
this installer
will check existing files on your hard drive: IT WILL NOT OVER-WRITE existing
files on your system that have a newer date stamp.
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IF YOU ARE AN END-USER, STOP
HERE - YOU'VE FINISHED
For the route builder:
You will need the standard
Newroads 4.0 installer
package as well as the
rdsbkuk.zip
package (for Australian/UK roads) or
rdsbkna.zip
package (for US/Canada roads) or even
rdsrbkdk.zip
package (for Danish roads).
The comprehensive documentation
is in HTML.
Tech Support
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If you run into problems ask
for help either at the Route Designers forum at train-sim.com
or at http://www.uktrainsim.com
(other forums might also be able to help) or email the person that made
the route;
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You could also try emailing
Steven Masters or try reading the documentation in the NewRoads route
builders extras package. DO NOT PANIC!
What's the difference between the two versions of
Newroads?
Newroads
This is the standard road set. The Newroads
version does not display dynamic shadows. The shadows are there but they
are under the roads. The shadow itself appears to be projected about 0.04m
above the terrain. If you look closely at the fwy*/hwy* sections you will
see that the shadow covers part of the shoulder (which is angled down to
0.0m).
Newroads with Dynamic Shadows (Newrds)
This version has the alpha channel sorting switched
on: all of the "Z-Buffer/Test Only" options are set on all roads
except for the one with the "_NA" extension. The "test only" option is
what allows dynamic shadows to appear over the roads, and track beds (see
image). This results in the shadows appearing on the roads but it
comes with a "price".
There are special "_NA" (=No Alphasorting) road
sections that should be used to cross the tracks themselves (they won't
show any shadows but appear correctly). Even if the road is 10m above the
track it will still appear to be under the track.
For a route to be newrds.zip compatible, grade
crossings must use the special "_NA" sections (just to cross the tracks),
and bridges must have the "terrain" option checked.
Steven has also included an additional zip that
has the default road sections with no shadows (from the standard set).
So what happens if you install the Newrds package
on a route that's only designed for Newroads?
The roads appear to pass under the track,
not over it. See image below.
Simply installing the Newroads package returns
the level crossing to normal (see below).
31 December 2007
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