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Alright, after another full day of downloading content and copying stuff again, I can now confirm that DLS content installs without errors and I am able to save routes in surveyor (I don't know if I mentioned, I wasn't able to save anything in surveyor either), after reformatting the external...

Thanks for that, John. I was wondering what was going on there. Come to think of it, I have a flash drive formatted as exFAT I move between my Mac and a Linux Mini PC running console emulators, and I do occasionally end up with files showing that "._" tacked onto the beginning of the filename...

Apple Silicon is insane, from what I've seen, but there just aren't a whole lot of games out there that utilize it to its fullest. Lots of older apps are still made for Intel Macs and run through Rosetta 2, a compatibility layer, and that does come with a bit of a performance hit. And with Apple...

Following the install, I am immediately prompted to update to SP6-HF1, which appears to still be the current Trainz+ build for Mac. I just gave in, nuked this install, and reformatted the SSD as APFS, which is strongly recommended for drives that will only be used on Macs. I did find many...

Alright, bumping my own thread here with an update. I more or less followed @JCitron's instructions. First, I completely nuked my existing TRS22 Mac install, deleted the content directory, and reinstalled TRS22 from scratch, pointing my data directory to a folder on a dedicated external SSD. I...

CSXT 6573 wore the red and white WM paint scheme - even with a little patch applied reading "the last Western Maryland locomotive" - until it was retired in 1992. Matt

You know, it could just be TRS2006 nostalgia talking, but I still love the Marias Pass route, even if the current version is a bit dated by modern Trainz standards (and some of the session scripts are broken in TRS22). To say I'm beyond hyped for the new version the guys are cooking up is an...

Windows 11 in its current form is what pushed me away, after using Windows my entire life and Trainz for nearly 20 years. It was just a coincidence that my hardware was starting to become quite old and I was looking to build a new rig. I ended up buying an M4 Max MacBook Pro 16" instead...

How large are the routes you're merging? My system is slightly more powerful than yours, and some routes take a very long time to merge. Matt

Now that I've had time to mull on it, I think I was thinking of the one Audie did at Control Point Simulations. Several things from there have been updated and popped up on JR, so I figure it's probably a work in progress. I spent a lot of money at CPS the brief time it was open, but apparently...

Huh, I figured it would work in Crossover, but I didn't know you could do shared folders. I've dabbled in it some, bought it cheap on Cyber Monday, but I haven't done much with it yet. I will check that out. Thanks! Matt

I'm a lifelong Windows user finally packing up all my Trainz stuff and going to Mac. Now as I'm sure you've all noticed from the screenshots I post, I reskin stuff. A lot. And I guess it didn't occur to me until just now that there's seemingly no way to view meshes with textures on them outside...

I swear JR has done these, but I can't find them on the site anywhere, so maybe not. IC SD70s. Photo credit: u/Matrix_Mongoose on Reddit. Matt

First run on the excellent Salina Subdivision route. As a Kansan, I love to see my state get some representation. Matt

BNSF's famous "earthworm". Grain as far as the eye can see. This particular shot is from Trainz 22 on an M4 Max MacBook Pro. This thing is an absolute screamer for Trainz, buttery smooth performance with all the graphics settings turned to 11 (except shadows), but 1TB of built in storage...