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    Moving a metric ton of content to a new system - is there a better way?

    I sync my current 'local' and 'original' Trainz folders to an ancient NAS and have done since the days of Win 7. I'm now a Linux user but when between OS never had an issue cloning these folder between Win and Linux and visa-versa. Remember we are talking .tzarc files but the same will apple to...
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    Stopped train at red light

    I suggest your issue is between that signal and the next otherwise the train would have advanced to the next signal. When driving use Map View with markers and signals enabled to try to spot it. Alternatively place an additional signal a short distance ahead of where the train is currently...
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    Lost Interest in Building Routes

    Sounds familiar. I think the problem with route building is that every turnout becomes a branch line and then every branch line becomes a mainline and so it snowballs. we don't know how to stop the expansion and complete what we already have. However a couple of words of wisdom has change my...
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    Black bars at the top and bottom of the screen

    To me it looks like the native resolution/screen ratio of the game and the screen are different. Perhaps un-check the full screen check box in the game and use ALT + Enter to obtain or cancel full screen viewing. Change the screen resolution/ratio where possible to match that of the game and...
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    installing trainz 22 on a Linux operating system

    A spinning wheel like windows is just Mint saying I'm busy so I don't think you are doing anything wrong. But back to basics. Open Trainz any way you can, if necessary using one of the file managers navigate to TRS22.exe and right clicking on it and selecting Open with Wine Windows Program...
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    installing trainz 22 on a Linux operating system

    A couple of points. There is always the exception but generally when installing a program through Wine a program icon is placed under the Wine sub-menu of the Start Menu and sometime on the desktop when selected during the install options. However you can create your own menu entry either by...
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    installing trainz 22 on a Linux operating system

    Regarding speed, if you haven't already done so do ensure that your drivers are up to date. The likes of Mint has its own Driver Manager under Administration and its as easy to update a driver as it is to go back to the previous one. Wine can be tweaked a little. Run winecfg in the terminal to...
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    Almost every asset is outdated

    They are only outdated for the later versions of Trainz but many members still build and run the earlier versions going back in excess of twenty years. This video on YouTube will give you a little of the history. Peter
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    Installing and running Trainz at Linux, here Ubuntu 24.04 LTS noble

    Sorry I do sincerely apologies. I was of the impression you were in the process of creating a simple universal 'go-to' web page with the instruction on how to install Trainz on any Linux of choice preferable without having to spend too much time in the future frequently updating it. It seems I...
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    Installing and running Trainz at Linux, here Ubuntu 24.04 LTS noble

    Why are you re-inventing the wheel, or in this instance explaining to others how to get Trainz up and running on Linux when others have already done a fairly good job and the majority of the work for you, which they in turn are already keeping up to date. To save yourself a lot of effort now...
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    How much memory is optimal?

    I'm not sure it will make a lot of difference to Trainz if any at all, but if you are multi-tasking, editing video in the background for example go for it. It's not going to cost you anything and can be easily removed should you want it for another job. Peter
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    Trainz portable at an external harddrive

    Connect the external drive and start your install process in the usual way from your bootable Linux media. When you get to the step where it asked for 'Installation Type' choose 'something else'. On the next window choose the external drive (with extreme care as not to wipe out the wrong drive)...
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    Trainz portable at an external harddrive

    I have installed Linux together with T:ANE and with TRS19 on USB SSD's a number of times previously for use while away from home quite successfully, and while I haven't tried TRS22 I suspect it would be comparable to TRS19 having such similar OS requirements. As for Windows 10/11 I would have...
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    Nostalgia trip: TS2009 (in Linux)

    Over the past few evenings I've been playing with Trainz 2004/06/09/10 and 2012 on a variety of hardware and software all with mixed results. It is clear that the older versions of Trainz much prefer the old OS and to some degree the older hardware as well. None of these versions particularly...
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    Nostalgia trip: TS2009 (in Linux)

    Its not just Linux some of the older versions of Trainz have their issues with Windows 10 and 11 but there a a few things you might care to try to improve things. First; perhaps cast your eyes over the following https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Wine#Installation in particular the potential...
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