Three versions of Open Rails are readily available to users, as shown below:
For first-time users, we recommend the Stable Version which comes with an installer.
Whichever version you choose, Open Rails has a mechanism to notify you of new versions and to update Open Rails for you. You will find the settings for this mechanism in Menu > Options > Update
Open Rails will check for updates at most once a day. If an update is found, then you can install the update just by clicking on the link in the top, right corner:
If you follow the Open Rails project on the forums, then you will hear about bug-fixes and new features. These are included in the Unstable Version for developers and testers to try out. Once they have been checked and approved, they are published (on Friday) as the latest Testing Version. Any user can easily update to the current weekly Testing Version and benefit from these improvements.
For reference all the Testing Versions (executable and source) can be found in our archive.
T1.5.1-757-gef6c1a8c8
Merge pull request #865 from Looky1173/dispatcher-window-improvements3b5a2fe3
Apply translations to dropdown menus manually (https://github.com/openrails/openrails/pull/865#issuecomment-1793471838)c39984c5
Small cleanupccd1d82b
Replaced the legacy `DispatchViewer` with `MapViewer`67014b77
Updated translations (note: they don't work with ContextMenuStrip)5c0b8894
Foundation for translations699d060a
Added license information44ab637c
Reimplemented player actions and basic messaginga1318b5e
Merge branch 'master' into dispatcher-window-improvements776d6df1
Format4a5484ed
Fixed static consists without a lead locomotive not appearing in Map window9b0470af
Renamed `DebugViewerBeta` to `MapViewer`9d8513a0
Fixed static consists not showing up on mapf67581cc
Updated themes3097086b
Revert "Update locales"dadbc9fe
Update locales77a827cf
Added Daylight offset change confirmation message55ee45eb
Clean-up698c0137
Include static consists in the Map window705126ea
Code quality improvementscc5b9d38
Fixed http://www.elvastower.com/forums/index.php?/topic/37165-reworking-the-dispatcher-window/page__view__findpost__p__299986d00c6d9b
Reimplemented daylight offset as debug commandsbfba8f08
Initial theme switching54b7a7b2
Coloured switch control menu715841ec
Renamed the Dispatcher window to "Map window"5184abc0
Cleaned up code + began rewriting the player list7d62bb23
Code cleanup & increased map zoom out limit8918de14
Re-enabled effects compilation that I disabled erroneously8da038f5
Revised coloursf0f2a72c
Added signal controls079300b2
Added switch controlbc03dd87
Revert "Code Cleanup"47879c82
Dispatcher window improvements continued2d95fc4c
Initial experiments with the Dispatcher window22f43400
Code CleanupT1.5.1-722-g01614a154
Merge pull request #883 from sweiland-openrails/SwitchPaneledcc2dd5
Socket reconnect timeout changed from1 to 3 secondsaac4d3f5
When switch panel gets disconnected because off ending open rails add dark overlay to the webpage. And try to reconnect.The current Testing Version can also be downloaded as a Zip archive:
08 December 2023, 92MB
For reference all the Testing Versions (executable and source) can be found in our Testing archive.
Note: Multiple versions of Open Rails will not interfere if they are saved to different folders.
To support development, the latest unstable version is also available, which is updated whenever a developer publishes a change. The unstable versions are more likely to contain serious bugs and are only recommended for users wishing to help with Open Rails development.
For reference all the Unstable Versions (executable and source) can be found in our Unstable archive.
Improvements to Open Rails are drawn from several public sources as shown here:
We try to make sure that these changes all work and fit together by reviews as marked in orange in the diagram.