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.
T1.5.1-1083-g7ca36e39f
Merge pull request #965 from twpol/refactor/line-endings4725f3de
Merge branch 'master' into refactor/line-endings7554f02e
style: Renormalize line endingsT1.5.1-1080-g433d161cd
Merge pull request #966 from twpol/warning/cs06186353e03c
fix: Warning CS0618: 'string.Copy(string)' is obsoleteT1.5.1-1078-g17726851b
Merge pull request #964 from twpol/warning/ca1417b11c8947
fix: Warning CA1417: Do not use the 'OutAttribute' for string parameterThe current Testing Version can also be downloaded as a Zip archive:
26 July 2024, 98MB
The documents included in the Testing Versions downloads can be found on-line at:
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.
The Manual for the Unstable version is not included in the download, but is available on-line.
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.