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‎Website/openrails.org/discover/license/index.php‎

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Open Rails adopted the GPL in May 2013 after first securing permission from all the project's contributors. The previous license prevented anyone from taking the code and then distributing a modified version of Open Rails. The aim was to protect the project against splitting into competing versions (known as "forking") which would dilute the effort.
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Under this license, Open Rails was not legally <a href="http://opensource.org/">open source</a>; but now that the Open Rails project has gained some recognition, we can embrace the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software">free software</a> philosophy with little risk of forking.
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Under this license, Open Rails was not legally <a href="http://opensource.org/">open source</a>; but now that the Open Rails project has gained some recognition, we can embrace the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software">free software</a> philosophy and perhaps benefit from forking.
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<div class="container"><!-- Centres content and sets fixed width to suit device -->
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<h1>Discover > News</h1>
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<h2>Oct 2021 - Version 1.4</h2>
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<a href="/discover/version-1-4/">Open Rails 1.4</a> released.
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<h2>Nov 2020</h2>
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Wagons can now be braked individually as on the oldest railways. This can be experienced in 2 scenarios - <a href="https://www.coalstonewcastle.com.au/physics/stock/#rainhill">Stephenson's Rocket at Rainhill Trials</a> and <a href="https://www.coalstonewcastle.com.au/physics/stock/#select">Langley Vale Timber Tramway</a>.
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<h2>Nov 2020</h2>
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A <a href="http://www.siskurail.org/ComingSoon.php">detailed guide to making activities</a> backed by videos and data files <a href="http://www.siskurail.org/" title="Oregon to California, created by Dale Rickert">for the Siskiyou Route</a> is soon to be published by Dale Rickert.
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After more than a year of work <a href="http://www.siskurail.org/" title="Oregon to California, created by Dale Rickert">the free, restored and improved Siskiyou Route</a> is once more available.
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<a href="https://www.trainsim.com/vbts/tslib.php?searchid=13577139">ENG files published</a> with accurate physics for 176 USA diesel locos.
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<h2>Dec 2018</h2>
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<a href="/discover/version-1-3-1/">Open Rails 1.3.1</a> released <a href="/download/program/">Download it here</a>.
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Geoff Rowlands found a way to model 3D controls so they can be grabbed by the handle <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO9XrBz3iD0&feature=youtu.be">as in this video</a>.
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<h2>Nov 2017</h2>
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Open Rails trialled <a href="http://www.monogame.net/">with Monogame instead of XNA</a> uses less RAM and give higher frame rates.
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<h2>Jan 2017 - Version 1.2</h2>
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<a href="/discover/version-1-2/">Open Rails 1.2</a> released.
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<h2>Mar 2016 - Version 1.1</h2>
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<a href="/discover/version-1-1/">Open Rails 1.1</a> released.
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<h2>Dec 2015 - More Access to Elvas Tower</h2>
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The Elvas Tower forum plays a major role in developing Open Rails but has been closed to non-members following a dispute.
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We can now report that some of the <a href="http://www.elvastower.com/forums/">Open Rails sub-forums</a>
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are open again.
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<h2>Jun 2015 - Great Zig Zag Railway</h2>
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Peter Newell has just released (June 2105) the <a href="http://www.zigzag.coalstonewcastle.com.au/">Great Zig Zag Railway</a>,
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a steam route for Open Rails v1.0 (this 120MB download requires no other files).
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<h2>May 2015 - Version 1.0</h2>
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<a href="/discover/version-1-0/">Open Rails 1.0</a> released! <a href="/download/program/">Download it here</a>.
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<h2>Apr 2015 - Demo Model 1</h2>
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Open Rails first demonstration route <a href="/download/content">Demo Model 1</a> has been published.
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<h2>Dec 2014 - 3D Cabs</h2>
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<a href="http://www.dekosoft.com">Dekosoft Trains</a> has added locos exclusively for Open Rails to its range.
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These are GP30 diesels taking advantage of our 3D cab feature.
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<h2>Jul 2014 - Web Site</h2>
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The legacy graphics-heavy web site has been replaced by one based on Bootstrap which is both easier to maintain and
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You can still <a href="/web1/index.html">see an archive of the old site</a>.
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<h2>Apr 2014 - Installer</h2>
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An installer is now available, so Open Rails and its pre-requisites such as XNA can be delivered in a single download.
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<h2>Apr 2014 - Smoother, More Detailed Graphics</h2>
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number of "draw calls" which the CPU makes to the GPU. Fewer calls mean higher frame rates, smoother motion and the capacity to handle
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The technique is called "hardware instancing" and allows identical objects (e.g. trees in a forest) to be combined into a single draw
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You can expect some increases in frame rate, especially on routes with many identical objects. To turn this on, tick the checkbox for<br>
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Open Rails becomes available in additional languages, initially eight including Chinese.<br />
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<img src="additional_languages.jpg" height=415 width=314 alt='screendump listing languages'/>
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<h2>Mar 2014 - Work Starts On Timetables</h2>
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A schedule of trains (or timetable) is nearly impossible to arrange in Microsoft Train Simulator as AI trains don't adhere to booked station stops. In Open Rails,
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the situation is better but an activity with a player train and AI traffic is still very different from a timetable.
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Work has now begun on a timetable element which is an alternative to the usual activity. The timetable will contain all the details
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Fog is developed from just softening the horizon into a realistic effect which users can fully control.
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Here is an overview showing key elements of the project roadmap. Click on each one for the details in its Trello card.
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There are many other elements which cannot fit into an overview and these can be found on <a href="https://trello.com/b/DS2h3Pxc/open-rails-roadmap">our detailed Trello board</a>.
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<td class=blue><a href="https://trello.com/c/JGosmRnZ/159-consist-editor">consist editor</a></td>
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