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Dispatch diagrams (CTC console), the physical map and Track Atlas, in independent windows for several screens. Jump to a vehicle or a location in the game.
Less effort, more railroading.
Your railroad's dispatch desk, in its own window or in your web browser, even across several screens. Connected to your Railroader session, it helps you plan services, follow your trains and keep track of the day's operations.
The full application in its own window, Windows x64. Needs the Railroader Mod.
Download DesktopWindows 64-bit · Work in progress
It reads your running game and shows the network, trains, rolling stock, timetables, freight and finances in a separate window, with supported game actions one click away.
Dispatch diagrams (CTC console), the physical map and Track Atlas, in independent windows for several screens. Jump to a vehicle or a location in the game.
Locomotives and wagons with condition, loads, supplies and brakes. Rename cars, show a whole train, select or view a vehicle in the game.
Time-based reminders, locomotive conditions and operating events.
Statements drawn from the game's ledger, and an automatic circulation journal for each save.
Companion talks to the game through its own mod, and it does not replace the game's simulation, signalling or save system. This version is a work in progress and keeps evolving: features are added and refined from one version to the next.
Two files, from the same release:
RailroaderCompanion folder into the game's Mods folder. Info.json and RailroaderCompanion.dll must be directly inside Mods/RailroaderCompanion.Mods.http://127.0.0.1:17865/. Nothing needs to be forwarded on your router.Companion for Railroader.exe, then open Connection and connect.Replace the files with those of the same release and restart Railroader completely.
Delete the RailroaderCompanion folder from Mods and the desktop folder. Your preferences stay in %APPDATA%\RailroaderCompanion until you delete them too.
Open Companion in a browser: on this PC, or on a phone, a tablet or another PC of your network.
Anyone on your network who has the control link can command your game, and the connection is not encrypted. It is switched off every time the game starts, and the mod answers nothing from the Internet. The page is not laid out for small screens yet. Automatic Clear ahead and automatic weather stay in the desktop application.
The interface is in English. No Companion account, Node.js or development tools are required.
%LOCALAPPDATA%\RailroaderCompanion\journal; an empty file named journal-record.off in the folder above stops it.If something goes wrong, a screen is confusing, or you have an idea that would help with your railway, I'd like to hear about it. Describing what you were trying to do is often just as useful as suggesting a feature.
A dedicated feedback site is on its way. In the meantime, send an email for questions, bug reports and suggestions.
support@mentorrailroad.comFree, for Windows 64-bit.
The full application in its own window, Windows x64. Needs the Railroader Mod.
Download DesktopCompanion for Railroader is free to use, and it will always remain free. Voluntary donations are not ruled out, but none will ever be required to use the application.