Asset hoarding
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I can identify with that! About a year or so ago I created a bunch of one board routes - Grain Elevatiors, Factories, etc. Now when I download something, I put it on the appropriate board. When I need something I can load the route and take a look at what I've got. I still have way too many assets, but I stand a fair chance of being able to find what I remember.
amrail2000
GONE AND FORGOTTEN
I still have a lot of my TRS2006 and use it in TRS2012 including content from WOT. I keep a written record of what I have according to the author. Also I have a copy of my computer in a separate file and on CD. I write down each thing as I down load it. This may sound like a lot, but in the end it helps me and saves time. The double back up comes from my two years with trains and we didn't have internet. So each week I would grab the kids and hop in the car and run to the library. What I downloaded went on to CD. Since I have continued this practice. There has been plenty of times that it has paid off.
I was a hoarder, but I have decided to just save CDPs and such on a separate storage server and cloud service. The actual gaming PC: I go through it monthly, remove all the stuff I don't really need, including route sessions. I try to keep just original sessions, and one or two I might have added. Then I disabled all the default (cannot remove) stuff I never use. It probably doesn't make it load any better, but at least it does not show those in any lists after. So, this has kept it below 125GB of on disk in use just for the TS12 personal stuff. 
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Yes, I am one as well.
Never know when that "Looks so cool, I'll use it in my such and such layout" asset will come in handy.
A good way to make those obscure, or not logically named, or foreign assets findable is to edit the asset name in the config.
Example - add Building, or Industrial Building or an abbreviation B, BI > that makes sense to you in order to keep them in easily findable/searchable groups.
Rico
Never know when that "Looks so cool, I'll use it in my such and such layout" asset will come in handy.
A good way to make those obscure, or not logically named, or foreign assets findable is to edit the asset name in the config.
Example - add Building, or Industrial Building or an abbreviation B, BI > that makes sense to you in order to keep them in easily findable/searchable groups.
Rico
kenneth18278
Member
edit the asset name in the config.
Rico, I think you mean edit the username in the config.txt, as this is what shows in the lists. I think if you edit the asset name, it breaks it (not sure about that).
Ken
Rico, I think you mean edit the username in the config.txt, as this is what shows in the lists. I think if you edit the asset name, it breaks it (not sure about that).
Ken
I think we're all hoarders with Trainz assets. In part this happens when we download a route and the route's dependencies end up on our hard drive whether we wanted them or not. This is in addition to the DLS browsing which we all do. With my 10-years of Trainz, my downloads are about the same as Electro's.
Recently, I did an asset clean-up and deleted a bunch of really, really, old stuff I hadn't used in probably 10 years. I probably deleted about 250MB of data, but that didn't put a dent in what's still installed. As Frogpipe (Ted) says, once you delete something, you'll need it again. This seems to be the way with a lot of stuff. How many times have you thrown away a receipt only to have needed to return an item?
The problem with the large number of assets, and more recently because of the size of the assets, is data backup and restoration. Restoring a few gigs takes a short amount of time. Restoring hundreds of gigs takes A LOT of time!
John
Recently, I did an asset clean-up and deleted a bunch of really, really, old stuff I hadn't used in probably 10 years. I probably deleted about 250MB of data, but that didn't put a dent in what's still installed. As Frogpipe (Ted) says, once you delete something, you'll need it again. This seems to be the way with a lot of stuff. How many times have you thrown away a receipt only to have needed to return an item?
The problem with the large number of assets, and more recently because of the size of the assets, is data backup and restoration. Restoring a few gigs takes a short amount of time. Restoring hundreds of gigs takes A LOT of time!
John
Hi John
RE : The problem with the large number of assets, and more recently because of the size of the assets, is data backup and restoration.
Restoring a few gigs takes a short amount of time. Restoring hundreds of gigs takes A LOT of time!
Yes i agree
RE : Frogpipe (Ted) says, once you delete something, you'll need it again. This seems to be the way with a lot of stuff.
Yes agreed again, i have done this many time's
I have all ways kept all CDP's that i have downloaded From useing HTP or threw Content Manager,
I have saved them to a folder and useing CDP Browser to rename to the Name an Kuid No of the item then saved them to a back up drive,
that way i all ways have a copy and dont have to strangle the DLS trying to download content,
Poul
P.S. The pic is of my working TS12 on my game rig i have that was sortedand culed about a month ago not to sure how large the old game rig has as i use it for testing content only.
RE : The problem with the large number of assets, and more recently because of the size of the assets, is data backup and restoration.
Restoring a few gigs takes a short amount of time. Restoring hundreds of gigs takes A LOT of time!
Yes i agree
RE : Frogpipe (Ted) says, once you delete something, you'll need it again. This seems to be the way with a lot of stuff.
Yes agreed again, i have done this many time's
I have all ways kept all CDP's that i have downloaded From useing HTP or threw Content Manager,
I have saved them to a folder and useing CDP Browser to rename to the Name an Kuid No of the item then saved them to a back up drive,
that way i all ways have a copy and dont have to strangle the DLS trying to download content,
Poul
P.S. The pic is of my working TS12 on my game rig i have that was sortedand culed about a month ago
not to sure how large the old game rig has as i use it for testing content only.cascaderailroad
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See: http://forums.auran.com/trainz/show...-has-the-most-toys-wins-!&p=619649#post619649
I have an External 2TB HD with thousands of CDP's on it (most of them unrecognizable names or numerals). I find that with thousands of assets installed, Trainz lags severely !
BTW: Did you know that if you take any prototype loco, and chock each wheel with a US Quarter coin, the loco will not be able to power up and over the coins, as it is a 45 degree angle (it may be able to rock back an forth, and eventually squeesh the coins, but a loco can not power up and over 24 quarters on the first one shot Throttle 8) !
I have an External 2TB HD with thousands of CDP's on it (most of them unrecognizable names or numerals). I find that with thousands of assets installed, Trainz lags severely !
BTW: Did you know that if you take any prototype loco, and chock each wheel with a US Quarter coin, the loco will not be able to power up and over the coins, as it is a 45 degree angle (it may be able to rock back an forth, and eventually squeesh the coins, but a loco can not power up and over 24 quarters on the first one shot Throttle 8) !
mezzoprezzo
Content appreciator
The only ones I currently delete are the ones which cause the most grief, i.e. the ones which make Trainz go into fatal error, or other type of game crash.
I’m fairly thorough regarding the trial of new assets because I generally only downloaded one or two at a time, so can easily identify and eliminate the odd rare rogue asset.
However, the list grows (current assets: 11,911) and I just know that amongst that lot there are creations which I don’t like and will never use. I usually identify them whilst Route building and, if on a roll, don’t stop to clear them out at the time because it’s a distraction. What I should do (makes another mental note!) is to jot down the offending item in my Trainz notebook and kill them off every so often.
The other category of hoarded assets are those which I downloaded because they looked good, used them on a Route, but can’t find them again because I’ve forgotten the asset name. If I’m desperate I’ll save the current route, load up the old route where I think it was used, hope my visual memory is working and sometimes find it.
The main reason that I’ve been unable to find those little gems is because they either have a foreign name, (which I could have edited but didn’t), or they were badly classified in the first place (which I also could have amended!)
Some examples of the latter category are:
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The fact is, I could change the names of any of the items to whatever I want if I had the inclination.
It’s all down to my laziness at the end of the day!
I’m fairly thorough regarding the trial of new assets because I generally only downloaded one or two at a time, so can easily identify and eliminate the odd rare rogue asset.
However, the list grows (current assets: 11,911) and I just know that amongst that lot there are creations which I don’t like and will never use. I usually identify them whilst Route building and, if on a roll, don’t stop to clear them out at the time because it’s a distraction. What I should do (makes another mental note!) is to jot down the offending item in my Trainz notebook and kill them off every so often.
The other category of hoarded assets are those which I downloaded because they looked good, used them on a Route, but can’t find them again because I’ve forgotten the asset name. If I’m desperate I’ll save the current route, load up the old route where I think it was used, hope my visual memory is working and sometimes find it.
The main reason that I’ve been unable to find those little gems is because they either have a foreign name, (which I could have edited but didn’t), or they were badly classified in the first place (which I also could have amended!)
Some examples of the latter category are:
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Items where the first word of the description is an adjective. If I want a “rusty barrel” I expect to find it under “Barrel, rusty”. For me it is the item, rather than its condition, which is the key search word for me.”Rusty” could find any item of metallic hardware, or even a pet animal or human figure.
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Assets which start with a standard prefix of a few letters can confuse. It is often the author’s initials or website acronym. However, it generally won’t throw up what you’re looking for, so unless you know the prefix, the asset remains hidden! (There are exceptions to this, e.g. JVC and FMA where a search under those letters neatly provides a summary, but this works because they are renowned specialist items, not a random selection of totally diverse assets).
The fact is, I could change the names of any of the items to whatever I want if I had the inclination.
It’s all down to my laziness at the end of the day!
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Casper,
I know exactly what you mean when you come across that not-so-nice item. I do that all the time and like you I make a mental note, but forget to write it down. It would be nice if there could be multiple pick-lists within Surveyor. With that we could create a list of items we no longer want to use and then delete them later in Content Manager where the same filter can be applied again.
With TRS2006 and upwards, the categories are no longer valid like they were in TRS2004. With that we have to create keywords and use that for searching. There are some keywords built-in and we can add our own. In some ways I liked the old category-method. I found it easier to hunt down items. Now I'm more adept at the new system, but it's still a lot slower in many ways.
John
I know exactly what you mean when you come across that not-so-nice item. I do that all the time and like you I make a mental note, but forget to write it down. It would be nice if there could be multiple pick-lists within Surveyor. With that we could create a list of items we no longer want to use and then delete them later in Content Manager where the same filter can be applied again.
With TRS2006 and upwards, the categories are no longer valid like they were in TRS2004. With that we have to create keywords and use that for searching. There are some keywords built-in and we can add our own. In some ways I liked the old category-method. I found it easier to hunt down items. Now I'm more adept at the new system, but it's still a lot slower in many ways.
John