Attention Content Creators

[timberdv]

Here is an example of the correct way to describe your creation.

You spend hours creating it, why not finish the job?

Don't you care?

You have a better chance of getting it downloaded if the user knows what it is.

If English is not your native tongue then use a translator. Bing will do the job.

Put both descriptions in the Description area.

Also note the picture.

We don't want to see you logo.

We want to see what the heck it is.

I for one, will not download anything without a description
or a picture.

To those who do it correctly, I thank you.

To those who don't, you need to:

Take pride in your Creation.

You worked hard to make it.

Tell us and show us what it is!

 

[22alpha]

This was one thing that drove me nuts! All of the new content I have made, I made sure to have good pictures and a description! Maybe this should get a sticky!!

This is how I did my thumbnails, I managed to get the logo, the name, and a picture in there as well. I saved this as a PSD so it can be used on anything I make.

Mike

 

[n8phu]

Usually if it doesn't have a description or a pic, I give it a pass.

Also, using a real life pic instead of a pic the asset (For example, a locomotive) should be frowned upon. People wish to see what the item is.

Mesh viewer is a simple solution, you can make a screen shot with it with any name you wish. I standardized on $screenshot$.jpg

Have pride, finish the job.

Sticky please.

 

[Eaglepilot6]

Agree 100%.

As a brand new user I've been living in the download station downloading all kinds of stuff, but only ones that have a description and picture. Also, please have them in the correct category. If CSX is searched in category:locomotives some are left out because they are categorized in misc instead.

 

[dragonharh]

If your going to use a logo make it small like This:

I'll give you permission use this as an idea.

 

[KarenB]

Wow you must be an American who likes telling people what to do.

I'd like all the descriptions to be in Welsh, but why English? I would have thought there were more Spanish and Mandarin speakers than English, I mean Hindi and Arabic aren't far behind in the numbers game.

luv Karen

 

[dragonharh]

but why English? I would have thought there were more Spanish and Mandarin speakers than English,

Honesty don't really matter what its in as long as its more less understandable I reader not tipe anything at all unless its needed due to my dissabiltey
I'm finding far too much pickyness now days.

As the old saying goes :if you don't like it Don't eat it"

 

[oknotsen]

Accept for the OP posting in way to large letters (need some glasses maybe? I got them and they do wonders), I agree with him.

if the content creator is German, then why don't YOU use the translator ?

Because the standard description tag is intended for English.
Plus if the creator does it, he can saves hundreds of people doing that. And face it, many (myself included) are not going to bother copy-pasting it in a translator and just skip the asset.

This are the tags for German:

description-de                            "...."
username-de                              "...."

And for Dutch:

description-nl                            "...."
username-nl                               "...."

And for Russian:

description-ru                            "...."
username-ru                               "...."

Etc.

Feel free to skip Dutch (yup, my first language) when creating an asset description (I even do that myself), but at least add an English version.
Even though there are a few languages globally more popular then English, most of the trainz players speak English.

 

[timberdv]

Wow you must be an American who likes telling people what to do.

I'd like all the descriptions to be in Welsh, but why English? I would have thought there were more Spanish and Mandarin speakers than English, I mean Hindi and Arabic aren't far behind in the numbers game.

luv Karen

It does not make any difference what language it's in, if there is no description, you can't translate it.

Buy the way, do you create. If not you don't need to read my message! You be wasting your valuable time.

I am just offering my advice, at no charge.

How have you contributed to this discussion? I am not here to debate.

Seems your outnumbered by the number of positive responses.

 

[timberdv]

Select the item to be translated and right click.

Click translate with Bing


Simple

Must have a description to translate.

 

[JCitron]

Agreed here too.

A picture and a decent description, no matter what language, is helpful. If something is there in a compatible character set, it can be translated. By default the program uses the western character set so anything entered in Cyrillic or the Eastern sets won't appear properly in the description. The problem too is people will upload a thumbnail, usually a generic one with a logo only, and this asset maybe the best thing to hit the Trainz user's content manager since the beginning of Trainz, but there's no way of seeing what it looks like. Sometimes pictures fail what the asset is, but that's the gamble we have to take at that point.

The large font wasn't an American way of speaking. I think it was done to stress a point and a good one at that.

John

 

[Lots_Trains]

I disagree with this.

The Content Creator can do whatever he/she wants with his/her creation.

I have created bucket loads of stuff for Trainz over 1,000 items, I do not release any of them, because I can't be bothered jumping through all the hoops and rubbish such as descriptions pictures or constantly updating to make them error free and putting them on the DLS (plus never liked the NV3 DLS rules). I make content for me, myself and I.

Everyone should be just be very grateful and appreciative of anyone who puts content on the DLS no matter what, if it hasn't got a pic or a description and that's your pet hate tough, then don't download it simple as that, don't hassle or lay it on the Content Creator of some petty dislike you have.

Cheers

Lots

 

[KarenB]

If you are working with volunteers then the most successful way to bring about a change is polite persuasion. If you own the company and don't care about buy in then you shout your instructions.

>Seems your outnumbered by the number of positive responses.

Wow and I thought we used the same language, "you're" perhaps.

I may not have uploaded to the DLS but yes I have made one or two Welsh cottages for my own personal use.

Luv Karen

 

[itareus]

I really don't care what language the description is in (English, any flavor -sorry, flavour- , works for me) or even worry if there is little or no description. However with neither name or description that I can understand and also without a screenshot (or other means of pictorial description) how do I know what the assets is ? Therefore I don't download it, end of story.

There is an old saying:

"A picture is worth a thousand words"

Oh so true.

 

[captainkman]

Including a picture is all very well on scenery and locomotives, but what's the procedure for a loco part such as horn or enginespec?

You can't really take a screenshot of physics or sounds. :hehe:

That's where the description and name come in, to help identify which loco or locos the particular dependency might be suited to.

But surely you wouldn't skip over a horn etc. with a description because it has no screenshot?

Kieran.

 

[Barry]

Just curious do all the people who post 'laying down the law' actually make their own content.
They certainly don't seem interested in learning the basics of Blender 3D or how to used it's game engine going by the response to my tutorial threads which I withdrew.
Perhaps they all know how to use gmax? I never learn't with any confidence how to use, but I know how to to make 12 mile maritime routes and extensive docks using Blender 3D and it's game engine. Incidentally trains also need docks and ships for realism.
I won't be making content for the Download Station anyway as my content on it is c2004, mainly docks, sailing ships and barges..
But threads all seem to be about downloading and using others content with perhaps criticism but little about content making?


Barry

 

[amigacooke]

So we've learnt the usual from this type of thread. If you don't tell people what your asset is, no-one but you will know.

And that would be a shame.

 

[oknotsen]

Just curious do all the people who post 'laying down the law' actually make their own content.

Can't speak for others, but I do.

They certainly don't seem interested in learning the basics of Blender 3D

Already learned the basics; I make all my content in Blender.
My first project.
Most of the other stuff.

 

[jacksonbarno]

Creating content isn't just limited to making models. Content making can also involve skinning rollingstock, buildings, cars, track, etc.

 

[DaveL]

barry & amigacookie,

Ok, fellows which is the correct English spelling of "learned" ???

Inquiring minds wish to know.........

Dave

BTW...I agree completely with the OP.