Badly Made Content Creation Config Files A Severe Problem!

[jjeff1955]

I have spent many hours repairing many many config files that the content creators are making. I am not personally putting down any of you creators as you mean well and it could be a file corruption problem as well. I am running into this a lot. Example "<kuid:00000:000:0>" as the asset is needed. The zeros are only fill ins for the correct numbers. It is the Quotation marks that is wrong! If you do this it will not work it is the same as removing the kuid number and it will not find that needed kuid. I have found this type of error in many of the professional creation content as well. I know that the content creators will spend countless hours to build the content and give it to us for free, and I thank you for that very much. But if you are like me and you do not rest your eyes from to many hours of work, then I can see how this could be a typing error. Also many Quotation marks that are in the wrong places and forgotten } closing brackets that are missing. It is awsome when the content comes to life after an in depth repair.
Is it possible the config files have a mind of thier own, he he and get this way from the download process? At least I am learning how the content creation works. I have always believed that there is a reason for a lot of things that happen in are lives Trainz has become a lot of fun!
Thank you all!

 

[johnwhelan]

I have spent many hours repairing many many config files that the content creators are making. I am not personally putting down any of you creators as you mean well and it could be a file corruption problem as well. I am running into this a lot. Example "<kuid:00000:000:0>" as the asset is needed. The zeros are only fill ins for the correct numbers. It is the Quotation marks that is wrong! If you do this it will not work it is the same as removing the kuid number and it will not find that needed kuid. I have found this type of error in many of the professional creation content as well. I know that the content creators will spend countless hours to build the content and give it to us for free, and I thank you for that very much. But if you are like me and you do not rest your eyes from to many hours of work, then I can see how this could be a typing error. Also many Quotation marks that are in the wrong places and forgotten } closing brackets that are missing. It is awsome when the content comes to life after an in depth repair.
Is it possible the config files have a mind of thier own, he he and get this way from the download process? At least I am learning how the content creation works. I have always believed that there is a reason for a lot of things that happen in are lives Trainz has become a lot of fun!
Thank you all!

Basically trs2006 shows up more errors that TRS2004 sort of ignored so if it's old items they will probably have erros. Newer items have fewer errors.

Cheerio John

 

[sethmcs]

What will the Errors do to Trainz?

What will the errors do? 2004 v2006?

 

[rockster]

I have spent many hours repairing many many config files that the content creators are making. I am not personally putting down any of you creators as you mean well and it could be a file corruption problem as well. I am running into this a lot. Example "<kuid:00000:000:0>" as the asset is needed. The zeros are only fill ins for the correct numbers. It is the Quotation marks that is wrong! If you do this it will not work it is the same as removing the kuid number and it will not find that needed kuid. I have found this type of error in many of the professional creation content as well. I know that the content creators will spend countless hours to build the content and give it to us for free, and I thank you for that very much. But if you are like me and you do not rest your eyes from to many hours of work, then I can see how this could be a typing error. Also many Quotation marks that are in the wrong places and forgotten } closing brackets that are missing. It is awsome when the content comes to life after an in depth repair.
Is it possible the config files have a mind of thier own, he he and get this way from the download process? At least I am learning how the content creation works. I have always believed that there is a reason for a lot of things that happen in are lives Trainz has become a lot of fun!
Thank you all!

hi, i think you'll find that these repeat error were caused by people amending the same config file to suit their own creations unaware of the faults that were there.

i know what you mean about knowing about how it all works, before 2006 i wouldnt have dared trying to understand what all those lines in the config where about, 2006 has enlightened me

cheers

gav

 

[nwhitney]

There will be a test at the end
Norm

 

[BLACKWATCH]

I wouldn`t have attempted to alter anything like a config. file before Trainz came my way.

I think I`m getting quite good at altering or amending them now.

 

[whitepass]

When you make a CDP file your config.txt file is read and then re-written when the CDP is made and not necessarily the way you wrote it! This use to be much more of a problem with older versions.

 

[ZapperJet]

Perhaps creators for Trs2006 have become used to using quotation marks around the KUID numbers, and perhaps it's a hard habit to break.

Cheers,
John

 

[SuperFudd]

What is a config file?
Seriously though, I have never payed any atention to them.
As a layout and paint shed skin creator. should I have to be concerned about config files in my creations?

 

[gfisher]

Only if you plan on sharing them with anyone else.

 

[johnwhelan]

What is a config file?
Seriously though, I have never payed any atention to them.
As a layout and paint shed skin creator. should I have to be concerned about config files in my creations?

Well putting in the layout region helps, many UK layouts are difficult to find because the creator didn't put in the region code.

Paintshed much the same comment, except you can add in company, loads etc.

Makes them easier to find.

Cheerio John

 

[jjslll54]

You all need to understand the Download Station has content all the way back to pre SP3 days. Only TRS06 content is likely to be error free, assuming the creators ran it through CMP before uploading. The newer the version, the tighter the error checking became.

I, for one, have over 800 items on the download station and don't have the time or inclination to go back and check every item to see if it is error free in TRS06. 06 calls for different tags for different things like region and kind etc than earlier versions did. If you stick to downloading 06 items only you should be ok.

Jack

 

[SuperFudd]

I expect most new folks making layouts or paint shed skins, even for the DLS, may not know what a config file is. There seems to be no requirement to know.

 

[BLACKWATCH]

If you stick to downloading 06 items only you should be ok.

Jack

Bit difficult for those of us on 04.

 

[johnwhelan]

Quote:
Originally Posted by jjslll54
If you stick to downloading 06 items only you should be ok.

Jack

Bit difficult for those of us on 04.

Well you could always upgrade. Wait until the first Trainz classics comes out then spend the mney.

Cheerio John

 

[jjeff1955]

I forgot to mention that I was working in the Trainz 2004 when I was finding these errors. How dumb of me. Thank you for the huge response to my problem. You are right on if Trs2006 requires these Qoutation marks and if that is so will I be able to use my content from Trs2004 to Trs2006? I have made a very large map of about 350 square miles with very large mountains and valleys with many little country towns and lakes with large Dams, and water falls. It is a fictional map and an original by me of course with the permission of the content creators that I can use their content, but when finished it should be fun to see things that are new and different. When perfected I intend to share it with all of you as a free Layout download, with out missing content problems that always happens to me when I get layouts from others.

 

[nwhitney]

I'm not sure what ZapperJet is talking about. Most of the errors of 04 stuff in 06 are single quotes in the description of 04 items that split it up in 06, giving all sorts of illegal tags. Quotes are used in 06 to enclose strings containing a space. 04 used shifted hyphen.
Norm

 

[rockster]

I forgot to mention that I was working in the Trainz 2004 when I was finding these errors. How dumb of me. Thank you for the huge response to my problem. You are right on if Trs2006 requires these Qoutation marks and if that is so will I be able to use my content from Trs2004 to Trs2006? I have made a very large map of about 350 square miles with very large mountains and valleys with many little country towns and lakes with large Dams, and water falls. It is a fictional map and an original by me of course with the permission of the content creators that I can use their content, but when finished it should be fun to see things that are new and different. When perfected I intend to share it with all of you as a free Layout download, with out missing content problems that always happens to me when I get layouts from others.

im sure these errors affected trs2004 as well but trainz objects did the job of correcting most of them for you

cheers

gav