Bug? Or Aggressive Advertising?

[BNSF1995]

Recently, when I launch TRS2019 from the Taskbar, instead of the launcher, I get redirected to the Steam store page for TRS22.

When I launch it from within Steam itself, the launcher comes up like normal.

What is causing this? Is this a bug? Or is N3V aggressively advertising a game that isn't even out on Steam yet?

 

[wreeder]

TRS19 has been out on Steam for years. Sounds like your icon on the taskbar is confused. Delete it and redo adding it to the taskbar.

 

[BNSF1995]

Tried that. It still redirected me to the TRS22 Steam store page.

 

[Tony_Hilliam]

What is the path for the shortcut?
what is located there?

 

[BNSF1995]

Path of the shortcut is the install folder.

I tried launching TRS2019 from the install folder, and guess what? It redirected me to the Steam store page for TRS22.

I have never seen anything like this. There is nothing in the executable in the install folder that suggests anything out of the ordinary. I have a nasty feeling SP5 may have installed nagware...

 

[stagecoach]

Settings/install is the data folder, it does not contain the TRS.exe file. The location of the required folder is the one you asked to install too when you downloaded it. Trainz 2019 should be the folder with the TRS.exe inside it. If you have the launch icon then right-click on it and select more options (Win11) or create shortcut to get the correct path.

 

[BNSF1995]

When I said install folder, I was talking about the main directory with the executable and the ancillary files.

 

[Tony_Hilliam]

Bug confirmed. Thanks for the heads up.
Obvious work around for now is to run from the Steam client.

 

[BNSF1995]

So then it is a bug? And not aggressive advertising?

 

[wreeder]

Settings/install is the data folder, it does not contain the TRS.exe file. The location of the required folder is the one you asked to install too when you downloaded it. Trainz 2019 should be the folder with the TRS.exe inside it. If you have the launch icon then right-click on it and select more options (Win11) or create shortcut to get the correct path.

Steam doesn't work the same way as normal installs under windows. Steam installs all files in a folder named Steam/steamapps/common/"program name" but the icon on the desktop links to a web document via a URL. My TRS19 icon has steam://rungameid/553520 which I assume is a local host path telling the client to run the game. If the Steam client is not running then it starts before running the game. I assume that there is a mechanism built-in that if the game is not installed then the user is taken to the Steam store page for the game where they have the option to install if they own the game.
In this case, it appears the gameID is pointing to the wrong Steam gameID and if it is not installed then it goes to the TRS22 page. I don't know if the gameID is common to all installs of TRS19 or if some part of it is unique to my username. But as Tony said it is a bug likely on Steam's end.

 

[Tony_Hilliam]

Yes it’s a bug.

You could try creating that path as a shortcut. It may work.
steam://rungameid/553520

 

[davies_mike57]

BNSF1995;

I find it best to run the Steam version TRS19 in Offline mode.
Create a desk shortcut icon with a "steam://rungameid/553520" location like Tony stated.
Click the icon shortcut and the window pop up will request the user to Steam go Online or Offline mode.
Press Offline mode.
The TRS19 application loads up Ok without any ads showing in the main screen.
Actually in Offline mode one can still go into the Content Manager and perform any kuid downloads (with your internet activated on).
Works better this way with no Steam window in the background.

davies_mike57

 

[oldman777]

Recently, when I launch TRS2019 from the Taskbar, instead of the launcher, I get redirected to the Steam store page for TRS22.

When I launch it from within Steam itself, the launcher comes up like normal.

What is causing this? Is this a bug? Or is N3V aggressively advertising a game that isn't even out on Steam yet?

This is not an advertisement. In the first post here, in detail: https://forums.auran.com/threads/installation-use-of-ts19-and-ts22-on-one-pc-issues.178609/

If you run TS19 not through a shortcut on the desktop, but through the TRS19.exe from the game folder, then TS22 will start Instead of TS19:

 

[afe_uy]

Nothing new ... It opens as usual, even before you had to open Steam first, and then Trainz... the latest improvement was to open Trainz directly.
It opens three screens: Steam, News and Trainz. Only 12 y 19 of mine are Steam versions.

 

[boleyd]

Violence and Trainz.... An odd mix for profit.

 

[oldman777]

Nothing new ... It opens as usual, even before you had to open Steam first, and then Trainz... the latest improvement was to open Trainz directly.
It opens three screens: Steam, News and Trainz. Only 12 y 19 of mine are Steam versions.

I have 19 and 22 Steam versions, so what I described above is happening.

To launch one Steam window instead of three, make two the Steam settings as indicated by the two arrows:

 

[afe_uy]

To launch one Steam window instead of three, make two the Steam settings as indicated by the two arrows:

I never even looked at Steam Settings ... as long as Trainz started, that was all I needed ! Thanks , adjust done ...