CCG for TS12

[AussiePaul]

Hi, Can anyone tell me where I can get a copy of the Content Creator Guide for Trainz 12?
In his excellent Horn Sounds Tutorial...
http://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?t=73835 SantaFebuff recommends getting the CCG for your version of Trainz.
I asked him about it but he said he was not aware of the location of that version, but suggested I ask in these forums.
Thanks very much for any assistance offered.
Kind Regards,
Paul

 

[WindWalkr]

Our current content creation guides are online here.

kind regards,

chris

 

[AussiePaul]

Thanks for the reply Chris

Hi Chris that seems to be a good resource. There does not appear to be a lot that relates to 2012 yet but I guess that is to be expected. I guess I'll just follow the instructions that are given for 2010 and see if it works in 2012.

There is a lot of info there for me to study.
I have lots of questions but I don't want to take up space on the forums or the time of people so willing to help by asking questions that have already been answered or that are available some where already.
So I really do try to find my answers by searching the forums for key words and then reading the relevant posts.

I gather 2012 does a lot of things differently to earlier versions but a lot of the content on the download station does not specify that it works in 2012 or not. On the other hand there are some excellent up-loaders who are very clear and concise as to what their content will work with.
I would also like to find out how to edit a config.txt file, but I'm still looking for some sort of explanation as to how to do that. I'm wondering if there might be something in that wiki, now that I am aware of its existence, so I'm off to have a look at that.

Again thanks for making the effort to assist me, Chris.
Hopefully one day I will be able to return the favour by replying to someone else so you don't have to.
Kind Regards,
Paul

 

[WindWalkr]

There does not appear to be a lot that relates to 2012 yet but I guess that is to be expected. I guess I'll just follow the instructions that are given for 2010 and see if it works in 2012.

All the instructions linked from that page should be suitable for TS12.

I gather 2012 does a lot of things differently to earlier versions

TS12 uses very similar standards to TS2010 and TS2009. The older the product you are comparing it to, the more pronounced the differences will be. Products prior to TS2009 used a very different Track format, and products prior to TRS2004 used different formats for most items.

but a lot of the content on the download station does not specify that it works in 2012 or not.

It is our intention that all DLS content should work in TS12. We have a cleanup process in place which is intended to reach this goal eventually.

I would also like to find out how to edit a config.txt file, but I'm still looking for some sort of explanation as to how to do that. I'm wondering if there might be something in that wiki, now that I am aware of its existence, so I'm off to have a look at that.

This is a difficult question to answer concisely. You can edit the config.txt file using notepad if you want, but I don't think that's what you're really asking. Your best bet might be to pick a specific simple goal (eg. build a house scenery item) and then read up on how to achieve that goal, rather than trying to learn the entire theory first.


kind regards,

chris