Content Creations

[sholborn]

Hi
Why? Why? do all you hardened content creators (and there are many of you)not share how to create content with others,i am 64 years old and have only just found out how to create content for 2009,all i am asking is help on config tex for all the new versions that keep popping up not trade secrets or are they it seems content creator do not like it if a new person trys to create if only for his/herself.
Any help in any way would be a great help to me all i want to do is create contet for my layout many thigs i like but not avalible in download station so want to do it myself and if it turns out alright quite happy to share with the rest of the comunity.
Regards
from an old man to all young creators

 

[captainkman]

Hello.

I am not a content creator as such, but I have had some experience with config files, due to having to fix things in TS2010.

If you need help with config files, I am wiling to help. Firstly, we need some information on what you are trying to make, what country it is for, and things like that. Then I can Really help you.

 

[Deano5]

But they do.
Many of the hardened creators have spent long hours writing content creation guides over the years and I doubt there is an asset that has not been covered at some stage.
There is a dedicated content creation section on this forum, take a look in there for the standard Auran guides.
Do a forum search for links to all the creators web sites where you will find an abundance of educational material to read and download. :wave:

 

[arataca]

Dear sholborn:

Do you refer to create new routes and sessions? The use of Surveyor?

If your response is "yes" then contact me.

I am a new user that is learning how to create own routes and want to meet others users in the same situation to share (in)experience, hehehe.

 

[Dinorius_Redundicus]

Hi
Why? Why? do all you hardened content creators (and there are many of you) not share how to create content with others?

Perhaps because it's one thing to know how to create stuff yourself, but quite another to explain it to someone else. Not everyone has the time, the patience or the talent to be a decent teacher. Everyone who has been to school can remember a few teachers who certainly knew their subjects but who could not teach for nuts. In my experience, some of the brainiest and best creators have made the worst tutorials. Not worst in the sense that they are factually incorrect, just that new starters can't follow them. Maybe it's because the experts are too advanced to remember what things can confuse a newbie.

For me, the best tutorial was done by a person who had only just learned a few basics of gmax herself but took the time to write down what she knew at the time. It was a tutorial "for dummies, by a dummy".

And then there are those that would frankly just prefer to get on with their own business.

 

[sholborn]

content creation

Hi
Many thanks for all who took the trouble to answer my request,the problem is can creat trees,walls,fences using Gmax and paintshop pro and all the thing you need for the pictures but can not find the correct kuid:no93112:??????? for trees and so on for textures,fences or brick walls etc ect,it is all the new kuid numbers required for all the different models of trainz,most of the things that i have created in the past worked alright on 2009 but now 2012 is a diffrent thing,have 2009 and 2012 installed.
Regards
Stewart

 

[Gary_Evans]

Perhaps because it's one thing to know how to create stuff yourself, but quite another to explain it to someone else. Not everyone has the time, the patience or the talent to be a decent teacher. Everyone who has been to school can remember a few teachers who certainly knew their subjects but who could not teach for nuts. In my experience, some of the brainiest and best creators have made the worst tutorials. Not worst in the sense that they are factually incorrect, just that new starters can't follow them. Maybe it's because the experts are too advanced to remember what things can confuse a newbie.

For me, the best tutorial was done by a person who had only just learned a few basics of gmax herself but took the time to write down what she knew at the time. It was a tutorial "for dummies, by a dummy".

And then there are those that would frankly just prefer to get on with their own business.

Words from the Master. Great reply Deane.

 

[paulzmay]

Hi
Many thanks for all who took the trouble to answer my request,the problem is can creat trees,walls,fences using Gmax and paintshop pro and all the thing you need for the pictures but can not find the correct kuid:no93112:??????? for trees and so on for textures,fences or brick walls etc ect,it is all the new kuid numbers required for all the different models of trainz,most of the things that i have created in the past worked alright on 2009 but now 2012 is a diffrent thing,have 2009 and 2012 installed.
Regards
Stewart

The second part of the number is entirely up to you. There used to be a convention on what numbers to use for different types of content, but it was only ever a convention, not a hard and fast rule. I don't suppose most creators even remember it now. Just make sure you don't duplicate numbers you have already used, and keep clear of the low numbers (counting upwards from 1000 IIRC) that Trainz automatically uses for your routes. If you use Content Creator Plus (the built-in config writing thingy) it will automatically assign numbers. Most creators avoid it, and use notepad or other plain text editors (not word processors).

Paul

 

[ray_whiley]

These were the recommended KUID ranges for TRS2004, although the situation with the lowest numbers is now different as they are the ones assigned automatically in CCP. Personally, I like to keep to these recommendations when creating for later versions (which is now essential for the DLS as TRS2004 is no longer supported) as it helps me to keep track of the numbers I have assigned on a spreadsheet divided into the different categories. But as has been said, these were only recommendations to help the Download Station to identify what was what.

1 - 9999 Locomotives Locomotives
10000 - 14999 Passenger cars Rolling Stock
15000 - 19999 Freight cars Rolling Stock
20000 - 20999 Routes Layouts
21000 - 21999 Textures Textures (Environmental)
22000 - 22999 Foliage Terrain Features
23000 - 23999 Signposts (Other than train signalling) Trackside Accessories
24000 - 24999 Signalling Trackside Accessories
25000 - 25999 Buildings residential Buildings / Structures
26000 - 26999 Buildings commercial Buildings / Structures
27000 - 27999 Buildings industrial Buildings / Structures
28000 - 28999 Buildings railroad Buildings / Structures
29000 - 29999 Transportation land Vehicles
30000 - 30999 Transportation sea Vehicles
31000 - 31999 Transportation air Buildings / Structures
32000 - 32999 Bridges Track
33000 - 33999 Tunnels Track
35000 - 35999 People People
36000 - 36999 Animals Animals
37000 - 37999 Splines (including Roads, Powerlines etc) Road
38000 - 38999 Rails Track
39000 - 39999 Buildings Civil (Police, Fire, Library etc) Buildings / Structures
40000 - 40999 Buildings Military Buildings / Structures
41000 - 49999 Reserved
50000 - 50999 Bogies/Trucks Bogey
51000 - 52999 Enginespec Miscellaneous
53000 - 53999 Enginesound Miscellaneous
54000 - 54999 Hornsound Miscellaneous
55000 - 56999 Interior Miscellaneous
57000 - 57999 Pantographs Miscellaneous
58000 - 58999 Public Fun Places (Stadium, Race Track etc) Buildings / Structures
60000 - 99999 Miscellaneous Miscellaneous
100000 - 999999999 Trainz Assigned

Ray

 

[sholborn]

Kuid No.

Hi
A very special thanks to Paul & Ray for the info & Ray extra thanks for taking the time to list all Numbers.
Regards
Stewart :udrool: