Content Manager Screwing Up My Assets
- Thread starter Kris94
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I've had occasional issues as well, but not too often.
The errors are pointed out due to the increased error parsing. This is why a misplaced quote will cause an error just like something spelled incorrectly, or if a container is built incorrectly. With previous versions of Trainz, especially with TRS2004 and before, the Jet engine would "horse" through the errors and load the content anyway. The problem with this is there is more work to do causing major stutters, like there aren't enough already, as well as outright game crashes when the program can't figure out how to get past the errors. By making the code "cleaner" right from the get go, the program will actually be more reliable and more responsive.
Regarding the broken payware....
If you have upgraded to SP1, JR has supplied some updates to their content. The SD70 was easy to fix if there is no update for that item. The asset it refers to is missing a thumbnail, which is now a requirement in TS12 SP1 and up. Simply create a thumbnail image and put the appropriate code in the config.txt for the faulty item. You should be good to go after that.
John
The errors are pointed out due to the increased error parsing. This is why a misplaced quote will cause an error just like something spelled incorrectly, or if a container is built incorrectly. With previous versions of Trainz, especially with TRS2004 and before, the Jet engine would "horse" through the errors and load the content anyway. The problem with this is there is more work to do causing major stutters, like there aren't enough already, as well as outright game crashes when the program can't figure out how to get past the errors. By making the code "cleaner" right from the get go, the program will actually be more reliable and more responsive.
Regarding the broken payware....
If you have upgraded to SP1, JR has supplied some updates to their content. The SD70 was easy to fix if there is no update for that item. The asset it refers to is missing a thumbnail, which is now a requirement in TS12 SP1 and up. Simply create a thumbnail image and put the appropriate code in the config.txt for the faulty item. You should be good to go after that.
John
BLACKWATCH
Mechanical Engineer
How about todays 'Updates' ?
'Commercial Coal Company' kuid2:210518:1018:5 by bendorsey (not the first of his assets with this fault).............
CM3.3 gives it as 'faulty' it expects 2 values but only has 1 in the sound file tag 'Repeat', for a creator like bendorsey, this sort of
error should never occur, is this another instance of N3V moving the goalposts & not informing the content updaters ?
This is the bit referred to, it says this line should have 2 values.
'Commercial Coal Company' kuid2:210518:1018:5 by bendorsey (not the first of his assets with this fault).............
CM3.3 gives it as 'faulty' it expects 2 values but only has 1 in the sound file tag 'Repeat', for a creator like bendorsey, this sort of
error should never occur, is this another instance of N3V moving the goalposts & not informing the content updaters ?
This is the bit referred to, it says this line should have 2 values.
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shaneturner12
Tutorial Creator
That particular fault is partially related to a change by N3V relating to TS12 SP1, which appears to allow one number instead of two.
Simply adding a comma, then repeating the number before the comma, will fix that error.
Shane
Simply adding a comma, then repeating the number before the comma, will fix that error.
Shane
BLACKWATCH
Mechanical Engineer
Thanks Shane, I didn't think bendorsey would make that mistake on his own, that's
why I suggested "another instance of N3V moving the goalposts", I had figured out the fix (more luck than knowledge), but it's
nice to know that is all the problem is.
why I suggested "another instance of N3V moving the goalposts", I had figured out the fix (more luck than knowledge), but it's
nice to know that is all the problem is.
shaneturner12
Tutorial Creator
No problem. It may be worth contacting bendorsey directly if any more things like that crop up just in case it's something that he's either missed or not got as far in terms of fixing yet.
Shane
Shane
That's why you creators should take care when typing your tags. I've seen too many assets that are faulty for reasons such as "The required tag 'length' is missing, and the tag 'lenght' is invalid".
There should be a utility to repair these kinds of errors; if such a program expects 'length' and encounters 'lenght', it should automatically correct the misspelling and see if that resolves the error. Of course, it won't be any solution for human carelessness.
There should be a utility to repair these kinds of errors; if such a program expects 'length' and encounters 'lenght', it should automatically correct the misspelling and see if that resolves the error. Of course, it won't be any solution for human carelessness.
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BLACKWATCH
Mechanical Engineer
I'll leave it for now, cos I don't know if bendorsey is fixing his own stuff, or whether it's being done by a third party.
If he sees this & it is something he's missed, problem sorted, if it happens again with any of his assets, I'll fire him a pm.
(With my reputation, he might not even read a pm if it has my name on it, but that's my fault in all fairness.)
If he sees this & it is something he's missed, problem sorted, if it happens again with any of his assets, I'll fire him a pm.
(With my reputation, he might not even read a pm if it has my name on it, but that's my fault in all fairness.)
The only working and long-term solution to this and similar problems is to force asset creators to compile their content in similar way programmers compile their source and run an exhaustive suit of tests before checking into the central repository (DLS). But even such strict procedure would not eliminate all problems and the content would get broken occasionally.