First Reskin And Having Trouble

[WAB1189]

Hello everyone!
I'm trying to reskin Ben Neal's undec SD9 and I'm having some trouble with the config file. I've been tinkering with it for a few hours now with no luck. This is the first time I have tried to reskin something and I know if I can get this config file thing sorted out I can do the repainting of the unit.

Is this the way it should look?? BTW I'm doing C&IM 50 and I would like for it to show up in the asset list like SD9 C&IM 50.


script "sfx_loco"
class "SFX_Loco"
origin "USA"
category-era-0 "1950s"
category-era-1 "1960s"
category-era-2 "1970s"
category-era-3 "1980s"
category-era-4 "1990s"
category-era-5 "2000s"
category-era-6 "2010s"
category-class "AL"
category-region-0 "US"
category-region-1 "CA"
category-region-2 "MX"
kind "traincar"
engine 1
name "SD9 C&IM 50"
company "undec"
mass 163296
asset-filename "sd9_c&im_50"
fonts 2
light_color 214,194,114
description "The big brothers to the GP7 and GP9, the SD7 and SD9 were EMD's first forays into C-C power. They were kinda like heavy GP7s or 9s with extra traction motors. Because of low horsepower, SD7s and SD9s were not really great for fast freight but were good at pulling heavy, slow freights or transferring cuts of cars between yards. The early SDs did find acceptance on several major railroads, but not to the same extent as their smaller siblings. It would take about 15 years and 1000 more horsepower before C-C power became commonplace. Still, SD7/9s found niches in heavy transfer service, where some can still be found in service on major railroads today.
Please view the readme for some useful information for reskinners.
SD9 specs:
Powerplant: 16-567C
Power: 1750 HP
Max continuous TE: 89,000 lb
Fuel Capy: 2400 gallons (max)
Weight: 300,000 to 360,000 lbs
Length: 60' 8"
max "speed (62:15): 66 mph'"
bogey <kuid:96914:50940>
enginesound <kuid:224131:100003>
enginespec <kuid:9000:51003>
hornsound <kuid2:126323:54007:1>
interior <kuid:96914:55947>
mesh-table
{
default
{
mesh "sd9_undec_body/sd9_undec_body.lm"
auto-create 1
}

headlight
{
att "a.base"
att-parent "default"
mesh "sd9_undec_body/highlights.im"
auto-create 1
}

horn1
{
att "a.horn1"
att-parent "default"
mesh "sd9_undec_body/blat.im"
auto-create 1
}

horn2
{
att "a.horn2"
att-parent "default"
mesh "sd9_undec_body/blatrev.im"
auto-create 1
}

antenna
{
att "a.cabcenter"
att-parent "default"
mesh "sd9_undec_body/antenna.im"
auto-create 1
}

tank
{
att "a.base"
att-parent "default"
mesh "sd9_undec_body/bigfueltank.im"
auto-create 1
}

breather
{
att "a.base"
att-parent "default"
mesh "sd9_undec_body/tankbreather.im"
auto-create 1
}

markers
{
att "a.base"
att-parent "default"
mesh "sd9_undec_body/sd9markers.im"
auto-create 1
}

bell
{
att "a.base"
att-parent "default"
mesh "sd9_undec_body/lowbell.im"
auto-create 1
}

winterize
{
att "a.base"
att-parent "default"
mesh "sd9_undec_body/winterhatch.im"
auto-create 1
}

fans
{
mesh "sd9_undec_body/fans.im"
anim "sd9_undec_body/fans.kin"
auto-create 1
animation-loop-speed 1
}

crew
{
att "a.base"
att-parent "default"
mesh "sd9_undec_body/engineer.im"
auto-create 1
}

default-night
{
mesh "sd9_undec_body/night/sd9_undec_nightmode.im"
night-mesh-base "default"
}

shadow
{
mesh "sd9_undec_shadow/sd9_undec_shadow.im"
}
}
smoke_shade 0
smoke_random 0
smoke_slowlife 0
smoke_fastlife 0
smoke_height 0
smoke_fastspeed 0
smoke0
{
attachment "a.exhaust0"
mode "speed"
color 196,196,212,150
accel 0.5
start 0,0.03,6,12,25
rate 12,60,45,30,60
velocity 2,4,3,2,3
lifetime 0.5,2,0.75,0.6,0.6
minsize 0.15
maxsize 0.3,0.8,0.6,0.5,0.4
}
smoke1
{
attachment "a.exhaust1"
mode "speed"
color 196,196,212,150
accel 0.5
start 0,0.03,6,12,25
rate 12,60,45,30,60
velocity 2,4,3,2,3
lifetime 0.5,2,0.75,0.6,0.6
minsize 0.15
maxsize 0.3,0.8,0.6,0.5,0.4
}
username "sd9_c&im_50"
author "Ben Neal"
organisation "Sub-Par Productions"
contact-email "bdaneal@yahoo.com"
contact-website "www.steammachine.com/bdaneal"
license "You may not sell this package. You may not claim it as your own. You may not upload this to any other website without my permission. You may repaint it if you wish, just acknowledge who made the original one. You may reuse parts of the textures for your own projects as long as you mention the source in a readme or the description.
All items are presented as is, no warranty is included nor implied. I doubt this would cause any damage to your computer, but if it does I may not be held liable.
The contents of this package are copyright 2010 Ben Neal, unless otherwise noted in the thanks section of the readme.
Thank you for your cooperation."
kuid-table
{
sfx_lib <kuid2:104722:2502000:1>
0 <kuid:96914:50940>
1 <kuid:224131:100003>
2 <kuid:9000:51003>
3 <kuid2:126323:54007:1>
4 <kuid:96914:55947>
}
kuid <kuid:528405:100133>


This is what I have been trying but when I go to commit (Just trying to get it renamed now) I get a error saying Error: Failed to commit changes to asset <kuid:528405:100133> due to missing config file

Please can some one help me out with this??

Jason M.
Peoria, Illinois

 

[Euphod]

If you are reskinning a model, the only thing you have to change is the kuid in the config file. You should also change the company name and the user name, but I usually don't change anything else if I'm using the same bogies and engine file and hornsound etc...

Try that first, then make gradual changes as you wish until you narrow down the issue.

 

[WAB1189]

Euphod I tried what you said but I'm still getting that error (Failed to commit changes to asset <kuid:528405:100133> due to missing config file)

Thank you for trying to help.

Jason M.
Peoria, Illinois

 

[Retro00064]

The config file is actually called config.txt. That is, it has the ".txt" file extension, which Microsoft Windows describes as a "Text Document". Check that the file has that extension. If you were editing the config file in Notepad, then Notepad should want to save it with a .txt extension by default. If you have to, then use "Save as" in Notepad to save the file, making sure that the "Save as type" box is set for the .txt extension.

Regards.

 

[WAB1189]

Retro00064 thanks for the help but it didn't work. I kept getting the same error.

However I did get it to work! It was strange to how I fixed it.

I was able to rename the original file. Then I cloned it again just like I had did all the other times and I added in my kuid and stuff and committed. It worked! I liked to fell out of my chair! It only took me eight hours. lol

Although now I have two SD9 C&IM 50's on my asset list. lol

Now lets see how good of a paint job I can do.


Jason M.
Peoria, Illinois