New region not seen...

[springtransit]

I can't get my custom region to show up in the pull down menu in game. I've even tried cloning one of the regions, but the game doesn't see it...

 

[pware]

There are a host of possible reasons. Here are a few:-

What does CM say about your new region asset? Is it faulty?
Does your region asset (which is really nothing more than a config.txt file and a thumbnail jpeg image) meet all the requirements? (see the Trainz Wiki page https://online.ts2009.com/mediaWiki/index.php/How_to_Create_a_Region_Asset). Pay particular attention to the Trainz build number requirements.

 

[springtransit]

There are a host of possible reasons. Here are a few:-

What does CM say about your new region asset? Is it faulty?
Does your region asset (which is really nothing more than a config.txt file and a thumbnail jpeg image) meet all the requirements? (see the Trainz Wiki page https://online.ts2009.com/mediaWiki/index.php/How_to_Create_a_Region_Asset). Pay particular attention to the Trainz build number requirements.

No, CM shows nothing wrong with it. I put in everything the asset needs, set it up just as that page says, but it won't show up in the regions...

 

[Alikiwi]

Region doesn't go into any asset, it's part of the route and it's kuid must be listed there. No idea what this pull down menu is?

 

[pware]

The pull down menu is in the Edit Route option in Surveyor. All the installed regions will (should) appear in the drop down list.

 

[Alikiwi]

Ok, just went in to remind myself, so I see what you all mean. If his region file doesn't show there (I've made a couple) I'd say the region isn't set up correctly. CM may well not shows errors, but the file must be faulty somehow. I'd suggest make sure the two lists of cars is identical, ie, the list in the config itself, and the kuid list below. Ensure the first car is zero, (not 1), ie something like below (part list)

username "Australia Region 1940s"
kind "region"
trainz-build 3.5
description "Region asset specifying road vehicles used in Australia in the 1930s-1940s plus location details ie latitude and longtitude for Lithgow, N.S.W.."
category-class "YX"
category-region "AU"
category-era "1920s"
watercolor 154,104,53
defaultjunction <kuid:61119:24120>
ontheright 0
longitude 150,1,5
latitude 33,48,-1
altitude 0
car0 <kuid:124060:29021>
car1 <kuid2:381430:100165:1>
car2 <kuid2:381430:100187:1>etc..

One character out of place will throw it. The kuid table would be identical ie...

kuid-table
{
car0 <kuid:124060:29021>
car1 <kuid2:381430:100165:1>
car2 <kuid2:381430:100187:1>etc..

Other than that, I haven't a clue.

 

[pware]

The kuid table simply uses 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, ect as the label names, no need for the "car" text on each one.

The kuid table should also include the default junction kuid value as well.

So it would look like:-

kuid-table
{
0 <kuid:124060:29021>
1 <kuid2:381430:100165:1>
2 <kuid2:381430:100187:1>
3 <kuid:61119:24120>
}

the order is not important.

 

[G.M.]

We had this topic a few times here on the forums
in all cases 1 or more linked cars were wrong.
So to error check, make a backup of the region config
Remove a few cars and check if it works then
later add more cars.
greetings GM

 

[pware]

GM is correct. You cannot simply select static scenery car assets, they have to be configured as moving vehicles. The link I gave in an earlier post has a link to the steps required.

 

[G.M.]

each car used in the region, in its config need to have
trackside 0.01


if it needs to be higher so wheels are not IN but ON the road
put in the cars mesh-table:
position 0,0,0.2


a better way is not link the cars direct
but for each car make a mesh-asset link asset
https://online.ts2009.com/mediaWiki/index.php/"mesh-table"_container#mesh-asset
greetings GM

 

[springtransit]

It seems one of the vehicles was faulty. Fixed it, now the region shows up!

 

[G.M.]

good you fixed it