Obsolete items

[4ndylloyd]

Hi all,

I currently have nearly 53 locally installed obsolete items. Are these items obsolete in that they are no longer needed becasue updated versions have been downloaded ?? I was wondering if it was safe to delete them??

Thanks, Andy

 

[Bill69]

Hi all,

I currently have nearly 53 locally installed obsolete items. Are these items obsolete in that they are no longer needed becasue updated versions have been downloaded ?? I was wondering if it was safe to delete them??

Thanks, Andy

Hi Andy,

If they are built in items you will not be able to delete them, but you can disable them. If they are on the DLS You can delete them if they are installed in your database but I find most obsolete item show as being on the DLS. I they will still show in CMP unless your search is defined as "local".

Cheers,
Bill69

 

[4ndylloyd]

Thanks Bill, the 53 are my local assets, if I included DLS content the figure is closer to 3000 obsolete items

I think I will go for the disable option.

Thanks again, Andy

 

[teddytoot]

According to Auran there is no speed advantage in disabling built-in obsolete items. As far as the others are concerned I delete them to regain disk space.

 

[LadyWind]

Will an Obsolete asset still be functional within the game if you do not update it?

 

[rweber95]

I think that Trainz will automatically load the latest version of a kuid for use in Surveyor or Drive. That feature used to be done manually via the obsolete tag in the config.txt files but has become automatic with the advent of the kuid2 system.

Bob

 

[trainzcallum]

I have had the exact ploblem with lots of my pendolino items, they are all obsolete except one coach, why are they obsolete and is thre anyway to change it?

 

[shaneturner12]

Obsolete means that you have a newer version of that asset installed.

Shane

 

[paperpusher]

I am fan of city transit routes/scenerios. I have found that several streetcars and the SF Cable cars will not work on the TrainZ 2012. That has kept me from using this version and remain with the TrainZ10 version as my primary version. Even some unit made for version prior to TrainZ10 will not work on that verson also. This is very disconcerting to me. I had hoped that the new versions of TrainZ with their fixes would accept older unit but this does not seem to be the case with a lot of rolling stock, track, and catenary wiring / tracks.

 

[JCitron]

I am fan of city transit routes/scenerios. I have found that several streetcars and the SF Cable cars will not work on the TrainZ 2012. That has kept me from using this version and remain with the TrainZ10 version as my primary version. Even some unit made for version prior to TrainZ10 will not work on that verson also. This is very disconcerting to me. I had hoped that the new versions of TrainZ with their fixes would accept older unit but this does not seem to be the case with a lot of rolling stock, track, and catenary wiring / tracks.

There are tools available for repairing older content. PEV Software http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/~villaump/pevsoft.htm for instance will assist with some of the graphics faults and create the shadow mesh.

Other errors are easily solved by removing obsolete tags and fixing typographical errors in the config.txt file.

If you need assistance with repairing content, post what errors you are getting with the assets, and we can help you.

John

 

[fran1]

Paperpusher,
If you use 2010 in compatibility mode you may find some of the older content works.
Not available if you've patched to a multiplayer build.