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Your videos are very good. You know what you want to say before you start recording the video, so your presentation is very smooth! I have been away from TRAINZ for over ten years and will buy a new computer capable of running TRAINZ so your videos are going to be very helpful for me! Thanks!
What would you do if the baseboards are uneven when you merge them together
Please come back!
I Collin, how can i download the route
Where do I find the Indigo tunnel?
Start Trainz, go to Manage Content in the Launcher Icon and search Indigo. If it is not there, you will need to go to DOWNLOAD STATION and search there. Hope that helps.
@@colinstrains5885okay thank you
@@colinstrains5885 cant seem to find it
If you are using 2022, can you do a video on how you do the crossing in it, thank you.
what a pain in the ass this is
can rotate the ground??
Sorry not possible on older versions of TRAINZ, can be done in TRS22 using the new Surveyor 2
Would it be possible to flip or rotate the layers?
The simple answer is No . . . and not sure what advantage there could possibly be ?
Hey, starting to get into the game again and was tweaking the performance settings. I seem to be missing Detail update rate, Use multiple render threads, and Use texture streaming on the performance tab. My game build is 117026. Do you still have these settings available on that version?
Sadly, I am on 119450 Trains Plus current version, so sorry, I don't have old versions.
Still works for TRS22. Very useful information. Thanks!
Thanks for the feedback
i take pride in the guys like you that can build routes t have done some but never happy with them a mate of mine spent 10 yrs building his route of the MKT exact line the amount of work it takes is incredible good on ya mate awesome job
Thanks for your kind words, sadly I have been overseas for work and could not continue the route you had interest in, sorry. The good news is that I am back in September and should be able to start video support again, but as I am on TRS22 now the old routes do not translate too well and I am starting again. Should have a sample of a new route shortly.
@@colinstrains5885 that will be cool
looking really great mate i definately keep track on this one
thats cool and yes i love doing switching etc dso i would download it i reckon
Hopefully, I will be starting a new series once The latest version of Trains Plus is released.
@@colinstrains5885 awesome
Will this work with TRC US no barrier scenery? I don't want any gates.
I believe they have examples in the library that have no gates, it only works with their own model crossing lights though.
What's the Radio frequency?
You REALLY think NV3 fixed their bugs? What all new assorted bugs were created with their patch/fix? Gave up on Trainz long ago and some of it had to do with bugs that NV3 either ignored or fixed, creating a all new bag or garbage
This helps a lot with making the game actually look how it does in their promo videos. Thank you!
you are welcome, but remember it is somewhat out of date now.
yes i will be following trainz
I hope you enjoy the latest version which is much better than the old TRS19 reflected in this channel Colin Rayner
@@colinstrains5885 which one is newer version
@@fredpryde8555 See Options Here: store.trainzportal.com/pages/trainz-railroad-simulator-2022
As far as I can see you can only Preview items that are already Downloaded, Modified or Installed. Those that are Available For Download don't give the Preview option which rather defeats the object. Or am I doing something wrong?
In content Manager double click the asset you want an image of, it will bring up a new mini window with description and image as well as a click line to view in Explorer
Good timing as I've just started creating an imaginery UK heritage line that has a level crossing. This will be built on what is now a cycle and walking trail on the former railway bed. Interestingly the crossing gates, a signal box and platforms at each end of the (pretend) line have been preserved in situ - I think one or two signals also - even though the actual track has gone.
Hope it works for you, this is an old video, and several times since . . . . an update stops these working, the author has to fix it. Last I checked they are working OK in TRS22Trainz Plus. Like to see your result, I love the quiet aura of UK country stations. I was born in Billericay Essex some 75 years ago when it was then a very country feel. Most of my life however has been in Australia.
@@colinstrains5885 Thank you .(That's interesting about your roots - I can't detect any Essex twang in your speech although it could be masked by the Aussie! I'm a Bristolian by birth (no accent though)). Having thought about the idea a bit more I realise that as it stands the crossing is at quite a skewed angle, and it will look strange if I introduce a sudden kink into the road or the track to get the crossing at a right angle. Ideally I would like gates that would be offset I found a video of a setup that had a more acutely angled crossing but I don't know what assets they used. I have been able to create a rather crude crossing with rails only across the road which a train can run across. The road asset I'm using doesn't have actual traffic built in either, so crossing barriers would be moot as things stand. This is the crossing today on Google maps: goo.gl/maps/fAHy4XgQi65Pekbv9 Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
@@anthonydavies6021 From the picture , use a road of similar style, add a spline height to the track on both sides just outside the road edges and set height to just allow the rail to be above the road tarmac. Even small cars can then run over it without shudder. It can take a little effort to get the spline height right particularly if the road in on a grade but worth the effort. Hope that helps.
@@anthonydavies6021 Try another asset that allows for traffic, depending on your era you may need to convert to a suitable era in initial settings up of your route. If era is ignored you will only see current era vehicles, and country may be almost anything with left and right hand traffic !. No, I am Aussie thru and thru, moved from Essex when I was 3 years old. Nice Pic too.
@@colinstrains5885 Hi Colin I'm tearing my hair out. I have tried various versions of stoppers and crossings including the selfsame TRC US M 1T crossing and attached the track and road as shown in your video. The properties of the three assets (two triggers and the crossing) all show correctly. Yet when I run a locomotive across it nothing happens. Does it matter what road asset I use - I'm currently using UK Roads 26ft 2p etc? Or the track - I have Track Rails Only attaching to the crossing asset. Do I need to do something to the properties of the loco to enable it to trigger a crossing - I don't think you mention anything about this in your video. Any suggestions would be appreciated as I have been battling with this for about a week now and have nearly decided to give up!
Great stuff! Good to have a range of solutions, although for the Devon branch line I'm planning to construct which is single track, I think the third tunnel is the most suitable from an appearance perspective. I discovered today on Google Earth that unusually the tunnel runs under a hotel complex! It must have been fun back in steam days.
Hope it is useful, although dated the same rules still apply. Yes the good old days of steam, when I was a child it was still OK to get a cab ride, the fireman went back to the guards van (caboose) and played poker with the guard while I fired like crazy to keep up.
very helpful
Thank You
It wont show the game when i browse game
Sorry I don't understand what you mean, please be more specific
@@colinstrains5885 i mean it wont be in the downloads or documents folder
@@colinstrains5885 i have trainz a new era but it soooo slow you can check my channel if you like!
@@K.F.M.AProductionsThanks for your reply, what won't be ?
It wont show up when i press browse
It is not clear to me if this route is available. It seems to be exactly what I want. My focus has been Northeast USA. Is there a link to your site for following developments?
sorry Dick, that was uploaded over two years ago, for TRS2019. Since then, with the growth into TRS22, it became redundant, and many contents used were updated with newer KUIDS, and I have been busy elsewhere, so have not been able to update it. I am working on new routes, but they have been for my own use and integrate Ship-It train scheduling software so are not well setup for running without it. It generates documentation and switch lists as well as timetables for more realistic operations. I do have a complete CDP file of it which I could send but you would have to chase up to replace obsolete content and other simple "getting it ready" activities. Let me know.
@@colinstrains5885 oh Collin! Where have you been? It's been a while
I'm more interested in where to use what type of signal and where to use them.
Any updates on this project?
Sorry not involved with Dovetail Train Simulator any more, but the original author of Majestic Falls was going to upload the finished route. Not sure if he ever did ! I am using another Train simulator now as well as fiddling with Railroads Online.
Any news on this project? Very interested as I love the modern route and often run steam in modified scenarios. Cheers!
I have a acer nitro 5 laptop, rtx 3050. What settings do you recommend?
As I am not familiar with the Nitro laptops, I can only suggest be conservative with your settings rather than too ambitious, then measure FPS and get it to at least 30 fps for reasonable performance. Regards Colin R
@@colinstrains5885 i need help. My fps randomly dropped. I have no idea why.
I suggest you try the TRAINZ discussion forum it is full of helpful TRAINZ users. Here is link forums.auran.com/trainz/forum.php?s=819446b47b5b40ea21d301c884d5da77
By the way, who is the creator who made the YARN JR roads.
wearsprada as shown when you call up an image of any item. That does not give any contact info in this case.
@@colinstrains5885 Try sending me the kuid numbers of the YARN JR roads. That might find them on the N3V content manager
I searched the YARN JR roads on the N3V content manager and nothing came up
Did you set the filter to Download Station?
@@colinstrains5885 Yes and still nothing came up
That set of roads is quite old and N3V often updates with different names, so just enter YARN into download station there will be the same road with a different name, best I can offer. Hope that helps.
Where can I download the YARN JR roads that was used in the tutorial
You can download these from the Download station at N3V using the content manager in the Launcher
spot on to the point! Thanks for these clear uncluttered tutorials. Only just got into Trainz
Good to hear . . . .. . If you get stuck, just message me. I don't have all the answers but may be able to point you in the right direction. Cheers Colin R
many thanks, this is the only tutorial that got my level crossing working, 👍 . Got my sub., thanks
thanks for posting. In my menu to add TRC3 trigger, I cannot add it and it is red in colour, in menu, can't find much on web for this?
TRC 3 TRC 3 Trigger for closure of rail crossing Kuid2:458053:100686:16 from Download Station
@@colinstrains5885 thanks
What version of Trainz are you using, is it up to date? I am using TRS22 Ver 117540 and TRS19 Ver 117009 both are working just fine with the KUID I sent you. If your sim version is older I suggest you update. If not at least at the version numbers I have listed, then you need to find or revert to an older version TRC 3. The last two digits are the version number of TRC 3.
@@colinstrains5885 I have steam version 2019. Does it come by default main program, or is it an 'addon'? EDIT: I looked in the content mgr and it says TRC is missing dependencies?
@@dave11282 I know nothing about steam versions, but if TRS19 . . . . check the version number is the same as the one I gave you. If lower update TRS19. Sadly I am about to go away for a week so cannot help you further at this time, try the N3V forums in the meantime. Good Luck !
So the 484 out pulled 2 of the 4 10 0s ? Or did I miss something? The Hudsons were a McPowerhouse and beautiful also the British built a few ďarling engines. But we Americans built the biguns and with style and magnificent lines. And the Americans matched the whistles to the engines. Just listen to those Big Boys and Niagras.
The video was a demonstration of the performance of TRAINZ locomotives, and are not necessarily realistic compared to the prototype. This is because the builder of the locomotive models can either use a standard default configuration or can tailor the settings as desired. A couple of the better developers who are consistently getting these settings right are Jointed rail with the diesel models they produce, and K&L Trainz for steamers. K&L for instance has built his steam locomotive roster over a period of nearly 10 years Using TRAINS 12 and TANE ) which were not very realistic with power settings) . However the early settings module was rather crude, and Steve Lerro of K&L Trains has invested in fine tuning those settings over the years, so his newer models often do have power settings that are much closer to the prototype than models build in his early days. Hope that helps understand the limitations we must endure when it comes to performance
Where can I find the crossing surface type items?
In Content Manager enter crossing it will present you with heaps Cheers Colin R
Is there a time stamp where I can figure out how to fix the visual effects? The bug I get is when I look at a cliff from a certain angle, it makes the texture glitch.
Sadly this is a graphics engine issue with PBR textures, I just replace them with non PBR textures where this happens. Many have tried to fix this with no success. Example: Have a cutting near the track, it will have this issue where a sharp bit exists, nothing but to overlay a small non PBR texture there.
Hello I doing a Argentina train router and I need a doble track tunnel you can pass me a link?
Not sure I can be specific for Argentine but search for B&O Type Portal Concrete in Content Manager. I use this because it is easiest to get right, it does not include track so you place on pre-laid track with multiple spline points so when you add hillside terrain it stays at same level as track. Hope this helps. Colin R
@@colinstrains5885 thank you I use al type of tunnels I have a question if i download the Trainz 2019 i can download in Trainz portal? Grettings from Argentina
@@colinstrains5885 I don`t need an argentinian Tunnel, i need a tunnel with Two tracks and Lights on the sides
@@Burzaco2008 Sorry I am not aware of any tunnels with actual lights, TRAINZ has the poorest lighting system of almost any train simulator, but may be improved substantially with the next version of TRAINZ as it has been mentioned with the Alpha testing just starting. Hope that helps.
@@colinstrains5885 Thank you
How do you know which tracks are procedural and which are not?
Track that is NOT procedural in the main is those that do not have a formed frog in the switch, just two rails that cross over each other. Just grab a track in surveyor, and in an empty spot on the route place the track and create a switch. If there is not frog it is not procedural. Hope that helps.
@@colinstrains5885 Yes, thanks Colin for the quick reply. I really enjoy your vids.
@@1squit You Are Welcome.
How do I rotate the map when merging with another map?
Sorry, but you cannot rotate, the North alignment must be the same on both maps being merged.
@@colinstrains5885 interesting, thanks
Colin are you still into trainz? It is been two years since this latest vid?
can you share the cross??
Ive tried to merge routes before. Ive had the objects on one the merged routes all of a sudden just raise in the air? Is there a way to not have this happen? Or am I clicking something wrong?
I have had that problem in the past, do you have the latest version, as I have not had an issue for some time. Also try to merge your main layers to the receiving route, as it helps. Note you need to rename your layers in the route being merged, as this means you could have layers with the same name and that is a no no.
Thank you sir! This worked very well with T:ANE for me and for TRS19. Thanks!
Glad it was useful to you. Colin R
Brilliant
Thanks John
What software do you use to make your videos? Great video
I use OBS to record activities, and Davinci Resolve to edit it with various utilities and LUTS for special effects.
@@colinstrains5885 thanks
PBR does not mean procedural. Procedural track was introduced in TANE and refers to the procedural generation of junction details such as point blades, frogs and checkrails. In TRS 2019, PBR stands for Physically Based Rendering. You are not alone. I see confusion regarding these terms everywhere.
Hi Stuart, I am aware of the fact you relayed, but I was probably referring to the ballast that such track includes, this is a PBR based image.
sure is egregious optimization for a game you could pay over 200 for.
I certainly did not pay anything like that
Is This mastodon locomotive compatible with my Trainz 2019 game?
It is available for a few dollars from K&L Trainz Here is Link kltrainz.com/product/nw-src-m-mastodon/ Hope this helps Colin R