Smokebox Repaints ?

[Railroy19]

I just purchased the 2 8 0 AT&N Steam engine from DLC. I wanted to get the new NH Engine repaint. I have all the new repaints from the repaint files.
I can't seem to find the files of the original engine in the Explorer so I can copy the engine and tender files to the new repaints.
Anyone have any ideas on where to search for them? The installation instructions are very straight forward but I just can't find the original files to copy.
Looks like I'm in trouble again

Thanks,
Bob

[mrennie]

I just purchased the 2 8 0 AT&N Steam engine from DLC. I wanted to get the new NH Engine repaint. I have all the new repaints from the repaint files.
I can't seem to find the files of the original engine in the Explorer so I can copy the engine and tender files to the new repaints.
Anyone have any ideas on where to search for them? The installation instructions are very straight forward but I just can't find the original files to copy.
Looks like I'm in trouble again

Thanks,
Bob

Hi Bob,

Since doing the first repaints, RSC changed the way the original files are stored. They're now in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\railworks\Assets\Smokebox\Consolidation\ConsolidationAssets.AP, which is a compressed file that can be opened with WinRAR. You just have to extract the files from the .AP before continuing with the steps as normal.

[Railroy19]

Thanks for the info mrennie. I now have the NH engine running.

[mrennie]

Thanks for the info mrennie. I now have the NH engine running.

Excellent! I'd love to see a screenshot of her on the VNHRR.

[Railroy19]

I would like to post a screenshot as soon as I get the tender loaded up. Having a problem accomplishing that feat.
I haven't yet figured out how to turn on the headlight or blow the whistle. This engine is so detailed it's a work of art.
I will figure out how to run everything for sure. This is what I like about this sim it's a challenge everyday for my little and old brain So far all I get with the tender is one coupler showing up. I will not give up on it.
Every time I figure out how to load these repaints a new challenge comes along.
The default engine is spectacular.

Bob

[mrennie]

I would like to post a screenshot as soon as I get the tender loaded up. Having a problem accomplishing that feat.
I haven't yet figured out how to turn on the headlight or blow the whistle. This engine is so detailed it's a work of art.
I will figure out how to run everything for sure. This is what I like about this sim it's a challenge everyday for my little and old brain So far all I get with the tender is one coupler showing up. I will not give up on it.
Every time I figure out how to load these repaints a new challenge comes along.
The default engine is spectacular.

Bob

Hi BoB,

Glad you're enjoying it!

The problem with the tender could be one of two things - you might have copied from the wrong tender folder (make sure it's from "ATN on Tender" and not "Default" or any of the others), or you might not have copied all the necessary files, including ConsolidationTenderNoSideNumbers.IGS.

If you're still stuck, you could send me a pm with a screenshot or listing of what you have in the NH folders, and I'll see if I can spot what's missing.

To get the headlights on, assuming you're using a non-HUD version, you have to first power-up the generator (CTRL-Shift-G) or turn the associated steam throttle co*k in the cab - you'll hear the whine as it spins up - and then use either the switches above the engineer's head, to the right, or use Y and Shift-Y to go between dim, off and bright positions. H and shift H work the tender's headlight, independently of the locomotive headlght on the smokebox.

If you use the HUD version, which is "dumbed down" for use with the F4 HUD, the generator is already on, while H works the forward and rear headlights in the usual (RSC) way, but you can't select the dim positions.



Mike (Smokebox)

EDIT: There's a little problem with the whistle (a bug that affects several complex locos, not just the Connie), which is that if you use the editor to put the loco into a scenario and then immediately play the scenario, without first going back to the main menu or exiting the game, the whistle stays silent (you can tell the whistle is blowing by the steam coming out of it, but there's no sound). Exiting the game seems to fix it, and sometimes just saving and resuming will fix it.

[Railroy19]

Thank You very much Mike.
Ok I will give that a try next. Not today though.
I did hear the whistle one time running the engine and then not after that one time.
I figured that I goofed things up again.
I have to many irons in the fire right now so will have to wait for another day.
Thanks again for your help.

Merry Christmas.

[mrennie]

Thank You very much Mike.
Ok I will give that a try next. Not today though.
I did hear the whistle one time running the engine and then not after that one time.
I figured that I goofed things up again.
I have to many irons in the fire right now so will have to wait for another day.
Thanks again for your help.

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas to you too Bob

[Railroy19]

Hello Mike.
I took some screenshots of the NH Consolidated running on the route I'm making.
Now I don't know how to post them. I think they are in the Steam Cloud but I haven't a clue how to see them.
This little engine looks great and will fit right in on the VNHRR route.
Thanks so much for this repaint.

Hope you had a great day.

Bob

[buzz456]

Go click on steam in your start menu. One of the options is screenshots. Go find the ones you are looking for.

[mrennie]

Hello Mike.
I took some screenshots of the NH Consolidated running on the route I'm making.
Now I don't know how to post them. I think they are in the Steam Cloud but I haven't a clue how to see them.
This little engine looks great and will fit right in on the VNHRR route.
Thanks so much for this repaint.

Hope you had a great day.

Bob

Hi Bob,

Steam hides the screenshots in this folder:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\71285859\760\remote\24010\screenshots

My day was ok - working on the FEF-3. Hope yours was too!



Mike

[Railroy19]

I'm in trouble again!
I don't know what I did but my NH engine shows up as the AT&N engine and the tender will not load on the tracks.
I thought that I made a consist of the NH engine and tender but I guess that did not work.
Things were going too good and now I did something wrong again. I think it happened when I tried to get the other consolidated engine repaints to work.
I just know enough about these files to be dangerous!!

[mrennie]

I'm in trouble again!
I don't know what I did but my NH engine shows up as the AT&N engine and the tender will not load on the tracks.
I thought that I made a consist of the NH engine and tender but I guess that did not work.
Things were going too good and now I did something wrong again. I think it happened when I tried to get the other consolidated engine repaints to work.
I just know enough about these files to be dangerous!!

Hi Bob,

OK, I think the first thing to do should be to validate the game files via the Steam client, just to make sure that the original files aren't messed up. Then just follow the instructions again, making sure that one of the first things you do is to run WinRAR on C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\RailWorks\Assets\Smokebox\Consolidation\ConsolidationAssets.AP, extracting the files and keeping the folder structure (this is just so that all the necessary files are in the folder before you follow the subsequent copy-paste instructions*).

As long as you have a different "root" folder for each repaint, they shouldn't ever interfere with each other, just as long as you make sure to copy and paste the right files and install the repaint .rwp as the last step.

For example, I've got:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\RailWorks\Assets\Smokebox\Consolidation\RailVehicles\Steam\Consolidation\NH\Engine
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\RailWorks\Assets\Smokebox\Consolidation\RailVehicles\Steam\Consolidation\NH\Tender
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\RailWorks\Assets\Smokebox\Consolidation\RailVehicles\Steam\Consolidation\UP Weathered\Engine
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\RailWorks\Assets\Smokebox\Consolidation\RailVehicles\Steam\Consolidation\UP Weathered\Tender

etc.

Hope you can get it sorted!

Cheers,

Mike

* This thing about unpacking the .AP file isn't in the instructions for the earlier repaints, simply because the .AP file didn't exist when those were done. RSC decided to save space (or make the downloads smaller) by compressing, into a kind of zipfile (the .AP files), a lot of files (e.g. textures) that used to be located in various folders where you could see them easily with the Windows Explorer.

[Railroy19]

Ok Mike thanks for baby sitting me.
I will do what you tell me and get them back to normal.
I think that the NH engine will be enough for me this time.

Thanks again for your help.
Bob

[Railroy19]

Here are the folders showing up in the tender file.
ATN Lined
ATN On Tender
ATN Weathered

Textures
ConsolidatedTender bin
ConsolidatedTender Geopcdx

Can you see anything that should not be in the tender folder?
I have only one coupler showing up on the track.

Getting close I hope.