A big mess

[5292nate]

I read about a big bug that was introduced into the TS2013 system with the Dec 3rd update. http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/s ... ?t=3030241 Some people recommend re-installing TS2013. How do I do this without losing all the freeware/3rd party assets and repaints I've acquired scince I got RW? (That's a lot of items) Is saving the route files going to do it? Can someone provide me with a step-by-step tutorial on how to safely do this operation? Thanks,

Nathan

[NDORFN]

Are you actually getting any symptoms of the bug?

[buzz456]

I am not seeing any of this.

[5292nate]

I certainly am experiencing this!

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[NDORFN]

Bugger I haven't had any problems but judging by those forums it's pretty serious. All I can recommend is that from now on, you backup any extra (non-RSC) content with the same folder structure as the game ie. desktops\Assets\etc... etc... Every time you install something new, back it up, uncompressed into your backup folder... and make a note on notepad or something what it is. That way you can keep track of exactly what you've installed, and it's ready to drop into the game in a jiffy if you need to retore a backup.

[Chacal]

Meanwhile, remember that xml files are easily edited with a text editor, and it is quite easy to remove the extraneous text added by this bug.

[5292nate]

2 hrs spent re-installing the game. Nothing. Still can't get past this error.

[NDORFN]

Is that after re-installing JUST the base game without any extra's?

[5292nate]

Yeah. I have TONS of 3rd party assets that I use regularly, that a can't delete, and go find again. Some of the items are not even available anymore.

[NDORFN]

You can move them out of the way temporarily so that you can do a fresh, factory install of RW to eliminate them as a cause though right?

[Chacal]

According to this recent post in the other thread:

Note that the usual "verify of local game cache" will not correct the problem if one of the truncated scenarioProperties.xml is not coming from Steam (one of your scenario, a workshop, a freeware, a 3rd party pack, ...).

Most likely your problem comes from a corrupted scenario file, from the same route where you recently edited a scenario. A good test would be to do as NDORFN suggests. Best way is to rename your "Railworks" folder and let Steam reinstall a clean copy without 3rd-party content.

[5292nate]

I tried it. Still waiting for it to finish. What do I do if it works? Start adding them back one at a time?

[Chacal]

That's a plan, but it would be quicker to go look for the usual suspects. I would start by looking at the most recently modified files in your old install. Also if you have recently modified scenarios, all scenario files for that route become suspect.

[ex-railwayman]

Hmmm, what about any freeroam scenarios I wish to do in the future, for any route, 3rd party, or, a Payware DLC, is there anything I need to look out for, or, be prepared against ??

Cheerz. ex-railwayman.

[NDORFN]

Hmmm, what about any freeroam scenarios I wish to do in the future, for any route, 3rd party, or, a Payware DLC, is there anything I need to look out for, or, be prepared against ??

Cheerz. ex-railwayman.

Be prepared to do some time consuming .xml proofing, or just take a break from scenario creation until they've fixed it. Donner Pass update comes out tomorrow so you could always backup your pre-Dec 3rd version and go online... that should keep us all happy over Xmas.