Named Marker Flags

[TrainMan]

Hello All,

Named markers don't seem to show up for me in the world editor even though the names themselves show up on the right-hand menu panel in the editor. When the marker file blueprint is being made, there is a reference to the path for a flag or other marker object (as the RailWorks.com wiki describes it). Do I need to create a flag? Is there a default flag I could use?

I've had no problems getting series markers to show up.

Thanks!

[thecanadianrail]

just press the F5 button and they should show up.

[micaelcorleone]

Hiya and welcome on RWA.

Look into the picture: You need to enable the "compass" symbol in the left flyout. Sometimes you must enable, disable and then again enable it to make the flags show up.
If you press F6 (also three times sometimes) there should appear a textbox over the markers.

RailWorksProc2 2011-07-28 16-51-34-80.jpg

[thecanadianrail]

wait, what is that? i am a veteran of rw/rs and i don't even know what that is???

[micaelcorleone]

wait, what is that? i am a veteran of rw/rs and i don't even know what that is???

It's how the "named" markers (right flyout) are displayed in game.

[PapaXpress]

I mentioned how to make route markers in this thread:
viewtopic.php?p=25090#p25090

Where I linked back to a blog post I am still working on on the subject. The short story is that you can repaint the flag. It has a GEO and texture file, and you can treat it like any other model in the game. An example of this can be seen if you use RWDecal. They customized their markers so they would stand apart from the rest.