Revision as of 20:53, 17 January 2022

The information in this Wiki Page applies to TRS19 and Trainz Plus. This page is intended to provide information for understanding the different asset Status classifications used by Content Manager.

Content Manager Status

Start Content Manager by clicking Manage Content from the Trainz Launcher.

The Status column in the Content Manager display gives information about each listed assets location, availability, and its "currency" (current, obsolete, not active, disabled, unknown or a newer version available).

If the Status column is not present in the Content Manager display, right mouse click on the column heading where you want it to be inserted and select Insert Column and then Status     You can Remove a Column Right mouse click on a column heading and select Remove Column You Can Move a Column Hold down the left mouse button on a column heading and drag it left or right You Can Resize a Column Move the tip of the mouse pointer onto the dividing line between two column headings, hold down the left mouse button and drag it left or right

Notes: It is important to remember that:- many assets on the Download Station (DLS) are available in more than one version, the original and at least one update. When an asset is updated by the release of a new version, the original, and any previously existing updates, will remain on the DLS for those who prefer to use them instead of the latest release an update will not always have the same name as the original or previous updates. It may also have a completely different <kuid> code number

The Status of an asset will fall into one (or more) of several classifications.

If one of those classifications is Obsolete then there is a later version of the asset already installed on your system

Available for Download

Set the Content Manager search filter to Download Station. These assets are all available on the DLS but some may already be installed on your system. The Status classifications that you may see would be:-

You can download and install an earlier asset version by using a right mouse click on the asset name and selecting the command Download this version.

You can also check to see the latest version of an asset that is listed as Newer version available or Obsolete. Simply right mouse click on the asset and select the command List Asset Versions as shown below.

In this case the latest version of the selected asset is already installed on your system (Installed from DLS) and it does not have exactly the same name as the original. If the latest version is not installed on your system then it will show Available for download.

Installed

Set the Content Manager search filter to Installed. The Status classifications that you may see would be:-

If the label Obsolete is shown on an installed asset then a later version is also installed

Notes: For current DLC packs, there are two important clarifications:- Packaged - means that the asset in an installed DLC package. DLC packages are normally installed using Content Store selected from the Trainz Launcher. If there is no Payware label after the Packaged then the asset will be Freeware and will, most likely, also be available on the DLS. But it could also be on an independent 3rd party web site and not on the DLS. Depending on any license conditions given by its creator, it can be modified for personal use and it may be possible for your modified version to be uploaded to the DLS or another site Packaged, Payware - means that the asset is Payware and has been encrypted so it cannot be edited or copied

Third Party

You may occasionally see the following classification on installed assets:-

This will appear on assets that:-

• you have uploaded to the DLS but they have not yet been approved for distribution. Usually it takes 24 hours (sometimes more) before approval is given. After approval the Third Party label will be changed to Installed from DLS
• have been removed from the DLS for some reason after it was downloaded and installed on your system. Reasons for removal can include copyright violation and undergoing repair. If you include these assets in Routes or Session that you upload then they will appear as <unknown assets> for those who download and install your Routes/Sessions
• are not in the DLS listing but may still be downloaded from the DLS as a dependency of other assets. When installed they will be classified as Third Party. If they are not installed but are referenced in some way then they will be classified as <unknown assets>

Disabled

You may occasionally see the following classification on installed assets:-

This will appear on assets that you have manually Disabled so that they will no longer appear in Routes or Sessions. This is a useful technique for deleting troublesome assets from a Route or Session without actually deleting the assets themselves. For an example of this see Deleting Stubborn Scenery Assets. Normally you would restore the Disabled assets after fixing the Route or Session.

Payware assets that are Disabled will have Payware (not active) as their status classification.

Open for Edit

This classification will appear on any asset that you have:-

• currently open in Surveyor (a Route that is being edited) or Driver (a Session that is running)
• opened in Content Manager for editing
• imported into Content Manager from a Content File (.cdp file) or a Content Folder when the same asset is already installed

In the first case, exiting Surveyor or Driver will close the open Route and Session assets. In the second and third cases you will normally select the open assets, right mouse click and select the Submit Edits command as shown below to close them with the edits saved. Selecting Revert to Original will cancel the edits and return the assets to their previous unedited states.

Notes: Assets that are Open for edit cannot be exported to a .cdp file. They must be closed first If Trainz unexpectedly closes while using Surveyor or Driver, such as a Crash To Desktop or it is terminated by Task Manager, then the loaded Route and Session will be Open for edit when you restart Trainz. See the Trainz Wiki Page Route and Session Basics for more information on dealing with this situation

Unknown Location, Incompatible, Not Installed

Set the Content Manager search filter to All Content and click the Status column heading (once or twice) to sort the very long list according to their Status labels. Scroll down the list and you may see:-

Unknown location The asset is listed as being on the DLS but it is currently unavailable

Some assets labelled as Unknown location can actually be downloaded through the DLS, but if an asset is also labelled as Obsolete then a later version is already on your system. If not then try a right mouse click on the asset and select Download

Not installed, Payware (not active) The asset is in a DLC package and must be installed using the Content Store option from the Trainz Launcher

Incompatible The asset is designed for a more recent version of Trainz than you are currently using. The Build Version column will identify the minimum Trainz build that the asset needs.

	To display the Build Version column in Content Manager, right mouse click on any column heading where the new column will be inserted and select Insert Column and Build Version
	A list of all the Trainz Build Version Numbers with their corresponding Trainz Version Names and service pack numbers can be found at "Trainz-build"_number

Multiple Classifications

Assets can be shown with several additional classifications - Obsolete and Newer version available are two examples covered in the previous sections.

Note: DLC packages cannot be installed, updated or uninstalled using Content Manager. The Content Store in the Trainz Launcher will perform those tasks

Missing Dependencies

This is a classification to be avoided.

The Missing dependencies label means exactly that. The asset relies on the presence of other assets (dependencies) that must be installed on your system and at least one of those assets has not been installed.

The first thing to check is to see if the missing asset or assets can be identified. Simply right mouse click on the asset and select the command List Dependencies as shown below. All the assets that are required by this asset will be identified.

In this case, the Missing dependency is shown as Available for download so it is on the DLS and can be installed to fix the problem. This situation can occur if you have deleted the asset without realising that it is needed in other assets, such as a Route or a Session.

To avoid the possibility of accidentally deleting an asset that is a dependency of other assets:- right mouse click on the asset to be deleted select List Dependants This is give a list of all other assets that use the selected asset.

Unknown Asset

A more serious problem can be the Unknown asset.

The label <unknown asset> is shown in the Name column and the Status will be blank. It literally means that the asset cannot be found on your system or on the DLS.

Unknown assets are almost always dependencies of other assets that you have downloaded and installed.

Note: Having an <unknown asset> is not always a problem. It is not unusual for assets to list them as dependencies when they are not actually needed. If an asset with an <unknown asset> as a dependency is not classified as Faulty or with Missing dependencies then the <unknown asset> can be safely ignored.

The unknown asset may:-

• be from an independent (3rd party) web site
• have been made by the same creator as the dependent asset but was not uploaded to the DLS
• have been removed from the DLS due to a copyright violation, for example

Fixing this may not be easy.

Some unknown assets can actually be downloaded through the DLS. Try a right mouse click on the <unknown asset> and select Download

Possible solutions are:-

• There is a very long thread in the Trainz Forum where you can find posts looking for missing/unknown assets. See Missing kuids? Post them here
• You can try contacting the creator via email (their address may be in the config.txt file) or a PM (Personal Message) through the Forum

Neither is a guaranteed solution.

A third option is to use the Delete Missing Assets command from the Tools menu in Surveyor to remove the asset or assets from a Route or Session, but make a backup copy of the Route or Session first.

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