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Pware: /* How to Create a Region Asset */

2026-09-03T23:40:05Z

How to Create a Region Asset

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	<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps:~~</span>~~ From the ~~'''~~Trainz Launcher~~'''~~:-</td>		<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Steps: From the Trainz Launcher:-</span></td>
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Pware at 00:04, 26 July 2026

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	<span style="font-size: 17px;">'''More Tutorials and Guides to Using Trainz'''</span><br>		<span style="font-size: 17px;">'''More Tutorials and Guides to Using Trainz'''</span><br>
	*'''<span class="plain;s">[http://online.ts2009.com/mediaWiki/index.php/HowTo How to Guides]</span>'''		*'''<span class="plain;">[http://online.ts2009.com/mediaWiki/index.php/HowTo How to Guides]</span>'''
	*'''[[Driver Commands List]]'''		*'''[[Driver Commands List]]'''
	*'''[[Session Rule List with Parameters\|Session Rules List (Alphabetical) with Parameters]]'''		*'''[[Session Rule List with Parameters\|Session Rules List (Alphabetical) with Parameters]]'''
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Pware at 03:57, 6 January 2025

2025-01-06T03:57:47Z

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	You will need to add a thumbnail image as described in the section [[image:PageLink.PNG\|link=]] '''[[#The Thumbnail Image\|The Thumbnail Image]]'''. The thumbnail and the config.txt files are the only items required in this asset.		You will need to add a thumbnail image as described in the section [[image:PageLink.PNG\|link=]] '''[[#The Thumbnail Image\|The Thumbnail Image]]'''. The thumbnail and the config.txt files are the only items required in this asset.
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	[[image:HTMLFolderView4.JPG\|link=\|alt=Asset contents]]		[[image:HTMLFolderView4.JPG\|link=\|alt=Asset contents]]
	The thumbnail does not have to be added immediately but must it be present before the new asset can be used. You can reopen the asset for editing later to add the thumbnail before the asset is submitted.</td>		The thumbnail does not have to be added immediately but must it be present before the new asset can be used. You can reopen the asset for editing later to add the thumbnail before the asset is submitted.</td>
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			<td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; color: white; background-color: blue;"> 12 </span></td>
			<td>Use a graphics editor to create/edit and save a suitable image in the asset folder as the thumbnail identified in the '''config.txt''' file</td>
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	<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|10px\|link=]]</td>		<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|10px\|link=]]</td>
	<td>'''The vehicles must be specially configured to allow them to be used as moving vehicles''' - static car assets cannot be used. See [[image:WikiLink.PNG\|link=]] '''[[HowTo/Build_a_Car_for_Traffic_(stand-alone_version)#Load_Model_into_Trainz\|Build a Car for Traffic]]''' for information on how to configure a static vehicle asset for road traffic</td>		<td>'''The vehicles must be specially configured to allow them to be used as moving vehicles''' - static car assets cannot be used. See [[image:WikiLink.PNG\|link=]] '''[[HowTo/Build_a_Car_for_Traffic_(stand-alone_version)#Load_Model_into_Trainz\|Build a Car for Traffic]]''' for information on how to configure a static vehicle asset for road traffic.</td>
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	<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|10px\|link=]]</td>		<td>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|10px\|link=]]</td>
	<td>The [[image:WikiLink.PNG\|link=]] '''[[How_to_Use_Environment_Tools\|Environment Tools]]''' has a control that will '''enable''' and '''disable''' ALL road traffic. If this is set to '''disable''' then the car tags will be ignored and no moving vehicles will appear</td>		<td>The [[image:WikiLink.PNG\|link=]] '''[[How_to_Use_Environment_Tools\|Environment Tools]]''' has a control that will '''enable''' and '''disable''' ALL road traffic. If this is set to '''disable''' then the car tags will be ignored and no moving vehicles will appear.</td>
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	=='''Kuid Table Tag'''==		=='''Kuid Table Tag'''==
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	*'''<span class="~~plainlinks~~">[http://online.ts2009.com/mediaWiki/index.php/HowTo How to Guides]</span>'''		*'''<span class="plain;s">[http://online.ts2009.com/mediaWiki/index.php/HowTo How to Guides]</span>'''
	*'''[[Driver Commands List]]'''		*'''[[Driver Commands List]]'''
	*'''[[Session Rule List with Parameters\|Session Rules List (Alphabetical) with Parameters]]'''		*'''[[Session Rule List with Parameters\|Session Rules List (Alphabetical) with Parameters]]'''
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Pware: /* Car Tags */

2025-01-06T00:29:28Z

Car Tags

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	<td>Each vehicle is listed as a separate tag from '''car0''' onwards with their identifying '''kuid''' values. The car tag numbers '''must be consecutive''' with no missing or duplicated entries. For example, the following entries will specify just 4 different moving vehicles for the region.		<td>Each vehicle is listed as a separate tag from '''car0''' onwards with their identifying '''kuid''' values. The car tag numbers '''must be consecutive''' with no missing or duplicated entries.
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			<td>If any of the listed cars are '''faulty''' then the '''Region''' asset will NOT appear for selection in the route '''Region List''' (see '''[[#Using the Asset\|Using the Asset]]''' below)</td>
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			For example, the following car tag entries will specify just 4 different moving vehicles for the region.

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	<td>'''Not all roads are configured to carry moving vehicles'''</td>		<td>'''Not all roads are configured to carry moving vehicles'''. They will only appear on road splines that have been correctly setup. If you join a road spline set to carry vehicles to one that is not then the vehicles will vanish and/or appear at the join between the two splines. They will not move onto the second road spline.</td>
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	~~<td>If any of the listed cars are '''faulty''' then the '''Region''' asset will NOT appear for selection in the route '''Region List''' (see '''Using the Asset''' below)</td>~~
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Pware: /* Car Tags */

2025-01-05T22:10:02Z

Car Tags

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	<td>~~There is some confusion over the maximum number~~ of '''~~different types~~''' of ~~moving vehicles allowed in a session. Some region assets available on the~~ '''~~DLS~~''' ~~claim to produce as many as 100 different types of~~ moving ~~vehicles but whether more than 15 different types~~ can ~~be seen~~ in a ~~'''Driver''' session~~ at ~~any one~~ time ~~is, as yet, unclear~~.</td>		<td>All current versions of '''Trainz''' have a limit of '''15 different''' moving cars that can appear in a route at the same time but there can be multiple copies of each type in the route.</td>
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	<td>The '''carrate''' tag, which is used to control the rate at which moving vehicles are created (i.e. how many per minute), has been declared '''obsolete''' in Route assets. This tag is not used in a '''Region''' asset ~~but has been used in some Route config.txt files. It~~ only applies to road spline assets that support road traffic.</td>		<td>You can list more than 15 '''car tags''' in the region asset but only 15, selected at random, will be used.</td>
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			<td>The '''carrate''' tag, which is used to control the rate at which moving vehicles are created (i.e. how many per minute), has been declared '''obsolete''' in Route assets. This tag is not used in a '''Region''' asset and it only applies to road spline assets that support road traffic.</td>
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	<td>The Car Tag identifies the moving vehicles (cars, trucks, etc) that will appear on roads in the region. Each car tag contains just a single kuid value (e.g. <kuid:329364:1568>) that identifies a single vehicle. There are ~~restrictions and requirements~~:-		<td>The Car Tag identifies the moving vehicles (cars, trucks, etc) that will appear on roads in the region. Each car tag contains just a single kuid value (e.g. <kuid:329364:1568>) that identifies a single vehicle. There are rules that must be followed:-</td>
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			<td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Restrictions and Requirements:</span></td>
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	<td width=10>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|10px\|link=]]</td>		<td width=10>[[image:DotPoint.JPG\|10px\|link=]]</td>
	<td>~~Up to 15 different vehicles (see '''Notes''' above), each~~ as a separate tag from '''car0''' ~~to '''car14'''~~ with their '''kuid''' values~~, can be specified in a region~~. The car tag numbers must be consecutive with no missing or duplicated entries ~~(see '''Notes''' above)~~. For example, the following entries will specify just 4 different moving vehicles for the region.		<td>Each vehicle is listed as a separate tag from '''car0''' onwards with their identifying '''kuid''' values. The car tag numbers '''must be consecutive''' with no missing or duplicated entries. For example, the following entries will specify just 4 different moving vehicles for the region.

	'''Example:'''		'''Example:'''
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	<td>The kuids of the vehicles must be added to the '''kuid-table''' container of the config.txt file.</td>		<td>The kuids of the vehicles must also be added to the '''kuid-table''' container of the config.txt file.</td>
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	=='''Kuid Table Tag'''==		=='''Kuid Table Tag'''==
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Krptomann: /* Kuid Table Tag */

2024-11-09T19:33:59Z

Kuid Table Tag

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Pware at 22:20, 8 March 2024

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	<td>This identifies the colour used by ~~the '''Legacy'''~~ water surfaces added by the Surveyor '''Terrain Tool''' in this region. The tag contains three integers separated by commas (e.g. 75,128,255). The integers specify the '''RGB''' (<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px;color: white;"><span style="background-color: red;"> Red </span> <span style="background-color: green;"> Green </span> <span style="background-color: blue;"> Blue </span></span>) colour values to be used and each value is from '''0''' to '''255'''.</td>		<td>This identifies the colour used by water surfaces added by the Surveyor '''Terrain Tool''' in this region. The tag contains three integers separated by commas (e.g. 75,128,255). The integers specify the '''RGB''' (<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px;color: white;"><span style="background-color: red;"> Red </span> <span style="background-color: green;"> Green </span> <span style="background-color: blue;"> Blue </span></span>) colour values to be used and each value is from '''0''' to '''255'''.</td>
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	=='''Default Junction Tag'''==		=='''Default Junction Tag'''==
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	<td>Up to 15 different vehicles (see '''Notes''' above), each as a separate tag from '''car0''' to '''car14''' with their '''kuid''' values, can be specified in a region. The car tag numbers must be consecutive with no missing or duplicated entries (see '''Notes''' above)</td>		<td>Up to 15 different vehicles (see '''Notes''' above), each as a separate tag from '''car0''' to '''car14''' with their '''kuid''' values, can be specified in a region. The car tag numbers must be consecutive with no missing or duplicated entries (see '''Notes''' above). For example, the following entries will specify just 4 different moving vehicles for the region.

			'''Example:'''
			car0 <kuid:329364:1568>
			car1 <kuid:309161:100599>
			car2 <kuid2:329364:1689:1>
			car3 <kuid2:329364:1707:1>

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	<td>The kuids of the vehicles must be added to the '''kuid-table''' container of the config.txt file		<td>The kuids of the vehicles must be added to the '''kuid-table''' container of the config.txt file.</td>
	~~For example, the following entries will specify just 4 different moving vehicles for the region~~.</td>
	</tr>		</tr>
	</table>		</table>

	~~'''Example:'''~~
	~~car0 <kuid:329364:1568>~~
	~~car1 <kuid:309161:100599>~~
	~~car2 <kuid2:329364:1689:1>~~
	~~car3 <kuid2:329364:1707:1>~~

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Pware: /* Water Color Tag */

2024-03-08T22:01:52Z

Water Color Tag

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	<td>The '''water-color tag''' in a '''Region''' asset has been superseded by the '''Water ~~Color Lighting Setting~~'''~~, which is set~~ in ~~the [[image:WikiLink.PNG\|link=]] ~~'''~~[[How_to_Use_Environment_Tools\|Environment Tools]]~~''', and ~~the~~ '''~~Water Effect Layers~~''' ~~in Trainz Plus and TRS22~~.</td>		<td>The '''water-color tag''' in a '''Region''' asset has been superseded by the '''Water Effect Layers''' in '''Trainz Plus''' and '''TRS22'''.</td>
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Pware: /* Water Color Tag */

2024-03-08T21:58:22Z

Water Color Tag

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	<td>This identifies the colour used by water surfaces added by the Surveyor '''Terrain Tool''' in this region. The tag contains three integers separated by commas (e.g. 75,128,255). The integers specify the '''RGB''' (<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px;color: white;"><span style="background-color: red;"> Red </span> <span style="background-color: green;"> Green </span> <span style="background-color: blue;"> Blue </span></span>) colour values to be used and each value is from '''0''' to '''255'''.</td>		<td>This identifies the colour used by the '''Legacy''' water surfaces added by the Surveyor '''Terrain Tool''' in this region. The tag contains three integers separated by commas (e.g. 75,128,255). The integers specify the '''RGB''' (<span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px;color: white;"><span style="background-color: red;"> Red </span> <span style="background-color: green;"> Green </span> <span style="background-color: blue;"> Blue </span></span>) colour values to be used and each value is from '''0''' to '''255'''.</td>
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	=='''Default Junction Tag'''==		=='''Default Junction Tag'''==
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