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| <td><span style="font-size: 15px;">The information in this Wiki Page gives suggestions on how to deal with missing dependencies (assets) particularly in a route or session. It applies to '''TRS19''', '''TRS22''' and '''Trainz Plus'''.</span></td>
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| <td colspan=2><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Key Points:-</span></td>
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| <td>'''Missing Dependencies''' (and '''Unknown Assets''' and assets with '''Unknown Locations''') are components of an installed asset, such as a route or a locomotive, that were not located during the install process</td>
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| <td>Some '''Missing Dependencies''' can be deleted without affecting the operation of a route or a session</td>
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| <td colspan=2>Downloaded assets can sometimes contain dependencies that are not on the '''DLS''' or '''Built-in''' (ones that came installed with '''Trainz'''). This can lead to frustrations especially if the creator of the downloaded asset has not provided any information on where these missing assets can be found. Even when the location, such as a 3rd party web site, has been identified that site may no longer exist.</td>
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| <td width=975><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: 700;">Notes:'''</span><br>
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| If an asset with '''Missing Dependencies''' has been installed using the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Import Content Files...</span> or <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Import Content Folder...</span> options in the <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">File</span> menu of '''Content Manager''', then the missing assets may be on the '''DLS'''. When these two import methods are used '''Content Manager''' does not check the '''DLS''' for any missing dependencies.<br>
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| <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Possible Solution:</span> If you have used either of these methods to install an asset, then:-
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| <td>Select (highlight) the newly installed assets that have been marked as having '''Missing Dependencies'''</td>
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| <td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;"> Right Click </span> on any one of the highlighted assets and select the option <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">List Dependencies</span></td>
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| <td><span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">IF</span> any are labelled as '''Available for Download''' then <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px; background-color: lightcyan;"> Right Click </span> on them and select the option <span style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;">Download</span></td>
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| <td colspan=2>If the missing assets are not on the '''DLS''' then fixing this may not be easy. Possible solutions are:-</td>
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| <td>There is a very long thread in the '''Trainz Forum''' where you can find posts looking for the same missing/unknown assets. See [[file:WikiLink.PNG|link=]] '''[https://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?111942 Missing kuids? Post them here]'''</td>
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| <td>You can try contacting the route creator via email (their address may be in the '''config.txt''' file) or by a '''Direct Message''' through the '''Trainz Forum'''</td>
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| <td colspan=2>Neither is a guaranteed solution.</td>
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| <td>One option is to delete the missing assets or objects from the route or session but it is recommended that you first check to see that deleting them will not significantly affect the operation of the route or its sessions.</td>
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| =='''Locating Missing Dependencies in a Layout'''==
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| <td>Missing splines and tracks in a layout will be shown as white dotted lines</td>
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| <td>Missing scenery objects, including rolling stock track objects (e.g. signals, switches) will '''NOT''' be visible at all</td>
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| ==='''Missing Splines (including Track)'''===
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| The missing spline asset is most likely a road. If deleted it will leave a "space" in the route but it will not affect the operation of sessions that use this route, just their appearence.<br>
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| The missing spline asset is rail track - the presence of the track objects is a major clue. If deleted it '''WILL''' affect the operation of sessions that use this route.<br>
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| The missing spline asset is a tunnel with track. If deleted it will leave a gap in the route and it '''WILL''' affect the operation of sessions that use this route.<br>
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| It could be replaced by another suitable tunnel spline.</td>
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| The false blue colour indicates that the missing asset is a ground texture. If deleted it will not affect the operation of the route, just its appearence.<br>
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| It could be replaced by any suitable ground texture or you could leave any pre-existing texture in place.<br>
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| <td>If you zoom out the blue colour will vanish to reveal any ground texture that was originally painted at that location before the missing texture was added.<br>
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| <td>Missing non-spline scenery objects (e.g. trees, houses), including track objects (e.g. signals, switches, speed signs), <span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700;">will not appear in any form</span> (e.g. as dotted while lines) in '''Surveyor'''. To make their presence visible you must turn on a control setting in '''Surveyor'''.</td>
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| <td>Locating these objects in a layout can give you useful clues as to what the missing assets are (e.g. trees/bushes, cars, buildings, signals, wagons, etc).
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| The last Check Box in the window is <span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"> Show missing assets </span><br>
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| <td>With the '''Show missing assets''' check box set on, each scenery object that is missing from the route or session will be shown as an '''Orange Wire Frame Box''' in '''Surveyor'''. They will still be invisible in '''Driver'''.</td>
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| From its size and shape, the missing asset is most probably a building. If deleted it will leave a "space" in the route but it will not affect the operation of sessions that use this route, just their appearence.<br>
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| From its size, shape and location, the missing asset (or assets - there may be several different missing assets) is most likely a tree. If deleted it will leave gaps in the forest but it will not affect the operation of sessions that use this route, just their appearence.<br>
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| The missing asset is clearly rolling stock. If deleted it '''WILL''' affect the operation of the session.<br>
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| Because of its position on the track the missing asset is clearly a track object and almost certainly a track switch. If deleted it '''COULD''' affect the operation of the session depending on the type of track object (switch track objects '''WILL''' have an effect while caution and whistle signs will probably not).<br>
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| It could be replaced by an alternative track object asset but session rules (e.g. "Set Junction Rule") and driver commands (e.g. "Drive to Trackmark") may have to be edited.</td>
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| ='''Deleting Missing Dependencies'''=
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| ='''Trainz Wiki'''=
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| <span style="font-size: 17px;">'''More Tutorials and Guides to Using Trainz'''</span><br>
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| *'''<span class="plain;">[http://online.ts2009.com/mediaWiki/index.php/HowTo How to Guides]</span>'''
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| *'''[[Driver Commands List]]'''
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| *'''[[Session Rule List with Parameters|Session Rules List (Alphabetical) with Parameters]]'''
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| *'''[[Session Rules By Categories With Properties|Session Rules List (Categories) With Parameters]]'''
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| <span style="font-size: 17px;">'''Related Links'''</span><br>
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| *'''[[Understand_Content_Manager_Status_Labels|How to Understand Content Manager Status Labels]]'''
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| *'''[[How to Restore Deleted Assets|How to Restore Deleted Assets]]'''
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| *'''[[Using Content Manager to Update Assets|Using Content Manager to Update Assets]]'''
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