Trainz/Changing An Asset's Dependencies

Introduction

Sometimes, for personal preference or technical reasons, an assets dependencies may need to be replaced. Described here is an example of how to change a Locomotive's hornsound relatively easily and quickly by using CCP or editing the config.txt file.

TRS2006 And Above

• Open Content Manager Plus (CMP) via the Trainz launch screen.
• Search for the locomotive you are wishing to change.
• Right-click on the item, go to 'Edit in Content Creator Plus'.
• You may be asked if you want to continue due the content item being from a different Trainz version. It is usually safe to continue, but there are warnings that this can cause a faulty asset. Backup or clone the asset if you are unsure.
• In CCP scroll down and you will see the line 'hornsound' amongst other things, e.g. 'enginesound', 'enginespec', 'description' etc.
• Click on the '...' button that allows you to scroll through your entire collection of assets. Narrow it down using the drop down menu filter and locate a new hornsound of your choice.
• Exit CCP, saving as you go.
• Commit the asset before you return to Trainz.

If you wanted to, or if the instability of CMP/CCP forces you to, you could always use the manual method, which is just as easy.

TRS2004 And Below

• Locate the Custom folder in your TRS2004 installation directory.
• Find your locomotive and open its config.txt file with a text editor, e.g. notepad.
• Scroll through until you see the 'hornsound' tag and replace its kuid with one of your desired hornsound.
• Save the file upon exit and test in Trainz.