WCML North - 25 free scenarios in one pack!

[220389]

Forgive me if I got this wrong,but do i have to spend £33.97 ? to get this pack working correctly

MARTIN

You don't need to. All scenarios have descriptions fully detailing what DLC is required for them.

Chris

[Darpor]

Forgive me if I got this wrong,but do i have to spend £33.97 ? to get this pack working correctly

MARTIN

Surely you could have just read what is on the download page rather than giving your post such a dramatic headline? It clearly states:

This pack uses a range of DLC and Freeware Packs but the ONLY required item is the WCML North route. To use all the scenarios you will need all the items below but even if you are missing some items there will still be plenty you can play. Each scenario lists the content required in the description to help you choose scenarios you can play.

[45002]

Forgive me if I got this wrong,but do i have to spend £33.97 ? to get this pack working correctly

MARTIN

You don't need to. All scenarios have descriptions fully detailing what DLC is required for them.

Chris

Thanks for the reply Chris.

So if I install this pack,will i keep getting error message when running TS for the missing pay ware stock as it says on the installer

Ignoring missing items is NOT recommended.Proceed at your own risk!

http://forums.uktrainsim.com/viewtopic. ... 2#p1529382

?

MARTIN

[gypbrc]

Why don't you click it and find out?

You won't 'keep getting' error messages. Take a look through the manual and see which scenarios use only the stock you have and just play those scenarios. If you play any scenario that uses stock you don't have you will get a message on loading saying 'unable to load rail vehicle'.

[220389]

You should be safe to just click ignore and continue. If any worries Ask Jim (Nobkins)

Chris

[45002]

You should be safe to just click ignore and continue. If any worries Ask Jim (Nobkins)

Chris

OK,Thanks again Chris

Forgive me,im somewhat new to RS,but is the above post going to help me in my problem ?

http://forums.uktrainsim.com/viewtopic. ... 2#p1529382

MARTIN

Hi Martin

Jim was talking to me.

OK,Thanks

Why don't you click it and find out?

You won't 'keep getting' error messages. Take a look through the manual and see which scenarios use only the stock you have and just play those scenarios. If you play any scenario that uses stock you don't have you will get a message on loading saying 'unable to load rail vehicle'.

Hello gypbrc

That's what I wanted to know,Thank you

MARTIN

[Redbusmatt]

Hi All,

I am on holiday and am not at my laptop, what pay ware is required!

Matt

You asked the very same question the other day and were given the link. It's now also on the download page as well.

Required Steam DLC

West Coast Main Line North Add-On (WCML North)

Recommended/Optional Steam DLC

Class 156 Addon
Class 66 Diesel Locomotive Railworks Add-on
Class 67 Addon (RSC Version)
Class 390 Electric Multiple Unit Railworks Add-on

Is that all???

May have to go and buy this now, and buy the 156, 390 and 67!

Sorry "Darpor", couldn't find the link

Matt


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[Darpor]

Is that all???

May have to go and buy this now, and buy the 156, 390 and 67!

Sorry "Darpor", couldn't find the link

Matt

Well, if the "this" means the scenario pack, then you don't have to buy it. It's free.

[x5pgr]

Ok - sorry if I am being daft here (stressful week) but my 'working' railworks is not on Drive 'C'. I have run the installer where, and as you would expect and by default, it wishes to install to c:\programme files\steam etc. It advises clicking the change button to install elsewhere which is what I wish to do but there is no change button - we only have Back Next & Cancel!

Any ideas?

Peter

[nobkins]

Hi Peter.

That is a typo. There is no "change" button because the installer looks for a registry setting created by Railworks which specifies where Railworks is installed. It looks like on your computer this registry setting is set incorrectly. I have written a program that will allow you to correct the registry key so it points to your RailWorks folder.

Just use the little program to correct the registry setting.
Then install the pack which will detect the correct location.

Here is the program you need:
http://www.uktrainsim.com/freewarepacks ... tryfix.php

The Just Trains packs use the same method. I restrict the ability for the user to choose the folder as it MUST be the RailWorks folder. If it is NOT the RailWorks folder then the DLC reskins included in the pack can not be set up (because the installer can not find the files it needs to copy to make them work).

I have no idea why RailWorks does not correct this registry key when you run it but it doesn't so I wrote the tool to allow users to fix it themselves.

Thanks

Jim

[Dave4468]

Wen't and got the 156 anyway and went for this pack. All looks very nice bar one thing.

I can understand that some scenarios obviously use the 67 as passing traffic or for the SLEPs, therefore they need to be there. I'm a little peeved I can't use any of the JT 67 scenarios as they still all seem to need the RSC 67. Surely one reason to clone them for the JT 67 is the fact that people who have the JT 67 won't have the RSC 67?

Or maybe I am missing the point...

[nobkins]

You should be safe to just click ignore and continue. If any worries Ask Jim (Nobkins)

Chris

Yes indeed that is fine. I was not sure what to write at that stage of the installer. I don't have a lot of space to play with so the simplest thing to say is that these things are recommended but you can ignore and continue at your own risk.

Thanks

[nobkins]

I can understand that some scenarios obviously use the 67 as passing traffic or for the SLEPs, therefore they need to be there. I'm a little peeved I can't use any of the JT 67 scenarios as they still all seem to need the RSC 67. Surely one reason to clone them for the JT 67 is the fact that people who have the JT 67 won't have the RSC 67?

Or maybe I am missing the point...

Kind of but I understand your point of view. The 4 cloned scenarios that use the JT versions are there as a bonus. When the pack was being created a list of "allowed stock" was created. The idea was to allow people to use the DLC that they might have (and want to drive) without making the "allowed stock" list so long that it would restrict who could use the pack.

The RSC 67 was in the allowed list as the sleepers are ideal for the route. The JT was not as it seemed daft to include two 67's in the list.

Once all the scenarios had been donated I cloned the scenarios where the player train used the RSC class 67 and swapped the player train to the JT version. They are effectively a bonus for those that have the JT version of the 67 AND the RSC version. I could have not cloned the scenarios at all and left it for users to do it themselves. You can still swap the sleepers out using RWTools to something else if you wish.

This is all explained in the manual and on the download page but I know that people rarely read this I do the same thing myself. Always eager to play rather than read the manual

Hope that explains

Thanks.

[x5pgr]

Hi Peter.

That is a typo. There is no "change" button because the installer looks for a registry setting created by Railworks which specifies where Railworks is installed. It looks like on your computer this registry setting is set incorrectly. I have written a program that will allow you to correct the registry key so it points to your RailWorks folder.

Just use the little program to correct the registry setting.
Then install the pack which will detect the correct location.

Here is the program you need:
http://www.uktrainsim.com/freewarepacks ... tryfix.php

The Just Trains packs use the same method. I restrict the ability for the user to choose the folder as it MUST be the RailWorks folder. If it is NOT the RailWorks folder then the DLC reskins included in the pack can not be set up (because the installer can not find the files it needs to copy to make them work).

I have no idea why RailWorks does not correct this registry key when you run it but it doesn't so I wrote the tool to allow users to fix it themselves.

Thanks

Jim

Thanks Jim but I am not sure this is going to do it. On running the fix it tells me that my Railworks registry settings 'appear to be set correctly' i.e. the default location. I forgot to metnion in my first post that I do also have a standard install of railworks in the default location. It is a cloned copy on another drive to which I install any add ons etc - and that must be confusing things.

I do not recall having this problem with any of the rolling stock Freeware Packs. I suppose I could install to Drive C if necessary and then use SyncToy to copy new files to my working version on the other drtive. but I would prefer not to do this if possible.

Regards

Peter

[nobkins]

Thanks Jim but I am not sure this is going to do it. On running the fix it tells me that my Railworks registry settings 'appear to be set correctly' i.e. the default location.

When it says "your railworks setting seem to be set correctly" and then lower down on the same messge "Would you like to update these settings anyway" just choose "Yes"

Then update the settings to what ever you want.

If you want to change it back at a later date just run the program and do exactly the same thing again but specify the original location.

I forgot to metnion in my first post that I do also have a standard install of railworks in the default location. It is a cloned copy on another drive to which I install any add ons etc - and that must be confusing things.

That is the reason yes. You are trying to install the files to a location that is a clone of your RailWorks folder and is NOT your steam RailWorks folder.

As I said above though the fix is very easy. Run the little tool I suggested previously and change the location to anywhere you like.