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gmorales (24 posts)
Dec-06-01, 05:12 PM (EST) "customizing my route" Hi. When the Train Simulator starts, it shows a random picture of a locomotive, as follows: besides, when I choose a route in "Drive a Train" option, the simulator shows a picture and a brief description, as follows: When I press the "Map" link, the game shows me a map of the chosen route, as follows: Finally, when the game is loading, it presents the same picture of the chosen route, as follows:The questions are:How can I customize these photos in order to this appears the images of my locomotives and the maps of my routes?How can I add a brief description of my route when I choose my own route, in the "Drive a Train" option?
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Subject Author Message Date ID RE: customizing my route dvdhoven Dec-08-01 1 RE: customizing my route gmorales Dec-10-01 2 RE: customizing my route DKlemm Dec-10-01 3 RE: customizing my route gmorales Dec-10-01 4

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dvdhoven (244 posts)
Dec-08-01, 09:21 AM (EST) 1. "RE: customizing my route" LAST EDITED ON Dec-08-01 AT 09:29 AM (EST)Hi,The description of the route is in the .trk file in the root of the route folder. You can edit it manually with a Unicode sensitive editor, but a better way is to open the route in the Route Editor. After the route is displayed, choose Route>Properties. After description, you see a button "Edit" and that opens the description of the route.For the little photo, you must have an .ace with the same name as the route. You can convert a .bmp file with makeace to an .ace file.For the loading screen, you need a load.ace. For the details screen a details.ace. You find examples of these in the default route folders.The "Photo's" on the starting screen are .ace files, you find them in the Gui\Screens folder.
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gmorales (24 posts)
Dec-10-01, 09:36 AM (EST) 2. "RE: customizing my route" Thanks Dick, but when I make a file ace of 800x600, the program says the following thing to me: Failed to convert 'fcab.bmp' to 'fcab.ace'
Source image file is too large, max size is 512x512.How can I make a .ace file of 800x600?Thanks. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
DKlemm (795 posts)
Dec-10-01, 09:43 AM (EST) 3. "RE: customizing my route" You can't. They must be in sizes 64x64, 128x128, 256x256 or 512x512.David Klemm
Illinois Central Route
Illinois and St Louis Divisions
Ver 0.6 uploaded
Working on Decatur IL
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gmorales (24 posts)
Dec-10-01, 10:49 AM (EST) 4. "RE: customizing my route" But when I see the photo in a .ace viewer, this one says that is a .ace file of 800x600. See this:How can it be if the files cannot be generated greater than 512x512? Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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