G'day, I have installed a route and its sessions have everything except the consist files, there are .asv files there but how do I install them to obtain the consist files. I no longer have MSTS so that method is not an option.
Regards
Barrie
Hi Barrie,
Do you really mean .asv files? They are compiled .act files, created when "Compute and Save" is selected from the Activity Editor File tab. If you mean .apk files, you can use my APKExtractor program (apkex-v3-07.zip) to unpack them to any desired folder, and thence extract whatever consists you need.
G'day Ged, I have the APKExtractor program but these are definitely .asv files and are in the activity folder along with the .act files. I remember in MSTS you could extract them to install an activity (I think).
Regards
Barrie
I remember in MSTS you could extract them to install an activity (I think).
I don't think so. If, when you select an activity to run, there are duplicate file names, one with .act and the other with .asv, MSTS will always run the .asv file. In my early days when I was playing with a default activity, I couldn't understand why my modifications weren't present .....!
I don't know what program would unpack a .asv file (other than MSTS itself, internally) - tsunpack and 7Zip certainly don't.
as far as i can remember the .asv files are not that important, you can delete them and the activity will run just fine in MSTS and OR, if i manually change the contents of an existing act file i always delete any related .asv files to make sure that if there are any differences they do not mess up my alterations. in fact searching through many of my routes i found almost none of the ,asv files and all my acts run just fine.
G'day, I now have a copy of MSTS (a clean install) I have put the route into MSTS and opened two windows one with the .asv files and the other the msts utils folder with tsunpack.exe, I then dragged a .asv file to tsunpack.exe and it tells me "Faild to read route info" I am just about to throw my hands into the air and delete everything to do with the activities all because the .con files were not provided with the route. Maybe I will try and contact the creator (which I always try to avoid" and see if they can help.
Regards
Barrie
Hi Barrie,
As I mentioned, it appears that only MSTS is able to process them. I've just checked my installations and at least three commercial routes include .asv and .act versions of the supplied activities. Are you able to say which routes you're referring to?
G'day, I now have a copy of MSTS (a clean install) I have put the route into MSTS and opened two windows one with the .asv files and the other the msts utils folder with tsunpack.exe, I then dragged a .asv file to tsunpack.exe and it tells me "Faild to read route info" I am just about to throw my hands into the air and delete everything to do with the activities all because the .con files were not provided with the route. Maybe I will try and contact the creator (which I always try to avoid" and see if they can help.
Regards
Barrie
do not drag the .asv file to tsunpack.exe drag the .apk file as that is the one containing the consists etc not the .asv, tsunpak.exe is designed to unpak .apk files. as mentioned further up you can also use APKExtractor program (apkex-v3-07.zip) as this will unpak the apk file without MSTS being needed.
We process personal data about users of our site, through the use of cookies and other technologies, to deliver our services, personalize advertising, and to analyze site activity. We do not share information about our users with anyone. For additional details, refer to our Privacy Policy.
By clicking "I UNDERSTAND" below, you consent to our Privacy Policy and our personal data processing and cookie practices as described therein. You also acknowledge that this forum may be hosted outside your country and you consent to the collection, storage, and processing of your data in the country where this forum is hosted.
Comment