what are "dds" files

[gremlin1812]

G'day All, I have installed the "ATSF La Junta-Pueblo Subs" and it is asking for:-

Warning: Ignored missing texture file f:\open rails us and can\routes\atljsb\textures\cr2l2wnap.dds

What is a DDS file? How do I get rid of this?
The route runs well and dose not appear to be visually missing anything.
Regards
Barrie

[scottb613]

Hi Barrie,

DDS are simply texture files - it’s a more common and widely used format than ACE. ORTS supports DDS - MSTS does not.

Regards,
Scott


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[niknak]

Barrie if you have the missing file as an ace file you can convert it to dds by using a programme called reaConverter. (other programmes are available I'm sure.)

[hiball 3985]

The file is a road texture. I only have it as an .ace file. Maybe you can find a similar DDS file and make a copy and rename it or convert it.
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[baldwin]

Far as I know, only TrainSimulations routes use DDS files. That is a new roads shape and should be using an ace, specially in that route, made for MSTS.

[gremlin1812]

G'day All, all of the DDS files listed as missing are present as ace files, I would just like to stop the DDS files being called for.
Regards
Barrie

I have downloaded the reaConverter and will give it a try. Thank you all for information and advice to fix this.

[R. Steele]

G'day All, all of the DDS files listed as missing are present as ace files, I would just like to stop the DDS files being called for.
Regards
Barrie

I have downloaded the reaConverter and will give it a try. Thank you all for information and advice to fix this.

Barrie, you have two things to do, first uncheck the load preference for DDS ( see screenshot )
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Next, you'll have to change the shape files to make sure they are looking for ace instead of dds ( see screenshot )
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I do find it curious that the "ATSF La Junta-Pueblo Subs" is looking for dds files, since this route was created for MSTS and MSTS does not support dds files. Something is cattywampus in your setup.

[gremlin1812]

G'day All, I took the line of least resistance and converted the ace files to dds but retained the ace files just in case of problems.
I have run the session again and no issues, yes, I did not associate the dds with OpenRails files at first, but as you pointed out the age if the route any way thanks for the assistance and learned something new, for me at least.
Regards
Barrie

[eric]

Did you by chance install one of the Trainsimulations routes to that same directory? If you did, it modified your Global/shapes folder to dds instead of ace. It's in the instructions to load TSI routes into their own content folder with its own GLOBAL folders.

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[gremlin1812]

G'day All, I took the line of least resistance and converted the ace files to dds but retained the ace files just in case of problems.
I have run the session again and no issues, yes, I did not associate the dds with OpenRails files at first, but as you pointed out the age if the route any way thanks for the assistance and learned something new, for me at least.
Regards
Barrie

Well that did not work out so good, some files converted but others (especially trees did not) thankfully I backed up and have now created a new folder for the older (non DDS routes) and as I backed up all that I had converted all went well. I will have to go into this conversion thing a bit deeper as "reaConverter" seemed to work quite well and there must be an intermediate process needed to have files like trees convert properly.
Regards
Barrie