Conn river activity

[bandorr2000]

Recently reinstalled the Conn River route, & the update. I already had Valleypass items for this route. My problem is there is an activity - ConnRiv_BM5506 - that comes up as a load error. I can't see what might be the problem. The Path has no error and I have the consist and the RDC. I'm stumped. Anyone?

[derekmorton]

Log file please?

[charland]

Morning Glenn and Derek,

I found a thread from when the route was released years ago, there were a few issues, one appears to be related to the BM5506 activity.

https://trainsim.com/forums/forum/microsoft-train-simulator/msts-route-projects-and-questions/msts-route-design/147717-connecticut-river-route-2-small-issues/page2#post2010360

Paul :-)

[bandorr2000]

Derek, there is no log file as the activity can not be opened. Paul, I have all the required stock. In ORTS, the activity displays as < load error: ConnRiv_BM5506 >

[OmenRotcod]

I just ran this activity and had no problem. For what it is worth, here is my Log file and a Report of items used.
David

[charland]

Can you post the log Glenn, there's probably something in it to say what the exact problem is. :"loading error' could be anything from missing something to having a piece of rollong stock over the end of a piece of track.

Also, are you able to open and run any of the other activities?

Paul :-)

[bandorr2000]

Paul - All other activities are fine, including making activities with the Templates from Skyline computing. There is no log file generated since the activity can not be started. I think I'll just give up as I have uninstalled, re downloaded and reinstalled, with the same result.

[dcarleton]

the activity displays as < load error: ConnRiv_BM5506 >

Either OR doesn't like the player consist file, or it doesn't like the rolling stock in the player consist. Does the player consist from that activity work in Explore mode?

[charland]

The player consist is a single B&M RDC1 from the library here... "BM_RDCs", shouldn't be the problem unless it's a case that there is a folder inside the BM_RDCs folder, then the sim wouldn't be able to read the eng file and therefore not open the activity.

Paul :-)

[slipperman]

Hi,
The problem with the ConnRiv_BM5506 activity is that Player loco B&M-RDC1_6133 is missing.
The B&M_RDCs folder only contains the B&M-RDC1_6133AI loco.
The correct .eng file may be created by making a copy of B&M-RDC1_6154.eng, naming it B&M-RDC1_6133.eng then replacing all occurrences (7) of 6154 with 6133.

Note that the loco uses the GP38 cabview and sounds, by default.

Cheers,
Ged

[charland]

Thanks Ged, that would solve Glenn's problem.

Paul :-)

[bandorr2000]

Well what do you know. I actually had an engine file for the 6133, but apparently using the 6133AI eng file was wrong. Created an eng file from the 6154eng, converted all 6154 references to 6133 and VOILA!!! Thank you to all for the help.

[oper190]

Just an FYI here - I checked my copy of the Conn River and the ConnRiv_BM5506 activity and the Consist reads as follows:
Train (
TrainCfg ( ConnRiv_BM5506
Serial ( 1 )
MaxVelocity ( 37.99840 1.00000 )
NextWagonUID ( 1 )
Durability ( 1.00000 )
Engine (
UiD ( 0 )
EngineData ( B&M-RDC1_6154 B&M_RDCs )
)

Don't know where the change came from. Unless I changed it back when, running a check.

Edit ; Just checked a raw install of the Route and that consist calls for B&M-RDC1_6133 - so obviously I had fixed it.
Point to remember, older MSTS downloads often had AI engines to help save resources for running the sim, which is obsolete when using OR, and can be a PIA when you're called for reveres running with multipole engines and your rear engine is AI, so had no cabview.

[crstagg]

The aI eng file had no CabView therefore it is not drivable. The load error from OR was because a non-drivable eng was used as Player.

[pschlik]

OR doesn't actually require a cabview for player trains, you'll just end up in the exterior camera view and pressing 1 will give a message "Warning - Cab view not available"

If you see "load error" in the menu that means something is terribly wrong and the file would have caused a crash. If it says "missing" that means the file just doesn't exist.