Game Doesn't Recognize Mange Tender Car Mod 3 Install

[redhand]

I'm a novice with this game. Am running ver 1.1.0.0 & downloaded & installed this mod exactly as directed. I have no idea why the game doesn't recognize it? Any suggestions please?

Brian

[Jancsika]

You must have something in the UserMaps directory that disagrees with Manger.

The easiest way is to:
Delete the directory:
C:/My Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Railroads! directory completely(That is Window XP)
or if in Windows Vista C:\Users\User\My Documents\My Games\Sid Maier's Railroads!

Start the game. It will automatically create a new clean C:/My Documents/My Games/Sid Meier's Railroads! Directory.
Install Manders tender mods, nothing else.
Do NOT install Firaxis Holiday scenario.

You can safely install and run any SAM style maps.
Jancsika

[Rodea2007]

I'm a novice with this game. Am running ver 1.1.0.0 & downloaded & installed this mod exactly as directed. I have no idea why the game doesn't recognize it? Any suggestions please?

Brian

Installer for Mange Tender Car Mod 3 just only copying files what's needed to make an Tender Car into CustomAsset folder, so it doesn't recognized until you make a tender car for Train by your self with edit RRT_Trains_yourMap.xml and RRT_TrainCars_yourMap.xml
This example XML for make an Tender Car for Mikado Train
To the First open RRT_TrainCars_YourMap.xml
<RRTTrainCars>
<RRTGoodCars>
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</RRTGoodCars>
<RRTTenderCars>
<TenderCar>
<szName>Mikado Tender Car</szName>
<szModel>2_8_2_Mikado_Tender_Car.kfm</szModel>
<szDummyModel>2_8_2_Mikado_Tender_Car_dummies.nif</szDummyModel>
<szGroundClackSound>AS3D_CLACK_PLANET_GROUND</szGroundClackSound>
<szBridgeClackSound>AS3D_CLACK_PLANET_BRIDGE</szBridgeClackSound>
<RunLength>25</RunLength>
</TenderCar>
</RRTTenderCars>
</RRTTrainCars>

Then open RRT_Trains_yourmap.xml
<Train>
<szName>TAG_NAME_MIKADO</szName>
<Year>1910</Year>
<szManufacturerName>Lima</szManufacturerName>
<szModel>2_8_2_Mikado.kfm</szModel>
<szDummyModel>2_8_2_Mikado_dummies.nif</szDummyModel>
<szTenderCar>Mikado Tender Car</szTenderCar>
<szCar>_v2</szCar>
<szNewTrainImage>event_newtrain_2_8_2_mikado.dds</szNewTrainImage>
<szGroundClackSound>AS3D_CLACK_PLANET_GROUND</szGroundClackSound>
<szBridgeClackSound>AS3D_CLACK_PLANET_BRIDGE</szBridgeClackSound>
<MaxSpeed>6</MaxSpeed>
<Speed0>6</Speed0>
<Power>25</Power>
<Cost>100000</Cost>
<MaintenanceCost>4000</MaintenanceCost>
<Diesel>0</Diesel>
<RunLength>126</RunLength>
<HasEngineer>1</HasEngineer>
<rgbDefaultColor>200,150,0</rgbDefaultColor>
<BitmapIcon>
<szFile>Assets/Interface/TrainRouting/routing_Mikado.tga</szFile>
</BitmapIcon>
<fStartSoundCrossFade>2.0</fStartSoundCrossFade>
<szStartSound>AS3D_TR_STEAM_ENGINE_START_4</szStartSound>
<szStopSound>AS3D_TR_STEAM_ENGINE_STOP_4</szStopSound>
<fSpeedStartWait>0.25</fSpeedStartWait>
<fSpeedCrossFade>3.0</fSpeedCrossFade>
<iPitchChange>4000</iPitchChange>
<SpeedSounds>
<szSpeed>AS3D_TR_STEAM_ENGINE_SLOW_LP_1</szSpeed>
<szSpeed>AS3D_TR_STEAM_ENGINE_MID_SLOW_LP_1</szSpeed>
<szSpeed>AS3D_TR_STEAM_ENGINE_MID_FAST_LP_1</szSpeed>
<szSpeed>AS3D_TR_STEAM_ENGINE_FAST_LP_1</szSpeed>
</SpeedSounds>
<szSharpAngleSqueal>AS3D_CURVE_SQUEAL</szSharpAngleSqueal>
<szAverageAngleSqueal>AS3D_CURVE_SQUEAL_MEDIUM</szAverageAngleSqueal>
<szSlightAngleSqueal>AS3D_CURVE_SQUEAL_LIGHT</szSlightAngleSqueal>
</Train>
Notice to the word with Green color, that is must be added in order the Tender can be working

[redhand]

It worked! More particularly, I substituted the .xml files that came with the main tender mod file by putting them into the correct directory and backing up the old files. Thanks so much for getting me on "right track." The mod instructions weren't at all clear.

Redhand, Morristown, NJ, USA