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Looks like trains are being given some love at last. " SAIPAN CH00 CH00 was an important supply means, particularly in the Aslito Airfield-Charan Kanoa-Garapan area" " 25 June 1944 - Aslito Airfield would hereafter be conducted under Island Command supervision. The little narrow-gauge railroad that ran from Charan Kanoa up to Aslito Airfield was put to good use, gasoline and bombs being carried on its tiny cars, pulled by a hastily repaired steam locomotive" Interesting hey ! Thanks ED The old Sugar Mill Trains will be great ! They were first used to transport Sugar Cane then Japanese supplies and troops. Then taken over by the Americans to move their supplies and troops around the islands. There was over 160km of track and carried 240 tonne / km per day. The island of Saipan had a long narrow gauge railway that circled the island. One route was from Charan-Kanoa to Aslito Airfield. Other islands had rail networks from the sugar plantations. It will be interesting what ED includes - it looks great so far So some great WW2 missions can be created for either Japanese or Americans operating the trains before and after takeover Theres one of the original steam locomotive relics in sugar king park on Saipan island . Interesting It looks very much like ED used it to create the DCS version. Nice Work ED !

Looks great and it looks like the Trains and Railways "have" been given some love worked on and included after all . Looks like a narrow gauge rail yard / sugar mill . Yes it is with steam Locomotives hauling sugar cane wagons that have been converted into the WW2 Supply Trains ! Nice one ED well done ! The picture of the Relic from WW2 looks like it was used to design the DCS Locomotive. Interesting hey ! " SAIPAN CH00 CH00 was an important supply means, particularly in the Aslito Airfield-Charan Kanoa-Garapan area" " 25 June 1944 - Aslito Airfield would hereafter be conducted under Island Command supervision. The little narrow-gauge railroad that ran from Charan Kanoa up to Aslito Airfield was put to good use, gasoline and bombs being carried on its tiny cars, pulled by a hastily repaired steam locomotive" Interesting hey !

LOL - Sounds like you will be happy to have that messege bumped every 6 months untill they nail the lid on the topic. The main issue i thought was the new Encrypted files cannot be loaded into the model viewer ? Anything to add Scotty - " ITS EVEN WORSE THAN THAT ITS STILL DEAD JIM "

I just spotted your first one is now uploaded and available on the DCS files site. Thankyou it looks fantastic. https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3343102/

Just imagine how upset the pirates feel - the ones Wags said are stealing DCS Modules. DCS giving these Modules away will shut them down instantly and the new Encryption System can be put in the Abandonware section .

Hope this helps see attached file. ViewportHandling.lua

Maybe setup a GoFundMe page.

Spok would say - " ITS SKINNING JIM BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT " Anything to add Scotty - " ITS WORSE THAN THAT ITS DEAD JIM "

I think skinning of the new encrypted Aircraft is dead done and dusted. Anyway looks like the community has moved on anyway to more important matters - the SU-25A LOL - a new distraction toy is all it takes and excited angry puppy dogs stop biting their owner and run around licking with joy. A nice shiny free SU-25A is a very nice community sweetener.

Nice Video Wow its so refreshing to hear Someone bold enough to say "DCS Warbirds Planes and Trains" I think DCS will create some more WW2 items very soon. DCS may even enable arg8 wheel animations on the class86 steam loco thats in this video. We can then get My British Normandy2 Trains working as they should be.

Just a few thoughts - There is maybe another issue - 1 - The EDCE model file is encrypted O.K. 2 - At the time of encryption it may time stamp info and checksums from the DCS owned .dds files that are linked to it. 3 - The EDCE file may need to be encrypted again with the edited .dds files to allow them to be accessed. 4 - I do not think we will have access to the DCS encrypting software. 5 - Anyone edited one of the .dds files and got it working in the Sim yet ?

Maybe the new skinning method for the new encyrpted files will be - 1 - Have regular skinning competitions that any user can enter. 2 - Users submit their simple desired pictures and sketches of new DCS skin designs. 3 - DCS Select the designs they like and give a prize to the winners and then produce the encrypted skins using DCS employees who already have an NDA. 4 - Packs sold as addon skin packs to cover costs.

Just a quick note - You can create double sided Transparent Billboards with you own custom people on them. EXAMPLE - I have been using random generated ones to simulate arrival and departure of different Passengers on DCS Railway Platforms for over 3 years now. They work very well and create a busy interesting railway station scene I prefer it to the DCS planet of the Apes post-apocalyptic world with no people. Its not rocket science just a flat oblong shape with a transparent double sided texture activated and deactivated by the train triggers using DML .

not answering for ED BUT the problem is - ED devs are obviously busy with, what they think are, more pressing issues , maybe having a vote on the color of the 8k textures for the new F35 pilots eyebrows. Trains do not work correctly in the MT Version the code needs fixing. You will have to use the old ST version of DCS if you need trains to work as expected. 1 - Late Activation in ST = No Problem 2 - Late Activation MT = no good. 3. Late Activation MT = causes advanced waypoint actions to be ignored. 4. Late Activation ST = advanced waypoint actions work as expected. 5 - Deactivation in ST = No Problem 6 - Deactivation in MT = no good ( creates zombie trains ) 7 - Wheels rotation arg8 and steam loco animations in ST = Work perfectly 8 - Wheels rotation arg8 and steam loco animations in MT = no good Wheels rotation and animations was fixed in update April 2025 thankyou. @BIGNEWY, @NineLine Any progress on the Deactivate Activate matters Would be good to know.

Nice job laying the narrow gauge track network and the new sugar mill steam locomotives and wagons look great. Just need DCS to fix the Train Wheels arg 8 quick smart to get the wheels and valve gear moving like they used to. Good info here about the railway - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport_on_the_Mariana_Islands

The big problem as i see it is - The new format model and textures cannot be loaded into the model viewer 2. This has been a carefully calculated decision made to stop people tampering with the files. You are asking them to undo that calculated decision. I dont think they will there is a bad silence here and i dont think theres much hope. I think they will just let the dust settle and mod making may be just our fond memory and thats it.

Yes i agree but thats it. We also need Model Viewer to see the args in action and texture names etc. Also we cannot "steal" a DCS EDM Model and change it in any way. Thats what the Private DCS EDM format protects against already. If i could i would have fixed the DCS trains years ago instead of making my own ! Theres more going on than meets the eye as they say .

I hope im wrong about the cash cow theory but - Wags "people were stealing our models" does not sound promising. Anyway you are Unable to view the new encrypted models in Model Viewer 2. All you can do for now is - Load model into a mission. Take lots of screen shots in game. Maybe make a short movie clip. View pictures in paintshop etc.

The future in DCS is probebly user pays for their exclusive addon skins. I learned my lesson and gave up with the Trains - not able to use them or create any with rotating wheels etc. User created mods dont make money and so are a pain for DCS. DCS do not help or like people who make mods. I would say all EDM files will be the new encrypted format in a couple of updates. Then all mods will be unusable and they have a locked up cash cow system . F35 is only a lot of words and funny when they cannot or wont fix simple requests like the train wheels and deactivation. Theres tanks being killed by small trees , rain crashing helicopters , planes vanishing in thin air , trains in the sky , and other ufo Ai planes crazy stuf White knuckle DCS test flights for the Real F35 Pilots im sure users can supply the .miz and .trk files for them to test So i think mods are being killed off to feed the greedy cash cow.

Dont get smart just take note of what i said. Theres a lot of real info here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II#:~:text=The Lockheed Martin F-35,Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems.

Lockheed Martin's F35 Might be a good idea to put a stop to all these silly forum topics and posts. Lockheed Martin are very sensitive about their name and products. They dont take these things lightly. You might get a full page notice to end the F35 project if not very careful.

Level playing field - Be careful what you wish for ... How about a Digital Combat Arcade with a level playing field - Just use your imagination its now only a game. Have fun Blue USA F35A`s VS Red Russian F35A`s Have some good old Shoot em up Arcade Fun see how long you last !

Hi maybe try adjusting the viewer sun slider knob could be shadows from where the sun is positioned.

Elephant in the Room Where is Wags ? Did They Delete His Voice Over ?

Just helping you understand the problem you have with the animations. its only a game dont get upset already. I gave you the answers. You have the problematic aggressive attitude not me. A thankyou and a few kind words of thanks would have been nice. However you reported me to your mates at DCS nice thankyou . Good Bye !