Loco Mesh Splitter

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Not compatible with:

Enter the Secret Room (game should still run fine, but the DE6 interior will have some z fighting)

What is this thing

This mod splits apart the meshes of the S282A, S060, DE6, and DE6 slug into many pieces, so that multiple mods can edit the meshes at once.

So Rearranged S282 can edit the cylinders, a different mod could move the headlight, etc.

With just this mod installed, you won't visually notice anything different. It's a framework that other mods can use to edit parts of the S282A, S060, DE6, and DE6 slug.

For now, I'm supporting the S282A, S060, DE6, and DE6 slug, although I might support more in the future if people request more. Let me know if you need something split apart further for your mod, and I can look into it.

Installation

Just drag and drop the zip file into Unity Mod Manager like any other mod.

The game just updated, and now this mod won't load right!

Due to some boring technical details, this mod is very likely to brake with every update to Derail Valley. It's an easy fix, but I'll still have to release a new version of the mod for every update. Wait a day or two, and I'll probably have an update out.

If the mod has been updated, but it's still not working right, then try this:

• []Make sure the game is not running

  []Go to your Derail Valley installation folder

  []Go to the folder "Mods\LocoMeshSplitter\assets"

  []Delete the file named "_generated_in_game_version.dat" (this will force the mod to discard all cached locomotive meshes and regenerate them all from the game files)

• Restart the game.

  For Mod Authors

  If you're just trying to install a mod that depends on Loco Mesh Splitter, feel free to ignore this section.

  To make mods depending on this framework, you'll need to know how to code and know C#.

  The easiest way to figure out how this mod works is to download and install the Runtime Unity Editor mod, find a spawned LocoS282A in the Object Browser, and navigate to the transform "LocoS282A_Body/Static_LOD0/s282a_split_body(Clone)". There, you'll see all the game objects that the locomotive mesh has been split into. I've also split apart the smokebox lid and put those meshes in "LocoS282A_Body/Static_LOD0/s282a_split_smokebox_door(Clone)".

  Note that I'm not modifying the prefab: I'm spawning in these items by patching the TrainCar. Start() method. If you want your code to modify or move the split meshes, you'll have to write a postfix patch for TrainCar. Start(). See the Harmony docs if you don't know how to do this. Make sure your patch loads