Config doesn't seem to want to register.

[Anti.Mass.Spec]

I haven't seen any posts relevant to this, but I decided to try my hand at making some custom configs.

Made a few in the editor I was happy with and followed every possible guide I could to post them to the workshop, followed every step to a T, posted it privately to test and it won't register in game.

It will download and I can go to the workshop folder, pull i tout of there and drop it into the specific cars folder and it will work, but not through the workshop.

Any suggestions?

This is the guide I followed: https://gameplay.tips/guides/12339-car-mechanic-simulator-2021.html

[Hanuman]

There is one confusion I found in the guide when I started doing them. It tells you at the end;
'To test if your car is properly working, remove the config file from your own folder, enter the game and it should be in the car salon (where you can see if it properly added to the game), if you subscribed to the item in Workshop."

This is not correct. The game needs both new config files you created to be in your folder, otherwise, it will work for everyone, accept for yourself sadly. You wont be able to see the car. So just leave the new config1 files you made in your own, local file folder for that car model.

The true way to check if your config properly uploaded, is 1) you will see people subscribing to it relatively quickly. 2) Ultimate way to check if the config added to the game for others to enjoy, go to;

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\[folders]

Every game you own on Steam creates folders there for workshop items. You will find a folder there for CMS21 (the folders are just numbers, look for when you played CMS21 last and look at folder modification dates/times). In that folder will be a folder for every config you subscribed to in the cms21 workshop. If you made a car, and subscribed to your own car; there should be a folder there for your config *after* you logged into the game and let steam cloud sync. Once your game syncs to the config in the workshop shared folder, *then* you can remove the config file from your local.

This is a shared folder everyone has, so if you see your car there, everyone sees it :D (who subbed to your car config)

Sorry for the textbook mate. More configs uploaded to workshop, the more fun we all have! Let me know if you ever have questions about configs. I kinda know how it works.

Cheers!

[Anti.Mass.Spec]

So, I need to keep the original "config1" I made in my own game files?

Alright, Ill give that a shot. That'll allow me to take the other screen shots I need to meet the requirements before I make it public anyway. Awesome, thanks so much!

[Hanuman]

yea, the guide is wrong there. I did same thing haha after like couple log ins i noticed the folder in the workshop files, removed the config1's (body and normal one) from my

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Car Mechanic Simulator 2021\Car Mechanic Simulator 2021_Data\StreamingAssets\Cars|\w/e car model

and the car is still there, meaning its avail in workshop folder

u almost got it

[Hanuman]

Cool let me check I subbed ill tell ya if I see it

[Hanuman]

Oh I think it might be this: in the upload_config.txt the car name and model has to be all small letters NO caps. The guide is wrong there also.


[General]
carId=car_delrayhighroad <-----------------SMALL NO CAPS
package_desc=Highroad with the V12 HE
package_id=XXXXXXXXXXXXX
package_name=Delray Highroad Grande Vitesse
package_tag=Config
package_visibility=Private
upload_type=Update

[Anti.Mass.Spec]

Yea, I have that all as lowered lettering So it failed to show up?

Here's what my config looks like:

//** CMS2021 Workshop uploader
//** Car CONFIG upload config file

[General]
craId=car_mazdarx-7
package_desc=Sample description
package_id=2840982298
package_name=LS Swapped RX-7 Drag
package_tag=Config
package_visibility=Private
upload_type=Update

[Hanuman]

first upload last line should be "New" when you make correction use Update

[Hanuman]

doesnt show yet

[Anti.Mass.Spec]

The first time around it was new, I changed it to update while I was trying to fix it. I'll try re doing it as a whole.

[Hanuman]

Originally posted by Anti.Mass.Spec:

Yea, I have that all as lowered lettering So it failed to show up?

Here's what my config looks like:

//** CMS2021 Workshop uploader
//** Car CONFIG upload config file

[General]
craId=car_mazdarx-7 <--------------------------- carId
package_desc=Sample description
package_id=2840982298
package_name=LS Swapped RX-7 Drag
package_tag=Config
package_visibility=Private
upload_type=Update

I am not sure if you are direct copy pasting this from your file, make sure it says carId not "crald" in the actual file. But I would think you'd get error at upload...hmm

[Anti.Mass.Spec]

Bahahahaha, that's my typing skills. Watch that be my ENTIRE problem. Completely missed that. Thanks.

[Hanuman]

lol :D

[Anti.Mass.Spec]

Alright, I have sorted it out.

[Hanuman]

btw this is all assuming you made sure you car is indeed available in the car salon. That is where I check for new cars. I think the file has car salon = yes turned on automatically though

[Anti.Mass.Spec]

I edited MY rx7 to be available in the salon, I think be default it shows up everywhere but