@Hypernaught That's just what I needed to hear, many thanks. I followed the same path as you did, in the end. Dipped into other mods with their own soundsets and tried to figure-out what they'd done! Mostly it worked, but it's nice to have your method set out set-by-step to refer back to for the future. Good job, and once again - many thanks!

Ah sweet man! Cheers

@KeybdFlyer @Griviues I updated the description above to include some step by step instructions for anyone who wants to do it themselves.

I haven't tweaked the values since I last changed this a couple of years ago, and I don't know if the code has changed for the second game, but I may come back and try again when I get it.

Hope it works for you guys, I'll try and be quicker on the response next time!!

@KeybdFlyer @Griviues

This was why in the base game all the 'old' trains had the same whistle, and the 'new' trains all had their own shared whistle sound. Because each model file just pointed to either the train_steam_old.lua or train_steam_modern.lua which both had a single 'horn' value that pointed to the same name .wav file.

So what I did was I copied over the entire contents of the soundset file for either new or old depending on the train, changed the 'horn' value to the .wav file that I wanted to use and saved it as a new .lua file with a different name. Then I went to the individual train model file and changed the soundset 'name' value so it would always point at my new soundset.

That did the trick for me, but I'm aware it might not be a perfect solution.

@KeybdFlyer @Griviues

Hi guys, really sorry for not replying for such a long time, didn't come back to this game for a while until the 2nd was announced. I'm more than happy to break down what I did, as it's more of a bodged work-around than anything else after digging around some mods that had their own sound sets and working out how to do it for base trains.

I initially had the bright idea of going into the individual model files (res>models>model>vehicle>train) for each train that was in the base game and setting the horn value in the soundset object to a different corresponding .wav file in the audio files.

Problem was this only initially worked, then the whistles reverted back to a standard soundset (which are found in res>config>soundset), which made me realise that the base game only has two base sound sets for steam train models: train_steam_old.lua and train_steam_modern.lua

@Griviues I'd be grateful if you'd explain how the "fix" works! I've looked through the files and got a rough idea, but can't grasp exactly what needs to be changed for each model. I made some whistle effects for early locomotives which work fine for a short while but then revert to the default whistle - and it's driving me nuts! :-)

Hello there

Hey there. I've recently noticed that the issue appears with workshop locomotives (added to the game).

I've nailed down that it happens when a locomotive is sent into a depot and then out again - then the whistle reverts to the default one. I've also been able to find out that if you save the game and reload it, the whistle sounds will be fixed.

I've been wondering how you managed to fix that issue on the vanilla locomotives (I've checked and your fix works with the same reproduction steps), and if it would be possible for me to modify the workshop locomotives the same way you did - in order to fix the reverting whistle issue.

I realise that you may not do Transport Fever mods any more, but I'd like to know your method so perhaps I can get to the bottom of this.

im just gonna ask ive asked before but can sombody please make a working railway cannon

Hope you eventually get the American ones taken care of. This was really starting to bug me tonight!

that will show them stupid developers

Seems like the mod brings European locomotives and multiple units into the American vehicle set. Not technically a problem, but it seems a bit of an odd side effect.

but still a great mod

a wonderful scotsman how nice

And there I thought I'd gotten away with it, how's that now? :P

just a hint i would update the picture you have.
the picture is of a steam whistle on a steam tractor a steam train has a large deeper whistle

Glad you're happy with it matey. ^^

I'm testing a lot of days and works properly! Thanks again for repair this shit! XDD

Had forgotten to add the modified locomotive models, sorry about that, have updated the fix, the locomotives should now consistently use the intended whistle sounds.

@Empire Builder: These changes at present only affect the European locomotives, in truth I haven't tried out the American ones, do they all revert to the same whistle? If that's the case I'll see about updating the American locomotives as well.

I'm testing and the problem persist. Don't know the problem only is on my spanish version of the game, but something is missing.

On original folder there are a ".lua" only for "train_diesel", "train_electric_modern", "train_electric_old", "train_steam_modern" and "train_steam old".

I think the game don't read the .lua of this mod (or the files) there is no .lua for specific train on my original folder of the game, and I think this is the problem. When I add (manually, copy, paste) this files to my folder, the trains sounds the first time but no more... I will try to search the solution but I'm not a programmer XD

I'm testing that, and only sounds the first time when the train leave at first station. Not sure this is a game problem o conflict with repeat sounds of the game. I think the solution is copy that folder into game's folder. I think this solves that issue

Thanks! You did it! Maybe developers see that mod and fix that officially... Thanks again

Is this for Europe only or both EU and USA trains?

Oooh thank you for this! some of the locomotives sounded ear-numbingly strange at some point.. especially electric ones.

THANK YOU!!!