So I've came up against something I can't quite figure. The description says Saved in data file: oxide/data/AutomatedWorkcarts/MAP_NAME.json The thing is, this plugin doesn't create a folder in my data folder, nor can I have a / in the name of a file. I'm really unsure what this means.

Do I create a folder called AutomatedWorkcarts then stick the data file in that? If I do this, then in the data folder there is a blank file called AutomatedWorkcarts generated when I load the plugin. I really don't get this part, so if anyone could help I'd be really grateful.

Thanks,
Christopher.

The file should be created for you when you add a trigger to the map, using the awt.add (or aw.addtrigger) command. Triggers are all created in-game, so there would be nothing for you to find in that file anyway, until you have created some triggers.

The main reason the documentation states where that data file is, is that if you change the map name, you'll have to rename the data file as well, though I think renaming maps is less necessary as of a recent Rust update since I saw a commit which said that clients will now redownload maps if the checksum differs (people used to rename a map any time it was changed or clients wouldn't connect).

EDIT: So I think after having done things manually, I've got it working! Thank you nonetheless for all of your time!

WhiteThunder

The file should be created for you when you add a trigger to the map, using the awt.add (or aw.addtrigger) command. Triggers are all created in-game, so there would be nothing for you to find in that file anyway, until you have created some triggers.

The main reason the documentation states where that data file is, is that if you change the map name, you'll have to rename the data file as well, though I think renaming maps is less necessary as of a recent Rust update since I saw a commit which said that clients will now redownload maps if the checksum differs (people used to rename a map any time it was changed or clients wouldn't connect).

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly.

So my biggest issue is that I'm using a custom made map, and this map comes with a pre-made data file. It says that if the name isn't the same as the map it won't work. I've tried using just the premade file, with the filename of AutomatedWorkcarts, but I'm getting error after error. I have no clue how to put my map name into the file because I can't use the AutomatedWorkcarts/MapName. I'm thinking that if this data file is anything by AutomatedWorkcarts then it won't work?

The errors that I've been getting are:

ExType: JsonSerializationException

Failed to initialize plugin 'AutomatedWorkcarts v0.29.0' (FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.)
  at System.Number.StringToNumber (System.String str, System.Globalization.NumberStyles options, System.Number+NumberBuffer& number, System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo info, System.Boolean parseDecimal) [0x00057] in :0 
  at System.Number.ParseUInt32 (System.String value, System.Globalization.NumberStyles options, System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo numfmt) [0x00013] in :0 
  at System.UInt32.Parse (System.String s, System.Globalization.NumberStyles style, System.IFormatProvider provider) [0x0000e] in :0 
  at System.Convert.ToUInt32 (System.String value, System.IFormatProvider provider) [0x00005] in :0 
  at System.String.System.IConvertible.ToUInt32 (System.IFormatProvider provider) [0x00000] in :0 
  at System.Convert.ChangeType (System.Object value, System.Type conversionType, System.IFormatProvider provider) [0x00137] in :0 
  at Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonSerializerInternalReader.EnsureType (Newtonsoft.Json.JsonReader reader, System.Object value, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture, Newtonsoft.Json.Serialization.JsonContract contract, System.Type targetType) [0x0007c] in <271c58b7a8684db5a2c92be17a81f252>:0 

I've added here the file that was made by the map maker just in-case, but I'm assuming that it's me that's done something wrong here.
Thanks again.

{
  "AutomatedWorkcarts": {
    "MapTriggers": [
      {
        "Id": 2,
        "Position": {
          "x": 1261.585,
          "y": 3.13250017,
          "z": -1685.488
        },
        "Direction": "Fwd",
        "Speed": "Hi"
      },
      {
        "Id": 4,
        "Position": {
          "x": 294.6718,
          "y": 6.24126625,
          "z": 515.964966
        },
        "Direction": "Fwd",
        "Speed": "Hi"
      },
      {
        "Id": 5,
        "Position": {
          "x": 304.8331,
          "y": 6.241272,
          "z": 629.24585
        },
        "Direction": "Fwd",
        "Speed": "Lo"
      },
      {
        "Id": 6,
        "Position": {
          "x": 294.6713,
          "y": 6.398769,
          "z": 593.416931
        },
        "Brake": true,
        "Speed": "Zero",
        "StopDuration": 10,
        "DepartureSpeed": "Lo"
      },
      {
        "Id": 7,
        "Position": {
          "x": 294.6714,
          "y": 6.24126863,
          "z": 576.7151
        },
        "AddConductor": true,
        "Direction": "Fwd",
        "Speed": "Hi"
      },
      {
        "Id": 8,
        "Position": {
          "x": 1246.335,
          "y": 3.13250017,
          "z": -1685.488
        },
        "AddConductor": true,
        "Direction": "Fwd",
        "Speed": "Hi"
      },
      {
        "Id": 9,
        "Position": {
          "x": -736.4316,
          "y": 5.32328224,
          "z": -904.1713
        },
        "AddConductor": true,
        "Direction": "Fwd",
        "Speed": "Hi"
      },
      {
        "Id": 10,
        "Position": {
          "x": -736.425964,
          "y": 5.31544542,
          "z": -962.0551
        },
        "Brake": true,
        "Speed": "Zero",
        "StopDuration": 10,
        "DepartureSpeed": "Hi"
      },
      {
        "Id": 11,
        "Position": {
          "x": -736.434753,
          "y": 8.457061,
          "z": -129.592529
        },
        "Brake": true,
        "Speed": "Zero",
        "StopDuration": 10,
        "DepartureSpeed": "Hi"
      },
      {
        "Id": 12,
        "Position": {
          "x": -1366.78577,
          "y": 11.6903267,
          "z": -194.971
        },
        "Brake": true,
        "Speed": "Zero",
        "StopDuration": 10,
        "DepartureSpeed": "Hi"
      },
      {
        "Id": 13,
        "Position": {
          "x": -1674.801,
          "y": 5.42483854,
          "z": -829.6132
        },
        "Brake": true,
        "Speed": "Zero",
        "StopDuration": 10,
        "DepartureSpeed": "Hi"
      },
      {
        "Id": 14,
        "Position": {
          "x": -1541.55493,
          "y": 5.424919,
          "z": -1336.75879
        },
        "Brake": true,
        "Speed": "Zero",
        "StopDuration": 10,
        "DepartureSpeed": "Hi"
      },
      {
        "Id": 15,
        "Position": {
          "x": 1476.20862,
          "y": 3.291001,
          "z": -1338.86169
        },
        "Brake": true,
        "Speed": "Zero",
        "StopDuration": 10,
        "DepartureSpeed": "Hi"
      },
      {
        "Id": 16,
        "Position": {
          "x": 581.470459,
          "y": 9.557315,
          "z": -966.487061
        },
        "Brake": true,
        "Speed": "Zero",
        "StopDuration": 10,
        "DepartureSpeed": "Hi"
      },
      {
        "Id": 17,
        "Position": {
          "x": 930.156,
          "y": 3.26549363,
          "z": 139.1178
        },
        "Brake": true,
        "Speed": "Zero",
        "StopDuration": 10,
        "DepartureSpeed": "Hi"
      },
      {
        "Id": 18,
        "Position": {
          "x": 402.107758,
          "y": 3.28988385,
          "z": -589.815857
        },
        "Brake": true,
        "Speed": "Zero",
        "StopDuration": 10,
        "DepartureSpeed": "Hi"
      },
      {
        "Id": 20,
        "Position": {
          "x": 294.6714,
          "y": 6.39876842,
          "z": 576.3116
        },
        "RotationAngle": 179.981674,
        "TrainCars": [
          "Workcart"
        ]
      },
      {
        "Id": 21,
        "Position": {
          "x": 402.107758,
          "y": 3.28986764,
          "z": -645.7984
        },
        "AddConductor": true,
        "Direction": "Fwd",
        "Speed": "Hi",
        "TrackSelection": "Left",
        "RotationAngle": 180.495255,
        "TrainCars": [
          "Workcart"
        ]
      },
      {
        "Id": 22,
        "Position": {
          "x": 1211.9519,
          "y": 18.9502,
          "z": -553.652039
        },
        "AddConductor": true,
        "Direction": "Fwd",
        "Speed": "Hi",
        "TrackSelection": "Left",
        "RotationAngle": 359.836334,
        "TrainCars": [
          "Workcart"
        ]
      },
      {
        "Id": 23,
        "Position": {
          "x": 1247.4801,
          "y": 3.2900002,
          "z": -1685.488
        },
        "RotationAngle": 85.5063248,
        "TrainCars": [
          "Workcart",
          "WagonA"
        ]
      },
      {
        "Id": 24,
        "Position": {
          "x": 1229.1123,
          "y": 3.2900002,
          "z": -1685.488
        },
        "Brake": true,
        "Speed": "Zero",
        "StopDuration": 10,
        "DepartureSpeed": "Hi"
      }
    ]
  }
}

That's cool that somebody provided the triggers with the map. Is that map publicly available?

Typically maps are distributed as a zip bundle. Ideally the distributor should have a file in that bundle at the path oxide/data/AutomatedWorkcarts/MAP_NAME.json or similar so that you can just copy the folder over for installation.

Above, it looks like you tried to edit the oxide/data/AutomatedWorkcarts.json file, which is why you were seeing those errors.

WhiteThunder

That's cool that somebody provided the triggers with the map. Is that map publicly available?

Typically maps are distributed as a zip bundle. Ideally the distributor should have a file in that bundle at the path oxide/data/AutomatedWorkcarts/MAP_NAME.json or similar so that you can just copy the folder over for installation.

Above, it looks like you tried to edit the oxide/data/AutomatedWorkcarts.json file, which is why you were seeing those errors.

The map is availabe on Codefling and is called United Kingdom of Rust 6K. It's got a free version which is the same as the paid one, but with the paid one you get the rust-edit password so that you can make it more your own.

You are absolutely right. I did edit that at first. With there not being a folder generated when loading the plugin I was really confused. What I did was remove everything, load the plugin, run the command you provided earlier to make a point myself, then with the folder correctly automatically loaded, I added the pre-made triggers into the file that had the name of my map.