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TS Content Cooker
The TS Content Cooker is a central system of RW Enhancer 2. This system is responsible of loading and processing all your Train Simulator data into RW Enhancer memory so RW Enhancer can be aware of your installed content (rolling stock, routes) and execute all other systems correctly.
This process involve extracting and processing tens of thousands of your Train Simulator assets files so depending on your content this process can take several minutes depending of the cooking mode selected.
Please Note
The content cooker is designed to use all available CPU core to accelerate the cooking process. It is recommended to set your cooking directory on a SSD in order to maximize performances.Please Note
Enhanced shaders are automatically compiled/installed during the cooking process. Your Train Simulator graphics will be enhanced right after your first cooking. After that, RW Enhancer graphics improvements are always active, even if you launch Train Simulator without RW Enhancer 2.Cooking Modes
Full Cooking
This mode is meant to be used when you just have installed RW Enhancer 2 or if you have installed any new content (rolling stock, routes, scenarios…) into Train Simulator since your last full cooking.
This mode will scan your entire Train Simulator install directory and will save all needed data. This process can last several minutes and even over one hour long depending on your amount of Train Simulator content.
Quick Cooking
This mode is meant to be used each time you launch RW Enhancer 2. It will load all your cooked data (done by the full cooking mode).
This process is much faster than the full cooking mode and should be used if you do not need to perform a full cooking.
Cooking Performance Tips
- Set your cooking directory on a SSD instead of a regular hard drive.
- Close any performance intensive process while you are cooking.
- Do not perform performance intensive tasks while cooking (watching Youtube videos, play a game…)