TS2014 backup

[Chacal]

It's here:
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=5383&p=54269&hilit=backup#p54269

Machinist's batch file is the exact reverse of the backup batch file I posted above:
it is a XCOPY of a backup folder structure over the installed railworks.

So, instead of using this

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XCOPY %rw% %backup% /Y /S

you use this

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XCOPY %backup% %rw%  /Y /S

The difference is that %backup% does not contain a backup of all your Railworks file, but contains only your modifications to the original game files.
So, for example, you install Krellnut's wagon sounds in this folder structure instead of in your Railworks folder. The you run the batch file.

I use a similar technique, except that I have a separate folder structure for each mod, and my batch file runs XCOPY for each of these.
So it is easy to know which files go with which mod. It also lets me do special processing for certain mods. I can also keep documentation files without copying them over.

My batch file looks like this (part of it):

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REM Fix for Pacific Surfliner container cranes by Robert J. Meek (robbit)
XCOPY Pac_Surf_Crane_Fix\Content %rw% /Y /S

REM Fix for Dash 9 brakes by Eric Wilson (Ericmopar)
XCOPY Dash_9_BrakeFix\Assets %rw% /Y /S

Rem map David Brindley's GP7 sounds to the RSC HSC GP7 sounds
FOR /d %%i in (%rw%\Assets\DRB_SimStuff\NA\RailVehicles\Diesel\GP7\*) DO XCOPY GP7DRB\GP7a_engine*.bin %%i /Y


[Toripony]

I see the benefit of your method, Chacal, making it easier to edit or remove any modd package in the future. I might like to avoid lumping all the hundreds of modd files into one folder tree. The one downside, though, is that you have to create a separate entry in your Personal Updater.bat file for each modd, correct? Do you go so far as to create a separate entry for each piece of rollingstock affected? (using copy/paste, that would not be as time-consuming as it might sound)

It might be cool to see your whole .bat if nothing more than to verify that I have all the best modds.

[PapaXpress]

I make any adjustments in my third party folder and copy the whole thing over.

I can see another benefit though, you now have a record of each DLC Mod you have so you can try to rebuild it from scratch if ever needed (something I can only do from my folder of zip files).