Hi people
the story for this post: It has been increasingly hard to find a manual for Bloodnok's ACS settings which has always been a problem for making vehicles that use them.
and more recently I've looked into bloodnok's script configurations to have a little bit of insight into how to script stuff and I've decided to compile my own description of how to code ACS vehicles so correct me if I'm wrong.
lets start off with what sould be put in first then make ourselves towards what should go in last.
Make an extension container.
This would contain the extra settings that the vehicle would use.
Eg., Bloodnok's MaxPermittedSpeed rule, bloodnok's ACS coupling driver (not sure about that) etc.
Then we have a container within that one called active-coupling-standard-60850 {
Well... I don't know why this is in here. but include it anyway.
The { at the end tells trainz that there's a sub-menu that it should look into.
In that file is version-major "2", version-minor "0",
This tells what verson of ACS it sould use.
brakes "(input one of the options from the list below)"
This tells to ACS what brakes the wagons uses.
The options are:
"none"
"air" (the vehicle uses air pipes)
"vac" (the vehicle uses vac pipes)
"dual" (the vehicle uses both vac and air pipes)
front and back:tells ACS and the other wagons what that end of the wagon has what (weell talk about those are now).
In those are:
coupler "(input some of the options below (make sure that you seperate the options with a "|")"
This tells ACS what type of couplings the coupling it has at that end.
The options, what they connect to (in brackets are a picture of it (if it's avalable) are:
* "hook" - connects to screwlink/instanter/3link/hst-emergency-bar (http://sugarmtnfarm.com/blog/uploaded_images/BucketChainHookDSCF1317-758593.jpg)
* "3link" - connects to hook (http://www.crossfitoakland.com/chain_link.jpg).
* "instanter" - connects to hook (http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/gansg/4-rstock/instant.jpg).
* "screwlink" -- connects to hook (http://www.ianlindsaymodels.com/ScrwCpl.jpg).
* "hst-emergency-bar" -- connects to hook.
* "bar-full" -- connects to "bar-none".
* "bar-none" -- connected to by "bar-full", thus producing a handed pair.
* "bar" -- connects to self only. Meet-in-the-middle.
* "knuckle" -- connects to self only. Meet-in-the-middle (http://www.cdc.gov/Niosh/face/images/01ok053d.jpg).
* "tightlock" -- connects to self only. Meet-in-the-middle (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Northern-321901-coupling-02.jpg/300px-Northern-321901-coupling-02.jpg).
* "wedgelock" -- connects to self only. Meet-in-the-middle (http://www.trainweb.org/tubeprune/Wedgelock%20Dwg.gif).
* "bsi" -- connects to self only. Meet-in-the-middle (http://members.madasafish.com/~dysgraphyk/156/photo/DJC_158_BSI_coupling_sm_150105.jpg).
* "dellner" -- connects to dellner/scharfenberg. Meet-in-the-middle (http://www.semgonline.com/gallery/pics/cd_171802-4.jpg).
* "scharfenberg" -- connects to dellner/scharfenberg. Meet-in-the-middle (http://lh5.ggpht.com/_YX7PD1f4Yf8/S...U/J8WvypwO7p0/©Z2211_scharffenberg_framed.jpg).
Any other option would be classed as Meet-in-the-middle from what bloodnok said in his origonal post.
I think that Primery options go before it and secondary goes after.
known combinations:
knuckle|hook - Dropknuckle
3link|hook - 3link
instanter|hook - instanter
knuckle|screwlink|hook - swingknuckle
screwlink|hook - screwlink
hook|screwlink - hingable screwlink
knuckle - fixed knuckle
hook - hook only
gangway "(input one of the options from the list below)"
This tells ACS and the carriage that it has that option.
The options are:
none (this vehicle doesn't have any passenger connection)
running plate (this vehicle has only got a place which allows people to walk between vehicles)
gangway (this has got a wind proof connection)
airbraketype "(input one option from the list below)"
This tells the wagon what type of airbrakes that end uses
The options are:
none (this vehicles doesn't use any any air pipes)
twin (this end uses 2 air brake pipes)
single (this end uses only a main air pipe)
airbrakeside "(input one option from the list below)"
this tells ACS which side the airbrakes are.
The options are:
None
left
right
vacbrake "(input one option from the list below)"
This tells ACS and the other wagon that it has got that option.
options are:
high (this vehicle has got a vac pipe above the buffer beam)
single (this vehicle has got a vac pipe at normal height)
none (this vehicle has got no vac pipes what so ever)
twin (this vehicle has got 2 different levels of vacuume levels)
multiple-working "none"
I have not got a lot information on this to put here.
but the information that I did get was to put in what both pieces of rolling stock have in common and they will couple together.
heating-type "(Input one option from the list below)"
this lets ACS and the vehicle that couples onto this vehicle that this vehicle has got the option above.
The options are:
steam (this vehicle has got heating powerd by steam)
dual (this I think has got heating that is both steam and electric)
electric (this vehicle has got electric heating)
rch "(Input one option from the list below)"
No description of it.
What I think at the options are:
none
altRCH
Note:I need more pictures of the couplings that I didn't post a picture of that you can use and more information about the ACS systerm. But considering that I haven't seen bloodnok's origonal post for about a month. I think was a quite good attempt at replicating it so that we can all use it with ease.
the story for this post: It has been increasingly hard to find a manual for Bloodnok's ACS settings which has always been a problem for making vehicles that use them.
and more recently I've looked into bloodnok's script configurations to have a little bit of insight into how to script stuff and I've decided to compile my own description of how to code ACS vehicles so correct me if I'm wrong.
lets start off with what sould be put in first then make ourselves towards what should go in last.
Make an extension container.
This would contain the extra settings that the vehicle would use.
Eg., Bloodnok's MaxPermittedSpeed rule, bloodnok's ACS coupling driver (not sure about that) etc.
Then we have a container within that one called active-coupling-standard-60850 {
Well... I don't know why this is in here. but include it anyway.
The { at the end tells trainz that there's a sub-menu that it should look into.
In that file is version-major "2", version-minor "0",
This tells what verson of ACS it sould use.
brakes "(input one of the options from the list below)"
This tells to ACS what brakes the wagons uses.
The options are:
"none"
"air" (the vehicle uses air pipes)
"vac" (the vehicle uses vac pipes)
"dual" (the vehicle uses both vac and air pipes)
front and back:tells ACS and the other wagons what that end of the wagon has what (weell talk about those are now).
In those are:
coupler "(input some of the options below (make sure that you seperate the options with a "|")"
This tells ACS what type of couplings the coupling it has at that end.
The options, what they connect to (in brackets are a picture of it (if it's avalable) are:
* "hook" - connects to screwlink/instanter/3link/hst-emergency-bar (http://sugarmtnfarm.com/blog/uploaded_images/BucketChainHookDSCF1317-758593.jpg)
* "3link" - connects to hook (http://www.crossfitoakland.com/chain_link.jpg).
* "instanter" - connects to hook (http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/gansg/4-rstock/instant.jpg).
* "screwlink" -- connects to hook (http://www.ianlindsaymodels.com/ScrwCpl.jpg).
* "hst-emergency-bar" -- connects to hook.
* "bar-full" -- connects to "bar-none".
* "bar-none" -- connected to by "bar-full", thus producing a handed pair.
* "bar" -- connects to self only. Meet-in-the-middle.
* "knuckle" -- connects to self only. Meet-in-the-middle (http://www.cdc.gov/Niosh/face/images/01ok053d.jpg).
* "tightlock" -- connects to self only. Meet-in-the-middle (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Northern-321901-coupling-02.jpg/300px-Northern-321901-coupling-02.jpg).
* "wedgelock" -- connects to self only. Meet-in-the-middle (http://www.trainweb.org/tubeprune/Wedgelock%20Dwg.gif).
* "bsi" -- connects to self only. Meet-in-the-middle (http://members.madasafish.com/~dysgraphyk/156/photo/DJC_158_BSI_coupling_sm_150105.jpg).
* "dellner" -- connects to dellner/scharfenberg. Meet-in-the-middle (http://www.semgonline.com/gallery/pics/cd_171802-4.jpg).
* "scharfenberg" -- connects to dellner/scharfenberg. Meet-in-the-middle (http://lh5.ggpht.com/_YX7PD1f4Yf8/S...U/J8WvypwO7p0/©Z2211_scharffenberg_framed.jpg).
Any other option would be classed as Meet-in-the-middle from what bloodnok said in his origonal post.
I think that Primery options go before it and secondary goes after.
known combinations:
knuckle|hook - Dropknuckle
3link|hook - 3link
instanter|hook - instanter
knuckle|screwlink|hook - swingknuckle
screwlink|hook - screwlink
hook|screwlink - hingable screwlink
knuckle - fixed knuckle
hook - hook only
gangway "(input one of the options from the list below)"
This tells ACS and the carriage that it has that option.
The options are:
none (this vehicle doesn't have any passenger connection)
running plate (this vehicle has only got a place which allows people to walk between vehicles)
gangway (this has got a wind proof connection)
airbraketype "(input one option from the list below)"
This tells the wagon what type of airbrakes that end uses
The options are:
none (this vehicles doesn't use any any air pipes)
twin (this end uses 2 air brake pipes)
single (this end uses only a main air pipe)
airbrakeside "(input one option from the list below)"
this tells ACS which side the airbrakes are.
The options are:
None
left
right
vacbrake "(input one option from the list below)"
This tells ACS and the other wagon that it has got that option.
options are:
high (this vehicle has got a vac pipe above the buffer beam)
single (this vehicle has got a vac pipe at normal height)
none (this vehicle has got no vac pipes what so ever)
twin (this vehicle has got 2 different levels of vacuume levels)
multiple-working "none"
I have not got a lot information on this to put here.
but the information that I did get was to put in what both pieces of rolling stock have in common and they will couple together.
heating-type "(Input one option from the list below)"
this lets ACS and the vehicle that couples onto this vehicle that this vehicle has got the option above.
The options are:
steam (this vehicle has got heating powerd by steam)
dual (this I think has got heating that is both steam and electric)
electric (this vehicle has got electric heating)
rch "(Input one option from the list below)"
No description of it.
What I think at the options are:
none
altRCH
Note:I need more pictures of the couplings that I didn't post a picture of that you can use and more information about the ACS systerm. But considering that I haven't seen bloodnok's origonal post for about a month. I think was a quite good attempt at replicating it so that we can all use it with ease.