AI and ProtoLars

[Davie_UCF]

Is there any way to get an AI to load at a Protolars industry?

I've tried getting the train to stop at a trackmark, then decouple and leave the wagons but no success. Driving to a PL and putting load definately doesn't work, but we knew that already.

Using instant load is part a solution but it only loads the first items in the queue.

Thanks

 

[felix_g]

"WaitForRandom" by atilabarut <kuid:131986:155579> does work with PL, as the AI does NOT control the train when waiting.

You'll have to use two commands only:
- "Navigate to" (your PL Industry)
- "WaitForRandom" / "75-120 sec" (or some other values, make sure the minimum value is higher than the PL loading delay)

No need for a "loading"/"unloading" command, no need to use a trackmark.

Felix

 

[Davie_UCF]

Instead of "Navigate To" Can I just use a trackmark? As the PL industries are mostly in the middle of sidings.. and I want the train to stop at the end. With human trains it doesn't matter where you stop as long as part of your train is on the industry, does this work with AI and wait for random?

I've used wait for random in other layouts so know how to use it.. but I will have to use much longer waiting times for my PL industries, maybe 5 minutes or more. It works fine with this yes?

Thanks for your help.. I thought there was no hope!

David

 

[felix_g]

Yes, that should work with a trackmark too... as long as some part of the consist is going to be within the PL trigger radius.

If the longest WaitForRandom option is still too short, you could use the command more than one time in a row...

 

[mtldrm38]

A few things to look for in configuring....
basically PL with a AI you DRIVE TO/NAVIGATE TO selected PL and ad no other commands after...if you leave cars theyre you manually uncouple or allow train to load which default is a 1 minute delay.....
placing a PL as a industry is opposite of a MIN you place it towards the end of the spur direction etc...

now when seeting up PL to load cars you right click it for new window you ll see defaults process time etc... 1min
start delay 1 min
load method all cars
load/unload intervals 60secs
those I leave at default

now go down to a product and you ll see (FOR LOADING CARS)
PRODUCE................NORMAL
SIZE 256 OR 100000000000.... RATE 0 INITIAL 0 SET RATE AND INITIAL TO MAX 256 OR 1000000000....

CONSUME same as above leave these at 0

WAYBILL
SIZE 0 PERCENT 50% leave as default

EXTERN name none leave as same

LOAD/UNLOAD
load amount 256/100000000 set this for loading
unload amount 0 leave as set

Now your industry is set up for other commodities repeat..........FOR UNLOADING just set up the consume process leaving the intial at 0.

FOR FREIGHT CARS they must be configured for the load also (IN DRIVER MODE)
Most are set as a DEFAULT COMMODITY but to be sure click the COMMODITY ICON lower corner screen and select a commodity then schroll over the car to see if the car will except the product if it does the car will show its icon if not a default icon will stay appeared......

hope this helped you pretty easy after a few tries.................

 

[Davie_UCF]

I can set up PL industries pretty well. I've got them all how I want them so far.. Just when it came to AI I realised it was a different kettle of fish compared to MIN's. But I shall try the wait for random

 

[Davie_UCF]

Works! Thanks so much! Wait for random is a godsend!

I guess it also means I can have trains with random empty wagons if the time is different each time, meaning it may not have time to fully load the train..

 

[Davie_UCF]

Another thing.. What if I want the AI to leave the wagons? For example I want my train to stop in the loading lane..decouple from the locos and pull into the headshunt/lead. I had tried decouple and leave the train before but it didn't load.

 

[mtldrm38]

right thats the problem with PL S you cant have any other commands after it is stopped on it...
manually uncouple and resume adding commands after...

 

[Andyz]

Use this command after "Drive to":
"StopTrain,<kuid:131986:1020>", then uncouple the loco.

Andyz

 

[danny5]

Andyz right using the stop command but there should be a 5 mph sign at entering the siding so the cars don't pass the IND.