Decoupling Locos

[fourmarch]

Need help.
I have a train with 3 or 4 locos, all with drivers and all coupled.
When arriving at a specific trackmark I want to decouple the first loco from the others for a specific mission. The problem is that all programmed objectives for the other locos desappear. I just play in automatic programmed missions for the drivers.
I tried many decouples DLS scripts but untill now nothing. I wonder if it is possible to decouple a loco from another loco keeping all driving missions for the rear locos.
Tks

 

[cascaderailroad]

I find that driving in CAB mode, or DCC, manually decoupling cars to be realistic, as real trains do not have AI, and have a hard working conductor that actually dismounts a loco, and couples hoses, and mans the cut levers, setting handbrakes

 

[peterwhite]

Let one driver drive the lead loco and put all your other drivers into locos that you don't use. When your first driver has uncoupled use 'post message' and 'wait for message' to tell your second driver to 'move to train' which will now be the new front loco. When he (or she) decouples repeat the process.

Any problems let me know

Peter

 

[stagecoach]

AI only sees the first/front driver and the others are ignored. All commands go with the first loco but it is possible to separate a loco and keep the commands for those behind but the first loco will then not have any commands to follow.
The only way ive found to split a consist and have orders for both parts is to have a spare driver sitting somewhere else and then move to the part split off. This means that the locos apart from the first will be driverless. Set up the commands for the first loco including its specific mission but when it gets to the TM and uncouples move the loco away and add a post message command. Set up the spare driver with all the commands from after the split. Use a wait for message and clear command at the start followed by a move to train at TM. The driver will move to the first loco near the TM and take all commands with him to continue its task.

 

[Kennilworth]

Hi

Have a look at the SCS2013 rule which has just been released for everyone to try. It will do what you want and can be downloaded from this thread

http://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?107604-Would-you-like-to-try-SCS2013-for-TS12

Regards

Brian

 

[JohnnyC1]

Wouldn't this work if you used the schedule library, and copy the driver commands from there?

John

 

[fourmarch]

Thank you all for the advice. Problem solved.
My issue:
Deliver a long heavy train to a coal mine consisting of 4 locos, 10 empty hoppers and 6 fully load diesel fuel tankers.
Arriving nearby the coal mine, with the "decouple2" command I separate the 2 front locos ahead in order to activate a trigger. Under the "trigger rule", a "schedule rule" command will activate the 3rd loco in order to go for the coal mine bay 1 for loading, but before with the "uncoulpez from" rule I separate the 10 hoppers from the 6 tankers. The 3rd loco arriving at the bay 1 will activate a trigger so the 1st loco will return and couple the 6 fully tankers in order to go to the diesel bay. Now I have 2 separate trains working under their line of automatic commands that usually break after a loco separation.