jonsearles62
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I have a quick question for steam-engine file development. I apologize if this is the third thread I've posted, but the Content Creation thread was way down the list, and I was told that the "General Trainz" forum was less than ideal for my question.
I'm modeling a New York Central L-4 Mohawk 4-8-2, using the E-specs09 Excel sheet, first with standard settings, and then with the scalar, to raise the horsepower to a (supposedly) more accurate 5,400 horsepower. The first of these produced excessive wheelspin over (not under) 30 m.p.h., while the 5,400 horsepower version immediately runs out of steam and water, literally while standing still. The real locomotive reached peak power at 76 m.p.h., and topped out at around 94 m.p.h. The adhesion is set to 4.45, same as the real locomotive, and the weight is accurate. I've set the axles to 7 (after initially trying 4), which is also accurate, as the Trainz Wiki claims this tag is only for rolling drag. I've also tried a standard E-specs09, but with the steam-chest-max-flow raised to 234.7 (in line with the 5,400 horsepower version). This also failed to produce a normal result. I'm continuing to tweak it as of this hour, and so far my results have been even worse than the above.
What am I doing wrong, exactly? Note here that I'm not talking about how the drivers look. I mean that the locomotive is slipping, physically, so much that it gets stuck at 55 m.p.h. with a 10-car passenger train.
I'm modeling a New York Central L-4 Mohawk 4-8-2, using the E-specs09 Excel sheet, first with standard settings, and then with the scalar, to raise the horsepower to a (supposedly) more accurate 5,400 horsepower. The first of these produced excessive wheelspin over (not under) 30 m.p.h., while the 5,400 horsepower version immediately runs out of steam and water, literally while standing still. The real locomotive reached peak power at 76 m.p.h., and topped out at around 94 m.p.h. The adhesion is set to 4.45, same as the real locomotive, and the weight is accurate. I've set the axles to 7 (after initially trying 4), which is also accurate, as the Trainz Wiki claims this tag is only for rolling drag. I've also tried a standard E-specs09, but with the steam-chest-max-flow raised to 234.7 (in line with the 5,400 horsepower version). This also failed to produce a normal result. I'm continuing to tweak it as of this hour, and so far my results have been even worse than the above.
What am I doing wrong, exactly? Note here that I'm not talking about how the drivers look. I mean that the locomotive is slipping, physically, so much that it gets stuck at 55 m.p.h. with a 10-car passenger train.