BraselC5048
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I'm (trying) to drive a heavy train up a pass (steam engines), with a mallet in front and a 2-8-2 pushing at the rear. And I've been having problems. First, it keeps stalling out on a grade lower than what the same consist could handle in a grade test route I'd set up. Also, wheelslip is chronic, even when the engine should have absolutely no problem with a light train. Even on nearly level, it's hard to keep there from being chronic wheelslip, and often it seems to have no effect. Can some sort of route/environmental setting control adhesion? The same assets didn't have any problems in 09'. Should outside controlled conditions tonnage rating should be reduced? I've also had annoying low/visibly stuttering framerates - is that the problem?
Second, I can't seem to set the independent brakes on the head end/pusher -steam- engines separately. (To let the slack bunch up against the pusher.) The game seems to treat it as one independent brake for the entire train. Is something off, did pressing the independent brake bail screw something up, or does TANE no longer feature separate brakes for steam engines? If the latter, than how do you start a train on a grade if you can't control the slack?
(--Historically speaking, should I use a pusher ahead of the caboose, or double head the train? The train's longer than I'm used to, and quickly switching between engines is harder than I'm used to. ~1700 ton train, 4% grade, year ~1910.)
Second, I can't seem to set the independent brakes on the head end/pusher -steam- engines separately. (To let the slack bunch up against the pusher.) The game seems to treat it as one independent brake for the entire train. Is something off, did pressing the independent brake bail screw something up, or does TANE no longer feature separate brakes for steam engines? If the latter, than how do you start a train on a grade if you can't control the slack?
(--Historically speaking, should I use a pusher ahead of the caboose, or double head the train? The train's longer than I'm used to, and quickly switching between engines is harder than I'm used to. ~1700 ton train, 4% grade, year ~1910.)
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