I have been experimenting with the AI in Trainz and have come up with some good results. Here's how I did it.
Firstly, in order to have successful AI operations, you really need to treat the AI system as a separate entity from the track you intend driving on yourself. In other words, avoid the AIs path merging with yours. This is because occasionally, computer controlled trains will go bonkers and end up routed down the wrong track! The way to get round this is a simple portal to portal set up for the AI, with maybe a few stations inbetween but NO sidings or lines diverging. This then enables you to give simple commands that the computer can live with and not stuff up the entire operation when its little brain gets overwhelmed with too many trackmark directions. Do this, and you can have trains running successfully at two minute intervals on the same track. It is essential, when using portals in this way that you also have the corresponding driver for each train added to the driver list in surveyor. If you fail to do this, the train will arrive at the IN portal and simply wait outside it.
Secondly, signalling is ESSENTIAL. You must have the right number of signals (sounds obvious doesn't it?). It is better to have too many rather than too few. I must admit, I get a kick just sitting at the trackside watching the signal slowly change from red to amber and finally to green as the train approaches. After much trial and error, I have got a signalling system that I am happy with, and which is safe!
Best wishes,
Padster
Firstly, in order to have successful AI operations, you really need to treat the AI system as a separate entity from the track you intend driving on yourself. In other words, avoid the AIs path merging with yours. This is because occasionally, computer controlled trains will go bonkers and end up routed down the wrong track! The way to get round this is a simple portal to portal set up for the AI, with maybe a few stations inbetween but NO sidings or lines diverging. This then enables you to give simple commands that the computer can live with and not stuff up the entire operation when its little brain gets overwhelmed with too many trackmark directions. Do this, and you can have trains running successfully at two minute intervals on the same track. It is essential, when using portals in this way that you also have the corresponding driver for each train added to the driver list in surveyor. If you fail to do this, the train will arrive at the IN portal and simply wait outside it.
Secondly, signalling is ESSENTIAL. You must have the right number of signals (sounds obvious doesn't it?). It is better to have too many rather than too few. I must admit, I get a kick just sitting at the trackside watching the signal slowly change from red to amber and finally to green as the train approaches. After much trial and error, I have got a signalling system that I am happy with, and which is safe!
Best wishes,
Padster