I am trying the TRS19 two-week trial. I vowed not to buy another game in the series until I could get a working steam loco that I liked without it building so much steam in seconds that the boiler would be found two counties over. With that said, the steam tutorial had the loco constantly hissing. Clearly I completed said tutorial because N3V doesn't model explosions in the game, but it was painful on my ears. Disappointing that this issue has existed for eight or more years.
Now I am trying The Cornish Mainline. This route appears to work at first glance. I can build pressure while in the yard and then use it without crossing 200psi and blowing the emergencies. The issue is that this route has some very long, steep grades. I keep running out of steam pulling the grades. This requires me to stop, wait for it to build, then continue. I can believe this scenario and apparently I need to learn about the loco used in the route. I know that above 200psi blows the emergencies and below 100psi the train grinds to a halt. I keep the coal at 100% and water between 60% and 75%. When running down the line the blower is full. I shovel coal and then close the doors since that appears to help build pressure. The issue is that I cannot build pressure fast enough.
I pull the grades at full forward reverser and 100% throttle. I am assuming that this is the issue, but the other issue is building speed prior to the grade. Coming out of the yard is only 10mph and then you go a short distance before pulling the grade. Not much track to build speed so it is slow-going the entire time.
So, is this normal or am I just not attuned to foreign locos? I prefer the 611 (my great-grandfather worked on the N&W) and of course 4014!
Now I am trying The Cornish Mainline. This route appears to work at first glance. I can build pressure while in the yard and then use it without crossing 200psi and blowing the emergencies. The issue is that this route has some very long, steep grades. I keep running out of steam pulling the grades. This requires me to stop, wait for it to build, then continue. I can believe this scenario and apparently I need to learn about the loco used in the route. I know that above 200psi blows the emergencies and below 100psi the train grinds to a halt. I keep the coal at 100% and water between 60% and 75%. When running down the line the blower is full. I shovel coal and then close the doors since that appears to help build pressure. The issue is that I cannot build pressure fast enough.
I pull the grades at full forward reverser and 100% throttle. I am assuming that this is the issue, but the other issue is building speed prior to the grade. Coming out of the yard is only 10mph and then you go a short distance before pulling the grade. Not much track to build speed so it is slow-going the entire time.
So, is this normal or am I just not attuned to foreign locos? I prefer the 611 (my great-grandfather worked on the N&W) and of course 4014!