Trainz Plus Beta TLR Phase 3 - 132513

[sw1500]

And your point is..???

My point was that maybe because Drive To works differently than Navigate to, maybe if TLR used Drive to instead then industry's current script would not need to be changed. Then again, the difference might make it not workable.

 

[WestSideRailways]

The only difference that i know of is....

Drive to make the consist drive directly to the destination.

Navigate to the consist can use ANY route to the Destination.

 

[sw1500]

The only difference that i know of is....

Drive to make the consist drive directly to the destination.

Navigate to the consist can use ANY route to the Destination.

That is not the only difference. Like I tried to say, you can use navigate to without specifying load/unload point at the industry. When in auto dispatcher, if I hover my cursor over the navigate to command it will not show the load point. For an example, if the auto dispatcher sends a Navigate to Lumber Mill Basic it will not specify where to load at Lumber Mill Basic.

 

[IsambardKingdomBrunel]

Ooooer first time on the forum in ages and N3V hit us with this. Been waiting donkeys for this to be implemented.

I will have to re-install and re-activate my membership now.

 

[IsambardKingdomBrunel]

I must be totally thick, as on the ECML i cannot even get the auto dispatch to send my passenger consist from Skegness to York non stop.

Mike.

 

[ColPrice2002]

Hi, strangely, I opened up the ECML in the latest beta version yesterday. After quite some time, the Dispatcher couldn’t find many routes to use.
I’ve discovered that while it will list a station, it won’t find lines to it if the station is one of the older construction where it consists of a stand alone platform (ie no track built in) using a track object (the yellow cross one - I misremember the name!).
It also has problems with very old composite objects like the airport when I suspect its industry.gs file uses obsolete statements - they create the red bug reports.

The resolution is for the asset to be updated, but N3V reckon the author should do that and the old Auran assets are basically abandoned.
Cheers,
Colin

 

[ColPrice2002]

Update!
York Platform 14 will run Doncastle loop line:-
Doncastle platform 4
York P 14
Doncastle P 3
Retford P 1
Grantham P 4
Peterborough P4
Grantham p 2
Retford P 2

Newcastle has a loop line - to other Newcastle platforms!

And now my driver has reached York Platform 16 and can't find any lines!

Colin

 

[IsambardKingdomBrunel]

Consist will find it's way from Skegness to York 9 on a navigate to command, no problem.
So surely TLR pathing is more sophisticated than that, even in this early version.

Mike.

 

[ColPrice2002]

Hi, "Navigate To" commands seem to work to industries and triggers, however the TLR seems to look for only interactive stations - at least, based on some testing I've carried out.
On the ECML, I have one consist running under automatic from Peterborough platform 3. Examining the other station list in the TLR shows that most stations/platforms have problems (e.g. loops from one platform to another; no lines found).

It's rather disappointing...

Colin

 

[nabilk11]

Hey @n3v_laurence when do you think you will release the App Store update to fix the No sound Problem for Trainz Mac Devices

 

[IsambardKingdomBrunel]

So Colin, isn't something like the AJS invisible stations, a viable destination then for the auto dispatcher.
All i get is messages saying, station not reachable, no suitable rolling stock, no lines or crazy things like Kings X only gives destinations on the LT lines and back to Kings X.
Not one line available to York or Newcastle or Edinburgh.

Mike.

 

[ColPrice2002]

So Colin, isn't something like the AJS invisible stations, a viable destination then for the auto dispatcher.
All i get is messages saying, station not reachable, no suitable rolling stock, no lines or crazy things like Kings X only gives destinations on the LT lines and back to Kings X.
Not one line available to York or Newcastle or Edinburgh.

Mike.

I'll have to look at test possibilities later - I suspect that the development team may be able to revel the criteria for passenger lines....

 

[nugget2225]

Is there a specific route we are asked to be testing? Or are we just winging it. I just now sat down with the time to test the new passenger dispatch.

 

[WestSideRailways]

Is there a specific route we are asked to be testing? Or are we just winging it. I just now sat down with the time to test the new passenger dispatch.

I am testing my own routes, that have plenty of stations. Loops and terminated lines as well.

The problem that I am having is "Dispatch Failed" when trying to assign a driver to a line via the dispatcher.

 

[IsambardKingdomBrunel]

Colin, just found out that it is possible to create your own lines. But only from interactive stations, so as the ECML is mostly platforms with markers.
I need to find another route to test on.

Mike.

 

[napierdeltic]

Colin, just found out that it is possible to create your own lines. But only from interactive stations, so as the ECML is mostly platforms with markers.
I need to find another route to test on.

Mike.

I am upgrading the ECML with interactive stations but doing other things to the route too making it better so will be sometime yet

Fiona
ECML route builder

 

[IsambardKingdomBrunel]

Good news, it is the only UK route in Trainz that has great mileage and scope.

Mike.

 

[hiawathamr]

I've noticed when attempting to install one of my DLC locally that the "install purchased items from disk" option has been removed under the File tab.
I'm assuming it was done intentional since 1. Trainz no longer sees physical media (unless you create it yourself) and 2. hardly anyone used it (for all I know, I'm probably the only one who did lol).

Other than that, no errors with my DLC content and everything running as expected.

Cheers

 

[IsambardKingdomBrunel]

So i generated lines from Kings X Plat 8 which is an interactive platform. Dispatch Manager shows i have 40 lines from Plat 8 and then the whole lot just froze solid in the process.
Needing ctrl alt delete to get out of the game.
This seems even more complicated than trying to create a normal session.

http://images.n3vgames.com/trainzportal/mytrainz/3102/screenshots/520860/1000/Frozen.jpg

Mike.

 

[ColPrice2002]

HI all,

I've just runs the KickStarter 2 route with a KSC consist. That (as expected?) works ok.
I'm planning on trying the following (in no particular order)

New session in ECML with one consist having a route defined in the driver set-up screen - the DLR is supposed to be able to create a route from that.
Trying a scratch route with interactive station, invisible statin and a multi track terminal (from DLS).
Then possibly finding a smaller route on the DLS to experiment with.

Fiona, Much appreciate the update of the ECML, but I would suggest holding the release until the Beta phase is over (insert Granny sucking egg comment). I did try using the goods TLR with that route, but there's a lot of industries included it in, some are detached from the main lines which caused complications. I'd echo Mike's comments on the route.

I did log a bug report for the station problems - I'll wait for a response....

I'm not sure if I'll be testing much in the immediate future - medical problem with my Mother in Law, and we may be travelling (Reading to Dundee).

Thanks to all,

Colin