I should acknowledge that the speed and weather dependence features were in the first spark script I received - in an email, showing how to do it. I've never changed them. The rest of the sparker scripts, which do a few additional things, are my fault :hehe: .
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I should acknowledge that the speed and weather dependence features were in the first spark script I received - in an email, showing how to do it. I've never changed them. The rest of the sparker scripts, which do a few additional things, are my fault :hehe: .
Take a look at one of mine, find the speed/weather condition routines, turn the frequency up to be sure it sparks, then enclose the actual spark generation subroutine in a conditional based on speed (velocity). Points, I don't know... maybe you could scan forward for next junction and kick off sparks when the distance goes to zero or pops up again?
Search the DLS for author pweiser and download any electric trains that look like what you are doing.
In content manager open the train or trains for editing in explorer. Look for sparker.gs and open it in notepad or your favorite editor. Warning, these are complex!
In content manager open the train or trains for editing in explorer. Look for sparker.gs and open it in notepad or your favorite editor. Warning, these are complex!
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What was the KUID or name of the locomotive?
Not the Best Example
That may not be the best example to work with. It has no physical (or even invisible) pantographs, and is a little old.
To get sparks, you must select pantograph up anyway, and the control button for pantographs will not be displayed in TS12 or higher if there is no pantograph in the configuration. This can be done with a driver command or (I think) by using the keypad "1" key to cycle through the four pantograph positions. Each (other than the default, 0) will give sparks.
However, being old, it has only one non-directional corona for each of the four spark locations (the third-rail contact shoes). These will be invisible from nearly all directions if you're using a version of T:ANE which accepts but does not correctly process non-directional (directional 0) coronas in the configuration. I believe this is fixed in the very latest T:ANE - right, @normhart?
A better example on DLS is <KUID:520526:2154>, NH Class EP-4 ENG. It still has the invisible-spark issue for some versions of T:ANE, but does have real pantographs with attached sparks, plus third rail sparks. It *should* have a pantograph button in TS12/T:ANE, but might not.
Hope that helps.
That may not be the best example to work with. It has no physical (or even invisible) pantographs, and is a little old.
To get sparks, you must select pantograph up anyway, and the control button for pantographs will not be displayed in TS12 or higher if there is no pantograph in the configuration. This can be done with a driver command or (I think) by using the keypad "1" key to cycle through the four pantograph positions. Each (other than the default, 0) will give sparks.
However, being old, it has only one non-directional corona for each of the four spark locations (the third-rail contact shoes). These will be invisible from nearly all directions if you're using a version of T:ANE which accepts but does not correctly process non-directional (directional 0) coronas in the configuration. I believe this is fixed in the very latest T:ANE - right, @normhart?
A better example on DLS is <KUID:520526:2154>, NH Class EP-4 ENG. It still has the invisible-spark issue for some versions of T:ANE, but does have real pantographs with attached sparks, plus third rail sparks. It *should* have a pantograph button in TS12/T:ANE, but might not.
Hope that helps.
A fine-looking boxcab! I remember those tests.
I'm pretty sure that is correct PWeiser. jamal17 did you press the "1" key on the keypad? The panto button on the GUI does not work consistently.
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Woah hol' up there Norm. Where did this Chicago route come from? I'm interested...
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WoW!! Chicago so beautiful!:udrool:
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WoW!! Chicago so beautiful!:udrool:
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If you will excuse me...<kuid2:522774:100023:2> Chicago Metro 2.2 by sniper297 build 3.3 seems to work fine in TANE. There are several sessions available too. All on the DLS!
More Chicago
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What are these cars in the last image here?
I never seen before!