I am using the ATLS system by Boat to control level crossings on my route. In previous versions of Trainz I was using an ATLS "Inverse Slave" to inhibit the signals pretecting the crossing from clearing until the crossing has opened. This creates an invisible train (which obviously holds the signal at stop) which is deleted when the crossing is operated and recreated after the crossing is closed.
I cannot use the ATLS compatible signals as I am using several different signals. One crossing I have prototypically has a 3A with sub on the Down, semaphore stop and semaphore distant on the Up and a double disc for setback from the Up to the Down Main and Down Branch, all these routes over the road crossing.
Boat has kindly produced a TRS19 compatible V3 of the Inverse Slave which works perfectly in a simple setting with just a single signal.
However in a more realistic setting, I cannot get a train to approach the crossing, as the invisible train created by the Inverse Slave occupies the overlap of the protecting signal, preventing the previous signal from clearing. I was not aware of this problem in TANE.
Apart from placing the protecting signal a ridiculously long distance from the crossing, is there a way to reduce the overlap of a signal?
I cannot use the ATLS compatible signals as I am using several different signals. One crossing I have prototypically has a 3A with sub on the Down, semaphore stop and semaphore distant on the Up and a double disc for setback from the Up to the Down Main and Down Branch, all these routes over the road crossing.
Boat has kindly produced a TRS19 compatible V3 of the Inverse Slave which works perfectly in a simple setting with just a single signal.
However in a more realistic setting, I cannot get a train to approach the crossing, as the invisible train created by the Inverse Slave occupies the overlap of the protecting signal, preventing the previous signal from clearing. I was not aware of this problem in TANE.
Apart from placing the protecting signal a ridiculously long distance from the crossing, is there a way to reduce the overlap of a signal?