
Originally Posted by
RHKluckhohn
Yeah, well, the AI drivers cheat anyway, if you watch closely. Try to emulate their acceleration you'll get wheel slip a lot.
Driving a teakettle is an art, not a science!
:B~D
They essentially use DCC mode. Under DCC control you dial in a speed from 0 to maximum as set in the espec. The game engine uses the accel and decel tags plus train mass to determine an acceleration to use to change to the new speed. No wheel slip, no calculating resistance forces, no calculating tractive force at rail - not real physics involved. For steam locos it's a bit more complicated since TE available is not simply interpolated from curves of TE vs speed and throttle setting as supplied by the espec. That simplicity is for diesels, electrics and other forms of motive power.
AI doesn't cheat it just plays a different game like anyone else who uses DCC control.
Bob Pearson
Last edited by RPearson; December 1st, 2020 at 06:50 PM.
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