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Hi there Oskar! May i ask why articulated vehicles wont work? Is it a similar problem to the normal dead-end stuff?eis_os wrote:*articulated vehicles aren't supported
OTOH, there are more articulated vehicles than just steamers with tenders.Ameecher wrote:[...] tender and loco being flipped individually
I think the image below demonstrates what Oskar means ...eis_os wrote:As wagons generally aren't allowed to be reversed the result may vary and may not be fixable.
Is this because the trailer part of the articulated vehicle is not an engine?articulated vehicles aren't supported
That´s because those wagons are not symmetric, i.e. they have different offsets in x depending on direction of travel.wallyweb wrote:I think the image below demonstrates what Oskar means
Yes. Only the first vehicle in a consist is an "engine" (TTD-wise). In consequence, flipping an articulated engine would need re-arrangement of the engine´s parts in exactly the way we do it already (manually) for that "travelling backward" feature.Is this because the trailer part of the articulated vehicle is not an engine?
Same here: Lots of thanks and very best regards!wallyweb wrote:Merry Christmas to Oskar with a big Thank You!
Best Regards and Merry Christmas to you.You'll need to wait until after Xmas ... we are rather busy at our end ...eis_os wrote:No GRF Author any opinion about restyling livery change callback ideas? Odd...
Patience. I haven't had a chance to reply before now.eis_os wrote:No GRF Author any opinion about restyling livery change callback ideas? Odd...
Being able to flip a lead engine is nice. It would be nicer to be able to flip an articulated engine (steamer + tender) too. Partial refits are just as easily handled by first dropping the wagons not to be refitted to another line in the depot window. Reversing the wagons is really cool. It would be even better if the coders could be given something to hook onto so that they can compensate for the alignment issues. Maybe then they could also give us trains that can reverse on their own at the end of a line while preserving the order of the consist too.eis_os wrote:So at least a general reply, whether such a feature would be desirable...
I agree ... We already have enough problems with articulated RV's that need to be fixed first. Mountain handling is just one small part ... there is trailer refitting too.Ohh, and I talk about rail vehicles, I don't think it would be good to let users let their road vehicles drive backwards...
Yes, I understand. But honestly, who would refit a wagon w/o an engine to couple it to? OTOH, being able to refit, say 6 identical wagons, three of them to cargo "A" and the others to "B" would be simplified a bit with your proposal.eis_os wrote: [...] You couldn't refit a wagon without an engine yet, so you had the buy say 3 wagons, refit them, move them, buy the next 3 and then refit them and build together the whole thing.
I haven't looked at DBXL in a while, but in many of the other sets I've used, box cars are refitable to most available cargoes which is important in the early years when more specialized wagons are not available yet. So, I can easily have a train with 10 box cars, all with the same livery, with 3 x goods, 2 x grain, 4 x wood, 1 x paper.michael blunck wrote:OTOH, there aren´t much identical wagons in most sets to be able to refit them in this way. E.g., in DBXL for a mixed grain/livestock train you´ll need two different wagons anyhow.
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