Mainline Difficulties

[doxlulzem]

Am I the only one, or is it significantly harder to set up a mainline in Locomotion than in TTD?
In TTD you take out a max loan, draw 2 straight lines next to each other with track, loop the ends, draw some one way signals and hook industry feeders up. However I've never quite been able to do that sort of thing in Locomotion. Ever. I have a plan for it but I just cant seem to do it. Am I just being a noob?

[doxlulzem]

(Sorry for bumping)
Also, how do you even make a mainline on Locomotion? Do you join tracks together or do you make a purpose built line?
Plus, I know you can just use waypoints to create slow and fast lanes, but is there some sort of patch to make priority junctions (ones that give right of way to the line they're joining) and speed limits (like "trains have to go 90-120kph on a certain stretch of track and ones that are slower go on the other lane which is 60-90kph" sort of thing)?

[Zakos]

I know that it's a bit harder, but the fact that it takes longer to pay back loans and establish a company makes it more realistic IMO.

[doxlulzem]

Don't get me wrong, I like the economy vs TTD. But it somewhat seems harder to set up a mainline than TTD.
Also, besides reskinning signals, is there a way to mod different things in the game? I knowa lot of stuff in LoMo is hardcoded and can't be modded.

[Mystic]

Also, besides reskinning signals, is there a way to mod different things in the game? I knowa lot of stuff in LoMo is hardcoded and can't be modded.

I don't know if this still exists, or if it's allowed to discuss, but about a decade ago there was a trainer that allowed unlimited money, reliability and modified various settings. I'm planning on reinstalling Locomotion and looking for it now so I can have locomotives that don't get old and force me to constantly replace them.

[doxlulzem]

I don't have ones with reliability (UK Steam, BR Set, Paasky's Aircraft) but that unlim money one sounds good. I have the one off of AMI Trains that gives a money cheat and a year jump. No breakdowns would be good for my trams though lol

But can you not add different signals, like the amount in OpenTTD?

[Mystic]

But can you not add different signals, like the amount in OpenTTD?

I doubt it, since that would probably require editing the hard-coded source files.

It's a shame, since the game had so much potential, and probably could have become a Classic if they had allowed modding of the game. The idea of the game is good, but it was never able to live up to it's full potential. Chris Sawyer never followed up on this game, and he (or Atari) made certain that nobody else would even attempt to improve or add features to his game after he gave up.

[Emperor Darth Sidious]

I don't know if this still exists, or if it's allowed to discuss, but about a decade ago there was a trainer that allowed unlimited money, reliability and modified various settings. I'm planning on reinstalling Locomotion and looking for it now so I can have locomotives that don't get old and force me to constantly replace them.

I have never seen a trainer that allowed unlimited reliabiliy...There is however a tool wich can make all of your vehicles have unlimited (100%) reliability and have no obsoletion. Just drop all of your DAT.files in there and voila...Replace them with your original vehicles. The tool is called Loco Wrapper, and can be found here on AMItrains:

http://amitrains.co.uk/downloads/viewdo ... otool.html

But can you not add different signals, like the amount in OpenTTD?

Of course you can add different signals. Just download them and add them in your TRACKST.DAT. For now I have managed to put 21 different signals in my TRACKST.DAT, however you can only use 16 at once...

Good Luck !

[Sir BNSF]

But can you not add different signals, like the amount in OpenTTD?

Of course you can add different signals. Just download them and add them in your TRACKST.DAT. For now I have managed to put 21 different signals in my TRACKST.DAT, however you can only use 16 at once...

I think he meant signals with different functions or I could be wrong. If that is what he meant I'm afraid the only 2 options you have for signals in Locomotion is 1 way or 2 way signals.

[uktrackbuilder_loco]

But can you not add different signals, like the amount in OpenTTD?

Of course you can add different signals. Just download them and add them in your TRACKST.DAT. For now I have managed to put 21 different signals in my TRACKST.DAT, however you can only use 16 at once...

I think he meant signals with different functions or I could be wrong. If that is what he meant I'm afraid the only 2 options you have for signals in Locomotion is 1 way or 2 way signals.

Personally I would hope to only have signals that are either bi directional or working in a single direction ( with route indicators ) on the UK based ones, it's very easy to crash a train in Lomo rather like RL because the signals play a part within the game's AI and the game uses them to determine certain aspects such as train priority in relation to signal placement when you have junctions.
That is why you should always use signals before and after cross overs or junctions to create the necessary block separation for the trains to function properely, if a train cannot follow the path set for it then it will either return the way it came or until it reaches a contrary signal indication to it's path of travel which will then make it take the first available route of exit or return the train to the original point of obstruction