Serpent Station
Posted: 21 Nov 2019 05:46
Hello Locomotion Community,
I discovered a new* way to load / unload long trains at stations. (* new to me, if anyone else already found this please let me know ) You have to build your station in an S-bend, such that the track passes thru each 'lane' in serpentine fashion. To get the train to stop correctly, you have to place a way-point directly before the last station section. Also, the train must be in Express mode, not Local. Then direct the train by telling it to drive to the way-point, then stop at the station, then load / unload. The cars really do load at full speed in the station, and slower around the curves!
I'm sorry this looks so ridiculous and non-prototypical. If anyone can find a way to expand on this idea, or make it better, let the community know!
(And yes, I'm running the original locomotion, with no modification to the software.)
I discovered a new* way to load / unload long trains at stations. (* new to me, if anyone else already found this please let me know ) You have to build your station in an S-bend, such that the track passes thru each 'lane' in serpentine fashion. To get the train to stop correctly, you have to place a way-point directly before the last station section. Also, the train must be in Express mode, not Local. Then direct the train by telling it to drive to the way-point, then stop at the station, then load / unload. The cars really do load at full speed in the station, and slower around the curves!
I'm sorry this looks so ridiculous and non-prototypical. If anyone can find a way to expand on this idea, or make it better, let the community know!
(And yes, I'm running the original locomotion, with no modification to the software.)