Full load any cargo... but don't wait too much!
Posted: 07 Jun 2020 09:39
Hello,
Currently, we have two way for waiting at a station for loading.
1/ Use the "full load (any) cargo" feature, so the vehicle will wait until all slots of a certain cargo are full, then leave the station
2/ Use the wait time of the timetable, so the train will way for a number or days/ticks, then leave only after this time, watever it is full of empty
I suggest a third option : full load (any) cargo but leave after a certain time.
By this way, stations that produce less for a period (by exemple with some NewGRF farms produce less during winter, or some industry change there "production level", etc.) won't be overflooded by vehicles that wait for months (method 1), but the vehicles won't wait for nothing when there is a lot of cargo wating (solution 2).
-> As soon as they are full, they would leave, but if it takes too much time to full load the vehicle, they will leave anyway.
How about it?
I could try writing a patch for this, but I'm not fluent with the GUI things... and it requiers the user to set the maximum waiting time somewhere...
Currently, we have two way for waiting at a station for loading.
1/ Use the "full load (any) cargo" feature, so the vehicle will wait until all slots of a certain cargo are full, then leave the station
2/ Use the wait time of the timetable, so the train will way for a number or days/ticks, then leave only after this time, watever it is full of empty
I suggest a third option : full load (any) cargo but leave after a certain time.
By this way, stations that produce less for a period (by exemple with some NewGRF farms produce less during winter, or some industry change there "production level", etc.) won't be overflooded by vehicles that wait for months (method 1), but the vehicles won't wait for nothing when there is a lot of cargo wating (solution 2).
-> As soon as they are full, they would leave, but if it takes too much time to full load the vehicle, they will leave anyway.
How about it?
I could try writing a patch for this, but I'm not fluent with the GUI things... and it requiers the user to set the maximum waiting time somewhere...