AI builds no trains in A46 ? :(

[IgorDeLuxe]

Hi!

I have some problems and I hope you can help me out. I used search but didn't find any solutions.

1.) I just installed Alpha46 patch. Started new game with some computer players. But when they strat building rail network they dont buy any trains. If they build road network they buy busses and trucks. It is very annoyig when computer builds railroad and then no train comes ot of depot (and there is none in depo).

In Alpha45 AI worked fine. I'm on Win98 with Alpha46 patch and I use TTDX Configurator 2.5.4
I have DBSetXL loaded. I disabled DBset and enabled American expansion and it was the same.

2.) I found this bug mentioned in one another post but no solution given:
Sometimes when train comes to the bridge it stops either at start or the end of the bridge. It's speed drops to 0 and then strat accelerating again.


Thank you

[Wile E. Coyote]

Same problems. Sometimes AI build trains, only when third slot is present. Start game from 2010 and see what happens.

[krtaylor]

Problem #2 has no solution and no research because AFAIK Patchman can't replicate it. Do you have a savegame just before it happens? You can post it here, indicating which train and what bridge. Also include your Patch CFG file and newgrfs file.

[IgorDeLuxe]

Problem #2 has no solution and no research because AFAIK Patchman can't replicate it. Do you have a savegame just before it happens? You can post it here, indicating which train and what bridge. Also include your Patch CFG file and newgrfs file.

Sorry. I started new gave overwriting old save games. Now I don't have time to play:( This problem happens only with MagLev trains (as far as I noticed) and Tubular bridges. And only at some bridges and usualy only in one direction. I know that doesn't help you very much but I really can't play now. I can post savegame next weekend.

BTW, what about #1 ?

Thank you

[krtaylor]

For #1 we need more info - what train-sets are you using? Any switches on them?

[IgorDeLuxe]

I have DbsetXL and American set. I use only DbsetXL, American is disabled. Also have some road vehicles expansions, new stations, semaphores and ships.

Here are newgrfw.cfg and ttdpatch.cfg.

[SHADOW-XIII]

is it savegame or newgame ? in savegames you have to probably press APPLY in newgraphic status window

[Patchman]

The problem appears to be that you're starting in 1980 and no wagons are available to the AI in that year. This seems to be a problem with the DB Set XL in fact, it tells the AI to use a certain wagon, but that wagon (ID 3B) has the wrong cargo and is not refittable. So the AI can't buy it, and doesn't know what to do.

[krtaylor]

So that's a DBXL coding bug?

[Patchman]

Yes, although it only happens if "wagonspeedlimits" is off, because then the wagons in questions have no raison d'être and are simply not available, so there's nothing the AI can buy.

If you turn on "wagonspeedlimits", the AI can buy those wagons and everything is fine. Or else wait till 1990 when the next set of wagons becomes available.

[IgorDeLuxe]

Thank you for you answer. It works now

BTW, with speedlimits on the maximum speed for freight trains is 120 km/h (or 140 km/h)? I have multihead (3) long freight trains traveling half a map at nearly 300 km/h and now they are droped to 120 km/h. The only speed I can change is speed of empty train. Is it possible to reach higher speeds witf full cargo?

[krtaylor]

No, that's what wagon-speed-limits do. However, you do have some choice as to which traincar you use, because they have different limits on them.