Train not aligned issue

[GOA_Walter_Nowotny]

Hello pilots:

From today I can't align a train in the sim from a mission editor project. 

I have not changed the way to make a train work (this week I have done several train missions), but there is no case, today, the train does not align at the railtrack.
Map: Stalingrad

 

I tried to put it in another position and nothing. Set train to the ground and nothing.Set to ground all waypoints, deleted train and put it back aligned to the track, nothing, it always starts at an angle of 0 deg.

I've spent hours trying to find the issue, but nothing.
If anyone knows if I'm doing something wrong... please help.

 

Attached the file. Uncompress the archive, open the 'Train' folder and copy those files direct in 'data'/'Missions'

Thanks and regards!

Train.rar

[-332FG-Gordon200]

That issue has been brought to the dev's attention before. Same situation on the Kuban map in grid 1319 block 9.

Hope that a correction can be made in the next update.

[Beebop]

It appears there are at least 12 cars in that train.  Trains seem happiest with 10 or less generally speaking.  I have done more but the trains really bog down on upgrades and speeds top out at about 1/2 of max. 

Does this happen everywhere on this or other maps?

Have you tried moving the engine away from the forest.  Could be a 'hitbox avoidance' situation.  On some maps in some areas trees are unnaturally close to the rails.

When the mission starts do the cars align themselves on the track as the train moves off?

If the engine is stationary have you tried using cars from the 'Trains' object menu?

[GOA_Walter_Nowotny]

Thank you, I have moved train out of grid with issue and works again.

When I move the train and not work was inside the grid, now out of the grid is ok.

Thank you!

[Beebop]

You are welcome.  Glad I could be of help.

[jollyjack]

You must be a real train man ...

 

Edited March 4, 2022 by jollyjack

[Beebop]

Light Rail Operator for TriMet for the last 8 years of my employment before retirement.

Light Rail cars weren't nearly that flexible.  That engine would have been "on the ground" and that engineer, had he been a TriMet Operator, would have been sent back to bus.

[Vishnu]

I posted this in another thread…these photos are with all gunnery mods deactivated.  So I know it’s not that. 

 

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Hey guys, this has been bothering me for a long time.    I exclusively use PWCG, and have various mods activated.   Whenever I do a train and faculties mission, the locomotive is spawned but its usually perpendicular to the tracks, and off of the station.   As well, the cars that are supposed to be attached are not there or are invisible.  (See photos). Also, there are no trains running on tracks outside of town, if on a hunt mission.  

 

 

I'm just wondering if anybody else has experienced this, and if so, which mod is causing it?    Any solutions would be appreciated.

 

Vish

Edited March 4, 2022 by Vishnu

[Beebop]

Well one way would be to disable all mods and see if the problem persists.  If it doesn't it's probably a mod issue.

Reinstall the mods one at a time until the problem resurfaces.  That would be the culprit.

 

If the problem persists with all mods disabled (and Mods On unchecked) it might be the mission generator in which case if I read somewhere correctly Patrick is looking into.

 

If you or someone you know is comfortable with the Mission Editor try to recreate the issue.  It possible that it's also a map issue as some maps have some pretty odd anomalies in often out of the way places.

[jollyjack]

6 hours ago, Beebop said:

Light Rail Operator for TriMet for the last 8 years of my employment before retirement.

Light Rail cars weren't nearly that flexible.  That engine would have been "on the ground" and that engineer, had he been a TriMet Operator, would have been sent back to bus.

 

To tell you the truth, i've been a bus-driver once, still have the license LoL.

[IckyATLAS]

On 3/3/2022 at 4:12 AM, GOA_Walter_Nowotny said:

Hello pilots:

From today I can't align a train in the sim from a mission editor project. 

I have not changed the way to make a train work (this week I have done several train missions), but there is no case, today, the train does not align at the railtrack.
Map: Stalingrad

 

I tried to put it in another position and nothing. Set train to the ground and nothing.Set to ground all waypoints, deleted train and put it back aligned to the track, nothing, it always starts at an angle of 0 deg.

I've spent hours trying to find the issue, but nothing.
If anyone knows if I'm doing something wrong... please help.

 

Attached the file. Uncompress the archive, open the 'Train' folder and copy those files direct in 'data'/'Missions'

Thanks and regards!

Train.rar 531.55 kB · 2 downloads

You did nothing wrong this is a recurring issue and is not specific of one place. It happens either with long trains say more than 10 cars or so but also with curves. If you put a train in a curve it may also happen that the loco is on the rails but the train does not follow the curve.

Anyway the solution to this is very simple. You put an MCU  Waypoint one meter or less in front of the Locomotive Icon, and then at mission start you trigger that waypoint. The train will immediately set all the cars on the rails, whatever its length and on a straight track or curved one. The train will very slightly move but this will be invisible.

Do this for all your trains in the mission and that's it.