[cjakeman]

cwvs, on 30 December 2013 - 02:38 PM, said:

In MSTS I have found that I can Shift+T to keep refilling without holding the button. Is this/will this be available on OR?

Didn't know about this control, so thanks. Do you mean, once Shift+T is pressed, filling continues until the tank is full (or the loco moves away)?

No, it isn't available in OR (and Shift+T currently does something else).

Always willing to discuss ideas but nobody's used the "T" key yet, so let's wait for feedback before committing to enhancements :-)

[copperpen]

cjakeman, on 30 December 2013 - 02:21 PM, said:

Setting levels of water, coal, diesel etc. in the ENG fie seems a little odd. Is that what you mean?

I would expect the levels to be set in the ACT file and, if not set, then to be full by default.

In an eng file there is a small section after the controls that can be use to set starting variables some of which over-ride the same Max(parameter) in the eng file. From the default Scotsman we have

comment(fire temp, fire mass, water mass, boiler pressure,
		water level, tender_water_mass, tender_coal_mass,
		smoke_quantity, fire_condition, coal quality )
		
	EngineVariables( 775 1650 3000 160 0.5 35000 11200 350 1 1 )

[markus_GE]

That would then be used to set all-time start values, so that (what would be realistic for a loco that has been sitting to get its boiler / engine heated) the fuel is not at 100% in the beginning, e.g. But for an activity, I think, this is a little impractical :)

Cheers, Markus

[dforrest]

I am blowing a fusible plug everytime I start x1913.

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David

[copperpen]

Tried several engines, but cannot replicate that.

[dforrest]

dforrest, on 31 December 2013 - 09:29 AM, said:

I am blowing a fusible plug everytime I start x1913.

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David

Strange. It appears to be happening in all activities on one route only and not to be associated with x1913.

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David

[railguy]

cjakeman, on 31 December 2013 - 04:22 AM, said:

Hi Railguy,E.g. FuelWater ( 20 )Yes, OR reads it but does nothing with it yet.

Ah, but it does use it. See attached screenshot. The locomotive has 336 gallons of fuel--nearly empty. That is the level designated in the .act file.

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[copperpen]

Coal and water levels are not yet implemented in the steam HUD. The values can of course be read in the extended debug HUD. I will set up a short activity tomorrow to test that using steam.

[copperpen]

dforrest, on 31 December 2013 - 01:29 PM, said:

Strange. It appears to be happening in all activities on one route only and not to be associated with x1913.

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David

What route is this.?.

[dforrest]

copperpen, on 31 December 2013 - 02:12 PM, said:

What route is this.?.

Thames Mersey Semaphore.