steamer_ctn, on 05 February 2017 - 03:28 PM, said:
If we can classify each of the possible features into one of the following three categories, this may help us:
i) Visual - visible display features only, eg steam leaks
ii) Performance - features which impact the performance of the train, eg load variation
iii) Operational - features which require the player to operate something, turn on/off, turn up/down
I have had some time, and support from Chris Jakeman (thanks Chris) so I have managed to finish the first pass release of additional steam effects for steam generators on diesel trains (#3882). It is still very much a work in progress, and provides basic visual effects only, as suggested in the above proposal.
The effects provide the ability to add an extra diesel exhaust to the locomotive to simulate the steam generator, and the ability to add steam leaks to wagons. The two screenshots below show the effects in operation.
To set up the effects the following changes will need to made:
i)
ENG File -
a) Add code to tell OR that a steam generator is fitted to the locomotive
MaxSteamHeatingPressure ( 80.0 )
Add code to define point where exhaust exits the locomotive
GeneratorFX
(
0.0 4.6 -5.66
0 1 0
0.15
)
NOTE: This is in the same format as other special effects.
ii)
WAG Files -
Add a code block similar to the following -
Effects (
SteamEffects (
Comment ( == Steam Heating Leak == )
HeatingHoseFX (
0.0 0.6 -11.64
0 -1 0
0.1
)
)
)
Again effects have a similar format to those in the locomotive.
For the effects to appear the following conditions need to be met:
i) Must be a season other then summer
ii) Steam effects must be set up as described above
iii) The steam Generator must be turned on - press
Alt-U to increase the steam heat pressure (At this stage increasing this value does not impact the volume of steam emitted). Pressing
Alt-D down to 0% will turn the steam heating off and stop the operation of the effects.
The effects with the above parameters will look similar to those shown in the screenshots below (extra diesel exhaust on engine and steam leak between the passenger cars).