Hi Folks,
Nice - Mauricio - I like the constant width fonts - keeping everything lined up just makes it easier to find what you're looking for with the least amount of effort...
Once the HUD is built - it would seem pretty easy to blank values for user preference...
I have been giving this a great deal of thought - finished some more working models and a new feature subject to peer review...
Steam HUD
Diesel HUD
Electric HUD
Note: The Dynamic Brake row should probably be blanked if the locomotive doesn't have Dynamic Brakes...
Note: I forgot Brakes could be 100% - changed abbreviations for Brakes to three character labels to accommodate...
Now - the following is a result of the conversation on TS... We're not actually sitting in anything that moves - so we should have a few crutches to compensate for the lack of feelings... In my above examples - I included a new indicator on the "SPED" line of all three HUDs - an accelerometer - ideally - this should be a substitute for the feeling you get as the locomotive accelerates or decelerates... I believe this type of indicator (display a graphic) is used in the Track Monitor so theoretically it should be possible... I can do graphics for whatever is needed... The values are subject to change but the following is to give you the gist of how the indicator would work... Ultimately - for locomotives that can't calculate "Projected Speed" - - - this could be a substitute for that value - as this is information you shouldn't really know as an engineer...
The following is a similar gauge just for the Steam guys and is on the "BOLS" line of the Steam HUD example... I'd suggest we remove the current line "Steam Usage" that color codes a surplus or deficit in the existing F5 HUD - and replace it with this indicator... As someone who drives steam locomotives all the time - I really don't even notice the actual numbers for "Steam Usage" (which I shouldn't know) - as I rely strictly on the colors of the text to know if I am in a surplus or deficit condition... I've spoken with Peter before on this and I can see how this cheat makes it a bit easier to manage the boiler... Again - the values are subject to change but the following is to give you the gist of how the indicator would work... The values to drive this indicator are probably already contained in the existing F5 HUD "Steam Usage" value that changes the line color...
Yeah - I've been chew'n on this HUD thing for a while...
:)
UPDATED:
===ELECTRIC===
TIME = Time
SPED = Speed
DIRC = Direction
THRO = Throttle
BTRN = Brake Train
BLOC = Brake Locomotive
BDYN = Brake Dynamic
PANT = Pantographs
CIRC = Circuit Breakers
POWR = Power
SAND = Sander
===STEAM===
TIME = Time
SPED = Speed
REVR = Reverser
REGL = Regulator
BTRN = Brake Train
BLOC = Brake Locomotive
STEM = Steam Usage
BOLS = Boiler Steam Pressure
BOLW = Boiler Water Level
FUEL = Fuel (F=Fuel) (W=Water)
CCOK = Cylinder Cocks
SAND = Sander
===DIESEL===
TIME = Time
SPED = Speed
DIRC = Direction
THRO = Throttle
BTRN = Brake Train
BLOC = Brake Locomotive
BDYN = Brake Dynamic
SAND = Sander
ENGN = Engine
FUEL = Fuel
===BRAKE VALUES===
Rel = Release
ReQ = Release Quick
App = Apply
ApQ = Apply Quick
ApS = Apply Slow
Srv = Service
LaS = Lap Self
Lap = Lap
Run = Running
Emg = Emergency
FOT = Front of Train
EOT = End of Train
BP = Brake Pipe
BC = Brake Cylinder
EQ = Equalized
Regards,
Scott