[cjakeman]

How about this text as a new section for the Manual entitled Boiler Management:



Is this appropriate?

 steamer_ctn, on 05 September 2021 - 03:00 PM, said:

However for some reason the current OR code seems to operate the gauge between 70 - 100% absolute.

I am very puzzled by the indication in the HUD (and Train Driving Info window) for the Boiler Water Glass. If I have time, I will debug the code to see what it is doing.

[Weter]

...and IT, being incompressible...
I suppose, "it" is missing.

[steamer_ctn]

 cjakeman, on 06 September 2021 - 11:11 AM, said:

How about this text as a new section for the Manual entitled Boiler Management:

Is this appropriate?

If you are going to quote actual values (ie 70%, etc) I would suggest that it needs to be made clear whether they are gauge or absolute values.

 cjakeman, on 06 September 2021 - 11:11 AM, said:

I am very puzzled by the indication in the HUD (and Train Driving Info window) for the Boiler Water Glass. If I have time, I will debug the code to see what it is doing.

You could try changing the following line from:

waterGlassPercent = (WaterFraction - WaterMinLevel) / (WaterMaxLevel - WaterMinLevel);

to

waterGlassPercent = WaterGlassLevelIN / WaterGlassLengthIN;

[darwins]

ORTSBearingType ( x ) mentions Friction, Roller and Low. It should also include "Grease" which has a higher resistance than regular friction bearings lubricated with oil. Mostly used on very old stock, but continued on some private owner goods wagons in UK into 1930s.

[darwins]

I have just discovered in the manual 14.1.9. Dedicated buttons for brake controllers that an Overcharge button should now be possible:

"Some brake controllers have a dedicated button to overcharge the brake pipe. The ORTS_OVERCHARGE cabview control can be used for this purpose."

It does not say how the Overcharge button should be put into the eng file.

Missing from the same section is that a vacuum exhauster fast speed button is also possible. This is VACUUM_EXHAUSTER and is used like this

TwoState (
Type ( VACUUM_EXHAUSTER TWO_STATE )
Position ( 112 355 20 20 )
Graphic ( ..\\..\\common.cab\\33cab\\33reset.ace )
NumFrames ( 2 2 1 )
Style ( WHILE_PRESSED )
MouseControl ( 1 ) )

The vacuum exhauster button is put into the eng file like this:

ORTSFastVacuumExhauster ( 0 1 0 )

The other new buttons mentioned in the manual are ORTS_BAILOFF and ORTS_QUICKRELEASE It should also describe how to add these to eng files.

It would be nice at some point to add two further brake control buttons

ORTS_VACUUM_RELEASE - a button inside the cab that has the same function as the Bleed Off valve on the F9 menu - push the button and any vacuum in the auxiliary reservoir of the locomotive (and tender) is destroyed.

ORTS_ANTISLIP - this has been discussed elsewhere and can perhaps be looked at when locomotive brakes are reveiwed. When pressed this button puts 10 to 15 psi (~1.0 bar) air directly into the locomotive brake cylinders.

[cjakeman]

 darwins, on 03 March 2022 - 06:37 AM, said:

It does not say how the Overcharge button should be put into the eng file.

The other new buttons mentioned in the manual are ORTS_BAILOFF and ORTS_QUICKRELEASE It should also describe how to add these to eng files.

Thanks for the VACUUM_EXHAUSTER code, Darwin.

If someone can provide similar code for OVERCHARGE, ORTS_BAILOFF and ORTS_QUICKRELEASE buttons, then I'll add all 4 buttons into the Manual.

[Laci1959]

Hello.

https://kephost.net/t/2022/23/8292_e111db5b4e7b.png

Even a simplified form of such a timetable? Train station name with space next to the date?

Sincerely, Laci 1959

[Weter]

Well, I didn't try to compose tables within briefing entry, but everyone of us can try and see.
I thought up to phrase-like descriptions as "trains, starting from..." or "Intercity trains" or "station X maneures" or "Station X to Station Z freight trains" But table seems to be interesting idea!

[Weter]

Our colleague have reported about undocumented syntax of *.w-files, tied with pickup points loading speed definition (negative speed reference)
http://www.elvastowe...greater-than-0/

[darwins]

Three of the advanced steam locomotive features do not seem to be documented in the OR manual:

ORTSMaxSuperheatTemperature ( )
ORTSMaxIndicatedHorsepower ( )
ORTSSuperheatCutoffPressureFactor ( )