So whenever an a.i train stops at a intermediate station. It always goes to the end of the platform before having to board and let off passengers. Or when I place a pair of 350s at Euston right at the buffer end of the platform to set it to board. It just moved to where the signal of that platform of where the a.i train was placed on when i have set a command for it to pick up passengers at the start of Euston. Is there anyhow I can force a.i trains to stop at a specific spot in the middle of a intermediate station on the platform track? and respectively to the other question, how can a a.i train when at a terminus station by the buffer end open their doors/board passengers while its destination is the opposite of the buffer end of the terminus station?
Yes, there is. Use the 'stopping point' marker available in the 'Track Infrastructure' section of the left-hand menu. This lets you set a specific stopping point within an existing marker.
Yes it can. When you place the stopping point TSC will give it a generic name - usually (S) StoppingPoint1. I would advise replacing that with something sensible. So, for example, if you have a 4 car class 350 that you want to stop in a realistic looking position on Platform 6 @ Watford Jnc then place the stopping point where you want it and call it something like Platform6_4CarStop. When renaming the stopping point make sure you put the exact same name in both the Marker Name & Internal Name boxes in the right-hand flyout. Once you’ve got the stopping point set-up then create a passenger stop for your train but instead of selecting Watford Jnc Platform 6 as the destination for the passenger stop select the name you gave your stopping point (the name you gave the stopping point should show up somewhere in the drop down list of available options for the stop). Then , when you run the scenario you should see the train come to a stand at that point on the platform and then perform the passenger stop. Of course if you then have an 8 car class 350 that you want to make a passenger stop on Platform 6 @ Watford Jnc and the stopping point would be in a slightly different position then you can create another stopping point with a different name. Always consider if you are doing this for an AI train in a scenario is the player actually going to see the AI train make the stop? If the answer is yes then getting the train to stop in a realistic position is a good idea for the sake of realism. If the player won’t see the AI train make the stop then it doesn’t really matter where the AI train stops on the platform. As for getting an AI train at a terminus to perform a passenger stop @ the start of a scenario without it moving down to the end of the platform, stopping & only then opening the doors then the only way I would think you’d be able to do it would again be by using a stopping point but even then, no matter how accurate you are with the placement of the stopping point in terms of placing it close to the starting position of the AI train, you might actually see the AI train move a very short distance before it reaches the stopping point. It really would be a bit of trial & error and watching how the AI train acts & seeing if you think it looks OK or looks silly.
As an alternative method, using the existing markers, simply drag the direction arrow to the middle of the platform. Then double click the existing marker, and change the spawn point to centre. (as opposed to front or back)
sorry for such a late reply, but I decided to give it a go and place down a stopping point and renaming it. For a test i am doing this on the Victoria or Blackfrias to Ramsgate or Dover Priory route. I tried placing down a stopping marker at denmark hill but for some reason it just said this. What did i do wrong?
The simulator doesn't always recognise added stopping points etc in a scenario until you restart the scenario. John
Right after my post. I just saved the settings and i think everything works now! No errors! Thanks all! Reminder for myself: Had to place down the stopping point in the direction that the train is traveling in order for the spotting point to work. Name them in this format: Platform6_4CarStop
