Gameplay Auto-enable Safety Systems

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  1. daniel#4362

    daniel#4362 Member

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    It would be great if TSW6 included a setting to automatically turn on all relevant train safety systems (such as AWS, TPWS, DSD, AFB, SIFA, etc.) whenever starting a scenario, timetable service, or free roam session.

    How It Could Work:

    • Add a toggle in the Gameplay Settings menu:

      Auto-Enable Safety Systems: ON / OFF

    • When turned ON, the game would automatically activate all safety systems appropriate to the locomotive when starting a service.

    • When OFF, the player would continue to activate systems manually (the current default behaviour).
    Why It Would Help:

    • Saves time for players who always want a realistic experience with full safety systems.

    • Avoids forgetting to activate safety systems after restarting or switching cabs.

    • Makes free roam and scenario starts smoother and more consistent.

    • Keeps flexibility — players who prefer manual setup can simply turn it off.
     
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  2. Princess Entrapta

    Princess Entrapta Well-Known Member

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    While in theory I think this is a decent idea, until they can stop train faults happening when set to OFF, I do not trust DTG to enable this correctly.
     
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  3. OldVern

    OldVern Well-Known Member

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    Good in principal, but while I tend to enable safety systems on UK and occasionally German stuff I don’t tend to bother with US as I find the ATC/ACSES quite hard to work with. There’s also routes/trains where it isn’t set up properly such as Luzern to Sursee or Rapid Transit.
     
  4. padruig

    padruig Active Member

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    Would definitely love this feature. It must be possible as there is the “expert” toggle in the settings for the Expert 101.
     
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  5. Gianluca

    Gianluca Well-Known Member

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  6. operator#7940

    operator#7940 Well-Known Member

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    I'm not sure there's a need for this.
    The people in it for "full authenticity" tend to go from cold starts for the "full immersion" so will be setting up the safety systems anyway.
    It's actually kind of rare for a person to want full safety systems but also only warm starts.
    It's kind of an odd mix of "casual" and "advanced" that would require more background work and as people have said... DTG is having an issue with the "faults" system toggles working as it is. Adding another "toggle" to go wrong sounds like a bad idea.
     
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  7. jack#9468

    jack#9468 Well-Known Member

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    Safety systems are always on even if the engine is switched off irl.
     
  8. operator#7940

    operator#7940 Well-Known Member

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    They're on when they're not active?
    No, I get what you're trying to say and in some cases it might technically be true... but it doesn't change anything.
    It's still a game with mostly casual players and DTG still has issues with their toggle systems.
    It's still a bad idea.
     

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