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.
Yes. Needed. Its a real pain having to turn them on when starting a service, whether on foot or from the menu.
Absolutely needed, indeed. But I seem to recall someone here saying safety systems and AI driving do not go well together...
I activated the safety systems and rode in the AI's cabin. It didn't care. It even managed to drive with the pantograph down.
Yeah the behavior is erratic, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. For example when leaving the train and the AI takes over, the AWS keeps sounding...
It seemed to me that the AI-controlled trains were using a simplified simulation. Yes, they move, but not at all like that. I'm no expert, maybe one of the developers will comment, but it seems to me that enabling safety systems by default for a player has no effect on the AI. After all, BR 101 Expert appears with its safety systems turned on and this does not affect the AI in any way.
Agreed - for the player train. In fact I would go one step further and include an option for everything set up ready to drive. Even with KBM it can be fiddly trying to hit the sweet spot on some traction - thinking brake key switches on the German traction. This is particularly so if you are taking over a train already running in service, you would not need to set the cab up from scratch. While perhaps frowned upon by management it was not unusual with face to face crew changes, to see the relieving driver handing his key to the alighting driver, who had left his keyed in in the control desk.
That's what it looks like, indeed. Some restrictions that apply to the player's service don't affect those AI controlled ones it seems. They can start with the cab door open, the AWS keeps sounding without triggering emergency braking, etc, etc.
