As noted on my thread (link in signature): It's completed, but it needs to be translated into German and approved by DTG Lukas, I do not have a timeline for that as he is usually busy.
While i think that the adhesion in general is really good implemented i also want to ask if the adhesion inside tunnels was changed. OpenMinded already asked that question but it seems that tunnels are also wet inside (be it with a little more grip then on the outside). Im sure this was different when Kassel-Würzburg first came out, i remember especially using the tunnel sections to gain speed and throttle back when going outside. Was there any change to this ? Otherwise, i really loved the behaviour of the 101 when pulling the heavy fast Intermodal trains in the rain. It was quite an engaging experience to tackle those rather steep climbs.
It is stunning how much dedication and devotion has been poured into this DLC. No wonder I love driving it so much. Vielin Dank!
I was corrected on this one in the meantime. Turns out that KWG never had this feature… As I am on vacation I have not tested this myself yet, but was assured that this is indeed the case. The 185s slip inside the tunnel just as much as if they were outside
I played scenare over the weekend. Communication with the dispatcher is a great idea. Overall I like this package. The only thing that detracts from the quality are the blurry textures.
Morning! I think the community are going to think I sound like a broken record, but have you tried running a service with all other layers turned off, then gradually added them back? This seems to have helped some people experiencing this issue on consoles.
KWG had a mix of adhesion settings in the tunnels. Some of the tunnels had the same slippery adhesion as outside and some had dry adhesion. There were also some tunnels where the adhesion would abruptly change partway through the tunnel. It was around the time KWG came out and the new TOD4 lighting was introduced that I started driving night runs with a clear sky and snow on the ground, as that means the scenery is visible, so I tried a lot of the freight services with snow on the ground, and it was frustrating that some tunnels could be used to regain lost speed from the poor adhesion on the outside sections whilst others couldn’t. I put it down to inconsistent route building as to why some of the tunnels were configured correctly and others weren’t but some tunnels definitely had ‘dry’ adhesion properties. I believe it is still the same now.
I have just started driving the Expert 101. I am really enjoying it, but was wondering if there is any hope of getting raildriver support for the cab car (and the 101 IC). I don't use Raildriver itself, but have recently started using the TSC and can't drive without it now.
Yesterday I had a splendid run on Frankfurt-Fulda with the DB BR 101 Expert: it was the 05:39 IC 1950 service from Fulda to Frankfurt on the expert timetable. Between Fulda and Schlüchtern I had a HBU 3 electronic fans failure (MSS 35Q43), which I was unable to solve once stopped in Schlüchtern, so I left it off per the manual. About 10 minutes further I had a complete HBU control failure (LSS 31F40), requiring me to stop in a suitable location, which I did at the next station. At that point I was able to solve the HBU issue by isolating the HBU 3 system, resetting the LSS, cycling the MCB, enabling the HBU 3 system again, resetting the LSS and enabling the MCB again. At that point I was already about 15mins behind schedule. A few minutes later, I had to perform a hard braking operation because of a sudden Vr0 at 160 kmh which I only saw at the last moment because of a bend. The RB51 service from Wächtersbach to Frankfurt had taken my priority. I came to a stop about 50m in front of the Hp0 signal at Wirtheim and got a clear Hp1 signal a minute later. When accelerating I suddenly experienced a passenger initiated Notbremse. I suspect a passenger got injured because of the hard braking operation and pulled the emergency brake (is this simulated?). After resetting everything, I could continue my journey towards Hanau and Frankfurt, but at the end of the LZB section I had to wait again because the RB51 service on the middle track (which I overtook at 200kmh) kept priority to enter Hanau. Once my signal cleared, I had an LZB connection failure requiring me to revert to PZB and I had to slowly follow the RB51 service. Because of all the action (and IRL distraction by my son) I forgot to stop at Hanau and just continued my run to Frankfurt Hbf (a downside of driving HUD-less). At that point I had already accumulated more than 30 mins delay, and my track was occupied by the shunter BR 363 that normally pulls my consist into the sidings. I deleted the shunter via the map and after waiting for an ICE service from another track to leave the Hbf, I finally arrived at Frankfurt Hbf 40 mins late. All in all plenty of fun for me, less for my passengers losing their connections and arriving late at their destinations. I felt the need to post my story because I only had the chaos factor set to 2, which I believe is quite low, and still I got a lot of failures, plenty more than "twice the chance of a failure compared to real life". Is this to expect? Am I indeed correct that my driving style (the hard braking) could increase the chance of a Notbremse durch Fahrgast? Thanks for this wonderful locomotive!
