Just something that’s been bothering me and by the looks a few other users too. Now I’m not fully up to grips with what is what and so I’m posting this to find out what is the score with editing these GWE Class 43 and MML Class 43 and the issues with consists and duplication of the opposite power car. I’ve only got into doing some my self so would like to find out from others what’s the problem is and if it’s being worked on or not and when will it be fixed. I’ve had a little mess around my self but I’m just not into scenarios etc so absolutely clueless when it comes to that. But I’ve had two linked differently on a GWR formation in a scenario. No power from rear PC tho. Even had four units hooked up and running in free roam. But there is no MK3 coaches and if we do use coaches we end up with duplicate PCs as a set. This is deeply frustrating so again before I jump to conclusions I want to know the score and if anyone can help. Because if this has been a long standing issue then it’s about time it got resolved. Or I may find some of the recent work I’ve done is all for nothing in a sense. Well if I/we can’t hook them up or use them the way they should be used. And I’m not happy about duplicating units as this is not acceptable because it’s not accurate. I’ve seen a few post and I’m not the only one sharing this frustration. So yes please if anyone can shed some light on these matters I’d be very grateful indeed. (TSLP).
Hi Lee, In Scenario Manager (and Free Roam I think) you can only select pre-made HST formations. If you pick a default livery then you will get different power cars at each end of an HST rake. However if you pick a community livery then, at the moment, you will get duplicated power cars. I did say "at the moment" mind. In the Public Editor you can create you own formations now. So in that case you could manually select the single power cars as if they were separate locomotives. This would, obviously give you a unique formation with a different power car at each end. The trouble is it is difficult, but not impossible, to get these formations into the game as the Editor itself won't allow you to import files. (There are work rounds though). Formation Manager, when/if it arrives, will also give us the ability to create 'individual' HST rakes. This is probably the most sensible answer to your question and should be with us in the next couple of months.........hopefully.
Hello my old friend. Oh thank you so much for this information you provided David, seriously. I had a little grasp of basic stuff like but I was trying to get my head around the wider problem. I noticed a post someone brought up about people making HST sets a week ago or so. Some LD knew the score say with duplicate PC and as I also noticed a few issues that was a early issue. This was obviously when I too started to work on a MML Class 43 and found I couldn’t get to the 2nd DMB. So frustrating as I had been wanting this DLC for a while because again something else you maybe able to clear up is this if you could please. I was able to edit for some time even before MML came out the GWE but wasn’t able to find it or use it. Now I can but not sure when this was fixed or has just opened it all up now I have the MML DLC. You have cleared a lot up tho here with the other issues and why I’ve gone and done a few well 9 up to now of single DMB’s. So am I right in saying that these single units I’ve made could be used now with a set default rake. As I’ve had separate PCs at either end with a GWE default rake. But like you say nothing can be done with a set formation (Default) or CC or own work. Why I’ve done these as a test to try work around these issues and for a friend. But I’ve just hit a brick wall like the rest I suppose, and until the editor comes not much we can do until available but that just for PC and not consoles I believe. It will be good as then we can set up say the original 7 car sets like say for WR. As follows DMB-TF-TF-TRSB-TS-TS-TS-TGS-DMB. Hope this is right as just picking all this up over the last week or so. I’m also trying to find or work out original 252/253 Set numbers. The difference batches and what went where but just looking at say classification at Crewe and it gets so confusing with only just getting into this deeper as things was moved from region to region. I’m not the best with TOPs at the best of time and re classification etc. Proper ball ache and where most of my time goes getting lost,,,glued to getting my head around this vast amount of complex data. So if by some miracle you have all those original set numbers up you sleeve that would be cool I have a full fleet list of old and current state of all HSTs but the information I’m looking for maybe don’t know as like I say as just getting deeper into all this and for those original set numbers. I’m sure there is away for figuring it out by working backwards with TOPs and how they was allocated to the earlier sets but my maths ain’t great lol. So please if you could help in anyway then as always I’d be deeply grateful to you my old friend. Thank you for answering my query. It’s clears a lot up. I do hope to catch up with you soon see what you may have planned or if we could assist in anyway. Especially as I’m getting into these class 43 and you know more than me about scenarios etc you may have use or even make a scenario using those current class 43s I’ve done. I’d love to see one as I can’t make them very well. So again your more than welcome to see if there’s a scenario we could do. I could always do with a helping hand Well gotta go a few more post to respond to but I really appreciate you taking the time to help. I hope I can return the favour or do the same some day. Enjoy the rest of your day David. Lee.
