Steady burning end of train light?

[notch8]

Not sure if this is the right section, but here goes - What exactly would I need to do to attain a steady burning red tail light on a standard passenger car? Growing up, I never saw any round end observations, just a coach or sleeper with a red light hung on the rear door. I know there are certain perimeters to doing this - just have no clue where to start. I have several cars chosen for this particular option (not the entire fleet).

Thanks in advance,
Dave

[pwillard]

You would add a light "clause" to the car's "WAG" file that looks similar to this. BUT... the position is dependent on the dimensions of the car.

	Lights	( 2			
		Light	(
			comment( Rear red light flashing bright )
			Type		( 0 )
			Conditions	(
				Headlight ( 3 )
				Unit ( 3 )
			)
			FadeIn	( 0.5 )
			FadeOut	( 0.5 )
			Cycle		( 0 )
			States	(	2
				State	(
					Duration ( 0.35 )
					LightColour ( 80ff0000 )
					Position ( 1 3.228 -13.859 )
					Azimuth ( -180 -180 -180 )
					Transition ( 0 )
					Radius ( 1.0 )
				)
				State	(
					Duration ( 0.35 )
					LightColour ( 00000000 )
					Position ( 1 3.228 -13.859 )
					Azimuth ( -180 -180 -180 )
					Transition ( 0 )
					Radius ( 1.0 )
				)
			)
		)
		Light	(
			comment( Rear red light flashing dim )
			Type		( 0 )
			Conditions	(
				Headlight ( 2 )
				Unit ( 3 )
			)
			FadeIn	( 0.5 )
			FadeOut	( 0.5 )
			Cycle		( 0 )
			States	(	2
				State	(
					Duration ( 0.35 )
					LightColour ( 40ff0000 )
					Position ( 1 3.228 -13.859 )
					Azimuth ( -180 -180 -180 )
					Transition ( 0 )
					Radius ( 1.0 )
				)
				State	(
					Duration ( 0.35 )
					LightColour ( 00000000 )
					Position ( 1 3.228 -13.859 )
					Azimuth ( -180 -180 -180 )
					Transition ( 0 )
					Radius ( 1.0 )
				)

			)
		)

	)

Also note: This is for a flashing light... just making a single light is easier.

[Lt51506]

Thank you! I'll play around with this and see what happens.
Dave

[steam4me]

comment ( ===== lighting for last unit in train )
    Lights    (    1
                
        Light    (
            comment( solid Rear red light )
            Type        ( 0 )
            Conditions    (
                Service ( 2 #in service player or AI )
                                Unit ( 3 #last unit in train )
            )
            FadeIn    ( 0.5 )
            FadeOut    ( 0.5 )
            Cycle        ( 0 )
            States    (    1
                State    (
                    Duration ( 0.0 )
                    LightColour ( ffff0000 # red colour ff for full bright, 80 for half bright )
                    Position ( 1.10 2.5 -5.00 #  x y z = left-/right+  up+/down- forward+/backward- from model origin )
                    Azimuth ( -180 -180 -180 # 180 degrees points backwards)
                    Transition ( 0 )
                    Radius ( 5.0 # diameter of light in meters)
                )
            )
        )
    )

comment ( ====== end lighting ====)

Paste the above into your .wag file (include comment lines to ensure your brackets are correct).
Light diameter is a ridiculous 5.0m to enable you to see it in sim whilst setting it up - change to 1.0 or less once you've settled on position (see below).
z dimension - start with half the third parameter in Size line and make sure it's negative.
# means everything from hash to closing bracket is a comment.

HTH.

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[steam4me]

https://msts.steam4me.net/tutorials/add_lights.html for more detail.

[Vince]

Good to see you're still around Yuri!

best regards,

[superheatedsteam]

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best regards,

I'll second that.

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