Need a few beta testers

[jefffarq]

In the Seaside Rapid Service to Sasebo activity, there is an AI train incoming that has to clear, after which you will get a clear path leaving Nagasaki.

[jefffarq]

The incoming AI train will hold you up for about 10 seconds after departure, but it should have cleared well before you reach the 35 kph speed post. There is another AI train coming, but you should not see it until you get to the next station (Urakami).

[charland]

The second AI train is the holdup for the third activity, "Sea Side Rapid Service to Sasebo". I noticed that there is a round signal on the platform with three yellow lights. In the first activity they start horizontally but quickly change to three verticals yellow lights and the path is clear to go. When I start the third activity the three horizontal yellow lights do not change until the second AI train enters the station, then the change to three vertical lights, and all the green signals show up in the track monitor. I assume you could pass the three yellow lights at the platform and proceed and be prepared to stop at the red signal near the 35 km/h speed limit and wait for the AI traffic there... will try that next.

Paul :-)

[charland]

The first time I tried I passes the three yellow signals on the Platform and proceeded to the red signal and stopped 20m short of them. This placed my train on the double crossover and I was hoping the AI train would be nice enough to use a crossover somewhere before it got to me but no luck...

Second try I stopped short of the double crossover and waited, and the second AI train came along, used the double crossover and as soon as it was clear of my path the signal changed and the signals showed up in the track monitor.

There is nothing to tell you to stop short of the doble crossover. I think the solution would be to change the departure time of the player train by six minutes to 1501 and then you would also have to adjust the time of all the station stops by six minutes as well. Not sure but that might screw up meets with AI traffic. Either why, sitting on the platform or sitting short of the double crossover for six minutes is going to make a tight schedule tighter... or you have to adjust the schedule.

Paul :-)

[jefffarq]

The second AI train is the holdup for the third activity, "Sea Side Rapid Service to Sasebo". I noticed that there is a round signal on the platform with three yellow lights. In the first activity they start horizontally but quickly change to three verticals yellow lights and the path is clear to go. When I start the third activity the three horizontal yellow lights do not change until the second AI train enters the station, then the change to three vertical lights, and all the green signals show up in the track monitor. I assume you could pass the three yellow lights at the platform and proceed and be prepared to stop at the red signal near the 35 km/h speed limit and wait for the AI traffic there... will try that next.

Paul :-)

The signal above the departing platform is a repeater, it simply displays the aspect of the next signal down the line. Horizontal lights indicate a red, or stop, vertical lights indicate a clear. They should go to clear before you even reach the repeater, as the incoming AI train should have cleared the crossover.

[charland]

When I start the activity the first AI train is coming into the platform and has cleared any switches behind him, I still have three horizontal yellows for about 6 minutes before the it turns to three vertical yellows when the second AI train uses the double crossover and clears the Player Path.

I'm about to run this activity and see what happens when I end up departing 6 minutes late!

Paul :-)