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I know there is a solution to this persistent problem without modifying every wag file in my consists but I have searched the board (posts) to find it. (No luck) Every time I enter Cutbank over that bridge I am uncoupled/broken...activity ended. No help in MSTS. Ok my consist UP-8500 Turbine ABB plus 12 UP coach. When you have kept to the limits for three hours and get snagged entering Cutbank at 6 mph or 12 mph it's a little frustrating. I've discussed the switch problem prior to the bridge before but unfortunately MSTS does not give a post-mortem diagram of where the break is. Is it at the switch or on the rise up to the bridge itself? Any help appreciated as I really like this route! Regards John
RE: Persistent uncoupling problem (Marias, Cutbank)!
John, Look in the FAQ's here at Train-Sim, there is a fix for the switches. It is simple to do and that should eliminate the problem. But, I would also download engmod from the file section here and use it to modify your coupler break values. The program is fairly small and very easy to use. Ken
RE: Persistent uncoupling problem (Marias, Cutbank)!
Please excuse my entry into this discussion, but I too have the broken coupler syndroome. I downloaded EngMod, but do not know which of the many parametes listed have to do with the couplers breaking. Can you (or anyone) list the parameter(s)?Thank you. ckawahara
RE: Persistent uncoupling problem (Marias, Cutbank)!
1.Open engmod. 2.locate the trainset folder in the top and select one eng file 3. on the left find "break" and click on it. 4. you will see on the right it will show the break values: 1.7e7N 1.7e7N the valuse maybe different but it should look like this. 5. in the space below put what you want the valuse to be, I use the following: 3.7e7N 3.7e7N Then click on change all and it will change all of the eng and wag files.This puts a bak file for each file that is changed. After I am done editing I do a search in explorer for all bak files in the trainset folder and then delete them.Kevin Arceneaux gdapia