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When I review my list of things to improve in MSTS 2, so many of them come back to couplers1) Sound - I want the noise of couplers slamming together when I accelerate or brake. Even better, I want the noise to propagate from the front of the train to the back when I brake or accelerate. And I want helper locos to modify how the slack is taken in.2) breakage physics ....well, we all know some of the problems with unwanted coupler breakage in V1, and frankly, I'm not sure if unwanted breakage can or will be fixed in V2, as it seems to be route related. Anway, I want couplers to break when I abuse the train. Slam the locos into run 8, couplers break. Loco slips on a grade at run 8, couplers break. 3) Appearance - this is one of my biggest wants, I want a coupler that looks like a Kadee #58, not a withered horn-hook. And an actual FRED device at the rear of the train would be nice also. And air hoses hanging down or coupled as appropriate and andI'm sure this has been discussed before.
> 3) Appearance - this is one of my biggest wants, I want a coupler that looks like a Kadee #58, not a withered horn-hook.Nice looking couplers CAN be had with MSTS1 also. Ray
Ray !!How have you been. Gord Hildebrand & myself were talking on the phone 2 days ago wondering where the hell you went.I'm heading over to his place this evening, I'll let him know your still alive & kickingLaterTim Kent 96th_Malice " Power for You "
Hey Tim. Ya, me still kicking. Work has been nuts plus I've got a few MSTS projects I'm quite involved with. I got a couple of emails from Gord, just haven't really had time to deal with em yet. Say hi to Gord for me ... and tell him I haven't forgotten about him either. Ray
>1) Sound - I want the noise of couplers slamming together >when I accelerate or brake. Even better, I want the noise >to propagate from the front of the train to the back when I >brake or accelerate. And I want helper locos to modify how >the slack is taken in. Yes, this would be nice, but I think too much to ask of KUJU.>2) breakage physics ....well, we all know some of the >problems with unwanted coupler breakage in V1, and frankly, >I'm not sure if unwanted breakage can or will be fixed in >V2, as it seems to be route related. Anway, I want couplers >to break when I abuse the train. Slam the locos into run 8, >couplers break. Loco slips on a grade at run 8, couplers >break. You can break couplers from bad driving. It's just that most people set their break values to ungodly proportions. Granted, this is mostly due to the track node bug, but still...>3) Appearance - this is one of my biggest wants, I want a >coupler that looks like a Kadee #58, not a withered >horn-hook. And an actual FRED device at the rear of the >train would be nice also. And air hoses hanging down or >coupled as appropriate and and Yes, the default couplers are sad. However, there are some fine looking couplers produced by third party developers. (as shown in the picture above)There are also FRED's you can download.-Jeff
