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nw_fan (295 posts)
Apr-23-02, 09:03 PM (EDT) "Traffic Rear-Ends each other at crossing" Why do the cars in the street traffic drive into one another when stopped at grade crossing. I am refering specifically to the old style cars used on Rich Garber's ORRR. Is there a value like bounding boxes for them? Where would I look? I want the cars to stop with a little space in between them.Thanks
Mike


Norfolk & Western
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Subject Author Message Date ID RE: Traffic Rear-Ends each other at... tvrail Apr-24-02 1 RE: Traffic Rear-Ends each other at... andyknott Apr-24-02 2 RE: Traffic Rear-Ends each other at... nw_fan Apr-24-02 3 RE: Traffic Rear-Ends each other at... tvrail Apr-24-02 4 RE: Traffic Rear-Ends each other at... dvdhoven Apr-24-02 5 RE: Traffic Rear-Ends each other at... nw_fan Apr-24-02 6

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tvrail (6 posts)
Apr-24-02, 01:10 AM (EDT) 1. "RE: Traffic Rear-Ends each other at crossing" I believe you can alter the carspawn.dat file for that... there are a number of values. I did a little editing and noticed that the cars did not "piled up" like usually. Of how it actually works and what those values indicate, I have no clue.Editing the SD files may do the trick also.It is extremely funny to see a car driving under the frame of a truck, with its rear where the truck's rear is and another truck rear-ending it deeper... Teme
CEO, Parkdale Western RR
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andyknott (18 posts)
Apr-24-02, 01:41 AM (EDT) 2. "RE: Traffic Rear-Ends each other at crossing" >As the man says, the answer is in the carspawn data file.It lists the vehicles used on that route, plus a number that relates the the vehicle length. Increase the number and you should see a bigger gap between the cars etc.The figure I think is based on a distance from the centre of the vehicle (or some point created when the car was designed).So increasing the number too much results in a large gap at the front of some trucks.With thanks to all the guys who came up with this info.Andy K
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nw_fan (295 posts)
Apr-24-02, 11:29 AM (EDT) 3. "RE: Traffic Rear-Ends each other at crossing" SIMISA@@@@@@@@@@JINX0v1t______
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CarSpawnerItem("o_car1.s" 6 )
CarSpawnerItem("o_car2.s" 3)
CarSpawnerItem("o_car3.s" 5)
CarSpawnerItem("o_car4.s" 4)
CarSpawnerItem("o_car1.s" 3)
CarSpawnerItem("o_car2.s" 4)
CarSpawnerItem("o_car4.s" 3)
CarSpawnerItem("o_truck1.s" 3)
CarSpawnerItem("o_truck2.s" 3)
CarSpawnerItem("o_truck3.s" 4)
CarSpawnerItem("o_truck4.s" 3)
CarSpawnerItem("o_truck5.s" 3)
CarSpawnerItem("o_van1.s" 3)
CarSpawnerItem("o_van2.s" 3)
CarSpawnerItem("o_car1.s" 2)
CarSpawnerItem("o_car3.s" 2)
)This is the complete data set found in my car spawner file. So I need to increase the number at the end of each line? Thanks for pointing out the file, BTW guys.Mike
Norfolk & Western
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tvrail (6 posts)
Apr-24-02, 12:06 PM (EDT) 4. "RE: Traffic Rear-Ends each other at crossing" Yup, that's it.I added "1" infront of all those values. Try to adjust the one that is most suitable for you. It will require a method of trial and error.Teme
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dvdhoven (757 posts)
Apr-24-02, 12:22 PM (EDT) 5. "RE: Traffic Rear-Ends each other at crossing" Hi,I have provided a new version to Rich Garber. He is testing it. But you can also test it, here are my lines:SIMISA@@@@@@@@@@JINX0v1t______
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CarSpawnerItem("o_car1.s" 15)
CarSpawnerItem("o_car2.s" 15)
CarSpawnerItem("o_car3.s" 15)
CarSpawnerItem("o_car4.s" 15)
CarSpawnerItem("o_car1.s" 15)
CarSpawnerItem("o_car2.s" 15)
CarSpawnerItem("o_car4.s" 15)
CarSpawnerItem("o_truck1.s" 25)
CarSpawnerItem("o_truck2.s" 25)
CarSpawnerItem("o_truck3.s" 25)
CarSpawnerItem("o_truck4.s" 25)
CarSpawnerItem("o_truck5.s" 25)
CarSpawnerItem("o_van1.s" 20)
CarSpawnerItem("o_van2.s" 20)
CarSpawnerItem("o_car1.s" 20)
CarSpawnerItem("o_car3.s" 20)
)Dick van den Hoven
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nw_fan (295 posts)
Apr-24-02, 04:28 PM (EDT) 6. "RE: Traffic Rear-Ends each other at crossing" LAST EDITED ON Apr-24-02 AT 04:29 PM (EDT)Thanks again guys. I ended up adding about 5 to each number and it came out acceptable. I think varying the numbers a little helps with realism. Some cars stop further away than others.Mike
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