I've always enjoyed the challenge of perfecting the coaster and it's timings with as many trains as possible to make it run smoothly with minimal stopping.
Multiple trains in Alpha 3
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I've always enjoyed the challenge of perfecting the coaster and it's timings with as many trains as possible to make it run smoothly with minimal stopping.
I know it's not exactly multiple trains related.. While I want multiple trains, and transfer track, what I REALLY REALLY REALLY want is Switches...
So that you can have dual stations, with switches before and after the stations (ala Big Thunder Railroad in Florida), and also I want them so you can do reverser hills like on Expidition Everest, where the train goes up, stops and then goes back down, and is switched to a different track segment.
That would also allow for multiple trains as well..
Plus it would be really cool if you could build dual tracks, that the switch alternated trains on, so that after a train passed the switch changed position... For example.. say it was on L and then a train went by, and then it would be on R, then a train would go by and it would go back to L and on and on...
Just a musing from someone with some interesting ideas for coasters, that he hasn't been able to realize....\
CS
So that you can have dual stations, with switches before and after the stations (ala Big Thunder Railroad in Florida), and also I want them so you can do reverser hills like on Expidition Everest, where the train goes up, stops and then goes back down, and is switched to a different track segment.
That would also allow for multiple trains as well..
Plus it would be really cool if you could build dual tracks, that the switch alternated trains on, so that after a train passed the switch changed position... For example.. say it was on L and then a train went by, and then it would be on R, then a train would go by and it would go back to L and on and on...Just a musing from someone with some interesting ideas for coasters, that he hasn't been able to realize....\
CS
In the old days as you call it I was too busy earning a living and taking care of my family to care that much. Besides, I saw too much actual killing and death serving in Viet Nam, including my son's godfather not more than 10 feet from me to see it in a game, much less enjoy it.
But, back on topic, I do think we need multiple trains (or cars) because I know that a lot of theme parks add or subtract trains depending on how busy the coaster gets. Also, without more trains (cars) how could you do a spook ride or wild mouse?
Well then let the others have their share of fun and me and you can have our realism. Simple as that. (pls no mor deth)
And yes, we do need multiple trains. Which we are obviously getting! 3 more day's till we are gonna make the alpha 3 release a holiday because water and multiple trains and block brakes. WHOOO!
And yes, we do need multiple trains. Which we are obviously getting! 3 more day's till we are gonna make the alpha 3 release a holiday because water and multiple trains and block brakes. WHOOO!
Yes, me too. This is one of my favourite aspects of coaster games! [squeeeeee]
I mean like, "Ok, this block brake will have one train (Train 1). (Select in the menu for trains and option for lift hill as chain.) and I want this lift hill to not be a block brake but station will not allow train2 to go until train1 passes this block brake."
Here is a sketch of it if you still don't understand. Hopefully you will understand
Vampiro
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Same here!!
Its very annoying to see a train wait on the lifthill. It doesn't happen in real life, and thus i dont want it in my game.
The answer to that is probably that coasters in real life have a good design. Train 2 only departs te station in a timeframe where they know that by the time train 2 is at top of the lifthill, train 3 will have passed the first real blockbrake. I think if PC is getting a realistic approach, you wont see the train waiting if you have a good coaster design and correct "minimum waiting time" settings [happy]
... That is pretty much what I said, is it not?
And I remember when I was riding Valravn at Cedar Point I saw a TV showing how many people were on it, and I think that when I got back to the station I always saw the last train there? Either that or there was a block brake on the midway brake run or so that triggered the next one to go and we were just waiting on the third train. (Is there three?)
And I remember when I was riding Valravn at Cedar Point I saw a TV showing how many people were on it, and I think that when I got back to the station I always saw the last train there? Either that or there was a block brake on the midway brake run or so that triggered the next one to go and we were just waiting on the third train. (Is there three?)
In release.
We'll get Multi Trains ion November, its a little bit of a shame, but id rather Frontier get it right to the high standards of the rest of the game
I find this really odd.
Surely multiple trains are a key part of the simulation and park management that will be encorported into alpha 3.
I.e. The more trains avaliable will lead to better efficiency (efficiency being a word that the devs keep using in terms of management)
What makes this even more strange is that I'm sure they showed off a steel tracked euro fighter type coaster which of course has a carriage rather than a train consisting of 2 rows and 4 seats.
Surely if there's only going to be one of these carriages then the ride will be impossible to make a profit on, unless the ride is incredibe short.
Surely multiple trains are a key part of the simulation and park management that will be encorported into alpha 3.
I.e. The more trains avaliable will lead to better efficiency (efficiency being a word that the devs keep using in terms of management)
What makes this even more strange is that I'm sure they showed off a steel tracked euro fighter type coaster which of course has a carriage rather than a train consisting of 2 rows and 4 seats.
Surely if there's only going to be one of these carriages then the ride will be impossible to make a profit on, unless the ride is incredibe short.
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If it's not ready or still buggy then they're not going to add it yet. They're only implementing limited management stuff, they are still very busy working on the game and it's nowhere near ready yet!
Also ALPHA!
Exactly my thoughts. This is very disappointing. I expected that they would be added VERY early on and it is a fundamental part of coasters. For the short trains with a very low capacity we will get SUCH a low capacity. I am very disappointed.