I think I just need a few initial pointers, ha ha

I used the F8 tags yesterday while switching at Newberry and Rheox. But how do you "teleport to a location"? I found the server guy by transporting to his train from the F2 list. But where is the map or list I can use to just teleport to a named location (other than an industry!)? For example, how would I teleport to the UP Yermo Yard? I'm there now but I got there by transporting to "Ski"s location from the F2 screen, and the only way I know I am there is I recognize the big "Y". But what if I just want to go there? This may be sooo stupid, but I simply don't know. I have the Depot's excellent maps, and man it would be good to be able to click on that and teleport.

I'm looking at the Depot map for the Barstow yard now and flying around. No Depot map for UP Yermo though... what the heck?

Yeah! And I'll bet it's in the DS manual. I read through it but at the time I was even more uninformed and confused than I am now. I spent an afternoon chasing AI trains in the external DS app which is a real work of art.


Thanks. I am really good at moving my avatar this way, but I was unaware of seeing others' avatars. Also I had to get the (apparently) secret F11+Left Click to get into the cab of a passing train (even AI) from another user. I also didn't understand the "jump aboard" F-11 function. Once aboard from an F-11 jump, I know there is another secret click/key that can get you up on the front platform and I have done it a few times but I can't do it when I want ha ha. If this is in the PDFs I'll feel stupid, but I really did look for it. [edit] I found the Avatar stuff in V2 Important Changes. I didn't read that one because I thought it just applied to people who were using V1 and needed to know that things changed.


I've been through the PDFs, but are the guides different? Anyway, without context of experience some of the things (obviously) didn't jump out and stick. I get your point and will re-read now that I have constructed a scenario, placed trains, then switched them as locals around at Rheox and Newberry, assembled a train to 1.8 HP/T train and took it from there through Barstow on the mainline and out past the Victorville Cement plant. I added two more units up front and two DPU on the rear, got them running and started up Cajon before running out of time. No broken couplers and no broken speed limits.

Is there a quick guide to Registry use somewhere? I am really nervous about doing a yard operation and then screwing up the data handling in the registry. For example, how to I mark an item in the work list as "assigned" or whatever so someone else won't try to do it? Or do people just go look at the yard, try to take possession of the train or power, then realize that someone else is just starting the unit(s) or ?

Ski -- Well done!! Nice videos, easy to listen to your voice, good pace, no speech static. I just watched both of your Registry videos over lunch, just what I needed. I get it now, thanks!! I'm going to look over the territory and maybe try doing my first yard op.

Hi Sean, I missed you live as I was working with Clint in Bakersfield. He was helping me do my second local which required dispatcher as it used the mainline. I'll have a look though.

I looked at your video and there is some good info there, thanks! It's easy to miss the stuff like the arrow keys, spacebar-click in the DS, and the "jump aboard" and "click aboard" F11. The fly around is indispensable. My biggest problem is not knowing where I am while on the train or in the cab, and not knowing my way around the tracks. I keep having to CTRL-E up and get the bird's eye view, compare with the Depot sub maps and the maps in the DS screen. Another thing that REALLY got me was how the in-sim comms work with the double-tap-TAB then realizing I have to do something like change the throttle or blow the whistle for a crossing and it doesn't work then I realize I had to tap TAB again to close the commo channel. I sure wish these guys would go voice with Discord or TeamSpeak. "In-sim text chat not allowed" would be a dream for a lot of people IMO.

Thanks for the input and good job on the video.

I guess you're right... I have the SRS Discord server set up but as you say no one is ever home. If it weren't required, then you'd have an impossible situation where a dispatcher would have to work both, and people on the same channel wouldn't know what was being said. I just see the text chat as way inferior to voice, and so I don't see it as "forcing" people, but "encouraging" them, ha ha. I can't imagine air traffic control running on text chat. I'm a newcomer here so I'll leave it at that!!

And thanks for the help and patience.

Hey Clint I used to be on VATSIM. Can you use the Steam version of FS on VATSIM? It's collecting dust on my hard drive right now

Back on topic though, I wouldn't be here if I was forced to use something other than text

Thanks

Sean

I fly on X-Plane using PilotEdge, the Bell 412, 429, and 407 (the best of the X-Plane helos for realism). I used to fly the 407 for real. For IFR I fly the DC-3 ha ha.