Otto observations
Jan 8, 2023 20:49:40 GMT -6
Post by Clint on Jan 8, 2023 20:49:40 GMT -6
I've been messing around in Selkirk region and have been noticing some things about Otto. First and foremost it doesn't appear that Otto will realign switches to normal after a train goes through. This means that if the next train comes through on M1 but the switch is still set to crossover to M2, Otto will send the train onto M2 for no good reason and will never cross them back over unless necessary. This causes some back logs in the Syracuse area and near RJ. If an Amtrak train comes off the Hudson line, the switch is lined for the train to come out onto Main 2. That switch will never get realigned for the CSX mainline running from what I have seen. The next EB from Amsterdam on Main 2 will cross over to M1 at CP 169 (the first crossover) and continue to cross over onto Main 1. This seems like an issue that should be addressed by the developers.
Second thing I have noticed but will require further testing, if you set a custom destination block, and finish your work there, and want to set another custom destination block, I think you need to first remove the original destination block (done so by right double clicking the block same as setting it). I think I royally confused Otto last night by having multiple destination blocks set. I could not get a signal from him no matter what I tried. Turned him off and on, relinquished the train, restarted the sim. You would think setting a new destination block would overwrite the previous one, but if you look at the DS screen, your destination box gets outlined in green. If you set a new one, it will outline in green but the old one will still remain outlined in green. I had a lot of success using destination blocks to perform the local operations, until he had had enough of me. From now on I will try removing a destination before adding a new one and see if that seems to solve the issue.
Second thing I have noticed but will require further testing, if you set a custom destination block, and finish your work there, and want to set another custom destination block, I think you need to first remove the original destination block (done so by right double clicking the block same as setting it). I think I royally confused Otto last night by having multiple destination blocks set. I could not get a signal from him no matter what I tried. Turned him off and on, relinquished the train, restarted the sim. You would think setting a new destination block would overwrite the previous one, but if you look at the DS screen, your destination box gets outlined in green. If you set a new one, it will outline in green but the old one will still remain outlined in green. I had a lot of success using destination blocks to perform the local operations, until he had had enough of me. From now on I will try removing a destination before adding a new one and see if that seems to solve the issue.