Train and The Cargo Cars

Zero18 · Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 5:22 pm Post subject: Train and The Cargo Cars

Hi, another question here. I'm wondering how do I make train cargo that will follow the train? How can I start that train in-game? (Like when you start the game, that train will start itself and go around the loop on the monorail)

Lin Kuei Ominae · Seth **Joined**: 16 Aug 2006 **Location**: Germany

double click the train, then set on "Follows ID" the ID of the next cargo wagon. You can see its ID in the bottom left of FinalSun in the info bar.
Follows ID tells the game which other unit should follow the currently selected unit.
So you can set on Wagon1 that Wagon2 should follow it. etc

Create a new Taskforce with the locomotive as the only unit
Create a script which has several "Move to waypoint" commands and at the end "Jump to line #" = 1. All waypoints need to be on the train track.
Create a new Team with
-house = train house
-group =train group (in case you have more than one train, so it knows which to use)
-script and taskforce the ones you just created
-nothing checked except "Loadable"

Create a Trigger with Event "Any Event", Action "Create Team" and use as team the train teamtype

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Zero18 · Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 7:34 pm Post subject:

Whoa that sounds complex! #Tongue

Thanks, if i have any questions I will post.

Zero18 · Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 9:09 pm Post subject:

I'm confused with taskforce.

When i tried to add locomotive as you said, it add light infantry instead... How can i make it add locomotive instead of light infantry?

EDIT: I solved it, I have all of those set up, but the train won't move at all...

Lin Kuei Ominae · Seth **Joined**: 16 Aug 2006 **Location**: Germany

Check if all the houses match (train, trigger, team need to be the same).
Make sure nothing is checked on the team. By default it has autocreate and full checked, which are wrong here.

Check if the first waypoint can be actually reached by the train. Make sure there is no gap in the track. (Best place for testing the first waypoint only 5 cells away in front of the train; later you can still move it to the right place)

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Zero18 · Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 9:53 pm Post subject:

I still can't get it to move. What i did is...

House = "Neutral"
First waypoint is "8" - which is 4 cells away from front train.

I think it might be house, if incase of that... I don't know how to make a new house such as house="train house"

Lin Kuei Ominae · Seth **Joined**: 16 Aug 2006 **Location**: Germany

If the train is Neutral, the trigger is Neutral and the team Neutral too, then it works perfect.
You could also upload the map so we can have a look.

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Zero18 · Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 10:13 pm Post subject:

I got Locomotive moving Smile

but train cars doesn't follow locomotive >.>

My locomotive ID is 51

So i set the train car (ID 52) next to locomotive to follow (ID 51), but it didnt follow locomotive.

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Lin Kuei Ominae · Seth **Joined**: 16 Aug 2006 **Location**: Germany

Then you've set the wrong ID on Follows ID.
e.g.
Train has ID 20
Wagon1 has ID 21
Wagon2 had ID 25
then you have to set
Train Follows ID 21
Wagon1 Follows ID 25
Wagon2 can keep -1

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RP · Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 10:21 pm Post subject:

Hover with mouse over the locomotive, remember it's ID and set the Follow ID tag on the first car behind it to the one you just had to remember.
Do the same for the other cars.

IDs:
Loc -> Car1 -> Car2 -> Car3

That's the right order.

EDIT: LKO ninja'd me.

EDIT2: Where's your locomotive in the FS screenshot? Shouldn't it be prebuild/present on the map at start (so it has a valid ID)?

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Zero18 · Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 10:29 pm Post subject:

my locomotive is at south corner. here is what i did.

Locomotive ID:51
Train Car 1 ID: 52
Train Car 2 ID: 53
Train Car 3 ID: 54

I left locomotive follow id = -1
train car 1 follow id = 51
train car 2 follow id = 52
train car 3 follow id = 53

Edit: Its prebuild.

Lin Kuei Ominae · Seth **Joined**: 16 Aug 2006 **Location**: Germany

Wrong way around.
Follows ID sets the ID of the object that should follow the current one
It's not the ID which this object is following.
You don't have to connect the wagon to the locomotive. You have to connect the locomotive to the wagon.

Locomotive needs Follows ID 52
Car1 needs 53
Car2 needs 54
Car3 needs -1

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Zero18 · Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2012 10:36 pm Post subject:

Yay! It works now! Thank so much! Very Happy