To solve the problem of incorrect permissions after a REQUEST TO PASS DANGER operation, I had to make a change, in addition to signaling in some areas of the route, even to the signals pack. ... continue reading »
Route To-Ba – End of the year update
For all who are waiting for publication, the route is in theory ready. The installer is finished, the manual is almost finished, the packs are all finished.
There remains a problem of signal behaviour that I’m trying to solve and that I have not yet solved, and a couple of changes of catenary not properly ... continue reading »
RW and memory usage III
After I discovered the two main reasons of memory problems and where to investigate, I finally worked on several factors. The Orbassano yard, and the stations of Porta Nuova and Lingotto have a lot of tracks, that in simulation are maybe useless, in the sense that they are hardly necessary even for a complex scenario. […] ... continue reading »
SFM Torino – First Movie
As anticipated in the post “And then?” the first part of the extension of the Torino-Bardonecchia route is almost completed. A long testing movie of the new extension can be found here in the Video section. ... continue reading »
RW and memory usage II
To deeply explore the problem of too high memory usage, I used a short scenario between Collegno and Torino Porta Nuova, so that I quickly tested variations. The tests had the target to compare: A) Initial situation B) Track and terrain only C) Like B + lofts and roads D) Like B + Scenery This […] ... continue reading »
RW and memory usage
Solved the frequent crash problem caused by the signal script, next step is to understand and reduce the memory usage. First point to check is how much memory RAM is used during a standard scenario to make a zero point and see which areas are or may be critical. All the tests are run from […] ... continue reading »
New signal scripts
The scripts of the new signals are over and after a test phase, I can confirm that they are doing their job and the aspects are correctly represented. In some cases new features have also been added that in the previous signals were not fully functional. To prevent touching existing assets and routes, which have […] ... continue reading »
To-Ba first beta release with problems
The first beta was released to the members of the Rotabili Italiani site. Unfortunately, the route is causing various crashes, both in loading phase and in game. Especially the use of memory is at the limit, reaching the critical value of 3, 2 GB. By analyzing logging files, one of the main problems seems to […] ... continue reading »
First movies
Given the almost final state of the route, I created some test videos to show the route as a whole. They have the sole purpose of making a tour of the route in the various directions and possibilities. All videos are uploaded in the specific section of the site and can also be viewed on […] ... continue reading »
Route Torino-Bardonecchia coverage
The first operative post to show the extension of the route.
The basic idea other than connect to Bardonecchia, was to build all the Turin area, including the important yards of Orbassano and Drosso. I have therefore created all Turin stations beyond the pre-existing ones of Porta Nuova and Lingotto. ... continue reading »