UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Driver Setup Rule

	*The Driver Setup Rule* assigns drivers to consists and issues them with Driver Commands.**
	Driver Commands are lists of instructions or "orders" that drivers are tasked to complete under the control of the Trainz AI system.

The Driver Setup Rule is automatically added to the Session Editor of every route and Session.

Open the Surveyor Session Editor from the main menu.

Select the Driver Setup Rule shown left (it is usually the rule at the top of the list).
Click the Edit button at the bottom of the Session Editor window.

If the Driver Setup Rule is not shown in the list then...

Click the Add button at the bottom of the Session Editor window.
Scroll through the list of rules to locate and select the Driver Setup Rule.
Click the Tick button on the rule list window.

Adding New Drivers

After selecting the Driver Setup Rule and clicking the Edit button, the Driver Setup Properties Window will be shown. The image below shows the properties window if it is opened with no locomotives placed in the layout.

When the above option is Checked, randomly selected drivers will be assigned to all newly added driveable trains. Existing drivers will not be affected.
If Unchecked then you will have to manually assign drivers to trains by clicking the Add another Driver link.

When using the Driver Setup Rule for the first time with no drivers assigned to existing trains, the Generate new Drivers for empty trains option will immediately assign drivers to each train. Each time a new train is added to the layout, it will be automatically assigned a driver.

This does not appear to have any effect

Editing the Driver List

When drivers and trains have been added to the rule, it will appear as shown below.

	The first driver in the list will be given the camera focus when the Session is started. Unfortunately, there is no easy way of moving drivers up and down the list order.
	If a loco name appears in red then it has been removed from the layout.

Click on the driver icon to select a different driver from the Session list.
Click on the loco name to select a different loco from the Session list (an empty loco list means no unassigned locos are available).
Click on the driver name to type in a new name for this driver (this will not change the driver icon).
Click on Autodetect to select a new owner for this driver and loco. There are four "owner" options:-

AI driver - this train will be under AI control even if it has no command line orders to follow. This can be used to prevent a user from taking control of the train.
Autodetect - if the train has command line orders then it will be under AI control. If it has no command line orders then it will be under user control.
First Human Player - the train will be assigned to the user or a multiplayer, whoever selects it first.
Multiplayer Driver - the train will be assigned to a multiplayer.

Click remove to delete this driver from the rule.

Adding Driver Commands

The grey area below the driver details (name, loco, owner) is the Driver Command Bar. This is where the driving and other instructions (the "train orders") used by the Trainz AI system are given to the driver.

Click the small "double chevron" icon shown in the image on the left. This will open a Command List menu which will show the driver commands that can be added to this drivers command bar.

Click on a command to add it to the command bar.
The commands that will be shown and are available for use are decided by another rule, the Driver Command Rule. If a command that you want is not in the list then check the Driver Command Rule.

Driver Command Rule

The Driver Command Rule controls which Driver Commands will be available to users in a Session.

Trainz Wiki

Route Creation Tutorials:

How to Use Layers

Session Creation Tutorials:

How to Use Driver Setup Rule

Contents

Driver Setup Rule

Adding New Drivers

Editing the Driver List

Adding Driver Commands

Driver Command Rule

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