Driver Setup Rule
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The Driver Setup Rule assigns drivers to consists and issues them with Driver Commands. |
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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 by selecting Edit Session from the Surveyor main menu.
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- 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.
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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
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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.
Editing the Driver List
When drivers and trains have been added to the rule, it will appear as shown below.
Adding Driver Commands
The grey area below the driver details (name, loco, owner) is the Driver Command Bar. This is where the driving instructions (the "train orders") used by the Trainz AI system are given to the driver.
When a driver command has been executed in Driver Mode by the Trainz AI system, it will be deleted from the Command Bar and the next command in the sequence will then be executed. This will continue until the last command has been executed and deleted. Then the AI control of the train will terminate.
Deleting Driver Commands
To remove a command from the Command Bar...
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Steps:
- Click on the command and hold down the left mouse button
- Drag the command out of the Command Bar area
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The "Repeat" Command
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The "Repeat" command is a special built in command that allows all the driver commands to be repeated endlessly.
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To add a repeat command, click the Add Command button on the Command Bar.
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The "Repeat" command is only available when at least one command is present in the Command Bar. Only one Repeat command can be added to a Command Bar.
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- The command menu list will have Repeat as an option at the top of the list
- Select the Repeat option
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The Repeat icon will always be placed at the end of the Command Bar after the Add Command button.
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As each command is executed by the Trainz AI system, it will be deleted from the front of the command list and added to the end of the list. |
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- If a Repeat command is already present, then the Add Command menu list will show Don't Repeat as its first option.
- Select Don't Repeat to remove the Repeat command.
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Known Issues:
If a Repeat command is present in the Command Bar and all the other commands are then deleted, the Repeat command will remain in the Command Bar and cannot be removed. Because there are no other commands to be repeated this will not cause a problem. However when later adding new commands the presence of the Repeat command can be easily overlooked.
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Workaround:
Add a command (any command) to the Command Bar. The Don't Repeat option will then become available and the Repeat command can be removed. |
Driver Command Rule
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The Driver Command Rule controls which Driver Commands will be available in a Session. This applied to both:-
- Driver Commands added to the Driver Setup Rule in the Session Editor in Surveyor Mode, and
- Driver Commands for the user to manually add to the Command Bar of user and AI controlled trains running in Driver Mode.
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Removing commands such as Navigate To will force players to manually drive trains when in Driver Mode instead of allowing them to use the Trainz AI system to do all the work. |
Open the Surveyor Session Editor by selecting Edit Session from the Surveyor main menu.
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- Select the Driver Command Rule shown left (it is usually the rule near the top of the list).
- Click the Edit button at the bottom of the Session Editor window.
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If the Driver Command 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 Command Rule
- Click the Tick button on the rule list window
This will add the rule to the Session Editor. |
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The Rule properties window will open to show all the Driver Commands that have been installed in TANE on your system. This list includes the commands that are built into TANE and those that have been downloaded from the DLS.
Trainz Wiki
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