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management:linesandvehicles [2018/02/23 11:05]
havan_ironoak [Cargo configuration]
management:linesandvehicles [2018/03/06 17:58]
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   * Assign the vehicle to a line by clicking on the line symbol.   * Assign the vehicle to a line by clicking on the line symbol.
 +    * Road Freight vehicles will always go to the first stop on the assigned line first.
 +    * Road Passenger vehicles will attempt to spread themselves out on an assigned line. e.g. If eight road passenger vehicles are bought and assigned at the same time to a four stop line, two new vehicles will be routed to each stop.
 +    * New Trains will always go to the nearest station along their assigned route.
  
 Vehicles can't be transferred from depot to depot directly, so make sure to buy them in a depot, from which they are able to reach their intended destination. However, if a vehicle is send back to the depot, it will not go back to the depot it was bought, but to the nearest reachable depot.\\ Vehicles can't be transferred from depot to depot directly, so make sure to buy them in a depot, from which they are able to reach their intended destination. However, if a vehicle is send back to the depot, it will not go back to the depot it was bought, but to the nearest reachable depot.\\
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 Even when set to "​Automatic",​ an initial default cargo type will be shown when leaving the depot for the first time.  e.g. Road freight vehicles generally show "​logs"​ as their initial default but will change when first loaded. ​ Even when set to "​Automatic",​ an initial default cargo type will be shown when leaving the depot for the first time.  e.g. Road freight vehicles generally show "​logs"​ as their initial default but will change when first loaded. ​
  
-Units set to a specific cargo type may be reset by returning them to the depot. Likewise, those set to "​automatic at purchase time can be re-purposed for a specific cargo type at any depot. ​+Units set to a specific cargo type may be reset by returning them to the depot. Likewise, those set to "​automatic" ​at purchase time can be re-purposed for a specific cargo type at any depot. ​
  
 Besides trains, vehicles usually can't be linked together in the vanilla game. When buying trains, wagons will automatically link to the last bought locomotive. ​ Besides trains, vehicles usually can't be linked together in the vanilla game. When buying trains, wagons will automatically link to the last bought locomotive. ​
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 The vehicle controls on the right side ("​Overview"​ tab) include: The vehicle controls on the right side ("​Overview"​ tab) include:
   * Assign vehicle to a (other) line   * Assign vehicle to a (other) line
-  * Send vehicle to the (closest reachable) depot +  * Send vehicle to the (closest reachable) depot - A sub-option is now available to "sell at depot" 
-  * Turn vehicle +  * Reverse ​vehicle ​- reversing a vehicle twice may sometimes be used to "skip a stop" along some routes. 
-  * Stop vehicle+  * Stop/​restart ​vehicle
  
 On the bottom of the "​Overview"​ tab you can find the current state of the vehicle, and below its current load and speed. On the bottom of the "​Overview"​ tab you can find the current state of the vehicle, and below its current load and speed.
management/linesandvehicles.txt · Last modified: 2019/03/19 10:18 (external edit)