Challenger Peformance Upgrade

[bpetit]

Yep. Working on the Challenger now.
MaxSpeed to 75
Tractive Effort Increased
MaxPower Increased.


Test 1: 8 Passenger Cars on a 1.1% grade
MaxSpeed attained: 68
Average: 45
Regulator: 45%
Reverser: 35%
(Castle Rock to Monument)

2nd Test: 15 Coal Hoppers on a 2.2% grade
MaxSpeed attained: 45
Average: 28
Regulator: 48%
Reverser: 51%
(Start of the Grade)

3rd Test: Locomotive Only
MaxSpeed attained:72
Average:65
Regulator:48%
Reverser:20%
(TestTrak)

4th Test: Mixed Consist 40 Cars
MaxSpeed attained:25
Average:15
Regulator:60%
Reverser:75%
(C&O Allegheny)

[UP3985]

If this has anything to do with my Challenger repaint and overhaul, This is a much needed performance upgrade. I tried a 40 car small cement train with the Challenger and had to get the diesel supplied in Monument to leave the yard! The 3985 would've been able to handle that train no problem, and yes, the cars were loaded!

[bpetit]

UP3985, would you be happy with a 25-30 car limit on a 1.5% grade?

[UP3985]

I don't care really, I was just stating that it was annoying that a 35 car cement hopper consist (the default 2 bay ones) couldn't make it up the hill out of Monument without me having to back into the yard and hook up to the SD40-2 in the yard!

That sounds fine to me. If you really want to see what the real beast can do, check out this link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhgHrDbN4EU

143 cars, no helpers, just steam. This is on an uphill grade, and at 4oish MPH. I would like to be able to recreate this scene in the game whenever Sherman Hill comes out!

[bpetit]

Yea I have seen that before. I don't think the games physics would let me. Maybe Normal and a SuperDuty Challenger, I see what I can do.

[thecanadianrail]

really the BIGEST problem imo with steamers on RW is the steam generation rate vs. the usage rate, if we could balance those out to a more realistic level the rest should be accurate.....well to a point

[bpetit]

Actually I made one already 143 double stacks on Cajon's downgrade topped out around 50

[Machinist]

Why not just make an extremely powerfull version for pulling 100 car trains at 60mph ? Just put everything at max and see what happens.......be sure to aert NASA first though if your setting everything to max....ben their. Msts dash 9 + a few twweaks in the physics files and Zzzoooommmm away it went, over 2,000 mph and 100 feet in the air once the end came at whitefish yard

[bpetit]

Actually I made one already 143 double stacks on Cajon's downgrade topped out around 50

Yes but thats downhill, up hill it probably goes 15 mph with that many cars knowing Railworks physics

Almost forgot there's a video to go with it in the video section.

[CSX2057]

Would be nice to make that performance work like in real life. Get'er Dun!

[XDriver]

Just for fun...
Take bpetit's Big boy upgrade. Copy the BB_Simulation.bin from the IHH\Big Boy\RailVehicles\Steam\BigBoy\Default\Simulation folder and copy/paste that into the IHH\US Railroads\RailVehicles\Steam\Challenger\Default\Simulation folder. Backup the Challenger Simulation.bin and rename the BB_Simulation.bin to Challenger Simulation.bin.
It does make it interesting.
If that's not enough. Copy all the files from the Bog Boy Simulation folder and paste them into the Challenger Simulation folder and rename accordingly.

As always. Back stuff up!!

[CSX2057]

Just for fun...
Take bpetit's Big boy upgrade. Copy the BB_Simulation.bin from the IHH\Big Boy\RailVehicles\Steam\BigBoy\Default\Simulation folder and copy/paste that into the IHH\US Railroads\RailVehicles\Steam\Challenger\Default\Simulation folder. Backup the Challenger Simulation.bin and rename the BB_Simulation.bin to Challenger Simulation.bin.
It does make it interesting.
If that's not enough. Copy all the files from the Bog Boy Simulation folder and paste them into the Challenger Simulation folder and rename accordingly.

As always. Back stuff up!!

Hmm..never thought of that but.... one thing it will not change.....the Boiler Level (Thunder crash). It will drop the same way...maybe even worst. *ahem. did you try that?

[UP3985]

Any news on this? With Sherman looming near, an updated Challenger is in high ddemand!

[bpetit]

Well, I have been sidetracked.(*cough* Skyrim *cough*). Actually its pretty much done, still need to tweak it a bit more so it doesn't take off like a rocket.

[bpetit]

Eureka, I think I have found it. Can I upload attachments on here?