XBOX controller: how to use sand?

[_o_OOOO_oo-Kanawha]

I haven't found it on either the Action Menu or the Assist Layer, nor seems it mapped to a button.

W/o sand I'll never het that train started ....

[OldProf]

Just dump it on top?

(but not much)

[_o_OOOO_oo-Kanawha]

Back to serious: there is a chance the game might be further dumbed down come the XBOX.

A controller only has so much buttons, and Konsole Kiddies don't know much about driving 'real' trains, as opposed to cars, arcade style.

[trev123]

Check out page 59 in the TS manual. Try the action menu. Haven't used my 360 controller for 6 months.

[_o_OOOO_oo-Kanawha]

I have checked the Actions Menu, but there is no sanding button on there.
A lot of functions appear to be missing, like firing steam locomotives.
Unless the menu is staggered, I don't think so however.

RailDriver is probably unsupported by the Konsole, and RD's general future seems quite bleek. Only OR and Run8 support it fully.

I am away from my Railworks, so cannot read the manual right now. railsimulator.com's domain is unreachable at work. Edit: here is a copy available: http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/24010/manuals/TS2015_User_Guide.pdf?t=1439456512

It makes me wonder where the future developments of the game will lead to.
If the Konsole market is deemed more important/profitable than the PC market, and the User Interface of the Konsole remains constrained and limited to arcade functions, how will that work out for actual train-like simulation of the rail vehicles in the PC version?

I will be following the XBOX development with interest. Inside the Box there is a precisely specified PC like computer, right?

[trev123]

As far as I know yes.

[trev123]

Sent DTG and asked that question and the reply was, "These can be accessed from the context (F1) menu" whatever that means.

[plethaus]

lol they obviously did not understand the question then.

I would think that d-pad up or down would be good for sand because I don't think they're used for anything else. D-pad left is for wipers and right is for cycling selected brake lever. Unfortunately you would have to use a utility like Xpadder to emulate an 'x' keypress on either of those Xbox d-pad controls.

[trev123]

Perhaps DTG are using Asians on there new support helpdesk now.