GP40-2's working in multiple.

[callum112233]

Yesterday, I bought this unit on a whim as I was looking for an American loco with 'advanced' features. (Please do tell me of any more advanced locos on the market if there are any)

My question is:

If working in multiple, say I have 4 units on the front of the train. Do I have to start each unit up independently?

Thanks.
Callum.

[jwtheiv]

Yesterday, I bought this unit on a whim as I was looking for an American loco with 'advanced' features. (Please do tell me of any more advanced locos on the market if there are any)

My question is:

If working in multiple, say I have 4 units on the front of the train. Do I have to start each unit up independently?

Thanks.
Callum.

Reppo's GP-20 has an advanced start-up sequence and some other nice detailing. For Steam Engines - AT&N Consolidation and the upcoming FEF by Smokebox are incredibly detailed.

[PapaXpress]

My question is:

If working in multiple, say I have 4 units on the front of the train. Do I have to start each unit up independently?

Thanks.
Callum.

You do not.

My turn. I am curious are people wanting this feature? I could code it in but I have other new features I am working on at the moment.

[artimrj]

My question is:

If working in multiple, say I have 4 units on the front of the train. Do I have to start each unit up independently?

Thanks.
Callum.

You do not.

My turn. I am curious are people wanting this feature? I could code it in but I have other new features I am working on at the moment.

I say no to that.

[BoostedFridge]

I think manually starting one loco is cool. Manually starting 4 sounds like time I'd rather be putting miles on the consist. Just my $0.02

[Chacal]

+1

Also, Reppo's Baldwin Centipede (DLC on Steam) has advanced controls and startup sequence.

[awaken1977]

Thanks.
Callum.

You do not.

My turn. I am curious are people wanting this feature? I could code it in but I have other new features I am working on at the moment.[/quote]


I'd suggest to enable it.
Now, when I switch to the cab of the other loco, engine dies, and I need to start everything over.
This is not realistic.

Also, there is no possibility to run with reduced power. that's interesting feature for scenarios.
with GP20 I can pull the train with 4 locos, one of them is cold. So I can start this extra engine, only when additional power is required, or shut down particular loco in case of engine fault.

[awaken1977]

I think manually starting one loco is cool. Manually starting 4 sounds like time I'd rather be putting miles on the consist. Just my $0.02

Start first loco with full procedure, and start the rest with "Z" key - that's what would I do if I feel lazy

but it should be independent also ("Z" key affects only one loco, which cab you currently in)

[plovdiv21]

I like the manual startup feature,but one time should start all other locos

[GP15Dash1]

I love the VRC GP40, but if I could decide on one change, it would be this one thing. I actually like starting all the locomotives manually. I also recognize that others might not, so if it's possible to offer both (similar to the Reppo scheme, where there's advanced and standard coding), I'd count that as a selling point. I'm aware that that's a "cake-and-eat-it-too" approach.

It's not a showstopper for me if it gets left as-is. This is a tremendous addition to the hobby.