How to test scenario

[askefant]

I have made a scenario and I tested it and at the end of the scenario I got red signal. Now I am trying to fix it, but every time I have to play troughs the whole scenario to come and see if the fault is gone. Is there anything I can do to skip scenario to a location 30 min after?

[Pethulla]

No, it isnt possible.

Important thing is restart scenario before you start with testing it is possible that some problems with signal disappears.

Although it isnt possible skip time during testing you can create new test scenario with starting point which is closer to problematic signal - you have to "only" place all trains in this section of route to position where they are in original scenario.

What route and what signal is problematic?
Some signals doesnt like when there is train driving before you to another platform than yours - in this case signal stay red although according minimap route should be clear. If this is your problem use portal for AI train and then it should be fine.

[Rudolf Jan]

No, your saved game will be erased when you update a scenario. That is because gaem state may be not compatible with the changes you made.

You can seed up your scenario. See my scenario authors guide to see how. You can download it here:

http://www.hollandhiking.nl/trainsimulator/index.php

[askefant]

Originally posted by Pethulla:

No, it isnt possible.

Important thing is restart scenario before you start with testing it is possible that some problems with signal disappears.

Although it isnt possible skip time during testing you can create new test scenario with starting point which is closer to problematic signal - you have to "only" place all trains in this section of route to position where they are in original scenario.

What route and what signal is problematic?
Some signals doesnt like when there is train driving before you to another platform than yours - in this case signal stay red although according minimap route should be clear. If this is your problem use portal for AI train and then it should be fine.

Thanks for the answers and the route was Hamburg to Lübeck. where the Lübeck station has a number fault on the platform. the 2d map is showing correctly platform number, but when I place a train in the world Lübeck has two station with platform 6. very confusing and this is the reason for the red light before Lübeck, but it sad I cannot skip to the fault place to see if I had fix the fault.

[Pethulla]

I tested it before Lubeck and no problem with signals. So it looks that problem is:
- you are right that there are two platforms 6 in Lubeck. More strange that these two platforms are named as platform 7 and 8 in minimap. So it can be problem - maybe you setup destination to platform 6 (according to minimap) -> it is platform 5 according to sign in Lubeck station. Do you have some static consist in this platform?
- problem with train priorities
- problem with AI train which use same crossing as player train. Some signals has problem with this especially if you have train which drive before player train.

[askefant]

Originally posted by Pethulla:

I tested it before Lubeck and no problem with signals. So it looks that problem is:
- you are right that there are two platforms 6 in Lubeck. More strange that these two platforms are named as platform 7 and 8 in minimap. So it can be problem - maybe you setup destination to platform 6 (according to minimap) -> it is platform 5 according to sign in Lubeck station. Do you have some static consist in this platform?
- problem with train priorities
- problem with AI train which use same crossing as player train. Some signals has problem with this especially if you have train which drive before player train.

I know the problem, train at the wrong platfrom, but I got answer to my qustion and that was all I wanted for help thanks for that

[Jackson]

It sounds like you have discovered the most time consuming (by FAR!) part of scenario creation! Playing it over and over finding the errors. And it's one of those things that separates the good authors from the bad ones.