Issues with coupling

[heisenburger]

I keep running into major issues when doing any switching/coupling. If I try to uncouple cars, as soon as I move in the opposite direction, the game will automatically recouple to the cars I just dropped off. This gives me an operational error and cost me 500 points, and not let me split consists. This happens in all different scenarios, and in all different routes. I have auto coupling turned off in the settings, and apply handbrakes to keep them from possibly reconnecting that way. In other scenarios, I cant connect to any cars. Even if the couplers are open, they will not connect and I'll end up just pushing the consist back, therefore not letting me connect them together. Is there something in settings that I am missing, or are some scenarios just broken? There have been some scenarios here and there that work however, primarily on Marias Pass.

[Highball Simulation]

Originally posted by John Forza™:

I keep running into major issues when doing any switching/coupling. If I try to uncouple cars, as soon as I move in the opposite direction, the game will automatically recouple to the cars I just dropped off. This gives me an operational error and cost me 500 points, and not let me split consists. This happens in all different scenarios, and in all different routes. I have auto coupling turned off in the settings, and apply handbrakes to keep them from possibly reconnecting that way. In other scenarios, I cant connect to any cars. Even if the couplers are open, they will not connect and I'll end up just pushing the consist back, therefore not letting me connect them together. Is there something in settings that I am missing, or are some scenarios just broken? There have been some scenarios here and there that work however, primarily on Marias Pass.

If you encounter the coupler preventing coupling bug, save and reload the scenario. My advice would also be to switch scoring off in career scenarios.

[OldAlaskaGuy]

If you hit too hard (speeds greater than 3 MPH) this will also keep you from coupling. Then follow Hiball's suggestions.

[Spikee1975]

Uncoupling on an uphill grade will require you to get moving first and uncouple as soon as couplers are stretched out. Use the free camera for that.

US buckeye couplers are not affected by the Auto coupling setting, this is for european 3-link (hook and chain) couplings and such. Buckeye, Scharfenberg, Dellner and the likes will couple automatically anyways.

Some couplers in the game are incorrectly set up, and the loco's collision box / coupler pivots will prevent you from coupling up. Fixes are on the DTG forums and mirrored on RailWorksAmerica.

I recommend applying these patches, they will fix coupling issues and consist splits.

https://railworksamerica.com/index.php/download-library/miscellaneous-files?view=document&id=4156:tmcouplerfix&catid=23:miscellaneous-files

Here's the original thread with detailed explanations:

https://forums.dovetailgames.com/threads/the-big-buckeye-coupler-fixes-thread.50579/

[heisenburger]

Thanks for the help, stretching out the couplers stopped the cars from recoupling. I don't know what the issue was with not being able to couple consists together, but it seems to work fine now.