Trains don't run at all
Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 9:49 pm
Hello, this is my first post in the forums. Before I describe my problem, let me make it clear that my computer itself is not the problem. I know this because (1) my computer specs are way more than sufficient, (2) this problem only arises in single player, and (3) this problem did not arise in the demo version.
SPECS: I have an Intel Prescott 3.4 GHz Pentium IV processor with 2 GB of 533 MHz RAM, a terabyte of hard drive space, and a 256 MB nVidia 7800 GTX video card. I can get 100 frames per second in Half-Life 2 and F.E.A.R. My computer specs are not the cause of the problem here.
PROBLEM: In single player games, I cannot get trains to return to their initial stations; I also cannot get trains to pick up goods at annexes. At annexes, the first car of goods is loaded, and then the train freezes on the tracks. When I inquire, it says "Loading [goods]."
In the attachment, I built a rail connection between Bullhead City Energy Co. and Bullhead City. The train filled one car with oil at the energy company, and after that it just froze on the tracks. Zero movement, zero anything. It tells me it's still loading; the oil company shows it still has supply to be picked up. The train isn't set to wait for a minimum load of a certain size. It's just frozen.
Next, I set up a train connection between Bullhead City and Las Vegas. Once the train arrives at the Vegas station, it drops off goods and starts coming back to Bullhead City. Then, literally right in front of the originating station on my screen, the train utterly freezes, saying it's "approaching" Bullhead City station at 4 mph. The train will sit like this without ever pulling up to the station, for hours.
This isn't because of congestion; it's not because the station is outside the city borders. It just literally sits there, on a single track, with a single train.
I have attached a saved game demonstrating these insane problems. You should also note that my trains just sit around all day at annexes as well, and further note that I have NONE of these problems in multiplayer mode.
SPECS: I have an Intel Prescott 3.4 GHz Pentium IV processor with 2 GB of 533 MHz RAM, a terabyte of hard drive space, and a 256 MB nVidia 7800 GTX video card. I can get 100 frames per second in Half-Life 2 and F.E.A.R. My computer specs are not the cause of the problem here.
PROBLEM: In single player games, I cannot get trains to return to their initial stations; I also cannot get trains to pick up goods at annexes. At annexes, the first car of goods is loaded, and then the train freezes on the tracks. When I inquire, it says "Loading [goods]."
In the attachment, I built a rail connection between Bullhead City Energy Co. and Bullhead City. The train filled one car with oil at the energy company, and after that it just froze on the tracks. Zero movement, zero anything. It tells me it's still loading; the oil company shows it still has supply to be picked up. The train isn't set to wait for a minimum load of a certain size. It's just frozen.
Next, I set up a train connection between Bullhead City and Las Vegas. Once the train arrives at the Vegas station, it drops off goods and starts coming back to Bullhead City. Then, literally right in front of the originating station on my screen, the train utterly freezes, saying it's "approaching" Bullhead City station at 4 mph. The train will sit like this without ever pulling up to the station, for hours.
This isn't because of congestion; it's not because the station is outside the city borders. It just literally sits there, on a single track, with a single train.
I have attached a saved game demonstrating these insane problems. You should also note that my trains just sit around all day at annexes as well, and further note that I have NONE of these problems in multiplayer mode.
