This is now a modpack, the mechanics have been isolated to their respective mods
Active Rails
Ever wanted to know more about your trains, even if they're not at a station? Active rails use a custom "rail-combinator" to output information about the train car directly above them. This mod provides an advanced tool to have circuit networks interact with the train network
This info includes:
- signal-S = Speed (+/-)
- signal-T = Train-ID
- signal-U = Unit_Number of the Train Car (unique identifier)
- signal-L = Train Length
- signal-H = Health of Train Car
- Items/Fluids = Inventory/Fuel of the train car
Additionally, you can send signals to these rail combinators:
- signal-B = Slow trains to a lower speed (Similar to Riven's Mod, but I wanted to make my own implementation)
- signal-C = Couple (1) or decouple (2) the two cars that are currently above the rail
Coupling and de-coupling still has some issues with automatic trains regarding schedules, but I am working to resolve them.
My goal is to be able to create functional shunting yard using the rails, but I'd like to hear what other people come up with! Feel free to start a discussion thread. I am excited to see how other people could put these to use! :)
Want to see it in action? Try some demo blueprints with some basic ideas:
- Color According to Contents
- Basic Shunting
- Shunting 2.0: Cargo Sorting
- Shunting 3.0: Smooth Movements
Train Collisions
Trains now have reduced friction and will bounce off each other when they collide!
This was initially to give trains a more realistic feel, only at lower speed, but I like how goofy it looks at high speeds. I will also slow down trains to give them a more realistic feel in the future.
Should be stable and not cause crashes. For now, automatic trains are unaffected by collision physics, to avoid crashing the game
For the standalone mod see https://mods.factorio.com/mod/Elastic_Collisions