Talk:Second Life Railroad/SLRR standards
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control system discussion
Original text:
Control
is the way the rail network as a whole works safely while sharing the rail resources among consists.
Currently (10-2009) there is no such system in place.
- Problem description
- If rolling stock of multiple operators is allowed on a track, traffic control will be necessary. The block section type of control system should work, using llSay on a negative channel, phantom alpha detectors on the track, and signals for realism.
- A larger problem is what to do about traffic in the opposite direction. Block Section control could work with a passing siding for each section. Which leads to...
- Another problem - switches. If the Guide rail is used, then it could be turned and moved to divert a train, or line and branch Guides could be alternated between phantom and nonphysical as determined by routing. If a flat or phantom guide rail is used, names can be switched to change which rail is active.
--Stryker J 14:53, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
INFORMATION SUPPLIED MADE BY JER SCHAAF:
None of the "problems" listed above are really problems, and hence no controls on the SLRR are necessary.
- multiple operators... Rail traffic is so light that another train is rarely seen. Most train builders have integrated the Train Buddy warning system into their trains, which subtly warns of other trains operating nearby.
- opposite direction traffic... Almost all trains can go non-physical and "side out" to let another train pass on those rare occasions.
- switches... The concept of scripted switches for the SLRR is so simple that one has to wonder what the Lindens are thinking here. Similarly, appropriately scripted SLRR road grade crossings are also incredibly simple to make. Neither is present anywhere on the SLRR. This is an annoyance, not a show-stopper.
The only serious problem facing the residents who use the SLRR railways are the Linden automated trains that occasionally run. These trains knock (assault) everyone in their path off of the rails without prejudice. An Abuse Report against the Lindens in these cases is meaningless.