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pump to fluid wagon connection from the end
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 1:49 am
by sparr
TL;DR
In addition to connecting from the sides, a pump should be able to connect to a fluid wagon from the front/back when the wagon is at the end of a dead end track.
What ?
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I would like for the pump shown on the left here to be able to connect to the fluid wagon.
Why ?
It allows for more creative design of rail stations and fluid processing facilities.
Re: pump to fluid wagon connection from the end
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 12:16 pm
by n7m6e7
I don't exactly see how this can be used.
Since trains cant "push" wagons, how would you get a fluid wagon to the edge of a dead end?
I mean, you can build the wagon at the end, then send it off, but that limits it to a manual use.
Re: pump to fluid wagon connection from the end
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 1:23 pm
by Darinth
A fluid wagon followed by a pair of locomotives, one facing each way, should be able to 'push' a fluid wagon to this spot, and then pull it away without issue. With that said... I'm not sold on the usability of this feature. It's limited to a single fluid wagon at the very end of a track.
Re: pump to fluid wagon connection from the end
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 1:26 pm
by leadraven
Technically, this feature is better to be supported, but I don't want devs to waste time on it.
Re: pump to fluid wagon connection from the end
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 10:01 pm
by sparr
n7m6e7 wrote: Wed Mar 27, 2019 12:16 pm
Since trains cant "push" wagons, how would you get a fluid wagon to the edge of a dead end?
Trains can push wagons just fine.
Re: pump to fluid wagon connection from the end
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 2:15 am
by n7m6e7
I was suprisingly unaware that trains could push XD
Mostly because its never occurred to me to make a train like
[Wagon] <engine] [engine>
And at that point, is there any way to ensure the wagon always docks toward the correct side? (Aside from having it go between only 2 points. )
Re: pump to fluid wagon connection from the end
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 1:17 pm
by Darinth
n7m6e7 wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2019 2:15 am
I was suprisingly unaware that trains could push XD
Mostly because its never occurred to me to make a train like
[Wagon] <engine] [engine>
And at that point, is there any way to ensure the wagon always docks toward the correct side? (Aside from having it go between only 2 points. )
Rail network construction methodology can prevent trains from spontaneously turning around. It's just a matter of building your network and your stops right. With that said... building such stops would IMO be kind of a pain. Leadraven has the same attitude as myself. It's a logical feature... but of such massively limited use and of such massive pain to be able to make use of that I just... I don't want developer time wasted on it. Their call though.