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Posted by: jax6213 Apr 21 2007, 10:24 AM

Hello,

Here is another one of my infamous, silly questions but I have to know.  Is there a way to speed up time in MSTS?   I ask this because an activity I generated works fine until I get to the Cutback Grain elevator section of the Marias Route track, and I'm stuck waiting for a red signal to turn green.  I've been waiting for an hour now...

Thanks

Posted by: sgdavis Apr 21 2007, 11:15 AM

If you've been waiting for an hour chances are it won't change.  Two things to try:

1.  Press the "tab" key and see if the AI dispatcher gives you permission to pass the red signal.

2.  Save the activity, use Activity Generator's "Convert Signals to Permissive" feature to convert all the signals to permissive, then reload your save, the F4 activity monitor should now show the signal as "Stop and Proceed" and the speed limit display next to the signal should read 15 or 20 (whatever the route's default restricted speed limit is) rather than 0.  If this doesn't work try backing up, then reversing, that sometimes causes MSTS to reload the signal states.

MSTS Bin does have a feature that allows you to speed up time but I don't think it will help in this case.  This is a classic MSTS signalling problem.

Thanks,

Steve