Driving Trains Advanced

If you're here, that means you've completed all the previous tutorials - well done! If that's not the case, we highly recommend you to check them.

Advanced Controls

Here are some advanced controls for you to completely enjoy the Zora no Densha driving experience:

Lighting

K toggles driving compartment light.
When enabled, this will light up the area inside the compartment and the desk/chair.

H changes the train's head light.
You switch through a list of four states; Off - Shunt - Rear - Front.

J toggles light beams for the head light.
The light beams only appear when the head lights are set to "Front".

Passenger

I (un-)locks the doors on the left side of your train.
Passengers will then be able to interact with the doors to open them and to hop in. To close the doors and lock them, press I again (it'll take some time to close with a beeping sound).

O (un-)locks the doors on the right, similar to above.

Pro-tip: When doors are unlocked, an icon will appear on the MTCS display and the door state will change on the MTIS display. The two buttons at the bottom right corner of your panel will also light up depending on which doors are unlocked.

You can use in the cab the command : /setdest <Line1>, <Line2> to set which text your train's destination boards display.
Some more info can be found here.

AFB/Cruise Control

Automatische Fahr- und Bremssteuerung, translates to automatic driving and braking control - or simply Cruise Control.

This system is used to assign a maximum speed for the train.
When enabled, the train will not go higher than the assigned speed thanks to an automatic control of the brakes.
Please note that this mode does not automatically apply throttle - you will need to set the throttle to a level which will allow the train to accelerate.

F is used to toggle AFB. It'll show a little yellow diamond on your speedometer at the speed limit you've assigned (default 40 km/h).
The speed limit assigned is also shown on the MTIS display.

R increases the speed limit by 5 km/h.

V decreases the speed limit by 5 km/h.

Others

7 and 8 control pantographs by either extending or retracting the back or front pantographs, respectively.
In future versions, pantographs will be required to draw power from overhead lines. Currently, they serve only cosmetic purposes.

P decouples the vehicle in front of you. This only works with Scharfenberg couplings, though.