Driving Trains Basics

Cab overview

The Zora no Densha cab is really close to a real one. While it seems complicated, it really is simple to drive a train.

Basic Controls

You'll have to remember some basics controls which are by default:

• W and S for the reverser (by default, the reverser is at X (locked)).
  If you press W once you'll go into Backward mode (down arrow selected), one more to be in Neutral mode (N selected) and once again to go to Forward mode (up arrrow selected).
  W will make you go up in the list while S will make you go down. The arrows represent the direction your train will go to. Neutral mode has no direction.

• A and D for the throttle (by default at 0 (brake released but no power)).
  Pressing A will give power to your train or release your brakes. The more you press, the more power you allocate and the more acceleration your train will gain.
  At the contrary, D will give less power or apply brakes.

• Q is the dead man's switch key. When you see the '!' logo on your screen and/or hear a beeping sound, you'll have to press this key.
  Otherwise your train will think you're dead or AFK and will apply emergency brakes.

• Enter is the emergency brake key. When pressed, your train will decelerate quickly to a full stop.
  To remove emergency brakes, set the reverser to neutral and the throttle to zero. Then press the emergency brake again until your throttle display stops blinking red.

• 9 is for the MTCS screen. It turns the screen on and off.
  The screen must be on if you want to drive your train.

• Space is for the horn. If there are passive animals in front of your train when driving, sounding the horn will alert them to your presence and make them move out of the way (unless they are too stupid to find a safe place, in that case they'll just get squashed).

Please note that above buttons may change depending on what you assigned them to in your configuration.