Topic: Compiled latest 112.x merge, "Cannot chose because stop too short"

[Junna]

I now get an endless array of these errors, with any train or tram arriving at a reversing termini. I assume this was unintended but that something is a bit off with the code determining platform length or so. Note that, although it gives this error, usage remains normal.

[prissi]

In such cases the trains will go to the platform in the schedule, and will not chose (if it is still the same mechanism as standard). That could cause problems when a line is revered automatically.

[Junna]

In such cases the trains will go to the platform in the schedule, and will not chose (if it is still the same mechanism as standard). That could cause problems when a line is revered automatically.

Yes, but the odd thing is that 1. it does this when the platforms are not too short, indeed several tiles longer than the train, and 2. they do successfully choose platforms at choose signals, yet the message is nevertheless displayed.

[Bernd Gabriel]

I pushed a fix to my "112.x merge" branch.

Another issue with trains stopping in the middle of the platform:
A signal at the end of the platform, which formerly forced convoys to leave the station at this end, aren't obeyed anymore and thus convoys can leave the station at the wrong end and may get stuck.

[jamespetts]

Thank you very much - that is most helpful. I have reverted one small part of the change (the removal of the +1 from the platform_size - max_len) to ensure that trains do indeed stop in the very centre of the platforms and not slightly furhter along them.

[Bernd Gabriel]

I removed the +1 as it looked weird that a train of length n stopped 1 tile earlier than expected in a station of length n+1. Maybe we should start centering the trains if trains are at least 2 tiles shorter than the platform.

[jamespetts]

Hmm - which pakset were you using? It looks just right with the +1 in Pak128.Britain.

[Bernd Gabriel]

It is pak64.

In Pak128.Britain.Ex demo.sve trains also stop a tile too early but together with this eye-candy-North-East-heading-vehicles-drawing-offset and the nice platforms-ends it looks rather right.