Transport Giant - FAQ/guide
FAQ by Paul Dee
Q. How to unlock the missions?
A. Change the last two lines of the GameStatus.xls file in the config dir to:
<Missions Mission_Set_1="13" />
<Missions Mission_Set_2="7" />
Q. How to turn on the grid lines?
A. Ctl+F9 for small grid, Ctl+F9 again for large grid & Ctl+F9 again to turn off
Q. How to start another route?
A. Press Enter while placing the station
Q. How to change the train signal release distance?
A. Edit the TGConfig.Gen file in notepad and change the parameter
SafetyDistanceBetweenTrains from 4 to 1
Q. How to cheat?
A. Cheat Code Result
Ctrl+Shift+Y Advance one year
Ctrl+Alt+W Win current scenario
Q. How to make the signals work on a shared line to a single station?
A. The signal system works in Transport Giant, however there is an issue when
the train in the station has proceeded to the end of the station, finished
unloading and turns around (...and reloads as required), that causes the signals
to release a waiting inbound train in to the switch in front of a station
resulting in a deadlock. This can also occur if a shorter train enters a station
as it has to proceed to the far end to unload and turn around before leaving but
the safety distance between trains value in the config file causes the signal to
release the waiting inbound train in to the switch before the train in the
station has stopped at the end of the platform and turns around. It is that time
that the train reaches the end of the platform, unloads and then turns around
that causes the signals to release the inbound waiting train and results in the
deadlock in the switch as the station signal is blocking the train from entering
the now reoccupied station. A train that turns around in a station causes the
signals to release and any waiting train can then proceed in to the switch.
Removing the signals from the station with the delete track trick only causes
the trains to crash in the switch and is not a viable work around. The best
method is to build a loop around the back of the station so that the train does
not have to turn around in the station, however this is not always possible
depending on space limitations. There are other methods discussed in forums that
include bypass tracks for the outgoing traffic, however the purpose is to delay
the inbound traffic entering the station switch by including a longer lead in
track and a largely spaced blocking signal distance to delay the train's
approach long enough for the unloading train to reach the end of the platform,
unload and turn around (...and reload as required), such as:
Signal deadlocks at stations - Method 1:
_B____->____b__________b__________b__________B__B____ <-> Industry
LLLLLLLLLLLLLB/B_____________________b__________b____<-____B\/B____ <-> City
Signal deadlocks at stations - Method 2:
Select the upper (or lower if preferred) line as the return bypass line for BOTH
L Station (H for hotel)
B Signal Main
b Signal Blocking
\ Switch Right
/ Switch Left
<- Direction of Traffic
-> Direction of Traffic
<-> Direction Both
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Q. How to get further information about this FAQ?
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