Help with Open Rails timetable mode

[DuctTapeGuru]

So here I is, trying to write a timetable using the included timetable editor, and feeling about as smart as Jethro Bodine. There's two trains at Station 1 scheduled to depart within a minute of each other. Train_A (player train) is supposed to wait for Train_B, which departs 1 minute earlier. For Train_A, I enter 13:33 $wait=Train_B in the appropriate space according to the manual. Except Train_A always leaves first. I have read the manual, but IMHO, it reads very much like a Ph.D. dissertation, and I don't find it to be much help in this area. Would anyone be able to offer some help in this area?

[baldwin]

If I understand timetable correctly there is no "player train" as such, every train is the timetable is a potential player train. So, assuming station 1 is the start location you just set up the timetable so that train A is timetabled to leave after train B, no need to use the $wait command.

[DuctTapeGuru]

I've actually given up on this. Whenever one is working in a file called "OpenRails" one is asking for trouble, and one will get it.

[baldwin]

That is just so not true. You have to understand your tools. I have just installed a route plus stock from Poland, all of which has been made to work with all of the current Open Rails features complete with a full working timetable. I have to admit that right now, making a working timetable set is not something I can do, but I do understand the underlying principles.

[DuctTapeGuru]

Then I must be the worst coder. If I use an OpenRails folder or an .incfile, things go south in a big hurry.

[baldwin]

World worst coder? probably not. There is nothing inherently formidable about the Openrails folder, the only criteria I can find is that it must be in the right location for whichever job it is doing. As for inc files, once you understand how they work, they are the best thing ever when it comes to adjusting physics in hundreds of eng and wag files. If you are having problems with these concepts, bring your query here and there should be someone here or even over at Elvas Tower to help you work things out. As always take a good look at the manual, things are explained there. Section 12 in particular covers the basics of timetables.