[Idea] Trains bring them back into gaming!

[de4dcert 246]

So again my mind starts to wander as I play more DayZ and realise that I would like those solid trains to move. Obviously the electric ones are going to be a problem. But steam is a possibility with enough wood/water in the back to feed it with fuel. Plenty of carriages for all sorts of types and travel beans and coke brought along shortly. But then the mean streak in me sees awesome train robberies/gunfights with the odd train driving experience. Because the track does go a fair way.

At lease add one of these:

You can pull supplies of beans all the way up the coast...

Edited January 16, 2013 by De4dCert

[boxman80 964]

You do get diesel trains you know, especially in these harsh eastern European states. Might be an idea to have a couple of them usable sure, but i cant see many people wanting to use them as basically everyone would know where you were going and ambushes would be really easy to set up. Also tracks would be really easy to block with cars, tank traps etc.

[mzltv 2281]

Is there currently an addon for ArmA2, in the ways of trains?

I'm just trying to think of the issue where all the vehicles can move in any directions... trains obviously only go where the tracks take them; and I'm not sure how easy it would be to make a vehicle that can only travel forward and backwards on a pre-designated route..

It would be cool though. Give those fresh-spawns some new opportunities - steaming it down the south coast of Chernarus, with a middle finger to bandit snipers from the window.

[burritoman259 593]

But something going at 80-90 is going to fuck up any vehicle, go into editor get a military offroad ram a sedan or other small vehicle a van etc, as for tank traps I have no idea why anyone would try to sabotage a public transportation system oh wait.

[de4dcert 246]

I say tie bandits to the tracks with rope.

[U.G.N - Jedi Panda 1319]

I would LOVE to see trains. Imagine the coastal train service runnung from kamenka to berezino!

:o

[OrLoK 16186]

handcarts ftw.

[enforcer1975 1111]

I would LOVE to see trains. Imagine the coastal train service runnung from kamenka to berezino!

:o

It's rather the free weapons and loot coastal service because guess what will happen to the ones riding the train...

[guisho 258]

[de4dcert 246]

I think the mechanics would be in the engine and I could see some insane action going on there if the track could be extended into other areas.

[Average Pegasus 646]

Train would be cool but the track are hmmm... too short...

and there is only one way... the coast.

If more track would be available on a bigger map that would be cool to use but on chernarus it useless and I would keep my car that go to 50 km/h even if i found a train that can go up to 150-200 Km/h since we can't travel pretty far.

Edited January 16, 2013 by Soarin'

[WiFiN 55]

There is a mod that makes trains usable.

A decent way to travel around the map as a group if there are ways to defend it from inside without exposing yourself too much. Having alot of space to fill up seems good to me.

Also, blocking it with cars wouldn't really work. Tank traps? Maybe, but still not the case.

[Sourcarrot 27]

I was thinking this a couple of days ago also. I think this would be awesome and create so many options for players such as a bandit blowing a hole in the rail and the hole thing going mental and crashing

[paratus 21]

We actually had a train going up and down the coast on The Asylum server. It needed more work though, but we might be bringing it back.

[beastoverlord 574]

Why is there a new thread for this? Wasn't there a train thread like 2 days ago?

[de4dcert 246]

We actually had a train going up and down the coast on The Asylum server. It needed more work though, but we might be bringing it back.

I would love to try that how did it work out?

[PracticalTactical 164]

Trains would be neat but currently there is not enough railroad to be of use. If it went all the way around the map and had several spir lines going into the middle it would be OK. I could totally see some mad max esque train chases going on.

[de4dcert 246]

Trains would be neat but currently there is not enough railroad to be of use. If it went all the way around the map and had several spir lines going into the middle it would be OK. I could totally see some mad max esque train chases going on.

Mad Max was totally on my mind too! put together with spikes and Heinz bean tins. Ahh well I would love the survival express.

[IkaikaKekai 1957]

There are several ways Trains/rail vehicles could go (Trust me, I'm an Engineer...well Brakeman in training really...).

First of all large locomotives and long trains would be very difficult, and considering the coast is single track mainline with only a few sidings there would be a lot of conflicts/collisions. If I had any choice there would be:

1 small road engine/switcher (operator) with a boxcar (lotta gear carrying) and normal/transfer caboose (passengers, some gear) (The one sitting on the docks in Cherno would be a good example of this minus the caboose)

1-2 RDCs or whatever the Post Soviet equivilant would be (think the rail bound version of a bus, LOTS of passenger room and some gear) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budd_Rail_Diesel_Car

1-2 Speeders (small track inspection vehicles, the one Im fimilar with is is basically just a picnic table on wheels with an engine, simple throttle and breaks)

3 small handcars (i know these VERY well, one man can actually get them working solo and get up a good speed, think of it as an old bike) make easy to repair, and able to derail/rerail without too much trouble so they can easily be moved out of the way of a larger train

Clearing tracks would be the biggest problem IMO, since there's a lot of debris in key places and trains are actually fairly easy to derail despite what most people think. There would have to be some way to clear roadblocks and such manually unless they make the map so that the rails are clear. Also since its a single track mainline, the other rail vehicles will be a problem, you'd have to put the RDC on a siding someplace (assuming its in working order, then you'll have to fix it) OR you would have to VERY slowly push it (at least at first and only if you have something bigger/stronger than what your pushing) to where you want.

Repair parts and fuel would have to be high, say 4 engine parts for the Road Engine.