Basic Junctions - Revision history

Benny: Added to basic networking category

2013-12-04T10:08:09Z

Added to basic networking category

Bodo Thiesen: improved inter guides linking

2010-07-19T16:00:45Z

improved inter guides linking

Jorl17: Small Orto corrections; sorry, had to do it :)

2010-02-19T22:45:39Z

Small Orto corrections; sorry, had to do it :)

Tneo: Removed last red link

2009-10-30T09:54:15Z

Removed last red link

Tneo at 20:30, 29 October 2009

2009-10-29T20:30:49Z

Tneo: Removed most redlinks, not the navigation path, up to what we'll do with that

2009-10-29T20:27:40Z

Removed most redlinks, not the navigation path, up to what we'll do with that

Petert: "Click" was spelled "Klick"

2009-08-30T17:56:24Z

"Click" was spelled "Klick"

Tneo: edited the page, added info and some rewriting of parts.

2009-05-13T08:51:56Z

edited the page, added info and some rewriting of parts.

Luckz at 13:10, 7 March 2009

2009-03-07T13:10:48Z

Tim at 11:00, 9 February 2008

2008-02-09T11:00:57Z

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	[[Sideline_stations\|<< Sideline stations]] \| [[Guides:Building\|^^ Back to Building Guides Index]] \| [[Mainline_Junctions\|Mainline Junctions >>]]		[[Sideline_stations\|<< Sideline stations]] \| [[Guides:Building\|^^ Back to Building Guides Index]] \| [[Mainline_Junctions\|Mainline Junctions >>]]
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-[[Sideline_stations|<< Sideline stations ]] | [[Mainline_Junctions| Mainline Junctions >>]]
+[[Sideline_stations|<< Sideline stations]] | [[Guides:Building|^^ Back to Building Guides Index]] | [[Mainline_Junctions|Mainline Junctions >>]]
 In this part we build our first basic junction (in #openttdcoop we always call it "hub"). Since we always build multi-track-junctions, a junction is a bit more complicated than you may have done it before. We try to build ''efficient'' and ''fast'' railways and therefore we need ''efficient'' and ''fast'' junctions as well. For the start we will analyse a so-called [[Sideline_Hub|Sideline Hub]] - or '''SLH''' for short.
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 * Finally, one thing is left to say: '''the Mainline always has the highest priority!''' Keep this in your mind for the next chapters!
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-[[Sideline_stations|<< Sideline stations ]] | [[Mainline_Junctions| Mainline Junctions >>]]
+[[Sideline_stations|<< Sideline stations]] | [[Guides:Building|^^ Back to Building Guides Index]] | [[Mainline_Junctions|Mainline Junctions >>]]
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 We find several important things in the image above:
-* A [[Basic_Networking|'''mainline''']] (also known as "Axis" goes from south to north (you can find it quite easy, mainlines have at least two tracks in each direction). The '''SLH''' has to connect a sideline to a mainline. This is the simplest case of a hub in our games. It is usually called '''"T-Hub"''' (just lean your head right and you will notice why).
+* A [[Basic_Networking|'''mainline''']] (also known as "Axis") goes from south to north (you can find it quite easy, mainlines have at least two tracks in each direction). The '''SLH''' has to connect a sideline to a mainline. This is the simplest case of a hub in our games. It is usually called '''"T-Hub"''' (just lean your head right and you will notice why).
 * There are no [[Balancing|load balancers]] constructed for trains coming from the Sideline and entering the Mainline. The Loadbalancers will be explained later on.
 * [[priorities|Priorities]] are missing on the mainline, so that trains entering the mainline slow down the trains on the mainline.
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 On the image above, you see the idea of the balancing: if a Mainline-track is used (which means: a train is on the part the Sideline-Train wants to enter) the signal state is red - and the Sideline-Train chooses the other Mainline-track. A basic [[priorities|priority]] is used to accomplish this.
-But for now, let us come back to our topic - basic junctions.I know what you are thinking: "Why are they doing this weird things?". The answer is: because it is the simplest thing in the end. Make a clean and intelligent building right from the start - it saves you and others later on.
+But for now, let us come back to our topic - basic junctions.I know what you are thinking: "Why are they doing these weird things?". The answer is: because it is the simplest thing in the end. Make a clean and intelligent building right from the start - it saves you and others later on.
-Just imagine a game with 300+ trains and 100+ stations and every station has its own connection to a mainline with high traffic. All this entering/leaving trains will slow down other trains - it's some kind of chain reaction. [[Sideline_Hub|'''SLH's''']] are intended to be ''fast connection points'' from sidelines to mainlines. Traffic from stations are bundled to sidelines and via a SLH they are bundled to a massive mainline. This - in the end - ensures a fast and comprehensive network!
+Just imagine a game with 300+ trains and 100+ stations and every station has its own connection to a mainline with high traffic. All these entering/leaving trains will slow down other trains - it's some kind of chain reaction. [[Sideline_Hub|'''SLH's''']] are intended to be ''fast connection points'' from sidelines to mainlines. Traffic from stations are bundled to sidelines and via a SLH they are bundled to a massive mainline. This - in the end - ensures a fast and comprehensive network!
 '''Name the HUB'''<br>

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-[[Basic_Stations|<< Basic Stations ]] | [[Mainline_Junctions| Mainline Junctions >>]]
+[[Sideline_stations|<< Sideline stations ]] | [[Mainline_Junctions| Mainline Junctions >>]]
 In this part we build our first basic junction (in #openttdcoop we always call it "hub"). Since we always build multi-track-junctions, a junction is a bit more complicated than you may have done it before. We try to build ''efficient'' and ''fast'' railways and therefore we need ''efficient'' and ''fast'' junctions as well. For the start we will analyse a so-called [[Sideline_Hub|Sideline Hub]] - or '''SLH''' for short.
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-[[Basic_Stations|<< Basic Stations ]] | [[Mainline_Junctions| Mainline Junctions >>]]
+[[Sideline_stations|<< Sideline stations ]] | [[Mainline_Junctions| Mainline Junctions >>]]
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 We find several important things in the image above:
-* A '''mainline''' (also known as "Axis" goes from south to north (you can find it quite easy, mainlines have at least two tracks in each direction). The '''SLH''' has to connect a sideline to a mainline. This is the simplest case of a hub in our games. It is usually called '''"T-Hub"''' (just lean your head right and you will notice why).
+* A [[Basic_Networking|'''mainline''']] (also known as "Axis" goes from south to north (you can find it quite easy, mainlines have at least two tracks in each direction). The '''SLH''' has to connect a sideline to a mainline. This is the simplest case of a hub in our games. It is usually called '''"T-Hub"''' (just lean your head right and you will notice why).
 * There are no [[Balancing|load balancers]] constructed for trains coming from the Sideline and entering the Mainline. The Loadbalancers will be explained later on.
 * [[priorities|Priorities]] are missing on the mainline, so that trains entering the mainline slow down the trains on the mainline.

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 In this part we build our first basic junction (in #openttdcoop we always call it "hub"). Since we always build multi-track-junctions, a junction is a bit more complicated than you may have done it before. We try to build ''efficient'' and ''fast'' railways and therefore we need ''efficient'' and ''fast'' junctions as well. For the start we will analyse a so-called [[Sideline_Hub|Sideline Hub]] - or '''SLH''' for short.
-[[Image:BasicJuntions1.png|center|thumb|600px|A very basic [[Sideline_Hub|Sideline Hub]] - Note the lack of [[Load_Balancers|load balancing]] ]]
+[[Image:BasicJuntions1.png|center|thumb|600px|A very basic [[Sideline_Hub|Sideline Hub]] - Note the lack of [[Balancing|load balancing]] ]]
 We find several important things in the image above:
-* A [[Mainline|'''mainline''']] (also known as "Axis" goes from south to north (you can find it quite easy, [[Mainline|mainlines]] have at least two tracks in each direction). The '''SLH''' has to connect a sideline to a mainline. This is the simplest case of a hub in our games. It is usually called '''"T-Hub"''' (just lean your head right and you will notice why).
+* A '''mainline''' (also known as "Axis" goes from south to north (you can find it quite easy, mainlines have at least two tracks in each direction). The '''SLH''' has to connect a sideline to a mainline. This is the simplest case of a hub in our games. It is usually called '''"T-Hub"''' (just lean your head right and you will notice why).
-* There are no [[Load_Balancers|load balancers]] constructed for trains coming from the Sideline and entering the Mainline. The Loadbalancers will be explained later on.
+* There are no [[Balancing|load balancers]] constructed for trains coming from the Sideline and entering the Mainline. The Loadbalancers will be explained later on.
 * [[priorities|Priorities]] are missing on the mainline, so that trains entering the mainline slow down the trains on the mainline.
 * Tunnels/ bridges are not doubled. Doubling is done based upon traffic load once a tunnel or bridge shows slowdowns for trains then it is needed to double. Unless it is a mainline or the tunnels/ bridges are longer then the distance between trains.
-[[Image:BasicJuntions2.png|center|thumb|480px|An early [[Load_Balancers|Loadbalancer]] - recent concepts are far better but this one already improves the balancing somewhat]]
+[[Image:BasicJuntions2.png|center|thumb|480px|An early [[Balancing|Loadbalancer]] - recent concepts are far better but this one already improves the balancing somewhat]]

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 Every hub has a [[Naming_conventions|name]]! Not only because we are gifted writers but also because of finding all these hubs in the future. On a typical 512x512 map we end up with at least four "Backbone Hubs" (explained later on) and at least eight or even more Sideline Hubs.
-[[Image:BasicJuntions3.png|center|thumb|357px|The signlist - klick on a sign and you will get to the spot]]
+[[Image:BasicJuntions3.png|center|thumb|357px|The signlist - click on a sign and you will get to the spot]]
 Since #openttdcoop has something to deal with both communication and coordination it has proven that "Look at SLH 3" is easier to communicate rather than "Look at this hub east to the hub which is west of the eastern one". This ought to be obvious.

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−	'''Curve Radius'''. Depending on the game, we use a certain trainlength. Imaging a map with 3-tile-long-trains. This means: If you build curves with 3 tiles length each, the trains won't slow down! For monorail or maglev it's very important to remain at full speed. Just ask some experts around for the minimum radius for full speed-curves. ''Note: for larger trainlengths, ~~you~~ the radius is always smaller than the trainlength.''	+	'''Curve Radius'''. Depending on the game, we use a certain trainlength. Imaging a map with 3-tile-long-trains. This means: If you build curves with 3 tiles length each, the trains won't slow down! For monorail or maglev it's very important to remain at full speed. Just ask some experts around for the minimum radius for full speed-curves. ''Note: for larger trainlengths, the radius is always smaller than the trainlength.''


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−	Finally, one thing is left to say: '''the Mainline ~~has~~ always the highest priority!''' Keep this in your mind for the next chapters!	+	Finally, one thing is left to say: '''the Mainline always has the highest priority!''' Keep this in your mind for the next chapters!