TransWikia.com

OpenTTD Loading & Unloading times

Arqade Asked on June 14, 2021

I’m trying to calculate the time for a train to load at a station.

This website
states that a full load and unload cycle takes (capacity * 2 / load_amount) days

So a full load would be (capacity / load_amount)

It also states that a "load amount" is loaded in these times:

  • Trains: 40 ticks
  • RV: 20 ticks
  • Ships: 10 ticks
  • Aircraft: 20 ticks

Using these formulas, for a monorail train with 108 passenger carriages (5076 passengers) and 10 mail carriages (370 bags of mail), it would take 5446/40 days = 136 days.

(Note: The train is on a station length 64, and the train is length 60)

However, the train actually only takes around 10 days to fully load, very different to the calculated value.

So my overall question: What is the correct formula to use to calculate load times?

One Answer

You're mis-interpreting "load amount".

load_amount is an internal attribute of a wagon or vehicle that determines how big a chunk of cargo is loaded during each cycle. For example, a train wagon with a load_amount of 16 will load 16 units of cargo every 40 ticks. If the wagon has a capacity of 40 units, it'll take 100 ticks to fully load.

If a train fully fits into a station, each wagon will load independently, so the total loading time will be the loading time of the slowest wagon in the train.

Correct answer by Mark on June 14, 2021

Add your own answers!

Ask a Question

Get help from others!

© 2024 TransWikia.com. All rights reserved. Sites we Love: PCI Database, UKBizDB, Menu Kuliner, Sharing RPP