From 60e48f35b5c76689125d9b6cb93a2dd1f7753d23 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: frosch Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 17:55:40 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (svn r22546) -Doc [FS#4635]: Add 'trains do not crash with their own wagons' to known_bugs. --- known-bugs.txt | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/known-bugs.txt b/known-bugs.txt index 80717c4b06..f6651c8e69 100644 --- a/known-bugs.txt +++ b/known-bugs.txt @@ -321,3 +321,16 @@ Unreadable characters for non-latin locales [FS#4607] blitter has been selected, e.g. blitter = "32bpp-anim", as with the 8 bits blitter there are not enough colours to properly perform the anti-aliasing. + +Train does not crash with itself [FS#4635]: + When a train drives in a circle the front engine passes through + wagons of the same train without crashing. This is intentional. + Signals are only aware of tracks, they do not consider the train + length and whether there would be enough room for a train in some + circle it might drive on. Also the path a train might take is not + necessarily known when passing a signal. + Checking all circumstances would take a lot of additional computational + power for signals, which is not considered worth the effort, as + it does not add anything to gameplay. + Nevertheless trains shall not crash in normal operation, so making + a train not crash with itself is the best solution for everyone.