I cant figure out how automatic trains work... It's been hours.

[humble bramble]

+faq nopath

[storm briar]

Could not find "Nopath" in FAQ tags. Did you mean "No Path"?

No path has four causes:
Signals on the wrong side/unpaired
Train stops on the wrong side/unattached
Incorrect locomotive direction
No physical path

Signals and train stops belong on the train's right side in the direction of travel.

To find the location of the problem:

Open the train GUI, hold ctrl, and mouse over the map.
There will be a line connecting the train to your mouse cursor if the rail/signals allow it to travel there.
->Find the point where the line disappears, where you expect it to continue.

Demonstration

[rose tangle]

The station there is already on the wrong end. Trains always drive up to and stop with their front at the station

[deep drum]

Well still does not work

I have to engines

[rose tangle]

Where do the steps in the faq lead you?

Show that spot and I can tell you what's wrong

[deep drum]

Ok i just took everything down

So first thing frist i need stations

right?

[rose tangle]

To illustrate my point above: this train cannot reach this stop as it is facing the wrong way

[rose tangle]

[rose tangle]

Trying that image again... Technical difficulties

Stops must always be on the right side of the track, as seen from an incoming train

[rose tangle]

Doesn't really matter whether you start with tracks or stations

[deep drum]

I still got the same problem

Ive only had the game for 4 days so idk really

[rose tangle]

Please, show what you are doing.

"it doesn't work" is not something I can use to help you...

[deep drum]

I sent a screenshot

[rose tangle]

Where?

[deep drum]

Here is another one

Thats one station

[rose tangle]

Station is on the wrong end, the train would need to approach it from the right to be able to find it

put it all the way at the end of the track, and on the right hand side of it, as seen from an incoming train

[deep drum]

Ok but that won't work

[rose tangle]

Why not?

Make sure to back up the train a bit before trying to send it to that station, so it isn't parked past it

[deep drum]

Still nothing

[rose tangle]

Again, make sure to back up the train first

Away from the end of the track.

[deep drum]

Nope

[rose tangle]

Also, which way is the train trying to go?

[rose tangle]

That's still sticking waaaaay past the station...

[deep drum]

Still nope

[rose tangle]

Which stop is the train trying to go to?

[deep drum]

The other one?

[rose tangle]

What does that one look like? Does it have the same issue, maybe?

[deep drum]

backk

changing some things

This is my other one

[rose tangle]

Station is on the left side of the track

[deep drum]

So?

I mean ive placed it on both sides before

[rose tangle]

Stations always go on the right side, as seen from an incoming train.

As indicated by the arrows and train outline when holding the station

[deep drum]

Ill change them both to the right i guess

Won't work though

bruh

It won't even let me place it on the other side

[rose tangle]

Both?

The firsst one was correct already

[rose tangle]

There are signals marking it as a one-way track smewhere then

You don't need signals, so remove them

[deep drum]

Ha... dude I dont got signals

[rose tangle]

You don't need them yet

[deep drum]

I mean i have signals just not down

[rose tangle]

What do you mean?

[deep drum]

Ok i got to place it on the other side

but still no path

[rose tangle]

+faq no path | follow the troubleshooting steps in here to find where the problem is, show that area.

[storm briar]

No Path

No path has four causes:
Signals on the wrong side/unpaired
Train stops on the wrong side/unattached
Incorrect locomotive direction
No physical path

Signals and train stops belong on the train's right side in the direction of travel.

To find the location of the problem:

Open the train GUI, hold ctrl, and mouse over the map.
There will be a line connecting the train to your mouse cursor if the rail/signals allow it to travel there.
->Find the point where the line disappears, where you expect it to continue.

Demonstration

[deep drum]

I dont need signals though right?

Yeah I dont know what it would be under

[rose tangle]

You do not need any signals yet

[rose tangle]

To find the location of the problem:

Open the train GUI, hold ctrl, and mouse over the map.
There will be a line connecting the train to your mouse cursor if the rail/signals allow it to travel there.
->Find the point where the line disappears, where you expect it to continue.

https://i.imgur.com/TDUuPUE.mp4

[deep drum]

I can only have it automatic when there is one station

(active)

[rose tangle]

If my instructions are somehow unclear, please actually let me know...

[deep drum]

Let me show you this

So right now it worked fine

But only with one station

[rose tangle]

What happens if you add the second?

[deep drum]

It just won't work

[rose tangle]

What does it do, if not "work"?

[deep drum]

Its red

and it says that

[rose tangle]

Right, so no path

Follow the troubleshooting steps from the FAQ I linked above to find out where the issue is, and show me that location.

[deep drum]

I have tried that but ill do it again

[rose tangle]

Until where can you trace the path?

"Not at all" and "all the way" are useful answers too

[deep drum]

Oh no shit I think i got it

Looks like its working now

[rose tangle]

What changed?

[deep drum]

All i did was flip the station

[rose tangle]

The one at your base?

[deep drum]

Yes

[rose tangle]

Didn't we leave that one on the correct side?

[deep drum]

I thought so

So you need them opposite of each other?

Also is there a way to fast delete walls?

[rose tangle]

Yes, the train goes in the other direction when it approaches the other stop, so to keep it right of the train it needs to be on the opposite side of the track

[rose tangle]

+

[deep drum]

What the heck are planners

[serene coyote]

should be some to the right of your toolbar (toolbar is on the bottom middle of your screen) There are colorful squares there, and those are the planners. they only work if you have robots though.
red one is the deconstruction planner, it's a draggable box that marks everything inside to be deconstructed by robots.
the upgrade planner (I havent used it much, so a little of this is assumption) marks items to be upgraded to a better varient if one is available, like a yellow conveyor to a red conveyor
blueprints are a draggable box, and if you drag it over placed items, it saves a copy of the exact layout, basically being a copy-paste tool for builds. If you have construction robots, it automatically builds the blueprints you paste, as long as the items used for building are available somewhere, like in a logistics chest