Electric locomotive hot start

Author: cesarBLG

Source/Menu/Options.Designer.cs

@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ public OptionsForm(UserSettings settings, UpdateManager updateManager, bool init
             checkForcedRedAtStationStops.Checked = !Settings.NoForcedRedAtStationStops;
             checkDoorsAITrains.Checked = Settings.OpenDoorsInAITrains;
             checkDieselEnginesStarted.Checked = !Settings.NoDieselEngineStart; // Inverted as "EngineStart" is better UI than "NoEngineStart"
+            checkElectricPowerConnected.Checked = Settings.ElectricHotStart;
 
             // Keyboard tab
             InitializeKeyboardSettings();
@@ -472,6 +473,7 @@ void buttonOK_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
             Settings.NoForcedRedAtStationStops = !checkForcedRedAtStationStops.Checked;
             Settings.OpenDoorsInAITrains = checkDoorsAITrains.Checked;
             Settings.NoDieselEngineStart = !checkDieselEnginesStarted.Checked; // Inverted as "EngineStart" is better UI than "NoEngineStart"
+            Settings.ElectricHotStart = checkElectricPowerConnected.Checked;
 
             // Keyboard tab
             // These are edited live.

Source/Menu/Options.cs

@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@ public enum DirectXFeature
         public bool HotStart { get; set; }
         [Default(false)]
         public bool NoDieselEngineStart { get; set; }
+        [Default(false)]
+        public bool ElectricHotStart { get; set; }
 
         // Data logger settings:
         [Default("comma")]

Source/ORTS.Settings/UserSettings.cs

@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ public override void Initialize()
                     CurrentLocomotiveSteamHeatBoilerWaterCapacityL = L.FromGUK(800.0f);
                 }
             }
+
+            if (Simulator.Settings.ElectricHotStart) SetPower(true);
         }
 
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