need help creating an activity

[blackpanther]

I just got MSTS yesterday, just love it so far. Only one problem, which I'm sure is due to my inexperience, but I couldn't find the answer in the documents. I tried making a new activity, and it seemed to save OK, checked out when I computed it, etc, but when I go to load it on the screen where you choose an activity in the game, it's not there? What do I need to do so it will show up there? I have a feeling it's not in the correct directory (I have it in the 1st 'NE' folder in the game, which is where I THINK it should be...), any advice?

[Nels_Anderson]

Activities are tied to one specific route. Which folder you saved it in will determine which route you find it listed under. Maybe you're looking under the wrong route?

[blackpanther]

Nope, that's not the problem. But I did look in the folder, and noticed that it created an ACT file, but nothing else...I know it's supposed to make a bunch of other files of various types so it will be funtional, obviously I'm not doing something right...

[JZ]

LAST EDITED ON Jun-03-01 AT 02:24AM (EST)[p]I just finished building a simple route and adding an activity to it. You need to follow the help files very closely, and also explore the existing routes and activities to give you some examples of what to do.

[blackpanther]

After lengthy experimentation, I finally got it right--what was causing me grief was one AI route that wasn't complete, the program wouldn't accept the activity with it that way. Live and learn.