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Member since Dec-8-03 · 42 posts

I can create a new activity with AI traffic etc and all runs fine. However, I have not had any luck setting up a timetable for station stops and departures. It always defaults to my "player" consist and each station has the same arrival and departure times. In edit timetable I can click on arrival times and change them but can not change the departure times. When I try to save the new times I get some strange error messages about times do not compute or some such (I did not write it down) Sorry! When I save the timetable it defaults back to all the same departure times as my first departure of the player. How do I correctly edit a new timetable for a new activity?Thanks,Dave

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Member since Aug-7-03 · 592 posts

RE: How to make timetable in MSTS activities

Dave:
You can use Activity Changer from the library. I think it is actchgr.zipYou can set arrival & departure times for each station, change starting time, season, weather, etc. It will automatically change the times for AI traffic also.Cyndi

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When you change the time, change it so the time is for the time you want to depart, then click on it again, and change it for the time you want to arrive.In other words, say it says you are to arrive at 5:01, and depart at 5:02, but you want to change it so you arrive a bit later. Click on the arrival time, and change 5:01 to (example) 5:10 (or whatever time you want to DEPART). Now, if I am not mistaken, both times will now say 5:10. Then click on your arrival time again, and change it to whatever time you want to arrive, like 5:09. You cannot change the departure time manually.Hope this makes since.Chris Bogley
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Member since Aug-7-03 · 592 posts

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Hi Chris:
Out of curiousity, have you tried Activity Changer? I find it a whole lot easier than jumping through the hoops of the Activity Editor. Cyndi

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No I havn't. I don't really have the time to make any for upload anymore, and what few I make for me around here, the AE works just fine for me.Chris Bogley
Syracuse New York
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Member since May-6-03 · 316 posts

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You can change it manually. Open *.act in Notepad or Wordpad and change time in text editor.
Time in act file is a long integer value (in seconds).

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The time in .act is in seconds from midnight...
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