Adding Cars or Consists to an Activity.

[GokuMK]

No -- AFAIK --- I wish the TSRE AE would list the loose consists by the ID number found in the ACT file.

But if you use TSRE AE to make activities, you can use unique names for your consists instead of MSTS AE "loose consist".
So, no need to use IDs, you can find the consist by it's name.

[dkingsburg]

But I have to Use the Route Editor to Actually Place the Consists. Probably the Best Thing Would Be for me to Create My Own loose Consists with the Correct Types of Cars and Place Them.
DaveKfromUP

[crstagg]

But if you use TSRE AE to make activities, you can use unique names for your consists instead of MSTS AE "loose consist".
So, no need to use IDs, you can find the consist by it's name.

FEY (For EVERYONE"S Information)

With the TSRE CE opened to Activity Consists you can edit the Loose Consist's Name line from "Loose Consist" to a meaningful name as in "2 WP XM LD". Then when you save the ACT file will show
ActivityObject (
ObjectType ( WagonsList )
Train_Config (
TrainCfg ( ""
Name ( "2WP BX" )
Serial ( 86 )
MaxVelocity ( 0.00000 0.00100 )
NextWagonUID ( 2 )
Durability ( 1.00000 )
Wagon (
WagonData ( GX-XM_WP19901MT 3DTrains_WP_Freight )
Flip ( )
UiD ( 0 )
)
Wagon (
WagonData ( GX-XM_WP3019MT 3DTrains_WP_Freight )
UiD ( 1 )
)
)
)
Direction ( 131 )
ID ( 32772 )
Tile ( -12944 14293 -499.035 351.441 )
)

So using the ORTS Dispatcher and the TSRE-CE one can check an activity's loose consists to see if the items are appropriate, change if necessary and modify the name to something besides "Loose Consist".

The question is what happens when this ACT is used in MSTS. Does this make the ACT unusable in MSTS? Or just cause MSTS to not display the Loose Consist?

[R. Steele]

Thanks to both Goku and Charles...learning something new all the time.
Regards, Gerry

[crstagg]

FEY (For EVERYONE"S Information)
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The question is what happens when this ACT is used in MSTS. Does this make the ACT unusable in MSTS? Or just cause MSTS to not display the Loose Consist?

Answered my own question. MSTS does NOT care if a loose consist in an activity is named "Loose Consist" or "3 WP G7". Works regardless and displays the consist.