Note about scenario included with VRC CSX Road Slug Pack

[OldProf]

This note only applies to those who have purchased Virtual Rail Creations' CSX Road Slug Pack.

The scenario titled "Detours, Part 4 (AS)" included with this pack cannot be successfully completed as written. The reason is that several pick-up and drop-off instructions include too many cars and thus yield an X rather than a check mark. I have made an edited version of this scenario that fixes this defect, but I'm not sure whether uploading it here would be kosher, since it comes from a payware package.

Perhaps one of the monitors will let me know whether I'm allowed to upload my modified scenario? I would, of course, give full credit to the scenario's original author and to Virtual Rail Creations.

[Chacal]

I don't see why not.

[buzz456]

Why don't you just ask Jerry or Dan about that Tom?

[artimrj]

Better wait for Jerry or Papa to chime in, that might be pushing the grey area too far.

[OldProf]

Okay, okay ... the project is on hold. In case someone else wants to do his own modification, here's a hint: early in the scenario, there's a dipsy-doodle maneuver that results in dropping off three hoppers and picking up six, but the final instruction of that set lists 9 cars to be picked up -- which is not possible. The extra three cars mess up not only that instruction but several more after it that include those 6 picked-up hoppers.

First contestant to repair and successfully run the scenario wins the right to sit tight.

[DrewG]

Speaking of this pack, does anyone have the issue in the mother unit that the reverser doesn't work with the keyboard commands? Works by clicking & dragging the reverser and the f4 HUD but cant get it to work with the keyboard.

[OldProf]

Upload whatever fixes are necessary to the Scenarios. We may also include the fix if we release another update.

I'll look at the Slug-Mother reverser and see if I can see what is up with that. Being that the unit is a clone of the others (with added elctrical connections), i'm not sure why it would be suffering this issue.

Thanks! I'll do that. By the way, I also modified the scenario to make the mother unit rather than the slug the driven engine.

[OldProf]

The file is on its merry way and should appear in the library within a few days or so.

Please note that Virtual Rail Creations excellent EMD GP40-2 for TS 2015: Mother and Road Slug Pack includes more than one version of this switching scenario, of which I have modified only the Standard, Automatic Start version.

Thanks again to VCR for permission to upload my modification here at Railworks America.

[tomgiorgini]

i also have same prob with the reverser

[PapaXpress]

Does the problem happen all the time, or intermittently?

[OldProf]

I'm in the habit of using the mouse & F4 HUD controls for the reverser, but I just checked and discovered that keyboard w & s will not move it, even though the manual states that they should. Just to be sure, I quit the scenario and TS, rebooted my computer, and tried again, with the same result.

[PapaXpress]

Is this happening with just the slug, or all VRC models?

Also are we now talking about two separate issues with the reverser or is this just an issue with the w and s keys?

[tomgiorgini]

it happens all the time for me just with the mother unit tho not the slug the w and s will not move the reverser.

[PapaXpress]

Crud.... then I have been looking at the wrong model!

Do you have any of our other 40's? If so does it happen with any of them?

[tomgiorgini]

i have all of them i havent noticed it with any others just the mother.thanks for looking in to it. tom