Converting switches & signals Options

[Old Geaser]

Well I must be doing something wrong. Every time I start making a new act, I click the Convert switches to manual and Convert signals to permissive.

I get the pop up saying something about switches have been changed. Same for signals. I seem to have no problem with some acts, but on the longer one where I do a little traveling, I cannot throw some switches, or get by the light.

Is there something else I have to do ? I am on one now on the revised East Metro, that has pu and so at CL LL Coal plant and I cannot get off the main at either end of the coal plant. Must be doing something wrong. Thanks

Bert

[nbeveridge]

Well I must be doing something wrong. Every time I start making a new act, I click the Convert switches to manual and Convert signals to permissive.

I get the pop up saying something about switches have been changed. Same for signals. I seem to have no problem with some acts, but on the longer one where I do a little traveling, I cannot throw some switches, or get by the light.

Is there something else I have to do ? I am on one now on the revised East Metro, that has pu and so at CL LL Coal plant and I cannot get off the main at either end of the coal plant. Must be doing something wrong. Thanks

Bert

These problems show up on some routes, and not on others.

You are not necessarily doing anything wrong. Occasionally we run into a track switch that won't convert, or a signal that seemingly won't convert. If you can send Steve the specifics about the location, then maybe he will be able to figure out why the track switch is not coverting. We found several on the Stevens Pass route that would not convert no matter what. As for the signal, in time past when I hit one of these signals it usually had to do with how the signal itself was set up, and carefully moving the player train forward or backward, closer or farther, seemed to release the signal to clear. Also, sometimes I had to "save game" and restart for the signal to clear. None of this is your fault -- it is all related to the MSTS signaling mess.

If we cannot get this fixed, then perhaps I can create a specific path to get around this problem.

I am not sure when Steve will be able to help. Another of his daughters is getting married (last weekend? or this weekend?) plus his company is in the middle of a buyout/merger.