Activity packs -- a simpler replacement process? Options

[klsc85]

This may be a toughie, Steve, but here goes:

Let's say I download one of Bob Pickering's monster activity packs for a particular route. It contains, say, 12 different activities, all using the same downloaded stock. The way it works now, Activity Master will only create an archive for one activity at a time, which can be a fairly time-consuming process for users like me who desire specific replacements for unknown and known stock (less work than using Conbuilder or Route Riter, I admit, but still...). Has any thought been given to an AM upgrade that would, as an option, replace all stock in an activity pack with a one-time set up?

Just wondering...

Uncle E

[klsc85]

Yeah, that should do the trick. I already have dedicated groups set up for each of my routes, but (for instance) replacing 15 or so D9-40W's, 25 or so autoracks and God knows how many coal hoppers in a dozen activities with the handful I have can cause my eyes to sink into the back of my head.

I wouldn't call it a high priority for an AM upgrade -- just when you have time to tinker with it.

Uncle E

[Shawmut]

Yeah, that should do the trick. I already have dedicated groups set up for each of my routes, but (for instance) replacing 15 or so D9-40W's, 25 or so autoracks and God knows how many coal hoppers in a dozen activities with the handful I have can cause my eyes to sink into the back of my head.

I wouldn't call it a high priority for an AM upgrade -- just when you have time to tinker with it.

Uncle E

Just want to add my vote here to do this as well, Steve; this is a great idea!

Cheers,

Dave

[sgdavis]

Just want to add my vote here to do this as well, Steve; this is a great idea!

Cheers,

Dave

I guess the tough thing for me would be how would AM know which activities were in a "Pack"? To me, if you set up groups for replacement then that should solve most of it, granted you'd need to go through each activity and do the replacement but the actual work involved would be minimal.