Pokey 2 Options

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If you have not checked the templates section of this web site recently, you will now find the Pokey 2 template, which is completely redesigned for AG3.  I had mentioned several weeks ago, prior to this site being hacked, that an update was in the works and we would need help testing.  Well, Steve and I decided to post Pokey 2 as a beta.  Have at it!  Please let us know what you find that doesn't work, and please let us know of anything that you think is missing.  Have fun, but remember that this is a beta version!!!

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After many hours of testing, though no where near enough to bring the new template out of beta, I have major revisions to the paths.  Mainly I have rationalized the paths into more logical groups, eliminating some which made no sense, and adding others which were obviously missing.  Further, many of the paths were extended into "turns" where it made sense.  The user can operate these paths one way if desired, or as a turn. 

Also, the "other side of the track" has been added to the mainline.  These tracks will appear in the tracks list when generating an activity, but will be marked with *** to remind the user that the path does not go there.  This will help provide the eye candy needed to make good visual scenes as the train proceeds along the main.  But it will require discipline by the user, because, truly, the path does not go there, and if those tracks are selected for work, the user may have unexpected results.

As an aside, for those who are familiar with the old template but who have not looked at this one yet, the old template was divided into many parts in order to accommodate all the branches and in order to allow for the MSTS limit on pick up actions (Steve has since showed me how to work around this limit).  This beta version has only EB and WB, including all the branches and pick ups.

I expect to pass this updated beta template to Steve later today.  But I do not know when he might post it to the web site.