Explore OK but activity crashes

mgreenland · Post by **mgreenland** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 5:25 pm

Hi all,

I have done a quick search but have not found an answer to a problem I have not come across before. I am sure it has been sorted many times already though, so I ask your patience with me.

I have recently downloaded a terrific model which installs perfectly (complete with it's own consist) and runs and looks great in 'explore' mode. I then use AE to create an activity (Light Engine - no other stock involved) and a new consist to go with it. This instantly crashes the sim when I click on it to try it out. The Activity background doesn't even go yellow! If I don't get to it quickly enough, Ctrl,Alt,delete doesn't work and the only way out is to 'reset' the computer.

Even though I consider it cannot be the model itself (since it runs lovely in 'explore' mode), I have redownloaded it a couple of times with exactly the same results. I have changed the .eng file and the shape file to ones that I know are OK, without success. I have since downloaded other models and not encountered any of these types of problems.

Any ideas to get it working? Thanks.
Martin G

ronald parkin · Post by **ronald parkin** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:02 pm

Hi Martin, Can we have a little bit more info ie;Which model. have you tried it in Conbuilder.

Regards
Ron P

mgreenland · Post by **mgreenland** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:22 pm

Hi
Its the narrow gauge Bagnalls (Armistice and Ursula) and I do not have conbuilder. I have always used AE

MG

ronald parkin · Post by **ronald parkin** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:32 pm

Hi Martin,Sorry but NG is out of my range I was going to download it to have a look at the files, but it just wants to install.

regards

Ron P

mgreenland · Post by **mgreenland** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:27 pm

Thanks, Ron, for your time and consideration.

Martin G

ronald parkin · Post by **ronald parkin** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:08 pm

Hi Martin, Just a thought,you will get a better result if you post in the Narror Gauge thread further down.

Regards

Ron P

Website · Post by **Easilyconfused** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:11 pm

Better yet - a friendly moderator will quite happily move this thread to the Narrow Gauge forum and leave a shadow thread here

Kindest regards

John

jefran · Post by **jefran** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 5:39 pm

Which route are you running on?

(I'm very glad that you like the engine by the way)

mgreenland · Post by **mgreenland** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 2:56 pm

Hi Jefran,

It is on the Cross Fell route at the moment. I have a feeling my problems are down to commas and/or inverted commas in the act or srv files but why it should suddenly kick off over these particular models, I have no idea.

Martin G

jefran · Post by **jefran** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 5:06 pm

Martin,

I have just loaded the route - something I should have done ages ago as its nobbut just up t'road, so if you would like to send me your activity, I'll see if I can run it. I've never run an activity before, so this will be a first!

Andrew

mgreenland · Post by **mgreenland** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:08 pm

Andrew,

If you pm me your e-mail address, I will attach the act and srv files.

Regards, Martin G