diff --git a/docs/pkgdown.yml b/docs/pkgdown.yml
index 9c75c88..74712ef 100644
--- a/docs/pkgdown.yml
+++ b/docs/pkgdown.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ articles:
   link2GI4: link2GI4.html
   link2GI5: link2GI5.html
   link2GI6: link2GI6.html
-last_built: 2024-06-14T05:36Z
+last_built: 2024-06-14T06:58Z
 urls:
   reference: https://r-spatial.github.io/link2GI/reference
   article: https://r-spatial.github.io/link2GI/articles
diff --git a/inst/templates/advancedSpatial.brew b/inst/templates/advancedSpatial.brew
index ae6eaa6..e5ebb2f 100644
--- a/inst/templates/advancedSpatial.brew
+++ b/inst/templates/advancedSpatial.brew
@@ -12,28 +12,24 @@
 
 <% } %>
 
-# append additional packages if defined by calling script
-if (exists("appendlibs") && appendlibs[[1]] != "") 
-{
-  libs = append(<%=deparse(libs)%>,<%=deparse(appendlibs)%>)
-} else {
-libs = <%=deparse(libs)%>
-}
-
-
-# Now create/read root direcory, folder structure and load packages
+# create/read root direcory, folder structure and load packages
 # NOTE root_folder MUST be defined in calling script
 if (!exists("root_folder")) {
   stop("variable root_folder is NOT defined, You must define a root folder!")
 }
 
-# call central function
+# append additional paths if defined by calling script
+dirs = append(<%=deparse(dirs)%>,appendpaths)
+
+
+# append additional packages if defined by calling script
+libs = append(<%=deparse(libs)%>,appendlibs)
+
 # call central function
 dirs = link2GI::setupProj(root_folder = root_folder,
-                             folders = <%=deparse(dirs)%>,
+                             folders = dirs,
                              fcts_folder = <%=deparse(code_subfolder)%>)
 
-
 # Define more variables
 
 # Load more data
diff --git a/inst/templates/base.brew b/inst/templates/base.brew
index b7f077b..05a7f8a 100644
--- a/inst/templates/base.brew
+++ b/inst/templates/base.brew
@@ -12,26 +12,22 @@
 
 <% } %>
 
-# append additional packages if defined by calling script
-if (exists("appendlibs") && appendlibs[[1]] != "") 
-{
-  libs = append(<%=deparse(libs)%>,<%=deparse(appendlibs)%>)
-} else {
-libs = <%=deparse(libs)%>
-}
-
-
-# Now create/read root direcory, folder structure and load packages
+# create/read root direcory, folder structure and load packages
 # NOTE root_folder MUST be defined in calling script
 if (!exists("root_folder")) {
   stop("variable root_folder is NOT defined, You must define a root folder!")
 }
 
+# append additional paths if defined by calling script
+dirs = append(<%=deparse(dirs)%>,appendpaths)
+
+
+# append additional packages if defined by calling script
+libs = append(<%=deparse(libs)%>,appendlibs)
 
-# call central function
 # call central function
 dirs = link2GI::setupProj(root_folder = root_folder,
-                             folders = <%=deparse(dirs)%>,
+                             folders = dirs,
                              fcts_folder = <%=deparse(code_subfolder)%>)
 
 
diff --git a/inst/templates/baseSpatial.brew b/inst/templates/baseSpatial.brew
index 4041939..288fb4d 100644
--- a/inst/templates/baseSpatial.brew
+++ b/inst/templates/baseSpatial.brew
@@ -11,29 +11,22 @@
 # This script is sourced when you run the main control script. Use variable dirs to access project directories.
 
 
-
-# append additional packages if defined by calling script
-
-# append additional packages if defined by calling script
-if (exists("appendlibs") && appendlibs[[1]] != "") 
-{
-  libs = append(<%=deparse(libs)%>,<%=deparse(appendlibs)%>)
-} else {
-libs = <%=deparse(libs)%>
-}
-
-
-# Now create/read root direcory, folder structure and load packages
+# create/read root direcory, folder structure and load packages
 # NOTE root_folder MUST be defined in calling script
 if (!exists("root_folder")) {
   stop("variable root_folder is NOT defined, You must define a root folder!")
 }
 
+# append additional paths if defined by calling script
+dirs = append(<%=deparse(dirs)%>,appendpaths)
 
 
+# append additional packages if defined by calling script
+libs = append(<%=deparse(libs)%>,appendlibs)
+
 # call central function
 dirs = link2GI::setupProj(root_folder = root_folder,
-                             folders = <%=deparse(dirs)%>,
+                             folders = dirs,
                              fcts_folder = <%=deparse(code_subfolder)%>)
 
 # Define more variables
diff --git a/inst/templates/config-default-projects.yml b/inst/templates/config-default-projects.yml
index ff8eb08..983536f 100644
--- a/inst/templates/config-default-projects.yml
+++ b/inst/templates/config-default-projects.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ baseSpatial:
    init_git: true
    init_renv: true   
    global: false
-   libs: ["terra", "stars", "sf" , "RStoolbox", "tmap" , "mapview", "dplyr"]
+   libs: ["terra", "stars", "sf" , "RStoolbox", "tmap" , "mapview", "dplyr", "CAST", "link2GI"]
    create_folders: true
    files: [ "src/pre-processing.R", "src/post-processing.R", "src/processing.R", "src/functions/000_setup.R" ,"src/main-control.R"]
 advancedSpatial:
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ advancedSpatial:
    init_git: true
    init_renv: true   
    global: false
-   libs: ["terra", "stars", "sf" , "RStoolbox", "tmap" , "mapview" ,"dplyr", "caret" ,"randomforest"]
+   libs: ["terra", "stars", "sf" , "RStoolbox", "tmap" , "mapview" ,"dplyr", "caret" ,"randomforest", "CAST", "link2GI"]
    create_folders: true
    files: [ "src/pre-processing.R", "src/post-processing.R", "src/processing.R", "src/functions/000_setup.R" ,"src/main-control.R"]
  
diff --git a/inst/templates/script_control.brew b/inst/templates/script_control.brew
index 5fe7c1b..4f9aeca 100644
--- a/inst/templates/script_control.brew
+++ b/inst/templates/script_control.brew
@@ -14,8 +14,13 @@ require(yaml)
 root_folder <- find_rstudio_root_file()
 
 # Read master configuration
-config_master <- read_yaml(file = file.path(root_folder, "src/configs/config-master.yml"))
+config_master =  read_yaml(file = file.path(root_folder, "src/configs/config-master.yml"))
+# additional packages to load
 appendlibs = ""
+# additional paths to init
+appendpaths = ""
+
+# setup the environment
 source(file.path(root_folder, "src/functions/000_setup.R"))
 
 
diff --git a/inst/templates/script_setup.brew b/inst/templates/script_setup.brew
index f6a812b..39b0679 100644
--- a/inst/templates/script_setup.brew
+++ b/inst/templates/script_setup.brew
@@ -13,17 +13,24 @@
 <% } %>
 require(link2GI)
 
-# Define libraries
-
-# Load libraries and create environment object to be used in other scripts for path navigation
-project_folders <- list.dirs(path = root_folder, full.names = FALSE, recursive = TRUE)
-project_folders <- project_folders[!grepl("\\..", project_folders)]
-dirs <- setupProj(
-  root_folder = root_folder, 
-  fcts_folder = file.path(root_folder, "src/functions/"),  
-  folders = project_folders,
-  libs = libs, 
-  create_folders = FALSE)
+# create/read root direcory, folder structure and load packages
+# NOTE root_folder MUST be defined in calling script
+if (!exists("root_folder")) {
+  stop("variable root_folder is NOT defined, You must define a root folder!")
+}
+
+# append additional paths if defined by calling script
+dirs = append(<%=deparse(dirs)%>,appendpaths)
+
+
+# append additional packages if defined by calling script
+libs = append(<%=deparse(libs)%>,appendlibs)
+
+# call central function
+dirs = link2GI::setupProj(root_folder = root_folder,
+                             folders = folders>,
+                             fcts_folder = <%=deparse(code_subfolder)%>)
+
 
 
 # Define more variables