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What is OpenTTD?

OpenTTD is an open source remake of Chris Sawyer's Transport Tycoon Deluxe. The project aims to produce a fully open source version of the 1994 classic, while extending it with new graphical options, signal types, and much more. Best of all, it's completely free!

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Ginzu A4 (lightly used) for sale, pickup only

4 Comments
2024/12/22
10:17 UTC

6

🎄 The OpenTTD Race For Christmas - Viewers Game #33 🎄

đźš‚ Join us LIVE on Boxing Day at 8:00 PM UK time!
Celebrate the festive season with Master Hellish and the community in a special multiplayer event. Compete, cooperate, and race for glory in this thrilling OpenTTD viewers game! This game is the same exciting one featured by the Yogscast during their Jingle Jam live stream, so you won’t want to miss it!

đź“… When: Boxing Day, 26th December
⏰ Time: 8:00 PM UK

đź“Ś How to Join:
All the information you need to join the game will be provided at the start of the live stream. https://www.youtube.com/live/FlZcH6GIg3w?si=-9NXQXJWESA3miY3

Mark your calendar, gather your strategy, and let's make this a Christmas race to remember! 🎅✨

0 Comments
2024/12/22
08:19 UTC

4

Is there any way to slow the game down but not necessarily profits?

I just want to play slowly- I already have JGRPP and a bunch of new GRFs- NAIS for industries.

7 Comments
2024/12/22
04:11 UTC

20

Road intersection

Its been awhile since I've played this game and I forgot how to make a good road intersection.

Can anyone help?

6 Comments
2024/12/22
02:38 UTC

6

Delete one tile of a Rail Station?

Using CHIPS, OpenGFX, and City Stations to add detail and character to stations.

Placed some things, want to remove some things without removing the whole station.

4 Comments
2024/12/22
01:10 UTC

4

Set a station only for industry input and one for output?

Is it possible to set one station to only function as industry input and another as output? For instance, station A near a Sawmill only takes in the Wood without ever receiving Goods, and station B which receives all the goods to send out to towns?

6 Comments
2024/12/21
22:40 UTC

30

How do I improve this station? I can't build a Ro-Ro because the two opposite lines end here.

8 Comments
2024/12/21
17:47 UTC

9

Is there an uptodate guide how to compile the game for browsers (WASM) and how to self host it?

I know the game can be compiled for browsers (WASM) and there are some versions online too. One example: https://openttd.pranay.codes/ or this https://atalbayrak.github.io/openttd/

Not everything works but it's perfectly servicable.

I was looking around but does anyone know a guide about how to compile the game from source to WASM and self host it? I want the browser based version for a network and I also want to self host it. The former is not a problem but basically there is 0 info about the latter.

0 Comments
2024/12/21
17:45 UTC

91

What is this Rail design? What is the Monorail for?

16 Comments
2024/12/21
17:32 UTC

26

Even Smaller (64x64) Map Challenge

7 Comments
2024/12/21
13:10 UTC

6

How to make speed trains merge easier and more efficient?

Hello,

I try to optimize speed trains merges.

For now i do limit second trains entering merge section manually, based on counter.
it works ok, but need to manually set train speed limit for 2nd (slowed) train on each speed bump of train used on network.

Someone have a suggestion to automatize that, or maybe completely another more efficient approach?

https://preview.redd.it/1x8ff7imx68e1.png?width=2560&format=png&auto=webp&s=d4ddaa7b2a965ea1c4c17e97dfb527d4cefb48b3

3 Comments
2024/12/21
11:56 UTC

14

I've rebuilt this junction at least 10 times, why is it not working?

13 Comments
2024/12/21
11:40 UTC

8

Japan set up

Hello there, I'm new to the game, but i wanted to go for the Japanese set up. I saw there was a lot of mods (I downloaded Japanset3 and JP+) but is there something more? Also should I just generate a map or are there some good ones already done?

The last thing is the starting date, starting in 1900' or even earlier sounds appealing, but how does it work exactly? Sorry for so many silly questions and thank you ❤️

4 Comments
2024/12/21
10:35 UTC

3

any NewGRF that you recommend?

I am looking for NewGRF of vehicles of any type from land to planes and ships

I'm also interested in those that modify the look of the game and the construction ones (although I don't know how the latter work)

I've seen from comments here, that to use the trams, it is only possible with NewGRF, which ones would you recommend?

Thanks in advance :)

4 Comments
2024/12/21
05:07 UTC

16

No passengers in my stations, after making a huge loop. Did I fuck up?

New at this game, so don't make fun of me lmao. So, basically I made this huge one way circle/loop throughout the entire map, covering most of the cities, because before that I had made a small one covering 3 cities close to each other, and thought "hm why not make this but for most of the cities?". However, after doing this there are no passengers or mail at the cities, even though before they did have them. Did I fuck up by making the loop? And if so, why? Thanks

9 Comments
2024/12/21
00:12 UTC

12

Metro systems?

Does anybody know of any underground metro system grfs? I was wondering because one of my saves has a massive city that I cannot, for the life of me, meet the full transport needs with busses.

7 Comments
2024/12/20
22:11 UTC

6

How to improve rating when one can't build near the town?

Trying to improve my rating in a town (currently Atrocious) by transporting mail and passengers to a nearby town so I can build a ship dock at an iron ore mine that the Atrocious city controls.

(EDIT: I've been bulldozing and replanting trees but it only gets up to very poor then drops back to atrocious)

6 Comments
2024/12/20
21:35 UTC

70

New Two-Lane Rail Highway Intercection

8 Comments
2024/12/20
20:02 UTC

37

i don't understand what any of this does and i want it gone how do i do it

8 Comments
2024/12/20
11:09 UTC

14

Investing in new industry an Oil Refinery

0 Comments
2024/12/20
06:32 UTC

21

Messy Rails to fix in Openttd

14 Comments
2024/12/20
04:59 UTC

12

Are there any train NewGRFs with high speed railcars > 156mph?

I'm looking for something to use w my SNCF TGV Duplex that goes 199mph but there are no wagons that go that high (worse yet, the fastest mph-limit cars, the pendolinos (156), aren't even compatible with the EMU). Essentially it is useless because there are no cars to be used with it and it has no capacity.

8 Comments
2024/12/20
04:47 UTC

4

Wireless Mouse Glitch

Hi looking for some help running the steam version of the game, every few seconds my wireless mouse seems to snap to the bottom right and start jittering and moving erratically making open ttd unplayable. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling and changing viewport settings. doesn't happen in the menu only after loading a game. Any help would be much appreciated.

0 Comments
2024/12/20
00:44 UTC

95

Interesting placement

Oil wells with attached infinity pool

1 Comment
2024/12/19
22:27 UTC

8

Why cant I get my trains into the stations/depots?

3 Comments
2024/12/19
21:38 UTC

235

I love This Game. These Mods make Amazing City Scape

16 Comments
2024/12/19
17:49 UTC

0

Freezing time and vehicled help needed!

Hi all, Quick question, Ive played this game for a good while now and prefer to gave time "frozen" (ie wallclock mode, and cycle time set to 0) to allow me to stay at a particular year in time (so i can keep using spesific trains ect) rather than the ones I want to use become outdated and no longer purchaseable.

However, I do like the mechanic in clasic callender mode where the vehicles age and eventually need replacing. But in "frozen-time" mode this isnt a thing as the year never changes so the vehicles never technically age.

So The TLDR, is there a way to toggle vehicle aging for when im playing in frozen-time. If not. Whats the best way to get the closest result?

2 Comments
2024/12/19
17:35 UTC

118

The cities of Kronehamn and Ă…ngeboda, with surrounding towns

8 Comments
2024/12/19
12:04 UTC

10

Allow train reversing at “through stations”

I’m sorry if this is a common question! I am trying to find the setting that allows trains to reverse in through stations (not just at terminus stations). Where can I find this setting?

All the resources I’ve found have been regarding the old difficulty settings menu, before it was merged into the big settings menu. I have done quite a bit of searching both in-game and online and I just can’t find it.

EDIT - I found the setting, but it’s still not working… which would imply my signals are incorrect but I’m pretty sure they’re okay. :(

8 Comments
2024/12/19
11:56 UTC

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