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Temporal8 no suitable places for car dealer or ikea industries

Temporal8 Real Industries

So incase people get the error a certain type of industry couldn't be placed when generating map, this is how i fixed it:

Game settings (expert) search for "initial city size multipler" set it to 8 or higher and you also need to set "road layout for new towns" to 3x3.

Map size: 1024 x1024

Doing this you won't get the error that car dealerships or Ikea can't be placed.

Posted here so it's recorded and should show on a search

0 Comments
2024/11/03
02:45 UTC

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Inwant AI to cheat

I love this game, but most AIs fail at some point (even the ones that are considered "good"). I think the original game competitors actually cheated to make them profitable. Is it possible to enable that? I don't care if the game is not realistic. I just want it to be more challenging.

6 Comments
2024/11/02
22:54 UTC

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As a new player I struggle with the signaling.

There is only two signals available, the two way signal and the one way signal, but whenever I watch youtube videos of Master Hellish and LugnutsK, they use all sorts of signals.
After doing some research it seems most signals got scrapped in favor of path based signals.
But I'm struggling with implementing most of the designs showcased in their youtube videos because I lack the proper signaling.
My question is, is there some tutorials or other anywhere using the new signaling to create crossings and manage overflow and the like?

19 Comments
2024/11/02
22:52 UTC

3

Selling buildings

I placed down the wrong type of train station, is it possible to switch or even sell it?

4 Comments
2024/11/02
21:42 UTC

60

Why won't my station generate passengers?

21 Comments
2024/11/02
21:33 UTC

172

Temporal8 Real Trains: High Speed - 32bpp 4X Extrazoom released at Bananas! Enjoy!

13 Comments
2024/11/02
21:13 UTC

6

Trains

Im only given 1 choice for my train engine, its the 'Dash' (Diesel). Its 2024, is this the only one I can use?

Also how do i set the train up so that it leaves when there's no (coal in this case) left to be collected

thanks

( fixed :) )

16 Comments
2024/11/02
19:25 UTC

4

Mods/Oil riggs

https://preview.redd.it/9wb8i2n3ihyd1.png?width=1473&format=png&auto=webp&s=63453892aa4ba06522cdb4718fd9089ebf4edd10

Hello, i play openttd sometimes and i just got back to it and wanted to try out Mods, so far i like it a lot but is there any reason that there are no Oil riggs spawning when i use theese mods? or is there any way to get them back?.... I know that Oil riggs dont spwan instantly before someone comments it, on my normal World without any mods im at 1963 and already have some Oil Riggs but on the Modded World im at 1985 and still not a single one spawned neither can i even build vehicles for Oil. Thx for everyone helping.

7 Comments
2024/11/02
12:50 UTC

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How can I change the icons

I feel stupid asking this but I have no clue how I can change my Icon set from this one:

https://preview.redd.it/xxfit74rzgyd1.png?width=184&format=png&auto=webp&s=9b1663844c425a3f60c9ca96f976b5d2516766d3

To this one:

https://preview.redd.it/kx7dvp9szgyd1.png?width=163&format=png&auto=webp&s=d4ff3c821a6612e9943d50c527abe527374bc24a

I can't seem to find anything online about these different icon sets.

EDIT: Changing the interface to more than 2x changes the icons to the first image

3 Comments
2024/11/02
11:04 UTC

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Best Bots and NewGrf

Hey which bot do you think is the best, I mean in terms of finances and which serves as a good comparison? And are there any that use ships airplanes and vehicles because I can only find some with one of those things? And which NewGRF can you recommend me to have the best gaming experience? Thanks for your tips

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2024/11/01
20:39 UTC

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2024/11/01
14:37 UTC

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2024/11/01
14:29 UTC

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I want to cover up the junctions on my sunken rail lines. Are there any NewGRFs that can do that?

1 Comment
2024/11/01
11:10 UTC

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How do i get all my Locomotive's back?

I am in the year 2051, tried the engine resetting command, but still didnt work. pls help me. I am using the German 32bpp Train Pack (forgot the name qwq

9 Comments
2024/11/01
10:39 UTC

9

My City Building Lay out for the Max Mail and Passengers

4 Comments
2024/11/01
01:14 UTC

155

How do I know where I can build bus stations?

34 Comments
2024/10/31
21:56 UTC

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Why in-game speed of train is slightly higher when in pmnl? (corss-grfs valid)

For example, for this 2 trains from different grf's ingame speed will be +2km/h for no apparent reason

(why is important for me? on large map slightly different speed cause some issues with speed adaptation, from time to time, on fast trains)

https://preview.redd.it/9zllsromu5yd1.png?width=2339&format=png&auto=webp&s=472fd3136c3b988c85e0bf35e18ae6551920b42c

5 Comments
2024/10/31
21:33 UTC

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I cant figure out what im doing wrong here. 6 tracks, paired by two with one entrance, and one exit. The entrance has an entrance signal, that should be red as long as the next signal is red as well.. but trains continue to pile up like this an dI cant figure it out.. can anyone help?

8 Comments
2024/10/31
20:04 UTC

35

Is it possible to do a passangers only save?

I was thinking of doing a train system just for passangers, the end goal I guess would be to have all cities connected by train and closer cities connected by bus. Is that possible? Will cities still grow?

28 Comments
2024/10/31
19:42 UTC

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How to keep original trains active with newGRFs?

I loaded some 32bpp cztr and chinese trains into the game and lost the original trains is there a way to keep these active? By original trains I mean the Stock trains from TTD SH40 to Chimera maglev

3 Comments
2024/10/31
07:04 UTC

287

Would it be wise to flatten out this pyramidI made? It appears to hinder my profits

45 Comments
2024/10/30
21:34 UTC

26

Help

Why won't my train leave the station?

9 Comments
2024/10/30
21:00 UTC

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Local rating at stations is stuck at 74%

Hi everyone!

I am TT player since its introducion in 1994. I moved to OTTD a couple of years ago.

I have noticed that some stations' ratings have been getting stuck at 74%. If I stop the trains it goes down but when I resume it never goes above 74%. This slows the rate of rise in industry production because as we all know it is best to keep a rating above 80% for the quickest rise in production. For now, I have noticed it happens with coal, oil from Rig, and wood.

On other stations, I easily keep ratings above 80%.

Is there a bug within the newest version or there is something is am missing?

7 Comments
2024/10/30
15:59 UTC

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can i get this on ios

i used to play transport tycoon deluxe on ios but now it is completely broken and goes into like 8 screens and doesn’t respond to touch. just wondered if i can get openTTD without jailbreaking on iphone (ios 18 and iphone 14 if it matters)

7 Comments
2024/10/30
15:01 UTC

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🚂📅 OpenTTD Date for the Diary! 📅🚂 🎉 Celebrating Transport Tycoon’s 30th Birthday 🎉

We’re diving into OpenTTD, but this isn’t your usual game – there’s a twist! Join the stream to see what surprises are in store as we explore new challenges, strategies, and celebrate three decades of transport management.
🗓️ Stream Date: Fri 15th Nov from 20:00 uk time
📍 Watch Here: https://youtube.com/live/swBlZbeZeqU
Mark your calendars and be part of this unique celebration of a timeless classic!

17 Comments
2024/10/30
12:30 UTC

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How do you guys transport your individual coal trucks?

40 Comments
2024/10/28
20:15 UTC

29

Train tour around States in Ottd

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2024/10/28
19:15 UTC

5 Comments
2024/10/27
23:09 UTC

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What do you people think of my friend's crossing ?

16 Comments
2024/10/27
16:00 UTC

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