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Re: OpenTTD 16.0-Beta1

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Post by phaser »

rplnt wrote: post #4

I always know what kind of game I want to play, but it's overwhelming to set up, if even possible. It's tons of packages, forums, idk.. so I just end up playing vanilla, with maybe some rules among the players. But I wish there was a comprehensive interface to allow me to set all the stuff that I want. From the top of my head (haven't played in over a year) it would be: cargo destination for people, cargo prices refl…

If you're starting out, I really recommend the Master Hellish youtube channel, here's one introductory video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_pGUdMjWVs

Re: OpenTTD 16.0-Beta1

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Post by jemmyw »

keyle wrote: post #8

hah I played for an hour this new beta. It's fun. I haven't played for years. I couldn't workout the train signals though, there are 4 of them and they have a digit as well with them, not sure what's going on there. I'm probably not the target audience :)

For most signalling you want the path signals. They come in 2 flavours: both kinds only do the path in one direction, one kind is non-blocking to trains running the opposite way, the other kind is blocking, one way only.

This combo lets you set up an upline and downline with a terminal station: you have one way only signals on the line, and non-blocking signals on the station entrances pointing into the station, and a crossing between. Trains will get to the end of the upline, and wait to get a path to the end of the station. Then they'll turn around and wait to get a path to the downline.

Re: OpenTTD 16.0-Beta1

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Post by Toutouxc »

jan_Sate wrote: post #7
rplnt wrote: post #4

I always know what kind of game I want to play, but it's overwhelming to set up, if even possible. It's tons of packages, forums, idk.. so I just end up playing vanilla, with maybe some rules among the players. But I wish there was a comprehensive interface to allow me to set all the stuff that I want. From the top of my head (haven't played in over a year) it would be: cargo destination for people, cargo prices refl…

It's actually not difficult to setup at all. The game just work out of the box without any mod. However there's a learning curve. Find a tutorial somewhere online and follow it thru then you're golden. It took me maybe an hour to learn the first time I played it. It's worth it! :D Tho after finishing the game a few times it gets old.

That’s not what they said. The game does work without mods, but the economy is weirdly nonsensical (AFAIK you can push unnecessary amounts of cargo over long distances, and the game rewards you anyway) and I personally find it kind of pointless, compared to something like Transport Fever 2.

Re: OpenTTD 16.0-Beta1

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Post by canpan »

rplnt wrote: post #4

I always know what kind of game I want to play, but it's overwhelming to set up, if even possible. It's tons of packages, forums, idk.. so I just end up playing vanilla, with maybe some rules among the players. But I wish there was a comprehensive interface to allow me to set all the stuff that I want. From the top of my head (haven't played in over a year) it would be: cargo destination for people, cargo prices refl…

This would be awesome for OpenMW, too. Morrowind is kind of dated. But I like the original style. So a curated easy install of improvement mods as a service would be great.

Re: OpenTTD 16.0-Beta1

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Post by alentred »

Toutouxc wrote: post #14
jan_Sate wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's actually not difficult to setup at all. The game just work out of the box without any mod. However there's a learning curve. Find a tutorial somewhere online and follow it thru then you're golden. It took me maybe an hour to learn the first time I played it. It's worth it! :D Tho after finishing the game a few times it gets old.

That’s not what they said. The game does work without mods, but the economy is weirdly nonsensical (AFAIK you can push unnecessary amounts of cargo over long distances, and the game rewards you anyway) and I personally find it kind of pointless, compared to something like Transport Fever 2.

> the economy is weirdly nonsensical, you can push unnecessary amounts of cargo over long distances, and the game rewards you anyway

Wait... same like in real life you mean?

Re: OpenTTD 16.0-Beta1

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Post by phtrivier »

Sorry if it's a meta post, or a faq, or if I'm just missing some HN lore here, but I finally have to ask : why is it that, everytime there's a new release for OpenTTD (and 0ad, for that matters), it makes it to the front page ?

I can kinda get why there are often news about Factorio, for example (it's not subtly related to programming), and there is nothing wrong with open source projects getting visibily even when they're not "yet another web framework" or "the last open weight LLM wrapper".

But why those games in particular ? Are the authors regulars of HN ? Is there an interesting forking history / backstory ?

Any way, kudos for the release, of course :)

Re: OpenTTD 16.0-Beta1

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Post by ssl-3 »

phtrivier wrote: post #18

Sorry if it's a meta post, or a faq, or if I'm just missing some HN lore here, but I finally have to ask : why is it that, everytime there's a new release for OpenTTD (and 0ad, for that matters), it makes it to the front page ? I can kinda get why there are often news about Factorio, for example (it's not subtly related to programming), and there is nothing wrong with open source projects getting visibily even when t…

I speak only for myself, but: I can't think of any other computer game that I've spent time on, and that I look forward to playing again, over such a long span of time.

While I don't play it often, I have been playing it for over 20 years.

It's impressive (again, at least to me) for its longevity if nothing else. Just seeing that it continues to progress makes me happy in dumb ways.

Re: OpenTTD 16.0-Beta1

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Post by jan_Sate »

Toutouxc wrote: post #14
jan_Sate wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's actually not difficult to setup at all. The game just work out of the box without any mod. However there's a learning curve. Find a tutorial somewhere online and follow it thru then you're golden. It took me maybe an hour to learn the first time I played it. It's worth it! :D Tho after finishing the game a few times it gets old.

That’s not what they said. The game does work without mods, but the economy is weirdly nonsensical (AFAIK you can push unnecessary amounts of cargo over long distances, and the game rewards you anyway) and I personally find it kind of pointless, compared to something like Transport Fever 2.

You're right. I misread. I guess I need coffee.

Yeah cargodist's indeed broken. You could milk plenty amount of money by just setting up two airports far away.

Maybe try Simutrans. It's got actual economy simulation. I tried it and I didn't like it tho. I couldn't make a profit in that game and kept losing. :(

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