Manual

Here you find the manual for TTDPatch.

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Table of Contents

• Introduction
  • WhatDoesItDo - A brief summary of how TTDPatch is useful.
  • CopyrightAndCopying - Who made TTDPatch, and under what conditions are you allowed to copy and use it.
  • CheatDisclaimer - When not to use TTDPatch.
  • TerminologyAndNotations - Explaining some of the terms and notations used in this manual.
  • Contributors - Who works on and helps with TTDPatch
• Usage
  • WhereToGetIt - The official homepage of TTDPatch and related sites.
  • Installation - How to install TTDPatch.
  • UpgradingToANewerVersion - What you need to do if you're upgrading TTDPatch from an earlier version.
  • RunningIt - How to run TTDPatch.
  • WindowsVersion - Differences between the DOS and Windows versions of TTD and TTDPatch.
  • LanguageSelection - How to choose TTDPatch's language.
  • ConfigurationFile - The file that tells TTDPatch what patches it should apply.
    • BitSwitches - Switches with lots of settings
  • CommandLine - How to specify the patches directly on the command line.
  • SpecialSwitches - Special switches
  • MultiplayerGames - What to look out for when playing multiplayer games with TTDPatch.
• Patches
  • Basic
    • EnhanceMultiplayer - Enhance multiplayer games to allow more than two players
    • ExperimentalFeatures - Enable experimental features of the patch
      • ExperimentalFeatures/2.5 - Enable experimental features of the patch (TTDPatch 2.5)
      • ExperimentalFeatures:Alpha - Enable experimental features of the patch (TTDPatch 2.6)
    • GeneralFixes - Many small improvements.
    • LowMemoryVersion - For computers with less memory.
    • MiscellaneousModifications - Modify some aspects of the generalfixes and other switches
      • MiscellaneousModifications/2.5 - Modify some aspects of the generalfixes and other switches (TTDPatch 2.5)
      • MiscellaneousModifications:Alpha - Modify some aspects of the generalfixes and other switches (TTDPatch 2.6)
    • NetworkTimeout - Abort network connection if other computer does not respond.
    • NewSounds - Allow new sounds
    • RebuildTtdpatchovlOnEveryRun - Rebuilds ttdpatch.ovl even when it is valid.
    • Resolution - Allow changing the resolution TTD runs in
    • SaveOptionalData - Store additional information in savegames
    • Windows2000XPCompatibility - Makes the Windows version of TTD compatible with Windows 2000/XP.
  • Vehicles
    • AutorenewalOfOldVehicles - Automatically renew vehicles when they reach their maximum age.
    • AutoReplace - Automatically replace and upgrade vehicles
    • IncreasedNumberOfVehicles - Allow more vehicles in the game.
    • MoreConsists - Allow more than 80 trains, planes, road vehicles and ships.
    • NewCurveAndMountainHandling - Make trains faster on mountains and in curves with realistic acceleration.
    • NewDefaultServiceInterval - Set default service interval for new engines to the given number of days.
    • NewVehicleGraphics - Enable new graphics for vehicles and new vehicle models
    • PersistentEngines - Keep active engines in the purchase list.
    • VariableRunningCosts:Alpha - Permit grf-determined variable running costs
    • RailVehicles
      • CloneTrain:Alpha - Enable cloning of trains.
      • FreightTrains - Simulate very long freight trains by multiplying freight train cargo and weight
      • TrainRefitting - Enable the refitting of trains in depots
      • MammothTrains - Attach up to 126 wagons to a train.
      • MoreSteam - Allows modifying how much steam is produced by steam engines
      • MultiheadedEngines - Buy additional engines for a train.
      • NewWagonAgeRating - New calculation of station ratings for aging wagons
      • WagonSpeedLimits - Limit the speed of trains with freight wagons
    • RoadVehicles
      • NewRoadVehicleCrashes - Choose what happens when trains and road vehicles collide
      • RoadVehicleQueueing - Road vehicles wait at an occupied station.
    • Aircraft
      • NewPlaneSpeed - Make planes have the correct speed in the game
      • PlaneCrashControl - Determine under what circumstances planes may crash.
    • Orders
      • FeederService - Allows feeder service operation: unload cargo at a station that would accept them
      • FullLoadForAnyTypeOfCargo - The 'full load' will be satisfied for any cargo type.
      • GoToDepot - Add depots to vehicle orders
      • LostVehicles - Give warning messages if vehicles are lost.
      • NewNonstopHandling - Trains do not stop at stations where 'non-stop' is selected
      • SharedOrders - Vehicle orders can be shared or copied.
      • SelectableStationCargo - Choose what type of cargo should appear at a station.
        • SelectableStationCargo/2.5 - Choose what type of cargo should appear at a station. (TTDPatch 2.5)
      • AdvancedOrders:Alpha - Advanced Orders
  • Terrain
    • AutoSlope - Enable automatic foundation construction while landscaping
    • BuildOnCoasts - Build on coasts without having to bulldoze the water manually
    • BuildOnSlopes - Build more items on sloped tiles
    • PlantManyTrees - Plant a rectangular area of trees
    • TempSnowLine - Enable snow in the temperate climate
    • ToylandFeatures - Toyland Features
  • Infrastructure
    • Bridges
      • BridgeSpeedLimits - Raise speeds limits for the two fastest maglev bridge types
      • CustomBridgeHeads - Enabling rearranging track and road pieces on flat bridge heads
      • HigherBridges - Build higher bridges
      • LongBridges - Set the maximum length of a bridge to 127 squares.
      • NewBridges - Enable new bridges
    • Canals - Build canals and locks
    • EnhanceTunnels - Allows train tracks to be built over tunnel entrances
    • MoreBuildOptions - More freedom when building and removing industries and other objects
    • Railroads
      • ElectrifiedRailways - Enable the electrified track system
      • ManualTrackConversion - Replace tracks with a different type by simply building over them
      • Signalling
        • NewSignals:Alpha - Load new graphics for new signal types.
        • Presignals - An improved signalling technique for very efficient networks and stations
        • PathBasedSignalling - Enable path based signalling
        • RoutingRestrictions:Alpha - Enables train routetracing to be restricted according to user criteria
        • ProgrammableSignals:Alpha - Additional user-provided conditions for forcing a signal to red
        • SemaphoreSignals - Show semaphore signals before 1975
        • SignalsOnRoadTrafficSide - Always display rail signals on the side road vehicles drive on
        • SignalWaitTimes - Adjust the time a train waits at a red signal
        • ThroughSignals:Alpha - PBS Through Signals
        • InvertibleSignals:Alpha - Invert the one-way/two-way routing behaviour of selected signals
      • TrackTypeCostDifferences - Make different types of track cost differently
      • UnifiedMaglev - Unifies the monorail and maglev track systems
    • Roads
      • AbandonedRoads - Make abandoned roads lose their owner.
      • OneWayRoads - Allows to build one-way roads
      • Trams - Enable tram tracks on roads
    • Stations
      • AdjacentStations:Alpha - Allows new station facilities to be merged to any station in range, even if it is adjacent to an existing station.
      • FifoLoading - Load trains in the order they arrive
      • GradualLoading - Gradually load and unload vehicles
      • IrregularStations - Allow building non-rectangular, irregular stations
      • KeepSmallAirports - It will always be possible to build small airports.
      • LargerStationSpread - Allow a station complex to occupy a larger area.
      • LongerStationsMorePlatforms - Makes it possible to build train stations with a maximum size of 7x7
      • MoreAirports - Build more than two airports per city.
      • NewLoadunloadTimeCalculation - A more realistic calculation of load/unload time.
      • NewStations - Enable new station graphics.
      • StationSize:Alpha - Changes the maximum railway station size to the specified value, up to 255x255
  • HousesTowns
    • BribeOption - Add a bribe option to the local authority menu.
    • ExtraDynamite - Allow the removal of more city roads and bridges.
    • MoreTownStatistics - Show statistics about cargo delivered to towns as well
    • NewHouses - Enable new Town buildings
    • NewTownGrowthSwitches - Control how towns grow
    • NewTownNames - Allow defining now town name schemes
    • OfficeTowersAcceptFood - In the arctic and tropical climates, office towers will accept food.
    • TownBuildNoRoad - Prevent towns from building roads
    • TownRoadBranchProb - Set the probability that towns will build roads
  • IndustriesCargo
    • NewCargos - Enable new cargo types
    • NewCargoDistribution - Improve how cargo is distributed among several stations serving one industry
    • NewIndustries - Enable new industry graphics
    • StableIndustries - Industries never close down when stable economy is selected
    • MoreIndustries:Alpha - Allow constructing more industries
  • FinanceEconomy
    • MoreCurrenciesAndEuro - Enable selection of more currencies and introduce the Euro in 2002
    • Subsidiaries - Manage subsidiary companies
    • TurnOffInflation - All prices remain at the current level, applies to both costs and income.
  • Difficulty
    • AIConstructionChances - Set the probability with which the AI will attempt to build new route types
    • BuildWhilePaused - Allows construction while the game is paused.
    • DisasterSelection - Select which disasters may occur
    • EnhancedDifficultySettings - Allow additional options in the difficulty settings
    • EternalGame - Allows you to play forever, time never stops
    • NewPerformanceCalculation - Calculate vehicle performance rating based on vehicle purchase and running cost.
    • NewStartingYear - Choose the starting year for new games
    • SignCheats - Enable the sign cheats.
  • Interface
    • EnhancedGraphicalUserInterface - Enhance the graphical user interface inside TTD
      • EnhancedGraphicalUserInterface/2.5 - Enhance the graphical user interface inside TTD (TTDPatch 2.5)
    • ErrorPopupTime - Set the time an error popup is displayed
    • FasterDebtManagement - Borrow or repay the maximum amount of debt with a single mouse click.
    • ForceGameOptions - Force and set game options
    • GameSpeed - Allow for the game speed to be changed dynamically using keyboard hotkeys
    • LoadEntryInTheDiskMenu - Adds a 'load game' option to the in-game disk menu.
    • LocomotionGUI - Enable a Locomotion-like user interface
    • MapRefresh - Set the rate at which the map window is refreshed.
    • MoreAnimation - Support a larger number of tiles with animation
    • MoreHotkeys - Enable hot keys for all tools in the rail and road construction menus and for general actions
      • MoreHotkeys:Alpha - Enable hot keys for all tools in the construction menus and for general actions
    • MoreStatistics - Collect and display more in-game statistics
    • MoreTransparencyOptions:Alpha
    • MouseWheel - Enable the Mouse Wheel in the Windows version
    • MoveErrorPopups - Move red error popup windows into a corner
    • NewsInterface
      • MoreNewsItems - Generate news items for more events
      • NewsHistory - Change the news log to a news history window
      • NewsPaperColour - Show newspaper in colour after a certain date.
    • ShowFullDate - Always show the full date, not only when paused
    • VehicleInterface
      • FollowVehicle - Allows main view to follow a vehicle.
      • SellEntireTrains - Sell entire trains by selling the engine with Ctrl
      • ShowProfitInVehicleList - Show vehicle profit colour coded to indicate vehicle performace rating.
      • ShowVehicleSpeed - In the vehicle window, show the current speed.
      • SortVehicleLists - Sort vehicle lists by various properties.
    • WindowInterface
      • MoreWindows - Allow opening more in-game windows
      • StretchWindow - Stretch the TTD Window to any size
      • WindowSnap - Make in-game windows snap to each other
  • Deprecated
    • AIBoost - Increase the AI recursion depth.
    • MoreIndustriesperClimate - Enables more industries in other climates.
    • HideTransparentTrees:Alpha - Hide trees in transparent mode.
• AdditionalReading
  • SignCheatsdetailed - A detailed description of all sign cheats
    • MoneyCheat - Change how much money you have
    • YearCheat - Change the current year
    • AutomaticTrackConversion - Convert track to monorail, maglev
    • CheatDetection - Find out what cheats were used in a game
    • RoadrailroadCrossingOwnerBugfix - Regain ownership of your track/road crossings
    • TrainCarRenewal - Renew all train cars for better ratings
    • TrainNonstopCommandModifications - Set all commands to 'non-stop' (or not)
    • ServiceIntervalChanges - Change the service interval of all your vehicles
    • StationReset - Reset cargo, acceptance and ratings of all stations
      • StationReset/2.5 - Reset cargo, acceptance and ratings of all stations (TTDPatch 2.5)
    • PurchaseListModifications - Add or remove engines from the list of vehicles for purchase
    • ResetVehicleData - Reload updated vehicle data
    • PresignalRemoval - Remove all pre-signal setups, or only automatic ones
    • GhostStationRemoval - Remove ghost stations
    • SwitchingCompaniesplayers - Switch control to a different company or player
    • ClearUnloadOption - Remove unload option from all orders
    • ChangeSemaphores - Change to or from semaphore signals
    • PlantManyTreesCheat - Plant a large rectangular area of trees
    • SubsidyCheat - Make TTD offer a new subsidy
    • RemoveHeadquarters - Remove headquarters
    • SwitchClimate - Switch to a new climate
    • DebuggerCheat - Enable TTD's internal debugger
    • GraphicsCheat - Activate or deactivate new graphics sets
    • FindLostWagons - Find lost wagons
    • RestartConstruction - Restart construction stages of town building or industry
    • StopAllVehicles - Stop (or start) all vehicles
    • ResetIndustryData - Reload all industry data
    • DeleteVehicles - Delete all vehicles on tile
    • ResetFifo - Reset Fifo loading
    • FaceSelection - Allows editing the company manager's face
    • PurgeHousesIndustries - Remove unused house and industry data from the savegame
    • LandGen:Alpha - New Terrain Generator Control
    • UnReservePBSTrack:alpha - Unreserve PBS reserved tracks on sign tile
  • Presignalsdetailed - In-depth information about pre-signals and useful setups
    • HowPresignalsWork - Detailed information about the prinicples behind pre-signals
    • AutomaticPresignalBlocks - How to set up automatic pre-signal blocks
    • SpecificExamplesOfUsefulPresignalSetups - Terminus station, through station and overflow loops
  • NewGraphics - In-depth explanation of how to enable and use the new graphics
    • NewGraphicsInstallation - How to install and work with new graphics
    • UseOfNewGraphics - How to use them
    • GraphicsErrors - Troubleshooting and Error Messages
  • NewWindows - New in-game windows introduced by the patch
    • EnhGUIWindow - Enhanced GUI Settings Window
    • GRFStatusWindow - Graphics Status Window
    • GRFAuthorHelperWindow - In-game adjustment of real sprite offsets.
    • CompanyColorSelection - Advanced company color selection
  • NewTownGrowthMechanism - How the switches controlling town growth work in detail
    • TTDTownGrowth - How towns grow in regular TTD
    • NewTownGrowthSwitchesdetails - How the new town growth switches work
    • ExampleTownSwitches - Some example town growth switches
  • RealisticAcceleration - How the new realistic acceleration is calculated
  • EnhancedKeyboardMapping - Remapping key combinations in TTD
  • DebugSwitches - Modifying how TTDPatch works
  • Help - Where to get help with TTDPatch
  • TTDPatchMailingLists - The mailing lists about TTDPatch
  • FrequentlyAskedQuestions - Look here if you have a question
  • TranslatingTTDPatch - How you can translate TTDPatch into your language.
  • CustomIngameTexts - Translating the new in-game texts
    • DetailedInformation - What all the custom text entries mean
    • CurrencyEntries - How to change currencies and create custom ones
  • VersionHistory - What feature was added when?
  • ErrorMessages - An explanation of all the error messages.
  • VersionTrouble - What if TTDPatch doesn't recognize your version of TTD.
• OtherStuff
  • ContactInformation - How to contact the author of TTDPatch.
  • FuturePlans - What might be included in a future version of the patch.
  • ImpossibleChanges - Things that are often asked for but cannot be done.
  • OtherTools - Programs related to TTDPatch, or otherwise useful for TTD.
  • RealMaglevs - If you want to know what Maglevs are.
  • ClosingWords - Useless trivialities because I couldn't think of anything better to say.