How do I get better at OpenTTD?
Some of the best tips and tricks to play OpenTTD and succeed
- Start by building 2 or 3 airports.
- Create a two way track across a couple of cities.
- Build up lots of routes that help you connect coal mines to a power station.
- Favor longer routes instead of shorter ones.
How do you win in Transport Tycoon?
- Try to avoid sharp turns, trains slow down dramatically.
- When creating junctions, make sure the ramps connecting different lines are long enough to hold an entire train between signals, in case a train slows down when merging- it won’t backup the line its leaving.
- Avoid inclines of more than one tile.
How do you build a train in OpenTTD?
Building trains Click “New vehicles”. A new window will pop up with a list of trains to purchase. Select an engine and click “Buy vehicle” at the bottom of the window. The train will then appear in one of the slots in the depot window and a train window will pop up.
How do you make an invisible tree in Openttd?
Objects can be set to be invisible by clicking on the appropriate second row button in the Transparency Options toolbar, or by the hotkeys ⇧ Shift+Ctrl + ( 1 to 9 ).
How do I get the electric train in Openttd?
Place the cursor in the left corner and while holding down the mouse button, drag the cursor to the right corner so the entire map is highlighted with the grid. Release the mouse button and voila, your entire steel rail system has been upgraded to electric.
What do waypoints do in Openttd?
Waypoints force the trains to go through a certain track, giving the player more control over their vehicles.
How do I sell my train on OpenTTD?
How do I sell / delete trains?
- click & dragging the piece to the second icon ( ) from top in the depot;
- holding the Ctrl key while selling a piece (click&drag to upper icon).
How do I hide a building in Openttd?
How do I close all windows in Openttd?
See also the most used shortcuts and undocumented key combinations. Some parts of the key handling in OpenTTD assumes a US Qwerty layout….Note.
| Basic hotkeys | ||
|---|---|---|
| Space | Close error messages/news items | |
| Delete | Fn+Delete | Close all non-sticky windows |
| Shift + Del | Fn + Shift + Del | Close all windows, even sticky ones |
What are some tips and tricks for OpenTTD?
This page contains handy tips and tricks for OpenTTD. Press Shift while performing an action (e.g. laying track, buying a bridge or tunnel) to see how much it would cost without actually doing it. (Note: This can be a long way off with the level land tool sometimes – normally says it will cost like £50,000 instead of £25,000 or something)
What is the difference between trains and OpenTTD?
Trains are faster than road vehicles and have a higher capacity, but they are more expensive and train networks require more planning than roads. There are several types of Cargo and Industries chains in OpenTTD.
What are the gridlines in OpenTTD?
Virtually everything in OpenTTD must follow the gridlines in the Northwest-Southeast or Soutwest-Northeast axes. One of the few exceptions is level railway track, which can also run horizontally or vertically. Bus stations, hill slopes, build bridges or tunnels, etc again follow the grids, though.
What are the most common methods of transport in OpenTTD?
Trains are probably the most interesting — and certainly the most common — method of transport in OpenTTD. They are fast, have high capacities, and are relatively cheap to run. There are five types of trains running on four types of railways :