OpenTTD Manager released

[Andrex]

Hi everyone, here I present [yet another] OpenTTD management and updating solution for both new and advanced users.



Download latest OpenTTD Manager

The program will download and install any OpenTTD version automatically to any desired location. Default locations such as C:\OpenTTD are auto detected. You can install any stable, beta, nightly or an older version directly and view version information. Platform type (Win9x, Win32, Win64) is auto detected but can be selected from the Options menu.

It's already available in English, Spanish and Portuguese, to add a translation, click the plus sign next to the language list in the Settings dialog and submit the translation so I can add it to the next version.

Any comments, suggestions and bug reports are welcome. Tested it on Windows XP and 7, but not 8.

[Phreeze]

i use a "openttd_lateststable" folder for the latest release and a "openttd_nightly" for nightly releases, allthough i dont update the nightlies often.

Is your tool capable of only updating my nightly folder ? I dont want to mix up versions

[Andrex]

Yes, the tool will only update the OpenTTD from the folder you specify. Just open that folder from the File menu.

[lugo]

Not that i'm paranoid, but do you have any idea why chrome tells me this download is "unusual and potentially dangerous"?

[FLHerne]

Not that i'm paranoid, but do you have any idea why chrome tells me this download is "unusual and potentially dangerous"?

It might simply do that for all .exe files?

[Andrex]

Not that i'm paranoid, but do you have any idea why chrome tells me this download is "unusual and potentially dangerous"?

Probably because my site at andreszsogon.com is relatively new, and the program is even newer. Extremist blocking of all Internet content seems to be the only way for Google and Microsoft to protect their users nowadays.

Just click the microscopic arrow next to the downloaded file and select Keep.

[kamnet]

It is most likely because at one point the IP address(es) your site uses were once used by a site that hosted malicious content, and the IP address is on one or more blacklists.

[Andrex]

OpenTTD Manager 1.0.3 is out, and I'd like to thank:

• arikover for the French translation
• siu238X for the Chinese (simplified and traditional) translations
• Telk for the Korean translation
• wojteks86 for the Polish translation
• Gego for the Slovak translation

Anyone is welcome to translate the program to another language, simply download the attached file and follow its instructions. You can then send it to me directly or reply to this thread attaching the file, which is very short. Thanks!!

[Transportman]

I'm working on a Dutch translation, but I have some questions:
What is the context of 048?
What is #FN# in 072? Is #FN# replaced by some filenames or something?
In 088, the original are the TTD files and the downloaded ones are the Open* replacements?

Also, is 082 correct with the Check for Updates button? I didn't find a string for that button, and it seems to be unrelated to the OTTD program.

[Zuu]

If you think that your program match the description of an updater, you might want to add it to this wiki page: http://wiki.openttd.org/OpenTTD_Updaters

[Andrex]

What is the context of 048?
What is #FN# in 072? Is #FN# replaced by some filenames or something?
In 088, the original are the TTD files and the downloaded ones are the Open* replacements?

Also, is 082 correct with the Check for Updates button? I didn't find a string for that button, and it seems to be unrelated to the OTTD program.

084 is for the status bar, and it will show for example "OpenTTD 1.4.0 detected at C:\OpenTTD\".
072, #FN# will be replaced by the current file being extracted from the ZIP, when installing a new version.
088, it refers to the original TTD graphic and music files.
082 is correct, the Check for Updates button is the large button on the right, that after checking for updates becomes the Install button.

Thanks for the translation.

If you think that your program match the description of an updater, you might want to add it to this wiki page: http://wiki.openttd.org/OpenTTD_Updaters

Thanks, I'll do that when I have the time. Currently playing OpenTTD

[Transportman]

Attached is the Dutch translation. Someone else might improve it, I tried to be as consistent as possible, both with other strings in the program as with other programs, but since my computer runs fully in English, I can't be sure if the strings are really consistent with other programs.

Also, I don't know if I should place my name in string 029, so I didn't do that, but that is only a minor thing to do if needed.

[Andrex]

Thanks, I'll add to the next version which will be released as soon as I get other pending translations.

[siu238X]

Thanks for including the Chinese translations.

And the program works great as well

Meanwhile, I have found that in the "Settings" (?) window, the "Reset" button seems not open for translations, so I wish to know whether this is intended.

[Andrex]

If you think that your program match the description of an updater, you might want to add it to this wiki page: http://wiki.openttd.org/OpenTTD_Updaters

Updated, added screenshots for some programs and sorted by last update date which I added as well. Check if out and let me know if something is not right.

[planetmaker]

If you think that your program match the description of an updater, you might want to add it to this wiki page: http://wiki.openttd.org/OpenTTD_Updaters

sorted by last update date

what a "modest" change in sorting

[Supercheese]

what a "modest" change in sorting

Well, it is a Wiki, what did you expect .

[Andrex]

I also translated the page to spanish and I did include all tools, except the script-type ones.

Sorting by release date is the most logical thing to do. There are discontinued tools as well, why would anyone put those first? ¬¬

[planetmaker]

Sorting by name is as logical. Or sorting by being first release date.

except the script-type ones.

And the justification for that...?
If you think that they are useless, you use the wrong OS. All which you describe in your "translation" are useless for me.

[Zuu]

This tool was last updated on March 22, 2008.

Where did you get that date from? The client version was last updated in December 2011. It is also possible that there was server-side updates after that, thought I cannot see any announced such changes. I cannot find that date on the website and thus wonder where you got it from?


Edit: By adding last update date, you also add another location that needs an update on every new release. Not really good from the point of keeping releases easy to manage without forgetting to update some stuff.