2 questions for a newbe

ErikDrenthe · **Joined:** Tue May 22, 2012 5:49 pm **Posts:** 5

Hello,

Well, i have 2 questions. I am totally new in OpenTTD. I wanna ask, how can I make orders. And how can I load and unload. Do I need loadstations for that?

Thanks for your answer.

ErikDrenthe

planetmaker · **Posted:** Tue May 22, 2012 6:21 pm

I suggest to have a look at the tutorial: http://wiki.openttd.org/Tutorial esp. http://wiki.openttd.org/Tutorial/Buses

FooBar · **Posted:** Tue May 22, 2012 6:22 pm

planetmaker wrote:

I suggest to have a look at the tutorial: http://wiki.openttd.org/Tutorial

Hey! I was about to suggest that!

Well, let me add a welcome to the forums then:
Welcome to the forums!

ErikDrenthe · **Joined:** Tue May 22, 2012 5:49 pm **Posts:** 5

Ok, can I also use that Tutorial for OpenTTD 1.2.0?

planetmaker · **Posted:** Tue May 22, 2012 6:32 pm

ErikDrenthe wrote:

Ok, can I also use that Tutorial for OpenTTD 1.2.0?

What makes you believe that it's outdated?

FooBar · **Posted:** Tue May 22, 2012 6:53 pm

I think because it says 1.0.0-beta4 on the first screenshot.

@ErikDrenthe: just start with the tutorial as if it's for 1.2.0. I don't expect any problems, but if there are feel free to let us know so that it can be mended.

planetmaker · **Posted:** Tue May 22, 2012 7:24 pm

FooBar wrote:

I think because it says 1.0.0-beta4 on the first screenshot.

Hm, I see indeed; I never thought it could lead to doubt :-)

ErikDrenthe · **Joined:** Tue May 22, 2012 5:49 pm **Posts:** 5

I am playing a game with a small map. 64 x 64, to begin. But what the Tutorial says about transporting people, does it also mean for post transport? I transported bags with post. But do I need to bring it to a station to load trucks?

FooBar · **Posted:** Tue May 22, 2012 9:12 pm

I'd try a 256x256 map to begin with. 64x64 is actually very hard!

You can bring mail from one station that supplies it to another that accepts it. If both stations supply and accept mail, you of course bring mail back and forth.

Note the difference between a bus stop and a truck stop. They are not the same. Bus stops are only for passengers. Truck stops for all other cargo types.

ErikDrenthe · **Joined:** Tue May 22, 2012 5:49 pm **Posts:** 5

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You can bring mail from one station that supplies it to another that accepts it. If both stations supply and accept mail, you of course bring mail back and forth.

But if a station does not accept mail anymore, how can I change that? So that they DO accept post again?

If they transport bags of post between two stations, do I get money for that?

When they give extra money for post, can I also transport people or other goods?

And if I transport people, do i have to do that by bus or train?

Eddi · **Joined:** Wed Jan 17, 2007 12:14 am **Posts:** 4582

if a station does not accept mail, you need more houses nearby. otherwise, make sure you give "unload and leave empty" orders on the station that still accepts mail, otherwise you get mail which you cannot deliver anywhere, so you don't earn money.

bus or train doesn't matter for the people.

Hazzard · **Joined:** Sat Apr 14, 2012 1:24 pm **Posts:** 47

ErikDrenthe wrote:

But if a station does not accept mail anymore, how can I change that? So that they DO accept post again?

For a station to accept mail, it needs to cover enough houses. You could move the station by creating a new station nearby that does accept mail and then change the vehicles' orders.

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If they transport bags of post between two stations, do I get money for that?

Yes

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When they give extra money for post, can I also transport people or other goods?

Sure

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And if I transport people, do i have to do that by bus or train?

It's a sandbox game, do whatever you enjoy.

ErikDrenthe · **Joined:** Tue May 22, 2012 5:49 pm **Posts:** 5

Hello,

Well, I talked about OpenTTD with a colleague, and she also said, that I could transport people by train. She also said, that I can handle in goods or coal or other things.

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For a station to accept mail, it needs to cover enough houses. You could move the station by creating a new station nearby that does accept mail and then change the vehicles' orders.

So the town or village needs to be big enougt to transport post?

Quote:

It's a sandbox game, do whatever you enjoy.

I did not understand how Open TTD worked. Now I understand it better than in the past.

Eddi · **Joined:** Wed Jan 17, 2007 12:14 am **Posts:** 4582

not only does the town need to be big enough, you also need enough houses near the station, you don't automatically cover all houses of the town (in the build station menu, there is a button to show the coverage area.)

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