Allot of information can be found on the
OTTD Wiki Page.
Where to get a copy of OTTD, have a look at this
thread, a short installation guide can be found in this thread also.
Whats the difference between trunk and a RC or stable version, answers can be found
here.
There are frequently branches of OpenTTD such as CargoDestinations (CargoDIst), InfrastructureSharing2 or ExtraZoomLevels. These branches of OTTD are made from players, with added patches, to improve gameplay.
The
OTTD FAQ covers a range of commonly asked questions, such as how do install OTTD, right though a range of subjects to development of OTTD.
Any questions you have, that are not answered on the Wiki, might have already been asked before on the forums, so we ask of you to please use the
search function on the forum, before posting your question, however don't be scared to ask. Many people will try to help.
NewGRF and AI are most conveniently downloaded from the ingame content download. Using that functionality, no further installation of them is required and they can be configured for use in future games from the newgrf and AI lists respectively. In the case of NewGRFs not obtained via the ingame content download, a guide to installing NewGRFs can be found
here.
Other Links
OTTD User Manualgrfcrawler (please note, most, though not all GRFs found on this site, will work with OTTD)
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Version 2DownloadsInstall GuideOTTD ManualOTTD Wiki PageOTTD VersionsOTTD FAQNewGRF FAQNewGRFs compatible with OTTD TTD/TTDP/OTTD LinkageEDIT 4.11.2010 planetmaker: Updated a few paragraphs and links